Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis
133 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★ - 31 ratingsConversations about tennis, always under 30:00, with host Carl Bialik and guests.
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Economist Ian Fillmore On Technological Disruption In Tennis
August 12, 2019 20:21 - 28 minutes - 13.8 MBEconomist Ian Fillmore of Washington University joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his recent co-authored study on how racquet change disrupted tennis, gave rise to faulty predictions, and lifted a young generation of stars. Music by Lee Rosevere: "Credit Roll" and "Glass Android."
Sportswriter Joe Posnanski on the Djokovic-Federer Wimbledon Final
July 22, 2019 15:09 - 29 minutes - 25 MBSportswriter Joe Posnanski joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his recent essay reflecting on Novak Djokovic's defeat of Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final, why his view on the greatest-of-all-time debate has evolved, how much he'd like to cover tennis full-time, and what it was like getting beaten by Joe McEnroe. Music by Lee Rosevere: "Credit Roll" and "Glass Android."
Novelist Benjamin Markovits On The Solitary Lives Of Tennis Pros And Writers
July 18, 2019 20:47 - 29 minutes - 25 MBNovelist Benjamin Markovits joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his two books that touch on tennis: "A Weekend In New York" and its forthcoming sequel, "Christmas in Austin." Markovits explains how his professional basketball career turned him off from team sports, shares his favorites from the tennis memoirs he read to prepare for writing about the game, and reflects on the agony of having a number next to your name that defines your place in your profession and the world. Mu...
Author Judy Aydelott On Lifetimes Full Of Tennis
June 03, 2019 02:44 - 29 minutes - 13 MBAuthor Judy Aydelott joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to share stories from her book "Sport of a Lifetime: Enduring Personal Stories From Tennis," including Betty Eisenstein, Gardnar Mulloy, and Fred Kovaleski; recalls how she found tennis, along with her future husband; and explains that married partners don't always make for good tennis partners. Music by Lee Rosevere. "Sport of a Lifetime" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sport-Lifetime-Enduring-Personal-Stories/dp/1937559645
Photographer Stephan Würth on His Tennis Book and Fandom
April 12, 2019 13:05 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBPhotographer Stephan Würth joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik—on the court and in the studio—to talk about his new book "Tennis Fan," published by Damiani; his favorite and least favorite tournaments; and what it was like hitting with the Williams sisters. Music by Lee Rosevere. Würth's website: http://www.stephanwurth.com/ Würth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanwurth/
Hall of Famer Rosie Casals on the Original Nine and Her Tennis Foundation
April 10, 2019 07:43 - 22 minutes - 9.02 MBTennis Hall of Famer Rosie Casals joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to recall her role in the Original Nine, the pioneering group who helped create modern women's professional tennis; reflect on why she doesn't see herself among today's pros; and describe how she's spreading tennis in California's Coachella Valley beyond the glamour of the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Music by Lee Rosevere. Casals on the Tennis Hall of Fame website: https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees...
Doubles Team Kevin Krawietz And Andreas Mies On Reaching Their First ATP Final
February 16, 2019 22:18 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBThe German doubles team of Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies join Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from the New York Open to talk about reaching their first ATP final, whether they really are a doubles team, and the Germany-to-Auburn recruiting pipeline. Music by Lee Rosevere. Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrawietzKevin Andreas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndreasMies
Tennys Sandgren On Life After The 2018 Australian Open
February 10, 2019 19:16 - 24 minutes - 10.8 MBAmerican tennis pro Tennys Sandgren joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from the New York Open to talk about his tendency to go deep or go home at tournaments, where his deep run at the 2018 Australian Open came from, the pressure to defend ranking points, whether he has regrets about his Twitter activity that sparked outrage during his 2018 run in Melbourne, his return to Twitter, and one issue on which he supports regulation. Music by Lee Rosevere. Tennys on Twitter: https://twitter.com...
