The Nothing Major gang reflects on Novak Djokovic's Olympic success and debate bringing a 3/4th playoff to the Tour before sharing their experiences playing against the Big 3. As tennis heads to Canada, Stevie touches on his perfect 0-4 record at the event, the boys dive into travel mishaps before discussing which tennis player you don’t want to find in a dark alley.

(00:00) Welcome to the Show!

(00:43) Answering Your Fan Questions

(03:54) Would You Compete for 3rd Place?

(07:40) Djokovic’s Final Infinity Stone

(07:52) Sam’s Emotional Reaction to Novak’s Gold

(08:30) Who's the greatest debate

(10:25) Facing the Big 3: Who Was the Toughest?

(12:25) The Legendary Aura of Roger Federer

(13:43) Novak’s Booed by the Crowd

(15:01) Beijing Dominance

(16:51) Big 3 Showdown: Who Had the Best Return?

(17:45) Mrs. Querrey Invasion

(18:24) The Mysterious Goldfish Incident

(20:20) Diving into the Canada Segment

(20:42) Steve’s Not-So-Secret Dislike for Canada Open

(21:41) From Canada to Cincinnati: The Travel Challenge

(22:49) Sam’s Unexpected Ride with Grigor Dimitrov

(24:14) John’s Wild Private Flight with Diego Schwartzman

(26:26) Hockey Meets Tennis: Top ATP Enforcers

(28:37) Wrapping Up the Episode

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The boys welcome their first guest on the pod, Former World No. 7 and 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist, Mardy Fish. Mardy debates if he’d trade his Olympic Silver Medal for a Masters 1000 title and gives a controversial (but honest) ranking of the guys’ golf games. Sam, Jack, Steve and John reflect on their own Olympic experiences and respond to some fan questions.

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(00:00) Intro


(00:35) Olympics: A One-Time Event?

(02:18) John’s Olympic experience

(03:14) Is Sam anti-Olympics?

(04:18) Majors > Olympics

(05:46) Davis Cup comparison

(07:26) Introducing Mardy Fish

(07:54) How much is a silver medal worth?

(08:51) Gold in Mixed > Silver in Singles?

(10:16) Partnering with Serena

(11:42) Hypothetical Jiu-Jitsu fight

(13:22) Golf skills: Ranking Best to Worst

(17:59) Nothing Major Tournament

(19:05) Poll Result

(20:03) Fan Questions

(20:13) Alcaraz and Raducanu will date?

(20:54) Parenthood experience

(23:55) Finding doubles partners

(25:17) Outro

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On the first episode of 'Nothing Major,' Sam, Jack, Steve, and John reflect on their first meeting. Discover why they started a podcast, why they think Atlanta should be renamed the John Isner Open, and whether Sam should pay a $75 debt.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:49) Name Explained

(01:57) Topics Overview

(03:51) How We Met

(07:20) Jack's Reputation

(13:30) Stevie’s Mullet

(14:41) Meet Our Producer

(14:52) Controversial Game

(15:11) Most Frugal?

(15:46) The $75 Debate

(19:30) Most Emotional?

(20:01) Sam hates dogs!

(21:10) Celebrity Status?

(21:30) Mr. Highland Park

(23:48) Belgrade Final Choke

(24:24) Most Enemies?

(25:28) Was Jack Misunderstood?

(25:53) Atlanta Open Memories

(26:39) John's History

(27:49) John Isner Open

(28:05) Imposter Alert

(29:01) Sam’s Atlanta Gripes

(29:34) Outro

(29:44) Venmo Poll

(30:18) Where to Find Us

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