Ground Pass: A Tennis Podcast
Episodes
Who’s Next? The ATP Next Gen Finals showcases the next stars of the sport.
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to find out who’s next. Arthur Fils, Jakub Mensik, Learner Tien, Joao Fonseca, Alex Michelsen, Shang Juncheng, Luca Van Assche and Nishe...
Tennis Exhibitions - Good for the Sport
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of exhibitions filled the void of competitive tennis in the US over the off season last week. Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Je...
Ground Pass Tennis Year in review - Reflecting on the 2024 Tennis Season
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to pick our favorite moments from the 2024 season. Join Nick and Anastasia as they go through their favorite moments and what they are loo...
Iga Świątek doping case - We can all be better fans
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was revealed on Thursday, November 28th that Iga Swiatek failed a doping test in August and was subsequently cleared of all wrong down. The reactio...
The Italians do the double & the Off Season Begins - Wrapping the Davis Cup
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ground Pass things get a little loopy, haha. We are definitely settling into the off season vibes.We try to keep the conversation o...
Tennis Week Recap: Billie Jean King Cup and ATP Finals
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ground Pass, hosts Anastasia and Nick discuss a busy week in tennis, including the Billie Jean King Cup finals, Team USA & GB’...
A Ground Pass WTA Finals Review & ATP Finals Preview
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anastasia and Nick discuss the recent WTA Finals held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, highlighting the venue, fan support, and key player pe...
WTA Finals Preview: What to Expect - Ground Pass Edition
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The WTA Finals are here. In this episode, Anastasia provides a comprehensive preview of the WTA Finals, discussing the significance of the tourna...
"It's the longest season in sports, I think." - Jack Draper, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Qinwen Zheng have a great week
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A ramble episode discussing our favorite stories from this week in TennisMentioned on the Podcast:Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard ATP Profile: https://www....
Tennis Tales: Danielle Collins 2025, Stan Wawrinka is still going, Six Slam Kings and the other stories that caught our attention this week
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Ground Pass Podcast, Anastasia discusses the latest happenings in the world of tennis, focusing on the importance of player sto...
Siempre, Rafa Nadal and Qinwen’s star is rising
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dream team is back together! Anastasia and Nick reunite to discuss the recent retirement announcement of tennis legend Rafa Nadal. We reflect on h...
Ground Pass Tour Catch up - Coco Gauff & Carlos Alcaraz win in Beijing & Happy Birthday Ground Pass
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nick discusses the recent tennis tournaments in Beijing and Tokyo, highlighting the performances of players like Alcaraz, Sinner, Gau...
Ground Pass Tour Catch up - China Open, Japan Open (ATP & WTA)
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Groundpass, Anastasia discusses the ongoing Asian swing in tennis, highlighting key tournaments in Beijing and Tokyo, and the signi...
All about the Asian Swing w/ Eddie (Tennis Asia)
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week the conversation explores the current state of tennis in Asia, focusing on the Asian swing of tournaments, the challenges of viewing tennis ...
US OPEN 2024: Ground Pass On Site - Doubles Edition
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Ground Pass we throw it back to the US Open. On Labor Day Monday, Anastasia was joined by Will Boucek to talk doubles.During the 2n...
US OPEN 2024 Review: Champions - Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last Grand Slam of the year is over and we have our champions. We have a repeat of the Australian Open champions and the Cincinnati champions and ...
US OPEN Week 1 review and look ahead to Week 2
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anastasia is joined by Ian of Forty Love to talk about the week that was at the US Open and what to expect from week 2.They discuss what the grounds h...
US Open Fan Week Review and Preview of the matches to watch on Day 1 & 2
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fan week brought all the good vibes but it’s time to get down to business.Nick and Anastasia recap the week that was and go through the schedule of ...
Ground Pass On Site - US Open - Fan Week
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Its the last Slam of the year and Ground Pass is On Site for the US Open.Anastasia is joined on site by Coach B - Brian Bradley, a return guest on the...
US Open Tournament Guide & Cincinnati Open Tournament Review.
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anastasia and Nick discuss Anastasia's recent trip to the Cincinnati Open and the upcoming US Open. They reflect on the origins of the Groundpass podc...
On Site at the Cincinnati Open and a recap of Canada, Oh Canada.
