Tennis Culture

Carlos vs Sinner rolls on, Sabalenka dominates. New faces break through. The biggest moments, matches and talking points from the 2025 season is all here.

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Our tennis coaching company "Get Set Tennis' turned 10 this year. We go through the 10 biggest lessons we have learned both on and off the court.
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6 Kings Slam and the 1 Point Slam are the hot topic right now in the tennis world. We give our review on the recent 6 Kings Slam and go over the rules and information about the Australian Open 1 Point slam for 2026.

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Shanghai Masters did not diasapoint, with two amazing runs from Rinderknech and Vacherot reaching their first ever Masters Final.

Team World shocks Team Europe in an epic Battle. Frtiz takes down Alcaraz, Demon steps up and Captain Agassi makes a spash in his debut.
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Carlos reclaims Number 1. Sabalenka gets her first Slam of the year, and Medvedev has a world class meltdown.
All this and more for the 2025 US Open wrap up
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Its the last Grand Slam of the year and all eyes are on New York. Will it be the Sinner ena Alcaraz show again? Will Sabalenka win her first slam of the year? Will Nelson get any predictions right? 
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Tennis parents have a bad rap, but not all parents are the same. There are many Mum's and Dad's doing a great job creating positive tennis environments for their kids.

We look at the good, the bad and the ugly of tennis parents from juniors to the pros

Sinner gets revenge, Iga dominates on grass and a hedge fund manager buys his way into a pro tournament.

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Who will take out the biggest tournament of the year? Will Carlos make it a Three-peat? Can Sabalenka capture her first Slam on grass? Wimbledon 2025 is going to be one for the ages 

Can Iga overcome her toughest draw yet? Can Sinner silence the doubters? Will we nee a new Roland Garros Champion?
We break down the 2025 French open draw and give our predictions for the second Grand Slam of the year

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With over 50 years of tennis experience, we have made a few mistakes in our time and learnt many lessons along the way. Here are out best lessons we wish we knew sooner.

We also play an epic game of "Never Have I Ever"

Sinner plays his first tournament since his ban. Wimbledon's traditions. The battle of the racquet sports and 100 tennis players vs 1 gorrilla debate.

The Clay season is here!
We talk all lead up tournaments to the French Open, Novaks form slump, Carlos new documentary, Questionable line calls and we ask the question what would tennis look like if Rafa Nadal never took up tennis.

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Draper, Eala, Mensik, Andreeva...We have some new faces in the winners circle. 
Indian Wells and Maimi Open did not disapoint. We give a run down of all our favorite moments from the last 3 weeks on tour.

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With the latest on court tension between ATP Players, we throught we would look back at some of the best tennis beefs in history. The question is, can beffing with your opponent benifit your game?

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When the news dropped of Sinner being banned for 3 months it split the tennis world in two. Some in favour and some with outrage.

The boys discuss their thoughts on the matter 

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Double bounce rules, VAR mistakes, injury time outs and on court collisions... do we need to change some rules in tennis?

The boys give their take on the week taht was in the world of tennis

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What a way to kick off the year. Sinner goes back to back, Keys becomes a Grand Slam champion, injury concerns, reporters vs players and so much more.

The Get Set Tennis boys give you their toughts on the Happy Slam 2025.

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Was great sitting down with Spannish rising star Martin about his upcoming season and his goals and dreams for the future.

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Chris Eubanks sits down with us to talk about his life on tour. Chris shares great stories about breaking into the top 100, college tennis and his other talent as a tennis commentator.

Hands down one of the nicest humans we have had ton the podcast.
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Fresh off his ATP Next Generation title, Joao drops by to talk about growing up in Brazil, goals and dreams for 2025 and what keeps him humble as he rises through the rankings.

One of the nicest blokes we have evrr met

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Who will win the first Grand Slam of the season? Who will have a breakthrough year?  Who will cause controversy off court?
We make our predictions for the 2025 tennis season.

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What a year.
New Grand Slam champions, records broken, drug scandals and plently of new faces.
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Former world number one  Iga Swiatek has been banned for a positive drug test. This comes only months after Sinner was also found guilty. What needs to change in the sport?

We also take time to talk about Novak's new coach.... Sir Andy Murray

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This year sees the amazing career of Rafa Nadal come to an end. We break down his best achievements, our favourite moments and everything we will miss about the King of Clay

Thank you Rafa 

Coco Gauff is our WTA finals Champion, Sabalenka is the end or year number one and commentator John Werthiem causes serious controversy at this years event.

