Best Manny Fridman Podcasts (2025)

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2025 ATP Week 14 Solo Pod - Miami Final Recap, Marrakech/Bucharest/Houston Futures Talk 26:01

14d ago26:01

26:01

In Manny's solo pod, he recaps the impressive win by Jakub Mensik in the Miami final vs. Novak Djokovic and talks about the outlook for both guys heading into the clay court season. Then, he talks about the three ATP 250s in Marrakech, Bucharest, and Houston and mentions his favorite futures plays. He finishes the episode with a few 1st round plays…

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2025 ATP Week 12-13 - Miami (Indian Wells Recap and Miami R1-R4 Recap, QF Preview) 1:44:03

19d ago1:44:03

1:44:03

In this pod, we recap the last few weeks and talk about the later rounds of the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and the first 3-4 rounds of the ATP Masters 1000 in Miami. We talk about a multitude of topics including: Alcaraz's undisciplined play, Draper's title run in IW and future potential, Fonseca's hype and whether it's justified, Rune's imma…

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2025 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap of Week 8-9, Indian Wells R4 Preview) 1:41:11

1M ago1:41:11

1:41:11

In this podcast, we talk about a bunch of topics surrounding the ATP Tour including: Djokovic's loss to VDZ and his prospects of winning another slam, whether or not we are updating our priors with Tsitsipas after Dubai, Ruud's pathetic showing vs. Giron, Griekspoor's impressive results in Dubai and IW, Davidovich Fokina's inability to capture his …

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2025 ATP Week 6-8 - Recap of Davis Cup/Montpellier/Rotterdam/Dallas, Draw Talk for Week 8 ATP 250s 2:09:27

2M ago2:09:27

2:09:27

In this mega pod, we recap the last two weeks on the ATP Tour. We start by talking about the entertaining Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round including the Grain-Bergs controversy and fun ties between Denmark-Canada, Norway-Argentina, and Japan-Great Britain. We then recap Montpellier and discuss Kovacevic's incredible week, FAA's impressive play indoor…

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Pre AO Episode - Q2 Short! 7:58

3M ago7:58

7:58

We discuss a random section of Quarter 2 in the AUstralian Open draw. Includes a lot of Matteo Arnaldi talk!!!! We ended up both betting him to win the quarter at 100/1 !!!

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2025 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Draw Talk, Futures Bets, Round 1 Thoughts) 2:08:07

3M ago2:08:07

2:08:07

In this new pod, we start with a very brief recap of the ATP 250s in Auckland and Adelaide. We then dive deep into the first grand slam of 2025, the Australian Open, where we talk about the conditions, the draw, outright picks, quarter prices, and much more. We finish the show with a brief discussion on the 1st round matches. Apologies for not prev…

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2025 ATP Week 1 - United Cup/Brisbane/Hong Kong Recap; Auckland/ Adelaide/AO Qualifying Preview 1:52:29

3M ago1:52:29

1:52:29

In this podcast, we recap the first week of the season at the United Cup, Brisbane, and Hong Kong. We discuss a multitude of topics including Tomas Machac's upside, Opelka's win vs. Djokovic in Brisbane, Muller's tenacious run in Hong Kong, the "rise" of Mpetshi Perricard, Dimitrov's recent struggles with injury, Lehecka's potential, and much more.…

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Preseason Episode 2 Short - Medvedev-Fritz and Berretini-Lehecka 20:15

4M ago20:15

20:15

Manny and Brad make a dinner bet on a couple of "Who Will be Ranked Higher" challenges. Probably the best 20 minutes of the podcast for those of you who don't' like to slog through 3 hours of our terribly grainy voices ;).

