TENNIS.com Podcast

"Getting paid playing with Serena Williams on a daily basis, I don't care if it's in Palm Beach Gardens or a stadium, it doesn't get much than that." Sascha Bajin joined the TENNIS.com Podcast with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi while he was in New York for the US Open. The 34-year-old has a decorated resume, having worked with Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens...

"This is the hand I was dealt. How many people can say they have made the quarterfinals of the US Open? And to have that kind of run, and people cheering for me, and the whole believe thing, and inspiring a lot of people: I couldn't have asked for anything more than that." Ten years after her 2009 US Open dream run, Melanie Oudin joins the TENNIS.com Podcast with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. The...

"Right now I'm just really thankful, not that I'm winning, but that I feel good because it was really rough six months at the beginning of the year. It's something that we all have to go through." Caroline Dolehide joins the TENNIS.com Podcast this week with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. The world No. 214-ranked American reflects on a memorable August in which she won two medals at the Pan Americ...

"For me it wasn't about reaching No. 1, but really that platform that I had to stand on to make a difference." This week's TENNIS.com Podcast guest is former world No. 1 doubles champion Liezel Huber. Huber now serves as the director of tennis at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in New York, and is helping run the new NYTJL Bronx Open this week.  Huber is a seven-time Grand Slam doubl...

“We are the largest youth tennis and education nonprofit in the nation. That’s our daily work. Now the NYJTL Bronx Open is the ultimate aspirational event for our kids.” This week’s TENNIS.com Podcast episode features NYJTL Bronx Open tournament director Joe Ceriello, alongside podcast co-hosts Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. Across a 20-year career in tennis, Ceriello … Continue reading Inside the...

"One of the students, who is non-verbal, he was very happy to be at tennis, but he didn’t really have any words. So his mom said one day, 'I just wanted to let you know that Marvin brings his tennis racquet at night to his bed.' I kind of was stunned because I knew he enjoyed tennis, but I didn’t realize how much he loved it, and that was his way of expressing himself."    Joining co-hosts Nina Pa...

“Each one I was like, no, I’m not doing the surgery. I’m done with tennis. I’m not going to do this. I’m not going to put my body through this anymore. It’s just not worth it… But I ended up doing it. My gut told me to do it and fix it and try to … Continue reading Inside the Tour with Nina and Irina — CiCi Bellis on enduring four surgeries and planning a comeback → Learn more about your ad choice...

Roland Garros 2019 ended with Ashleigh Barty and Rafael Nadal raising the trophies. TENNIS.com Podcast co-hosts Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi reflect on the fortnight, and look ahead to the grass season—which is already underway. Nadal handled Dominic Thiem in four sets in the final, and then handled the press with similar expert finesse. He … Continue reading Inside the Tour with Nina and Irina —...

Week 2 of Roland Garros has been highlighted by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer setting up their 39th career meeting in Friday’s semifinals. TENNIS.com Podcast co-hosts Irina Falconi and Nina Pantic debate Federer’s chances. Federer may have won their last five meetings, but it’s hard to give the Swiss the edge against the King of … Continue reading Inside the Tour with Nina and Irina — Debating Fe...

Week 1 at Roland Garros officially wrapped on Saturday with the fourth round set in both the men’s and women’s draws. TENNIS.com podcast co-hosts Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi break down and react to some of the most exciting storylines. They kick off with Sofia Kenin’s stunning 6-2, 7-5 upset over Serena Williams, and the rise … Continue reading Inside the Tour with Nina and Irina — Youth swagger...

“Back then, 33 seemed like I was ancient. I did not know what I was going to do and it was a really difficult transition. I struggled a lot for a lot of years trying to do different things that were not in the tennis world. Finally, I just decided to come back to what I … Continue reading Inside the Tour with Nina and Irina — Gigi Fernandez on transitioning to the real world → Learn more about you...

“If you can’t make a little bit of noise, you’re going to be forgotten. I didn’t join WTT to be forgotten, I joined so that I could help take the 40+ years that it’s been around and now grow it into the next era.” World TeamTennis (WTT) CEO Carlos Silva joins the podcast this week … Continue reading Inside the Tour with Nina and Irina — WTT CEO Carlos Silva on innovating the game → Learn more abou...

