Hold On to Your Racket with Josefina Gurevich and Shravya Pant

It’s been a slippery first few days of Wimbledon to say the least. In this episode we recap the action of the first two rounds, highlighting upsets and strong play from the field. We look ahead towards Round 3 and assess how the draw is shaping out: opportunity for Barty to continue her dominance, chances for Frances, Coco, Sebi, and Sloane to make American breakthroughs, and stacked sections like...

Strawberries and cream, let’s hope Wimbledon doesn’t crush our grass court dreams! We’re back to preview Wimbledon as we analyze the women’s and men’s singles draws. We try to remain logical with most of our picks, but, come on now, this is tennis: craziness is bound to happen. We celebrate the return of Barty Party (and how Ash is honoring the 50 year anniversary of a historic accomplishment), hi...

This episode mostly consisted of laughs and self-promos, but of course the usual tennis info and hot takes are present as ever. We’re welcoming the grass season on the podcast with a recap of last week’s tournaments and latest news in the tennis world. We’ve had plenty of withdrawals, whether it be for Wimbledon or the Olympics, and we discuss our take on the slew of players deciding not to attend...

After a long and difficult journey, we have made it to finals weekend at Roland Garros. We discuss the four singles finalists and their road to this moment in the tournament. We talk Pavlyuchenkova’s rise from talented junior to resurging veteran, Krejcikova flying high with a Czech legend by her side, Novak’s historic win, and Stefanos becoming the first Greek player to make a major final. The tw...

After battling through some tech difficulties, we are back with a new Roland Garros episode! We discuss some of the highlights of Round 2 and provide our insight going into Round 3 and beyond. Most notably, however, we're joined by two fellow Gen Z tennis experts, our friends Eli and Miller. They talk with us to share their extreme admiration for ADF and PCB, notable Round 2 matches, hopes for Ser...

Ah yes, the dramatic slam is back. Well, all four are drama queens, but the French Open never fails to steal the show. We discuss Naomi’s withdrawal and the larger theme of mental health in sports, along with other Hot Headlines such as Carla Suarez-Navarro’s return (and the tournament’s decision to schedule her match in the no-fans night session…) and Rolex’s unfortunate new sponsor deal. The two...

For the second time in HOTYR history, we are back at the French Open! The main draw of Roland Garros opens tomorrow so we sat down to discuss the tournament to come and the hottest headlines. We unpack Naomi Osaka’s press boycott, the backlash it’s gotten, and why we think she made the right decision, exploring the deeper nuances of the media’s pressures on athletes, particularly BIPOC female athl...

In this episode we discuss some Hot Headlines, celebrate last week’s winners in Rome, and discuss the quartet of ATP and WTA 250-level tournaments going on this week. We start off by offering our thoughts on Roger Federer’s disappointing comments on the abuse allegations against Alexander Zverev. We rounded that segment off with some more positive news: Kei Nishikori and his wife are expecting! Th...

Mamma Mia! It’s an Internazionali BNL d’Italia (Italian Open) preview, the first tournament we’re covering for the second time!! A milestone well celebrated with a great episode.  We start it off with Hot Headlines including a pet discussion and father-daughter coach splits. Then we dive into Madrid recap, going over last weeks’ winners and what that title meant for them (Berretafam, unite!). Afte...

Can we interest you in some Mutua Madrid tapas? In this episode we update you on the action in Madrid with a round of highlights. We discuss notable ATP results from the early rounds and exciting matches to come, as well as over-viewing the quarterfinal matches on the WTA side and which players we think could make a deeper run. The two of us also spotlight some of the latest Hot Headlines, includi...

In this week’s episode we’re showcasing our talents from rapping Shapo’s Drip to analyzing the Mutua Madrid WTA draw. The episode kicks off with solid recaps of last week’s tournaments including Nadal’s 12th Barcelona title, Belgrade’s new champ, Matteo (Shravya’s forever fave), the Barty Party in Stuttgart, and Cirstea’s milestone win in Istanbul. Later we jump into a preview of the Mutua Madrid...

The clay court season has brought some new champions to the table, but it has also graced us with some very impressive on-court outfits! In this episode, we recap the action in Monte-Carlo and Charleston last week and discuss the four tournaments this week, Barcelona (ATP 500), Stuttgart (WTA 500), Belgrade (ATP 250), and Istanbul (WTA 250). We talk Stef’s first Masters title (and how Josefina acc...

