Under Review Tennis Podcast

Yevgeny Kafelnikov talks tennis with Craig Shapiro (Ep 72)

May 04, 2020 15:39 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

The great Yevgeny Kafelnikov came back for round 2, this time via satellite from Moscow, and we discussed the pandemic, talked about Andrea Gaudenzi and the tennis landscape moving forward, and then we took an incredible walk down memory lane and recalled his 96 French Open win. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick McEnroe talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

April 27, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

Patrick McEnroe has lived an incredible life in tennis. We discussed his time dealing with testing positive for COVID-19, what tennis will look like moving forward, and we had a great walk down memory lane, and talked about what it was like to see his brother become a tennis great. We discussed merging the ATP and WTA, and what the possibilities could be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast

April 25, 2020 23:50 - 53 seconds - 846 KB

Welcome to The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast, a tour-de-force featuring interviews with a wide array of tennis people, from Hall of Famers to executives to innovators. Hosted by award winning documentary filmmaker, contributor to racquet Magazine, and tennis insider Craig Shapiro, the show is fast moving and asks the questions tennis people always wanted to know. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pablo Arraya talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (EP70)

April 24, 2020 22:41 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Pablo Arraya, former world number 29, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he began tennis as a young boy in Cordoba, Argentina. His family escaped political harassment in Argentina and they moved to Peru. As a junior tennis player, he came to the United States and trained with Nick Bolletierri. He told us a great story about how he trained with Paul Annacone, Jimmy Arias, and other past guests of the show. On this episode PABLO ARRAYA tells us how he broke into the top h...

Mark Leschly from UTR talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (EP69)

April 20, 2020 19:17 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Mark Leschly , one of the more interesting businessman we have spoken to, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Denmark and then Princeton, New Jersey, with a father, jan Leschly that was an exceptional pro tennis player. In 1967 Jan Leschly reched the semifinals of the US Open. He told us about his brothers that played at Princeton University. As a junior tennis player, Mark Leschly spent his summers in Denmark and then was recruited and played tennis at Harv...

Brian Koppelman talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (Ep 68)

April 12, 2020 17:14 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Brian Koppelman, the creator, executive producer, and show-runner for the hit show BILLIONS, has had an amazingly interesting life in show business, tennis, and beyond. As a child he grew up on Long Island in Roslyn, New York and played tennis and basketball. He was a junior tennis player and played high school tennis. His dad was a musc industry executive and he told us about some interesting moments when he helped put together a record deal for comedian Eddie Murphy and how he discovered...

TOURE talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO (EP67)

April 05, 2020 22:46 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Toure, a prolific journalist, podcast host, and an excellent player has lived an incredible life in journalism, and while not our usual tennis personality, has done some amazing things in tennis. As a child he grew up in Massachusetts and then attended Emory University. As a junior tennis player, he played in tournaments all around New England. Toure parlayed an internship into a superlative career at Rolling Stone Magazine, and then beyond. On this episode Toure tells us his perspecti...

Bethanie Mattek-Sands talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (ep 66)

April 01, 2020 05:10 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Bethanie Mattek-Sands , a current player and now broadcaster for ESPN'S tennis coverage in the United States has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child she grew up in Minnesota and then Wisconsin, and she played multiple sports. As a junior tennis player, she was one of the best players in North America and chose to turn professional after winning a big tournament in France at the age of 13. Bethanie Mattek-Sands rose to 30 in the world and posted wins over players such as Elena Sv...

Greg Rusedski talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (ep65)

March 25, 2020 19:33 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Greg Rusedski , former player, coach, and now broadcaster for Amazon Prime Video's tennis coverage in the UK, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Montreal, Quebec with a father that loved tennis. As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in North America and chose to turn professional instead of taking a scholarship to play at USC. Greg Rusedski rose to 4 in the world and posted wins over players such as Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Gustavo Kuert...

Mark Petchey talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (Ep64)

March 17, 2020 15:24 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Mark Petchey , one of the more insightful broadcasters on tour, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Essex, England with a parents that were exceptional tennis players. As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in Europe and chose to turn professional instead of taking a scholarship to play at USC. Mark Petchey rose to 80 in the world and posted wins over players such as Michael Chang, Michael Stich, and Tommy Haas. On this episode MARK PETCHEY ...

