The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Our tennis podcast has six grand slams—does yours? Join hosts Rennae Stubbs and Racquet co-founder Caitlin Thompson as they talk to their friends and favorite tennis players about life, love and sometimes even tennis.
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At long last, Caitlin joins the show to educate Rennae on the difference between a fact and an opinion, plus we love the Olympics, Carlos Alcaraz and maybe the new French Open broadcasters?
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Rennae Stubbs & Sam Querrey react to the historic wins by Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open finals, plus Jewell Loyd, current Seattle Storm guard, 2-time WNBA champion & Olympic gold medalistjoin the show to talk about the pressure of being the best, her love of racquet sports and the difference of the Olympics.
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This year tennis is going from Paris to Paris between the French Open and the Olympics both taking place at the legendary Roland Garros. Co-hosts Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey talk to tennis legends and legendary voices—and on this episode they talk to former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn about her love of tennis, her friendships with Roger Federer & Jannik Sinner, and how she and Roger exchange advice on skiing and tennis.
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This year tennis is going from Paris to Paris between the French Open and the Olympics both taking place at the legendary Roland Garros. Co-hosts Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey talk to tennis legends and legendary voices—and on this episode they talk to Grand Slam champ Andy Roddick, host of the new podcast Served and one of the smartest (and funniest) folks in tennis.
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This year tennis is going from Paris to Paris between the French Open and the Olympics both taking place at the legendary Roland Garros. Co-hosts Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey talk to tennis legends and legendary voices—and on this episode they talk about Rafael Nadal’s first round loss to Alexander Zverev, at perhaps his final RG appearance? They share their favorite Rafa stories, as well as discuss other big winners (and losers) coming out of Round 1.
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This year tennis is going from Paris to Paris between the French Open and the Olympics both taking place at the legendary Roland Garros. Co-hosts Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey talk to tennis legends and legendary voices—and on this episode, we do a full draw breakdown ahead of the tournament, with world number five player Jessica Pegula. Starting with Rafael Nadal's opener against fourth seed Alexander Zverev, and what makes Iga so hard to play on clay?
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This year tennis is going from Paris to Paris between the French Open and the Olympics both taking place at the legendary Roland Garros. Co-hosts Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey talk to tennis legends and legendary voices—starting with French Open Mixed Doubles Champion and Olympics anchor Mary Carillo.
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The 6'6" Californian joins the pod to talk about his career notching massive wins of the likes of Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, and lifting the world's largest trophy at Queen's Club, as well as break down the Rome tournament results ahead of Roland Garros. Plus, we get the backstory behind the viral Vine that had everyone looking for plastic horse heads.
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Rennae and Andrea are back to recap a wild two-week Madrid tournament, which saw a resurgent Ons and Madison Keys, a shaky Coco and a bevy of injuries and withdrawals on the men's side. But we celebrate mercurial poet Andrey Rublev, who picks up his biggest title to date as well as an all-time classic final between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, which was great from first ball to last!
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Fresh off a two-week commentating stint down in Miami, Andrea Petkovic joins Rennae to discuss Danielle Collins otherworldly run, Sinner CRUSHING everyone, and salute Grigor Dmitrov back into another final (and back into the Top 10)! Plus: another devastating injury for Andy Murray, where exactly is Gauff Coco and a big bounceback for Elana Rybankina after a tough Indian Wells.
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From service motions to weather, our favorite duo is back to break down the entirety of the BNP Paribas Open—the good, bad and the ugly. Plus: a new vow to record more regularly now that their competitive juices are flowing.
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Petko's in town to record her audiobook and she Rennae catch up on the week in tennis news while back together—and in the closet—in New York. Shoutout to guest editor Jesse Kotansky.
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Our daily AO recap podcast comes to an end—and sitting in for esteemed Cultural Attaché Andrea Petkovic while she's on a plane home is Caitlin, who does her best German accent. Hats off to edgelord Daniil Medvedev, who played more tennis than anyone else this tournament, and to an incredible effort from Jannik Sinner (Andrea says her wifi is Jannik Sinternet, and we believe her) who is now on the level. We assess who's fuming and prepping for the next tournaments and give a hearty thanks to the many, many, many listeners who reached out and gave the show love—we'll try to do more daily episodes!
