What do Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff have in common (besides some Grad Slam titles)? They're all officially on our Worry Index for players who need to turn things around to reset their season. We talk about the chaos agent that is Jelena Ostapenko, the rebound of Holger Rune and some scattered pot shots from deodorant to shower drug t…

Despite frigid temps in New York, Rennae and Caitlin celebrate the full-throated return of Clay SZN, featuring some great early runs on the slidey stuff from Jess Pegula, Americans Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Jensen Brooksby as well as celebrate the newest Australian: Daria Kasatkina. Plus: Should tennis boyfriends star in brand deals? And Renna…

Petko joins Rennae on the pod to recap an eventful Sunshine Double, where Aryna Sabalenka and the women are more than making up for the existential dilemma facing men's tennis as the stars continue to fade and the new faces falter. Plus: A daring new t-shirt design inspired by the legend herself, Serena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…

Rennae and Caitlin attempt to break down the well-intentioned? Ill-intentioned? obvious yet nonsensical? PTPA lawsuit filed against both tours as well as clear up the rules about acute injuries, discuss the Raducanussaince and give some deserved guff to the tournament organizers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Who saw Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva coming as Indian Wells champs? Not us—but look out, Rennae is calling it now: Wimbledon 2025 champs. We break down the intriguing matches in California and look forward to the second half of the Sunshine Double: Miami. Rennae is on the scene and reports back from who's looking good and who needs a win. See omn…

Rennae and Caitlin are together at the BNP Paribas Open, where we spent International Women's Day with Meghan Robson, the Head of US Credit Strategy for BNP Paribas and a lifelong athlete. Meghan joined us to talk about how sport can be credited with helping women in all walks of life, including business, and how her journey as a youth hockey playe…

Rennae talks to the woman behind everyone's favorite Grand Slam success story about learning to love the process in tennis, her decades-long journey on the tour and how a little therapy and playing brave pays off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

We give deserved standing ovations to the players who've gotten their inner games of tennis together—looking at you Mirra Andreeva, Andrey Rublev and of course, Madison Keys! Also a slightly inappropriate discussion of the hottest tennis match ever, a brief detour through South America and we'll see you in Indian Wells! See omnystudio.com/listener …

Cooler heads have prevailed—thanks largely to the unrelentingly detail-oriented guest host Andrea Petkovic—and we painstakingly dissect the two big controversies currently embroiling the pro tours: Jannik Sinner’s doping ban and Elana Rybakina’s coaching imbroglio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Are the new rules governing mixed doubles at the US Open akin to tiddleywinks? Did the WTA do right by all players by banning Vukov? Should the hosts of this podcast be Chancellor (and vice chancellor) of tennis? All this and more answered by your favorite duo of intrepid tennis conversationalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

The podcasts favorite guest and sometime co-host Sam Stosur joins Rennae to talk about everything from toilet break rule changes to post-match trauma and going to therapy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

Rennae and Andrea break down the business end of the Australian Open, featuring a recap of the glorious matchups between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner's dominant Slam performance (and what it will take for Zverev to win one) as well as the story of the tournament: Madison Keys romp to victory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…

Rennae brings fellow ESPN commentator Caroline Wozniaki to the pod for the first time to catch up with her comeback, a recap of the Coco Gauff/Paula Badosa match and her predictions for the rest of the tournament. Then Joan Rivers/Andrea Petkovic recaps Aryna Sabalenka’s slugfest against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, chides the Australian tv pundit Ton…

Rennae and Petko are back in effect down under, coming through live from the Australian Open with behind-the-scenes takes on the first two rounds of play, including Coco Gauff's massive improvement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

Rennae and Caitlin talk DOs and DON’Ts for 2025, shout out Coco Gauff for carrying the US to victory in the United Cup, applaud the WTA for taking a firm stand in the Elena Rybakina coaching conflagration, and scratch our heads at Nick Kyrgios latest foolishness. Plus: a sit-down with e.l.f. CMO Kory Marchisotto on putting money where it matters in…

Rennae and Caitlin sit down with Nick Pachelli, author of the tennis world's most coveted coffee-table travel book The Tennis Court, to discuss his favorite travel destinations, which locations might appear in a hypothetical sequel book, and which tennis personalities we all think would make for the best travel companions. Let us know your picks in…

Will 2024 be Iga's year of purging demons so 2025 can come back stronger? What was with Paula Badosa's strange US Open ender? Yes, Rennae and Petko finally discuss some of the men and what they might get up to next year (including Rybakina's new coach, Goran)! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: former tennis player and host of "The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast," Rennae Stubbs! Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The…

Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: former tennis player and host of "The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast," Rennae Stubbs! Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The…

Rennae and Andrea discuss which WTA Players are (or should be) putting in the hard yards in the offseason, and whom we've had to block for making us feel bad for training too hard! Will this year be the comeback for Maria Sakkari we'd all love to see? Can Coco build on her end of year momentum? Is Qinwen Zheng the best clay rival for Iga? All this …

What is the purpose of exhibitions? How is an off season best used? Should NFL players wear helmets? We tackle all of these burning questions and more with our very own Angela Merkel, Andrea Petkovic, who has been elected against her will to serve as global tennis commissioner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Any podcast can discuss the latest headlines about Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner's positive tests for banned substances, but can they come up with alternative universes of tennis, where ALL drugs or NO drugs are allowed? We discuss wild hypotheticals, sympathize with players forced to run their own businesses (and pharmacies) and call for a little …

That's right, Petko is back with sizzling hot takes (and grammatical innovations) about the smattering of finals (ATP & WTA, BJK and Davis Cup) to the retirements and coaching unretirments that have everyone talking. Is tennis like a drug? Was Bob Bryan right to bench his doubles specialists? Does Jannik Sinner deserve to be considered for the Spor…

Rennae sits down with business leader Ilana Kloss and the woman the team competition is named after at the namesake event—the Billie Jean King Cup—live from Malaga, Spain, to talk about the explosive growth in women's sports and highlights from the most important team competition in tennis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

A rollicking romp through both the WTA Finals and early rounds of the ATP Finals, with necessary fashion and photo portrait critiques, with side quests into movie recommendations and bonus advice for wannabe commentators. We'll see you on Threads to discuss! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…