Episode 19 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast, with Carl Bialik, covers a slew of comeback stories, from Federer’s return to No. 1 to Kei Nishikori and the inaugural New York Open, with more than a glancing mention of Maria Sharapova’s progress and the impending appearances on tour of Serena Williams and Marion Bartoli.
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Update: Thanks to FBITennis, here are timestamps and an outline of this episode:
| Theme: Comebacks | 0:38 |
| Federer Comeback | 1:15 |
| Fed’s Ability to Retain #1 | 5:37 |
| Long Island ATP 250 (NY Return) | 19:33 |
| Nishikori Comeback | 25:23 |
| Bartoli Unretirement | 35:15 |
| Sharapova Comeback Progress | 41:45 |
| Serena’s Anticipated Comeback | 48:04 |
| Crazy Aussie Open Results | 55:00 |
| Mining the Challengers | 1:03:48 |
| WTA Consistency in Top 10 | 1:06:28 |