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—and here they break down the tactical mismatch of the women's final over beers (tequila, sponsors get at us), with some tough love about how Qinwen Zheng's game can level up. With personal anecdotes featuring chopped linden trees, Justine Henin's post-championship serve-and-volley practice, and some harsh words for the women who could've prepped better coming into the Australian.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—starting with the Jannik Sinner/Novak Djokovic clash featuring scar tissue, lazy eyes, the loss of fast-twitch muscles and, most importantly, King Henry the 5th. Then, we shift focus to the man who either has a chip missing, or has an extra chip, in Daniil Medvedev who clawed his way back from being down two sets to love to win wars of attrition in backhand rallies against a player from Germany. Like and subscribe.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—international scheduling considerations mean late nights for the women's semis, and our intrepid and sleep-deprived correspondents were up all night calling em. First the high-quality US-Open-Final rematch between Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, then we celebrate Zheng Qinwen's mentally tough celebration—and her stats as a great frontrunner—and applaud a tremendous effort from Dayana Yastremska to come out firing despite coming through qualies past 7,000 opponents. From battling through period cramps to the silhouette test, it's a great time for women's tennis!
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—starting with the baffling result from the Alex Zverev/Carlos Alcaraz match and what happens when you have all the talent in the world but no gameplan! Hint: for Alcaraz against Zverev, it's an inside-in forehand à la Ana Ivanovic. Breaking down the Daniil Medvedev comeback against Hubi Hurkacz—and taking the odds that he'll be extra motivated by his (completely inaccurate) portrayal as a villain in Netflix's Break Point. Plus: Is Dayana Yastremska about to pull an Emma Raducanu?
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—Aryna Sabalenka is looking SCARY good, so much so than anything short of a herculean effort by Coco Gauff means she should be returning to the finals. Previewing a blockbuster showdown between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner—it's the men's match we've all been waiting for, and the one we deserve!
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—Day 9 brought us Dayana Yastremska's big moment against Viktoria Azarenka, Oceane Dodin carrying on like a porkchop in her loss to Qinwen Zheng, to go with a plate full of potatoes on Carlos Alcaraz's plate. Our hearts are always with the players who win in an ugly manner, and we'll leave you with a pod maxim: In a world full of pushers, be a hitter.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—Rublev plays through cramps to beat an in-form De Minaur, breaking down tactical investments that pay off later in the Tsitsipas/Fritz match (hint: Serve and volley leading to opponent shanks). Unless one of these men can stop Djokovic, the ATP might as well rebrand to “Novak+” and we bathe in the pearls of sweat and whiff of fragrance from Jannik Sinternet’s continued march to glory.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—and only one of them can pronounce Qinwen Zheng's name! Our correspondents load on deserved praise for Linda Noskova's takedown of world number one Iga Swiatek, tiny lionhearted Jasmine Paolini and the athleticism (if not results) of Tommy Paul. Plus: Is Miomir Kecmanovic—aka Mishmir Kecman—the world's greatest female player?
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—and Day 6 brought us some easy wins from Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka, and is Novak Djokovic so good that he can to engineer his peak for week two of a Slam? Probably. Hats off to Adrian Mannarino for a big win against Ben Shelton—and how good do Jannik Sinner and Alex DiMinaur look? Very.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—and it's hard to imagine a better day of tennis than what Rod Laver Arena provided on Day 5. From the Iga Swiatek/Danielle Collins rollercoaster to the marathon Meddy comeback to the truly most insane 42 point tiebreak between Rybakina and Blinkova, day five took our intrepid correspondents into the cold water.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—today, they talk big upsets between the Minister of Misery Ons Jabeur, Caroline Wozniacki, Frances Tiafoe and Maria Sakkari, Novak's battling through illness (and a man cat) and the demon Alex de Minaur in top form playing scary good. Plus: Alycia Parks sets up a huge battle with Coco Gauff after getting through Leylah Fernandez.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches. Have we said goodbye to Richard Gasquet's beautiful backhand for the last time? Andrea does her first on-court interview with noted introvert Elana Rybakina and we discover Rennae's favorite hobby.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and ready to bring us daily dispatches from Down Under. Get your helmet on and get ready for Day Two, starting with a gangbusters round one matchup between Naomi Osaka and Caroline Garcia, and a bien tragique matchup between FAA and Dominic Thiem that took the struggling players to five sets. Plus some quick looks at a rusty Ons Jabeur, an overheated Daniil Medvedev, the threat (real or perceived) of Ben Shelton as well as whatever in the sweet world is happening with Stef Tsitsipas' variations on a serve.
