The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast

A rollicking romp through both the WTA Finals and early rounds of the ATP Finals, with necessary fashion and photo portrait critiques, with side quests into movie recommendations and bonus advice for wannabe commentators. We'll see you on Threads to discuss!

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After holding ourselves to a minimal amount of external processing about the election—we discuss the beginnings of the WTA Finals, the Paris Masters showdown between Karen Khachanov and Ugo Humbert as well as some things tennis can learn from baseball.

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Ben Shelton! Frances Tiafoe! Please learn how to volley—Rennae will be hosting an ATP clinic on the matter. In the meantime, we discuss the rise of French giant Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and how some players are using the Asia to springboard back into form—looking at you, Sofia Kenin. Plus foodpix and reader questions, of course.

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Yes, Rennae talks about the New York Liberty again, but it's the last week (for the next year, anyway, let's hope). We shout out the great Ningbo final moments, the weird Six Kings event, as well as tackle... you guessed it, reader questions. 

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Rennae and Caitlin break down two GREAT finals between Sinner and Djokovic, and Sabalenka vs. the (slightly prickly?) Qinwen Zheng in China, plus: how not to hit 19 double faults in a match, we say goodbye to Rafa and feeling like you got in the wrong line at security.

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Eliza Wastcoat joins Rennae to talk about the notable results stemming from Asia—including some controversial umpiring and surprising results seeing Coco Gauff prevail over Karolina Muchova in Beijing. 

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Rennae and Caitlin have a solution for the Jannik Sinner steroid saga: Involve us. What could possibly go wrong? Plus: We cover all the latest from Asia, talk about our aging bodies and take reader question.

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We didn't watch you, but we DO have a lot of opinions about how to pull off the perfect exhibition! Plus: reader questions, Racquet's story of transformation after tumult in the New York Times, and Rennae loves the WNBA.

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Rennae and Caitlin can't resist hopping on the coaching carousel for a minute to speculate about how and why partnerships come together and resolve—in particular the news of Naomi Osaka and Wim Fissette's parting and the rumors of her new pairing with Patrick Mouratoglou. Plus, we talk about being the main character on Twitter, or what's left of it, and the insanity of the pro schedule.

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Petko, Rennae and Caitlin wrap up the US Open and get into the meat of the on and off court storylines: the winners, most improved and... least improved. Also, Nick Kyrgios commentator vs. Nick Kyrgios the Tweeter, Brad Gilbert coaching panel and the secret Honey Deuce hack only two of us knew about.

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Rennae is joined by fellow legendary player, broadcaster and coach of Donna Vekic Pam Shriver to recap week one of the US Open, including some big upsets and late nights. Plus: A look ahead to week two, and some coaching BTS you won't want to miss!

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The gang is back together in studio to preview the US Open—Caitlin predicts the Dobel twins, Aryna and Taylor, Rennae's got Carlitos, but don't count Sinner out, despite recent controversy. And Andrea (of Substack) breaks down the actual Sinner details as objectively as possible.

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Rennae and Caitlin are reunited, and it feels fine—as we do our first official podcast as part of the iHeart & Deep Blue Women's Podcast Network live from Fanatics Fest. We recap our respective Summers, discuss Carlitos' eviction from his own brain, and welcome storied writer Foster Kamer, author of the Issue No. 25 cover piece about Andre Agassi's return to tennis, to talk... you guessed it, Andre Agassi. 

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Rennae Stubbs & Sam Querrey recap the 2024 Olympic Games and break down the hard court season, from Novak's redemption to what it will take for Naomi Osaka to right the ship. 

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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 analyze the Semifinals at Wimbledon and recap the Quarterfinals. From Novak Djokovic's fiery win against Holger Rune and subsequent walkover over Alex de Minaur, to Emma Raducanu's tournament, which included withdrawing from the mixed doubles draw after pairing with Andy Murray and everything in between.

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Rennae and Petko are live from the player's area wrapping up a wild (and week) week one at Wimbledon.

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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 break down the Wimbledon draw & preview the tournament. Plus conversation around the US Olympic tennis team & Rafa playing doubles in Paris.

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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 medalist join 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.

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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 Sakara.com/Racquet or enter code RACQUET at checkout.

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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! Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to

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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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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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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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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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