Welcome to Backhands and Compliments, a tennis podcast and safe space for anyone looking to get into tennis. We’re for anyone who is –

cold sweat haunted by a slam final
psychoanalyzes Andrey Rublev
unironically stans Morgan Riddle
gets war flashbacks from Viva la Vida
is unfortunately attracted to someone annoying
believes Cincy is the fifth slam
counts down the days to Novak's retirement
is a small kid who doesn’t know how to fight
has Googled “[tennis player name] birth chart”
can say “let’s go!” in at least five languages
goes through a 2-5 business day mourning period after a bad player haircut
does the opposite of gatekeeping

We wrap up the 2022 season by talking about our highest highs, our lowest lows, and also have to admit that we were fans of Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Follow us on Instagram @backhandsandcompliments and on Twitter @backhandspod. 
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Mentioned tweets -
The Questions We Used
https://twitter.com/drivevolleys/status/1594462423859224580?s=20&t=K3OJt_6zg7I-24QeTBZnGg
Katie’s Favorite US Open Point
https://twitter.com/Dimonator/status/1565862625551974401?s=20&t=2aulYnsd2c3NdUlFfT3-AQ