RealzTenisFanz Podcast

As we kinda sorta get back on track with podcasting seeing as this is our 10th season, we wanna say THANK YOU FANZ for keeping us alive and well!!! So we decided to a livecast with the end of the Australian Open forgetting to tell you fanz. Nonetheless, here is our Australian Open 2024 in review.  It is just us; no special guests involved today. Give us a listen and let us know that you want to he...

We are back with another episode of the podcast to discuss the US Open 2023. If we had any good sense, we should have recorded this episode on the Saturday after the women's final. However, with foolish hope and unwise optimism we waited until after the men's final thinking Meddy could produce some magic. We got Meddy mess instead.  For this episode we invited Howard Bryant, ESPN Sports Journalist...

The end of the singles action at this year's Wimbledon has brought us out of hibernation. We couldn't let it go unrecorded that we were besides ourselves as Carlos Alcaraz took down Novaxx at Centre Court Wimbledon!!! We just had to get on a hot mic and let yall in. Sorry for those who missed the live episode but here it is.  We got into this classic thriller of a match on the men's side and talke...

So we are opening the 2023 pro tennis season with our Australian Open 2023 wrap up! It was a long tournament in some respect but it is apparent that our love and interest in the sport seem to be waning.  As always we got into our feelings on this matter. Can we really remain those committed fans as before with so much going on and the messy coverage of the sport? We spoke about that as well as the...

We wouldn't be this podcast IF we didn't continue out special of reviewing the new Black Panther film! And of course we invited two of our favourite friends to come on in and discuss the movie, from Geeks Unleashed (@GeeksUnleashed) Jaz (@fiorebianca) and from Block Central "O" (@olutrain). Of course we have your usual suspect, Andreen (@A_Galivant), Janina (@JLR78) and Realz (@RealzTenisFanz).  W...

We would not be the RealzTenisFanz Podcast if we did not do a special episode on the legacies of both Roger Federer and Serena Williams. We are after all the Federer of Tennis Podcast; the Serena of Sounds! So here is that episode. I am sure there will be another episode where we get to celebrate with a RTFLivecast! We are nothing without you FANZ!! For this episode we invited Howard Bryant, ESPN...

So we are back again after another unfortunate delay to bring you our official "200th Episode" Yes this is magical accounting but we made this historic number an important milestone for all of us for it is all about Serena Williams. We look at the single's draws through the prism of this icon, legend and force of nature. We talk about the beads, the dresses, the quotes and the unquotes. Not to wor...

It is Wimbledon time again and fortunately there are no more slipping and falling on the grass. However, on the other hand, there is no Federer.... but he was on Centre Court!! Why is there even a tournament? Nonetheless, this is a major so we are here for it. Things got very spicy as we discussed the Serena sighting, Nick's tactic or tactless and Wimbledon's covid policy or lack there of. is Diva...

We do not have the audacity to say we are back because we might end up going missing again. But we decided to get together to talk about what is happening in the world of professional tennis seeing as we tried to put the French Open in some context. Yet so much has happened in our absence. The WTA lost their No. 1 but gained a new one. What does this mean? Coco is a star but she is not a major win...

Sooooo Andreen and Janina decided to go vacationing without moi, Realz and they even brought along their friend Jaz! The audacity!!! What's even more maddening is that they have a great time and sent me pictures of their adventures!  Well you get to hear all about it on this episode of the podcast as they were there allegedly for a tennis event, ATP 500 Acapulco. Though it turns out that not every...

We are finally here at the end of the Australian Open 2022! I am not sure if this event really should have happened in the first place but no one is paying for my thoughts not even a penny. We wrapped up this uneventful extravaganza with with a local champ and a perennial one. Barty and Divadal!!  We discuss the finals ... at least the ones we watched and discuss what it means to be at 21.  PS DO...

Look at us being very consistent for the beginning of the year! We are back with another exciting episode for the middle of the major report of the Australian Open 2022. Do we miss Novaxx? Have our draws survived? Matches that mattered? Who do we see getting to lift Norman and Dauphne trophies at the end? Also what about the fashion? And of course we get into a bit of hot topics with Peng Protest...

Well we can officially begin to try and enjoy the Australian Open 2022 edition after much delay in the draws and order of play. We all know the reason for this, the absence of the world's male number 1 player, Novak Djokovic. So in honour of his untimely departure, we decided to turn our latest draw show into a Djoker celebration. We break down both the men and women's draws with notable Djokovic'...

