Bruthas on Tennis
A lively podcast that reviews the professional world of tennis from an urban perspective.
Episodes
The Bruthas compare notes on their expectations and predictions for the 2024 Roland Garros Championships. While the women's draw is poised for the usual suspects to meet towards the end of the fortnight, almost anything can happen in the men's draw. Listen in to hear what the Bruthas are thinking!
Sometimes there are people who just don't need an introduction and Steve Weissman would be one of those. Whether you know him from ESPN, the NFL Network or the Tennis Channel, he has been the consummate sports analyst on network television for the last decade. We have wanted to have Steve on the show for quite a while and finally schedules aligned. Listen in for the rarely heard backstory of how Steve parlayed a 3rd grade ambition ...
One of the benefits of being onsite at tournaments is the opportunity to meet people who contribute significantly behind the scenes. There are so many resources that are responsible for how we consume this sport we love. One such person is Charlie Fox. He is the Founder and CEO of Sift Creative, a company that specializes in video production, social media strategy and content creation. They may be best known for their work on the s...
The Bruthas chat about the recent results during the 2024 Italian Open. Listen in to hear the side-stories as well as the tennis results.
You may know him best as one of the co-hosts of Entertainment Tonight, but Kevin Frazier has a deep sports history and tennis is one of his faves! Take a moment to listen in to what we have called one of our instant classic interviews. Kevin does give us the inside scoop on his background, but at the end of the day it's just 3 Bruthas talking a little tennis. Enjoy!
We'd like to introduce to you the tennis All-American, the coach, the originator, the innovator - Henri "Bijou" Elkins. At the recommendation of his father, Henri created The Harlem Globetrotters meets Tennis concept that forever changed the world of invitational tennis. Henri discusses with us how he got started and the impact his circus style of tennis has had on others. Our introduction came way of a shared friend we l...
While reviewing the results of the Madrid Open at the halfway point, the Bruthas begin to acknowledge being in the final stretch of Rafa Nadal's career. They talk his preparations for the upcoming Roland Garros tournament as well as his confirmation on playing doubles with Carlos Alcaraz at the Olympics and his farewell showing in September's Laver Cup. Might Mr. Federer join him there for a final doubles pairing? We can only hope ...
The Bruthas discuss the results from several of the clay court lead-up tournaments to Roland Garros. There are several questions about the preparedness of the favorites on the ATP side, while the top ladies continue to produce in the WTA events. The Bruthas also discuss a number of recent hot topics and coaching changes. Listen in to get caught up!
We love it when we get the opportunity to interview someone who is on our dream list of interviewees. This was definitely one of those interviews for us. Craig Boynton, current coach of Polish standout Hubert Hurkacz, has been a consistent fixture on the ATP tour for the last 30 years. He is known for his coaching and development of such American players as Jim Courier, Mardy Fish, John Isner, Sam Querrey, Stevie Johnson, Jack Sock...
The Bruthas review the final results from the 2024 BNP Paribas Open. They also discuss their successful onsite coverage and promote the Gift Bag Giveaway from Indian Wells on social media. Listen in and get caught up on what happened on the first stop of the Sunshine Double.
The Bruthas give a rundown of their activities during the first week of the BNP Paribas Open. Included in the review is their involvement in the Taste of Tennis and Desert Smash pre-events, as well as their experiences in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The Bruthas also discuss highlighted matches from the early rounds of the tournament. Visit bruthasontennis on Instagram or Facebook to see all the content captured. A gift bag give...
It's been a few weeks since the Bruthas have been able to chat and in this episode, everyone gets caught up. They review the February results from the ATP and WTA tours as well as some significant off-court activity. They also encourage attending pre-BNP Paribas Open events like the Taste of Tennis and the Desert Smash. Listen in and get ready for Tennis Paradise in Indian Wells.
The Bruthas come back to talk about the exciting conclusion of the 2024 Australian Open. Sabalenka defends her 2023 AO title over an unlikely finalist and Jannik Sinner becomes a first-time major champion in a 5-set classic against Daniil Medvedev. Listen in to hear their thoughts on these matches and many others!
The Bruthas reconnect at the halfway point of the 2024 Australian Open. They discuss all the surprises through the WTA draw and the remarkable consistency through the ATP's. Listen in as Bryce and Isaac confirm their picks for tournament champions.
It's time for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2024, the Australian Open. The Bruthas break down the Men's and Ladies' singles draws by highlighting their 1st round "popcorn matches" and predicting the quarterfinalists through the eventual champions. Let us know in the comments if you agree or if you see someone else making it through this fortnight down under.
Greetings Fam! We are back for another year, and it feels great to be here. Before we can get to 2024, we've got some unfinished business from 2023. What is that you say? Yes, the 2023 BOT Awards. Check out our winners for Player of Year, Newcomer of the Year, Breakout Performance, Upset of the Year, The No You Didn't Award, and of course our favorite the Mr. & Ms. Petty Award. Let us know in the comments if you agree of if you...
You asked for it and we delivered, the return of Bruthas At The Net! We were so excited to collaborate once again with our friends AJ Chabria and Craig Bell from At the Net Podcast. The foursome reviews their favorite moments from the 2023 tennis season and make a few predictions for 2024. Take a few minutes to join in on our fun!
We're winding down to the end of the year and this was a key week as it relates to year end rankings. On the men's side there was the final Masters 1000 in Paris. On the women's side there was the year in championships in Cancun. The Bruthas chat about Novak Djokovic's continued dominance and the surprise resurgence of Grigor Dmitrov. The WTA took a black eye on their coordination of the year end championships while Iga Swiatek gav...
The Bruthas review the historic weekend of Jasmine Paolini, Arthur Fils, Gael Monfils and Ben Shelton all being in tour level finals. Shelton and Monfils ended the weekend holding the hardware, while Paolini and Fils fought valiantly in their finals. Listen in as the Bruthas talk about the significance of these results.
The Bruthas reconnected with certified tennis and pickleball instructor, Linda Paulding, who can now add published author to her title. Linda recently released her book, Never Limit Yourself, highlighting the many cross-sections between tennis and pickleball. Listen in as we get a few pearls of wisdom from someone who lives on both sides of the net!!
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