Thirty Love at the 2023 U.S. Open: Giri Nathan on seeing the sport with fresh eyes, Wide Tennis, and slow tennis

Thirty Love at the 2023 U.S. Open: Matt Marolf Wraps the Tournament and Airs Grievances: Returning guest Matt Marolf (@mattmarolf), who writes match previews for big tournaments year-round, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik after the 2023 U.S. Open to recap the tournament and Matt's prescient picks, predict the careers of the finalists,... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2023 U.S. Open: Jeff Sackmann on his project Battles, Boycotts, and Breakouts: 1973 Redux: Jeff Sackmann, proprietor of the stats and history site Tennis Abstract, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Battles, Boycotts, and Breakouts: 1973 Redux, Jeff's project to revisit memorable moments from the pivotal tennis season of a... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2023 U.S. Open: Tumaini Carayol on Tiafoe, Wozniacki, Kasatkina, and Murray: Returning guest , the Guardian's tennis correspondent, joins the show to talk about players who have caught his eye and had memorable matches at this tournament: Frances Tiafoe, Caroline Wozniacki, Daria Kasatkina, and Andy Murray. He also talks... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2023 U.S. Open: Jim Chairusmi on Pickleball and Playing the Pros: Returning guest , part of the Wall Street Journal's team covering the 2023 U.S. Open, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about tennis pros leaving the sport to play pickleball, and how the Average Joe, Jane, and Jim would do against pro tennis... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2023 U.S. Open: Matt Marolf Previews the Tournament: Returning guest Matt Marolf (@mattmarolf), who writes match previews for big tournaments year-round, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik after they played a tennis match ahead of the 2023 U.S. Open to preview the tournament, explain his process for... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: Matt Marolf Solves All of Tennis's Problems: Returning guest Matt Marolf, who writes match previews for big tournaments year-round, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik after they played a windy tennis match to wrap the 2022 U.S. Open, preview the rest of the season, and solve all of tennis's... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: Jeff Sackmann on the Tennis 128: Jeff Sackmann, proprietor of the stats and history site Tennis Abstract, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the Tennis 128, Jeff's project to name and profile the 128 greatest tennis players from 1919 to the present. Carl and Jeff... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: Caitlin Thompson on Racquet: Returning guest Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of Racquet, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to catch up on what's new at her tennis media company: Racquet House, Ambush Tennis, and dealmaking. We also talk about junior wheelchair tennis at the U.S.... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: A day after Serena Williams's last match (?), with Jim Chairusmi: Returning guest , part of the Wall Street Journal's team covering the 2022 U.S. Open, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik the day after Serena Williams's loss in what she has said will be her final tournament, to talk about what's next for her and he... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: Serena Williams, with Giri Nathan, winner of the 2022 Tom Perrotta Prize for Tennis Journalism: Returning guest , who writes about tennis for and , joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik the day after Serena Williams's loss in what she has said will be her final tournament, to talk about what he saw at her last match of this tournament. We also... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: Tumaini Carayol on Serena and Venus Williams: Returning guest , the Guardian's tennis correspondent, joins the show right after Serena and Venus Williams lost their first-round doubles match, and ahead of Serena Williams's third-round match in singles, to marvel at how thoroughly Serena and... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: On 'McEnroe,' with director Barney Douglas: Filmmaker , director of the new Showtime documentary "McEnroe," joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about how a non-tennis diehard came to make a film about John McEnroe, how New York City became a costar, the interview that got away, and which... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: Previewing the tournament with Matt Marolf: Returning guest , who writes match previews for big tournaments year-round and teaches Thirty Love host Carl Bialik a thing or two on the court in between, joins the show to preview the 2022 U.S. Open: how far Serena Williams can go, what her... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Thirty Love at the 2022 U.S. Open: GOAT debates, In-match coaching, and more: Returning guest , who has been playing and following tennis for nearly 50 years, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to weigh in on major tennis debates ahead of the 2022 U.S. Open: should head-to-head records count when evaluating who is the most... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Tim Wigmore On 'The Best': , sports journalist for The Telegraph and co-author of , joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to apply his sports-science insights to tennis: why younger siblings thrive in tennis and other sports, how Andre Agassi figured out how to beat Boris Becker,... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Caitlin Thompson On Racquet, The Book: cofounder , cohost of and , joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about , how the pandemic did and didn't affect , and how to celebrate a fan-free US Open with friends, . Previously on Thirty Love: Have feedback, a suggestion for a Thirty Love... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Ana Mitric On The Adria Tour And Novak Djokovic: Tennis enthusiast , who refers to herself as a fake Serb and not quite a journalist, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the tennis world's English-language bias and what the tennis media missed about Novak Djokovic and the ill-fated... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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PlaySight's Rodney Rapson On Bringing Sport Back, Safely: , 's managing director for Europe & UK, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the company's role in staging and televising the return of live pro tennis, how to write the rules on sports safety during a pandemic, and the way to host an... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Writer Ben Rothenberg on Tennis Freelancing Without Tennis: Freelance tennis writer , host of , rejoins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the pandemic's effect on the tennis writing business, the seismic effect the tours' interruption could have on its power balance, and his first two acts if he... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Tennis Writer Matt Marolf On WTATP Commissioner Murray: , writer for UbiTennis, his neighbor Carl Bialik—host of Thirty Love—from an appropriate social distance to talk about , speculate wildly (OK, that's mostly Carl) about what drove the move and what might come next, and discuss which member(s) of... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Alex Aksanov On Physical Therapy, On The Front Lines And At Home: Former college tennis player Alex Aksanov, now a coach and a physical therapist at a Brooklyn hospital, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about helping people with coronavirus recover their health and strength, exercises for the homebound... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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World TeamTennis CEO Carlos Silva On Restarting The Pro Game: , the CEO of , joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about planning for the possible return of the pro game; the range of possibilities for what could constitute World TeamTennis in an age of physical distancing; and why this unusual season could... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Under Review Tennis Podcast Host Craig Shapiro Embraces The Sport's Nostalgia: Craig Shapiro, host of the , joins Thirty Love podcast host Carl Bialik to talk about tennis organizations and players uniting during the virus-induced shutdown of sports, which classic matches to watch when there are no live ones, and how he's built... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Tennis Writer Matt Marolf On Wimbledon's Cancellation, And What's Next: , writer for UbiTennis, joins his neighbor Carl Bialik—host of Thirty Love—from an appropriate social distance to talk about Wimbledon's cancellation, the implications for the record books, and how tennis might come back—as a live sport, a... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Author Cecil Harris On A Very Big Year For The Williams Sisters: , author of the books and about black tennis history, Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his sense that the Williams sisters will retire in 2020, why young African-American men aren't picking up tennis racquets, and where should make its... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Dan Golden On The Price Of A College Tennis Team Spot: , senior editor at ProPublica and author of , joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about he co-wrote entitled "An Unseen Victim of the College Admissions Scandal: The High School Tennis Champion Aced Out by a Billionaire Family"; all the ways... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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ATP Player Jason Jung On Getting There: Taiwan men's tennis No. 1 , fresh off reaching his second straight New York Open quarterfinal, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his aspiration to break into the top 100 and qualify for the Olympics, , and why he used to more. Have a... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Author Peter Underwood On The Pro Era's Greats: Doctor, farmer, and peace activist Peter Underwood joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his book . Underwood explains why tennis took so long to go professional, what motivated pros such as Jack Kramer and Rod Laver to endure tough... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Tennis Writer Ben Rothenberg On Former Phenom Monique Viele: Freelance tennis writer , host of , rejoins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about about Monique Viele, who was hyped as the next big star in tennis but never won a tour-level match. Among the adults who helped make Viele a millionaire while... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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Filmmaker Theo Anthony On Hawk-Eye's Dispensing Of Justice And Entertainment: Filmmaker Theo Anthony, director of ESPN Films 30 for 30 Shorts documentary , joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the origin story of instant replay in sports, how cricket does it better, and why the 2018 World Tour Finals set the perfect... by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

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