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2025 Preseason Pod #2 - Bovada Season Long Specials, "Who Will Be Ranked Higher?", Buy or Sell 2:38:50

4M ago2:38:50

2:38:50

In this preseason mega pod, we do a big preview of the 2025 ATP season. We talk about the Bovada season long specials, including who will be ranked #1, and ranked in the Top 10/20/30/etc. We then do some hypothetical player comparisons and discuss who will be ranked higher. Some of our discussions include Rublev/De Minaur, Ruud/Hurkacz, Fritz/Medve…

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2024 ATP Week 38 - Hangzhou, Chengdu (Draw Preview and Round 1 Bets) 1:21:18

7M ago1:21:18

1:21:18

In this ATP 250 preview pod, we break down the draws in Hangzhou and Chengdu before giving out our favorite bets for the first round. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (R1 Top Half Preview) 2:44:11

8M ago2:44:11

2:44:11

In this pod, we preview all 32 of the 1st round matches in the top half of the draw (matches on Tuesday, August 27) and give out our best bets. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Bottom Half Preview) 3:26:23

8M ago3:26:23

3:26:23

In this new mega pod, we talk all things US Open. We do a comprehensive breakdown of the men's draw, going thru quarter by quarter, and discussing our favorite futures bets. We then break down all of the 1st round matches on Day 1 (Monday, August 26) in the bottom half of the draw. Top half preview coming late tonight! As always, thanks for listeni…

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2024 ATP Week 33-34 - Cincinnati, Winston-Salem (Sinner Controversy; Recap of Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and USO Qualies) 2:06:11

8M ago2:06:11

2:06:11

In this pure recap pod, we talk about all the events that happened on the ATP tour the last few weeks in Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and US Open qualifying. The US Open preview pod will be coming out Saturday night. We open the show talking about our thoughts about the Sinner doping controversy. We then talk about the Draper-FAA match point controve…

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2024 ATP Week 33 - Cincinnati (Montreal Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and R1 Matches) 2:18:41

8M ago2:18:41

2:18:41

In this week's mega pod, we recap the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal and preview @CincyTennis! We discuss multiple topics including Sinner's injury concerns, Rublev's resurgence, Popyrin's incredible/improbable week , Korda's improved form (and whether it's sustainable), Alcaraz's return to the hard courts, and much more. We then break down the Cincy…

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2024 Week 32 - Montreal (Olympics and Washington Recap, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview) 3:52:53

8M ago3:52:53

3:52:53

In this new mega-pod with special guest @PiranhaTennis, we first recap the intriguing week of tennis at the Paris Olympics as well as Washington. We discuss many storylines including Djokovic's tactical masterclass vs. Alcaraz in the Gold Medal Match to "complete" tennis, potential improvements for Alcaraz, FAA's "resurgence", the impressive two we…

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2024 ATP Week 30 - Umag, Kitzbuhel, Atlanta (Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview) 2:19:50

9M ago2:19:50

2:19:50

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the 4 tournaments last week in Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport. We talk about our main takeaways including Fils' impressive performance in Hamburg winning a 3.5 hour final vs. Zverev, Borges' win in Bastad vs. a tired Nadal, Berrettini's strong title run in Gstaad, and Giron's first ATP title in Newport.…

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2024 ATP Week 29 - Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, Newport (Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview) 2:06:16

9M ago2:06:16

2:06:16

In this pod, we talk about the 4 ATP tournaments this week in Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport. We recap the first 3 rounds and talk about Nadal's comeback and epic match vs. Navone, Fils and Halys' resurgence, Zverev's incredible physicality, Rublev's massive struggles, the return of Opelka, and much more. We then preview the 8 semifinal match…

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2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Recap and Semifinal Preview) 1:24:43

9M ago1:24:43

1:24:43

In this midweek pod, we recap the first 5 round of Wimbledon and preview the semifinals (Musetti vs. Djokovic and Alcaraz vs. Medvedev). In our recap segment, we discuss multiple topics including Sinner's physicality issues, Djokovic's questionable form, Musetti's improvement (or lack thereof) on grass, Medvedev's under-appreciation, Alcaraz's ment…

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2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (1st and 2nd Round Recap/Takeaways, R3 Preview and Bets) 2:23:23

9M ago2:23:23

2:23:23

In this midweek pod, we recap and discuss our main takeaways for the 1st and 2nd round at Wimbledon. We talk about Sinner's exciting match vs. Berrettini, Rublev's mental/emotional struggles, Dimitrov's narrow win vs. Shang, the difficulties of winning grand slam matches (especially on grass) in straight sets, the inefficiencies in the betting mark…

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2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Draw Talk/Futures, Fantasy Draft, Full R1 Preview/Bets) 5:00:26

10M ago5:00:26

5:00:26

In this mega mega pod, we dive deep into the 3rd grand slam of the season at SW19 in London, and that is Wimbledon. We discuss the draw in depth, give out our favorite futures plays, do a fantasy draft (net points won), and preview ALL 64 1st round matches. As always, thanks for listening! Timestamps to come.…

