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No Mans Land. A safe space for tennis banter, bets and blasphemy. Join Cole and Freddy for weekly updates on the tennis world and interviews attempting to uncover a different side of the game.
The clay court swing has come to an end and what a ride it was! Keith, Cole and Freddy talk about the ups and downs of the clay court swing, the French Open title runs of Iga and Alcaraz, and a whole lot more!
Kieth, Freddy and Cole talk about the French Open first round matches, Nadal's potential final match at RG and some bold predictions for the next two weeks!
This week Keith and Freddy talk about Rome, Iga's dominance in Master's this year and what could be next for Novak? Stay tuned for Roland Garros around the corner!
The Foro Italico plays host to the Italian Open in Rome! The tournament is about halfway complete and we already have plenty of thrillers, chaos and off court drama! Tune in to hear about the men's and women's draws and how a water bottle nearly ended Novak's career!
Keith and Freddy wrap up a full 10 days in Madrid on both the men's and women's tours! Lots of storylines from Nadal's great week, to injuries galore, to Sabalenka/Swiatek epic final and so much more!
This week Keith, Fred and Cole recap all that happened on both tours this past week as well as a look ahead to the Madrid 1000 for both men and women!
Cole and Keith take a dive into Cole's favorite tournament of the year, Monte Carlo Rolex Masters!
This week Keith and Freddy recap the Houston Open, Marrakech, Charleston and Estoril. The clay season is in full swing and we are here for it! Also, a little fun talking about pickleball-tennis beef at the end of the pod this week!
This week the NML crew recaps the fun 10 days in Miami for the Miami Open! Danielle Collins and Jannik Sinner take home titles. Keith makes some comparisons to March Madness, Djokovic and Ivanisevic split, and lots of talk about players who just have not made the breakthrough to the next tier of players in their career!
This week, Keith, Cole and Freddy discuss the Miami Open event, some intriguing matchups so far, the return of Simona Halep and a whole lot more!
Keith and Cole breakdown a crazy Indian Wells in the desert. Somebody has to hold Djokovic accountable and the Saudis are not done with tennis...
This week, Cole rejoins the podcast after missing last week's episode! The crew goes into depth about Indian Wells, some potential late round matchups and issues with the doubles draw. The Netflix series, Break Point, is cancelled and will not be renewed for a third season. A bit sad, but they did not hit the nail on the head with this one.
This week was full of newsworthy tennis events and actions on and off the court! The PIF is now the title sponsor of the ATP Rankings as well as the ATP Finals and several Masters 1000 events. On the tennis court, we had Baez win the title in Chile, Umbert winning in Dubai over Bublik, and de Minaur winning in Acapulco back to back years! Something in the water down there for the Demon.
This week Keith and Freddy recap an event filled week on both tours! The women were in Dubai where Paolini took the title in the WTA 100 event. In Rio at the ATP 500, Joao Fonseca was the star of the week making a QF run in his home country, but it was Sebastian Baez who took the title on the dirt! In Doha, young stud, Jakub Mensik, made a huge run to the finals where he fell to Karen Khachanov! In Los Cabos, this was arguably the most stacked ATP 250 draw in recent memory! Jordan Thompson was able to fight back from 0-6 1-4 down to win his QF match against Michelson and then eventually go on to beat Zverev in the SF and Ruud in the Finals! To add to the list, Thompson won the doubles title with Purcell as well! What a week!
This week we are back after a week with technical difficulties! Keith talks about his time in Dallas at the Dallas Open, Swiatek dominating the field in Doha, Sinner wins 15 straight, and Fritz beats Tommy Paul in Delray Beach! This week we also experienced the first time ever that there is not a one-handed backhand in the ATP Top 10! Wow...the time has come..the one-hander is dying...slowly but surely. Damn. That stings for a podcast with 3 one-handers!
This week, Keith joins from Dallas, unfortunately not the Dallas Open, but the guys talk about the strong draw in Dallas, Bublik and Ostapenko winning titles, some crazy overreactions after the first slam of the year, and how we all think there could be some more education involved in today's tennis commentary!
