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Alcaraz Is Out, Madrid Gets Weird, and a New Roland Garros Champion?
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- Apr 28, 2026
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Summary
Carlos Alcaraz is out of Rome and Roland Garros, and the men's draw in Madrid has cracked wide open. Anastasia and Nick break down what the wrist injury means for Paris, why Rafa Jodar and Daniel Merida are the names to know, and how Hailey Baptiste is quietly playing herself into a Roland Garros seed. Plus a new Sabalenka vs Osaka rematch, Naomi's Pucci scarf visor moment, the launch of Order of Play on Substack, a Jonas Wood tennis court art show in LA, and the question every player faces in a two-week 1000: what do you do when you lose early? Player of the Fortnight picks (with a big assist from the comments): Veronica Podrez, Rafa Jodar, and Daniel Merida. Links: - NEW Merch: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop - Where Naomi Osaka's scarf came from - https://www.instagram.com/highdivenyc?igsh=MTVlYmJ6aDhvZDVuMA== Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:28 Reading your comments 07:58 Carlos Alcaraz out for the rest of the Clay Season 15:50 Impromptu Quiz 20:07 Week 1 of Madrid Recap 22:52 ATP Recap 28:02 WTA Recap 33:00 Naomi Osaka's walk out kit 35:10 New Substack Newsletter post 39:52 What do players do when they lose early at 2 week Masters 45:46 Coming Up This Week in Tennis 50:40 Players of the Fortnight 58:08 Outro 💬 Don’t forget to give us a leave is a 5 ⭐️ rating and drop us a comment Want to Support Ground Pass - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/support Our New Merch is LIVE!!! Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop Where You can Find us Online: Substack - https://groundpass.substack.com Website - www.groundpasspodcast.com Email - [email protected] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/groun…