To round out our 9th season, we’re leaving you with one more bonus episode for the holidays. You sent us thoughtful questions and we answer them with probably more light-heartedness than usual. You challenged us to identify our guilty tennis pleasures, our take on the Simona-Patrick blame game, Steve Simon’s shift away from CEO, our favorite tennis era and would-be rivalries, and much more. Happy holidays and see you in 2024!    4:15 Are you excited for next season? 8:30 Simona’s doping case: the shift toward blaming Patrick 15:10 Why do men … (I swear this isn’t going where you think) 19:40 FMK Reader submissions: this is the mildly problematic part 26:50 Back to tennis: what happens first …? 29:40 How have you kept your interest in tennis alive? Favorite era? 41:40 TV shows that have disappointed / Favorite movies of the year 51:25 What does the WTA’s leadership shakeup mean?   55:45 Best player to win only one Slam + a rivalry that could/should have been  66:35 The Riverdale to Academy Award pipeline 71:35 Guilty pleasure player? 78:20 Favorite concerts and who we’d love to see next year