Former World No. 5 and Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard joins this week's podcast! Genie opens up about the social media hate and media pressure she's faced throughout her career, before ranking Jack, Steve, Sam, and John's style and pickleball and accusing Sam of Instagram clout chasing with his viral bikini post. The boys also debate the best and worst dining options on tour and respond to some of your US Open hot takes.

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00:00) Intro

(00:37) Best and worst food in US tournaments

(01:07) The dinner story

(02:06) Sam’s off-registry gifts

(02:52) The Ribs Discussion

(03:39) Publix has the best sandwiches

(04:49) Newport player experience

(07:18) The Carraba’s Gift Card

(07:46) John’s Lucky Twin Bed in 2013 Cincy

(08:41) Low Expectations = The Secret

(10:35) Introducing Genie Bouchard

(10:57) The question Genie NEVER was asked before

(11:51) Uncovering of Superbowl bet

(16:25) Online attention

(17:31) Dealing with online hate

(18:43) Being forced to face critics

(19:38) Regrets on her career

(20:28) The highs and lows of tennis

(21:55) Playing at home

(23:22) Bests and Worsts Game

(25:09) Sam x Genie Bikini Photos

(27:49) Steve challenges Sam in pickleball

(31:08) John… the best godfather?

(32:35) US Open Hot Takes

(36:58) Outro

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The Nothing Major gang reflects on Novak Djokovic's Olympic success and debate bringing a 3/4th playoff to the Tour before sharing their experiences playing against the Big 3. As tennis heads to Canada, Stevie touches on his perfect 0-4 record at the event, the boys dive into travel mishaps before discussing which tennis player you don’t want to find in a dark alley.

(00:00) Welcome to the Show!

(00:43) Answering Your Fan Questions

(03:54) Would You Compete for 3rd Place?

(07:40) Djokovic’s Final Infinity Stone

(07:52) Sam’s Emotional Reaction to Novak’s Gold

(08:30) Who's the greatest debate

(10:25) Facing the Big 3: Who Was the Toughest?

(12:25) The Legendary Aura of Roger Federer

(13:43) Novak’s Booed by the Crowd

(15:01) Beijing Dominance

(16:51) Big 3 Showdown: Who Had the Best Return?

(17:45) Mrs. Querrey Invasion

(18:24) The Mysterious Goldfish Incident

(20:20) Diving into the Canada Segment

(20:42) Steve’s Not-So-Secret Dislike for Canada Open

(21:41) From Canada to Cincinnati: The Travel Challenge

(22:49) Sam’s Unexpected Ride with Grigor Dimitrov

(24:14) John’s Wild Private Flight with Diego Schwartzman

(26:26) Hockey Meets Tennis: Top ATP Enforcers

(28:37) Wrapping Up the Episode

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The boys welcome their first guest on the pod, Former World No. 7 and 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist, Mardy Fish. Mardy debates if he’d trade his Olympic Silver Medal for a Masters 1000 title and gives a controversial (but honest) ranking of the guys’ golf games. Sam, Jack, Steve and John reflect on their own Olympic experiences and respond to some fan questions.

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(00:00) Intro


(00:35) Olympics: A One-Time Event?

(02:18) John’s Olympic experience

(03:14) Is Sam anti-Olympics?

(04:18) Majors > Olympics

(05:46) Davis Cup comparison

(07:26) Introducing Mardy Fish

(07:54) How much is a silver medal worth?

(08:51) Gold in Mixed > Silver in Singles?

(10:16) Partnering with Serena

(11:42) Hypothetical Jiu-Jitsu fight

(13:22) Golf skills: Ranking Best to Worst

(17:59) Nothing Major Tournament

(19:05) Poll Result

(20:03) Fan Questions

(20:13) Alcaraz and Raducanu will date?

(20:54) Parenthood experience

(23:55) Finding doubles partners

(25:17) Outro

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