Game To Love Tennis Podcast

In this tennis podcast we have the pleasure of speaking with India's number one women's tennis player Ankita Raina! We speak with her about her time in quarantine in India and the things she has been doing to pass the time. We chat about her life on the WTA tour, her incredible 2020 season that ended abruptly and leading India to their first ever Fed Cup Playoffs. 0:21 Quarantine in India 6:51 Meditation 9:47 Life on tour 16:03 Winning 2 tournaments in 2020 19:33 Playing on different surfaces 21:49 Any tournaments coming soon? 23:13 Indian Tennis Tournaments & Funding 27:33 Fed Cup Wins 30:29 Favourite Players 33:57 Double with Sania Mirza If you have enjoyed this podcast then please LIKE the video & SUBSCRIBE to our channel to help us keep growing and speaking with even more amazing tennis stars! Thanks Everyone, stay safe :) #India #AnkitaRaina #WTA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we speak with bright American prospect Alex Rybakov. We speak with him about the growth of US tennis and the promising young players on the tour. He tells us about his recovery from injury and goes into detail about some of the important matches in his career so far. 0:38 Life in Quarantine and recovery from injury 4:30 Bright American prospects 9:39 Gaming 11:05 Amazing Clay Court Form 14:59 Beating Go Soeda 17:40 Superstitions 21:50 Favourite Player 30:53 Cameron Norrie If you are enjoying the podcast then please let us know! Leave us a comment in the section below! Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to help our channel grow! Stay safe! #Rybakov #USA #Tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we speak with Top German ATP Tennis Player - Peter Torebko. He speaks with us about his time in quarantine and all the things he has been up to. He tells us all of the highs and lows of his career and goes into detail about some of his best matches! 0:31 Quarantine 6:43 Career highlights 22:20 Beating Attila Balazs 25:50 What is next for Peter Torebko? 30:08 Favourite player to watch If you are enjoying our content then please LIKE this video & SUBSCRIBE to our channel, hit the bell to be informed as soon as our next video is released! Let us know in the comments who you would like us to interview next! Stay safe :) #PeterTorebko #Tennis #GameToLove Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we discuss Naomi Osaka becoming the highest earning female athlete in the world. We also debate whether or not the French Open should go ahead, and if so should it be behind closed doors? 0:44 Skip Intro 2:22 French Open behind closed doors? 16:02 Naomi Osaka the highest earning WTA player 21:11 Basilashvili arrested If you are enjoying our content then please LIKE this video & SUBSCRIBE to our channel, hit the bell to be informed as soon as our next video is released! Let us know in the comments who you would like us to interview next! Stay safe :) #NaomiOsaka #FrenchOpen #Basilashvili Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we speak with Top Belgian tennis player Michael Geerts. He speaks to us about his career with great highlights like beating Nikoloz Basilashvili in a Futures tournament. We speak to him about his time playing College Tennis in Arizona and re-emerging on to the ATP Tour to have many successes in ITF tournaments. Michael has ambitions to make it into the Belgian Davis Cup team, and he is on the brink of doing so! 1:34 Injury & ITF tournament wins in 2019 9:51 College Tennis 16:26 Tennis 2020 Behind Closed Doors? 19:30 Grass Court Tennis 22:16 Playing Khachenov, Edmund, Zverev & Basilashvili 27:10 Tennis Role Models 31:47 Davis Cup Follow Michael Geerts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geerts.michael/ If you are enjoying the podcast and the interviews that we are giving you then please hit that LIKE button and hit the SUBSCRIBE button to help our channel grow so we can continue bringing you even bigger and better content in the future! Thank you all :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we are speaking with top WTA player Bibiane Schoofs. She tells us about the challenges she has faced on the Tour, including, umpires, line calls, last minute call ups to play top opposition, and the potential ATP WTA merger. 0:26 Quarantine in Netherlands 13:06 Umpires 20:31 WTA & ATP Merger? 23:23 Prize Money 29:07 Dutch Tennis 30:12 Top Tournaments & Matches Bouchard, Mertens 39:12 Favourite Player Follow Bibiane on social media: https://www.bibianeschoofs.nl Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bibianeschoofs Twitter https://twitter.com/BibianeSchoofs If you have enjoyed this episode of the podcast then please LIKE the video and hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be informed of our next videos as soon as they are published! #schoofs #tennis #wta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode we speak with top ATP tennis star Denis Kudla. We speak with him in depth about his career, and such great performances in Grand Slams reaching the 3rd round of the US Open & 4th round of Wimbledon. 0:22 Life in Quarantine 6:28 Tennis in Quarantine 14:31 US Open 2019 27:06 Grass Court Tennis 28:20 Wimbledon Follow Denis on social media: https://twitter.com/deniskudla https://www.instagram.com/deniskudla If you have enjoyed this episode and would like to see more content like this then please LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE to our channel :) Please leave any questions you would like us to discuss in the comments section. #deniskudla #gametolove #tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this podcast we have the pleasure of speaking with Illya Marchenko about his career on the ATP tour. He speaks with us about his cancelled tournaments due to the pandemic and gives us an insight on what its like to play some of the best players in the game! 0:35 Skip Intro 1:29 Bergamo Challenger Final Cancelled 3:44 Ukrainian Tennis 6:15 Tournament Finals 8:05 Playing Nadal in Doha 12:32 4th Round US Open 16 20:02 Tough times on Tour 23:12 Players Fund, Prize Money 28:23 Playing the great players 30:33 Which player do you enjoy watching? Kyrgios diving shot winner vs Marchenko at US Open 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLgoLT6X7Y Follow Illya Marchenko on: Instagram - @i.marchello Twitter - @imarchello YouTube - https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCptZKvcfQsJkcay1FfCMLMw If you have enjoyed this video and would like to see more please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we speak to Ben from Match Point Canada and get his thoughts on whether Djokovic will accept the vaccine when tennis returns. We also review the amazing tennis talent that is growing in Canada right now. We discuss with him the current state of tennis and how it can move forward in this current climate. 