Tag: #tennis

  • Spotlight Episodes, Uncategorized

    Spotlight Series Player Announcement

    In this episode the Bruthas announce the player who will be the focus of their 2022 Spotlight Series.

  • Spotlight Episodes, Uncategorized

    Spotlight Series Announcement

    Listen to the Bruthas as they introduce their new Spotlight Series for 2022!

  • Special Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 146 – SPECIAL GUEST – Noel Gressner

    As part of our initial mission, we set out to bring you stories of people in the game of tennis that may not always get mainstream media attention. This episode does exactly that! Meet Noel Gressner, ATP tour trainer. Players will tell you that Noel and his peers are as critical to tournaments as the referees. We were honored to have Noel share his story of how he began treating some of the greatest athletes in the world, especially one track and field legend in particular. I'm sure you will find his story as inspirational as we did - Enjoy.....

  • Special Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 145: “King Richard” Review Panel

    We know you've been waiting for it fam, and right here, right now, we're going to give it to ya! The highly-anticipated "King Richard" film has been on The Bruthas' radar for a while now, and its recent release has spawned multiple thought-provoking reactions and emotions...not only from The Bruthas, but from the viewing public as well. On this episode, they explore their inner-most thoughts around the film in a public forum with a few friends, Cecil Harris and Albert Chen. Both Cecil and Albert host the popular series "All-American," a podcast focusing on sports icons. Check out Season One here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-american-tiger-woods/id1525472214?i=1000488643448 Season Two of "All-American" will focus on Venus and Serena, so be sure to check that out when it drops in 2022! Peep their bios below, and enjoy the show! Cecil Harris is a veteran sports journalist who covered the 2018 U.S. Open for the New York Daily News. In the 1990's he covered U.S. Opens and tennis tournaments at Madison Square Garden for Gannett Newspapers. He's also the author of four books: "Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution," "Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters," "Call the Yankees My Daddy: Reflections on Baseball, Race, and Family," and "Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey." Albert Chen is an author, journalist and podcast producer. He was a senior editor and staff writer at Sports Illustrated and wrote “Billion Dollar Fantasy,” a book about sports gambling.

  • Special Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 143 – SPECIAL GUEST Linda Paulding

    We have a real treat for y'all on this episode. Meet Linda Paulding, lawyer and certified tennis and pickleball coach. If you are a tennis player, by now you have either heard about or played pickleball. Linda discusses with us how this growing sport has some folks trading in their tennis rackets for paddles. At the end of the interview Linda introduces the Bruthas to pickleball and boy, it was a sight to see - lol. Enjoy....

  • Bruthas on Tennis Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 142 – End Of The Road

    At long last we are approaching the end of the 2021 tennis season. We've seen lots of great matches and enough calendar rescheduling to make your head spin. Last week the Next Gen, WTA and ATP all crowned their 2021 season champions. The Bruthas break it all down while starting to focus their "good eye" on the 2022 season. Enjoy all...

  • Special Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 141 – Special Guest – Nicolas Pereira

    Walking the grounds of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the 2021 Edition of World Team Tennis, who do we run into other than ex-ATP Pro and current Tennis Channel broadcaster, Nicolas (Nico) Pereira. What do we do when in the midst of one of our favorites from the Tennis Channel? We get him on the mic! Listen as we have a chat with Nico on his tennis career and his transition to the booth. He's a real one y'all!

  • Bruthas on Tennis Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 140 – Billie Jean King Cup

    The Billie Jean King Cup came and the Russians took it! Props to the Russian coach that sat Pavlyuchenkova and played Samsonova who then sat Belinda Bencic. Djokovic got revenge on Medvedev in Paris although Hugo Gaston probably was the man of the week. Join the Bruthas as they dive into all the results and some of the mess!

  • Bruthas on Tennis Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 139 – The Final Stretch

    Breakout performances from Alacarez & Tiafoe, a 5th title for Zverev and a win to get into the WTA Year-end Championships for Kontaveit - last week was epic. This week the Bruthas dive into the final Masters Series for the men in Paris, while the women team up and battle for the Billie Jean King Cup. Things are heating up down the final stretch of 2021.

  • Bruthas on Tennis Episodes, Uncategorized

    BOT 138 – King Karatsev!!!

    Hands down he's either the Most Improved or Breakout Player of 2021 on the ATP, King Aslan Karatsev - yes, "our guy." Karatsev snagged his second title of the year in his hometown and we couldn't be more proud of him! Listen and see if you can keep up in a loose form version of a BOT episode, the Bruthas are definitely on one here - lol! Sometimes you just gotta let it out!