Bruthas on Tennis

A few days before the start of Taylor Fritz's run to the US Open Final, we got a chance to chat with his coach Michael Russell. A great player in his own right, Michael has helped guide Taylor to career highs as the top ranked American on the Men's tour. Listen in as we hear from Michael as he embarked upon the 2024 US Open.

The Bruthas are back to wrap up the 2024 US Open. Listen in as they talk about all the great stories that came out the last major of the year. Congratulations to Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Donald Young, Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Tyra Grant, Francis Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz and all the players who had runs at the tourney!

The Bruthas, now fully recovered from Covid, regroup to give their mid-fortnight review of the 2024 US Open. A combination of upsets, great American results blacked out coverage (thanks Disney and ESPN) has made this tournament very interesting. Listening to the Bruthas assess their initial predictions and make some minor revisions to their championship calls.

The Bruthas come together to chat about the last major of the 2024 season. Listen to them identify their 1st round "popcorn" matches as well as their predictions from the quarterfinals through the championships.

We have been honored to meet some of the most dynamic coaches on the professional tour and Marc Lucero is definitely one of them. He has coached such notable players as Amanada Anisimova, Stevie Johnson, Shelby Rogers, Sam Querrey, Alison Riske-Amritraj, Ryan Harrison, Genie Bouchard and Nicole Gibbs. Marc chatted with us about his coaching history and the services on his new site marclucerotennis.com. Listen in and find out how he might help your game!

The Bruthas return to discuss the final results from the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. From the expectation that Carlos Alcaraz would repeat to the complete surprise that Barbora Krejcikova would ultimately hold up the winner's trophy. The Bruthas also celebrate the winners from the other events at the tournament.

The Bruthas regroup at the midway point of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships to discuss the first week of play. The tourney has been filled with rain, five-setters, rain, upsets, rain, breakthrough performances and did we mention rain? Imagine the schedule if the AELTC did not have two courts with retractable roofs? Anyway, listen in to hear the Bruthas' review and their updated predictions for championship weekend.

As they always do, the Bruthas discuss the upcoming 2024 Wimbledon Championships. From the 1st round popcorn matchups to their predictions of the eventual Ladies and Gentlemen's singles champions. Listen in and see if you agree with their assessments.

On January 1st, 2022, we were privileged to cover an annual Pete Brown Jr. Tennis Program event in Los Angeles called "The First." Named after the day of the year the event occurs; several categories of players compete for championships at Harvard Park. On this day, we met and interviewed Black tennis legend Maurice "Mo" Hunter and were enlightened by his tournament and tour experience. Unfortunately, later that year on October 17th, Maurice passed.

Fast forward a couple of years and his sister Cherisse Wilson Goedhart is moving full steam ahead with a biopic on Maurice's life called "Paving the Road to Gold." The biopic will chronical Maurice's journey from poverty to prominence on the court. The film is set to begin production in 2025 and will highlight Maurice's determination, perseverance and talent on the tennis court.

In this episode we get to chat with Cherisse and another producer on the film Janie Bradford (famed Motown songwriter). They share details on the motivation for and progress on this anticipated film. Listen in as we plan to follow this production closely and help share Maurice's impact and his message.

As an update, in 2024 Maurice Hunter has been inducted into the 2024 ITF Hall of Fame, and as the 2024 Regional Legend in the Black Tennis Hall of Fame.

A benefit of being onsite at tournaments is the opportunity to meet individuals we wouldn't normally meet. Such is the case with this guest, Will Boucek. He is a doubles strategist that has worked with some of the best players in the world. We met Will a couple of years ago in Indian Wells and have always wanted to have him on the show. Doubles is the form of tennis most of us play recreationally, but why does it get such limited exposure on the professional level. Listen in as Will answers this question and addresses other key doubles topics. Watch More Doubles!