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2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Recap and Takeaways, Finals Preview) 1:08:26

10M ago1:08:26

1:08:26

In this pod, we recap and give our takeaways/observations from the week at the ATP 250s in Eastbourne and Mallorca. We talk about Fritz's poor returning, Shelton's problems, Monfils' surprising run, Tabilo's strengths and weaknesses, and much more. We finish the show previewing the two finals and giving out our favorite plays. We are both riding a …

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2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Queens/Halle Recap and Takeaways, Wimbledon Power Rankings and Player Comparisons, Draw Talk and R1 Bets) 2:39:27

10M ago2:39:27

2:39:27

In this new mega pod, we first recap the two ATP 500s in Halle and Queens and discuss all of our main takeaways. We talk about our betting reflections, who we have as our favorites to win Wimbledon, how these "warm-up tournaments" factor in handicapping Wimbledon, and much more. We then preview the two ATP 250s this week in Eastbourne and Mallorca …

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2024 ATP Week 25 - Halle, Queens (Den Bosch/Stuttgart Recap, Grass Season Takeaways, R2 Preview) 2:41:36

10M ago2:41:36

2:41:36

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the 1st week of the grass court season in Stuttgart and Den Bosch. We discuss a multitude of storylines including De Minaur's title run in Den Bosch, Draper's 1st ATP title in Stuttgart, Korda's poor record in finals, Griekspoor's issues playing defense, Berrettini's incredible tactics, and more. We then tran…

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2024 ATP Week 24 - Stuttgart, Den Bosch (Roland Garros Recap, R1 + R2 Takeaways, QF Previews and Best Bets) 1:33:36

10M ago1:33:36

1:33:36

In this new pod, we first recap the semis and finals at Roland Garros. We discuss Carlos Alcaraz capturing his 3rd grand slam and his amazing record in 5th sets, Zverev's mental struggles in the crucial moments of the RG final, and Sinner's rise to World #1 and his enthralling SF vs. Alcaraz. We then recap the first few days of the grass season and…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Quarterfinals Recap and Semifinals Preview) 1:11:28

10M ago1:11:28

1:11:28

In this new midweek pod, we recap the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. We discuss Djokovic's withdrawal, Sinner becoming World #1, Alcaraz's "improved" form, and Zverev's mental block at later phases of slams, and much more. We then preview the semifinals and give out our favorite bets for Sinner vs. Alcaraz and Zverev vs. Ruud. We finish the show w…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Round 4 Recap, Updated Futures Prices, QF Preview) 1:31:54

10M ago1:31:54

1:31:54

Sorry for the late release guys. Fell asleep shortly after recording, but besides the betting advice, we have a good conversation about many storylines this tournament including Djokovic's injury and mental edge, Alcaraz's status as tournament favorite, Zverev winning ugly, Ruud's chances at a 3rd consecutive RG final, Sinner's easy draw/physicalit…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Round 3 Recap and Round 4 Preview) 2:11:25

11M ago2:11:25

2:11:25

In this episode, we first recap the 3rd round of Roland Garros and talk about all the major storylines. We discuss the rise of Arnaldi and Machac, Medvedev's ability to win ugly, Zverev's 5 set struggle vs. Griekspoor, Djokovic's late night classic vs. Musetti, Alcaraz's form, and much more. We then preview the lines for the 4th round matches and d…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (1st Round Recap and 2nd Round Preview) 2:40:43

11M ago2:40:43

2:40:43

In this midweek pod, we recap the 1st round of Roland Garros and discuss the bets that we won and lost. We then dive deep into the 32 second round matches at Roland Garros and discuss our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Part 2 - Preview of 1st Round Matches on Day 2 and Day 3) 4:54:06

11M ago4:54:06

4:54:06

In Part 2 of our Roland Garros mega pod, we preview ALL 44 of the 1st round matches coming up on 5/27/24 and 5/28/24. We discuss each match in depth going over our quantitative and qualitative analysis. @PiranhaTennis joins us again to help with quantitative analysis. Timestamps coming up in X. As always, thanks for listening!…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Part 1 - Lyon/Geneva Recap, Draw Talk/Futures, Day 1 Preview) 4:59:20

