Cousins' Shanghai Surprise, US Women Shine, Hall of Fame Votes...and Peeing

In an episode that was released as a video overnight for our Patreon backers , Ben and Tumaini catch up on the happenings of the tennis tours in China, including 204th-ranked Valentin Vacherot somehow winning ATP 1000 Shanghai, beating his first cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the title. Is it the most shocking title we can recall? We also discuss Zverev's much-mocked complaints about surfaces being rigged for Sinner and Alcaraz, the stellar seasons US women are having--but which has been best? --the Hall of Fame candidacies of Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and Svetlana Kuznetsova, and an ode to Gael Monfils on the occasion of his retirement announcement. And then for something different, we discussed Tumaini's deep dive into how tennis players feel about their requirement to be woken up to pee in front of strangers. Thank you for listening! Our Patreon is back up and running to ensure NCR keeps going and stays ad-free, and we hope you can join in supporting NCR ! And we especially thank our GOAT backers: Pam Shriver and J. O'D. And please check out Ben's new writing home, Bounces ! And Tumaini's work at The Guardian !

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Cousins' Shanghai Surprise, US Women Shine, Hall of Fame Votes...and Peeing is an episode from No Challenges Remaining by No Challenges Remaining Tennis Podcast.

This episode is 80:46 long.

This episode was published on Oct 14, 2025.

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