Episode Details

Rome Wraps, Roland Garros Opens, and the Book Bringing Sexy Back to Tennis

Season 3 Episode 23 Published 1 month, 1 week ago

Description

Rome is done and Roland Garros starts tomorrow. Anastasia is joined by Lucy Deuce for a tennis-friends-on-the-couch breakdown of one of the loudest weeks of the clay swing: Jannik Sinner completing the Career Golden Masters at 24, Elina Svitolina lifting a third Rome title and locking herself back into the top 10, and Coco Gauff fighting her way to a final the discourse swore she wouldn't reach. They also stop for a voice memo from journalist Hanlon Walsh on the ground in Rome, get into Gucci and the luxury-fashion-meets-tennis moment, and preview a Roland Garros draw that genuinely no one has figured out yet.

In part two, Anastasia sits down with Edward Schmidt, author of The Open Era — a queer, mental-health-forward tennis novel out June 2 (June 4 in the UK). This conversation also kicks off something Anastasia has been sitting on for nearly a year: the very first Ground Pass Book Club. Links to pre-order and to the book launch at The Strand in NYC are in the show notes.

Settle in, pour the coffee, this one is a long, juicy ride.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:26 Highlights from the Rome Masters

08:31 Locking In for Roland Garros with Lucy Deuce

12:28 Fashion Meets Tennis: The Gucci Influence

18:30 Rome Tournament Highlights and Results

20:32 Jannik Sinner's Triumph in Rome

29:57 Elina Svitolina's Comeback and Impact on Women's Tennis

35:44 Coco Gauff's Journey and Resilience

43:55 Looking Ahead to Roland Garros

48:52 Interview with Edward Schmidt