This week's episode covers the Australian Open Final's for both the men's and the women's draw! Sabalenka cruised to victory on the women's side and Jannik Sinner wins his first Grand Slam title beating Djokovic in the semis and Medvedev in the final!
This week's episode is a mid-tournament update of the Australian Open! Lot's of parity so far on the women's side and kind of the opposite on the men's side. Most of the top seeds have advanced to the quarterfinals with some very intriguing matchups ahead! Also, very special that our own Keith Gorman is down under and got to spend a full day on the grounds! He joins us live from Australia to talk about his trip and the awesome experience at Melbourne Park!
The NML Tennis Podcast is back for 2024! Keith, Cole and Freddy are excited for a new season of tennis and have some thoughts of their own to how the season will take shape! The Australian Open is currently underway and it's already been a good one! Keith is currently in the land down under and will hopefully provide some cool content while on the grounds of Melbourne Park!
Welcome back to No Mans Land! This week, Keith, Cole and Freddy get into a great discussion surrounding the news related to the Four Grand Slams in tennis looking to come together and form a league of their own? Not a whole lot of details yet, but leaves a lot of room speculation and curiosity! We draw some parallels to the LIV Golf situation that took the PGA Tour and golf world by storm!
This week on No Mans Land, Keith, Cole and Freddy discuss the success of the Next Gen Finals in Jeddah and who we think will have the best career moving forward! There is some big news surfacing about the tour being restructured and the Grand Slams coming together to create some new tour. We will see how this shakes out! And the news drop of the week came when Rafa Nadal dropped a video announcing his return to the ATP Tour in Brisbane at the 250 Event in January! Stay tuned to our social media channels and Youtube channel to see our new segment "The Courtroom" where we discuss and debate the latest hot topics in the tennis world!
The NML crew talks Davis Cup, Djokovic's "struggles" playing for his country, looking ahead at the Next Gen Finals, and Fred's cool couple of weeks with Maria Sakkari. Check us out on social platforms @NML_Tennis
World Tour Finals is over! What a week it was! Turin was a great host again to this prestigious event! This week on No Mans Land, Keith, Cole and Freddy talk about Novak's incredible level to take home the trophy, who is really the threat to challenge going into 2024, and some other fun stats and info surrounding the world tour finals this year!
This week on No Mans Land, Fred is back and he joins Cole and Keith to recap the BJK Cup Finals and ATP 250's in Metz and Sofia! Canada wins the BJK Cup thanks to Cole's Concerned list curse, and Humbert and Mannarino secured titles for the final "regular season" events of the year! As the year concludes, we head into one of the most coveted events of the year, The ATP World Tour Finals, hosted in Turin, Italy. The best culminating event in sports brings together the 8 best players in the world who have spent all year proving their case to make it to Turin! This event always leads to great tennis, lots of drama and a showcase of what truly makes the best in the world, the best in the world! Tune in to listen to our thoughts on this years event!
Keith and Cole dive into the disaster that was the WTAs WTF, Djokovic is an alien as he wins again in Paris, the boys look ahead to the men’s World Tour Finals, Cole is on court with the ATP, and a return to Coles Concerned list!
This week on NML Tennis Podcast, the tennis world turns its focus to the WTA Finals in Cancun! It was quite a process to get here, but the week has come, the stadium is built, and the practice courts are non-existent. Keith contemplated going down to help out as a stringer for the event because they only supplied one for all 8 singles players and doubles teams participating in the WTA Finals. Wow. On the men's side, the Race to Turin ramps up and the draws seem to be getting stronger by the week. The last several ATP events have had some loaded draws. In Basel and Vienna we saw a surprising champ (Thanks, Cole) and a fantastic final between two guys at the top of the game! In the spirit of Halloween, the guys break down their version of a 'Tennis Frankenstein'. Stay tuned to find out who everyone picked!
The rumors seem to be gaining more and more traction, the ATP/WTA merger seems like it is going to happen at some point in the near future. This could be great for tennis fans all over the world and great for the future of the WTA financially. On the tennis court, Ben Shelton was able to win his first ATP Tour level title in Tokyo, taking out Aslan Karatsev. He now moves to 14 in the rankings!! The end of the season closing in on us fast, the next few weeks have Vienna and Basel ATP 500 events, then Paris Masters 1000, a couple 250's and then ATP Finals! On the WTA Tour, the Finals in Cancun are fast approaching and we are excited to see how that plays out!
