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Episode 165 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a conversation with Matt Zemek. Our primary reason for conversing is the 2026 Rolex Paris Masters, which Carlos Alcaraz won today 7-6, 7-5 against Ben Shelton. We also discuss the 2026 ATP and WTA Finals fields. Then, we finish up talking all things Mike Norvell and Florida State. Tennis With An Accent on Twitter https://x.com/accent_tennis and on Apple Pods https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tennis-with-an-accent/id1184382902 Get Off My Pylon https://www.patreon.com/Zemek Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk and download new episodes! MATT ZEMEK TTT CAREER GOLDEN MASTERS UPDATE: Indian Wells - Miami - 4/2/23 Monte Carlo - Madrid - 5/3/26 Rome - 5/19/24 Canada - 8/14/22 Cincinnati - Shanghai - Paris - 11/8/26    

Episode 164 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a brief examination of this week's results and a lookahead to the 2026 Rolex Paris Masters.  Not a great effort by me, but, again, don't let perfect be the enemy of the good. Or at least... don't let perfect be the enemy of getting something out there on a release schedule.

Episode 163 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a live study session where I catch up on recent happenings in the 2026 season and look ahead to the indoor season. Subscribe to the show and download the episodes!

Episode 162 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is not about tennis! On this episode, we are live from Cincinnati the day after I attended another road win for my Jacksonville Jaguars, as they held on to defeat the Bengals 22-17 on Sunday to improve to 3-1 after four weeks of NFL play. I have now seen the Jaguars play in four different stadiums and the team is 4-0 in those games; including 3-0 away. The guest is Nathan Gelter, a longtime family friend and my former babysitter! This one is really informal. Sorry about the birds. We recorded on the back porch of my parents' house.

Episode 161 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a discussion of the 2026 Cincinnati Open and a lookahead to the 2026 US Open with my mom, Monica Andre. Mom attended the Cincinnati Open last week. We discuss what that experience was like, the results of the tournament with Fils and Gauff taking the titles, the current status of Sinner and Alcaraz, and who we would be surprised and unsurprised regarding potential US Open champions. Oh and Kyro, whatever. You can subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk on Apple Pods and Podbean. The show page for TTT: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tripps-tennis-talk/id1638560158 Music from Vectorman/Italo Doom.

Episode 160 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon 2026 preview with Luke McManus, a Ben Shelton fan and northern Florida football afficionado. We discuss tennis' place in the American sports calendar, why we enjoy watching Wimbledon so much, and our bracket picks for the title. Sabalenka d Muchova Gauff d Jovic Swiatek d Kostyuk Rybakina d Noskova - Sabalenka d Gauff Rybakina d Swiatek - Sabalenka d Rybakina . . . Sinner d Hurkacz Djokovic d Walton Shelton d Harris Zverev d Kopriva - Sinner d Djokovic Zverev d Shelton - Sinner d Zverev . . . You can subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk on Apple and Podbean. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tripps-tennis-talk/id1638560158 - "Rakuichi Buster" by Toby Fox 

Episode 159 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a recap of the 2026 Roland Garros championship matches for men's and women's singles. The guest is Monica Andre, my mom and a longtime tennis fan and player. We discuss Alexander Zverev's nervous, low-quality win against Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, and the emotions surrounding Zverev's first major title. Then we touch on Mirra Andreeva's 6-3, 6-2 win over Maya Chwalinska. After that, we discussed the tournament at large, including the performances of the would-be top contenders, whether we liked the old-school line calling, and how in the end, the two winners weren't huge surprises, despite the chaotic nature of the tournament. All that and more on TTT #159. You can subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk on Apple and Podbean. The TTT show page - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tripps-tennis-talk/id1638560158 If you're reading this, hey, how about leaving a five-star review and short positive note? I worked pretty hard for this while LOSING money making the show. Thank you for listening and reading. :-)

Episode 158 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a recap of the 2026 Roland Garros Semifinals. On Thursday, Mirra Andreeva picked up the pieces against a frazzled Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3, and Maya Chwalinska remained calm and focused, using her off-pace game to beat Shnaider 7-6, 6-4. Friday was a complete dud, with Alexander Zverev picking up the pieces against a completely gassed and unprepared-for-the-moment Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Flavio Cobolli advanced to the final after Matteo Arnaldi withdrew with a viral illness. I wrote this in the last podcast description: "Kostyuk and Mensik are looking GOOD." Easy come, easy go, I guess. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Show page for Tripp's Tennis Talk - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tripps-tennis-talk/id1638560158

Episode 157 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a recap of the 2026 Roland Garros Quarterfinals. Today, we discuss the epic Aryna Sabalenka collapse, losing 6-0 in the third set, and the wins from Chwalinska, Arnaldi, and Cobolli. In addition, Marta Kostyuk defeated Elina Svitolina yesterday 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, with Andreeva, Mensik, and Zverev also getting wins. Kostyuk and Mensik are looking GOOD. With Zverev and multiple pro-Putin women storming into the final rounds, the tournament could be ending under some dark clouds. Hopefully somebody else will win! You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Show page for Tripp's Tennis Talk - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tripps-tennis-talk/id1638560158

Episode 156 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a recap of the fourth round from 2026 Roland Garros, featuring a look at Aryna Sabalenka's 7-5, 6-3 pull-away against Naomi Osaka and, from Sunday, Marta Kostyuk's 7-5, 6-1 separation against Iga Swiatek. What is next for Iga Swiatek? Is Naomi Osaka still a grand slam contender? Most of this podcast was recorded during the latter stages of the Arnaldi-Tiafoe match, which ended after 1am with the Italian prevailing 7-6, 6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 in 5h26m. And of course, Serena Williams had to be the lead-off topic. It's been a veritable tennis cornucopia over the last week. There's too much tennis! You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Show page for Tripp's Tennis Talk - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tripps-tennis-talk/id1638560158