Nico Pereira returns to the podcast for a thorough chat during the tennis off-season, where the news never seems to stop. Pereira weighs in on Juan Martin Del Potro's emotional goodbye match in Argentina, and gives his take on Novak Djokovic being coached by Andy Murray in 2025. The Tennis Channel Commentator also discusses Iga Swiatek's supension for a contaminated substance, Ivan Lendl returning to the world of coaching with Hubert Hurkacz, and the issue of tennis balls as it pertains to player health.
And then Melanie Oudin joins the show for a revealing interview about her tennis career, which featured one of the most captivating runs the game has ever seen. Oudin reflects on her summer to remember in 2009, when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the quarterfinal of the US Open as a 17-year-old. The American discusses how her popularity skyrocketed after beating Maria Sharapova, the honor of representing her country for the Fed Cup, and how she made peace with the end of her playing career due to injuries at age 25. And Oudin explains why she absolutely loves her newest endeavor as a USTA high-performance coach, and why she remains fully enthralled with the game of tennis. Hosted by Mitch Michals.
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Nico Pereira returns to the podcast for a thorough chat during the tennis off-season, where the news never seems to stop. Pereira weighs in on Juan Martin Del Potro's emotional goodbye match in Argentina, and gives his take on Novak Djokovic being coached by Andy Murray in 2025. The Tennis Channel Commentator also discusses Iga Swiatek's supension for a contaminated substance, Ivan Lendl returning to the world of coaching with Hubert Hurkacz, and the issue of tennis balls as it pertains to player health.
And then Melanie Oudin joins the show for a revealing interview about her tennis career, which featured one of the most captivating runs the game has ever seen. Oudin reflects on her summer to remember in 2009, when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the quarterfinal of the US Open as a 17-year-old. The American discusses how her popularity skyrocketed after beating Maria Sharapova, the honor of representing her country for the Fed Cup, and how she made peace with the end of her playing career due to injuries at age 25. And Oudin explains why she absolutely loves her newest endeavor as a USTA high-performance coach, and why she remains fully enthralled with the game of tennis. Hosted by Mitch Michals.
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