5:35 Canadian Tennis is moving on up! 11:00 Djokovic against the vaccine 20:00 The return of Vasek Pospisil If you are enjoying our content then please hit those LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons! #MatchPointCanada #TennisCanada #Tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss Dominic Thiem refusing to donate money to help lower ranked ATP & WTA players. Apologies for the poor sound on this episode as one of the microphones was not working correctly, this will be fixed on the next one! If you have any topics you would like us to discuss please leave it in the comments below, or contact us on Twitter or Instagram. Insta - @gametolovepodcast Twitter - @GTLPodcast #thiem #tennis #playersfund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this Game To Love Tennis Podcast Noah Rubin joins us in discussing Behind The Racquet, the potential ATP WTA merger and he goes in depth on his career so far as a professional tennis player. 0:28 Noah Rubin off the Court 6:10 Behind The Racquet - Where it all started 17:13 Highlights of Noah's career 32:10 Possible ATP WTA merger Check out Noah Rubin's - Behind The Racquet website which contains his podcast and many interviews with top ATP & WTA players. https://www.behindtheracquet.com And don't forget to follow him on social media: Instagram: @noahrubin33 @behindtheracquet Twitter: @noahrubin33 @BehindTRacquet If you have enjoyed this video and would like to see more like this, then please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to our channel, and also SHARE it with whoever you think would be interested in it. See you next time :) #noahrubin #behindtheracquet #tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss if Djokovic is the most respected player on Tour with his leadership of the players and. heading the players' council. How he is helping the lower ranked players. and finding ways to back to the game he loves so much. 6:00 Djokovic finding a way to help ATP players 15:58 Laver Cup Cancellation 23:57 Players Off-Court Fun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wolf joins us on this latest podcast sharing his stories of working direcly with the pros on the tour. Wolf works with Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka, Tommy Paul and Mackenzie Mcdonald. All very young top prospects in the world of tennis. He shares inside stories about the group and what it is like to work as a Physio in the modern day. He has 25 years plus experience as a physio and is living a dream every day with a passion for tennis that is unrivalled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tweener Head host Philip Fama joins JG & Ben discussing which player outside the tennis Big 3 will be next to win a Grand Slam! After visiting many tournaments, speaking and knocking up with many pro players, Philip joins us discussing his insights on many young up and coming tennis stars from around the world! Check out his channel below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IoDOq55i7oDxlfrZ8Qxmw/featured 2:08 Philip’s trip to Indian Wells 2020 7:09 Brandon Nakashima 10:28 JJ Wolf 12:20 Rodionov 13:30 Tennis Cancelled 15:13 French Open Debate 22:39 WTA rising stars 28:56 Who will win a Grand Slam outside the Big 3? 36:49 Andy Murray / Andy Roddick 38:16 Nick Kyrgios Inquisition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss Wimbledon 2020 getting cancelled for the first time since World War 2! They look into what players have been doing whilst in quarantine, and how the world is now using social media to stay united during this global pandemic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben are joined by Stephen from The Slice Tennis News to discuss the current situation facing the tennis world and also other interesting tennis topics from the past and present! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben have look into the start of Cori Gauff's career and discuss her future prospects! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the announcement of the French Open moving it's dates to September! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the possibility of freezing the ATP ranking points and the cancelled tennis events! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the cancellation of Indian Wells and review the upcoming tennis tournaments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A review of last week's ATP Events in Dubai, Acapulco & Santiago! And the WTA Acapulco! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben review the clay court swing, last week's ATP & WTA events, poor runs, unbeaten runs & ATP Dubai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Review of the past week's tennis events and news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss whether Djokovic can go a whole year undefeated and last week's ATP & WTA events round-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the Match in Africa and review the current ATP & WTA tournaments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the 3 biggest tennis players on tour and which is the GOAT! Also, a review of the current ATP tournaments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the men's and women's singles finals from the Australian Open, along with a few other tennis topics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG and Ben review the quarter finals and the semi finals of the Australian Open! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the round of 32 and the round of 16 of the Australian Open 2020! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the first 2 rounds of the Australian Open! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JG & Ben discuss the upcoming Australian Open 2020 Draw, plus a few other interesting and funny topics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Discussing the past weekend's results and looking forward to the week's upcoming fixtures! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices