Nice Point Podcast
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Mondays from the Australian Open through the US Open
For the most casual of tennis fans. Joe & Joe are talking arcs, rivalries, narratives, fits, and gossip. We're turning that fringe pro sport, and four two-week stretches per year, into a source of joy, for you.
Coco has emerged as America's reigning champion. Many more are hungry to follow and even more across the world and even more are committed to shutting us down. All of us are playing and looking for hitting partners. We can find you drinking & watching partners.
The next era of tennis begins now.
For the most casual of tennis fans. Joe & Joe are talking arcs, rivalries, narratives, fits, and gossip. We're turning that fringe pro sport, and four two-week stretches per year, into a source of joy, for you.
Coco has emerged as America's reigning champion. Many more are hungry to follow and even more across the world and even more are committed to shutting us down. All of us are playing and looking for hitting partners. We can find you drinking & watching partners.
The next era of tennis begins now.
39 Episodes
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01:25 - Men's Quarters through Champs: Jannik Sinner gets to the top of the mountain, Succession analogy, and those who've blown a 2-set lead
30:22 - Women's Quarters through Champs: Yastremska the Ukranian beauty, a budding rivalry with Coco Gauff, Qinwen Zheng into the Top 10, and the Australian Open is Aryna Sabalenka's tournament now
10:10 - What We Watched in Week 1 feat. Mirracles and Sinners
40:55 - We predict Zverev is dangerous and juggle the crop of unexpected visitors on the Women's Top Half Quarterfinal
1:05:40 - Tommy "Drama" Paul is the star of Netflix's Break Point Episodes 3 & 4
1:41 - Who looks good on paper, on hard court, besides Novak Djokovic?
20:20 - Nice Week 1 Matchess & Nice Bets featuring Jelena "The Latvian Hammer" Ostapenko
47:25 - Flashback to NYC 2023 to pick the Women's winner?
56:12 - We dig into Episodes 1 & 2 of Netflix's Break Point
01:51 - ATP Top 20
41:26 - ESPN Top US Players & Others On Our Radar
54:49 - Thanks for coming back or Season 2
05:26 - WTA Top 20
47:26 - ESPN Top US Players & Others On Our Radar
Joe & Joe recount Coco’s dream come true, get sidetracked by football talk here and there, and discuss the Laver Cup
Over french press coffee and hit bet highs, Joe & Joe recap strong showings from big-serve Ben Shelton, superstar Coco Gauff, TCOB Fritz & Tiafoe and eye down quarterfinal fighters like Ons Jabeur, Daniil Medvedev, and a Romanian we hadn’t heard of before Sorana Cirstea.
02:03 - Introducing a Christopher Nolan style chaotic episode
12:47 - Watching intense Coco Gauff action LIVE
17:49 - Grilling Joe on US Open History and Trivia
25:38 - Coco & Chair Ump Live Listen-In
28:06 - More US excitement and updates amidst Day 1 of the US Open
44:00 - Antonini in Cincinatti
01:29:27 - US Open Picks (+ Coco pulls it off and Billie Jean King hosts a party)
Joe and Joe react immediately to an unbelievable Sunday for the Men’s, a handful of Cinderellas on the Women’s, and the OFFICIAL start of “Gen LMN”
00:00 - Intern Cole's thoughts
06:35 - Breakfast & live tennis from Sunday morning w/ Joe & Joe
Netflix's tennis hits (Break Point and Never Have I Ever), the elusive phenomenon of Nick Kyrgios, and continuing Wimbledon 2023 excitement
0:00 - Tennis chat incl. Djokovic calendar slam watch & a hot new couple
12:14 - Welcome Ravi Popat! We commiserate with our British friend about high hopes for youngsters trying to break on through (Jack Draper, Jodie Anna Burrage) and oldsters trying not to break their other hip (Sir Andy Murray)
38:15 - Looking forward to Wimbledon
1:35 - So long to HBO’s “Succession” & Why Andre Agassi is the Kendall Roy of Tennis
6:00 - Men’s Draw Week 1 Views & Quarters/Semis/Chip Rundown incl. South America’s Strong Showing (Cerundolo, Etcheverry, and Thiago Seyboth Wild)
34:51 - Women’s Draw Week 1 Views & Quarters/Semis/Chip Rundown incl. Boring Iga Swiatek and Russian Teenyboppers Diana Shnaider and Mirra Andreeva
58:07 - Shoutouts to NCAA Singles Champs
You’re on your own listening to this w/out Intern Cole’s fire edits
Iowa State Champion Doubles player schools us on tennis mental warfare, the perils of clay season, and why Sebastian Korda is a greater hope US Tennis than John Isner (or at least a more fun one)
03:30 - Guide to ATP/WTA 1000s starting with Indian Wells 2023
1:22:36 - Shout-Outs and Murmurs
1:28:12 - Hallman's Story of the Week
07:27 - Where the WTA Top 10 Shakes Out After Sabalenka’s Win
15:55 - Players That Caught Our Eye at Aussie / To Watch Moving Forward in 2023
25:35 - Ben Shelton’s Brand Game feat. Safiya
29:47 - The Goat Conversation Updated After Djokovic’s Win
0:47 - Australian Open Men’s Bracket/2023 So Far feat. Cynicism & The Wolf Aahhwwooooo
26:57 - Australian Open Women’s Bracket 2023 So Far feat. The Latvian Hammer Jelena Ostapenko
45:46 - Australian Open 2023 Quarterfinals & Beyond
06:22 - Australian Open Preview (Rounds 1-4)
27:14 - Intern Cole Job Interview/CV Review
29:39 - Top 5 Things We Learned from "Break Point" on Netflix
01:07:37 - Joe Transforms Into His Favorite Tennis Commentator
This chaotic episode is unedited, full of celebration and surprises, a little wasted, and very NYC. We tell fun stories of our visits to Billie Jean King Tennis Center and lay our our visions for the rest of the tournament.
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