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Tennis
Podcasts
Honey Deuce McBride, With Giri Nathan
2
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Patrick Redford
Interviews
How Tennis Channel’s Jim Courier Sees The Sport
36
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Giri Nathan
Tennis
The State Of The U.S. Open Is The State Of Us
159
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Giri Nathan
Tennis
Ben Shelton Took Down Carlos Alcaraz In The Match Of His Life
Giri Nathan
56
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Tennis
There’s Still Tennis At The U.S. Open
Owen Lewis
39
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Tennis
Zheng Qinwen Survived A Near-Death Experience At The U.S. Open
Kathryn Xu
10
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Tennis
Interminable U.S. Open Night Sessions Are Bad For Everyone Except Me
Patrick Redford
22
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Tennis
Gael Monfils Can Make The Crowd Dance To A Swan Song
By
Giri Nathan
September 2, 2026
18
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Tennis
Alex Eala Is The Best Show In Town
By
Owen Lewis
September 2, 2026
34
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Tennis
An Interview With A Biographer Of Renée Richards, An Actual Trans Pro Athlete
By
Giri Nathan
September 1, 2026
23
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Tennis
Novak Djokovic Pukes And Crumbles At The U.S. Open
By
Giri Nathan
August 31, 2026
55
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Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Is Peaking At The Right Time
By
Giri Nathan
August 21, 2026
32
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Interviews
‘The Cruelest Game’ Examines Tennis As Torture
By
Owen Lewis
August 12, 2026
54
Comments
Tennis
Alex Eala Is Catching The WTA’s Best Off Guard
By
Giri Nathan
August 5, 2026
19
Comments
Tennis
All Hail Lilli Tagger And The One-Hander
By
Giri Nathan
July 26, 2026
14
Comments
Tennis
Tennis.com Lived And Died With The Internet
By
Owen Lewis
July 21, 2026
45
Comments
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Reinstates The Regime
By
Giri Nathan
July 13, 2026
68
Comments
Tennis
Karolina Muchova And Coco Gauff Played A Tiebreak Neither Will Forget
By
Giri Nathan
July 9, 2026
22
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Tennis
You Don’t Have To Love Grass To Win On It
By
Giri Nathan
July 8, 2026
24
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Tennis
‘The Final Set’ Tells The Story Of Tennis’ Greatest Rivalry Becoming A Friendship
By
Owen Lewis
July 3, 2026
26
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Tennis
Serena Williams Is Coming Back As A Wild Card At Wimbledon
By
Giri Nathan
June 22, 2026
32
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Tennis
It’s Hard To Find The Feel-Good Angle Of Alexander Zverev
By
Giri Nathan
June 12, 2026
35
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Podcasts
Guttural Fan Noises And Exceptional Risottos, With Giri Nathan
By
David Roth
June 11, 2026
72
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Tennis
Mirra Andreeva Did The Inevitable
By
Giri Nathan
June 8, 2026
15
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Tennis
Marta Kostyuk Will Not Break
By
Owen Lewis
June 3, 2026
14
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Tennis
Aryna Sabalenka Turns In A Textbook Meltdown At The French Open
By
Giri Nathan
June 3, 2026
47
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Tennis
Joao Fonseca Has Created More Chaos At The French Open
By
Giri Nathan
June 1, 2026
28
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Tennis
Jannik Sinner Gets Too Close To The Sun, Falls Early In French Open
By
Giri Nathan
May 28, 2026
52
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Tennis
Who Will Beat Jannik Sinner?
By
Kathryn Xu
May 18, 2026
26
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Tennis
How Much Good Can A Green Clay Tennis Court Do?
By
Giri Nathan
April 27, 2026
34
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Tennis
Allow Arthur Fils To Reintroduce Himself
By
Patrick Redford
April 19, 2026
9
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