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The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast

Welcome to The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast , where I speak with the most interesting people in the sport. This is the show for tennis insiders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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AUSSIE OPEN LIVE SPECIAL WITH OSAKA BIOGRAPHER BEN...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2024/01/19

On January 16th Ben Rothenberg and I hosted a full house at the best coffee shop in Melbourne for a live podcast/book signing. The Osaka book was available for purchase and Ben signed books, and Naomi's agent Stu Duguid joined us . We talked in length about the Osaka comeback, the book, and then we hit the hot button topics of the day including gambling in tennis and the Zverev situation. It was an awesome Australian Open kickoff. The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast is Powered By DiadoraRecorded 1.16

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33:53

Journalist Giri Nathan of Defector Discusses Current...

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2024/01/09

Giri Nathan of DEFECTOR and I kick off the 8th season with a current events special to get everyone excited about the Summer Down Under. We talked the Rafa situation, the Joker wrist, as well as Grigor, Coco, Iga, Rybakina, and all the others that are already in killer form. We talked Adrian Mannarino and Emma Navarro, and how Alex de Minaur is a top tenner. We talked Naomi Osaka .We talked domestic and European TV deals and the future of BREAK POINT. It was a great chat. Recorded and Released

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48:10

Milos Raonic Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

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2023/12/22

Born in Montenegro and raised in the suburbs of Toronto, a decade ago Milos Raonic put Canadian tennis on the map, and in 2016 got to 3 in the world, reaching the finals of Wimbledon. The big server has made over 20 million dollars on tour and won 8 titles, has posted wins over Roger, Rafa, and Andy. His career has been marred by a multitude of injuries and we discussed his propensity for injury in length. He is the son of two engineers and is one of the more cerebral players that we have had on our

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1:01:09

Ben Rothenberg Discusses Current Events and His Osaka...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/12/08

Ben Rothenberg is the host of the podcast No Challenges Remaining and was the tennis writer for the New York Times from 2011-2021, and spent the better part of his career with a keen eye on Naomi Osaka, from way before she became a household name, through her greatest achievements as well as her well documented struggles. His biography, NAOMI OSAKA comes out on January 9, and we discussed the book, and Naomi, at length. Additionally Ben and I discussed all of the hot button topics of the day,

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1:22:17

Laura Siegemund Talks Tennis With Craig Shapiro

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/12/01

Laura Siegemund has lived an incredible life in tennis. She was born in Filderstadt, Germany and was identified as talent by the German federation at a young age, culminating with a big win at the 2000 Orange Bowl where she won the twelves. With a coach that eschewed the traditional path of playing junior events, from the age of 13 until she was 24 she played in pro tournaments, losing matches, until it became too frustrating, too emotionally hard. And that's where the story becomes amazing. The

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32:59

Mark Knowles Discusses the Machinations of The ATP...

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2023/11/23

The Bahamian with the tight blond curls Mark Knowles has lived an amazing life in tennis. He was identified by Nick Bollettieri when he was 10 years old and was given a scholarship to join the action in Bradenton, Florida. He played at UCLA, and the turned pro in 1992, he reached the top 100 in singles, but it was in doubles where he distinguished himself, reaching world #1, winning 3 majors and 55 tournaments over the course of a 20 year career. Now a broadcaster and the elected player

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1:04:45

Karue Sell of MY TENNIS HQ Talks Tennis with Craig...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/11/13

He's the closest thing to tennis' version of a street ball legend. Elite Brazilian junior, goes 78-12 at UCLA playing 4,5,and 6, then sort of waits to try playing pro tennis, and supplements tennis teaching income by playing and winning men's local "money" tournaments. His backhand return becomes legendary, everyone says he's so smooth it's incredible. He gets to top 400 and stops. Then he becomes Naomi Osaka's hitting partner, creates a popular Youtube Channel and brand and now is trying to make

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52:37

Corentin Moutet Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/11/02

In his first match at the 2023 Australian Open, the left handed Frenchman Corentin Moutet snapped the sheath that holds the ligaments in his right wrist, and went on to play with a one handed backhand for the entire year. It was an odd year to say the least as he had surgery and continued to compete at the highest level with a one hander instead of taking the protected ranking and letting the right wrist heal. We discussed this wild year, his mercurial nature as well as what it has been like to

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1:00:38

Former World #18 Amos Mansdorf Discusses the War and...

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2023/10/26

Amos Mansdorf grew up outside of Tel Aviv, a 2nd generation Israeli, as his grandparents migrated to Israel in the 20's. In 1987 he got to 18 in the world, the highest ranking ever for an Israeli, and had an awesome career, beating Hall of Famers Connors, Becker, and Muster to name a few. He appeared in 16 finals and won 6 titles.Amos joined me from his home in Tel aviv where just hours earlier the sirens were sounded and missiles flew overhead, as Israel is at war. We discussed the situation at

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1:07:00

British Stalwart Dan Evans Talks Tennis With Craig...

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2023/10/18

There's just nothing better than taking a deep dive with a player that has been through the fire, and Dan Evans fits that bill. In August Dan came out of a six match losing streak and won his second ATP tournament in Washington DC, defeating Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov en route to the championship that got him to his career high ranking of 21 in the world. The flashy shotmaker followed up the DC win with a virtuoso performance in a losing effort to Carlitos Alcaraz in the 3rd round of the US

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31:17

Argentine Leyenda Jose Luis Clerc Talks Tennis with...

