Podcasts by Thirty Love: Conversations About Tennis

Thirty30 Tennis Creator Mark Milne On Reinvigorating The Sport's Format from 2018-11-05T20:33:46

Mark 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 Ju...

Julie Heldman On Her Tennis Memoir from 2018-10-22T22:21:53

Former 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 emer...

Marc Stein On The NBA-Tennis Connection, Israeli Tennis, And Coaching At The US Open from 2018-10-04T01:00

Marc 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 Dalla...

Jenni Dinger On Laver Cup from 2018-09-25T02:57:29

Lifelong 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 str...

Wall Street Journal Columnist Jason Gay On Djokovic, Del Potro, Osaka, And Williams from 2018-09-10T00:43:43

Wall 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 fina...

The Hindu's Preethi Ramamoorthy On US Open Finals Weekend from 2018-09-09T00:55:38

Preethi 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 controversia...

GQ's Chloé Cooper Jones And Kevin Nguyen ‏On Naomi Osaka And Juan Martín del Potro from 2018-09-08T23:12:54

Chloé 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 t...

The Makers Of The Ashe '68 Documentary Project On Arthur Ashe's Legacy from 2018-09-07T22:50:52

Four 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 desi...

Tennis Writer Kamakshi Tandon On Keeping Tennis Extreme from 2018-09-07T04:01

Kamakshi 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 ...

Wall Street Journal's Tom Perrotta On The Best Match Of The US Open from 2018-09-05T23:37:12

Tom 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 ...

USTA's Ashley Marshall On Billie Jean King And The First Match Of The First US Open from 2018-09-03T21:22:52

Ashley 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...

Bloomberg Opinion's Joe Nocera On Tennis From The Uncheap Seats from 2018-09-02T23:45:17

Joe 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 ...

Tennis Writer Simon Cambers On The Game's Next Superstars from 2018-09-02T16:58:50

Freelancer 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-s...

Deadspin's Giri Nathan On Federer-Kyrgios And Serena Williams from 2018-09-01T21:09:58

Giri 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 seve...

Stephanie Neppl (@StephintheUS) On The Traveling Fan's Life from 2018-09-01T18:10:46

Stephanie 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 accessibi...

US Open Spokesman Chris Widmaier On The New Armstrong Stadium from 2018-08-31T00:56:42

Chris 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 hand...

Universal Tennis Rating Chief Tennis Officer Stephen Amritraj On Underrated US Open Contenders from 2018-08-30T00:57:29

Universal 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 rate...

Wall Street Journal Tennis Editor Jim Chairusmi On Innovation At The US Open from 2018-08-29T03:30:21

Jim 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 Op...

Slovenian Davis Cup Captain Miha Mlakar On Tennis Analytics from 2018-08-20T19:36:17

Former 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 tog...

Matt Zemek Of Tennis With An Accent On Turning Down The Heat from 2018-07-31T03:39:06

Tennis 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 Te...

Jeff McFarland Of First Ball In On Wimbledon from 2018-07-15T23:36:53

Jeff 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 triumphan...

Not Up Blogger Ian Katz On Simona And Rafa from 2018-06-11T21:23:25

Career 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 t...

Rafa Fans Angie Marek and Nicholas Zeitlin from 2018-06-04T04:29:02

On 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 Nada...

Phil Dimon On Making His Professional Tennis Debut At Age 37 from 2018-05-29T14:30

Phil 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.

Chris Clarey Previews The French Open from 2018-05-24T15:32:03

New 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 lov...

The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald On His Forthcoming Documentary About Martina Navratilova from 2018-05-15T23:51:41

Pulitzer 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 ...

Tactical Tennis's Glen Hill On The Sport's Smarter Future from 2018-05-14T21:18:29

Glen 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.

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Caitlin Thompson On The Expanding Racquet Empire from 2018-05-09T23:29:14

Racquet 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'...

Ethan Lee On The Tools Of Tennis from 2018-05-08T12:30:44

Guitar 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...

Court 16's Anthony Evrard On Mixing Technological Innovation With Tennis Tradition from 2018-05-03T19:13:30

Court 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...

Cliff Richey On His Tennis Career And His Second Career Raising Awareness About Depression from 2018-03-05T08:49:40

Cliff 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...

Cecil Harris on Black Tennis History from 2018-02-26T04:00

Cecil 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 ...

Rohit Brijnath On Roger Federer, Simona Halep, And Tennis Books from 2018-02-19T03:30

Rohit 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 agains...