Hopefully the sky clears for long enough in Monte-Carlo for a match to be completed, but we’re opening the umbrella to get you the info anyways. We start out this episode with a recap of some of last week’s tournaments, as well as a run down of the latest ITF study, "Exploring Sports Gender Equality in the Media," where we discuss the portrayal and perception of women in tennis (and sports in gene...

Well, HOTYR listeners, this might just be our favorite episode yet. For this episode, we at down to talk with two members of the University of California San Diego Women’s Tennis team, Julianna Sabile and Clara Puscasiu. We discuss everything from the transition from high school to college athletics, what it’s like to be a part of a D1 tennis team, and the lifestyle of a student athlete to overcom...

Tennis players making ignorant, vaccine-skeptic comments? What a shocker! The dyanamic duo is back to unpack the latest tennis tea and Miami Open news. In Hot Headlines we discuss Pospisil's emotional outburst on court, "#playersvoice", and the uncertain and confusing future of the PTPA. We also talk about the concerning attitudes towards vaccines that many top players have expressed in the past f...

It’s our 50th episode! Thank you so much to all of you who have supported us during our podcasting journey these past seven months. In this episode, we reflect on our path to 50 and the ever dramatic week of tennis that’s unfolding before our eyes this week, complete with everything from young talents breaking through in Mexico (both on the ATP and WTA), home country WTA dominance in Russia, and a...

So. Much. Tennis. If this isn’t commitment, we don’t know what is because we recap five tournaments in this episode AND preview four more. Before starting off with Tennis Talk, we have baby-talk because not one, but THREE pro tennis players becoming parents whether it be for the first or fourth time. On the WTA side this past week we had the 2021 success story, Garbine Muguruza, with a comeback se...

There are quite a few key tournaments going on right now, especially Dubai (WTA), Doha (ATP), and Marseille (ATP). We dive into Muguruza shining in Doha, Elise’s epic comeback, and the unlikely semifinal between Krejcikova and Teichmann, without forgetting some obstacles these players had to pass to get there, including Coco Gauff, the teen American star who proved yet again what an asset she is t...

Rublev keeps racking up the 500s and Petra remains stellar in finals. The two of us discuss the tournaments last week and how they played out, including Doha (WTA) and Rotterdam (ATP), as well as Lyon (WTA) and Buenos Aires (ATP) where we saw a Danish teen and an Argentinian great hoist the trophy. Going into this week, we preview the action to come in tournaments including the Dubai WTA 1000 leve...

If you’ve been keeping track of tennis this past week, you’ve been practically all around the world. In this episode we provide a quick recap of last week’s events and some info about the winners including; Iga Swiatek’s first non-Grand Slam title, Goffin’s return to the podium, and first time title-holders Alexei Popyrin in Singapore and most recent GOAT Juanma Cerundolo in Cordoba, Argentina. Af...

We’re counting down to finals weekend in Melbourne (as you could probably tell by the title). There are four people left in the singles draw, but which two can take the title? We talk Brady and her ability to challenge Osaka, and we revisit their thrilling 2020 US Open semifinal match. Osaka’s definitely the one to beat as she’s been taking out top names including Serena Williams in a match that e...

The magic of a Grand Slam was on full display in the quarterfinals: Stefanos played the match of his life, Naomi and Serena are set to face off in the semifinals, Aslan continues his Cinderella run, and a new WTA slam finalist will emerge. It’s only fitting that fans will return to Melbourne Park for the stellar semifinal matches that are set to be played today and tomorrow. The two of us highligh...

The Australian Open (AO) is nearing its final stages, which means there are some thrilling matches to come. In this episode, not only do we recap the Round of 16 and preview each quarterfinal match (both ATP and WTA), but we are also joined by a very special guest. Petros Georgiou, one of our longtime tennis coaches, joins us to discuss his takes on the AO men’s singles matches and his experience...

Meltdowns and lockdowns, the perfect way to sum up Round 3 action at the Aussie Open. We discuss Melbourne’s “snap lockdown” and its impact on the tournament, as well as Andy Murray’s success in Italy in Hot Headlines. In Tennis Talk, we discuss some notable matches from Round 3, including Hsieh vs. Errani, Williams vs. Potapova, Djokovic vs. Fritz, and Kyrgios vs. Thiem. As question marks remain...

So. Many. Exciting. Matches. We almost can’t handle it (keyword: almost). We’re here to give a fun and informative Round 2 recap and Round 3 preview of the 2021 Australian Open. This episode is the perfect balance of in-depth analysis to give a better perspective of who might be this year’s winners and funny anecdotes sprinkled throughout, the perfect example being the debate on whether Stan the M...