Under Review Tennis Podcast

Bethanie Mattek-Sands , a current player and now broadcaster for ESPN'S tennis coverage in the United States has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child she grew up in Minnesota and then Wisconsin, and she played multiple sports. As a junior tennis player, she was one of the best players in North America and chose to turn professional after winning a big tournament in France

Greg Rusedski , former player, coach, and now broadcaster for Amazon Prime Video's tennis coverage in the UK, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Montreal, Quebec with a father that loved tennis. As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in North America and chose to turn professional instead of taking a scholarship to play at USC. Greg

Mark Petchey , one of the more insightful broadcasters on tour, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Essex, England with a parents that were exceptional tennis players. As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in Europe and chose to turn professional instead of taking a scholarship to play at USC. Mark Petchey rose to 80 in the world and

Tennys Sandgren , one of the more insightful, incisive, and polarizing players on tour, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee with a tennis court in his backyard. As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in the United States but was not identified as a top prospect by the USTA. After a standout career at the University

Wim Fissette , the coach of Naomi Osaka, has coached many of the top women on the WTA Tour in a short amount of time. He took up tennis at 8 years old when his mom began playing, and became a quality junior. As a junior, he was one of the best players in Belgium but was not identified as elite. After being invited to be the hitting partner for Kim Clijsters, he decided that coachin

Charlie Pasarell grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 50’s, and under the tutelage of the fabled teacher Welby Van Horn rose to tennis prominence in the United States. He won the Orange Bowl and national championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In the 60’s Charlie Pasarell attended UCLA and forged a lifelong friendship with Arthur Ashe. He also trained with Pancho Segura at Th

Leo Lavalle , the winner of the 1985 Junior Wimbledon Championships, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a pro he rose to 51 in the word and posted wins over Brad Gilbert, Anders Jarryd, and Stefan Edberg. After the great Hall of Fame player Raul Ramirez, he is the best player to have come from his country, and as a Davis Cup stalwart carried the hopes and dreams of Mexican

Brian Vahaly , once named to People Magazine's most eligible bachelor list, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he was afraid to swim after seeing JAWS, and began tennis as an infant . As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in the United States but was not identified as a top prospect by the USTA. After a standout career at the University of Virgin

Henri Leconte the French legend joined us and we had a mid-tournament conversation. He shared how he became a longtime Australian Open fan favorite broadcaster, first at Channel 7, then 9, and now Eurosport. Henri Leconte explained that he began broadcasting when Jo Wilfried Tsonga was playing well in Australia. He told us about the immense pressure he faced when he was a contestan

Former world #1 and Hall-of-Famer Lindsay Davenport joined us and we had a mid-tournament Australian Open conversation. She shared her experience being a tennis mom and explained how both she and her husband split up the tournament obligations. . We learned what her perspectives have been at the Australian Open . Lindsay shared her thoughts on Serena and Venus Williams and also Coc