Former NY Times contributor and "Bounces" author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to draft the biggest storylines of the 2025 tennis season's homestretch. They offer their thoughts on a strong season for the American Women, the race to challenge Sinner/Alcaraz, the sport's biggest off-court stoyrlines, and SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

Ben Pick #1: American Women look to finish strong - 12:50
Gruskin Picks #1/2: Who is the fourth best Men's players/biggest threat to Sinner/Alcaraz - 25:10
Ben Pick #2: Hurt Tall Lefties (Draper, Shelton) - 39:00
Ben Pick #3: Is there an Alcaraz/Sinner Gap - 45:50
Gruskin Pick #3: Is Naomi Osaka back - 50:37
Gruskin Pick #4: Can Elena Rybakina win a big one - 57:52
Ben Pick #4: State of Saudi affair - 1:04:00
Ben Pick #5: PTPA - 1:08:50
Gruskin Pick #5: Rapid Fire - 1:12:40

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