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Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and ready to bring us daily dispatches from Down Under. Sign into your Jannick Sinternet and let's go Day 1 Recap: Dino “Thigh” Primiz gets physical with Novak, Maria Sakkara wins her first Slam first rounder in about a year, and Sabalenka turns up serving bombs and running and gunning. Plus, some late-set heroics from Rublev, a solid showing from Leylah Fernandez and the return of clean ball striking—with explainer to boot of what exactly that even means—from Amanda Anisimova.
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Rennae and Caitlin travel across time to bring you the last episode of 2023 AND the first episode of 2024, filled with predictions and resolutions for the year ahead!
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Host Rennae and guest host (and cultural attaché) Andrea Petkovic rigorously dissect the year that was 2023 for the men—including Paula Badosa’s boyfriend, the ideal version of an alpha male and the best cupcake in the world… without frosting. As you might imagine, nobody is spared!
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Host Rennae and guest host (and cultural attaché) Andrea Petkovic rigorously dissect the year that was 2023 for the women—who was two break points away from a title, who started terribly but turned it around? Who needs a better coach? As you might imagine, nobody is spared!
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Art dealer, coach, lapsed Catholic and reformed Twitter warrior—what doesn't Rennae do? In this penultimate episode of the year, she and Caitlin are thankful for the ATP Finals, Djokovic in his Jordan Era, deep media theory, you.
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In stark contrast to the WTA Finals, the ATP Finals in Turin seem to have it together—with crowds, a great facility and scintillating matchups. But of course we can't ignore the FASHUN! Plus: hats off to Team Canada on their BJK Cup victory and please learn to volley!
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Rennae and Caitlin are back and... we called it, the WTA needs an overhaul. After a troubled Finals tournament, we touch upon the ATP and the rest of the season! Plus—we disagree about the facts, and the interpretation, of the Simona Halep doping case!
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Just in time for the US Open finals, evian, the official water of the US Open and Maria Sharapova took over a Circle Line Cruise boat to host New York City's first floating tennis court—and Racquet was there for all the action. Our cultural attaché (and former WTA Top 10 player) Andrea Petkovic hosted a "waterside chat" with the five-time Grand Slam champion and evian hydration ambassador, who discussed some memorable moments from her tennis career, including her transition to retirement and parenthood, how important it is to build a good team and the role hydration plays in winning on one of the world's most renowned tennis courts, as well as what she sees in the newest Slam winner, Coco Gauff.
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Somehow, some way, Rennae and Caitlin made it through the US Open season and make their triumphant return to your ears. We discuss the US Open finals, why Meddy isn't a bigger star, what happened to Tommy Paul and most importantly COCO!
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Hats off to our Roland Garros champs—a hat tip to a more-than-worthy women's final and why betting against Djokovic in best of five is... insane? Plus, the doubles and mixed stories that warmed our hearts!
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We tried to ignore cake gate, but then the Madrid Open gave us ball-kid gate and then mic gate, so we relented and recorded an episode. Men's rights activists, you're on notice, Caitlin shares more of her controversial opinions, and two very enthusiastic thumbs up for the billionaires remaking the US tournament landscape.
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Is this Caitlin's last episode as co-host? It is if Jane012345 has anything to say about it. We dissect the forced submission move by Ons Jabeur to turn an Aljona Ostapenko handshake into an embrace (or was it a hug initiated by the Latvian locker-room favorite?) as well as review the new Boris Becker documentary by Alex Gibney and a recap of the clay season in all its glory!
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Before we talk about the amazing results at Monte Carlo—including some incredible chippiness amongst the next gen of ATP Players and BJK Cup standouts, we discuss the WTA's return to China. No feelings spared!
