Talk Tennis

Oct 29 2024 207 ep. 45 mins 167
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Join our playtester, Michelle, in the Talk Tennis Podcast to get a peek behind the scenes from touring pros, industry experts, the physics behind tennis & more! You’ll stay up to date & well versed in all things tennis and learn more than you can imagine about gear! Guests include product developers and creators, pro players divulging info about their gear and TW playtesters taking you behind the scenes with intimate chats about what they really thought about certain racquets, shoes, strings. Of course we also talk trends, pro gear, share sneak peeks and beyond! We continue to lean into what you want to hear and promise to keep the conversations fun, insightful and passionate!

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Quick fire tennis chat: doping allegations, lighter racquet trends, gear stereotypes, GOAT debates & beyond!

Oct 29 2024 40 mins  
Here we go! Loads of topics, 5 minutes on the clock! This week the crew discusses all sorts of trending tennis topics and even answers some of your questions! Tune in to hear us talk about: - small ITF tournaments vs. BIG Masters WTA & ATP tournaments - doping allegations and handling it on tour - who is the GOAT, really!? - stereotypes for people who use certain gear - why are

Bill Riddle: "I have the best job in the world;" lifelong coach; tennis as a career & the pickleball debate!

Oct 15 2024 55 mins  
International tennis coach, global tennis ambassador, entertainer, promoter and lover of all things tennis! Bill Riddle is here and shares so many amazing stories about how he got into tennis and what life is like for him in this industry. From coaching college tennis, coaching internationally and helping with charity events, Bill has an obvious passion for tennis and all things ra

Doping Ban, pro tennis chat and BEYOND with WTA Pro, Tara Moore

Oct 01 2024 19 mins  
She was banned from the WTA and ITF because of contaminated meat she ate in Columbia. But after fighting it, and succeeding, Tara Moore is BACK and here to find happiness on & off the court. Suspended in 2022, Tara Moore has been cleared of an anti-doping rule violation after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and is now back competing at the pro level. We catch u

Great Tennis Debate: HIGH vs. LOW Tension - what offers the best control, feel, power & precision?!

Sep 17 2024 59 mins  
It’s here. The great debate if 2024...high vs. low tension! Our crew of playtesters had 2 racquets strung very high and very low and took to the courts to see what they enjoyed better. But not just that, they tested their accuracy, depth, spin, feel, etc. as they were fed balls and hit at targets. And after that, they jumped in the podcast studio to debate their preferences and c

What the ATP & WTA Pros are using in NYC! Plus, fashion & style stories from the US Open!

Sep 03 2024 84 mins  
Recorded before the US Open began, we discuss some of the trending topics and go over the fashion trends from the court! We cover Nike, adidas, Fila, Lacoste and beyond! We also talk about any new shoes, new racquets and new string combos being used by the Pros in NYC!

Beyond the playtest: Wilson RF 01 Collection Racquets, Bags, Accessories explained & your questions answered!

Aug 20 2024 75 mins  
We are so excited to talk beyond the playtest about the new Wilson RF 01 Collection! We talk about everything from our experiences with the racquets, our favorite string set ups, who each racquet is for and more! We also are taking your questions LIVE and compare the racquets to other ones you might be more familiar with. Don’t miss when we explain the bags and accessories as wel

NFL + WTA love story of the year! Angela Kulikov & Alex Ward (LA RAMS) debate the GOAT & talk through the differences of pro tennis vs. pro football

Aug 06 2024 60 mins  
No, it isn’t Travis and Taylor...instead, today we have the cutest crossover couple from the NFL and the WTA: Angela and Alex! Angela Kulikov is a CA girl who played college tennis at USC and is now a doubles specialist on the WTA Pro Tour, but can also kick some serious butt in singles and knows a thing or two about football having gone viral as the QB Chick right around th

We test one of the STIFFEST poly strings against one of the SOFTEST: Luxilon 4G vs. Element SOFT IR

Jul 23 2024 66 mins  
We JUST spent an hour on the court hitting the stiffest string in Luxilon’s lineup: 4G, next to the SOFTEST string in their lineup: Element Soft IR. Listen in as we talk about what we liked, didn’t and how each string performed in terms of power, control, feel, notching, durability, etc.

Performance anxiety, tennis trauma, how your DNA affects your tennis, gear to help you improve and more philosophies from the court!

Jul 09 2024 93 mins  
We are back philosophizing and debating the world of tennis! Tim and Troy join Michelle to chat about everything from how to become a better player, exploring ourselves through the game of tennis, mastery of the sport vs. winning and BEYOND. discuss with us beyond this episode!

Behind the Scenes in a Pro String Room to talk Head EXTREME Racquet update, pro string trends & more!

Jun 28 2024 28 mins  
We are recording from the Pro String room at the BNP Paribas Open with one of your favorite guests, Dennis Fabian, from Head! Dennis gives us a behind the scene look at what is going on with strings in Indian Wells but also provides us with a sneak peek into the new lineup of bright yellow Head Extreme Racquets which launch July 18 2024! We talk specs, pro setups, racquet techno