11M ago4:59:20

4:59:20

In Part 1 of our massive Roland Garros preview show, we are joined by @PiranhaTennis. We recap Geneva/Lyon, preview the finals, dive deep into the Roland Garros draw (and talk about our favorite futures bets), and we preview the 20 R1 matches on the first Sunday of the tournament. Part 2 is coming out later tonight where we will discuss all of the …

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2024 ATP Week 21 - Geneva, Lyon, RG Qualifying (Rome Recap, Clay Power Rankings with a fun twist, Geneva/Lyon Draw/R1 Bets) 2:27:19

11M ago2:27:19

2:27:19

In this new mega pod, we first recap the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome in which we saw Zverev capture the title. We recap by doing clay court power rankings with a fun twist - we each draft fantasy teams for Roland Garros (whoever has the better team at the end of RG will win a dinner bet). We then preview the two ATP 250s in Lyon and Geneva, dis…

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2024 ATP Week 19-20 - Rome (Madrid Recap and Takeaways, Rome Draw/Futures/R1 Bets) 2:38:49

11M ago2:38:49

2:38:49

In this week's megapod, we first recap the Masters 1000 in Madrid and the carnage that took place from an injury standpoint. We talk about Alcaraz's forearm injury, Sinner's hip injury, Navone's impressive run and whether he's Top 20 on clay, Ruud's outlook heading into Roland Garros, Nadal's farewell tour, Rublev's return to Top 10 form, and more.…

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2024 ATP Week 17-18 - Madrid (Round of 16 Preview with @PiranhaTennis) 2:12:26

12M ago2:12:26

2:12:26

In this midweek pod, we are joined by a special returning guest @PiranhaTennis to preview the eight Round of 16 matches in Madrid. Sorry for the late post. Thanks very much for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 17-18 - Madrid (Week 16 Takeaways, Madrid Tournament Preview and R1 Bets) 1:49:40

12M ago1:49:40

1:49:40

In this week's mega-pod, we first recap last week in Munich, Barcelona, and Bucharest. Some of the topics we talk about include Struff's amazing run to a first ATP title, Rune's potential for terrible duds, Auger-Aliassime's horrible form, who's better on clay between Tstisipas and Ruud, Lajovic's solid SF run, Fucsovics' title run, and much more. …

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2024 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich, Bucharest (QF Preview and Betting Analysis with @PiranhaTennis) 2:10:52

12M ago2:10:52

2:10:52

In this midweek pod, we are joined by special guest and numbers specialist @PiranhaTennis. We dive through each of the matches being played on 4/19/24 in Barcelona, Munich, and Bucharest and discuss our favorite bets and logic. Piranha chimes in with some excellent data specifically on how guys have done against the spread and the market in general…

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2024 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich, Bucharest (Monte-Carlo Takeaways, Tournament Preview and R1 Bets) 3:03:39

12M ago3:03:39

3:03:39

In this new megapod, we first recap the semifinals and finals of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. We discuss Djokovic's "decent" week, Sinner's physicality questions, Tsitsipas' resurgence, Ruud's solid week, and more. We then quickly talk clay court power rankings and who we have as our top threats for the French Open in 5 weeks or so. We then dive …

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2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (R3/QF Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview) 1:16:23

1y ago1:16:23

1:16:23

In this midweek pod, we talk everything Monte Carlo Masters. We start the show by recapping the 3rd round and quarterfinals and discuss our main takeaways. Some of our key discussion points include Sinner's continued excellence, Djokovic's form, Rune's stalling tactics (and the umpire's negligence), Ruud's "Top 5" clay form, and much more. We then …

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2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (R1 and R2 Recap and Takeaways, R3 Preview and Best Bets) 2:02:59

1y ago2:02:59

2:02:59

In this midweek pod, we talk everything Monte Carlo Masters! We start the show by recapping the 1st and 2nd rounds and discussing our main takeaways. Some of the key discussion points include Popyrin's big win vs. Rublev, Sinner's incredible form, Alcaraz's injury, Hurkacz overs, unders and the no tiebreak prop hitting at a high clip, and more. We …

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2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (Draw Talk, Futures Picks, and R1 Preview) 3:09:40

1y ago3:09:40

3:09:40

Apologies for this pod being posted late, but here is our preview for the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo. We briefly recap the semis and finals in Estoril/Marrakech/Houston before diving deep into the Monte-Carlo draw. We give out our favorite futures/rollovers and then preview the 1st round matches by playing Guess the Lines. We recorded this sup…

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2024 ATP Week 12-14 - Miami (Recap and Takeaways), Estoril/Marrakech/Houston (Preview of Semifinals) 2:59:52

1y ago2:59:52

2:59:52

We're back for a new pod for the first time in a few weeks! Apologies for the lack of pods, but it's tough to find time during the American hard court tournaments and work/life got in the way. In this pod, we discuss our main takeaways from the Miami Open, which we attended in person this year. We recap with a few different segments, including Mann…

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2024 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap/Takeaways and Semifinals Preview) 1:30:41

1y ago1:30:41

1:30:41

In this podcast, we recap the week it was in Indian Wells through the quarterfinals. We talk about Novak Djokovic's struggles, the incredible undefeated start to 2024 for Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz's solid week, Frances Tiafoe's negative regression, Daniil Medvedev's under-appreciation, and more. We then preview the much anticipated semifinals (…

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2024 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap of Dubai/Acapulco/Santiago, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview) 3:18:14

1y ago3:18:14

3:18:14

In this week's mega pod, we get ready for the first Masters 1000 of the year (the first leg of the Sunshine Double) in Indian Wells, California. To do so, we first recap the three tournaments last week in Dubai, Acapulco, and Santiago. Then, we go over the Indian Wells draw in depth and discuss our favorite futures plays. Finally, we go over the li…

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2024 ATP Week 9 - Dubai, Santiago, Acapulco (Week 8 Recap, Draw Talk/Futures, 1st Round Bets) 3:51:05

1y ago3:51:05

3:51:05

In this week's mega pod and the longest pod of the year so far, we look forward to one of our favorite weeks of the year with all day tennis action. We first recap last week in Doha, Rio, and Los Cabos and discuss the week it was for Jakub Mensik, Karen Khachanov, Sebastian Baez, Jordan Thompson, among others. We then dive deep into the draws and f…

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2024 ATP Week 8 - Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Los Cabos (Futures/Draw Talk and 1st Round Bets) 2:55:52

1y ago2:55:52

2:55:52

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the week in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, and Delray Beach. We grade Sinner's performance in Rotterdam, talk about the improvements of De Minaur, judge Alcaraz struggles, and discuss Paul/Giron's positive two weeks. We then dive deep into the draws for the ATP tournaments in Doha, Rio De Janeiro, and Los Cabos and…

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2024 ATP Week 7 - Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Delray Beach (QF Preview and Best Bets) 1:31:47

1y ago1:31:47

1:31:47

In this midweek pod, we preview and give out our favorite bets for the quarterfinals at the three ATP tournaments in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, and Delray Beach. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 7 - Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Delray Beach (Futures/Draw Talk + 1st Round Bets) 2:40:19

1y ago2:40:19

2:40:19

In this week's mega pod, we preview the three tournaments this week in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, and Delray Beach.

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2024 ATP Week 6 - Marseille, Cordoba, Dallas (R1 and R2 Recap, QF Preview) 1:50:51

1y ago1:50:51

1:50:51

In this episode, we first recap the 1st and 2nd rounds at the three ATP 250s in Cordoba, Dallas, and Marseille. We then preview the QFs for all three tournaments and give out our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 6 - Marseille, Dallas, Cordoba (Futures and 1st Round Bets) 2:54:02

1y ago2:54:02

2:54:02

In this new mega pod, we first recap the ATP 250 in Montpellier which saw Alexander Bublik become the first player this century to win every match from a set down to win a title. We also briefly recap the Davis Cup Qualifiers and the incredible drama we saw in some of the ties. We then preview the three ATP 250s coming up this week, starting with M…

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2024 ATP Week 5 - Montpellier (QF Preview), Davis Cup Qualifiers (1st/2nd Rubber Bets) 1:02:50

1y ago1:02:50

1:02:50

In this episode, we recap the first 2 rounds of the ATP 250 in Montpellier before we preview the QF matches. We then talk about the Davis Cup Qualifiers and give out some of our favorite plays for the one (and only) fun week of Davis Cup action (with the amazing home/away ties).