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anastasia is joined by Mitch Michals from the Tennis Channel Inside-in podcast.Ground Pass is On Site and the Cincinnati Open, we preview the event, g...
Novak Djokovic completes tennis - Olympic Tennis 2024 Review
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He has won every Slam, every masters 1000, ATP finals and now Novak Djokovic has finally won an Olympic gold medal completing the career Golden Slam.H...
Meet the Player(s) - Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara Mens Doubles Wimbledon Champions 2024.The pair started playing together earlier this year and started winning t...
Meet The Player(s) - Mattia Bellucci
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mattia Bellucci is a 23 year old player from Italy. We talked to him after his 1st round qualifying match at the Mubadala DC Citi Open.Visit Our Websi...
Olympics Update: Nadalcaraz is happening & more
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympics is well underway and the main story is all about the doubles. Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz and Andy Murray and Dan Evans are having qu...
Paris 2024 Olympics Preview and more
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally here! The Paris 2024 Olympics starts now. We preview the games and other tennis tournaments happening this week.Visit Our Website at - ...
Wimbledon Finals Weekend Review
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a weekend!Nick and Anastasia review the Finals weekend where Carlos Alcaraz completes the Channel Slam winning Wimbledon by defeating Novak Djoko...
Wimbledon Week 1 recap and tournament guide
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick is back and Anastasia quizzes him about his trip to Wimbledon.We talk about the grounds, atmosphere of the tournament and how to get tickets for ...
Ground Pass On Site - Wimbledon - Day 4 Recap
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Better late than never, Nick recaps his *perfect* day at Wimbledon____________________________________________________________________Visit Our Websit...
Ground Pass On Site - Wimbledon - Day 3 Recap
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 3 was rain filled but with some great tennisToday Nick:Got to check out Aorangi for the first timeEnjoy 2 sets of Gael Monfils v Stan WawrinkaAnd ...
Ground Pass On Site - Wimbledon - Day 2 Recap
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ground Pass On Site is back and this time we are at Wimbledon. Nick is attending the tournament and will bring us short daily updates about the experi...
Wimbledon Countdown: Andy Murray's Last Stand and First Round Thrillers
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Ground Pass! In this exciting episode, Anastasia returns from her break and joins Nick to dive into the upcoming Wimbledon tournament....
Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul: The Americans have arrived
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another mini pod on Ground Pass! This week, we dive deep into the captivating stories from the grass court season. Nick highlights the...
Jack Draper and Katie Boulter: The new British hopes on the Grass
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the most British episode of Ground Pass yet! Nick takes over as Anastasia takes a break, diving into the start of the grass court season. F...
Carlos Alcaraz fulfils a dream - He is the champion at Roland Garros
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Anastasia reunite to break down the exhilarating action at Roland Garros. From Iga Swiatek’s dominant performance in the women's final to C...
Iga Swiatek wins her 4th Roland Garros title and we look back at the French Open fashion on court
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anastasia was joined by Ian Mondul of Forty-Love & the Tennis Today podcast. We discuss the Women’s final at Roland Garros; Iga Swiatek’s domi...
Day 11 of RG - Mirra Andreeva & Jasmine Paolini make breakthrough, Novak Djokovic is out.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Anastasia catch up on the tennis at Roland Garros. We talk about the upcoming Sincaraz show down. Novak Djokovic’s knee injury, Iga Sw...
Day 8 of RG - On Site at the French Open with guest Craig Shapiro
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s week 2 of the French Open and the cream is rising to the top. We are joined by Guest Craig Shapiro aka The Fifth Slam who is on the ground at R...
Day 4 of Roland Garros - Osaka vs Swiatek, match of the year?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The French Open is underway and Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek might has just provided the match of the year.We talk about:Naomi Osaka v Iga SwiatekRain ...
BONUS - Who is Stan Smith Movie Review
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of Ground Pass, we bring you an exclusive interview with Danny Lee, director of the documentary "Who is Stan Smith?", and the le...
Recap of Lyon, Geneva & Rabat and Day 1 of Roland Garros
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick breaks for the winners of Finals Saturday and some of the results of Day 1 of Roland Garros aka the French Open. Andy Murray loses to Stan W...
