Tennis PAL Chronicles

This episode is so special I can’t wait to share it with you! AS it is May, we are celebrating Asian American Heritage Month and interviewing some of the important people who have made an impact in the tennis world. The USTA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion has invited me to be the chairperson for the Asian American subcommittee with the focus of raising awareness of Asian Americans in Tennis...

TennisPAL Chronicles is sponsored by TennisPAL which is a great app you can download for android or iphone and find people to play tennis with. This week we are rebroadcasting a great interview with professional Tennis Player Steve Johnson.  Stevie has had a solid tennis career. For one week in August 2016 he was the top-ranked American in men's singles. [7] He has a career-high ranking of wo...

Tennis PAL Chronicles is a tennis podcast to feed your passion for the game! We are tennis fans that interview tennis professionals and discuss tips, news, and reviews for your tennis obsession. Our global Fan Favorite reports are created by passionate fans who share news about their favorite players. Host Phillip Kim is the Tennis Pro at the historic Langham Huntington in Pasadena as well as the...

TennisPAL Chronicles presents week one of the Australian Open and all the questions surrounding the event.  With so many players struggling with injury on both the men and women's side who will lift the first Grand Slam Trophy of 2021?  Rafael Nadal comes into the tournament with a back injury having withdrawn from the ATP Cup.  Serena Williams carries a shoulder injury and withdrew...

Tory-Ann Fretz is a former American amateur and professional tennis player.  She was ranked as high as number 4 in the US and was consistently in the top ten from 1963 to 1966.  Tory was also No. 2 in the US doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.  She was known for her cute Pixie hair style and stylish net play!  Tory lived the dream!  She shares how she moved from Pennsylvani...

It's a brand new year and all the tennis lovers at TennisPAL Chronicles wish you a very happy and different 2021!  In this episode, we cover the current state of tennis, the cancellation of Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open, and hear from Certified Yoga instructor Marcia Grey on the benefits of incorporating Yoga into your tennis lifestyle.  Our fan favorite reporters are back with personal...

Many of you might know Bethanie from the viral video of 2017 - Worst Tennis injury in history! There are many versions of the video but the ABC channel racked up 1.5 million views.  Bethanie is American professional tennis player. She is an Olympic Gold medalist, has won nine Grand Slam titles - five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles, and is a former doubles world No. 1. Tennis PAL...

Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg got together with Wilson to discuss the racquets that they have used in their careers and the legacy of Wilson’s tennis racquets. Edberg, Federer, and even Pete Sampras have had their own customized versions of Wilson’s Pro Staff.  This racquet has the incredible record of  117 Grand Slam wins and is the most winning racquet of all time.  More importa...

The best aspect of our podcast is our Fan Favorite Reporters who provide their passionate news about their favorite players.  This episode covers the news since the US OPEN and Rome.  It’s especially interesting to hear all the details from these players private lives.  From Catherine, we learn about Rafael Nadal’s exhibition celebrating his Nadal Academy.  Valerie shares about...

US OPEN 2020 ReCap and Tennis News!  It was definitely the strangest Grand Slam we have experienced.  I got to say it was great to be obsessed with tennis again and try to follow all the matches on ESPN and youtube.  In this episode we cover the Theim vs Zveverv Mens Final & Naomi Osaka vs Victoria Azarenka Women's finals.  We also discuss breakout runs and continue with te...

In this episode of TennisPAL Chronicles Podcast we interview Rich Neher. Rich Neher Founder and principal consultant of the Tennis Media Group.   Tennis Media Group is a consulting service for tennis clubs, tennis organizations, and tennis professionals and the producer of the. Tennis Club Business newsletter.  Rich is the Executive Director, California Social Tennis Network and has work...

With only a week to go for the Grand Slam US OPEN Tennis Tournament, there is no turning back now Covid be damned.  I am sure the United States Tennis Association is doing everything they possibly can to make the Tennis Bubble the safest possible place for players, employees, and all those allowed in.  It's a daunting task that is costing the NBA over 2 million dollars and Covid-19 testi...

