Fantastic Tennis
Episodes
Getting To Know....Jill Craybas
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever watched a professional tennis player and just instantly felt like you wanted to cheer them on? You can't exactly explain why, or how...
Getting To Know....Our March Tennis Diary w/ David Kane
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's two shows in one today as we share our March tennis diary with one of our very favorite tennis writers, David Kane. David helps us recount a wild...
Getting To Know....McCartney Kessler
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What an absolute whirlwind the past two years have been for our guest & WTA player, McCartney Kessler. To finish 2022, #922 in the world and then ...
Getting To Know....Daria Kasatkina
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are pinching ourselves as we have the absolute privilege of getting to chat with a trailblazing WTA superstar, who's as remarkable a...
Getting To Know....February Tennis News w/ Hanlon Walsh
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first two months of the 2025 tennis season has already been a year of surprises. From Madison Keys winning in Melbourne to Belinda Bencic mounting...
Getting To Know....The 2025 Australian Open w/ Angelica Gavaldon
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Madison Keys is our 2025 Australian Open Ladies Champion. What a dominant two weeks of fantastic tennis beating Danielle Collins, Elena Rybakina, Elin...
Getting To Know....Ajla Tomljanovic
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we start out a brand new 2025 tennis season, what better way to begin the year, than with a true Australian wildcard that is ready to once again cl...
Getting To Know....Yulia Putintseva
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We squeeze in one last 2024 episode of Fantastic Tennis to spotlight a player that experienced a rollercoaster of a 2024 season. From winning her 3rd ...
Getting To Know….Diana Shnaider
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! Did you miss us? For this fun episode, we’re getting to know a player that’s having an absolutely astonishing season on tour. With a...
The WTA 90’s w/ Kimberly Po & Mariaan De Swardt
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our #Fantastic50 series this week and not only celebrate the 50th year of WTA tennis, but also a decade in which the hair was big, the clo...
Getting To Know….Alexandra Stevenson
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Wimbledon 2023 time! Not only do we get to discuss the lead-up grass court events this week, but we also try our very best to predict what is s...
Getting To Know....Dayana Yastremska
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take a closer look at a career and a player that has had to deal with numerous stressful situations that most of us can't even imagi...
50 Years Of Fantastic WTA Comebacks (ft. Meike Babel & Alex Abad-Santos)
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we celebrate 50 years of amazing WTA tennis, this week we take a closer look at all the fantastic WTA comebacks that we’ve loved so much over the...
Getting To Know....The Comeback of Barbora Strycova
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been over two years since we've seen this former doubles world #1 and Wimbledon doubles champion on court, but the wait is over! This week, we ch...
Getting To Know….Nicole Melichar-Martinez
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our focus on the art of doubles this week with the fantastic 2018 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion, Nicole Melichar-Martinez. Nicole joins...
Getting To Know….Ellen Perez
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The art of doubles is front and center this week as the Fantastic Tennis family is spotlighting one of the best doubles teams in the world over the ne...
Getting To Know....Jarmila Wolfe
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you started following her as Jarmila Gajdosova or as Jarka Wolfe, this talented Slovak-Australian was a top WTA player for over 16 years on th...
Tennis Therapy w/ Caitlin Thompson & Nick McCarvel
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 tennis season has started with an absolute brilliant bullet. From Naomi Osaka, to the “Break Point curse,” to a story-filled Australian O...
Getting To Know....Tennis Headlines This Week
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off our Season 3 premiere with some tennis headlines from a newsworthy week in the sport. In this brief episode, we talk our favorite ...
Getting To Know....Bethanie Mattek-Sands
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We open Season 3 of Fantastic Tennis with one of the most decorated and loved WTA champions still playing the game today, the fantastic, Bethanie Matt...
Getting To Know....Andrea Petkovic
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For over a decade, Andrea Petkovic has been much more than just a fan-favorite on the WTA Tour. Few players have been able to produce her brand of con...
Getting To Know....The Off-Season w/ Madison Brengle & Samantha Crawford
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No pro tennis?! We've got you covered this week as we catch up with two decorated WTA players that just finished successful seasons on tour. Madison B...
Getting To Know....Rosie Casals
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Fantastic Tennis is honored to welcome the legend, the pioneer, the trailblazer, Rosie Casals to the show. Through nearly 4 decades of pro tenn...
Getting To Know....The 2022 Fall Tennis Season
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the US Open, tennis fans were an emotional wreck. What better way to cure the Serena, Roger & Petkovic retirement news, than with some good ole ...
