Nice Point Podcast

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.

S2E4: Australian Open 2024 Reactions

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

01-30
50:02

S2E3: Australian Open 2024 Mid Tourney

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

01-24
01:15:35

S2E2: Australian Open 2024 Preview

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

01-18
01:11:04

S2E1 (Pt. II): Men's Top 20s

01:51 - ATP Top 20 41:26 - ESPN Top US Players & Others On Our Radar 54:49 - Thanks for coming back or Season 2

01-13
56:07

S2E1 (Pt. I): Women's Top 20s

05:26 - WTA Top 20 47:26 - ESPN Top US Players & Others On Our Radar

01-13
01:01:42

S1E36: US Open 2023 Recactions

Joe & Joe recount Coco’s dream come true, get sidetracked by football talk here and there, and discuss the Laver Cup

09-23
59:05

S1E35: US Open 2023 Mid Tourney

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.

09-04
54:43

S1E34: US Open 2023 Preview

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)

08-30
01:41:10

S1E29: Wimbledon 2023 Reactions

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”

07-17
59:35

S1E28: Wimbledon 2023 Mid Tourney

00:00 - Intern Cole's thoughts 06:35 - Breakfast & live tennis from Sunday morning w/ Joe & Joe

07-12
01:05:18

S1E27: Wimbledon 2023 w/ Ravi Popat Pt. II

Netflix's tennis hits (Break Point and Never Have I Ever), the elusive phenomenon of Nick Kyrgios, and continuing Wimbledon 2023 excitement

07-04
51:05

S1E26: Wimbledon Preview w/ Ravi Popat Pt. I

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

07-01
01:19:21

S1E21: French Open 2023 Mid Tourney

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

06-06
01:09:06

S1E20: French Open 2023 Preview

You’re on your own listening to this w/out Intern Cole’s fire edits

05-23
01:00:03

S1E17: Our First Guest! w/ Steve Nicknish

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)

04-30
01:23:26

S1E9: Indian Wells 2023 & ATP/WTA 1000 Adventure

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

03-07
01:34:05

S1E4: Australian Open 2023 Reactions

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

02-04
01:02:16

S1E3: Australian Open 2023 Mid Tourney

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

01-23
01:10:54

S1E2: Australian Open 2023 Preview

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

01-17
01:19:24

S2E34: US Open 2024 Mid Tourney feat. Daniil Medvedev and My Wedding; The Penultimate Episode of S2

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.

09-04
01:05:41

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