In this week's episode, Cole, Freddy and Keith finish up coverage of the Shanghai Masters event where Hubert Hurkacz takes home his second Masters 1000 title! (A feat only a few can say they have accomplished) The debate about the 1 week format vs. the 12 day format for Masters Tournaments was had, as well as some fun banter surrounding the pranks Grigor played this week and how Hubert Hurkacz makes his way off Cole's concerned list!
The WTA also had some action with Leylah Fernandez winning her first title in nearly 2 years, Jess Pegula winning her second title of the year in Korea, and Qinwen Zheng winning a title in her home country!
On this week's episode of NML Tennis, Keith, Freddy and Cole recap the Beijing title run for Iga Swiatek, a mid-tournament update of the Shanghai Masters, predictions for the rest of the event and how the talk of tennis balls and injuries continue to hang around. Also, Cole's concerned list takes a turn, and another turn, and then makes a U-turn...ahhh Cole!
On the latest edition of NML Tennis, players speaking out about constant change of balls from tournament to tournament, Osaka takes her coach back from Qinwen Zheng, Korda in Borat's homeland, and so much more!
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This week on NML Tennis, Cole, Freddy and Keith discuss the new ATP Baseline program to help the lower ranked players on tour make a living salary. The topic of "team tennis" continues to pop up as the Laver Cup concludes and I guess the Davis Cup too? Who knows, but regardless, these type of events need a revamp and Keith provides his solution. Friend of the pod, Caroline Dolehide, has a massive week for herself making the finals of the WTA 1000 in Guadalajara, losing a great battle to Maria Sakkari! Caroline also made the semifinals in doubles and is up to a career high 42 in the world for singles! Huge for the NML fam!
This week on NML Interviews, we sit down with John Dunigan who is a Top 50 PGA Golf Professional. John talks about his unique journey from playing college tennis at UC Irvine to teaching golf at the highest level! John breaks down some of the similarities between golf and tennis on both the playing and coaching side of things!
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This week, NML is Cole-less as he is on a work trip, so Keith and Freddy take it away! This episode covers the woeful Davis Cup, Fred's trip to Newport at the Tennis Hall of Fame, is Laver Cup going to survive, and a fun segment of From The Grandstand! There was not a ton going on in the tennis world this week, so buckle up for a fun episode about the team events and what is next!
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On this week's edition of NML Interviews, Bruce Lipka joins us! Bruce is currently the Director of Racquets at Woodmont CC in Maryland. He is an accomplished player, college coach and now ATP and WTA coach! Most recently, Bruce coached Erin Routliffe and Gaby Dabrowski to a US Open Doubles title! In this episode, Bruce talks about the two weeks spent in NY with the pair, what it takes to win a grand slam, and how being process oriented is critical to success! For more info, visit nmltennis.com
That wraps up an amazing 2 plus weeks in NYC for the 2023 US Open! This event was filled with drama, solid tennis and a buzz surrounding American tennis! As discussed in our last episode, the state of American tennis seems to be in the best place its been in a long time. With that, not much has changed at the top of the men's game....Novak still doing Novak things. Djokovic caps a great 2 weeks in NY with his 24th Grand Slam title! Wow. On the women's side, Coco Gauff was able to one up her WTA 1000 win this summer by taking home the 2023 US Open title! Incredible run from the 19 year old...future is brighter than the lights of the Big Apple!
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This weeks episode is a mid-tournament update for the 2023 US Open! Keith, Cole and Freddy discuss on the grounds perspective from Fred's trip to NYC, the TV viewer experience, the strides American tennis has taken, the potential "dying" of the one-handed backhand and Cole's 'Concerned List' is something that you won't want to miss!
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In the latest episode of NML Interviews, Cole and Keith had the pleasure of speaking with Omni Kumar following his big week in Winston-Salem! Omni is only 21 years old, made is ATP Tour debut in Los Cabos, made the round of 16 in Winston-Salem and has now cracked inside the top 350 in the world rankings! Look for him and his unique backhand to fly up the ranks in the near future!