This year Saudi Arabia hosted the very first "Six Kings Slam" the question is was the lucrative tennis exibition a success or a flop? 

When you think of tennis commentators, who is the first voice that comes to mind?
We discuss of favourite and least favourtie commentators in the game of tennis and what skills are required to be great behind the mic.

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Tennis is played and enjoyed at all levels, ecreational, professional and coaching. But is tennis thriving at these levels in terms of culture. Where do you see the sport sitting in 2024?

Since Nadal and Federer are no longer the leading men in tennis we have seen a lot more top players start to use excuses after a loss. Alcaraz, Rune, Sinner even Novak have been guilty of explaining why they played so bad rather than compliment their opponents in recent months.

Could this be the new trend?

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The final Grand Slam of the year is upon us and its time to make our predictions for who will take the title in New York.
We also talk about the controversy sourounding Jannik Sinner.

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Being an Olympian is one of the highest honours an athlete can accomplish and this year at the Paris Olympic Games, the tennis was on fire.

Have you ever played that person who gets every ball back with zero pace and frusterates the life out of us? Well we have and this is our tips on how to beat these players so you never have to cry yourself to sleep again.

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This marks 100 episodes of the Tennis Culture Podcast. We take a look back at our favorite moments over the years, create our dream guest list and set goals for what we want the podcast to be in the future.

Thank you all of rbeing part of the ride so far

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Catch up with all the news and results from this years Wimbledon 

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Will Alcaraz go back to back? Will Iga get her first Wimbledon crown? Will Nelson and Reza make any correct predictions for this years Wimbledon title? 

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Micth Joyce is an International tennis coach from New Mexico and co-founder of Rock Bottom Cup. Today he talks with the boys about what he sees in the coaching space today inparticular the culture of the game.

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Well the clay court season did not diaspoint and the boys are here to break down everything that happened at Roland Garros in 2024.

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The second Grand Slam of the year is hear and we breakdown our throughts and predictions for the 2024 Roland Garros title.

NOTE: sadly our episode audio was cut short, however we hope you still enjoy the episode

Hugo Straver is a tennis enthusiast from the Netherlands. He fell in love with the sport so much that he created a "tennis The World" a social media platform for tennis fans.

Hugo travels all around the world linking up with tennis players and coaches from all walks of life and today he landed in our backyard.

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It's great to see Rafa back on clay but is he back in contention to start winnning titles?

The Clay season is here and the boys give their thoughts and predictions on what is to come. Rez and nelson also introduce a new segment to the show called"Racquet Bracket" with the theme of movie characters

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What is the Tennis Hall of Fame? What do you need to do to be inducted? And what does it mean to the players? 

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What is the best form or recovery for tennis? We chat about our experience as players and coaches surrounding recovery in the game of tennis. We also do a short re-cap of Miami 1000 Masters event

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Indian Wells has come to an end as we inch closer to clay court season. The boys also discuss if tennis players need entry music and Nelson struggles in the commentator challenge.

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Positive vs negative, good vs bad, rewards vs punishments... What is the perfect way to coach students? What gets the best results? What makes a better person?

the boys discuss all things coaching methods on this episode of Tennis Culture

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What really justifies a DQ in Tennis? We look over the most memorable DQs in tennis and we may just have a solution to solve them all.  Enjoy

This month will mark the first time in over 50 years that the ATP top ten will not feature a one-handed backhander. What does this mean for the game moving forward?

We also chat about playing your friends in competition. Is it eaier or harder to play your mates?

How long should a you keep your coach? Coaches jobs are not always safe and today we look at the revolving door of coaches currently doing the rounds in the professional world of tennis

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We take you through all the highs and lows of the first Grand Slam of the year.

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Doubles specislist Andrew and Matt sit down with Nelson at the Canberra International to give some pointers on how to be a better doubles team.

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The boys break down their predictions for the 2024 Aussie Open live from Melbourne.

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Aussie Tennis star Kalya was born and raised in Brisbane Australia. One of the most ubeat personalities on the tour and was a plesure to sit down for a chat

Born and raised in London, England, Harriet comes from a tennis family with both Mum and Dad loving the sport. She sits down with us to chat about her 2024 goals.

