Quick US Open recap, new tournament at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, my hometown, why Barnes is special to me.

Preview of mens semis and womens final! What to watch for. Quick recap of the event so far. What practices are like for young players on the rise. And some places to eat next time you're in NYC.

What to watch for in NYC! Court speed, balls, weather. As a fan which courts to focus on early in the tournament, where you can get some shade, and even what to eat!!

Checking in from Atlanta. Getting some fantastic meals here. Olympian Jessica Pegula calls in from Tokyo to talk all things Olympics - staying in the same hotel as the basketball team and Womens National Team (soccer), the courts, and playing doubles with Bethanie Mattek-Sands. And of course we talk food!

Whether to legalize coaching is back in the news, also rising delta variant cases change tour protocols for vaccinated players/coaches. Quick run thru of what you can expect to see in Tokyo conditions-wise.

Quick Wimbledon rundown, I challenge myself to do one episode per week, and friend of the pod Genie Bouchard stops by to chat about her impromptu NYC Pizza Party, how it came about, who she met, and why its important to do stuff for the fans. Also an update on life rehabbing post surgery.

Pre Wimbledon info that you need to know about. Whats the bubble like? What do we have in the hotel? (forgot to mention the golf simulator). How do the courts feel after two years of no play?

first impressions of RG conditions - court speed, tennis balls

BNP Paribas Open AND World Team Tennis are coming to Indian Wells this fall!!!! Its all happening!!!

Vaccines, new events, Indian Wells?

Friend of the pod Steve Weissman stops by before he leaves for Charleston, one of our favorite events on the calendar. We talk about Steve's own tennis, what we love about Charleston, great restaurants and meals on tour, and Steve offers his thoughts on which players are making moves in 2021.

Update from on the ground in Miami. Dr. Alexis Colvin, Chief Medical Officer of the US Open, doctor for USA Fed Cup / Billie Jean King Cup team, and Professor of Orthopedics at Mt Sinai stops by to talk about preparing for an event during a pandemic and what things could look like moving forward.

Miami Bubble explained. First impressions of the site and the conditions.

Quick chat about moving forward from Acapulco and then a fun chat with Nicole Gibbs about writing her retirement IG post, reflections during time away from the game, and what excites her moving forward.

First impressions of the courts, the balls, and whats in the rest of the Green Zone?

Boots on the ground in Acapulco, welcome to the Green Zone!

We dive into what its like as a professional or collegiate player these days - feelings of isolation and/or unpreparedness, the uncertainty of covid protocols, etc and Dr. Lauer gives some advice on how to try to process and deal with all of this.

Quick breakdown of yesterday's RD of 16 womens matches, a great event for USA women, and talking food with Jenny Brady.

Its the end of the first week in Melbourne. New lockdown rules in place after a spike of community covid emerges. How will it impact the players? Also Marcos Giron stops by to chat.

Day 1 of the AO and what do you do if you want to watch the Super Bowl?

Tennis was back on schedule Friday. And the draw was released.

Emergency pod - Thursday play halted due to contact tracing. A quarantine worker from the Grand Hyatt (1 of 3 quarantine hotels for the AO) tests positive.

3 days of matches under our belts - lots of commonalities so far. @marclucero on IG and twitter let me know what you want to know about!

what did the tennis look like today?

Veteran tour strength & conditioning performance coach Richard Woodroof explains how players have prepared for the upcoming events, how to make the most of the quarantine, and what we can expect to see in the coming weeks.