The past week was an eventful one! Although the week leading up to the US Open is usually a bit of a dud, there was some decent tennis! Baez took out Lehecka to win the Winston-Salem Open and Sorribes Tormo outlasted Alexandrova to win the title in Cleveland! The most exciting thing to happen in the week leading up to the final slam of the year was our very own Keith Gorman put a ring on it! Tune in to hear about how the wedding went, some US Open predictions and also some favorite moments of past in Flushing Meadows!
The Masters 1000 in Cincinnati has come to an end and what a fun week it was! Alcaraz and Djokovic provided the tennis world with the best match of 2023. Bar none. This 3 hour 49 minute match was pure cinema from start to finish. This match had it all: borderline heat stroke, medical timeouts, uncharacteristic double faults, phenomenal shotmaking, match points saved, and an epic shirt rip. Vintage Novak. On the women's side, Coco Gauff continues her hot streak on the North American hard courts. She followed up her WTA 500 win in DC with a quarterfinal masters run in Montreal, and then winning her first WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati! Lastly, NML discusses whether the WTA just forgot to schedule the WTA Finals in their last board meeting or they are just holding off telling everyone for months on end. Where the hell will it be? Who knows!
The beautiful country of Canada provided an excellent week of tennis in Montreal and Toronto this past week! Jessica Pegula wins her first title of the year, and its a big one! Sinner captures his first (hopefully of many) Master's 1000 titles! The guys also talk about an absurd take that is going around about 71% of amateur players think they could win a game off a pro player. Not a chance. Cole may think differently though...listen to find out! Lastly, Cincinnati is this week and should be a great tournament! Both sides have the top 16 players in the world playing! Loaded field! Enjoy some skyline chili and a rollercoaster ride this week!
This week's episode of NML Interviews features a fantastic tennis writer, Amisha Savani. She is co-author of 'The People's Wimbledon' and is a contributor for Courts Magazine. In this chat, Cole and Amisha get into topics involving the structure of the tours, the atmosphere at the US Open, and much more!
What a fun week of tennis! The Mubadala Citi Open in Washington DC was an absolute hit! Both Fred and Keith were able to attend and have plenty to share from the on site experience to catching up with old friends and Tiafoe's! Coco Gauff takes home her first 500 event and first title on American soil! Dan Evans was able secure the biggest title of his career and move into 21st on the rankings list, a career high for the Brit! Evans was on a 7 match tour-level losing streak prior to lifting the trophy this week! What a sport, man. In Los Cabos, Alex de Minaur keeps his unbeaten streak in Mexico alive before falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final! Great match and great reaction from Stef winning this 250 title! This upcoming week, the men head to Toronto and the women are in Montreal for 1000 events! Should be a fun week north of the border!
Last week on tour, Keith's 'getting the bump' pick Alexei Popyrin takes home the title in Umag, Iga wins in Warsaw, Zverev wins in Hamburg, Fritz wins Atlanta! The topic of 'Getting the bump' leads the conversation towards the question: Why do we root for certain players? The debate is great and lots of fun to hear different opinions! The ATP/WTA 500 event in DC takes place this week! Fred will be on the grounds majority of the week and Keith will make an appearance for the finals!
In this week's interview we are joined by Andy Katz, College Basketball analyst for the NCAA, Turner Network, BigTen Network and NBATV. Andy has a background in tennis from his childhood days and continues to play and watch the sport! Most recently, he was in Newport, RI covering for Tennis One at the Tennis Hall of Fame for the ATP 250 event! In this episode, Freddy, Keith and Andy talk about how Andy found his love for tennis, the ins and outs of the Hall of Fame venue, and which ATP Players Andy is picking to be in his starting five on the basketball court!
As we like to name the most random week in tennis, this post Wimbledon lull is 'Week of the Staads'. The rundown of last weeks action includes Gstaad, Bstaad, Newport, Palermo and Budapest. Rublev and Cachin take home titles in Bstaad and Gstaad on the clay! (Why is there still clay?) In Newport, RI, Adrian Mannarino wins the title on the final grass event of the year defeating 18 year old American, Alex Michelson. On the WTA, Palermo saw Zheng winning her maiden title! In Budapest, the main headline featured a young Hungarian who showed the most disrespect on a tennis court we have seen in a while. Many WTA players took the Twitter to show support of Zhang Shuai and ridicule Toth. Keith had a little run at his district tournament, but the highlight of Keith's weekend was his outfit! Lastly, the guys make a few predictions has we head into the stretch of North American hard court tournaments!