German Tennis star Dominik Koepfer hops on the podcast to chat about his tennis journey, how tennis was just a hobby of his before going pro at 18 and his love of Tim Tams

One of the coolest players on tour (Michael Mmoh) sits down with us to chat about the culture of tennis in America, epic tennis matches and the best resturants in Melbounre.

Olympic Silver medilist and Billie Jean King Cup winnner Viktorija Golubic jumps on the podcast ahead of her Canberra International campaign

American tennis pro Katie Volynets not only has the coolest tennis name but also has the coolest tennis attitude.

We catch up with Katie on her Birthday to chat about what's in store for 2024.

We kick off the Summer of tennis in our hometown of Canberra, ACT for the first pro tour event of the year.

Nelson and Rez have been put on media duites for the tournament and are super excited to share their experience.

What a year it was for tennis fans. Novak dominates the slams, CoCo wins our hearts and Netflix releases a great insight into the world of professional tennis.

Nelson and Rez give their thoughts on the year that was and hand out their yearly report cards to the players.

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With 2023 Davis Cup in the books it's time to discuss its place for the year going forward. The boys also explain why you play harder against friends than enemies and share some advice on the best way coaches should be feeding tennis balls.

The world is being taken over by Pickleball and Tadel Tennis and the boys give their take on both sports. What is here to stay and what will be a flash in the pan.

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Soccer, Golf, Tennis...What is the hardest sport in the world? The Tennis culture boys break down why they belive tennis is the toughest sport to make it as a pro.

We also get caught up on all tennis news around the globe and the boys play a little game to see how well they know each other

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We take some time to answer some great questions from our listeners about all things tennis including the whats happening with the WTA, How to make more mates in tennis and propper tennis etiquette

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How much would you pay to get a lesson from one of the top tennis coaches in tennis?
We discuss all things coaches from Partrick Mouratoglou's prices to the carousel of coaches that are working with Raducanu.

We also touch base on whats happening with coaches in your local area and give an update of all the latest news in tennis

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Joel Gordon is a Personal Trainer, Business Owner and Professional Tennis Coach living in Canberra. 

We sit down to talk about what young tennis players need to be focusing on in the gym as well as some tips for the oldies too.

Joel also runs us through the "8 week challenge" he has created for Rez and Nelson as they go head to head to see who is the fittest

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This episode Nelson is invited to have a chat with Phil from Tweener Head YouTube channel.

Nelson talks about how his coaching business got started and how he started creating content. The boys also dive into coaching topics including tennis parents, ex pros and celebrity coaches

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With new players on the rise in the ATP and WTA we are goint to see a rise in rivalries. And these rivalies are not always friendy.

Nelson and Rez also talk about Laver Cup, Social meida side of tennis and inish the episode with their best motivational speech to their players

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Novak wins his 24th Grand slam, Coco makes her dreams come true and America puts on a wild show for the final Grand Slam of the year.

Nelson and Rez talk results, upsets, highlights and much more in this US Open recap episode.

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We welcome back Jake Okines to the podcast to talk all things college tennis.

Jake played college tennis for four years at Lee University in Tennessee. He is also the founder of "Ready Athlete Managment" a comapny desgind to help kids get into scholarships into college.

With so many pro players inside the top 100 now coming from a college playing background, you can see why the path is so polular.

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Its time for the final Grand Slam of the year in the city that never sleeps and players are fired up to bring home the trophy.

Nelson and Rez go through their predictions for this years US Open.

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The boys are back from thir break to talk all things hardcourt season as we prepare for the US Open. The discussion revolves around the rise and fall of Canadas best players, prize money, coaching fees and a back and forth conversation, debating if tennis players are soft, or just highly strung.

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Wimbldeon 2023 did not disapoint.

We have a new Mens and Womens Grass court Champion. Svitolina turns back the clock, Eubanks makes himself known on tour and Novak explodes in one of the greatest Grand Slam finals we have ever seen.

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The 2023 French Open sees Novak win his 23rd slam and it again opens up the debate about who is the true G.O.A.T.

Nelson and Rez play match maker for the pro players and we dive into the negative culture on social media that has been happening latley in the tennis world

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Alex Hynes is a footwork and movement expert as well as a high perfromace tennis coach.

