TENNIS.com Podcast

Eleven-time Grand Slam champion Gordon Reid joins the podcast to talk about his career and the growth of wheelchair tennis, and he settles some of the most common misconceptions. He’s been ranked No. 1 in both singles and doubles, won a singles gold medal at the 2016 Paralympic games and has captured two singles Grand Slams and nine doubles Slams, including the US Open and Wimbledon this year.    ...

Following the WTA's decision to cut the U.S. part of its worldwide rights deal with beIN sports, the Tour's head Steve Simon discusses the move to Tennis Channel, which includes a five-year deal for television and digital streaming broadcast rights, and what it means for American fans, how it can help build excitement and growth around the sport and more. Wertheim and Simon also talk about the fut...

In the midst of the fall tennis season, host Jon Wertheim and Jamie Lisanti discuss some of the sport's current hot topics and storylines, including the success of Naomi Osaka during the Asian swing after her US Open triumph; Serena Williams's decision to skip the fall tournaments and withhold any comments on the events during the final against Osaka in New York; the U.S. Davis Cup team captain va...

The podcast's Nina Pantic caught up with world No. 9 Kevin Anderson in Chicago ahead of the Laver Cup (which Team Europe would win over Team World). The 32-year-old talks about choosing to go to the University of Illinois (00:50), his website RealLifeTennis.com (02:30), why he thinks his best tennis is still ahead of him (03:21), Novak Djokovic’s comeback (4:24) and what it's like to spend time wi...

After attending the second annual Laver Cup in Chicago, Paul Annacone joins the podcast to recap the tournament and discuss the events of the weekend, including the match play, memorable moments between players, the overall grandeur of the event and much more. Wertheim and Annacone discuss why Laver Cup has been so successful so quickly; what the event could look like and if it can be sustained af...

It's not every day you get to speak with one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. The podcast's Nina Pantic met with Rod Laver in Chicago the day before the second annual Laver Cup took place (13:55).    Laver talks about the honor of being the namesake for the event (14:43), who he thinks the GOAT is (16:25), will someone win a calendar-year Grand Slam again (16:45), who his favor...

Just a few days after playing the final match of his career at Davis Cup, Canadian doubles specialist Daniel Nestor joins Jon Wertheim to discuss his why he made the decision earlier this year to retire in September, what he thinks about the average age of tennis players getting older in today's game, his thoughts on Canada's up-and-coming players Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime, his op...

Former world No. 8 Mark Philippoussis joins the podcast to give his thoughts on life after tennis, his latest work with the clothing company Jacques, rising young Australians, playing Roger Federer in the '03 Wimbledon final, the new Davis Cup changes, his passion for surfing and a lot more.    Episode timestamps:     —04:28    Mark shares how he got involved with his latest project, a tennis coll...

A wild and unpredictable US Open just wrapped leaving many in disbelief over how the women's final ended between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. Your hosts Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi give their take on the controversy involving Serena and chair umpire Carlos Ramos.     In any case, Serena is back inside the Top 20, while the men's champion, Novak Djokovic has solidified his return to the Top 3...

In a special edition episode from the US Open, host Jon Wertheim discusses the controversial US Open women's final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka on Saturday, including the superb play from 20-year-old Osaka, the actions of umpire Carlos Ramos and their thoughts on what actually played out during the second set of the final, how the situation escalated, how Ramos could have handled the si...

"It's beautiful when you close one door how many new ones open up."    Recently retired former world No. 5 Daniela Hantuchova joins the podcast while in New York for the US Open. She's transitioned quickly from her retirement last summer to a broadcast and reporting career. The 34-year-old's newest project is Downtown Dani, a series with Tennis Channel where she talks fashion, food and off-court t...

Former US Open champion Andy Roddick talks about playing as a home favorite in Flushing Meadows and the state of American men's tennis. The Hall of Famer also shares his opinion on the new Fan Voting initiative for the Class of '19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Before everybody was traveling with puppies, now everybody is traveling with babies." Nina and Irina introduce their first guest, former world No. 35 Olga Govortsova. The Belarusian is working her way back on the WTA Tour after giving birth to her son in February. She opens up about the road back, the challenges of motherhood on tour and her career goals, both on and off the court. Learn more abo...

A lot goes on behind the scenes to get the story or video you're seeing after a match, so Nina and Irina break it all down from a reporter and player's perspective. With Stefanos Tsitsipas lighting up the past few weeks on tour, they discuss the challenges of playing someone younger than you. Also, with the US Open upon us, Irina tells us what it's like to win a wildcard into a Slam and reveals wh...

Rain in Washington forced six women to withdraw from Montreal—Is there a solution for that sort of chaos? Andy Murray's emotions boiled over during his hard-court comeback to the tour—is he the biggest spokesman on tour? Meanwhile, Andrea Petkovic has discovered a new gear in her 30s and the Zverev brothers made a splash by battling against each other. They even played doubles together, something...

What's it like to be drug tested on the WTA Tour? Ranking is everything, but what happens when you obsess over it too much? Irina and Nina answer those questions and chat about moms and their children on tour, as well as what Venus Williams talked to Irina about in the locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Taylor Swift and World Team Tennis have in common? How does it feel to cash a large paycheck, like the $54,000 to be offered at the US Open? Was college tennis the right choice? Irina and Nina talk all things tennis as the hard-court swing gets rolling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's it like to play on Centre Court against Kerber? Why aren't there more grass events? Are children the key to longevity? Irina and Nina dive into those questions and a lot more after a wild Wimbledon 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wertheim and Bollettieri talk ahead of the premiere of the Showtime documentary, Love Means Zero, which focuses on Bollettieri's life and features interviews with his former students, including Jim Courier, Kathleen Horvath, Carling Bassett and Boris Becker.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a few days after the French Open, host Jon Wertheim wraps up the tournament and discusses recent headlines with Chanda Rubin. First, Rubin shares her thoughts on two weeks of Grand Slam tennis in Paris, where Rafael Nadal won his 11th Roland Garros title and Simona Halep captured her maiden major title. Wertheim and Rubin also look ahead to Wimbledon and discuss the current favorites in the m...

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Rennae Stubbs about the WTA tour and she shares insight on Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and more, including why Roland Garros will be very important for Maria Sharapova, who has now lost four straight matches after falling to Caroline Garcia in Stuttgart earlier this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Danielle Collins, who has surged into the top 50 in the WTA rankings.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Chris Nashawaty, a movie critic for Entertainment Weekly and author of the new book, Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story, about the state of tennis movies. Wertheim and Nashawaty discuss some of the recent tennis films, such as Battle of the Sexes, and the upcoming Borg vs. McEnroe movie featuring Shia LaBeouf that releases on April...

First, tennis player and Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott joins the podcast fresh off his Super Bowl LII championship. Before playing football, Elliot, 23, was actually a high school tennis player with aspirations of playing in college and he discusses how he started playing tennis, why he decided to play college football over college tennis, his experience with coaching tennis as a teenage...

Host Jon Wertheim talks with SI.com tennis editor Jamie Lisanti about the 2018 Australian Open and the implications the results will have on the coming weeks of tennis. Topics include Roger Federer's 20th Grand Slam title; Caroline Wozniacki's breakthrough and first major title; Rafael Nadal's withdrawal and injury; the Australian Open app and website and how technology plays a big role in a major...