AceSpace Founder And CEO Chris Sabaitis On The Court-Booking System Of The Future
February 09, 2019 20:28 - 21 minutes - 9.82 MBChris Sabaitis—founder and CEO of AceSpace, a court-booking and partner-finding system—joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from the New York Open to talk about the sport's fractured, often low-tech way of allocating courts; the strategies he used as a traveling junior to find hitting partners; and the time he played on the court that had been used many times by a young Andy Roddick. Music by Lee Rosevere. AceSpace: http://www.acespacecourts.com/ Sabaitis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Simon Denman On Predicting The Next Shot Of Federer, Nadal, And Djokovic
February 08, 2019 02:05 - 25 minutes - 21.5 MBSimon Denman, a senior research fellow with Queensland University of Technology's Speech, Audio, Image and Video Technology Laboratory, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his team's research into using neural networks to predict the next shots of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. Denman also spoke about getting and working with Hawk-Eye data, using his methodology to help power virtual-reality tennis, and how far we are from robots playing the proper tennis game ...
Helen R. Russell On 75 Years Of Billie Jean King
January 28, 2019 16:35 - 26 minutes - 21.4 MBHelen R. Russell, co-curator of the New-York Historical Society's exhibit, "Billie Jean King: The Road to 75," joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about choosing more than 75 photos for the exhibit, her own tennis background, and King's New York ties. Music by Lee Rosevere. The exhibit, which exhibit runs through Jan. 30, 2019: https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/billie-jean-king-road-75 The Billie Jean King Archive: https://www.nyhistory.org/womens-history/exhibitions/Billie-...
Haitham Eletrabi and Lincoln Wang on Their Tennis Ballrobot
January 17, 2019 23:37 - 24 minutes - 11.7 MBTwo Tennibot executives—Haitham Eletrabi, CEO and founder; and Xianglin (Lincoln) Wang, CTO—join Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about how their love of playing tennis and unlove of fetching tennis balls led to the creation of their robotic ball gatherer, what makes Tennibot more advanced than a Roomba, and how else robotics could fit into tennis and other sports. Music by Lee Rosevere. Tennibot's website: http://tennibot.com/ Tennibot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tennibot Te...
Stephanie Kovalchik and Graeme Spence on Player DNA
January 10, 2019 01:08 - 29 minutes - 25.1 MBStephanie Kovalchik and Graeme Spence—data scientists with the Game Insight Group (GIG), formed by Tennis Australia in partnership with Victoria University—join Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to break down Player DNA, their new system for analyzing what makes tennis players great. Kovalchik and Spence explain why the time was right for this form of analysis, why Roger Federer can be fast without great foot speed, and how their new ways of measuring injury risks will make it into TV broadcast...
Writer Rowan Ricardo Phillips On His Year Of Close-Reading The ATP Tour
December 30, 2018 23:00 - 29 minutes - 12.6 MBWith the 2019 season upon us, Thirty Love takes a close look at the…2017 season. Writer Rowan Ricardo Phillips watched every ATP match he could and transformed his experience into the book The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey. He joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to describe the experience of studying the tour so closely, how he knew he had a book's worth of material, and what made 2017 special. Music by Lee Rosevere. Rowan's website: http://www.rowanricardophillips.com/ Rowan on Twitter: h...
Thirty30 Tennis Creator Mark Milne On Reinvigorating The Sport's Format
November 05, 2018 20:33 - 29 minutes - 18.3 MBMark Milne, an engineer in Arbroath, Scotland, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about why he thinks starting tennis games at 30-all makes for a faster and more exciting format; what Judy Murray and the ITF make of his idea; why he prefers his format to the one being used in Milan at the Next Gen ATP Finals, and why he doesn't just start games at deuce. Music by Lee Rosevere. Thirty30 Tennis's website: https://www.thirty30tennis.com/
Julie Heldman On Her Tennis Memoir
October 22, 2018 22:21 - 27 minutes - 10 MBFormer Top 5 player Julie Heldman joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about her memoir "Driven: A Daughter's Odyssey," what she thought of the film "Battle of the Sexes," and how she emerged from 15 years lost to mental illness to write her first book. Music by Lee Rosevere. Heldman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/junkballjul "Driven": https://www.drivenadaughtersodyssey.com/
Marc Stein On The NBA-Tennis Connection, Israeli Tennis, And Coaching At The US Open
October 04, 2018 01:00 - 27 minutes - 9.86 MBMarc Stein, NBA reporter for The New York Times, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about how a wax statue changed his tennis fandom forever, why so many tennis pros travel through Dallas, and what it's been like shadowing Julia Glushko and coaching Benjamin Becker at the US Open. Music by Lee Rosevere. Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine Stein on Glushko: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/sports/julia-glushko.html Stein on Becker: http://www.espn.com/blog/mar...
