Tennisnerd - Where we bond over tennis
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Tennisnerd - Where we bond over tennis
The space where tennis fans, players, journalists, coaches, and gear heads connect through the sport we all love.
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Rubin Statham, ex ATP Pro and Founder of Pro Stringer
Rubin Statham’s story reads like a classic tennis hustle: a decade-plus on the road representing New Zealand in the Davis Cup, grinding out Challenger...
Petros Tsitsipas, on shifting focus, brotherhood, doubles strategy and gear
Petros Tsitsipas has spent most of his career carving out a place on the doubles tour, often alongside his brother Stefanos, but in recent months, he...
Ashley Neaves, the Tennis Mentor, award-winning tennis coach
In this episode of the Tennisnerd podcast, I sit down with none other than Ashley Neaves – The Tennis Mentor – to dive into all things tennis improvem...
Alexander Ritschard, ATP Top 100 player on racquets, tour life and more
I had the pleasure of chatting with Swiss-American ATP pro Alexander Ritschard, who’s working hard to come back from a tricky shoulder injury. You mig...
Tamara Zidansek, WTA top 30 and Grand Slam Semi-Finalist
In this episode, WTA pro Tamara Zidanšek gets real about life on tour. From the mental battles and injury setbacks to the constant surface changes and...
Nikola Aracic on Alcaraz vs Sinner and his frustrating racquet journey
Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis returns to the pod to recap the French Open 2025. We discuss the amazing Alcaraz vs. Sinner match, Sabalenka's sal...
Christopher Clarey about The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and his Kingdom of Clay
Christopher Clarey is a tennis writer with decades of experience of interviewing and reporting on the best players in the world. He is a New York Time...
The Racquet Pod with Henrik
Henrik Wallensten, Davis Cup stringer, racquet tester, and tennis journalist, joins the pod again to talk about the latest experiments and the never-e...
Karue Sell on chasing dreams, dealing with injuries, and his racquet switch
Pro player and YouTuber Karue Sell is back on the podcast to talk about his latest adventures on the Challenger Tour and coming back from his recent i...
New racquet, Munich string tensions, Ostapenko bagel and more
I summarize an interesting week on the tennis tours and we get into some gear and tennis tech as well.
ATP Pro Turned Author, Conor Niland on his award-winning book, The Racket
Conor Niland is a former tennis player from Ireland who reached 129 in the world during a career with some strong highlights and lowlights, all captur...
Pod solo for the nerds - Pro Player Strings and Tensions
I summarize the week of the Monte Carlo Masters, talk about pro player strings and tensions from the tournament, and look ahead at the coming week. In...
Solo pod, Monte Carlo Masters, Gear and more
Since we got good feedback on the first solo pod, I recorded a quick one from my hotel room with a preview of the Monte Carlo Masters and some gear ta...
Lavie Sak on making tennis bags, giving back, and the Davis Cup
Lavie Sak is the founder of ADV, which makes excellent tennis bags and accessories. But Lavie's passion is not only creating tennis products; he is al...
Solo pod, Jonas talks Miami Open, pro player racquets, strings and more
Desperation? Inability to find guests? The height of narcissism? No, we have some excellent episodes coming your way. But I wanted to give myself a Mo...
Tennis gear talk with Henrik
My buddy and fellow tennis nerd, Henrik Wallensten, joins the pod again to discuss the latest gear, his current racquet experiments and give a review...
The Pure Drive 2025 with Team Babolat
In this conversation, I talk about the new Pure Drive 2025 with Olivier Carlier, Group Marketing Manager for Tennis Racquets, and Maxime Olejniezak, P...
Neya joins the podcast to talk about her tennis journey and more
Neya is a beloved influencer/content creator based in Melbourne who has developed a strong passion for tennis and is sharing her journey to improve in...
The Sinner vs Alcaraz Rivalry with Author Giri Nathan
Giri Nathan is a tennis journalist working on his first book, "Change-over, A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis," detailing the growing riva...
