Perfect Match?
by Bryan Keller & Michele Drohan
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About this podcast
Perfect Match? is a tennis podcast where we talk about tennis as it relates to the culture (and sometimes our relationship as it relates to tennis).
Co-hosts, partnered couple and dare we say doubles partners, Bryan and Michele get into it exploring the big game, their own game and anything else that's making tennis fans talk from the sidelines.
Episodes drop weekly. Stay in touch: Bluesky at @perfectmatchpodcast.com or @shellsteak, and Instagram at @perfectmatchpodcast.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 108 episodes
- The Monfils/Svitolina Breakup 💔 😢 · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 30The breakup of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina shocked the tennis world when the story broke on Instagram last week. Our heart goes out to both of them, and it got us thinking…
- Butt Seriously: Which Are the Best Asses in Men's Tennis? · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 29Apparently lots of men are "glutemaxxxing" these days, so we thought we'd survey the tuchus landscape over at the ATP. Michele lays out her scoring system for the top male…
- How to Explain Tennis Scoring · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 28Love, 15, 30, 40: Music to tennis fans' ears and seemingly more complicated than A.P. Calculus to non-tennis people. This week, we attempt to explain how to explain tennis…
- Happy Bisexual Awareness Week! · 4 min · Season 3 Episode 27Michele is out of town this week, which happens to also be Bisexual Awareness Week. I kept myself occupied by recording this short, (I believe) thoughtful essay on bisexuality…
- Bro Hard or Bro Home: The 5 Types of Bros in Men's Tennis · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 26On Sunday, we had a Brodown: (Total Bro) Ben Shelton battled (Toxic Bro) Alexander Zverev, not for the title of Top Bro but for the adjacent title of 2026 US Open Men's Champion…
- The Open Era: Your Gay Sports Romance Novel Companion to the US Open · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 25In this extended episode we talk about the emerging Gay Sports Romance genre and nerd out on behind-the-scenes library stuff with New York Public Library Senior Librarian and…
- Postcard from the US Open Fan Week · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 24The US Open Fan Week: loud, crowded, disorganized, chaotic! But we got a chance to see Serena and Carlos play doubles as well as the return of the one and only Roger Federer…
- What the Hair? · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 23No sooner did we record an episode about Carlos' cornrows than he took them out (and pulled out of Cincy 😞). Regardless, there's a history of white people…
- Are Gen Z Players "Quiet Quitting"? · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 22Jannik Sinner made headlines last week because he passed on a potentially unprecedented and historic opportunity: win all Masters 1000s tournaments in a single year. Nobody has…
- The WTA: Prove You're a Woman · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 21The Women's Tennis Association, arguably the most progressive sports association in history, has decided to require every female professional tennis player to prove that they are…
- A Performance Improvement Plan for Men's Tennis · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 20Men's tennis is failing us, in our view. It's top priority should be preventing Zv*r*v and Djokovic from winning a Grand Slam, and with Carlos out, the only one up to the…
- What Do We Want from Serena? · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 19Serena's comeback at Wimbledon was impressive, adequate, or perplexing, depending on who is commenting on it. This week, we take on Serena's choice, as well as the odd…
- Don't Call It "The Comeback" (How's That?) · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 18As Michele predicted in the first episode of this season, Serena Williams will be playing singles this year at Wimbledon. But don't call it a comeback (as they say), for she is…
- We Do Not Speak His Name (Or, At Least, Pronounce It Correctly) · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 17The bonkers 2026 French Open has concluded with the most disappointing Men's Final since Wimbledon 2019 (if you know, you know). The "deeply polarizing" winner (as the NY Times…
- The French (Wide) Open · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 16This week we marvel at the surprises the French Open has produced so far. Is it weird that we are enjoying the Sincaraz absence? And we get early exits on the Women's side to mix…
- Je Ne Sais Quoi: Myriad Thoughts on the French Open · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 15This week we're all over the place (or lieu, if you must), going back and forth about the French Open. • Alcaraz not playing Wimbeldon 😢 • No one is going to beat Sinner at the…
- Players Threaten Slam Boycott Over Money! Will It Matter? · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 14Before we talk about the current issue of players threatening to boycott a slam, let’s go back in time to 1973 when an historic boycott of Wimbledon by the top men’s players…
- Riddle Me This: Why Were They Together So Long? · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 13Relationships are delicate entities, and breakups should be handled with care, but it does not appear that the high profile uncoupling of Taylor Fritz and Morgan Riddle is…
- Lukewarm Rivalry: Can Alcaraz Beat Sinner When They're Cool Budz? · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 12After losing the Monte-Carlo Masters Final to Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz posted a fun video of his bestie Jannik diving into the club's pool. Cute! Good for engagement! Bad for…
- Moving to Monte Carlo · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 11The Clay Season is officially in session now with the symbolic opener, the Monte-Carlo Masters, taking place. Why don't we all live in Monte Carlo, with it's zero percent…
