The bonkers 2026 French Open has concluded with the most disappointing Men's Final since the 2019 US Open (if you know, you know). The "deeply polarizing" winner (as the NY Times put it) has become a symbol of society's inability to properly address domestic violence allegations, leading to the emergence of the #anyonebutzverev hashtag when he became the favorite to win the tournament.

Michele refuses to speak his name in this episode, and Bryan chooses to only use commentator mispronunciations (McEnroe's "Zah-VER-ev" and Agassi's "Zah-REV"). Dark times.

Also:

• Maja Chwalinska's fairy-tale run
• Townsend/Siniakova win the women's doubles (setting up Taylor Townsend for the Career Slam at the US Open)
• Rafa praises David Ellison (but we forgive him)
• Trump ruins another sporting event, but Go Knicks!

And more!

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This week we marvel at the surprises the French Open has produced so far. Is it weird that we are enjoying the Sincaraz absence? And we get early exits on the Women's side to mix it up? This is shaping up to be one of the most interesting Frenches (?) in a very long time.

Also:

• Bryan apologizes (sort of) to unhappy listeners
• The French Open's woman problem
• The electronic line call that didn't matter (quel triste, Casper!)
• Serena is BACK
• The Rafa documentary 👍😢
• #fonsecafever

And more!

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This week we're all over the place (or lieu, if you must), going back and forth about the French Open.

• Alcaraz not playing Wimbeldon 😢
• No one is going to beat Sinner at the French Open 😕
• Heat wave in Paris 🥵
• An emergency "medical timeout" 💩
• Naomi Osaka's outfit is 🔥

And...the TV Coverage, the "boycott" and ticket scalping. Okay!

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