The Tennis Players Show
The Tennis Players Show highlights athletes and everything they do to create their successes. We discuss preparation, travel, recovery, and everyday life as an athlete.
Episodes
South Carolina's Helena Buchwald joins the show to talk about her college tennis experience in Columbia as well as her mindset for this past season, which saw her get six ranked wins in the last three months of the season, finishing with a 15-5 record in the regular season playing No. 2 for the Gamecocks.
TCU Men's Tennis Head Coach David Roditi joins the show to discuss his viewpoint of college tennis, as well as his experiences as a coach in Fort Worth.
We discuss what his role is as a head coach and how he does his best to help young men grow as players and as people.
The Director of UTR James McKie joins the show to discuss his goals for the brand, as well as his passion around helping tennis players achieve their goals and gives advice on how players can best do so.
ATP World No. 67 Ryan Seggerman joins the show to discuss his pro tour experiences, and his journey through the game.
We talk college tennis, his time at UNC and Princeton as well as the current state of the game. We also talk about his time traveling and his progression as a player.
ATP Doubles World No. 89 James Watt joins the show to talk about his journey in the tennis world. We talk about his experiences traveling, how he's in a tough spot in the rankings, and his process of preparing for matches.
What a week it was. If you were following on the Instagram page, you caught a lot of it, but I thought it would be best to upload a full recap of the event from my perspective as a media member.
I give my best Alex Gruskin/John Parsons/Chris Halioris impression and give a recap of all the matches, but also try to give some insight of what it's like covering the event from a media perspective.
I speak about the venue, the atmosphe...
I spoke to Violeta Martinez after the Aggies 4-1 win over the Auburn Tigers, a match in which she got a 7-5, 6-1 win over Ashton Bowers.
Martinez went 3-0 on the weekend with wins over Anna Frey, Sofia Rojas and Bowers, and was a key piece in the Aggies championship run.
We talk about her weekend, her progression as a player and her views on believing in herself and her teammates.
I spoke with NCAA Champion Stiles Brockett after the Hoos 4-3 win over the Texas Longhorns, a match in which Brockett won on court five against Abel Forger 6-4, 6-4, helping the team secure their seventh national championship in school history.
A bit of a fun thing from press, Dylan Dietrich spoke about a text that he got from Stiles after a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Raphael Vaksmann on Thursday night, that is also included.
I spoke with Daria Smetannikov after the Aggies 4-3 win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Smetannikov tied things up on court six with a win over Patricija Paukstyte, handing the ball off to one of her best friends, Lucciana Perez, who took it home for the Aggies.
Colette Lewis of Zoo Tennis, John Parsons of No-Ad, No Problem, and I spoke with Seb after his three set, clinching win against Duncan Chan in the Final Four, sending the Longhorns to the Championship.
Gorzny talked about what he's learned from his very few past failures in big moments, as well as his celebration when he won.
I got to chat with the number one player in the country, Lucciana Perez after her 6-3, 6-1 win over Reese Brantmeier and the team's 4-3 win over UNC.
We spoke about her win, as well as the team's win and her thoughts on Violeta Martinez's epic match against Anna Frey.
I got to chat with Georgia's Emma Dong after the team's win over NC State on Friday night. We talk about why she chose Georgia, as well as her influences as a player and their win over the Wolfpack.
A chat with Ohio State's Teah Chavez after the team's 4-0 win over Pepperdine, sending the team to the Final Four.
We talk having fun, Nishino's clinch at number five, and growing up in Canada.
The No. 1 player in the country, Dylan Dietrich discusses a 4-1 win over Mississippi State which included a 6-4, 6-3 win over the No. 9 player in the country, Benito Sanchez Martinez.
We also discuss his progression on the mental side of the game of tennis and what it's like playing in Athens.
A quick chat with Georgia's Aysegul Mert after afternoon practice. We discuss hosting, being the only lefty on the team and what it's going to take to win a National Championship.
Wake Forest's DK Suresh chat's after afternoon practice about his college tennis experience. We also discuss the difference between playing Davis Cup and College Tennis.
Got to catch up with Baylor's Connor Van Schalkwyk after a morning practice in Athens. We discuss his experience in the Super Regional against Pepperdine and how his game style and preparation.
Live from Athens!
Got to catch up after a morning practice with Baylor's Zsombor Velcz. We discuss the win over Pepperdine and keys to getting a Quarterfinal win.
The pod will be going to Athens for NCAA's, starting on Wednesday!
I will be covering the whole event on Instagram and X!
The IG for the show is @beingtheathletepod
My personal X account is @jacklegwin
Hope to see everyone there!
ATP No. 92 in doubles, Reese Stalder joins the show to discuss his professional tennis journey, how playing at TCU helped him progress as an athlete and what he's learned through the game of tennis.
We also discuss his viewpoint on the collegiate game, talk about his experiences playing the Grand Slams, and his subscription based coaching website, RA Tennis Performance.
Stalder is coming off a Challenger Tour win in Gwangju and i...
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