Bruthas on Tennis

We've been talking about her and now it's time that you've met her. Meet Maxi Duncan, featured player of our 2022 Spotlight Series. As one of the top recruited juniors, Maxi landed as the #1 player at Harvard University as a Freshman. This is only the tip of the of iceberg for Maxi though - follow us as we follow Maxi on her journey to become the player she is destined to be. Follow at https://bru...

The 2022 Australian Open ended up being a historic event after all. Whether it was Ash Barty's home country win or Rafa Nadal's record setting 21st grand slam singles title. This year's tournament was filled with drama, 5-setters, upsets, comebacks and breakout performances. Listen to the Bruthas talk about it all in this comprehensive review of the first major tournament of the year. Hosted by Si...

We are at the halfway mark of the year's first grand slam tournament. Once again, with no Williams sisters nor 2 of the Big 3, the tournament has started off with a bang. Full of upsets and instant classic matches, the Bruthas review the first week from the Australian Open and "adjust" their predictions for the second week. 2022's gonna be a great year for tennis if this first week is an...

Finally, we are able to get the first grand slam tournament of the year going. Having been delayed by a totally unnecessary event, the draws are now finalized and the Bruthas tear through them! Hear their favorite first round match ups as well as their predictions through championship weekend. You might be surprised at what the guys are thinking.... Enjoy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

It's been a while since we've had a feel-good story for you, so here we introduce the Baker family. Father Darryl, along with son Jackson and daughter MacKenzie published an original coloring and activity book during the pandemic. 25 Most Influential Black Tennis Figures, Past and Present is a fun and historical book aimed at educating a younger audience about the history of Black tennis players....

In this episode the Bruthas announce the player who will be the focus of their 2022 Spotlight Series. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen to the Bruthas as they introduce their new Spotlight Series for 2022! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's that time of the year again people! Yes, the 2021 BOT Awards are here and you betta be ready for it. The only show that gives the shine and the shade to the most deserving on the ATP and WTA tours. Listen to the Bruthas as they announce the winners from both tours in each of their custom categories. Thank you for rockin' with us this year - we are so excited about what we have lined up for yo...

As part of our initial mission, we set out to bring you stories of people in the game of tennis that may not always get mainstream media attention. This episode does exactly that! Meet Noel Gressner, ATP tour trainer. Players will tell you that Noel and his peers are as critical to tournaments as the referees. We were honored to have Noel share his story of how he began treating some of the greate...

We know you've been waiting for it fam, and right here, right now, we're going to give it to ya! The highly-anticipated "King Richard" film has been on The Bruthas' radar for a while now, and its recent release has spawned multiple thought-provoking reactions and emotions...not only from The Bruthas, but from the viewing public as well. On this episode, they explore their inner-most thou...

Welcome to December everyone and we have a gem of an episode for you here! Sometimes we have interviews and sometimes we just have recorded conversations - this episode with the one and only DJ Mad Linx is definitely the latter. You know him from BET's Rap City and 106 & Park, Fuse TV, The Tennis Channel and ESPN just to name a few. Listen to the most tennis knowledgeable DJ on the planet, we'...

We have a real treat for y'all on this episode. Meet Linda Paulding, lawyer and certified tennis and pickleball coach. If you are a tennis player, by now you have either heard about or played pickleball. Linda discusses with us how this growing sport has some folks trading in their tennis rackets for paddles. At the end of the interview Linda introduces the Bruthas to pickleball and boy, it was a...

At long last we are approaching the end of the 2021 tennis season. We've seen lots of great matches and enough calendar rescheduling to make your head spin. Last week the Next Gen, WTA and ATP all crowned their 2021 season champions. The Bruthas break it all down while starting to focus their "good eye" on the 2022 season. Enjoy all... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

Walking the grounds of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the 2021 Edition of World Team Tennis, who do we run into other than ex-ATP Pro and current Tennis Channel broadcaster, Nicolas (Nico) Pereira. What do we do when in the midst of one of our favorites from the Tennis Channel? We get him on the mic! Listen as we have a chat with Nico on his tennis career and his transition to the booth. He's...

The Billie Jean King Cup came and the Russians took it! Props to the Russian coach that sat Pavlyuchenkova and played Samsonova who then sat Belinda Bencic. Djokovic got revenge on Medvedev in Paris although Hugo Gaston probably was the man of the week. Join the Bruthas as they dive into all the results and some of the mess! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Breakout performances from Alacarez & Tiafoe, a 5th title for Zverev and a win to get into the WTA Year-end Championships for Kontaveit - last week was epic. This week the Bruthas dive into the final Masters Series for the men in Paris, while the women team up and battle for the Billie Jean King Cup. Things are heating up down the final stretch of 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

Hands down he's either the Most Improved or Breakout Player of 2021 on the ATP, King Aslan Karatsev - yes, "our guy." Karatsev snagged his second title of the year in his hometown and we couldn't be more proud of him! Listen and see if you can keep up in a loose form version of a BOT episode, the Bruthas are definitely on one here - lol! Sometimes you just gotta let it out! Hosted by Sim...

The next generation of players on both the ATP and WTA tours are proving that the future of tennis is certainly bright. Not sure how many people had Azarenka/Badosa, Basilashvili/Norrie in their finals brackets but they surely delivered us some tennis deserving of the desert paradise they were in. Listen to the Bruthas breakdown this very unique fall edition of the BNP Paribas Open! Hosted by Simp...

Rescheduled - Not Cancelled! The 2021 edition of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California is finally here. Listen to the Bruthas break down the men's and women's singles draws and give their champion predictions. Welcome to Tennis Paradise! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Y'all.....when we tell ya that Team Europe took Team World to the woodshed and lost they mind!!!! It was a beatdown for the ages. Now being completely honest, the individual matches were actually very good, but the final outcome was never in question. Zverev declared the breadstick victory early and all Team World could do was eat it. Listen to the Bruthas breakdown each match from this weekend's...

In probably what has become the most entertaining tennis weekend of the year. we ready ourselves for the 4th installment of Roger Federer's Laver Cup. Although Roger won't be there in person this year, it appears his Team Europe is well stacked to handle the loaded artillery of Team World. Listen to the Bruthas' thoughts on what may go down this weekend! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

From the tournament that "no one was gonna be at" to some calling it the best 2 weeks at the US Open ever. The first round matchups, the ones that went the distance, all the comebacks and a lineup of dream finals. Hear the Bruthas' take on all of it in this wrap-up of the 2021 US Open. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

One week down and one week to go! Anyone who thought the 2021 US Open was not gonna be poppin' because Roger, Rafa, Serena & Venus aren't there have been the very definition of WRONG. Listen to the Bruthas review the results of the first week of this last major of the tennis calendar year. They also make some slight adjustments to their original predictions (pretty much on the ladies side - lo...

No Roger? No Rafa? No Thiem? No Williams Sisters? NO PROBLEM!! It's the US Open and it's always gonna be poppin’ in the Big Apple. In this episode the Bruthas review both the Men's and Women's singles draws as well as make their predictions for the eventual champions. Get your air pods and get informed, the tourney's about to start..... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

The last big lead up tournament to the US Open is the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Last year due to Covid restrictions the tournament was played at the National Tennis Center in New York. As the tournament returned to Cincinnati this year, listen to the Bruthas talk about some of the surprising and some of the very predictable results that occurred. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...