Racquet Guru Roman Prokes of AGASSI Fame broke down everything all you tech fiends ever wanted to know. Swiatek, Alcaraz, Djokovic, add weight, subtract weight, big grips, small grips, overgrips, string patterns, strings. The 2023 Racquet Tech Special is here.

Recorded 6.12 at RPNY, Released 6.16

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Currently ranked 45 in the world, Dusan Lajovic has posted wins over Medvedev, Murray, Rublev, and beat Novak Djokovic just a few weeks ago in Banja Luka.

On the mend in Belgrade after contracting Chicken Pox on the day he was scheduled to play in Paris, Dusan and I discussed Novak in length, and it was extremely illuminating. We discussed his wins over Alcaraz and Ruud in detail, and we talked about the loss to Medvedev at The US Open in 2021. We discussed the PTPA and he shared his opinions about their new tact.

We talked about Dusan's career in length, how he ended up with a one handed backhand in the land of the two hander, and how he has become elite by hiring a Spanish coach, Jose Perlas. He talked in length about what it's like to play Novak, Carlitos, and the other elite players on tour.

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Recorded and Released 6.12.23

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Author, Filmmaker, and Broadcaster Antoine Benneteau joined me from Le Clubhouse on the 2nd floor of Court Philippe Chatrier to discuss week 1 of Roland Garros. Antoine provided an interesting French perspective as we discussed the presence of Noah, the beautiful weather, the wind, Thiago Seyboth Wild, Aryna Sabalenka, scheduling controversies, and the challenges French tennis is having at the moment.

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Recorded 6.3, released 6.4

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Christopher Clarey was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and has had an exemplary career as a journalist, and on the day we spoke, filed his final article as a staffer for The New York Times, the culmination of a 30 year career at The Grey Lady.

We discussed his next moves, including his plans for THE WARRIOR, his upcoming biography on Rafael Nadal and a follow up to his biography on Roger Federer, THE MASTER, as well as tennis' current events. Rafa, Halep, The WTA, the debacles in Madrid and Rome...we hit it all.

Chris joined me from his home in Paris, fitting as we lead up to Roland Garros.

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Recorded 5.21.23, Released 5.22.23

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Reilly Opelka joined me Saturday morning from New York City, on the back end of a week where he was referenced in a New Yorker Magazine article regarding his stance on eliminating doubles as we know it. We discussed this, as well as his often controversial perspectives and comments on the state of the sport. Suffice to say Reilly pulled no punches.

Recorded 3.19 Released 3.20

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This past Saturday Brad Gilbert joined me for a practice and Q&A Breakfast at the Malibu Racquet Club where he drilled 15 of my players and then we had a tremendous Q&A that I moderated. We talked a lot about coaching, getting better, and then all the nitty gritty about pro tennis.

We recorded the chat and here it is for your listening pleasure. Please excuse the shaky audio quality.

Recorded 3.4 Released 3.9

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Roscoe Tanner has had a singular life to say the least.

Armed with a carbonated left arm and a quick toss explosive style cannon of a serve serve he won the Australian Open in 1977, and in 1979 he reached the finals of Wimbledon, losing a tough five setter to Bjorn Borg, which marked the beginning of NBC's Wimbledon coverage.He go to 4 in the world.

In 1992 he was imprisoned in Germany and extradited to the United States where he would spend the better part of 20 years in and out of trouble, mostly for alimony, paternity, and as a result- various forgeries.

We discussed it all.

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Dmitry Tursunov joined me from his hotel in Abu Dhabi where he is coaching world #9 Belinda Bencic on their day off before their quarterfinal match vs Shelby Rogers.

We had a lengthy chat and discussed all of his players-past and present in length. Karatsev, Vesnina, Sabalenka, Konteveit, Raducanu, and now Bencic. He talked about Sabalenka and their breakup, as well as the work he did with Raducanu.

He talked about why he feels that Rybakina and Sabalenka are now an entire level above the rest of the players and what his player needs to do to beat them. He discussed what he is trying to implement with Belinda to help her improve.

Dmitry discussed his life in tennis and talked about how his dad was extremely intense. He explained how his pro career has progressed into this coaching career, and how he is extremely conditioned to be on tour.

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Recorded 2.8 Released 2.10

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26 major titles, 67 tournament wins, 5 Davis Cup titles, World #1 in 1967, the great Australian John Newcombe joined me from the roof of Rod Laver Arena and it was a tremendous thrill.

In the 60s and 70s John first served and volleyed his way to tennis fame, and with his signature moustache became one of the most famous people in the world. We talked in length about the modern day Australian Open, the current state of Australian tennis including his thoughts on Tomic, Kokkinakis, and Kygrios. We talked about the plight of The Davis Cup, and he regaled me with stories of his time on tour, including his win at Wimbledon in 1970, beating Rosewall in 5 sets.

Recorded 1.23 Released 1.26

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Former World #15 and Australia Davis Cup Captain Wally Masur and I chatted on the middle Saturday of The Australian Open on the roof of Rod Laver Arena.

We discussed the tournament, the draws, Seb Korda, Andy Murray, the late nights and the hard fights, and how important The Davis Cup is and how it has been bastardized. We discussed his career and his perspectives on the modern game. We talked about his Emrik racquet and how he was amongst the fittest to play in his heyday. He told me a great story about what a man Michael Stich is.

Recorded 1.21 Released 1.23

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