The grass court season has officially (sort of - Newport) ended and we have our Wimbledon Champions! Carlos Alcaraz has done it. He takes out Novak Djokovic in a thrilling 5 set match that will be remembered for a long time. On the women's side, Vondrousova wins over Jabeur in straight sets to break into the Top 10 and win her first Slam! The guys talk about each final and what this means for both players and the sport moving forward! Also, the importance of Wimbledon within the sports world and how it is held in such high regard within the tennis world as well.
This edition of NML Interviews, the team gets to chat with social media content creator, Eliza Wastcoat! She brings a knowledge and love of the game to the podcast this week! Her social media channels have been growing and she has been featured on Tennis Channel and other outlets during this years tour season! We chat about her tennis background, Wimbledon, and much more!
The second week of Wimbledon is here! This tournament has provided a lot of drama so far, but also has left us with many of the top seeds advancing to the final 8! Andy Murray provided some thrilling matches, the rain gave American viewers more tennis later in the day, and the roof could't decide if it should stay open or closed for the first few days! Now that the final 8 in both draws are set, it is going to be an exciting final week at Wimbledon! The guy's talk about their bracket picks with Keith leading the way and Freddy in dead last...not by much though! Chris Eubanks has been the story of the tournament! His run to the quarterfinals has shocked everyone! Stay tuned for more Wimbledon coverage later this week!
This week we recap what finished up in Mallorca, Bad Homburg and Eastbourne before Wimbledon begins! Chris Eubanks wins his maiden title in Mallorca, Siniakova takes the title in Bad Homburg, Madison Keys and Fransisco Cerundolo win in Eastbourne to round out the final week in the lead up to the strawberries and cream! The draw is set, lucky losers are placed, it's time to pick-em'! We go through our picks in both the (gentle)men's and (ladies) women's draws. This fortnight, there will be a few things on the line for the NML guys as they compete to see whose picks will take them the farthest! Tune into the social media channels @NML_Tennis to check out the content the next two weeks!
In this episode, Cole and Keith talk more about the grass court season after the second week finished in Queens, Halle, Birmingham and Berlin! Alacaraz, Bublik, Ostapenko and Kvitova win in week 2 on the grass! Anett Kontaveit announces her retirement from tennis out of the blue and Feliciano Lopez plays his final career match in Mallorca to close out a fantastic ATP journey for the Spaniard. Upcoming tournaments for both tours are in Eastbourne, Bad Homburg and Mallorca. We are closing in on Wimbledon with qualifying matches happening this week! Exciting time for tennis!
The time has come, the beauty of the grass is now on full display across Europe as we settle into the next few weeks leading into Wimbledon. This week, the guys talk about Tiafoe's title and Top Ten debut, hometown heroes Tallon Griekspoor and Katie Boulter win titles in Holland and the UK! The guys also dive into a little talk about the grass and how things have evolved over the years, leading to some changing game styles and leaving the fan yearning for some old school S and V!
With the clay court season coming to an end, they guys take a look back over the last several weeks and discuss how the clay season shaped up! At the start of the clay season, the talk was about the Big 3 on the women's side and then a lot more parity on the men's side with no Nadal throughout the swing, Novak being hampered by an injury throughout the clay season and Alcaraz looking like the best player in the world. This year's clay season really did deliver between the lines, but for the viewer, it was a bit tough to follow. Wimbledon is right around the corner. As the grass court season gets under way, we prepare for a fun few weeks on some perfectly manicured grass!
Keith and Freddy give a live reaction to the French Open final after watching Iga Swiatek win her 3rd French Open and Novak win his 23rd Grand Slam!
This week Keith and Cole cover what has happened over the course of week 1 on the clay at Roland Garros. Have these crowds been the worst of any major event we've seen? A strange doubles disqualification was a hot topic as well!