Tennys Sandgren talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (EP63)

March 15, 2020 16:15 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Tennys Sandgren , one of the more insightful, incisive, and polarizing players on tour, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee with a tennis court in his backyard. As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in the United States but was not identified as a top prospect by the USTA. After a standout career at the University of Tennessee, he struggled on the ATP Tour. Coming up with players such as Noah Rubin, Tennys told us his st...

Wim Fissette Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (Ep 62)

March 08, 2020 13:49 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Wim Fissette , the coach of Naomi Osaka, has coached many of the top women on the WTA Tour in a short amount of time. He took up tennis at 8 years old when his mom began playing, and became a quality junior. As a junior, he was one of the best players in Belgium but was not identified as elite. After being invited to be the hitting partner for Kim Clijsters, he decided that coaching tennis would be his life. Wim Fissette told us this action packed story of moving from hitting partner to ...

CHARLIE PASARELL talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep61]

March 01, 2020 05:05 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Charlie Pasarell grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 50’s, and under the tutelage of the fabled teacher Welby Van Horn rose to tennis prominence in the United States. He won the Orange Bowl and national championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In the 60’s Charlie Pasarell attended UCLA and forged a lifelong friendship with Arthur Ashe. He also trained with Pancho Segura at The Beverly Hills Tennis Club, and rose to become the #1 player in the United States in 1967. As a pro, Charlie P...

LEO LAVALLE talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO (ep60)

February 23, 2020 17:54 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Leo Lavalle , the winner of the 1985 Junior Wimbledon Championships, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a pro he rose to 51 in the word and posted wins over Brad Gilbert, Anders Jarryd, and Stefan Edberg. After the great Hall of Fame player Raul Ramirez, he is the best player to have come from his country, and as a Davis Cup stalwart carried the hopes and dreams of Mexican tennis onto the court with him for a record 14 years. On this episode of Under Review, Leo Lavalle, now a br...

BRIAN VAHALY talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO (Ep59)

February 16, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

Brian Vahaly , once named to People Magazine's most eligible bachelor list, has lived an incredible life in tennis. As a child he was afraid to swim after seeing JAWS, and began tennis as an infant . As a junior tennis player, he was one of the best players in the United States but was not identified as a top prospect by the USTA. After a standout career at the University of Virginia, he initially struggled on the ATP Tour. Coming up with players such as Robby Ginepri and Andy Roddick, Br...

HENRI LECONTE talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO (EP 58)

February 07, 2020 03:55 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Henri Leconte the French legend joined us and we had a mid-tournament conversation. He shared how he became a longtime Australian Open fan favorite broadcaster, first at Channel 7, then 9, and now Eurosport. Henri Leconte explained that he began broadcasting when Jo Wilfried Tsonga was playing well in Australia. He told us about the immense pressure he faced when he was a contestant on Britain's Top Chef. Henri discussed Felix Auger-Aliassime and Coco Gauff. We learned what his perspecti...

LINDSAY DAVENPORT talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO (ep 57)

January 29, 2020 00:14 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Former world #1 and Hall-of-Famer Lindsay Davenport joined us and we had a mid-tournament Australian Open conversation. She shared her experience being a tennis mom and explained how both she and her husband split up the tournament obligations. . We learned what her perspectives have been at the Australian Open . Lindsay shared her thoughts on Serena and Venus Williams and also Coco Gauff. Lindsay also talked about coaching the American tennis player Madison Keys. She broke down the rem...

Brad Gilbert Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro (EP 56)

January 17, 2020 20:33 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Brad Gilbert joins us for a pre Australian Open conversation. We learned what he has been up to in the off season, and what amazing memorabilia he has at his store, BG Tennis Nation. Brad shared his thoughts on the ATP Cup, Davis Cup, and Serena and Venus Williams. Now an ESPN broadcaster, Brad discussed how he grew up in a tennis playing family in Oakland, Ca. He described how a coaching change at Arizona State turned him towards junior college where he met the coach that changed his ...

MARC LUCERO talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO (Ep 55)

January 10, 2020 15:24 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Elite Coach Marc Lucero grew up in San Diego, California. He saw Andre Agassi on television and decided he wanted to play tennis. He went from playing at Boston College to coaching at Princeton University, then then at the USTA Campus in California. He has coached Genie Bouchard, Allie Riske, and had been on tour working with Shelby Rogers until now. Marc Lucero describes how a failed attempt at law school drove him back to tennis. He shares a story of Shelby Rogers' run to the quarterfi...

