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Perfect Match?

Bryan Keller & Michele Drohan

Perfect Match? is a tennis podcast serving up the most recent tennisheadlines and heaps of off-court chat. What bad behavior occurred this week? Do people who move to Wimbledon get to complain about the Tournament? Why have there never been any openly gay players in the ATP top 100? You know, the good stuff.Co-hosts, partnered couple and dare we say doubles partners, Bryan and Michele get into it exploring the big game, their own game and anything else that"s making tennis fans talk from the

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17:13

Midweek Mini: "In the Arena: Serena Williams" - It's...

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2024/07/19

In this Midweek Mini, we talk about the ESPN+ series "In the Arena: Serena Williams". Say that 10 times fast! The first two episodes that are available now are an interesting look at the early careers of both Serena and Venus Williams. It includes some excellent rare footage of them playing in the storied Compton public courts, as well as some great moments of them playing on the pro circuit, mostly against one another.We talk about the weird consensus throughout most of their careers that their

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34:16

Good 🇪🇸 Prevails at Wimbledon, Djokovic Has a Weird...

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2024/07/16

In which we discuss Serena Williams calling out Harrison Butker, Stefanos Tsitsipas' new controlling/abusive video, and the Wimbledon Champions. Barbora Krejčíková's unexpected win and Carlos Alcaraz' much needed defeat of aggrieved weirdo Novak Djokovic. We weigh in on whether it's oksy for a player to mimic sad violin playing at the crowd (after he's won the match!) and then gaslight everyone by saying he did it for his adorable daughter. Hard to say!As always, follow us on Threads, X/Twitter,

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16:53

Midweek Mini: Men's Hair In Tennis - The Good, The...

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2024/07/11

In our new Midweek Mini episode, we dive into men's hair in tennis, the gym, the subway, and how it relates to "homosocial" definitions of what's okay for straight/cis presenting men to do with their hair and clothes. It's all very weird! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:32

Wimbledon Whites: Why Are They Required? In Defense...

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2024/07/09

Here we talk about the origin of the requirement that players at Wimbledon wear all white. How did this come about? Are its origins unsavory (they are)? Also, John McEnroe has been calling big tennis matches for ages. People wonder if he still should. We wage a defense of Johnny Mac...a measured one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:14

Tsitispas' "Tradwife" Insta Story With Special Guest...

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2024/06/26

We are joined by Kathleen Lubey, St. John's professor and author of the book "What Pornography Knows: Sex and Social Protest Since the Eighteenth Century" to discuss Wimbledon, sexuality, and Stefanos Tsitsipas' recent #tradwife Instagram Story - it's cringe! Plus, Tennis Tidbits, Michele and Kathy's TWO in-person experiences at Wimbledon, and how to watch the Tournament this time.As always, please rate this podcast in your app and follow us on social media. Links at http://perfectmatchpodcast.com

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33:26

FU Margaret Court: Why Is This Racist Homophobe Still...

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2024/06/19

We kickoff our Social Justice Series with a discussion about Margaret Court, the racist, homophobic pre-open era player who the tennis world can't stop talking about. She played in an era when most of her peers were off playing other tournaments, trying to form a professional women's tennis league, yet people still compare her record to that of Serena Williams. It must stop!Also, tennis tidbits about Naomi Osaka, Rafa, Alcaraz and Serena.As always, follow us on Insta @perfectmatchpodcast and on

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31:03

Good 🇪🇸 Prevails at the French Open, Evil...

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2024/06/11

Good vs. Evil: Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev to win the French Open. This is good! Meanwhile, as US Open tickets go on sale, Ticketmaster successfully makes it as miserable as possible to buy tickets. It's as if it's a monopoly!Also, we discuss our love for the Showtime/Paramount+ show "Couples Therapy", why we probably can't get therapy from the host, and why we are fine with NBC losing the rights to the French Open for the next 10 years. Because they fucked it up!As always, stars and

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43:02

Special Guest: Katya Rogers from On The Media! We...