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A hot-headed Rennae pairs up with a pensive Caitlin for a thorough look at the ways tennis is in its own way, how it can do better and we give a ton of shoutouts to reader mail, exquisite movement and the best thing to happen to mens tennis in years.
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The Aussie legend joins Caitlin in the BNP Paribas x Racquet Kisoque to talk about his storied career, the resurgence of Aussie tennis (from Tommo to Rinky Hijikata), the places his gold medal has found itself recently, and the great strides made by his home slam—and second home slam, the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
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The outspoken Russian player joins Caitlin at the BNP Paribas x Racquet Kiosque to talk about her incredible return to form in the last 18 months, with her winning a handful of titles, making the WTA Tour Finals, and coincided with her coming out and speaking out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Don't worry, she also gives out some relationship and real estate advice—don't miss it.
Rennae sits down with the BNP Paribas tournament director and longtime fan favorite to talk about his incredible career, his head-to-head against Roger Federer and his journey from Hamburg to Bollettieri Academy to California Dream.
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We wrap up a magnificent Indian Wells tournament, barely contain our excitement about this generation of tennis players, address some spicy comments by Reilly Opelka about Doubles and declare the exact right amount of coffee to drink before starting your day.
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In this very special update from Tennis Paradise—obviously we're talking about the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells—Rennae sits down with Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime and BNP Paribas USA CEO Jean-Yves Fillion to discuss their joint efforts to bring more parity, diversity and equality to tennis.
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We're coming at you live during the middle weekend of Indian Wells from BNP Paribas' Racquet Kiosque—bringing you some on the ground analysis of the favorites, the battles... and the mullets.
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Until Miami gets its act together—looking at you IMG—and relocates back to the city from a northern Dade county swampland, we are only recognizing the Indian Wells portion of the Sunshine Double. Recapping Dubai, Acapulco, Chile, Monterrey and Austin (aka the Queso Cup), we look ahead to who is coming into form in time to peak in the Coachella Valley.
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Records come and go, but tennis is about how the players make us feel—and nobody was feeling it this week more than Cam Norrie, Andy Murray and Barbora Krejcikova. We're a little concerned for Carlitos, over the vaccine mandates, and so excited for Mexican tennis and the Sunshine double. Raise a glass like Judy Murray, and enjoy this week's episode!
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The highs, lows and pros of when to cool it on the court, America's coach gives us notes about coach Serena's superbowl ad, how to properly hit a slice and managing tiebreaks. Plus shoutouts to Bencic and Yibing Wu for big weekend results, as well as some Frenchmen on the rise. Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to
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We give shoutouts to maiden titles won this week by Alycia Parks and Zhu Lin, as well as some love for Tommy Paul. Plus: Does college tennis help or hinder a pro on the rise? Per usual, Rennae and Caitlin disagree respectfully and honor their differences.
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Sad that there was no winner on the men's side, but we had DRAMA galore in the women's final, mixed, doubles and wheelchair categories to wrap up a solid AO season!
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It's one week down at the Australian Open, one to go—we discuss the seeds left standing, which matches will require our helmets (any involving Jelena Ostapenko) the new Netflix series Break Point as well as the confusing ESPN broadcast schedule wrought by the Disney overlords!
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The college standout, former WTA Player and self-professed snack fiend joins Rennae and Caitlin to talk about retirement, her work behind the scenes in tennis and we preview the Australian Open including some glaring omissions.
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Whether we're ready or not, the 2023 tennis season is upon us—and we look both backwards AND forwards to predict who will (and more importantly, who deserves) to have a good year. Also, TC and governing bodies, it's time to GET IT TOGETHER! This week's episode is sponsored by our friends at Sakara—our listeners will get 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/Racquet or enter code RACQUET at checkout. Trust us, it's time.
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You all can have an end of the year episode, as a little treat. After a truly endless introductory monologue, Caitlin and Rennae get real about the ATP & WTA end of the year awards—snubs and all—and celebrate our brave campaigns in the Twitter wars of 2022. Plus, between Netflix and our own major announcements, we do a little scene setting for a glorious 2023. See you on Amazon Prime and the Racquet newsletter!
