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“I love Ben Rothenberg’s written coverage of tennis, but his podcast is predictable. In the past year, it doesn’t feel like he really watches a lot of tennis so his insights aren’t deep. And since he started writing his book, it seems like he only does the podcast to promote the book. His...”Read full review »
Nomadfromcincy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/24
“No matter where I fast forwarded to in this pod, I always heard Ben’s super speedy delivery first—and more extensively—when compared to Tumaini’s smooth baritone. Would enjoy a pod with a more equitable percentage of his insights next time for the next one…”
balvaheath via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/24
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“I’m a relatively new tennis fan and have started listening to this podcast over the last year or so. I really like the content, but the quality of Tumaini’s audio is always so poor it makes it really frustrating to listen to. The most recent episode has been re-uploaded with supposedly better...”Read full review »
Sarah03101990 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/03/23
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“I enjoyed this podcast for a while, and I appreciate the insights of both Ben and Tumaini. However, it’s really difficult to understand Tumaini because his microphone/recording setup is clearly lower quality. So many people multi task or have background noise while listening, and it’s just a...”Read full review »
Eslashe via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/01/23
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“Sorry but there’s just no chemistry between Ben and Tumaini, so these long episodes are now tedious to get through. It was so much more enjoyable and witty with Courtney as co-host.”
jc_953 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/23
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“Really proud to see how far this show has come. Really great eps as of recent.”
michaelodok via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/08/23
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“Ben I agree with your take on the show. I’m a newer tennis fanatic over the past two years and I was extremely disappointed they didn’t focus on the winners and the bigger story lines. It’s what drew me in on its own. The fact that they didn’t show Alcaraz barley at all is extremely disappointing...”Read full review »
JulieJB1234567 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/23
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“Love the podcast, although I had to laugh when Ben mocked Wayne’s pronunciations of players’ names. To be fair, my issue is with Ben’s insistence on emphasizing the “OVA” on 99 percent of the Eastern European women’s names. Imagine if every name that ended in “berg” was accented in the same way…....”Read full review »
lushkalu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/23
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“I know Rothenberg is a well known tennis journalist, but one wouldn’t believe it after listening to the jibberish he offers here. Aside from his mumbling presentation, there were zero insights or notable moments in this rambling and undisciplined recap of a very exciting US Open. He and his...”Read full review »
Spiderstew1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/22
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“Ben talks fast enough already. But Courtney talks fast as well and most annoyingly talks over Ben constantly and makes it harder to follow the conversation. Courtney also applies nicknames to many players arbitrarily in a way I would find disrespectful if I were one of those people getting tagged...”Read full review »
idontbeliveu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/22
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“I refer you to an early chapter in The Hobbit.”
80'sVillager via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/17/22
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“I didn’t find it informative or interesting”
misssymooo via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/14/22
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“hands-down my favourite tennis pod, fantastic guests for sure but Courtney please come baaaaack !! (yes, i’m writing a review just to ask you to come back!)
great analysis but also genuinely fun banter! big fan of the pod.”
Anaphase27 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/31/22
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“I like Ben and Courtney but I’m sorry, the audio quality of the podcast has gone downhill. Especially the podcasts done at the AO this year. Are there no good places to host without HORRIBLE background noise? Tumainyi is already difficult enough to hear/understand in the best case scenario, idk...”Read full review »
Joe Bally via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/23/22
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“His voice, his style, his delivery. It’s all bad. If you thought his being a competent writer made him a good conversationalist, you’d be mistaken. I suppose even his journalism is a bit yellow, but he takes his pettiness to a another level here.
Gossipy and political. The worst combination.”
Holly Godarkly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/22
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“If you don’t know that Ugo Humbert beat Medvedev at the recent ATP Cup, then you shouldn’t have a tennis podcast.
Even worse if you barely know who Humbert is, like one of the hosts.
There are too many good tennis podcasts to waste your time with this.”
TennisShaq via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/22
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“Love the NCR. Don’t always agree (five sets forever!) but always get thoughtful and well reasoned discussions on tennis tours. Always like effort put into getting an international cast of journalists to co-host.
On court or off court NCR keeps me up to date with the soap operas of the atp and wta!”
stevekinslow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/22
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“Great to get back to tennis after the Novak craziness. Thanks for keeping us informed through that nightmare, Ben”
Actorgirl444 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/22
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“Grand Slam draw shows are fun, interviews with players are interesting. Highlights aspects of the tennis world I wouldn’t know about otherwise. They sometimes complain about dysfunctional aspects of the tennis industry too much for my tastes.”
jcapp57 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/22
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“This is a good pod. Ben is not afraid to stick his nose into things and listeners will appreciate that quality.
