Carlos Alcaraz is out of Rome and Roland Garros, and the men's draw in Madrid has cracked wide open. Anastasia and Nick break down what the wrist injury means for Paris, why Rafa Jodar and Daniel Merida are the names to know, and how Hailey Baptiste is quietly playing herself into a Roland Garros seed. Plus a new Sabalenka vs Osaka rematch, Naomi's Pucci scarf visor moment, the launch of Order of Play on Substack, a Jonas Wood tennis court art show in LA, and the question every player faces in a two-week 1000: what do you do when you lose early?

Player of the Fortnight picks (with a big assist from the comments): Veronica Podrez, Rafa Jodar, and Daniel Merida.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:28 Reading your comments

07:58 Carlos Alcaraz out for the rest of the Clay Season

15:50 Impromptu Quiz

20:07 Week 1 of Madrid Recap

22:52 ATP Recap

28:02 WTA Recap

33:00 Naomi Osaka's walk out kit

35:10 New Substack Newsletter post

39:52 What do players do when they lose early at 2 week Masters

45:46 Coming Up This Week in Tennis

50:40 Players of the Fortnight

58:08 Outro

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Nick is on his own for the mini pod this week while I'm off the grid, and there is a lot to get through. Rybakina picks up her second Porsche in Stuttgart after surviving a Leylah Fernandez match that nearly became the women's match of the year. Karolina Muchova finally gets Coco Gauff. Mirra Andreeva keeps rolling on indoor clay. Marta Kostyuk wins Rouen in an all-Ukrainian final alongside 19-year-old Veronika Podrez. Arthur Fils takes Barcelona as Alcaraz pulls out, and Ben Shelton wins on European clay in Munich. Plus what's happening with Marketa Vondrusova and a Madrid preview missing two of its biggest names.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:01 Stuttgart: A Premier WTA Event

04:31 Zeynep Somnez and Leylah Fernandez shine

09:26 Karolina Muchova's big win

16:59 Ruan WTA 250: New Faces and Rising Stars

19:27 Quick re-cap of Rouen

23:02 Injury Challenges for Alcaraz

25:03 The Impact of Player Withdrawals

26:17 No Novak Djokovic yet

27:38 Arthur Fils wins in Barcelona

29:04 Name to remember - Rafa Jodar

30:16 On to Munich - Fonseca takes steps forward

32:47 Ethan Quinn & Ben Shelton's Breakthrough on Clay

36:23 Off Court News

39:15 Madrid Open Preview

41:17 Outro

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