The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast

This week we’re joined by Karl Hale, tournament director for Canada’s Masters 1000 National Bank Open, to chat reporting that puts them ahead of their goal on equal pay, scheduling and what’s ahead for them. Plus: tour finals looming and reader questions

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Davidovich Fokina finally breaks through, Chwalinska gets it done in Asia, and the WTA Finals race turns into a full-blown soap opera. Plus: Swiatek’s struggles, tennis marriage heartbreak, on-court meltdowns, US Open champs grinding it out on the lower-level tour, and your questions answered, because tennis gossip never takes an off-season.

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Rennae and Caitlin dig deep into the glorious run of Zheng Qinwen on home soil at Beijing (and give major props to Mirra Andreeva for keeping it together during an impromptu karaoke session). Plus: the ATP has a serious behavior problem, do we need coach Rennae on the case? Yes.

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After Medvedev's incredibly stupid move to get disqualified from Beijing, Rennae and Caitlin discuss the rules in place and why they need updating. Plus: A recap of the Djokovic dominance in Asia, which women are surging (and flagging) in Asia, and of course, reader questions.

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We discuss Laver Cup, without really discussing Laver Cup, as well as give Leylah Fernandez her annual flowers and celebrate the dual lunatic final of Meddy and Rublev. Plus: Reader questions and concussion protocols.

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Rennae and Caitlin are back, and while we hate to moralize, we have some suggestions for everyone! Are you surprised? Plus, a bevy of pent-up reader questions fills out this, our good faith episode!

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Rennae and Andrea wrap up the U.S. Open, answer reader questions, and get into so much more.

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Listeners of The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast, check out this episode of Courtside with Laura Correnti, live from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, where Women's Sports had its own main stage.

Laura talks to mega-star athletes and entrepreneurs like Allyson Felix and Sue Bird; massive brands like Catalyst, Athlos, and Sequel; and teams like Man City and the New York Liberty. Everyone came together to offer proof points of the Courtside Thesis: "that women's sports are a massive opportunity for any brand, the fandom is the bomb, and no one needs to be convinced that we matter anymore."

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We’ve arrived at the business end of the US Open, and there’s so much to say! From the epics—looking at you, Alex Eala and Iva Jovic—to the curiosities like Anisimova, Medvedev, and Auger-Aliassime, to the downright ugly like Kalinskaya and Jodar, this tournament has it all! And so do we.

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Live from the Seaport Racquet Clubhouse, Rennae and Caitlin discuss the seismic events that have already taken place at this year’s open. We traffic in some MILD speculation about what’s going on with Novak Djokovic, wildcard controversies and the mixed men lifted up by their female partners! 

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