Nice Point Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

0:00 - Winner Winner, Jannik Sinner or Cheater Cheater, Pumpkin Eater?

13:47 - Will Cameron on Tennis in the Land

27:14 - US Open Preview feat. KPIs favoring Djokovic and Sabalenka

31:12 - US Open Women's Week 1 feat. Hot Take Bets and Coco Concerns

48:25 - US Open Men's Week 1 feat. Roids, Tickets Purchased, & Game Spreads Covered

0:00 - What is the event of Summer 2024? Joe A's Wedding, The Iowa State Fair, or the Summer Slam?

10:57 - Men's Hardcourt Summer feat. ATP Rankings 12-15

33:29 - Women's Hardcourt Summer feat. Money & The Midwest

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Iga Swiatek, Mary Stoiana, and TCU dominance

17:06 - Welcome Johnny Antonini, Let's Talk Tennis in Cinema feat. The Royal Tenenbaums, George Clooney, and being rich in film (i.e. Saltburn and Patrick Zweig but he won't admit it)

27:50 - Top 5 Tennis Movies Discussion feat. Paul Bettany, Emma Stone, and the wild card vs. by-the-book dichotomy trope

1:03:41 - Top 5 Tennis Movies Decision

Eligible Movies

Battle of the Sexes (2017)

The Break (1995)

Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)

Break Point (2014)

Challengers (2024)

King Richard (2021)

Match Point (2005)

Seven Days in Hell (2015)

Wimbledon (2004)

0:00 - In-depth discussion of Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024) from a tennis & tennis fandom perspective. We cover sport insider topics like vintage Taco Bell bags, "Is Mike Faist hot?", and those serves at the end of the movie...

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Rafael Nadal, The Madrid Open, and the underhand serve

18:05 - Introduction of Guests Johnny Antonini & Suhana Chander

26:06 - Spoiler-Free discussion of Luca Guadagnino's Challengers

In The Slam Draft, we pick four players who we think will win Grand Slam Singles Titles in their life. When anyone from your squad wins, the rest of the draftees pay you - forever!

0:00 - Warm Up Rally (The Danielle Collins Era, Ruud/Tsitsipas Spring Clay Rivalry)

12:28 - Draft Rules & Arguments

23:40 - The Slam Draft

1:04:04 - Post Draft Strategy Revelations, Emotional Debriefing, Immediate Regrets, and Stages of Acceptance That The Past Hour Will Impact Our Lives for Twentysome Years

5:13 - Clay Season begins, at the Charleston Open and more

11:24 - The US Tennis Lifestyle Influencer Scene feat. Morgan Riddle, Paige Lorenze, and Ayan Broomfield

27:04 - We build our dream boxes. Who would we want supporting us, in a fantasy universe where we participate in Grand Slam tournaments? Feat. Adam Driver, Brad Gilbert, Justine, and more

We build historical tennis squads made up of legends from every decade - meet Don Budge, visit the era of many mullets, and learn why there MUST be a true crime documentary dropping soon about Monica Seles

0:00 - It's still cold out everyone relax; What does Coco Gauff have to do with the Oscars and what does Zendaya have to do with Brad Gilbert and what does Billie Jean King have to do with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand?

23:00 - Joe & Joe live reaction to the TopSpin 2K25 Trailer

XX:XX - wtf, it was Daylight Savings? It's now tennis season?

42:00 - We launch right the hell in. Emma Navarro and Luca Nardi stage youth revolts at Indian Wells