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Mere hours before the debut of Rennae's new day job—tune into Prime Video for Power Hour Weekdays at 5ET—she and Caitlin discuss the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, the ATP Finals in Milan, the BJK Cup Finals in Glasgow... and whatever it is that Jelena Ostapenko is up to at global hub, Riga Nails!
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Rennae and Caitlin have tested positive for awesome, have you? We discuss the scandal surrounding Simona Halep's provisional suspension for doping, whether doping matters anyway, and a sneak preview of Rennae's new show!
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Rennae and Caitlin discuss the late-season highs (Guadalajara) and lows (Napoli), Donna Vekic's great year and turning Stans of one player into Fans of the game (and why you should be the latter, not the former).
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Like two podcasters with shoddy equipment, the tennis season FORGES AHEAD! We discuss the tough Fall season, who's coming into form (or felled by injuries) late in the year and the proper way to pronounce Qinwen Zheng. Sponsors, private equity and venture capital looking to buy up tennis and make it better—get after us!
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We teamed up with Billie Jean King and Sports Illustrated to break down the legacy of Title IX and of the Battle of the Sexes, 50 years on—but before we do, we can't help ourselves and talk about what is and what ISN'T a sport. Golf, you're on notice, and pickleball—pack your things.
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Caitlin talks to America’s Coach Rennae Stubbs about her run in Serena Williams’ player box, rubbing elbows with the lovely Anna Wintour, and we recap Racquet House and the US Open feat. new personalities like Carlitos Alcaraz and his one-inch punch as well as Oatmeal Stallion aka Casper Ruud.
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We talk about—what else?—Serena's annoucement that she's evolving away from tennis, tbd when exactly, but sometime after the US Open. With that in mind, is there anything else to hold our focus during this US Open hardcourt season? We find a way to chat about Nick Kyrgios, Naomi Osaka and Rennae's favorite: Twitter trolls.
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Male tennis players, get your house in order! In this very special Middle Sunday Wimbledon special, Rennae and Caitlin catch up on the roof at the All England to talk about your faves (your least faves) and some wildly erratic behavior from at least half the draw. Despite what Rennae says, please DO tune into her Legends matches—you'll probably get to see her dive. This episode is sponsored by Sakara, and right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/racquet or enter the code RACQUET at checkout. Get started now!
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The secret weapon behind world No. 1 Iga Swiatek's dominance—her mental coach, who puts an emphasis on being a whole person with a happy and healthy relationship with tennis—joins Rennae to talk about her past as an elite athlete and how every person can learn from their work.
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We recap the great clay season that was: ending with Rafa and Iga lifting Roland Garros trophies as well as playing through the pain, from the juniors to the legends, and look ahead to British Summer, served on grass.
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Our classic midweek tournament recap episode, Rennae gives a report from behind the scenes at Roland Garros while Caitlin has FOMO for not being there, plus a rant about throwing racquets and a strong endorsement of les Legendes! This episode is sponsored by Sakara. Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/racquet or enter code RACQUET at checkout.
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The player otherwise known as Dasha Gavrilova sits down with Rennae en route to a title in Strasbourg to talk about staying positive through a few years of continuous injuries, her childhood spent in Russia and a journey to Australia that led her to the top of the ranks and married to fellow player Luke Saville. This episode is sponsored by Sakara. Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to
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The Ukranian player opens up about growing up on tour, traveling with her mom and playing pro tennis while a war rages in her homeland.
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The UCLA standout sits down with Rennae to talk about her transition from collegiate star to finding success on the WTA tour, rehabbing an injury and where it all goes from here.
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BNP Paribas USA CEO Jean-Yves Fillion joins Rennae at a live event in the California desert to discuss the way the French bank is pushing for a more socially equitable, diverse and sustainable future of the sport.
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After a lengthy state of the union—a new women's number one, Carlito Alcaraz's bright future and the scourge of racquet abuse—Big Foe sits down with Rennae to talk about his comeback after injury, playing mixed doubles with Venus and the origin of that distinctive forehand.
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The "Barcelona Bumblebee" talks about the mentality it took to get her 14 Slams, how retirement has been treating her, and what she REALLY thought about her portrayal in the film King Richard.