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2023/09/18

Jose Luis Clerc represented Argentina on their Davis Cup Team from 1976-1989, alongside Guillermo Vilas for most of those years, and did battle with McEnroe, Wilander, Connors and Lendl to name a few. He got to 4 in the world in 1981 after going on a 25 match win streak, and then went on a 28 match win streak in. 82. He won 25 tournaments on tour and reached the semis of Roland Garros in 81 and 82. Hew is now the broadcaster for South America, we linked at the US Open and had a great chat. We

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28:03

Indian Legend Anand Amritraj Talks Tennis With Craig...

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2023/09/09

Along with his brothers Vijay, Anand Amritraj is Indian Tennis Royalty and is considered to be amongst the first Indians to compete on the elite level. He posted a win over John McEnroe on grass, and won 7 titles. In doubles he won 12 titles and reached the semis of Wimbledon and the quarters of the US Open. He was on the 1974 and 1987 Davis Cup Teams that both reached the finals, and his participation catapulted him into a lifetime of stardom.With his flowing feathered white hair and his colorful

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42:34

Israeli Davis Cupper Gilad Bloom Talks Tennis With...

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2023/09/01

Gilad Bloom has lived an incredible life in tennis.He grew up outside of Tel Aviv, Israel, and was an elite junior. He carried the torch for Israel's National Team in both the Davis Cup and The Olympics from 1984-1995, and posted wins over many great players including Jimmy Connors, Marcelo Rios, and Peter Korda.In 1990 he made a run to the 4th round of The US OPEN, and got to his best ranking, 61. We talked a lot about The US Open, and why its atmosphere is so unique. We talked about how he likes

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54:54

Ali Riske-Amritraj Talks Tennis With Craig Shapiro

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/08/25

Ali Riske-Armritraj grew up in Pittsburgh and in 2009 chose not to attend Vanderbilt University and turn pro. Ten years later she defeated Ash Barty to reach the quarters of Wimbledon and got to 18 in the world. She has won three titles on tour and has represented her country in the Olympics and Fed Cup. Ali and I discussed current hot button issues including the impending move of the Cincinnati Tournament, to the emergence this summer of Coco Gauff. We talked about her hope for the future of the

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54:33

Peruvian Giant Killer Jaime Yzaga talks Tennis with...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/08/22

Jaime Yzaga grew up in Lima, Peru with a grandfather that worked him into tennis at a young age, and in 1985 he won the French Open Juniors beating Thomas Muster 6-0 in the 3rd. With the great Colon Nuñez and then Pato Rodriguez at his side he won 8 tour titles and in 1989 got to 18 in the world. It was at The US Open where he had his greatest success. In 1994 he reached the quarterfinals by beating the previous year's finalist Cedric Pioline, and then Pete Sampras in a 5 set thriller-a feat that

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53:33

Hall of Famer Pam Shriver Talks Tennis with Craig...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/07/26

In 1978 at the age of 16 years old, Baltimore, MD native Pam Shriver got to the final of The US Open as an amateur, defeating world #1 Martina Navratilova in the semis. She was on tour for 20 years, won 21 tournaments and got to 3 in the world, competing week in and week out against Chris Evert, Martina, Tracy Austin, and Steffi Graf to name a few. In doubles she won 108 straight matches with Martina and In 1983 she and Martina won all 4 majors, the only team in history to complete The Grand Slam

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37:03

Roman Prokes Talks Tennis Racquets with Craig Shapiro

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/06/16

Racquet Guru Roman Prokes of AGASSI Fame broke down everything all you tech fiends ever wanted to know. Swiatek, Alcaraz, Djokovic, add weight, subtract weight, big grips, small grips, overgrips, string patterns, strings. The 2023 Racquet Tech Special is here. Recorded 6.12 at RPNY, Released 6.16The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast is Powered by Diadora Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dusan Lajovic Discusses Novak Djokovic

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2023/06/13

Currently ranked 45 in the world, Dusan Lajovic has posted wins over Medvedev, Murray, Rublev, and beat Novak Djokovic just a few weeks ago in Banja Luka. On the mend in Belgrade after contracting Chicken Pox on the day he was scheduled to play in Paris, Dusan and I discussed Novak in length, and it was extremely illuminating. We discussed his wins over Alcaraz and Ruud in detail, and we talked about the loss to Medvedev at The US Open in 2021. We discussed the PTPA and he shared his opinions about

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30:28

Antoine Benneteau Discusses Roland Garros Week 1 with...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/06/04

Author, Filmmaker, and Broadcaster Antoine Benneteau joined me from Le Clubhouse on the 2nd floor of Court Philippe Chatrier to discuss week 1 of Roland Garros. Antoine provided an interesting French perspective as we discussed the presence of Noah, the beautiful weather, the wind, Thiago Seyboth Wild, Aryna Sabalenka, scheduling controversies, and the challenges French tennis is having at the moment. The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast is Powered by Diadora. Recorded 6.3, released 6.4 Hosted on

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37:33

The Sweet and Lowdown with Author and Journalist...

The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast ·

2023/05/22

Christopher Clarey was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and has had an exemplary career as a journalist, and on the day we spoke, filed his final article as a staffer for The New York Times, the culmination of a 30 year career at The Grey Lady.We discussed his next moves, including his plans for THE WARRIOR, his upcoming biography on Rafael Nadal and a follow up to his biography on Roger Federer, THE MASTER, as well as tennis' current events. Rafa, Halep, The WTA, the debacles in Madrid and Rome...we

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