Getting To Know....Timea Babos
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our guest is the most decorated WTA player to ever play for the country of Hungary. Former doubles world #1, Timea Babos joins Fantastic Te...
Getting To Know….Greet Minnen
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week joins us as she celebrates her 25th birthday from a WTA event in Granby, Canada. Having reached a career high ranking of world #69...
Getting To Know….Catherine Harrison
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’ll find very few players that frustrate and confuse their opponents by playing with two hands on both sides, like our guest this week, Catherine...
Getting To Know....Wimbledon 2022
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glorified exhibition or historic grand slam? However you Tatjana Maria slice it, Wimbledon 2022 was one for the history books. Join host Jon Guerrica ...
Getting To Know….Sachia Vickery
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When I thought about which player I’d love to spotlight during Pride month, I instantly thought of our guest this week….the fantastic Sachia Vicke...
Getting To Know….Tatiana Golovin
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we celebrate and watch the 2022 French Open this week, we're truly excited to welcome 2004 French Open Mixed Doubles Champion from France, Tatiana ...
Getting To Know....Dominique Monami
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you remember our guest as Dominique Van Roost, or today as Dominique Monami, you won't soon forget her decade long career and the long list of...
Getting To Know….Jennifer Brady
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week had a whirlwind 6 months on tour, as she would go from winning her first WTA singles title, to reaching her first grand slam semif...
Getting To Know….The Sunshine Double (ft. Daria Saville)
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s always been a dream of mine to gather a huge group of my favorite tennis friends and spend a week in Indian Wells paradise….and this past wee...
Getting To Know….Donna Vekic
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week had an immediate rise up the WTA rankings when she made her first tour final at just 16 years old. Now ten years later, with a dec...
Getting To Know....Hana Mandlikova
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is the legendary 4-time grand slam singles champion, Hana Mandlikova. Join Hana, host Jon Guerrica as well as Hana's biggest fan f...
Getting To Know….Victoria Azarenka
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the 2012 Australian Open, Victoria Azarenka not only captured her first grand slam title and the attention of the tennis world, but she also became...
Getting To Know….Chris Evert
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off our 2nd season of Fantastic Tennis with a blockbuster episode featuring former WTA #1, tennis legend and icon, Chris Evert. In this hour l...
Getting To Know....Lisa Raymond
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week has a list of accomplishments so long, that we had to have a super-sized episode just to get through her amazing career highlights...
Getting To Know….The 2021 Tennis Season
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If the 2021 season was a fairytale story, you’d certainly have Emma Raducanu as its young talented fair maiden ruling the land of barely 50% vaccina...
Getting To Know....Demi Schuurs
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is currently preparing for her third straight season-ending WTA Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.... which can only mean, she'...
Getting To Know....Diede de Groot
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the tennis world shifted its attention toward Novak Djokovic and his quest for the calendar slam at the 2021 US Open, our guest this week not on...
Getting To Know….Amy Frazier
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There have been few players in tennis history as consistent and humble as our guest, Amy Frazier proved to be throughout her long career. With longevi...
Getting To Know….Alizé Cornet
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is celebrating not only her 18th year of playing professional tennis, but also her fantastic new autobiography "Transcendance: Dia...
Getting To Know....Melanie Oudin
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we enter the 2nd week of the 2021 US Open, I can't help but think back to some of the classic quarterfinal matches in US Open history. One particul...
Getting To Know....The 2021 US Open Draws
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can you hear the traffic? Can you smell the fresh cans of tennis balls being opened? The 2021 US Open is finally here. Join the Fantastic Tennis Podca...
Getting To Know....James Blake
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for what will surely be an amazing US Open, I think back to all the legendary matches that New York has given us over the decades,  ...
Getting To Know….Jan-Michael Gambill
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our 30th episode, we take a deep dive into a player's career that made the tennis world swoon for not only his dashing good looks, but also his fa...
Getting To Know....Shelby Rogers
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With career victories over Karolina Pliskova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep and Serena Williams, our special guest this week is easily the pride and joy...
Getting To Know....Dinara Safina
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the 19th woman in the open era to become the #1 tennis player on the planet, Dinara Safina will live in the tennis history books forever. The quest...
Getting To Know....Rennae Stubbs
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sit down with a tennis great that wears as many hats as she has grand slams.....a successful television commentator, podcaster, WTA coach...
