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The Lucky Letcord Podcast

Hosted by Chris Oddo and Produced by Tennis Now and Tennis Express, the Lucky Letcord Podcast gives you in-depth analysis and insights from the ATP and WTA Tours.

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6:01

Love Holds: Coco Gauff is climbing after a strong...

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2021/02/26

Today we try out a new short format - called Love Holds! Coco Gauff on the rise and new career-high ranking Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -- what a talent! Iga Swiatek showing the consistency she seeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:40

History made! Analyzing the Aussie Open Success of...

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2021/02/24

Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris join the Lucky Letcord Podcast to take stock of this year's Australian Open champions. We look at Djokovic's tremendous success in Australia, and in general, and wonder if the Serb might be the one to top Margaret Court's Grand Slam record when it is all said and done. We discuss the fantastic performance of Naomi Osaka in Grand Slam finals. What does her success say about her long-term future in the sport? We wonder what went wrong for Daniil Medvedev in the final

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45:28

Previewing the 2021 Australian Open Finals!

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2021/02/19

Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris join Chris Oddo to break down an exciting weekend of finals in Melbourne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:15

Breaking Down the Australian Open Draws with Richard...

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2021/02/07

In this episode of the Lucky Letcord Podcast, Richard Pagliaro joins Chris Oddo to break down the men's and women's singles draws at the Australian Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:05

Whitney Osuigwe on finding her happy zone ahead of...

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2021/01/22

Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast American Whitney Osuigwe joins host Chris Oddo from quarantine at the Australian Open where she is preparing for her fifth main draw appearance at a Slam. The American, who qualified for Australia by reeling off three wins in Dubai, talks about her evolving approach to tennis and how she has overcome the expectations and pressures that come with being the world's top junior and a Roland Garros Girls Singles champion (2017). We chat with Osuigwe about the unsung

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36:19

Hard Quarantine: Time for Tennis to Read the Room

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2021/01/19

Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris join host Chris Oddo to discuss a wild weekend in tennis. What happened? Well the crap hit the fan in Melbourne as not one, not two but THREE planes produced Covid-19 positive tests, meaning that 72 players and about 200 people in total have gone into HARD quarantine. We discuss the fallout. Did Tennis Australia properly prepare the players for a worst case scenario? How are these players going to survive this and come out of quarantine at the end of January? Will

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55:28

2021, Like Tennys Sandgren, is Taking Off!

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2021/01/15

Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast, Chris Oddo is joined by his colleagues at Tennis Now, Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris. The trio breaks down a superb opening week of tennis and looks forward to the upcoming Australian Open. Here are the topics we dive into: Tennys Sandgren tests positive for Covid but still flies to Melbourne, what's up with that? An elite quarantine in Adelaide, featuring Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and others. Is it fair and what was Tennis

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70:47

The 2020 Awards Show with Richard Pagliaro and Chris...

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/12/07

Today on the lucky letcord podcast Tennis Now editor Richard Pagliaro joins Chris Oddo to look back at the 2020 tennis season that was. We break down some of the more interesting award categories, make our choices and back them up. WTA Player of the Year ATP/ WTA Most improved ATP/ WTA Newcomer of the year Most Inspiring Players Most disappointing season Join us as we run down the greatest hits from one of the strangest tennis seasons on record... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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47:56

Richard Pagliaro on Daniil Medvedev's Triumph at the...

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2020/11/24

Today Tennis Now editor Richard Pagliaro joins the podcast to talk about the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals. Richard and Chris Oddo break down a brilliant final week of the 2020 season, starting of course with champion Daniil Medvedev, who became the first player to topple the ATP's top 3-ranked players in Nitto ATP Finals history. How freaking good is this guy and is he headed for even better things in 2021? Next we discuss about Dominic Thiem and make the case for the Austrian becoming the ATP's 27th

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83:26

Mert Ertunga on the Most Improved Players of 2020

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/11/18

Today Mert Ertunga joins host Chris Oddo to break down some of the more significant improvements that we witnessed in 2020. Mert is a former Davis Cup player and Captain for Turkey, and also a former NCAA coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has a keen eye for the intricacies of the sport and offers many insights on players who made strides in 2020. Players discussed: Jennifer Brady Ons Jabeur Fiona Ferro Iga Swiatek Elena Rybakina Nadia Podoroska Denis Shapovalov Andrey Rublev Ugo

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41:35

Robbie Koenig Talks ATP Tennis and #NittoATPFinals

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2020/11/11

One of the unique voices in our sport stopped by on Skype to join host Chris Oddo for a discussion on the 2020 ATP season. That would be Robbie Koenig, the man who has captured the imagination of tennis fans ever since he stepped into the booth and started to call the sport that he played professionally for many years. The South African caught up with us from London, where he is preparing to call this year's #NittoATPFinals for Amazon Prime UK. Conversations: What to make of the Big 3's

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45:03

Previewing the 2020 Roland Garros Finals with Richard...

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2020/10/09

Previewing the 2020 Roland Garros Finals with Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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40:50

Roland Garros Week One Review with Erik Gudris and...

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2020/10/03

Tennis Now editor Richard Pagliaro and contributor Erik Gudris join host Chris Oddo for a discussion of the high points of week one of Roland Garros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:26

#RG2020: Breaking Down the First Two Rounds of Craziness

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/10/01

Richard Pagliaro, Tennis Now editor and veteran tennis journalist, joins Chris Oddo to break down all the storylines from the first five days of Roland Garros. Such as: Rafa, Novak and Thiem - how they are playing and what lies ahead. The surface, how it really didn't play out like we thought it might, but how it will still be a big factor going forward. 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez, we both love her game! What happened to Shapo? How awesome were the efforts of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey

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51:41

Robert Weintraub on the Divine Miss Marble

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/09/09

Authur Robert Weintraub joins Chris Oddo to discuss his book about legendary American tennis star Alice Marble. By the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607526/the-divine-miss-marble-by-robert-weintraub/ Far from a 6-4 5-7 6-3 tennis book, Weintraub's novel tells the tale of a fascinating woman, who at the height of her powers was not only one of the greatest tennis players in history, she was also a mysterious figure who dabbled among the Hollywood elite and spent time away from

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68:19

"Greatness Revisited:" Steve Flink on the Legendary...

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/09/01

Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast host Chris Oddo is joined by Tennis author, journalist and historian Steve Flink. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Flink has been covering tennis full time since 1974. He has recently written a book about Pete Sampras, entitled "Greatness Revisited." You can buy the book on Amazon here You can learn more about Hall of Famer Steve Flink here On this episode we pick up part two of our interview with Flink and cover Sampras' career from 1994 until

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54:59

Steve Flink on his Book "Greatness Revisited" and...

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/08/17

Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast host Chris Oddo is joined by Tennis author, journalist and historian Steve Flink. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Flink has been covering tennis full time since 1974. He has recently written a book about Pete Sampras, entitled "Greatness Revisited." You can buy the book on Amazon here You can learn more about Hall of Famer Steve Flink here On this episode we discuss the formative years of Pete Sampras and his initial foray into greatness. Steve

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41:57

Talking WTA - ATP Merger with Bret McCormick of...

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2020/07/14

Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast Bret McCormick of the Sports Business Journal joins host Chris Oddo to share his insights on what a potential WTA/ATP merger would look like. Talk of a potential merger between the tours bubbled over in late April when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal took to Twitter to show their support for a union of the tours. Since then many important names in the sport of joined in, including WTA founder Billie Jean King. But with all the pressing matters that the powers that

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45:50

Corentin Moutet: The Music, the Passion, the Tennis

The Lucky Letcord Podcast ·

2020/07/09

Corentin Moutet is amazing with a racquet in his hands, but equally amazing when he exchanges that racquet for a microphone. The 21-year-old Frenchman joined the Lucky Letcord Podcast to talk about how he dealt with the difficulty of quarantine by diving into his passion for music like he never had before. The World No.75 always had a love for music (He loves the classic French lyricists like Jacques Brel and Charles Azvenour), but he didn't bring his own flavor to the world with force until the

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43:23

Deep Dive: Celebrating the 30-Year Anniversary of...

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2020/06/10

Today on deep dives we take a closer look at the amazing title run of Andres Gomez at Roland Garros in 1990. Chris Oddo culls together interviews with Ecuadorian legend Gomez himself, as well as his son Juan Andres, his nephew Nicolas Lapentti, his compatriot and teammate Raul Viver, his ATP peer Brad Gilbert and tennis Hall of Fame historian and journalist Steve Flink. We take a closer look at what made Gomez such a lethal force on clay. We wonder just how difficult it was for a player of 30 to

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