Get In Loser, We're Going On Strike
5/8/20261 hr 2 min
Jannik Sinner extends his Masters series win streak and his utter dominance over That Guy, while Marta Kostyuk back handsprings through her unbeaten clay season, grabbing her biggest career title over a bereft Mirra Andreeva. Now in Rome, the top players are demanding a fairer prize money split and genuine player consultation with Slams; several top players even endorsed a boycott if they can’t make progress, an utterance that would have been unheard of even a few years ago. We take some forays outside of the week’s news, as usual, chatting about tennis history, Whitney Houston, and the provenance of one of our social media handles.
1:50 Jannik wins 5 Masters in a row
5:10 The Gap™
13:20 Absolute cinema: the Madrid trophy presentation
26:05 Et ceteras: Prakash and Arthur, the Bezos Gala, Flavio says NO
31:05 Players take aim at RG: prize money/revenue split, player welfare, and consultation are the big issues
41:00 Italian Federation president said “Yes, and”
49:50 Whitney Houston dedicates Arthur Ashe Stadium
57:25 10 years ago: one of tennis’ great unhinged moments
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First 90 secondsJonathan· Host0:00
[gentle music] Listen, I do not know what's going on with ATP. I just don't have the friend- the bandwidth. [laughs] So wish them luck. [upbeat music] Hello, everybody. Welcome back to The Body Serve. I'm Jonathan.
James· Host0:35
I'm James.
Jonathan· Host0:36
This is the Genja episode.
James· Host0:39
Oh, very funny. 4/20.
Jonathan· Host0:42
Where in the world is the 420 area code?
James· Host0:45
I, w- I know 'cause I looked it up. Was it supposed to be a surprise?
Jonathan· Host0:49
No. It's a surprise for the listeners who don't know.
James· Host0:51
Mm-hmm.
Jonathan· Host0:51
You're supposed to know.
James· Host0:52
It's actually the country code for Czech Republic, or Czechia. Uh, very appropriate for tennis, an incredible tradition.
Jonathan· Host1:01
Some folks seem to be enjoying the area code segment at the start of the, the shows. We've had a few people reach out to us.
James· Host1:06
Yeah, it's so funny. Like, it's so, um, frivolous, but I love geography.
Jonathan· Host1:11
I guess when you've done the show as long as we have, and the episode number is so high, then we can [laughs] do something- There- ... like this.
James· Host1:20
[laughs] [laughs] There's only so much significance to these numbers. Covering the Masters now that they're two weeks long can be a challenge. We are gonna be recapping Madrid,