Jenni Dinger On Laver Cup
September 25, 2018 02:57 - 28 minutes - 13.9 MBLifelong tennis fan Jenni Dinger, a professor of entrepreneurship in Boston, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to review Laver Cup's second edition, in Chicago last weekend: Fed fans, Novak struggles, hot merch, and Jack Sock demonstrating the value of an elite doubles player. Music by Lee Rosevere. Dinger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jendinger/
Wall Street Journal Columnist Jason Gay On Djokovic, Del Potro, Osaka, And Williams
September 10, 2018 00:43 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBWall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik—for the 14th episode from the 2018 US Open, on the 14th day of the Open—to break down the men's and women's finals, and the USTA's game of whack a mole with the weather. Music by Lee Rosevere. Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasongay Jason's articles for the WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/news/author/6268
The Hindu's Preethi Ramamoorthy On US Open Finals Weekend
September 09, 2018 00:55 - 27 minutes - 27.1 MBPreethi Ramamoorthy, who is covering the US Open for India's The Hindu newspaper, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Naomi Osaka's grace and good humor after winning a controversial women's final, the Djokovic-del Potro men's final, and the state of Indian tennis. Music by Lee Rosevere. Preethi's articles for The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Preethi-Ramamoorthy-5011/
GQ's Chloé Cooper Jones And Kevin Nguyen On Naomi Osaka And Juan Martín del Potro
September 08, 2018 23:12 - 29 minutes - 30.3 MBChloé Cooper Jones, the freelance writer who covers tennis for GQ; and her editor Kevin Nguyen join Thirty Love host Carl Bialik just after Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams for the US Open title to talk about the 20-year-old's big win, the umpiring controversy that threatened to overshadow it, and the long and painful road of Juan Martín del Potro to the men's final against Novak Djokovic. Chloé on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCooperJones Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/knguye...
The Makers Of The Ashe '68 Documentary Project On Arthur Ashe's Legacy
September 07, 2018 22:50 - 29 minutes - 30.5 MBFour of the people behind the Ashe '68 documentary project—creator and producer Rex Miller, co-documentary director Woody Richman, VR director Brad Lichtenstein, and exhibition producer and designer Bill Sullivan—join Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from the US Open to talk about Ashe's legacy, finding footage of the 1968 US Open champ, and re-creating the Forest Hills setting for Ashe's championship match on the 2018 US Open grounds. Music by Lee Rosevere. The film's official site: https:/...
Tennis Writer Kamakshi Tandon On Keeping Tennis Extreme
September 07, 2018 04:01 - 29 minutes - 30.8 MBKamakshi Tandon, who writes about tennis for tennis.com and other publications, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about an extreme US Open, the men's semis, and the future of Davis Cup and other fledgling team events. Music by Lee Rosevere. Kamakshi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kamakshi_Tandon Kamakshi on Tennis.com: http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/list/kamakshi-tandon/
Wall Street Journal's Tom Perrotta On The Best Match Of The US Open
September 05, 2018 23:37 - 29 minutes - 32.3 MBTom Perrotta, who writes about tennis for The Wall Street Journal, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Rafael Nadal's five-set defeat of Dominic Thiem, Rafa's unusual tactic that's catching on, and Serena Williams's bid for her 24th Slam title. Music by Lee Rosevere. Perrotta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPerrotta Perrotta on Nadal's tactic: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-rafael-nadal-returns-serve-from-the-back-wall-1536153459
USTA's Ashley Marshall On Billie Jean King And The First Match Of The First US Open
September 03, 2018 21:22 - 20 minutes - 23 MBAshley Marshall, the USTA's assistant managing editor, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his article on the first US Open's first match, pitting Billie Jean King against a dentist; his deep dive into umpire scorecards for 50 facts about Roger Federer at the Open; and juniors to watch in the second week of the Open. Music by Lee Rosevere. Marshall on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMarshallSport "The dentist who filled in at the first US Open": https://www.usopen.org/en_US/...
