Hunger Games

While that describes the absolute carnage in Madrid on the WTA side of things, the men's tournament fizzled out... hard. We run back the highs, lows & whoas of Spain's Master's 1000 and look ahead to who is gonna be backflipping into Rome (and beyond). 

We'll Call it Ugly: Madrid Updates, Alcaraz's Withdrawals, NCAA & Rafa Doc

Yes, we're talking about the court position taken by doubles team Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. Also ugly is the preventive (we hope?) withdrawal of Carlitos from the rest of clay court season. Plus: BTS from the new (superlative) Rafael Nadal doc that's about to drop on Netflix, and update to t…

Natural Surfaces; American College Tennis Without Americans, Reader Qs

Caitlin's back in the chat, fam. We talk about the incredible tennis being played on the red clay from Linz to Stuttgart, Barcelona and Munich—and why Benny Shell's secured the first US male tournament win since Agassi in '02. PLUS: a look at the dwindling Americans in US college tennis and we upgr…

Euro Swing

Clay season is fully underway and the red clay of Europe is where it's all going down. Rennae talks Monte Carlo & Linz and takes reader questions. Helmets on!

Moons Over My Hammy

Miami is over, and the Sunshine Doubles singles players (and Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova in women's doubles) repeated—hats off to Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka for doing the extremely difficult. Rennae expounds on what happened and why—as well as where we go from here as clay season …

Butts in Seats

We gotta get them there, no matter the cost—ok tournaments? A breakdown of Indian Wells, the return of accursed traveler Daniil Medvedev, what's up with Iga? and a little preview of a new and improved Miami.

Blocked and Reported

Rennae and Caitlin discuss bad behavior online and oncourt—from neckbeard gamblers harassing players to commentator tete a tetes. 

Indian Wells & The Future of US Tennis

Of course Rennae and Caitlin beam in from a Racquet Retreat in the desert to get into the first great tournament on US soil, Indian Wells! But first, we touch base on what's up for the future of the USTA: Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley's appointment as CEO of the US governing body and how it need…

AO Preview Show

Live from Melbourne, Rennae and Petko break down the men's and women's draw ahead of the Australian Open—from who's in form to who's in trouble, the Happy Slam promises to have it all.

Wrapping up the Year in ATP

e do our damndest not to talk ONLY about Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who were so clearly ahead of the rest of the pack that it's hard not to give them all the awards. Plus: what do players like Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Alex Zverev need to do to be competitive with the elite pack?