As for Courtney, she’s entertaining but her content is lacking. First of all, she basically ignores the ATP. But more importantly, she’s nowhere to be found in the midst of the...”Read full review »
RafaRules21 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/03/21
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“Listen, this is a good pod. Ben carries it. But right now it’s the biggest story of the year - where is Peng Shuai? And where is Courtney to talk about it!!??”
Jeff2100 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/22/21
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“The host legit does not shut up and let his guests speak. He asks a question and then repeats and rephrases it over and over”
CharlesTeeHiggs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/02/21
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“Do yourself a favor and find a more substantive podcast, preferably one not hosted by libelous corporate media operatives.”
bvn09090909 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/21/21
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“This show is awful. Comes off big time as amateur hour. Also way too much political and social garbage. Sports are an escape for most and this is anything but”
Chebe974 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/21
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“When Ben and Courtney are co-hosting, they have a natural rapport and similar pop culture tastes that it makes for a fun listen. I always like hearing their takes on the tour as a pair because they clearly respect each other enough to intelligently disagree and present compelling counter...”Read full review »
Susan Saunders Zarin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/19/21
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“I’m a big WTA fan, I watch women’s tennis more than the men’s but I agree with a lot of the comments here, they’re very dismissive of the ATP. It’s good to focus on certain stories, yes, but if it’s 90% WTA content then maybe they should let it be known.”
X.B.P. via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/05/21
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“Thoughtful angles + homework = fascinatingly open conversations 👍”
South Melbourne via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/03/21
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“Possibly the worst podcast on the internet”
Hilary For Prison 420 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/21
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“Just listened to the Miami podcast and feel it was a really really poor analysis of the event. I think Ben and Michelle thought journalists were the key attraction to why the Miami open was being hreld. Also not sure if they’re aware but the open wasn’t the first tournament held with limited...”Read full review »
Mark81Glasgow via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/07/21
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“I don’t know what tournament your looking at but the matches are great I know your a ray of sunshine but this is too much even for you. I have been watching the matches and it’s been great especially the Women the men are not supporting the event even during a pandemic but the woman have...”Read full review »
Rogermaria25 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/01/21
“This guy has already lost its credibility as a decent reporter. His view so blatantly biased. This podcast is just another misinformation spreading machine.”
tonyzchuang via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/16/21
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“I really really appreciate this podcast. Always up to date with lots of episodes and insight. I look forward to every new episode. Ben and Courtney’s banter is nice to listen too, not to mention their knowledge of tennis & just the fact that they are so passionate about the sport. They have...”Read full review »
Jjjjjjjjjjjjjjpppppppppp via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/20/21
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“He sounds like a sick and jealous man. What an unpleasant man.”
Alekhya95 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/28/20
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“Ben toujours et Courtney parfois bavardent (plus d’1h souvent) sur les dernières histoires du circuit. On en apprend beaucoup car ils ne parlent pas que du top 10 loin de la, et la parité est respectée. Pour ceux dont l’anglais oral est appris, ils peuvent être dur à suivre, ils n ont pas une...”Read full review »
Dhrou via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
12/20/20
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“I am so thankful for these two honest and passionate young people’s voices . Their brave observations and integrity are what my favourite sport of Tennis and this planet needs . Thank you Ben and Courtney.
Cheers to No challenges Remaining always.
From grateful Marlene,
Alberta , Canada.”
Mall doll via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/14/20
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“Courtney has a pleasing voice, but it doesn’t make up for her only catching the final set of the French Open final - before commentating on a podcast about this very match.
If you are going to ask for patron dollars, then set your alarm.”
Team Pysh via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/17/20
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“The pod is gossipy and can be fun but Ben clearly doesn’t know much about the game itself and is not able to analyze tactics or technique. He is also very condescending and snarky about most players. I like Courtney but her role as WTA writer means she doesn’t really pay that much attention to...”Read full review »
szetou via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/16/20
“Typically, my go to tennis related pod is ‘Tennis Podcast’. However, once in a while, especially during grand slam season I would be looking for more podcasts to catch up on the matches that I would have missed and came across this one during RG 2020.
I could barely survive this. There are...”Read full review »
Srirang1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/20
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“How do you commentate on a match that you didn’t watch? Such disappointing to listen to these people who don’t seem to enjoy tennis. Why have a podcast?”
steph irene via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/12/20
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“Ben and Courtney are the best...I could listen to them talk for hours, about tennis or about anything tbh. Their lockdown patreon episodes were especially fun. It’s definitely one for the tennis nerds, but even if you are a casual tennis fan, you’ll enjoy NCR. highest recommendation!”
twitsipas via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/15/20
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