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Rennae and Caitlin recap a glorious (for the women, anyway) two weeks in the desert and look ahead to the rest of the year. Then Rennae sits down with BNP Paribas US CEO Jean-Yves Fillion to talk about what his organization is doing to address inequity and access in the world of tennis.
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A failed road trip podcast (but a successful road trip) brings your favorite duo to the desert just in time for the BNP Paribas, and a surprise live event with our favorite friends at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club.
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Coming to you live from the Wilson Pop Up Museum in New York's SoHo, Rennae and Caitlin dive into the post-US Open Fall season, featuring an inexplicably punctuated Czech tournament, the perils of doing business in unsavory places and we generously give the Laver Cup an opportunity to do better.
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The US Open recap episode you've been waiting for, featuring bonus houseguest, competent laundress and eight-time slam champion Sam Stosur.
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Rennae is back from the All England to recap the highs and lows of Wimbeldon—if it's not one scam, it's another—and we preview what we hope is an incredibly exciting Olympics!
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Rennae is on the precipice of being loosed from the player’s bubble (and headed to the pub) but before we let her out, she and Caitlin have a middle-Sunday check in after a scintillating week featuring wins, losses and injuries both real and imagined at the All England.
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Rennae checks in from the bubble at the All England Lawn Tennis club just in time to join Caitlin in previewing this year's Wimbledon Championships! Both draws are scattered with heavy favorites, sentimental sendoffs, dangerous lurkers... and whatever Benoit Paire is! Plus, we discuss the Venus Williams & Nick Kyrgios Mixed Doubles Movement as well as hand out a few dick kicks.
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A special short pod this morning explaining how we got from notes App to a nuclear standoff in the tennis versus Naomi Osaka debacle.
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It's half Roland Garros preview, half breakdown of the seismic Naomi Osaka press boycott! In Rennae's last stateside episode, count how many times Caitlin says "baffling" and hear them try to parse what this French Open means for today and tomorrow.
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Rennae talks with the Arab world's most famous tennis player (and drop-shot specialist) about growing up watching Andy Roddick, enjoying her steady climb up the rankings and how she deals with her tennis fame back in Tunisia.
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Fresh off retirement, the grand slam doubles champ sits down with Rennae and Caitlin to talk about empathy, finding her mission, tennis parents and—plot twist—Justin Gimelstob.
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The rock star and king of LA tennis joins Rennae to talk about which celebrity friends are actually good tennis players, his love for Australia and how we can make tennis cool (hint: it involves letting Denis Shapovalov rap).
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The great—and unbothered—Venus Williams sits down with Rennae to talk about everything you'd hope she would.
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The young American on a tear joins Rennae to talk about her journey from journeywoman to breakout star.
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Our friends Roger and Michael over at Men In Blazers sit down with the the world number two to talk about his enigmatic playing style, and how growing up with chess and video games prepared him to be the first consistent grand slam threat to the Big Three in men's tennis.
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J-Block activate! To kick off our latest season, we have the good bloke James Blake on the show to talk his journey from Harvard to Davis Cup trophies, becoming a tournament director and leading voice of tennis, as well as his experience with policy brutality.
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Rennae and Caitlin parse the good, the bad and the ugly from Week One at Roland Garros and Rennae is triggered by memories of the yips and cheating by notorious opponents. Plus, we hand out some awards for players most likely to have earned (or lost) support in the locker room.
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Rennae and Caitlin stay in their respective bubbles to recap the US Open—from deefs to Dominic Thiem, NCAA to Naomi Osaka—while looking ahead to the better-late-than-never European clay swing.
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The award-winning actor joins Rennae to talk about her lifelong connection to women's sports—starting as the child of a tennis teacher, a scholar athlete and daughter of Title IX, and now part-owner of the Angels City women's soccer team in Los Angeles—and bagging ANOTHER Emmy nomination for her role as Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm.
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Rennae and Caitlin break down the bevy of exhibition tennis, solve the Twitter flame wars and give you some free coaching just in time for your distanced tennis practices.
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The Emmy-nominated filmmaker and former Top 20 player talks about her journey from West Virginia to Wimbledon, being one of Nick Nick Bollettieri's first recruits, and of course, that famous (or is it infamous?) bodysuit.
