Kamau Murray is an established tennis coach and community leader who takes you inside the game you love. Tune in each week to hear Kamau interview prolific guests and players, and discuss what really goes on behind the scenes of the tennis tour.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal rolled in their Roland Garros openers, leaving the Memorial Day drama to Americans Jennifer Brady and Donald Young. Ed McGrogan breaks down the day of play in Paris in under 10 minutes.
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Tennis in 10, French Open Day 1
On this special podcast—pojdcast?—Ed McGrogan runs down Petra Kvitova's feel-good victory, Angelique Kerber's desultory defeat and the rest of the opening day's happenings at Roland Garros. All in under 10 minutes.
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What to make of the WTA?
With Serena out—and, for now, Maria, Vika and Petra on the outside—there's more uncertainty in the women's game than ever. We take a deep dive into the WTA to assess the landscape, determine French Open favorites and predict the tour's future.
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Special: Tennis Channel’s Jon Wertheim on his u...
A group of Americans recently traveled to Cuba for the first work project in decades: repairing dilapidated tennis courts at the National Tennis Center in Havana. Having traveled the globe for feature reporting for Sports Illustrated, Wertheim explains h
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A Tradition Unlike Any Other: The Miami Masters...
Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan discuss the new dynamic of the Roger-Rafa rivalry, Nick Kyrgios' renewed sense of purpose, Miami champion Johanna Konta and runner-up Caroline Wozniacki, plus this week's tennis in Charleston and around the world in Davis Cup.
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March Madness: Roger Federer and Elena Vesnina ...
Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan reconvene to recap a busy BNP Paribas Open and look ahead to the Miami Open. Plus, a discussion about what went wrong for the sport after Sunday's long WTA final in Indian Wells.
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Finally, Ryan Harrison
The well-spoken and very talented American claimed a long-awaited first title—and he's still just 24. We discuss his winning in Memphis, Karolina Pliskova and Roger Federer, who will apparently play through 2019.
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Catching Up With Fed and Davis Cup
Ed McGrogan and Steve Tignor discuss the recently completed first rounds of each international team competition, and look at what's happened on the tours in February.
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After Australia, The Slam We Won’t Soon Forget
The season's first major gave us Serena's 23rd Slam—at the expense of her sister—Dimitrov's revival, CoCo's breakthrough and, perhaps, Federer's greatest win ever. We discuss it all.
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Survivor: Australia
What a week in Melbourne. It's time to recap it all, and project our favorite potential finals, in the podcast.
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Australian Open Special: Dissecting the draws
We parse each quarter of both Down Under draws—it's a grand preview you won't want to miss.
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Week 2: Let the analysis and knee-jerk reaction...
How much stock should we put into Grigor Dimitrov's opening-week triumph, Novak Djokovic's win over Andy Murray, and Angelique Kerber's pair of January losses? Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan give their thoughts.
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Week 1: Are you ready?
Ready or not, a new season is here. Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan assess a now-healthy Big Four in the ATP, and consider how all the major off-court developments in the WTA will affect the tour's top contenders.
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Discussing the Davis Cup Final, and the last ac...
Argentina, forever a bridesmaid in Davis Cup, gets another shot against Croatia. We preview the final matches of the tennis season and consider the ramifications of the ATP World Tour Finals.'
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11th Month, 11th Hour
While Andy Murray became No. 1, Jack Sock and John Isner ended their years on high notes. We discuss Paris, and look ahead to the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
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Final Thoughts on Kyrgios; First Look at WTA Fi...
Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan dig into a busy week of tennis news, on and off the court.
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Sharapova’s Suspension Reduced; WTA CEO Speaks ...
It's been a very interesting week off the court. We discuss three hot-button issues surrounding the game.
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Focusing on the Fall
What does the post-U.S. Open season mean for Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Angelique Kerber and other top tour names? Ed McGrogan and Steve Tignor reconvene to discuss the remainder of the tennis calendar.
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Tennis in 10: Previewing the U.S. Open Finals
We're down to the final four players, and two compelling title matches. Ed McGrogan breaks down Pliskova vs. Kerber and Djokovic vs. Wawrinka.
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Tennis in 10: Women’s Final, Men’s Semifinals
Serena loses, Pliskova vs. Kerber, Nole's true test, Gaels great opportunity. Ed Mcgrogan breaks it all down from the U.S. Open
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Tennis in 10: Novak Djokovic’s Return; Caroline...
After a day of less-than-compelling quarterfinals, Ed McGrogan considers what's next at the U.S. Open for the victors.
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Tennis in 10: Assessing the U.S. Open Quarterfi...
Agnieszka Radwanska's surprising loss means Ana Konjuh is into the final eight. How far can she go, and what about the men's draw?
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Tennis in 10, U.S. Open Day 6: Statement Saturday
Whether it was one-sided victories (Venus, Serena, del Potro) or marathon comebacks (Halep, Wawrinka), the top seeds made their presence felt at Flushing Meadows in reaching the second week.
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Tennis in 10, U.S. Open Day 5: Third-round verd...
It was a surprising day, in ways both good and bad, for a trio of talented American men.
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Tennis in 10: After two rounds, who are the U.S...
Ed McGrogan doles out some first-week awards in his daily recap.