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Week 14, 2025
Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
April 08, 2025
ATP Events This Week: Monte Carlo 1000
Carlos Alcaraz Sits Down With Louis Vuitton For Podcast Feature
Golden Nugget: “My father’s passion, his love is tennis. That’s what he taught me. Playing tennis with passion, with love, it should be my life if I choose.”
Racket Technology Trends - More Power, More Spin
Why It’s Interesting: When you think of players making equipment changes, who comes to mind? Madison Keys, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Bublik, Daniil Medvedev, Tommy Paul, Roger Federer? Luca Berg of Rackets & Runners goes through all of them and finds a trend. Control-oriented setups are declining.
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Who Will Commentate RG On TNT This Year?
Why It’s Interesting: TNT Sports Networks will broadcast Roland Garros in the United States for the first time in 2025. The Athletic's Andrew Marchand came out with some initial reporting of the on air team. The splashiest of which is undoubtedly Andre Agassi, who will be used as a studio analyst for the semifinals and finals.
The Challenger Tour Bolsters Its TV Product
TLDR: 35 events will now be broadcast with upgraded production (multi-camera telecasts with commentary) for global distribution.
Ben’s Take: The Challenger Tour is finally getting the spotlight it deserves. Fans can now follow young talent more closely, creating deeper connections before they break into the top ranks. This enriches the sport’s ecosystem as a who
Gill’s Note: I’m proud to be a part of this on the commentary side. I can’t wait to call matches from France’s Aix-en-Provence Challenger at the end of April.
Patrick McEnroe’s 2nd Edition of Tennis For Dummies Is Released
Primer: The iconic “For Dummies” series extensive franchise of instructional books on all topics. If you’re a certified tennis knower, this book will best function as either a collector’s item or a gift.
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Sinner’s Former Coach Riccardo Piatti Gives Rare Interview
Andre Rublev Speaks On Bringing Marat Safin Onto Team
This Viral Reaction To Gauff’s Announcement 🎯
Coco Gauff had me thinking she was entering the transfer portal we are TRAUMATIZED
— elle! (@wbb_wins)
11:49 PM • Apr 2, 2025
On The Point, Gill breaks down Carlos Alcaraz's serve accuracy problems in the 1st game of the 3rd set in his upset loss against David Goffin.
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