New Tfights with Patrice Chabrel from Team Tecnifibre
Patrice Chabrel is a senior product manager at Tecnifibre with many years of experience in the racquet industry. In this episode, we talk about the ne...
Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis on choosing a tennis racquet
Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis is back on the podcast and this time, we focus on his recent series about finding his next racquet. Choosing a new...
Ben Johnson from The Tennis 101 on going viral and much more
Ben Johnson is a videographer and creative director who found his way back to tennis some years back. Last year, he started The Tennis 101, which has...
Will Boucek on working with top doubles teams
Will Boucek is the founder of The Tennis Tribe and a doubles specialist and analyst. Boucek scouts and coaches elite doubles players to perform better...
Oscar Torres, Ex-Pro, Coach and Content Creator
Oscar Torres used to play professional tennis but now works as a performance coach, training pros and amateurs. He also creates instructive and entert...
Sarah Koudouzian, co-founder of Richsport
This is Sarah's second time on the podcast. The last time we talked, she was working on founding a tennis company, and now it is here! Richsport sells...
Beckett from Tenncom talks about racquets and more
Beckett Chung is one of the founders of Tenncom Media, where he reviews gear and creates video content with his business partner Simon Cuell. Check ou...
The Gear of the Year 2024 with Henrik Wallensten
Henrik is back on the podcast to discuss the Gear of the Year 2024. We focus on racquets but also mention strings and shoes towards the end. It's a ne...
Coach Conor Casey - the funniest tennis coach on social media
Coach Conor Casey used to play professional tennis and write for sitcoms. Now, he entertains and informs a growing audience with funny and relatable t...
Fabio Molle from Functional Tennis
Fabio Molle is the founder of Functional Tennis, the largest tennis-related account on Instagram with 1 million followers. Functional Tennis is also f...
Dan Wolken, author of "Cocomania"
Dan Wolken is an award-winning columnist for USA Today who has covered sports for over two decades. He is also a dedicated tennis player. He has writt...
Rick Macci on who wins the US Open 2024 and lots more
Legendary coach Rick Macci is back on the podcast, and this time, we discuss the US Open 2024, how a player develops a style, the importance of going...
We talk Extreme racquets with Dennis and Max from HEAD
Global business manager Dennis Fabian and Global product manager, Maximilian Bauer from HEAD join me to discuss the new HEAD Extreme racquets, their u...
Peter Clarke, Ex-ATP Pro, Founder of Coachlife
Peter Clarke is a former professional tennis player who retired in 2007 and was ranked in the top 250 players in the world. He has recently launched t...
Jose Hernandez-Fernandez, ex ATP pro turned tennis coach
Jose Hernandez Fernandez (also known as Bebo) is an ex-pro player from the Dominican Republic who retired from the ATP Tour in 2020 and has since coac...
Talking tennis balls with HEAD's Mauro Pinaffo
Tennis balls have been in the spotlight lately, with multiple complaints about quality and consistency from pro tennis players. Why is this happening,...
Tim Puttock, R&D Director Prince
Tim Puttock is back on the podcast! This time, we talk about upcoming Prince releases, their product portfolio, strategy and the recently reviewed Pha...
Michael Joyce, coach of Sharapova, Pegula and many more
Michael Joyce reached a career-high of ATP #64 and transitioned to a very successful coaching career. He worked with Sharapova for 7 years before her...
Eric Lee, co-founder of Toroline Strings
Eric Lee is the co-founder of the hyped-up string brand Toroline. He used to play D1 college tennis and started the company alongside other strong ten...
Podcast with Swingvision CEO, Swupnil Sahai
I have been a fan of the AI-driven software Swingvision since I first tried it in 2021. Apple has featured it in its famous Keynote speeches, named it...
Rackets and runners with Luca Berg
Luca Berg from the YouTube channel Rackets&Runners joined me on the podcast to talk about gear. His detailed and organized racquet reviews for tennis...