Radu Albot, Moldova's Top Tennis Player, On His Big Week At The New York Open from 2018-02-17T04:39

Radu 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...

New York Open Tournament Director Josh Ripple On The Event's Debut from 2018-02-17T03:43:35

Josh 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 Memph...

Doubles Star Max Mirnyi On His Former Partner, Roger Federer, And His Favorite Partner from 2018-02-17T03:33:43

Former 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 playi...

Nick Bollettieri On Coaching Ten No. 1s And The Next ATP No. 1: Roger Federer from 2018-02-17T03:27:40

Longtime tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, who has coached 10 players who have reached world No. 1 in singles, joins host Carl Bialik from the New York Open to talk about "Love Means Zero," the new...

Ben Rothenberg On Exposing The Darko Grncarov Myth from 2018-02-13T21:45:25

Tennis freelance writer Ben Rothenberg, Thirty Love's first-ever guest, rejoins host Carl Bialik to discuss the story behind Rothenberg's investigation into Darko Grncarov, the socially progress...

Kimberly Woodard On The Return Of Serena Williams, Tennis Fandom, And Tennys Sandgren from 2018-02-12T05:43:14

Kimberly Woodard, a longtime tennis fan, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the return of Serena Williams after more than a year away from tennis, how tennis fandom has gotten bett...

Tennis Writer Andrew Burton On Roger Federer Fandom And Online Tennis Discourse from 2018-02-05T04:30

Andrew Burton, former blogger for Tennis.com and The Changeover, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about how he fell for Federer, how he tries to bridge the divide between rival fanbase...

'Balls' Co-Director Ianthe Demos On Re-Creating The Battle Of The Sexes On Stage from 2018-01-31T10:30

Ianthe Demos -- co-director of the off-Broadway play "Balls" about the 1973 exhibition match between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year old Billie Jean King and co-artis...

Tumaini Carayol On The Australian Open And The Future Of Tennis from 2018-01-28T16:52

U.K.-based freelance tennis writer Tumaini Carayol joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik from Melbourne to talk about the return of Angelique Kerber, with an edge; Roger Federer's butterflies; and ...

Louisa Thomas, Newyorker.com Tennis Writer, On The Australian Open from 2018-01-28T14:03:48

Louisa Thomas, who writes about tennis for newyorker.com, rejoins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Roger Federer's 20th major title, Caroline Wozniacki's first, and the matches that wi...

The USTA's Eric Butorac On The Australian Open And Player Politics from 2018-01-25T21:06:08

Retired U.S. doubles standout Eric Butorac, now director of player relations for the USTA, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to preview the final rounds of the Australian Open and reminisce abo...

Mackenzie McDonald On Going Five With Grigor from 2018-01-24T14:52:29

U.S. tennis pro Mackenzie ("Mackie") McDonald joins host Carl Bialik to talk about his five-set Australian Open thriller against Grigor Dimitrov; what he learned from his first coach,Rosie Barei...

Anita Stahl On Gender Inequality In Tennis from 2018-01-22T04:30

Anita Stahl, a freelance tennis writer and photographer and a PhD candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, studying women's tennis, tells Thirty Love host Carl Bialik what she l...

Tennis Australia Data Scientist Stephanie Kovalchik On The Australian Open from 2018-01-14T06:50:09

Stephanie Kovalchik, senior data scientist with Tennis Australia's Game Insight Group, joins Thirty Love Host Carl Bialik to explain why a first-time Slam champ is so much more likely in the wom...

PlaySight's Chen Shachar On Helping Tennis Players To Know Themselves from 2018-01-07T19:55:11

Chen Shachar, CEO and cofounder of the sports video and technology company PlaySight, tells host Carl Bialik about how video is revolutionizing tennis training and performance in the same way it...

Universal Tennis CEO Mark Leschly On Rating All The World's Tennis Players from 2018-01-03T17:22:14

Former tennis pro Mark Leschly, the new CEO of Universal Tennis, joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about the company's goal of rating all the world's tennis players, pro and amateur, on...

Mary Carillo on Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and Margaret Court from 2017-12-30T16:59:06

Former tennis pro and longtime tennis TV commentator Mary Carillo joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about Serena Williams's return to tennis, the thoughtful Sir Andy Murray, and Carillo...

Peter-Gil Sheridan on 'The Rafa Play' from 2017-12-23T15:06:45

Playwright Peter-Gil Sheridan joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his NYC play inspired by a fantastical version of Rafael Nadal, why tennis is so theatrical, and why he never would...