The time has come! The end of the clay court season ends in Paris with the French Open! With no Nadal or Federer for the first time since 1998, the draw is pretty open on the Men's side. Djokovic should have as good a chance as ever to take home his 3rd French Open title. The Big 3 on the women's side, Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina, are looking to get a leg up on each other with a grand slam victory!
This week Keith and Freddy recapped the Rome Masters where Medvedev captures his first clay court title, dancing his way to victory over Tsitsipas and Rune en route to the title! Rybakina took out Iga Swiatek on the road to her victory! Nadal announced he is not going to be competing in the French Open and will most likely be hanging up the racquets at the end of the 2024 season. Wow.
It's midweek in Rome which means the tournament is just starting to heat up! Lots of rain has been the story of the first few days, but they have still been able to get most of the tennis in on schedule! Alcaraz bowed out today to the 135th ranked player in the world, Sabalenka lost early in the women's draw, and only Keith's picks are still alive for the title! Interview this week is with Erin Donnelly who is the Social Media Director for Top Court. She is currently in Rome for the event this week and shares a lot of her experiences and touches on the different features within Top Court as well!
Alcaraz and Sabalenka get their birthday cakes and eat them too! Lot's of drama surrounded the size of Alcaraz birthday cake compared to that of Sabalenka...
Aside from all of the cake controversy, both Alcaraz and Sabalenka won in 3 sets. The tennis was great all around. On the men's side, lots of surprises throughout the draw! Zhang became the fist Chinese man into the Quarterfinals of a Masters 1000. Struff was the first Lucky Loser to make a Masters 1000 final, reaching a career high of 28 in the world. The tour shifts to Rome at the Foro Italico for another Masters 1000 event!
This week NML gives a brief mid-tournament update from the Mutua Madrid Open, Masters 1000. Alcaraz is looking phenomenal, setting up a huge matchup with Zverev, who has cruised into the R16. Are you having trouble with knowing the difference between a few players when you watch on TV? So are we! Hopefully one day these guys will stop wearing the same 1 or 2 shirts so they don't look identical on the court. Fan favorite (hah), Holger Rune, was center of some drama again in a match with Davidovich Fokina. This time, we don't fault Holger too much for the chaos that ensued on center court in Madrid. Keith goes in on chair umpires across the tour after witnessing, yet again, more mistakes and mismanagement of atmosphere.
This week, the guys talk about the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart where a loaded draw featured yet again a final with Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. The WTA is also talking about restricting any top 30 player from competing in a WTA 250 event. On the ATP Tour, the draw in Bosnia was stacked with members of the Serbian Davis cup team, with Dusan Lajovic defeating his teammates, Krajinovic, Djokovic and Kecmanovic on the way to the final vs. Rublev. In Munich, Holger Rune took down Botic Van de Zansdchulp while saving several match points. The BMW Open gives out a car to the champion but I am not sure Holger even has a drivers license... Lastly, in Barcelona, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the ATP 500 title in his home country. Both tours head to Madrid for a Masters 1000 week!
Andrey Rublev wins Monte Carlo in a comeback victory over Holger Rune. Rune was the center of attention this week for a variety of reasons. His ability to make a crowd dislike him is unmatched, eerily similar to a young Djokovic. Medvedev and Zverev exchange a few words in their post match pressers, as well as Tsitsipas and Fritz with a little back and forth! We are here for it!
The tours made stops in Bogota, Charleston, Houston, Marrakech and Estoril this past week! Cole and Freddy roll through the weeks results and get things set up for a week ahead in Monte Carlo, Monaco! The Masters 1000 kicked off on Sunday! The Women are competing in the Billy Jean King Cup this week before they go full steam ahead into the clay court season!
The guys talk about the rest of the Miami open: Kvitova beating Rybakina, Medvedev taking down Sinner, Alcaraz looking solid. On the women's side, Rybakina, Swiatek and Sabalenka have started to pull themselves above the rest of the WTA and continue to dominate the tour. Medvedev has only lost 1 match in the last 6 weeks. Wow. What will all of this mean as we head into the clay court swing with Djokovic back, Nadal back, Alcaraz in form, Medvedev playing great ball. This will be the most exciting clay court swing we have had in quite some time. Buckle up.