Bloomberg Opinion's Joe Nocera On Tennis From The Uncheap Seats
September 02, 2018 23:45 - 22 minutes - 23.9 MBJoe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion columnist and co-author of "Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA," joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from a suite at the US Open to talk about the economics of attending big-time tennis events, the hardest thing to explain to a child who's starting to watch tennis, and why Federer : Nadal :: Jordan : LeBron. Music by Lee Rosevere. Nocera on Twitter: https://twitter.com/opinion_joe Nocera's Bloomberg columns: https://www.bloomberg...
Tennis Writer Simon Cambers On The Game's Next Superstars
September 02, 2018 16:58 - 28 minutes - 30 MBFreelancer Simon Cambers joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Alex de Minaur, Naomi Osaka, and other promising young players; the state of British tennis; and the prospect of fifth-set tiebreakers at every Grand Slam. Music by Lee Rosevere. Cambers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scambers73
Deadspin's Giri Nathan On Federer-Kyrgios And Serena Williams
September 01, 2018 21:09 - 29 minutes - 25.3 MBGiri Nathan, who writes about tennis for Deadspin, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to break down Roger Federer's beatdown of Nick Kyrgios, assess Serena Williams's chances of winning her seventh US Open title and appreciate the unusual game of Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Music by Lee Rosevere. Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/girinathan Nathan on Deadspin: https://kinja.com/girinathan
Stephanie Neppl (@StephintheUS) On The Traveling Fan's Life
September 01, 2018 18:10 - 28 minutes - 30.9 MBStephanie Neppl, the day after arriving in the US Open for a last-minute Labor Day weekend of tennis, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to share tips on attending the Open, lament the accessibility of tennis stadiums, and marvel in the continued splendor of Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Music by Lee Rosevere. Neppl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephintheus Neppl's tennis blog: http://ihaveatennisaddiction.blogspot.com/
US Open Spokesman Chris Widmaier On The New Armstrong Stadium
August 31, 2018 00:56 - 17 minutes - 17.6 MBChris Widmaier, the USTA's managing director of corporate communications, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to assess the new Armstrong stadium's debut, explain how the tournament has been handling the extreme heat, and reflect on how one moment from one side-court match can go international. Music by Lee Rosevere.
Universal Tennis Rating Chief Tennis Officer Stephen Amritraj On Underrated US Open Contenders
August 30, 2018 00:57 - 24 minutes - 23.8 MBUniversal Tennis Rating’s Stephen Amritraj, former pro and possessor of the unusual title of Chief Tennis Officer, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about which US Open players UTR rates higher than the official rankings do, why he thinks U.S. tennis has weakened, and why more grass-court tennis would be good for the game. Music by Lee Rosevere. Amritraj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenamritraj UTR announces hiring of Amritraj: https://blog.universaltennis.com/2018/04/...