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2024/06/03

We welcome our friend and radio/podcast goddess Katya Rogers, producer of WNYC's "On the Media" to discuss the recently reissued 1981 movie "The French", which is more about France In 1981 than the French Open that year. We also touch upon Rafa Nadal's "will he, won't he retire?" posture and what it means. Trigger warning for Rafa fans: we will question whether Rafa should still be playing, but in the nicest way. Also, we got a real studio this time, so the sound quality is much, much better. Bon

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31:06

Why Was Serena Williams on Trump's "Close Contacts"...

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2024/05/21

Today we discuss last week’s revelation from Donald Trump’s porn star/hush money trial that among the many ghastly people on the former president’s “close contact” list was none other than Serena Williams, whom Trump apparently spoke to “often” during his presidency. So yeah.Also, we dive deep into Alexander Zverev, the top German player who just won the Italian Open and could likely win the French Open. He’s on a roll right now, but the tennis world has largely ignored his history of abuse

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28:10

Tennis Couples: Can They Work? Also, "Happy Wife,...

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2024/05/14

Today, Michele and Bryan venture into the treacherous world of coupledom in professional tennis. Can these couples ever work out when both partners want to be number one? Also, we deeply dissect Tennis Channel commentator Jim Courier's recent usage of the adage "happy wife, happy life". What does this mean? Should it be retired? (Yes) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:42

We Went to a "Challengers" Style Event! Why Should...

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2024/05/07

Michele and Bryan recap their trip down to Florida to visit Michele's parents in their tennis-focused community and watch a tennis event like the one in the movie "Challengers". Was it fun or repulsive? Also, why do these professional tennis players play for various countries' flags when they all basically "live" in South Florida or Monte Carlo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:50

CHALLENGERS: Zendaya's "Devil's Threesome" Tennis...

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2024/04/30

Michele and Bryan dissect the new white-hot Zendaya movie about tennis...and MMF threesomes? We also spend some time dismissing the horrific "Wimbledon", the 2004 Kirsten Dunst vehicle in which top players in the second week of a Grand Slam spend their time drinking, staying up all night and falling in a 2004 movie version of love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:25

WTA Final Will Be In Saudi ☹️, Why Are There No Out...

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2024/04/23

This time, Michele takes the driver's seat as we lament the now signed deal between the Women's Tour and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Is this "progress"? Also, we consider why there are not and have never been any openly gay male players in professional tennis. We know they're out there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:02

Sinner Fans’ Orange Wigs: Is This Okay?, Automated...

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2024/04/16

Today, we tread lightly (or gingerly?) on the topic of Jannik Sinner and his fans, who often show up wearing bright orange wigs and carrot costumes, presumably to show support for Sinner and his bright red hair. But is this okay? We also tackle automatic line calling and how the tennis world came to embrace the robot line judge. What does this say about our relationship to artificial intelligence and how quickly we learn to trust machines over humans?Yeah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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25:57

The WTA's Saudi Problem, Dan-YELL Collins Strikes...

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2024/04/08

Michele and Bryan decry the Women's Tennis Association's decision to hold the WTA Finals in...Saudi Arabia (of all places), Danielle Collins tells us to "stay bothered", so we do, and is the problem with Pickleball the "sport" itself or the people who play it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:24

Nick Kyrgios' Problematic "Good Trouble" Show,...

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2024/04/03

In this episode, we discuss the problematic appropriation of the Civil Rights concept of "Good Trouble" by tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios, Danielle Collin's recent objection to an interview question she considered gender-biased (but was it?), and whether male tennis players (and men in general) are wearing the right length shorts and being sexy enough for Michele. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:16

Perfect Match? Episode 106 - Nazis? In Tennis?

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2024/03/24

In this episode, we ponder why men seem to always commentate on all tennis finals (whether men or women are playing), how to pronounce Thiago Seyboth Wild (it's not how you think!), whether Wild's family were Nazis, and whether certain players should retire at a certain age. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:02

Perfect Match? "Why?"

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2024/03/16

Indian Wells, Djokovic hissy fit, Jim Courier...Why?, Coco Vandeweghe as a commentator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:06

Perfect Match?

Perfect Match? ·

2024/03/06

In this episode, we talk about Rublev's anger, Bublik's chin beard and and the Saudi threat 😱 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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