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Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

Oct 29, 2017

Eleanor Crooks, tennis correspondent for the Press Association, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Caroline Wozniacki's triumph in Singapore, the state of British women's tennis, and what to look forward to at the ATP's World Tour Finals in London. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee...


Oct 25, 2017

Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about her lifetime love of the sport and what she learned from reading the tennis writings of David Foster Wallace and Brad Gilbert. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere.

Margaret on Twitter: 


Oct 23, 2017

Brian Hrebec, a Springfield, Missouri-based computer programmer and creator of the best online scoreboard in tennis, joins host Carl Bialik to explain how he solved in a week a major problem faced by fans of the fractured sport. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere.

Brian's scoreboard: 


Oct 16, 2017

Playwright Anna Ziegler joins Carl Bialik to talk about her off-Broadway play, "The Last Match," about a US Open semifinal between an aging great and a young upstart. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere.

"The Last Match": 


Oct 9, 2017

Don Van Natta Jr., senior writer at ESPN the Magazine, joins host Carl
Bialik to talk about his investigation into the famous 1973 exhibition
match won by Billie Jean King over Bobby Riggs. Van Natta's explosive
reporting suggested that Riggs was paid to throw the match. Produced
and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music...