In order to celebrate Roger Federer's Birthday, LoveSetMatch is partnering with the good people at Federesque to give away the most appropriate gift possible.  The Roger Federer coffee table book is really a work of art.  It's the first of it's kind to present Federer fandom in printed form.  It's a beautiful collection of photos and writings that depict the legend as he should be.&...

In this episode we revisit the first Instagram interview that I think happened when tennis was first canceled.  It’s the conversation between world number #1 Novak Djokovic and grand slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka. You really get a sense of how playful and fun they are together and how much respect they have for each other.   I love the insider locker room thoughts they share about pla...

In this Episode, we recap a very forgettable year for tennis and discuss some of the fun virtual events that have been put on as well as the very entertaining Tennis media options that have come to life during this Tennis at Home era. Some of the highlights are the Tennis United Show, Instagram interviews, the UTR interviews, USTA interviews and so much more.  We discuss Roger Federer, Rafael...

In this episode of TennisPAL Chronicles we look into the benefits of Yoga on the body of a tennis player.  Our guest, Marcia Gray, was born and raised in Washington State. She attended University of Washington as a Sociology major.  Being in the taller spectrum, Marcia played basketball all the way through high school. Her favorite activities are water skiing, snow skiing, and in the gym...

Tennis has been shutdown with parks and courts closed and locked all over the country.  Here in Los Angeles, our courts are all city or county run facilities so the Government as decided to disallow people from gathering on the tennis courts.  This does not mean we should stop exercising or thinking about tennis.  On the contrary, this gives us an opportunity to work on those areas...

On this podcast we have a very special story to share with you from our Fan Favorite reporter Martina in Australia.  Remember 1000 years ago when we were all enjoying the Australian Open? I completely regret complaining about the crazy hours and time change now. Well Martina was there live at the Australian Open as well as the Rally for Relief and created a report to share her experience. She...

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Meet Tennis Pro. Actor. Model. Megan Govi.  She is a former Portland State University division 1 college tennis player that holds the records for All-time leader in PSU Big Sky singles wins and All-time leader in Big Sky doubles wins.  She was raised in northern California and attended EAGLE FUSTAR TENNIS ACADEMY where she played and lettered two years of varsity tennis as the No. 1 play...

Rosemary "Rosie" Casals is a tennis legend who holds 12 Grand Slam titles and a place in the tennis hall fame.  By 16, Rosie Casals was unbeatable in California and went pro eventually rising to number 3 in the world for singles and number 1 in the world for doubles with her partner Billie Jean King.  They are the only doubles team to have won U.S. titles on grass , clay , indoor, and ha...

Happy Holidays everyone! Thanks for tuning into this special edition of TennisPAL Chronicles - the podcast to feed your passion for all things tennis. And boy do we have a lot of passion to share! It’s the offseason and we are gearing up for 2020 but we thought it would be so nice for each of our Tennis Pal friends to share their love as a holiday greeting card from all of us to you. Yep, I have a...

Tis the Season to find that perfect gift for the tennis player in your life! Here are 10 suggestions that might light up his or her holiday spirit! Listen to our TennisPAL Chronciesl podcast episode as we discuss each of these items in detail.  Is a racquet a good choice? Coaching?  How about a Roger Federer figurine? Does your player need a USTA membership?  All this and a whole lo...

Tom Katovsky is a former Varsity Tennis Coach for both Kent State and John Carroll University.  He is the Co-publisher of Healthy Referral, a  newspaper that has been published since 1989 on Natural Health and Positive News.  He is also the Cohost of Mind Your Body and Spirit Radio.   Tom shares with us some highlights of spending time with notables such as Torben Ulrich,...

Shawna Barasch Wilson is the founder of SBW Tennis in West Los Angeles, CA and for the last 17 years, she has been running her academy mostly out of 9 private homes with courts in the Brentwood, CA area.  As the coach of Pam Shriver's son Sam, Shawna and Pam have come together to develop a concept called homecourt which is similar to an Airbnb model for private tennis courts.   They...