TONY GRAHAM talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep54]

December 23, 2019 00:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

One of the premiere figures in the Beverly Hills tennis scene, TONY GRAHAM has lead an amazing tennis life. He came up in LA in the 1970s, honed his craft at UCLA, and turned pro during the sport's golden years where he played, practiced and paled around with legends like McEnroe, Connors, Borg, and the late Vitas Gerulaitis. At UCLA he got to the finals of the NCAA Championship. As a pro he beat Jimmy Arias and finalled Stowe. And when he wrapped up his pro career, he continued the tennis li...

RENNAE STUBBS talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep53]

December 10, 2019 23:44 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

4-time Grand Slam doubles champion RENNAE STUBBS has been a fixture on the tour for nearly 3 decades. As a player, she was the #1 doubles player in the world and won more doubles titles than any other Australian woman. She also was the longest serving member of the Australian Fed Cup team, playing for 17 years. And she participated in 4 Olympic Games. After her playing career finished, she found new life as a broadcaster, coach and podcaster. As a broadcaster she's worked for Australia's SEV...

MICHAEL JOYCE talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO – Part 2 [Ep52]

November 27, 2019 00:10 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

In part 2 of our discussion with elite coach MICHAEL JOYCE, he discusses his transition from player to coach; he breaks down the truth behind the Sharapova substance-abuse scandal; he tells how a seminal work of tennis writing came to be; and he lets us know who he thinks is the greatest coach of all time. Oh, and if that's not enough, he explains his connection to one of the most scandalous murders in recent history. Meldonium, The Mendez Brothers and more in part 2 of our discussion with...

MICHAEL JOYCE talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO – Part 1 [Ep51]

November 25, 2019 00:05 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

Michael Joyce came up deep in the Southern California tennis scene: brushing shoulders with the rich and infamous; playing tennis with fabled champions; and receiving instruction from legendary coaches. After an illustrious junior career in which he finaled Junior Wimbledon and won Kalamazoo, Joyce went pro and caught the attention of David Foster Wallace who subsequently wrote one of the seminal articles about tennis about him. As a player, he beat Courier, Becker, Kafelnikov and many more....

STAN SMITH talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep50]

November 03, 2019 20:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MB

For the past 50 years, the name "Stan Smith" has been seen on nearly every street in the world. Written on nearly 40 million pairs of the iconic Adidas-made sneakers. But perhaps more notable than the shoe is the man himself. Along with Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith is considered the essence of class who ushered in the open era, formed the ATP, and effectively created the tennis world that we know today. He came up under the tutelage of Pancho Segura. Then played for USC. And in 1971 he won the US ...

MARK HURD talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep49]

October 22, 2019 14:40 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Former CEO of Oracle, MARK HURD loved tennis. In High School, Hurd battled it out with top-ten pros on the public courts in Miami Beach. In college, he played #1 at Baylor University. And while Chief Executive at Oracle, he helped forge one of the most significant relationships in the history of tennis between a corporation and the sport. We interviewed Mark this year at The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, but we had some technical difficulties and the interview was cut short so we tabled ...

IVA MAJOLI talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep48]

October 14, 2019 22:01 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

French Open Champion and Croatian Fed Cup Captain IVA MAJOLI is a consistent force in the tennis world. As a child, she travelled from wartime Croatia to Bradenton Florida in order to hone her craft at the Bollettieri Academy. As a pro, she quarter-finaled the Australian Open AND Wimbledon and got to #4 in the world. And in 1997, at the age of 20 she shocked the tennis world by stopping Martina Hingis in the finals of the only major Hingis lost that year. She's posted wins over Davenport, Ma...

VIJAY AMRITRAJ talks TENNIS with CRAIG SHAPIRO [Ep47]

October 06, 2019 01:58 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

India's first professional athlete, VIJAY AMRITRAJ, is an icon of tennis. He's posted wins over Laver, Rosewall, McEnroe, Borg, Nastase and Connors. He quarter-finaled Wimbledon twice. And The US Open twice. And with his brother Anand, he led India to two Davis Cup finals. Beyond his tennis accomplishments, Vijay is an international brand ambassador, representing Rolex, Aston Martin, MasterCard and Unicef. And if that's not enough, Vijay has also graced the silver screen starring in blockb...

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