This week, Cole, Keith and Freddy take a look back on the first half of the Miami Open Masters 1000 Tournament. Discussing their favorite matches so far, reasons for the plethora of retirements and withdraws, and the how the party scene of Miami could impact how a tournament plays out!
3/21 - Cole rejoins to the guys this week to talk about the final week of Indian Wells. This was the first big time event without the big 3 and it was not what we expected, it was better. The 'Next Gen' is Now!
This week the guys talk about the halfway point of Indian Wells, how fun it is to see the singles stars take the doubles court and a preview of the stacked draw in AZ for the AZ Tennis Classic!
Keith and Freddy give a quick preview for Indian Wells and provide their picks for both the men's and women's draws! Joining the podcast as this weeks guest is Jonny Levine, former all American and athletic hall of fame for Texas. Career high of 41 in doubles with 3 challenger wins. Doubles partner of Brad Gilbert, and current founder of The Arizona Tennis Classic.
This weeks episode features a tour roundup with Medvedev capturing a third title in a row, Alex de Minaur winning the sombrero down in Acapulco, Fritz puking mid match, and Jarry winning his hometown title. Cole went to Indian Wells for opening day of qualifying! He shares his stories from the day on site as well as his nightcap at the Citi Taste of Tennis Event!
On Episode 7 of NML Tennis, the guys go over a weekly recap on tour, Medvedev goes back to back, Iga loses to Krejcikova, Norrie beats Alcaraz on second attempt in two weeks. Also, lots of conversation about Dominic Thiem and where he has been and why his struggles seem to continue.
This week the NML boys are joined by David Starbuck Smith to talk about his life in the world of tennis, stories from his time on tour and his book! Also, with the power of social media, many videos are going viral of the outrageous line calls in college tennis - the guys discuss.
The guys are joined by Pat Harper (30:04) - 2021 NCAA Doubles Champion, currently in his final season at the University of Tennessee. Pat talks about his doubles run, his journey to the states, and what life holds after college tennis! Wu Yibing captures his first ATP Title, first for any Chinese man in the Open Era. Following Golf's Phoenix Open, the guys give their perspective on what could be done in tennis to provide a similar experience!
Cole, Keith and Fred discuss their love for the game, some pet peeves and share plenty of stories over the years of tennis in each of their lives!
Cole, Keith and Freddy discuss the Men's and Women's Final from this year's Australian Open! Novak wins again and Sabalenka strikes gold.
On Episode 2, the crew talks about the new Netflix special - Break Point, provides a mid-tournament update for the Australian Open and are joined by our first guest of the year, Richie Garry. Richie is a content creator and digital strategist for a sports marketing firm. He has traveled the world covering tennis and experienced a different side of the game than most!
No Mans Land is back! Relaunching after 18 months off the airwaves! Cole, Freddy and newest addition, Keith Gorman, are ready for a revamped season of NML Tennis! Stay tuned for weekly episode drops for the 2023 Pro Tennis Season!
After a busy couple of months and some technical difficulties, the boys are back! With the US Summer swing underway, we are ready for an action packed couple of weeks!
Keith Gorman, former teaching professional and friend of the podcast joins us to talk about his thoughts on tennis today and why Djokovic is a GOAT
The Aussie Summer has officially begun! Two tournaments going on at Melbourne Park as well as the ATP Cup. The ITA Kickoff weekend ended last week and the National Indoors will begin next week with a stacked lineup featuring: USC. UNC, TCU, Texas, Tennessee and more! Stay tuned for updates on ATP and ITA events in the coming weeks!
World No. 75 Lauren Davis joins the podcast this week! Lauren is currently quarantined in Melbourne getting ready for the Australian Open. Federer has reportedly entered the Dubai tournament in March. After one week of NML Fantasy Challenge, lots of prizes to give away in the coming weeks!
Today we are joined by Stephen Huss (12:00) 2005 Wimbledon Doubles Champion! How he almost had to pull out of Wimbledon the year he won, his coaching philosophy and a whole lot more! Also, big news coming soon about a website, fantasy tennis, and some charity opportunities for everyone!