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The former world No. 1 talks to Rennae about motherhood, her comeback and why Black lives matter on this emotional episode of the podcast.
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The longtime WTA player, former President of the USTA and tennis leader Katrina Adams joins us to speak directly to the ongoing battle against white supremacy, how she leads for change and about that contentious US Open Women's Final.
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The grand-slam champion and Hall of Famer looks back on the Spring that changed her life—finding her purpose and becoming the only French woman to win Roland Garros in the Open Era, the work she’s doing to give back to the sport she loves. Plus Stubbsy tells an epic story on a night out on the town, and Caitlin cries.
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The Grand Slam Champ, commentator and mom joins the podcast for a second time to share what she's learned on the court about developing herself off the court.
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The winningest doubles team of all time, comprised of identical twins, joins Rennae to talk about parenthood, the longevity of their careers and how sometimes you just need to get in a brawl to resolve your differences.
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Or, as she's also called, Nastia Pavs joins us to talk about her best season to date, the importance of energy, and how she's spending her time off the court.
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One of the tour's most beloved—and outspoken—players and ambassadors joins Rennae to talk systemic reform, tips for being a good spouse and yes, that Wimbledon final.
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The US Open champ gets philosophical with Rennae to talk about her upbringing, how meditation and mindset help not only her tennis but also her life.
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The grand slam champ, celebrated coach and fan favourite joins Rennae to talk about the backstory to his historic journey from Wimbledon wildcard to Champion, coaching Novak Djokovic and the backstory to his insane tattoo.
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The Russian stalwart joins us at Racquet House to share her philosophy of life, talk through her post-career plans and clear her name against Kim Clijsters' accusation that she let out the pigs.
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Put on your helmets—the Belarusian dynamo joins Rennae to talk tattoos, what she's learned from her biggest losses, and no, she doesn't think she hits that hard.
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The 2020 Australian Open champion talks about growing up an underdog, being the 'next big thing,' and whether or not she actually knows how to grip her own racquet.
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Guest host Sam Stosur joins Rennae and Caitlin to review the 2020 season that has been, preview whatever might be coming next and report from behind the scenes to let us know what happens when a tournament—and possibly a season?—gets cancelled.
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Between matches in China, our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic sits down with the ever-stylish Barbora Strycova to talk about life, fashion and moms.
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The raucous year-ending episode gets its finale, featuring listener questions about coaching changes, comebacks and cheating. Plus we answer definitively which words in the English language are words!
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The Racquet gang gets back together to discuss the year that WAS, 2019, including Fed Cup the great (and not-so-great) Slam season, and takes listener questions.
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Rennae sits down with Agnieszka “The Ninja” Radwanska to talk about retirement, her stint on Dancing With the Stars and how growing up in Krakow made one of the greatest shotmakers of all time.
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Racquet’s two favorite lunatics keep their robes on, but not much else is spared in a rollicking recap of the US Open: Coco, Kim, the new Italian Stallion and, of course, Bianca Andreescu’s mom.
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We tackle what to look for at New York's home event, Rennae lays down the LAW about players going ape, and a little guide about who to watch and what to look for at the year's final Grand Slam!
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The four-time Grand Slam champ, Davis Cup coach and tennis commentator talks about growing up—and fostering incredible rivalries—with Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and which player of his era he’d love to spend time with on a deserted island.
We hit up London's Ace Hotel in Shoreditch for our first ever LIVE SHOW where we talked some serious Wimbledon nerdery, trivia and talked about which of your faves are on a celebrity dating app!
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One of the smartest—and most outspoken—players on the WTA tour, Nicole Gibbs walks us through her cancer diagnosis, treatment and ongoing recovery, and tells us why her second (and third) acts are going to look a LOT different than anything we’ve seen from her before.
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There are few voices in tennis better suited to give a snapshot of the ever-evolving sport than celebrated player, broadcast analyst and junior coach Patrick McEnroe. Patrick talks the best—and worst—matches of his career, the future of tennis coaching (and parenting) and the time Roger Federer was his ballboy.