"If you can’t lift people up and help them and make others successful, then what are you? At the end of the day you need to pay it forward and try to help as much as possible."    Sportscaster Steve Weissman joins the TENNIS.com Podcast Inside the Tour with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. Weissman will be a familiar voice as he's the on-air talent for both Tennis Channel and the NFL Network.    A g...

On this week’s episode of Beyond the Baseline, host Jon Wertheim talks with Washington Kastles owner, investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Mark Ein. As a longtime fan and player of the sport, Ein discusses how he was introduced to tennis as a child and how his experiences as a ballkid growing up have influenced some of … Continue reading Beyond the Baseline, with Jon Wertheim — Entrepreneur,...

On this week's episode of Beyond the Baseline, world No. 3 Petra Kvitova joins the podcast in between practices in Prague to talk about her runner-up finish at the Australian Open, taking a break in mid-April, her 2019 season goals, her thoughts on Tiger Woods and his Masters victory and more. Host Jon Wertheim and Jamie Lisanti also discuss some tennis headlines and the Mailbag question of the we...

“Last year towards the end of the season, I put myself in a good position. Had the changes not occurred I’d be close the Top 300 right now... You don't know what your next tournament is going to be. It's really hard to keep up that motivation. I go through practice days just existing out there."    This week's episode of Inside the Tour takes an in-depth look at the new ITF World Tennis Tour with...

Ahead of the release of his new book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, out on May 28, 2019, David Epstein joins the Beyond the Baseline podcast to discuss the opening chapter on Roger Federer vs. Tiger Woods. Wertheim and Epstein dive deep into the sports science of generalization vs. specialization, specifically in terms of Federer in tennis and Woods in golf and how Federer...

Beyond the Baseline host Jon Wertheim talks with rising Canadian star Felix Auger-Aliassime and recaps with Miami Open with Andrea Leand. Now up to No. 33,  the 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime discusses his rise in the rankings, his goals for the future, why family is important to him, his relationship with fellow young Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Bianca Andreescu and much more. On the second half...

"That's what we hold our hat on: We've got to work a little bit hard than everyone else to be successful."    Charleston tournament director Bob Moran joins the TENNIS.com Podcast with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. He shares the biggest challenges in running the Volvo Car Open (3:50) and all the ways the WTA Premier has been innovating each year like using the Volvo Car Open app to provide an in-...

“There’s no real moment where you’re 100 percent sure you’re ready to play again. You just kind of have to jump back in and go for it.”    Shelby Rogers joins Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi on the TENNIS.com Podcast this week. The American is ready for her return to the tour at her hometown event, the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. The former world No. 48 has been out for just over a year after unde...

After being named the Miami Open tournament director in January 2018, James Blake joins the Beyond the Baseline podcast to talk about the tournament’s move from Key Biscayne to its new location at the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins. Blake talks about what his role entails; what fans should expect from the new location … Continue reading Beyond the Baseline, with Jon Wertheim — James Blake on t...

“You need to prepare for a legacy. You can’t just say, ‘Oh they stopped playing. We need a legacy.’”   TENNIS.com Podcast hosts Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi are thrilled to have Judy Murray on this week. Though best known as the mother and former coach of Andy and Jamie Murray, the Scot has her own vibrant story to tell as she continues to do everything she can to promote tennis in Scotland and a...

From the grounds at Indian Wells, Jon Wertheim checks in with Jamie Lisanti to discuss the top storylines and results from the BNP Paribas Open, including: Naomi Osaka's recent comments on Twitter about becoming a role model for young tennis players around the world; Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's comments on the announcement that ATP president Chris Kermode will not continue as ATP president be...

From his home in Florida, Kevin Anderson joins the Beyond the Baseline podcast to talk with Jon Wertheim about his ongoing recovery from an elbow injury, how he's managing his time and when he is expected to return to tournament. Following up on his guest appearance in the Mailbag, Anderson also talks about tennis' sustainability efforts and his suggestions for how the sport can improve parts of t...

"For all of the trolling we get on social media, I find it fascinating how positive and supportive people are when you talk about mental health issues."    Nicole Gibbs comes on the TENNIS.com Podcast this week with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. Gibbs, a former Stanford multiple NCAA champion, has been ranked as high as No. 68 in the world and has reached the third round of two Grand Slams. Last...