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Ep 112: Carl Bialik on Rosie Casals and A Long Way, Baby

Ep 112: Carl Bialik on Rosie Casals and A Long Way, Baby

FromThe Tennis Abstract Podcast


Ep 112: Carl Bialik on Rosie Casals and A Long Way, Baby

FromThe Tennis Abstract Podcast

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're up to #115 in The Tennis 128, my year-long countdown of the greatest players of the last century. Carl joins me to talk about #115 herself, Rosie Casals. We also do a book-club episode of sorts, discussing Grace Lichtenstein's 1974 book, A Long Way, Baby, which covered the 1973 WTA season, including plenty of great material on Casals. Carl and I talk about whether the 2020s game would allow for such an insider's account of a year on tour, why players seem less unique than Rosie and her peers did, and whether Casals's reputation does her justice. We consider whether today's game would be better off with top players who are more committed to competing week-in, week-out, whether 1970s-style barnstorming would open up new markets for tennis, and why Margaret Court got massacred on Mother's Day and Billie Jean straight-setted the same opponent a few months later. Also, Jeff answers a few questions about The Tennis 128 so far.
Released:
Mar 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Jeff Sackmann talks tennis and analytics with a rotating cast of experts and superfans.