Wall Street Journal Tennis Editor Jim Chairusmi On Innovation At The US Open
August 29, 2018 03:30 - 27 minutes - 11.7 MBJim Chairusmi, who edits The Wall Street Journal’s tennis coverage, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Nick Kyrgios’s entertainment value, why Jim picks Petra Kvitova to win the Open, and what he makes of the tournament’s new Armstrong Stadium. Music by Lee Rosevere. Jim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimchair
Slovenian Davis Cup Captain Miha Mlakar On Tennis Analytics
August 20, 2018 19:36 - 29 minutes - 32.3 MBFormer pro Miha Mlakar, who now works as both a data scientist and as captain of Slovenia's Davis Cup team, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his career, his attempts to bring together his twin passions of data science and tennis, and Davis Cup reforms. Music by Lee Rosevere. Miha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majki37
Matt Zemek Of Tennis With An Accent On Turning Down The Heat
July 31, 2018 03:39 - 29 minutes - 21.4 MBTennis writer Matt Zemek joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about how to make the tennis schedule a little cooler, how to understand a player's scheduling choices, and what he and the Tennis with an Accent team hope to achieve with their independent online coverage of the sport. Music by Lee Rosevere. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzemek Tennis with an Accent: https://tennisaccent.com/ Cool Down Tennis: http://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2017/04/05/cool-down-tennis/
Jeff McFarland Of First Ball In On Wimbledon
July 15, 2018 23:36 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBJeff McFarland, a Jacksonville lawyer who writes about tennis and tennis analytics at his Tumblr called First Ball In, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Novak Djokovic's triumphant return, Angelique Kerber's first Wimbledon title, and how he calculates Popcorn Scores to identify must-watch matches. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. First Ball In: http://fbitennis.tumblr.com/ McFarland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FBITennis
Not Up Blogger Ian Katz On Simona And Rafa
June 11, 2018 21:23 - 29 minutes - 31 MBCareer journalist and passionate tennis fan Ian Katz, who blogs about the sport at Not Up, joins host Thirty Love to recap the French Open triumphs of Simona Halep and Rafael Nadal, look ahead to the rest of the season, and trace the roots of his tennis biases. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Not Up blog: https://notup.blog/ Katz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iankatztennis
Rafa Fans Angie Marek and Nicholas Zeitlin
June 04, 2018 04:29 - 29 minutes - 31.2 MBOn Rafael Nadal's 32nd birthday, Angie Marek and Nicholas Zeitlin join Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about their Rafa fandom, how it blossomed a decade ago, and what they expect from Nadal in the second week of the French Open. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere.
Phil Dimon On Making His Professional Tennis Debut At Age 37
May 29, 2018 14:30 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBPhil Dimon, former Williams College player and spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Uganda, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to explain how he made his professional tennis debut in Kampala. Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilDimon Phil's brother Ricky's preview of Phil's futures main-draw debut: http://tenngrand.com/2018/04/30/uganda-futures-preview-bojanovic-vs-dimon/
Chris Clarey Previews The French Open
May 24, 2018 15:32 - 29 minutes - 11.8 MBNew York Times tennis writer Christopher Clarey joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to preview the French Open, reflect on what makes the tournament unique and challenging, and explain why he loves tennis too much to cover it full time. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Clarey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/christophclarey Clarey on Serena Williams: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/sports/tennis/serena-williams.html Clarey on Roger Federer: https://w...
The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald On His Forthcoming Documentary About Martina Navratilova
May 15, 2018 23:51 - 29 minutes - 32.1 MBPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald (accompanied by his 24 dogs) joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to preview the documentary he's producing about Martina Navratilova, the social justice pioneer and dominant tennis champ who was his childhood idol. Glenn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald Variety on the film: http://variety.com/2018/film/news/martina-navratilova-documentary-reese-witherspoon-1202811524/
Tactical Tennis's Glen Hill On The Sport's Smarter Future
May 14, 2018 21:18 - 29 minutes - 39.3 MBGlen Hill, the engineer and tennis coach, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about how even the very best players are far from their best selves, and how better tactics can help. Tactical Tennis, Glen's site with Jacob Meyer: http://www.tacticaltennis.com Glen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlenSHill
Caitlin Thompson On The Expanding Racquet Empire
May 09, 2018 23:29 - 29 minutes - 33.3 MBRacquet Magazine cofounder Caitlin Thompson, also cohost of The Main Draw podcast, tells Thirty Love host Carl Bialik about exciting news that takes Racquet beyond the magazine biz, and what it's like to hit with six-time Grand Slam champ Rennae Stubbs. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Caitlin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitlin_thomps Racquet: https://racquetmag.com/ The Main Draw: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-main-draw/id1002026920?m...
