On this Episode 18, Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen and Web Editor David Kane reconvene to discuss the nutty happenings in the Middle East, which have seen a slew of upsets at both last week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and this week’s Qatar Total Open. Were the upsets anything more than one-offs and bad luck? Or are there deeper problems underlying the first two months of the season?

Courtney and David also bow down to this Golden Generation of Italian women and discuss their impact on the tour and the legacy they are set to leave behind. Last week saw Sara Errani and Francesca Schiavone win titles as well as Roberta Vinci become the oldest woman to ever make her Top 10 debut.