Well welcome to our 8th season of RTF Podcast on the air. We didn't think we would be away so long nor expected to come back in 2022 on the wings of this mess. However, this is tennis, it so on brand. It goes without saying that we are weighing in on this Novaxx Djoker mess regarding his vaccine status as well as his continued effort to do all he can to spread Covid-19 to the unsuspecting. We brea...

So we are putting paid on the 2021 US Open as well as crown two brand new winners. We got into all that is humanly possible as we were on a very tight schedule. We begin with the ladies and the men's discussion starts at 38:35!  If there were things you wanted to discuss or didn't hear us saying it, as always reach out to us in the comment section or on Twitter As always we want to thank our guest...

It is our mid-major report on the US Open and we made Pablo (@anBhanna) stay up yet again for another raucous take of professional tennis. In response to a request from a fan, tracking is back! 0:03:50 - Week 1 assessment: Teens and tears for our draws 0:22:20 - Teenage breakouts: Leylah, Emma, Carlos et al 0:29:55 - Can't buy our love for Nole 0:47:00 - Murray and Media Madness with Tennis's taci...

The final major is upon us and we are back in the "studio" to bring you another live and hilarious take on the singles draws. We invited Pablo (@anBhanna) again who is over on the other side of the pond because we like to torture our guests. We were supposed to get into the draws on the theme of Broadway but the news and our own outings at tournaments lead for most of the discussion. Yes we did ge...

So we are FINALLY at the end of the 2021 Wimbledon. We brought Pablo (@anBhanna) back to close this mess. Nole has achieved No. 20 and what does this even mean? Poor Matteo! Should we really allow these 3 dudes to keep winning majors? What of the women's final? Barty has a 2nd major and Pliskova still has none. We cover all this and other affairs in the world of tennis.  Do note that Janina abando...

So we are on our final official Middle Sunday of Wimbledon and we have full coverage of everything that is grass related. We brought Pablo (@anBhanna) back to get us through this mess. We get into the slippery nature of the surface. Who is at fault? What can be done? No Serena!!! Almost no Federer but we still have Coco and an exciting finale ahead for the women's draw. A breakout star is about to...

We are back for the return of Wimbledon which was last played in 2019. The pandemic is still on but here we are again! We get into the whole messy draw with a fave guest of ours Pablo (@anBhanna). As predictable as the men's draw is, the women's always bring the delights and fun matchups. We also get into some of the news regarding the newly organized PTPA and the news conference.  So who do you h...

We are back with another exciting episode of RTF Podcast and we have a guest. One of our favourite guests, Howard Bryant of ESPN came to chat. We are discussing the dynamics of the Press v the Player v the People in Charge. Did Naomi Osaka make a power move perceived as a potential power grab by tennis institutions? What is really going on behind the scenes? What is the function of tennis press is...

So the French Open decided that it was gonna show its whole ass and act irresponsibly and irrationally to one player, Naomi Osaka's request for a break from press conferences. Instead of focusing on the tournament at hand which is happening during a whole pandemic, the tennis establishment and tennis journalists decided to pour on more madness to the fire. Well we are here to give you the full and...

As promised, we are bringing you another exciting episode in our Sizzler series. This time we are coming to you from Roma with our Top 6 faves. We each have our own parameters for our lists. Who will make the cut and who will not? We definitely want to know who your Top6 faves are.  We also get into some discussion about actual tennis. Will there be an Olympics? Should there be an Olympics? What o...

Welcome to a new quarantine project brought to you by the RealzTenisFanz Podcast! We are excited to have the lovely Deb (@shackle52) that most of you already know from twitter to join Realz (@realztenisfanz) and Janina (@jlr78) as we break down the Harry Potter series while Andreen is locked up in Azkaban for not sharing our love of this magical world! We will be taking a literary dive into all 7...

WE ARE BACK AGAIN!! We are operating on pandemic schedule so we get to pop up and give you a wonderful surprise. We promise to do better in the near future. However, we had a lovely chat for you talking Felix now working with Uncle Toni?, What went on in the tennis that we saw, French Faux Pas Open? WTA has a vaccination program?, Who does communications for the ATP and WTA?, Why are we making spo...