{"podcast":{"title":"Ground Pass: A Tennis Podcast","slug":"ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111","podcast_index_feed_id":6637111,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/651ccfef9b495d0012f9d190","website_url":"https://www.groundpasspodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/651ccfef9b495d0012f9d190/1761595563821-acbc2f4c-dc9e-4a76-bf69-f50c27f7a4ed.jpeg","author":"Non Traditional, inc","episode_count":191,"summary":"Ground Pass is a tennis podcast for curious newcomers and longtime followers alike. We cover the sport from a non-technical point of view. Anastasia is your guide to what it’s like to experience tournaments in person, with insight into the fashion and culture around tennis, while Nick is our resident history buff. We keep things fun and light because it’s just tennis, and tennis should be enjoyed with friends. So hello, friends. Welcome to your guides to tennis from the grounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T12:20:25.321075+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111"},"episode":{"title":"Rome Wraps, Roland Garros Opens, and the Book Bringing Sexy Back to Tennis","slug":"rome-wraps-roland-garros-opens-and-the-book-bringing-sexy-back-to-tennis","published_at":"2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/rome-wraps-roland-garros-opens-and-the-book-bringing-sexy-back-to-tennis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ground-pass/episodes/rome-wraps-roland-garros-opens-and-the-book-bringing-sexy-ba","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/651ccfef9b495d0012f9d190/e/6a0aba8fa8fad4c1bee27b19/media.mp3","summary":"Rome is done and Roland Garros starts tomorrow. Anastasia is joined by Lucy Deuce for a tennis-friends-on-the-couch breakdown of one of the loudest weeks of the clay swing: Jannik Sinner completing the Career Golden Masters at 24, Elina Svitolina lifting a third Rome title and locking herself back into the top 10, and Coco Gauff fighting her way to a final the discourse swore she wouldn't reach. They also stop for a voice memo from journalist Hanlon Walsh on the ground in Rome, get into Gucci and the luxury-fashion-meets-tennis moment, and preview a Roland Garros draw that genuinely no one has figured out yet. In part two, Anastasia sits down with Edward Schmidt, author of  The Open Era  — a queer, mental-health-forward tennis novel out June 2 (June 4 in the UK). This conversation also kicks off something Anastasia has been sitting on for nearly a year: the very first Ground Pass Book Club. Links to pre-order and to the book launch at The Strand in NYC are in the show notes. Settle in, pour the coffee, this one is a long, juicy ride. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Highlights from the Rome Masters 08:31 Locking In for Roland Garros with Lucy Deuce 12:28 Fashion Meets Tennis: The Gucci Influence 18:30 Rome Tournament Highlights and Results 20:32 Jannik Sinner's Triumph in Rome 29:57 Elina Svitolina's Comeback and Impact on Women's Tennis 35:44 Coco Gauff's Journey and Resilience 43:55 Looking Ahead to Roland Garros 48:52 Interview with Edward Schmidt 51:53 Eddie's Journey into Tennis 54:12 The Open Era: Book Overview 57:36 Mental Health in Tennis 01:02:14 Cultural Moments in Tennis 01:03:22 The Impact of Social Media on Sports 01:06:48 Representation in Tennis 01:10:41 Coming Out in Sports 01:13:46 The Impact of Representation 01:15:36 Mental Health and Authentici…","meta_description":"Rome is done and Roland Garros starts tomorrow. Anastasia is joined by Lucy Deuce for a tennis-friends-on-the-couch breakdown of one of the loudest weeks…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5253,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/episodes/rome-wraps-roland-garros-opens-and-the-book-bringing-sexy-back-to-tennis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/rome-wraps-roland-garros-opens-and-the-book-bringing-sexy-back-to-tennis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}