Nico Pereira on Titles For Shelton & Monfils, Rune's New Mentor & Indoor Hard Court Action + The Athletic Journalist Matt Futterman on ATP/WTA Players to Watch & The Simona Halep Saga

Nico Pereira returns to the podcast to recap the first title for Ben Shelton, and what his career high ranking of #15 means for himself & American men's tennis. Pereira breaks down a wide range of tennis topics including Gael Monfils winning the Stockholm Open, Holger Rune working with the legendary Boris Becker, and Maria Sakkari replacing the injured Karlolina Muchova in the upcoming WTA Finals. And he also explains what it was like to put together another standout Latin American tennis exhibition, with Venus Williams taking on hometown hero Monica Puig in Puerto Rico.

And then esteemed journalist Matt Futterman joins the show to discuss a wide-range of tennis topics, including his upbringing in New York City at the time of the game's boom in America. Futterman discusses which young players on the ATP & WTA are worth paying attention to, what it was like covering Coco Gauff & Novak Djokovic's US Open title runs, and provides an in-depth update into the ongoing suspension saga of Simona Halep. Previously with the New York Times, Futterman now spearheads some outstanding tennis coverage with The Athletic, and he discusses several pieces he's written on this episode. Hosted by Mitch Michals.

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