Tripp’s Tennis Talk

Here are my predictions in written form:   Swiatek d Pegula; Sabalenka d Haddad Maia Sabalenka d Swiatek   Djokovic d Sinner; Medvedev d Alcaraz Djokovic d Medvedev --------- Player audio courtesy of Australian Open TV. How Motherhood Transformed Tennis Great Naomi Osaka, by Natasha Pearlman of Glamour https://www.glamour.com/story/how-motherhood-transformed-tennis-great-naomi-osaka ESPN Broadcast...

Yeah, sorry about this one.

"Break Point" is a Netflix docuseries that covers the ATP and WTA tours. "The Curse" chronicles the experiences of Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios at the 2023 Australian Open while highlighting the struggles of the Netflix players. This is the second episode of the first season. Join me as I watch the show for the first time and react to it live. "The Curse" was originally released on January 10,...

Dust those cobwebs off. Daily pods are back!

Tripp's Tennis Talk is back! The subject of today's episode is predictions for the 2024 professional tennis season, focusing on who will finish #1 and which players will win majors. Other topics addressed include Breakout Player of the Year, the state of Nick Kyrgios' tennis career, and the tournaments on our fan resume. I ask the same questions of each guest. First up is Tami, who has been on thi...

"I'll see you again in 25 years."

It's a season finale blowout special here at Tripp's Tennis Talk! Over the weekend, Coco Gauff claimed her first grand slam title coming back on Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, and Novak Djokovic won his third major of the year 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 over Daniil Medvedev. It is a big show today: the longest episode in podcast history once again. Settle in and enjoy. THANK YOU for downloading and listening....

Well here we are again It's always such a pleasure Remember when you tried to beat me twice? Oh how we laughed and laughed Except I wasn't laughing Under the circumstances I've been shockingly nice   You want your vacay? Take it That's what I'm counting on I used to want you beat But now I only want you gone   You don’t give up easy I tried to give it all back With double faults and errors and too...

Excitement finally arrived on the big show courts at the US Open during Day 5. On Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night, Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic both needed final sets to get their victories. Gauff was down 3-6, 2-3 0-15 but didn't lose another game against Mertens 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, while Djokovic was never seriously threatened but needed five sets anyway to beat Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6...

Nobody would describe today's action as a "wild card."

No impersonation needed - Novak Djokovic is the real thing. He will return to #1 in the world on September 11, 2023 after a breezy win 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 against Alexandre Muller tonight. Before that, Coco Gauff "won ugly" (to quote her coach Brad Gilbert) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 vs Siegemund after 2h51m (!) in a match that featured big-time aggro. All that, and all the other scores, plus some player audio, on t...

0:00 Introduction 2:00 US Open TV Information 8:16 Andy Roddick GQ Article 56:12 Coco Gauff Pre-Tournament Press Conference 1:11:40 John Isner Pre-Tournament Press Conference 1:26:50 Draw Predictions and Monday Schedule Errata: -I forgot to mention Jim Courier as a voice of American tennis. He is good. -After the John Isner clip I said that we just heard from Coco Gauff. Oops. Sorry John! Link to...

Longtime family confidant Dave Gelter joins me to discuss Michael McDowell’s win at the Verizon 200, an event that we just witnessed live in person at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. What does McDowell’s win mean for Ford? What was our experience like at IMS? Do we like caution-free races? And should Indy return to the oval in 2024? All that and more on today’s episode of Tripp’s Tennis Talk. (Tennis...

Today's podcast is an audio diary of my journey to Newport, OR today. --- I know nobody cares except me, but you should stay for the last four minutes, once the music starts playing at around the 18:00 mark. I was laughing hysterically recording the rip of that Pirate voice. The clips I pulled accurately represent my emotions at this moment in time. Music by Grant Kirkhope, arr. PPF 2000/2010. PPF...

DOOM. On today's podcast, I discuss the July 2023 book "DOOM GUY: Life in First Person" by John Romero. Romero is a member of the id Software video game team that created the multi-million-dollar Doom, Wolfenstein 3-D, and Quake franchises. Romero writes about how his early childhood impacted his workplace skills, his first jobs at Origin and Softdisk, the halcyon days of id and the subsequent bre...

There is a new Wimbledon champion! On Sunday, top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz confirmed his #1 station by wrestling the Wimbledon title away from 7-times champion Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. On Saturday, Marketa Vondrousova upset Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 to win her first grand slam title. There is a lot to talk about on today's episode! Check out the timestamps below - NOTE - Apple often messes w...

It was a great day for Britain on Saturday at The Championships, with Neal Skupski winning the Men's Doubles with Wesley Koolhof and the Hewett/Reid pairing winning the Men's Wheelchair Doubles title. We are taking a break from main draw singles today to talk about the other disciplines. I have also included the press conference audio for all four men's singles semifinalists from yesterday's press...

André 3000 returns.

Ons Jabeur is into the Wimbledon finals again after a brilliant takedown of Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. As the score suggests, Jabeur slowly worked her magic and unwound Sabalenka's game over the course of three sets as Aryna's serve itself slowly degraded as time went on. Earlier in the day, Marketa Vondrousova overwhelmed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 to reach her second career grand...

Got Bank. "A Jorb Well Done (2001)" courtesy Homestarrunner.com.

On Tuesday at Wimbledon, fans were treated with an enthralling doubleheader of Ladies Singles Quarterfinals. Marketa Vondrousova was a point from being 1-5 down in the third set but rallied to beat #4 seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Court 1, while on Centre Court, Elina Svitolina upset world #1 Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 in a tense match in front of an enthusiastic crowd. In the men's matches,...

Sunday evening featured one of the most riveting stretches of play for the entire 2023 season to date as the WTA took center stage with Iga Swiatek saving two match points to defeat Belinda Bencic 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 and Elina Svitolina overcoming a 2-6, 0-2 deficit to edge Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in an emotional and high-quality encounter. Earlier in the day on Centre Court, Andrey Rublev playe...

Alcaraz d Jarry 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5. Jabeur d Andreescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Rybakina d Boulter 6-1, 6-1. Medvedev d Fucsovics 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Sabalenka d Blinkova 6-2, 6-3. Berrettini d Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 7-6. Kvitova d Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5. Tsitsipas d Djere 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. Haddad Maia d Cirstea 6-2, 6-2. Rune d Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. Lehecka d Paul 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2. Keys d K...

Novak Djokovic bailed out the organizers on Friday, finishing his match at about 10:50pm against Stan Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 ahead of the 11pm curfew. It was a great day of tennis, with multiple stories happening on multiple courts for many hours in a row throughout the day. It was Eubanks Euphoria on Court 1 as the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket beat last year's semifinalist Cameron Norrie 6-...

In the biggest upset of the day by seeding, Liam Broady beat (4) Casper Ruud 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. In a great match in the evening, Andy Murray took a 2-1 sets lead on Stefanos Tsitsipas despite injuring his metal hip in the final few points. All that and more on today's episode of TTT.