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Aussie stalwart Samantha Stosur joins the podcast to talk about her illustrious career in singles and doubles, her memorable Grand Slam appearances at the French Open and her notable victory against Serena Williams at the US Open.
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The original nine-er, trailblazer, turd-stirrer and champion of equality joins the pod to talk about just about everything under the sun—including why she's never going to retire.
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That's right, it's season two of the illustrious Racquet Magazine Podcast—and to kick things off, Rennae and Caitlin take reader questions from scheduling to fashun to college orgies. No topic is off limits to welcome you back into the podcast experience.
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It's the last show of the year—we're talking coaching splits/reconfigurations, what these players actually get up to in the off season and a preview for 2019. Plus the usual tomfoolery you've come to know and love!
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He's coached Sloane Stephens to a maiden Grand Slam title, but he's also been giving back to tennis as long as he's been in it—as a student, a collegiate player, and as the founder of a South Side Chicago tennis program that opens its doors to all.
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The grand slam champion, former World Number 1, analyst and current coach of Madison Keys joins the podcast to talk about kids, knees, butts and some of the greatest tennis lore you've ever heard.
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The Aussie analyst and celebrated coach of Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi and current world No. 1 Simona Halep joins the podcast to talk about his playing career, coaching the greats (and almost greats), and his most embarrassing story after years on the tour.
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The provocative American player—and newly minted Grand Slam doubles champion—joins the podcast to take us behind the scenes of last year's victorious Fed Cup team, talks about her humble origins and reveals the origin of her distinctive walk.
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We sit down with New York's junior senator—and collegiate tennis and squash player—to talk about her journey with racquet sports, getting women off the sidelines, and how athletes make great leaders.
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Rennae and Caitlin recap the scintillating US Open Series, preview what's to come for the rest of the year—and of course, use the debacle surrounding the women's final to make some bold proposals for improving the sport.
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The beloved Australian player (and worst golfer Rennae has ever seen) joins the pod to talk about retiring on the top of the doubles game, going to beauty school and the match she'd take back.
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The hall of famer (and the tallest of ESPN commentators) joins us along with guest host Chris McKendry to talk about parenting, her astonishing 620+ career wins and the time she wouldn’t shake Rennae’s hand!
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The delightful tennis matriarch talks about why there aren’t more female coaches, raising funny sons, and her efforts to turn tennis from a “nation of lesson takers” into a sport played by everyone.
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The broadcasting legend joins us to talk about her illustrious career, that controversial interview with Margaret Court, and her insane segment ideas that never made it to air—picture Billie Jean King egging Henman Hill.
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In the second half of our chat with the grand-slam champ, we talk playing with your sig o, the origin of the nickname “Aussie Kim,” and the time a fan dentist saved her from pulling a Dumb & Dumber.
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We sit down with everyone's favorite Belgian, and she was so fun to talk to we had to make two episodes. Here in Pt. 1, we talk the Winter Olympic sport she's going to conquer, a moving memory of her late dad, and the time Svetlana Kuznetsova let her pigs loose.
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We fix all the problems with tennis—from coaches who are paid by their charges to the lack of surface variety—with the legendary doubles player and one half of "The Woodies." But we ALSO hear all about his sometime doubles partner, fellow Aussie Rennae, hitting to "the chick" and getting yelled at by Martina Navratilova.
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Jason Biggs, the Roger Federer of the celebrity tennis set, joins us to talk about his obsession with Andre Agassi, planes, Andre Agassi’s plane, and his multiple humiliations on Arthur Ashe stadium. Also, fashion correspondent Spain
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Professional tennis player, Racquet contributor and pod fashion correspondent Petko takes us inside her "chaotic mind" to discuss her favorite drunk accents, her controversial writing career and literature hotties from previous eras.
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Legendary player Chris Evert joins us to trade dating advice—date a nerd, she says—talk MeToo, and share what she learned from parenting three boys and beating the crap out of Billie Jean King. Plus, fashion correspondent Andrea Petkovic reports live from the streets of Paris.
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Hold onto your hats—this show is coming to you from six-time grand slam champion Rennae Stubbs and Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of acclaimed indie tennis magazine Racquet. They'll spill the tour tea, get dating advice from the GOATs and check in with friends and family about life, love and occasionally tennis.
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