Whether you want to improve your speed, reduce injuires or create a better understanding on how to warm up properly for a tennis match, Alex has the answers.

His business, T-Movment, has been desgined to help you with all your tennis movement needs and Nelson and Rez sit dwon to pick his brain.

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The 2023 French open has not been without its headlines. Nelson and Reza sit down and talk about players missing press obligations, crowds booing players and players being disqualified for hitting ball kids with a tennis ball.

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Its Roland Garros time and the boys have put in their predictions for the second Grand Slam of the year. The one stop shop for everything happening in Paris this week

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Today the boys speak on the most inspirational tennis stories we have ever heard along with some under rated tactics to use on court for your next match. The show ends with a hollywood conversation about who should play the next James Bond (tennis version) 

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Its clay court season and Holger Rune is already clashing with the crowds. Nelson plays "where are they now with Rez and the boys share their most embarrassing tennis stories on court.

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Nelson and Rez talk about the rift between the current top players in the ATP. We introduce a new segment called "where are they now?" And the boys help a fan get through a tricky situation woth their doubles partner.

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What is considered gamesmanship and what is considered as dirty tactitcs.

This week Nelson and Busta talk about the tactics used by Novak at this years AO and how it it can impact your play at any level.

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Hypothetically, if you won 40 million dollars, how would you spend it on the game of tennis for the better?

Rez and nelson breakdown how they would best spend the cash.

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Federer vs Nadal... Serena vs Venus... Sampras vs Agassi?

Who has the greatest rivalry in tennis and what future rivalries will keep people glued to the TV?

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What is the best mesure of success on the tennis court?

Most wins, best attitude, reputation? We discuss all things that make a player great

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Novak makes history, Sabalenka becomes a frist time grand slam champion, Team kinky show the world how to play doubles and the americans dominate the draw.

All this and more on the Australian Open 2023 wrap up

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It's the first slam of the year and things are already heating up.

Nelson, Rez and Busta breakdown the Aussie Open draw and make their predictions on what is going to take place at Melbounre Park this year

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Enzo Couacaud recently qualified for the 2023 Australian Open, and we were lucky enough to have a chat with both he and his Coach Patrick about their tennis journey. 

This was a great dive into the inner working and relationship between coach and player at a high level

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Doubles superstars JP Smith and Andrew Harris drop by to talk about what makes a great doubles player as well as show off just how in-sync they are.

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Fan Favorite Katie Boulter (WTA # 136) takes time from her busy schedule to have a chat about what life is like on tour, how she loves Aussie cultrue and the possibilty of one day having Roger Federer on her coaching staff

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Australian Professional tennis star Dane Sweeny (ranked 247 in the world) sits down to chat about the upcoming Summer season, being coached by his Dad and become more "Zen" when he is on court.

Dane also may have the best haircut in the game

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Busta joins the podcast fresh off the plane from his trip to The John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in Texas, USA.

Busta gives some insight to the diffrences we see in tennis academies and coaching between the US and Australia

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Nelson is alone (or is he) in the studio as Rez and Busta are away, however we still breakdown all the in's and out's of this years US Open in New York

Who will take out the title and who should you be keeping your eye on at Flushing Meddows

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Clay, Hardcourt, Grass.... What is the best surface to play tennis on.

We dive into the pros and cons of each surface and give you an insight to what surface will best suit your game

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The number one things players ask us is how to win more points. Today we break won our favourite tips and tactics on how you can get a few extra wins on your scoresheet.

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What grip should I use for the return of serve?

This is what works for us

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What an amazing Wimbledon we just witnessed.

This Grand slam was one for the record books. Brand new women's champion, Kyrgios reaching his first final, and Aussies winning the doubles title.

Rez and Nelson break down everything that happened at the All England Tennis Club over the past two weeks

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Being one of the only spots in the world that is self umpired from a young age, sadly you are going to find some cheating in our game. 

The boys discus their thoughts on how we can get cheating out of our game and as well as give a break down of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships

Rafa wins his 14th Roland Garros title, Iga continues to dominate the women's game and Tsonga bids farewell to an amazing career.

All this and more on the French Open Wrap up edition of the Tennis Culture podcast

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The New Universal Tennis Rating system (UTR) has sparked some debate on how players should be ranked worldwide.

Some love the new system and others not so much.

Nelson and Rez break down the pros and cons of UTR in this latest episode of Tennis Culture

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