Tripp’s Tennis Talk

Episode 110 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a US Open Day 6 recap. It was a quiet one, folks. Everybody cruised with no trouble at all. The best match of the day was Nuno Borges' five-set win over Jakub Mensik, and even that match contained a 6-1 and a 6-0 set. But please listen anyway! :) Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk and download new episodes!

Episode 109 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a US Open Day 5 recap, headlined by crazy action on the men's side for the second consecutive night. Frances Tiafoe, in 'his house,' vanquished Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 in 4 hours and 3 minutes, and then Montreal champion Alexei Popyrin dismissed a mediocre Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. What does it all mean? All that and more on today's...

Episode 108 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a 2024 US Open Day 4 Recap. It was a memorable night of unforced errors on Arthur Ashe Stadium, as Naomi Osaka crashed out to Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-6, and Carlos Alcaraz produced a frighteningly abominable performance losing to Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4. Elsewhere, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek, and Jessica Pegula each advance...

Episode 107 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a 2024 US Open Day 3 recap. It was a nothingburger day, to be quite honest. Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic advanced via retirement. Coco Gauff cruised again. And with a few exceptions, it was blowout after blowout at the tennis today. Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk and download new episodes!

Episode 106 of Tripp's Tennis Talk is a US Open Day 2 recap!

Episode 105 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a 2024 US Open Day 1 recap. The top contenders had no trouble today, with Coco Gauff cruising 6-2, 6-0 and Novak Djokovic winning 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Frances Tiafoe had trouble with Aleksandar Kovacevic but ultimately prevailed 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Finally, we said US Open goodbyes to Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman. Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk and do...

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Episode 103 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon Day 12 recap. ALCARAZ-DJOKOVIC VI is set for Sunday afternoon following today's pair of semifinals. Carlos Alcaraz eased past Daniil Medvedev 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 while Novak Djokovic was never truly in jeopardy against Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. The matches may not have sparkled in the moment, but the scores were close and there is plenty...

Episode 102 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Day 8 recap. It was a pretty mundane day today at the All-England Club. Rybakina, Ostapenko, Krejcikova, and Svitolina all advanced in straight sets. Fritz had an exciting two-set comeback. De Minaur and Musetti all advanced comfortably in four. And Djokovic manhandled Rune in straight sets with none of the sets getting to 5-5. Subscribe to Tripp's Ten...

Episode 101 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon Day 7 recap. The grass swallowed up several players on Middle Sunday, with Grigor Dimitrov, Madison Keys, and Emma Raducanu all succumbing to injury, and Coco Gauff falling victim to many forehand errors. However, the grass did smile upon some players today: Medvedev "beat" Dimitrov 5-3 RET. Sinner outplayed a tired Shelton 6-2, 6-4, 7-6. Alc...

Episode 100 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon 2024 Day 6 recap. Yulia Putintseva upset World #1 Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, but other top players avoided upsets, with Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Elena Rybakina, and Daniil Medvedev each claiming victory. Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk and download new episodes!

Episode 99 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon 2024 Day 5 recap. Carlos Alcaraz awakened just in time to see off a serious challenge from Frances Tiafoe in an entertaining match 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. Emma Raducanu advanced into her first grand slam second week since winning the 2021 US Open by beating Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3. Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner, Jasmine Paolini, Grigor Dimitrov, To...

Episode 98 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features the audio from Andy Murray's retirement ceremony and some instant reaction thoughts to what unfolded. What a moment it was. Also, we get into the results from today. But there was no doubt that today was about Andy Murray. Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk and download new episodes!

Episode 97 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon 2024 Day 3 recap. It was an exciting Wednesday at The All-England Club, with multiple top seeds winning tough matches. Daniil Medvedev was a point away from being two sets down, but came back to edge Alexandre Muller 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 7-5. Top-seeded Jannik Sinner won the points that mattered most to withstand a stern test from Matteo Berrettini...

Episode 96 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon 2024 Day 2 recap. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro became the first woman in thirty years to upset the defending champion in the first round after defeating Marketa Vondrousova 6-4, 6-2. Over on Court 2, #122 Francisco Comesana defeated (6) Rublev 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6. Elsewhere, top players largely cruised, with Novak Djokovic, Elena Rybakina, Alexander...

Episode 95 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a Wimbledon 2024 Day 1 recap. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opened Centre Court play with a competitive 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory against the Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal. Following that, Emma Raducanu got a win 7-6, 6-3 over Renata Zarazua and Coco Gauff destroyed Caroline Dolehide 6-1, 6-2. On Court 1, Daniil Medvedev beat Kovacevic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 and J...

Episode 94 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a preview of Wimbledon 2024. I make my predictions, discuss how to watch the tournament in the USA, play clips from several media day press conferences, and list the Monday order of play. WIMBLEDON IS HERE! My picks: Swiatek d Collins Jabeur d Rybakina Zheng d Sabalenka Gauff d Andreescu   Swiatek d Jabeur Gauff d Zheng   Gauff d Swiatek   -   Medvedev d...

Episode 93 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a chat with Rory Renzy, who recently visited the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Rory talks about the experience of visiting Newport, Hall of Fame eligibility qualifications, how Swiatek has separated herself from the rest of the WTA Big 4, how Alcaraz and Sinner have separated from the rest of the ATP, the state of tennis in A...

Episode 92 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a first-watch commentary track for the new documentary "Federer: Twelve Final Days." This movie chronicles Roger Federer's retirement announcement and subsequent Laver Cup match in London in September of 2022. Federer, a 20-time grand slam champion who spent a record 237 consecutive weeks as world #1, is widely considered one of the greatest tennis player...

Today on Tripp's Tennis Talk we are joined by Matt Zemek, the author of books on Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, and the Editor of Tennis With An Accent, to discuss the state of tennis media and tennis scheduling. Matt and I went in-depth on broadcast windows and the debate over Masters 1000 schedules and formats. We also discussed recent on-court happenings at Rome and look ahead to Roland Garr...

2-time Percussion Independent World Finalist Andee Jones joins me for a live reaction to the 2024 WGI Percussion Championships in Dayton, OH. Andee has made PIW Finals with 2 different organizations as a player, Infinity (2014) and STRYKE (2017). Pulse Percussion won their third consecutive championship on Saturday night, becoming the first PIW ensemble to do so since Music City Mystique from 1996...

A Double Upset Special was on the menu Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. First, #12 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas upset #2 Jannik Sinner 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, ruining Sinner's 25-1 start to the season and allowing Tsitsipas to reach his third Monte-Carlo final in four years (2-0). In the evening, #8 Casper Ruud beat World #1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, allowing the Norwegian to record his first caree...

On Friday afternoon, Daniil Medvedev capitulated to Jannik Sinner as the Italian won 6-1, 6-2 to reach his 4th ATP Masters 1000 final. However, the Main Event on Friday unquestionably was the night session, which saw a resurgent Grigor Dimitrov take down Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in 2 hours and 37 minutes. Dimitrov, age 32, has reached two masters 1000 finals in the last five months after rea...

"It's a miracle." Join me for a 30-minute Emergency Pod that unpacks Luca Nardi's stunning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells on Monday night. Special unscripted guest appearance by Mom! TENNIS!

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