This week we talk about Roger Federer not playing in the Australian Open, who we think is going to make their name in 2021, and what would we add to make our own tournament separate itself from the rest of the Tour.
Hey guys! We are finally back after a quick break from the banter and only releasing our interviews. Joined by Amerigo Contini for a little spur of the moment tennis talk! Excited to share some more stuff with everyone in the coming weeks! Stay tuned and thanks for all of the support!
Cole sits down with Louis Vosloo, the Director of Racquets at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, Florida. Louis is the former coach of Kevin Anderson and has an experienced playing background of his own!
WTA #140 Lizette Cabrera joins to the show today to talk about getting ready for the upcoming season, her recent success on tour and a deeper look at life on the tour through scheduling, friendships, and cities all over!
Denis Kudla joins the podcast today! Denis is a DMV legend and is currently just outside the top 100 ATP Rankings. Coming off marriage and a challenger win, Denis talks about the state of tennis today and how he is going to make his push for the top 30!
Nitto ATP Finals have wrapped up, is Zverev a Fraud?, and where and when will Roger retire?? This week we spoke to Jai Corbett of Melbourne, Aus. Jai just finished competing in Tennis Australia's UTR Event in Melbourne where he played several top ranked ATP Tour players including a win over Omar Jasika (220 Career High Ranking)
Took a week off to rest the voices and watch some tennis, but we are BACK! This week we talk about Jannik Sinner's maiden title, the ATP World Tour Finals and where we would like to see it go, and who we think is going to be the next NEXT GEN player. This week's interview is with Frank Thompson, Blue Chip recruit from Virginia who just signed his NLI to play at Virginia Tech!
Buckle up for a recap in one of the more dramatic weeks in tennis off the court! Zverev's baby, No-Vax tanks, and why nobody wants to be in the city of love. This weeks guest, Darryl Cummings, is one of the founders of UTR and has more stories than you could ever imagine from his lifelong tennis journey!
Zizouuuuu! The high flying Belgian joins the fellas on this weeks episode! Another good week from Zverev and a breakout tournament for Humbert. Get ready for sub-zero temps in Kazakhstan! Oh, and more hawkeye-less issues on the indoor hardcourts...cmon man!
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Episode 8 with Cole and Freddy: 'Finding Querrey' the Tom Cruise style getaway from the American trying to flee Russia, lots of racquet smash talk and some of the best post match reactions we have ever seen! Logan West, instagram trick shot master joins the podcast to talk coaching, beards, and of course, trick shots!
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This week, Cole and Freddy break down Nadal's beatdown of NoVax Djo-Covid, Hawkeye on clay courts, their personal encounters with cheating on a tennis court, and an awesome interview with Mitch Harper, Virginia Tech standout and top 15 ITA player. Mitch talks about choosing college over the Tour, overcoming injury, and his pursuit of mental toughness.
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It's French Open week! The guys talk about Roland-Garros, their dream tennis destinations around the world, and one-handed backhands on clay courts. Joining No Mans Land this week to chat is Kelyn Soong, the Sports Editor for the Washington City Paper.
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This week the guys talk with USTA Mid-Atlantic Director of Recreation Tennis, Alex Chan. Thoughts on the clay in Rome, looking forward to the French Open and a couple of new segments this week!
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This week the guys sound off on both US Open Finals, racquet technology and have a chat with WTA Coach and one of the founders of the Global Tennis Professionals, Eddie Elliott. Eddie talks about coaching on tour, his new venture with GTP, archery and much more!
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This weeks episode features US Open week 1, Novax DjoCovid-19 getting defaulted from the draw, an interview with 8x All-American Will Blumberg and Evan's recreation segment of the week: Serve.
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This weeks episode features an interview with former Vanderbilt standout and Bahamas Davis Cup player, Baker Newman. The guys also talk about the big news from around the pro tour this week as well as some tips to improve your rally tolerance!
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We kick off the No Mans Land Podcast with No. 135 WTA Caroline Dolehide, getting some insight on bubble life and how COVID tennis looks on tour. We also touch on the Western and Southern Open and our Recreation Tennis Segment of the Week!
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