Making a Racquet

Making a Racquet

Every other Tuesday, best friends and high school doubles partners Nathan and Sean talk about the biggest storylines on the ATP and WTA tours and even talk about some of their experiences...in high school tennis. Hey, at least they weren't total chumps. Follow us @MakingaRacquet3 on Twitter and visit our website nathanboles.com

Episodes

Episode 9 – Djokovic Gets 20; Barty Wins 2nd Major; What’s Next for Osaka

July 13, 2021 • 40 mins
On the ninth episode, we start by talking about Novak Djokovic as he wins Wimbledon and looked virtually unstoppable while doing it; can anyone stop him from winning Olympic Gold and the US Open for the Golden Slam? Then we talk about Ash Barty's victory and how good we think she can be throughout her career (21:35) before closing it with a conversation about Naomi Osaka's mental health, her very thoughtful Time Magazine article, a...
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Episode 8 – Djokovic and Krejickova’s Historic Wins, Nadal and Osaka Withdraw from Wimbledon

June 19, 2021 • 47 mins
History was made in Paris as Novak Djokovic won his second French Open and 19th Grand Slam title (start), and Barbora Krejickova not only won her third Grand Slam doubles title to get back to No. 1, but also broke through in singles by winning it all in just her fifth Grand Slam main draw (15:37). We have a break conversation about the NBA and the Olympics (26:20) before talking about Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from Wimbledon and th...
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Episode 7 – French Open Preview: Rafa Will Win Again, But For the Women: Barty, Swiatek, Sabalenka, and a Dark Horse?

May 29, 2021 • 25 mins
We preview the French Open: Rafa Nadal's road to 14 (or more importantly, 21), Novak Djokovic, and who has an easy draw even though they'll end up losing to Nadal anyway. On the women's side (8:47), we talk about the three favorites in Ash Barty, Iga Swiatek, and Aryna Sabalenka, plus some other big names and a possible dark horse that may get big in Paris. We close with our final four (19:55), and this was way shorter than we want...
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Episode 6 – I Thought There Were Accusations Against Zverev? Plus Madrid and Rome Recap With Breakthroughs and Disappointments

May 18, 2021 • 44 mins
We would like to note that we did not plan to talk about the accusations against Alexander Zverev. We decided to lead with his accomplishments in Madrid, and then Nathan mentioned the accusations that are not even mentioned anymore. We find that suspicious on many different levels. There are multiple alleged incidents, and the biggest one seems to be August 2019 in New York. The link to "Olya's Story" in Racquet Magazine is below, ...
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Episode 5 – Monte Carlo

April 22, 2021 • 54 mins
In the first half, we cover all the men, especially after Monte Carlo: finalist Andrey Rublev, champion Stefanos Tsitisipas (10:38), shock semifinalist Dan Evans (14:07), Novak Djokovic getting upset in the third round (we unintentionally recap his lapses in history, 18:25), and we end up realizing that Rafael Nadal is still the favorite and will be forever. In the second half, we focus more on the women as both tours head into ...
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Episode 4B – Part 2 with Tom Heiting: Coach to Admin to Coach, Covid Coaching, Upcoming District Tournament, and Miami Open Recap

April 6, 2021 • 39 mins
On 4B, we continue to talk to Heiting (@MidlandHigh10s) about becoming the coach and the mental obstacles he had to overcome. We ask him about his stint as an assistant principal and why he did that before coming back to coaching. We also ask about coaching during COVID-19 and about the upcoming District 2-6A tournament for his players. We finish the episode with a recap of the Miami Open and what it all means. Follow @makingara...
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Episode 4A – Part 1 with Tom Heiting: Tennis, Permian, Midland College, Iowa, The Opportunity

April 6, 2021 • 35 mins
On Episode 4A, we bring on Tom Heiting, the current Midland High (@MidlandHigh10S) tennis coach and former collegiate tennis player to talk about how he got into tennis, his time at Permian High School under Pat Wikse, the experiences at Midland College and JUCO tennis in general, and why he went to the University of Iowa (@IowaMensTennis) after graduating from MC. We also ask him about the impending shutdown of the men's tennis pr...
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Episode 3 – Stop Asian Hate, Miami Open Preview

March 23, 2021 • 40 mins
On the third episode of Making a Racquet, Shannon and Shaquila come on to talk about anti-AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) discrimination in the United States. In the second half(ish), we quickly preview the 2021 Miami Open. Music: "24gta6" by ROGTA6 from Pixabay Tennis sound effect from FreeSFX: https://freesfx.co.uk Follow us on Twitter: @MakingaRacquet3, @nathanleeb3, @The_Real_STD_02, @0TheRealShaq0
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Episode 2 – Being Female Athletes w/Shannon and Shaquila, Fed, El Peque, Lego Iga, and a Theory

March 9, 2021 • 68 mins
To start the show, Sean and Nathan talk about Roger Federer and his return to the tour, "El Peque" Diego Schwartzman's Buenos Aires title and prospects for 2021, and 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek's great personality and hopeful prospects for 2021. They also start a…theory. In the second half, Nathan brings in his good friends Shannon Hickey and Shaquila Sarapao to reminisce on high school tennis, talk about Nathan finally g...
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Episode 1 – Australian Open Recap…Kinda

February 23, 2021 • 51 mins
Nathan and Sean talk about the Australian Open, the tennis G.O.A.T. debates, Naomi Osaka and the other surfaces, the future of tennis in 2021, and end the podcast starting to look back at what high school could've been. Music: "24gta6" by ROGTA6 from Pixabay Make sure you follow us on Twitter @makingaracquet3 and visit nathanboles.com, and follow @nathanleeb3 and @The_Real_STD_02 while you're at it.
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Episode 0 – Making a Racquet Trailer

February 19, 2021 • 1 min

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