Getting To Know....The 2021 Wimbledon Draws
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's seriously been 2 years since our very favorite tournament, and now Wimbledon 2021 is finally here! Join host Jon Guerrica as he enlists two fanta...
Getting To Know....Marion Bartoli
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Wimbledon back in action for the first time since 2019, what better way to celebrate the lawns of the All England Club than with an actual Wimble...
Getting to Know....Daria Saville
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome the queen of "Tik Tok tennis," the always entertaining, Daria "Dasha" Gavrilova. After a successful junior career that saw her c...
Getting To Know....Dominika Cibulkova
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week was told time and time again, that her small stature would never allow her to be a success on the WTA Tour.....and wow did she hav...
(Part 2) Getting To Know....Lindsay Davenport
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once you’ve finished Part 1, come join us for Part 2, with more of Lindsay. We start the second half of our season with an absolute legend of the sp...
Getting To Know....Lindsay Davenport (Part 1)
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We start the second half of our season with an absolute legend of the sport, Lindsay Davenport. Writer, Radio & TV Commentator, LZ Granderson join...
Getting To Know....Lucie Safarova
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we spotlight one of the most beloved players from the past decade, Czech player, Lucie Safarova. Known for her positive attitude and heart o...
Getting To Know....Pam Shriver
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It would be hard to imagine a world of professional women's tennis without the legendary, Pam Shriver. Beginning with her surprising run to the 1978 U...
Getting To Know....Madison Brengle
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we share a few glasses of wine, okay fine.... it was it bottles, with a player that has made a successful career out of frustrating her oppo...
Getting To Know....Nadia Petrova
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore the fascinating and all too short career of Russian powerhouse, Nadia Petrova. Nadia joins host, Jon Guerrica and one of her big...
Getting To Know....Taylor Townsend
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, soon to be new tennis mom, Taylor Townsend found the time to sit down with host, Jon Guerrica and one of her biggest fans, to explain what'...
Getting To Know....Sabine Lisicki
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are few players over the past decade that can truly say they consistently played their very best tennis (year after year) on the pristine lawns ...
Getting To Know....Magda Linette
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we spotlight a player that has sneakily made her way up the WTA rankings over the past few seasons, climbing to a career high of #33 in the...
Getting To Know....Cici Bellis
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The tennis world has always had a fascination with the young tennis prodigy. Whether it be Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Rafa Nadal or even today...
Getting To Know....Zina Garrison
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12 of FANTASTIC TENNIS spotlights a player that may have retired in the 90's, but whose legacy lives deep in the tennis history books. From th...
Getting To Know....Barbora Strýcová
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
WTA world #2 in doubles and 2019 Wimbledon champion, Barbora Strýcová is here to entertain the quarantined masses on episode 11 of FANtastic Tennis....
Getting To Know....Gaby Dabrowski
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 has us chatting with the WTA world #10 in doubles, Canada's Gaby Dabrowski, as she self-isolates during a 14 day quarantine in Melbourne pr...
Getting To Know....Rajeev Ram
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 9 of FANTASTIC TENNIS has us getting to know one of the best doubles players in the world and the #1 American, Rajeev Ram. Just days before le...
Getting To Know....Corina Morariu
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Australian Open champions month for the FANTASTIC TENNIS podcast! We kick off episode 8 by catching up with a former #1 doubles player in the wor...
Getting To Know....Laura Siegemund
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 has us sitting down with a veteran player that is enjoying some of the very best tennis of her career. Fresh off her first quarterfinal show...
Getting To Know....Donald Young Jr.
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Still considered one of the best junior players in the history of tennis, Donald Young Jr. is no stranger to the limelight. His US Open debut at 16 wa...
Getting To Know....Danielle Collins
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off her Quarterfinal finish at the 2020 French Open, 2-time NCAA champion and WTA #45 Danielle Collins joins host, Jon Guerrica in a fun open bo...
Getting To Know....Jessica Pegula
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our 4th episode, we get to know an American player that has consistently been climbing the WTA rankings the past few seasons, and has aspirations f...
Getting To Know....Jelena Dokic
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former world #4, Jelena Dokic seemingly had it all when she made a splash at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships by defeating then world #1, Martina Hing...
Getting To Know....Coco Vandeweghe
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we get to know and fall in love with the unapologetically candid Coco Vandeweghe. From pro tennis at 14, to her latest bout with an i...
Getting To Know....Manuela Maleeva
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a more recent tennis fan, you may not remember this fascinating former world #3. Join host, Jon Guerrica and one of Manuela's biggest fans ...