Ethan Lee On The Tools Of Tennis
May 08, 2018 12:30 - 29 minutes - 33 MBGuitar repair hero and tennis-racquet expert Ethan Lee joins Thirty Love to educate host Carl Bialik on the tools of the tennis trade, and how racquets make the woman or man. Content warning: By the end of the episode, you'll want to buy a new racquet or three, and you'll want Ethan at your side when you do. Ethan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theofreedom
Court 16's Anthony Evrard On Mixing Technological Innovation With Tennis Tradition
May 03, 2018 19:13 - 28 minutes - 34.2 MBCourt 16 founder Anthony Evrard joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his innovative pair of tennis clubs in New York City, the deep tennis roots in his family, and how to balance the new and beloved old in a sport rich with tradition. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Court 16's story: https://www.court16.com/about/our-tennis-story Court 16 LIC: https://www.court16.com/tennis-clubs/long-island-city-queens/
Cliff Richey On His Tennis Career And His Second Career Raising Awareness About Depression
March 05, 2018 08:49 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBCliff Richey -- the former No. 1 U.S. man, two-time Davis Cup champ, and equivalent of ATP No. 1 before there was such a thing -- joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his career, how he struggled with depression during and after playing, and how he's hoping to help raise awareness about depression, how to treat it, and how to reduce the stigma surrounding it. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Richey's two co-authored books on depression: https:...
Cecil Harris on Black Tennis History
February 26, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBCecil Harris, author of "Charging the Net" and two other sports books, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his forthcoming book on black tennis players, "Different Strokes," why he thinks 2018 might be the Williams sisters' last year on tour, and which young black players he thinks show the most promise. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Harris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allmyyankees
Rohit Brijnath On Roger Federer, Simona Halep, And Tennis Books
February 19, 2018 03:30 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBRohit Brijnath, sports columnist for the Straits Times of Singapore, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Roger Federer's return to the No. 1 ranking, what it was like to play against Simona Halep, why he thinks the best book about Federer will be written years after the world No. 1 retires, and which frequent Thirty Love guest he hopes will write it. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Brijnath on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitdbrijnath B...
Radu Albot, Moldova's Top Tennis Player, On His Big Week At The New York Open
February 17, 2018 04:39 - 15 minutes - 7.35 MBRadu Albot, two days after scoring his first career Top 20 win over John Isner, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik at the New York Open to talk about Moldovan tennis (there are three hard courts in the country; he's heard of "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis"), the biggest win of his career, and why he loves playing events with on-site hotels. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with music by Lee Rosevere. Albot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaduAlbot "Playing the Moldovans at Tenni...
New York Open Tournament Director Josh Ripple On The Event's Debut
February 17, 2018 03:43 - 29 minutes - 12.6 MBJosh Ripple, tournament director of the New York Open and executive vice president of GF Sports, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from Nassau Coliseum to recount how the event moved from Memphis to Long Island, describe the dance of signing players and sponsors for a new event, and recall what it was like to see one of the biggest stories from the event unfold: Donald Young accusing fellow American Ryan Harrison of making a racist remark on court. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, wi...
Doubles Star Max Mirnyi On His Former Partner, Roger Federer, And His Favorite Partner
February 17, 2018 03:33 - 28 minutes - 12.2 MBFormer doubles world No. 1 Max Mirnyi, age 40, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from the New York Open to talk about Roger Federer's return to world No. 1 in singles and what it was like playing doubles with, and splitting up with, Federer; Mirnyi's favorite partner (they only played one tournament together, losing in the final) and the partner who got away; and how rules changes have made it possible for doubles stars to excel into their 40s. Produced and edited by Jorge Estrada, with m...