Tripp’s Tennis Talk

"It Is Wimbledon."

Episode 94 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a preview of Wimbledon 2024. I make my predictions, discuss how to watch the tournament in the USA, play clips from several media day press conferences, and list the Monday order of play.
WIMBLEDON IS HERE!
My picks:
Swiatek d Collins
Jabeur d Rybakina
Zheng d Sabalenka
Gauff d Andreescu
 
Swiatek d Jabeur
Gauff d Zheng
 
Gauff d Swiatek
 
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Medvedev d Sinner
Paul d Alcaraz
Korda d Draper
Hurkacz d Djokovic
 
Medvedev d Paul
Hurkacz d Korda
 
Hurkacz d Medvedev

Grass-Court Roundup ft Rory Renzy

Episode 93 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a chat with Rory Renzy, who recently visited the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Rory talks about the experience of visiting Newport, Hall of Fame eligibility qualifications, how Swiatek has separated herself from the rest of the WTA Big 4, how Alcaraz and Sinner have separated from the rest of the ATP, the state of tennis in America as the major drought for the men has reached 20 years, and a quick look-ahead to Wimbledon 2024.

Federer: Twelve Final Days

Episode 92 of Tripp's Tennis Talk features a first-watch commentary track for the new documentary "Federer: Twelve Final Days." This movie chronicles Roger Federer's retirement announcement and subsequent Laver Cup match in London in September of 2022. Federer, a 20-time grand slam champion who spent a record 237 consecutive weeks as world #1, is widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time and one of the greatest athletes in the history of world sport. What you hear in this podcast is my genuine first reaction during an initial viewing of the film.
This film is awesome. Go watch it.
"Federer: Twelve Final Days" is available now on Amazon Prime Video.

Mind-Bending Realities ft Matt Zemek

Today on Tripp's Tennis Talk we are joined by Matt Zemek, the author of books on Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, and the Editor of Tennis With An Accent, to discuss the state of tennis media and tennis scheduling. Matt and I went in-depth on broadcast windows and the debate over Masters 1000 schedules and formats. We also discussed recent on-court happenings at Rome and look ahead to Roland Garros.
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Quarantine Vortex - 2024 WGI Percussion Championships Instant Reaction ft Andee Jones

2-time Percussion Independent World Finalist Andee Jones joins me for a live reaction to the 2024 WGI Percussion Championships in Dayton, OH. Andee has made PIW Finals with 2 different organizations as a player, Infinity (2014) and STRYKE (2017).
Pulse Percussion won their third consecutive championship on Saturday night, becoming the first PIW ensemble to do so since Music City Mystique from 1996 to 1998. Andee and I talk about the shows we saw and the state of WGI as a whole. Why has California become a hotbed of marching percussion activity? How can WGI be improved? Why did we like MCM's show the best? And can Rafa win Roland Garros one more time?
All that and more on today's GREAT episode of Tripp's Tennis Talk.

Clay Courters Strike Back

A Double Upset Special was on the menu Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. First, #12 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas upset #2 Jannik Sinner 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, ruining Sinner's 25-1 start to the season and allowing Tsitsipas to reach his third Monte-Carlo final in four years (2-0). In the evening, #8 Casper Ruud beat World #1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, allowing the Norwegian to record his first career win against a Top 3 player and sending the Serb packing... to his house down the street. Join me for same-day reaction to this nice pair of semifinal matches.

"Cherry On The Cake" - Miami Semifinal Recap

On Friday afternoon, Daniil Medvedev capitulated to Jannik Sinner as the Italian won 6-1, 6-2 to reach his 4th ATP Masters 1000 final. However, the Main Event on Friday unquestionably was the night session, which saw a resurgent Grigor Dimitrov take down Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in 2 hours and 37 minutes. Dimitrov, age 32, has reached two masters 1000 finals in the last five months after reaching one in the previous twelve years. Join me for reaction and analysis on this episode of TTT!
0:00 Sinner vs Medvedev Recap
19:45 Post-Match Audio and Dimitrov Interview with ATP Media
24:30 Dimitrov vs Zverev Recap
Music - "Cha Cha Nova"

Luca Nardi

"It's a miracle." Join me for a 30-minute Emergency Pod that unpacks Luca Nardi's stunning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells on Monday night. Special unscripted guest appearance by Mom! TENNIS!

AO24 Day 1 - Power Down

A massive Oregon winter weather event may be able to hinder my tennis viewing, but not my tennis podcasting!

2024 Australian Open Preview

Here are my predictions in written form:
 
Swiatek d Pegula; Sabalenka d Haddad Maia
Sabalenka d Swiatek
 
Djokovic d Sinner; Medvedev d Alcaraz
Djokovic d Medvedev
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Player audio courtesy of Australian Open TV.
How Motherhood Transformed Tennis Great Naomi Osaka, by Natasha Pearlman of Glamour https://www.glamour.com/story/how-motherhood-transformed-tennis-great-naomi-osaka
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Official Tournament Website ausopen.com