166: Ultimate Tennis Crash-Outs, Unique Tournament Prizes & America’s Most Beautiful Courts | EP 166

Key Takeaways

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  Medvedev's Monte Carlo meltdown sparks crash-out debate

  “We're doing this because of Meddy's legendary, let's just call it legendary, meltdown, and his 0-1-0 loss last week in Monte Carlo to Baratini. So that kind of piqued our interest to get this segment going. Before we get it going, Sam, Stevie, someone made this as a suggestion for our show, and I think this person deserves some credit for this next segment. She called it crash outs, like do a top crash out segment.”

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  Tournament winners prize non-cash gifts like Porsches

  “They also break down the best non-cash tournament prizes including Stuttgart Porsches, Indy’s RCA electronics giveaways, Federer’s cow, Rolex watches, and Laver Cup gifts. On top of that, we will discuss the best non-cash prizes at tennis tournaments. That's all ahead on Nothing Major. This is going to be a fun one. Let's get it started.”

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  Sam Querrey rants against car air freshener guys

  “Somewhere along the line in the last few months, I must have got an air freshener. And my wife took the air freshener and put it in my car, dangling it from the mirror. I take it off, I'm like, I don't want to be an air freshener guy. They only do upper body at the gym. No air freshener guy has ever done legs at the gym. They probably hit the spray tan every now and then.”

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  Fans demand the Nothing Major jingle stays

  “Sam, you might need to re-record it with Jack not being here any more. What are your thoughts on that? Before we started recording, Sam was saying when we first played the jingle, everyone was like, stop playing this, I can't listen to this. And then a week later, all the comments are, don't get rid of the jingle. So we're a little confused.”

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  Search begins for America's most beautiful tennis courts

  “We're also going to have a beautiful tennis court segment, which we're going to need some fan participation in. Finally, they launch a fan-driven search for the most beautiful tennis court in the U.S. and answer listener questions on memorable shots. That's all ahead on Nothing Major. This is going to be a fun one.”

Episode Description

Submit your suggestions for America's Most Beautiful Tennis Courts here: https://linktr.ee/NothingMajorShow On this Friday episode of Nothing Major, John Isner, Sam Querrey and Stevie Johnson debate replacing the show jingle, then Sam unleashes his “air freshener guy” rant. The guys dive into tennis’s biggest on-court meltdowns, sparked by Daniil Medvedev’s Monte Carlo racket smash and Iva Jovic's suggestion, revisiting classics from Baghdatis, Nalbandian, McEnroe, Youzhny, Kyrgios, Serena, Tarango and more, and pick a top five for fans to vote on.  They also break down the best non-cash tournament prizes (Stuttgart Porsches, Indy’s RCA electronics giveaways, Federer’s cow, Rolex watches, and Laver Cup gifts). Finally, they launch a fan-driven search for the most beautiful tennis court in the U.S. and answer listener questions on memorable shots, friendship boundaries, and how hard to push kids in tennis. 00:00 Show Tease And Lineup 00:26 Welcome Back And Jingle Debate 02:39 Sam Air Freshener Rant 07:22 Biggest Tennis Meltdowns 16:52 Voting The Top Crashouts 20:25 Best Non Cash Tournament Prizes 22:23 Wildest Giveaway Stories 24:56 Watches And Sponsor Swag 25:09 Rolex Winner Watches 25:36 Best Tournament Gifts 27:05 Dream Prizes Ideas 28:27 Honorary Club Memberships 32:44 Most Beautiful US Courts 38:16 Top Players List Debate 39:46 Career Shots Memories 42:25 Life Advice Loud Friend 44:43 Coaching Kids Balance 49:46 Wrap Up And Submissions