What happened in Rome and looking ahead to Roland Garros
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rome was a tail of 2 sides, a chaotic ATP draw which fell apart lovely in the end with Sasha Zverev winning the title and a reliable WTA draw what saw...
BONUS - Challengers Movie Review
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finally got around to reviewing Challengers. Anastasia talks to 2nd Assistant Director Jeff Pitman and Coach and digital creator Coach B.Mentioned on ...
MINI POD #3 - What happened, happened. We are in Rome! And Nadal and Djokovic are out
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quite the eventful first week of the Rome Master and WTA 1000 level event. Capped off today with the exit of Novak Djokovic from the tournament. Let’...
Recap of the Madrid Open, Preview of the Rome Masters
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quick recap of the Madrid Open and preview of the Rome Masters/ WTA 1000. Bit of a sleep deprived pod but we did it.Mentioned on the Podcast:Madrid Op...
MINI POD #2 - Rafa Nadal & Danielle Collins headline week 1 of the Madrid Open
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back with a mini pod breaking down the highlights if the 1st week of the Madrid Open.Mentioned on the Podcast:Madrid Open Youtube - https://www.youtub...
Double Double - A rematch of a Ruud / Tsitsipas Final and Emma Raducanu is back
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Doubles, Doubles, Doubles.We are joined on the podcast by Will Boucek to discuss the changes coming to doubles matches starting at the Madrid Open. Th...
MINI POD #1 - Tsitsipas takes Monte Carlo trophy and Emma Raducanu plays BJK Cup
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Its the first of our Mini Pods and Nick breaks down what happened this week on the tennis tour and what is coming up this week.Mentioned on the Podcas...
New Beginnings for Ground Pass, and will Danielle Collins ever loose again
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a website and an email! Things are looking up for the Ground Pass podcast.Exciting new changes and additions are coming to the Ground Pass Pod...
A rain delay at the Miami Open
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was a bit of a rambling episode but good fun listening back at it.Recorded on March 22nd which was almost a complete wash out at the Miami Open, ...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 8 Recap
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Last Recap from MiamiFollow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_passThreads: ...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 7 Recap
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Groundpassers to the Day 7 recap.Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagra...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 6 Recap
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a little long on this one but had to do a little rant on coaching.Day 6 was a little slow as we get into the 2nd week of the tournament.Follow us...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 5 Recap
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a great day for Live Tennis. Let's recap.Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 4 Recap
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Its was a rainy one. Lets recap Day 4Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_p...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 3 Recap
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long and busy day on the grounds of the Miami OpenFollow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 2 Recap
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Still a quiet day on the ground. Got to watch some good matches and talk to some player.Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundp...
Ground Pass On Site - Miami Open - Day 1 Recap
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ground Pass is on the road again and we are completing the sunshine double.Join us over the next few days for our Daily Recap of the Miami Open tourna...
Indian Wells - Ground Pass On Site for the first time feat. Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Anna Blinkova & Naomi Osaka
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We come to you live from Indian Wells for Ep 5, Season 1(Finally organised the podcast stream)Anastasia was in California for the Indian Wells tournam...
Ground Pass On Site - Indian Wells - Day 6 Recap
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass?igsh=MTFqcjVpaG8xZGV2MQ...
Ground Pass On Site - Indian Wells - Day 5 Recap
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass?igsh=MTFqcjVpaG8xZGV2MQ...
Ground Pass On Site - Indian wells - Day 4 Recap
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow us for daily updates on Social:X: https://x.com/groundpasspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass?igsh=MTFqcjVpaG8xZGV2MQ...
Ground Pass On Site - Indian Wells - Day 3 Recap
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Links Mentioned:Jeremy from FocusedTennis on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/focusedtennis?igsh=MWIxemlxbG9zYnA2ZQ==https://www.instagram.com/fo...
Ground Pass On Site - Indian Wells - Day 2 Recap
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Day 2 of Indian Wells and it was even better than Day 1Lets talk about your strategy for attending a tournament the size of Indian Wells if you...
Ground Pass On Site - Indian Wells - Day 1 Recap
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Ground Pass On Site.Anastasia is attending Indian Wells this year.We will be up loading short daily podcasts about our experience while we ...
What is the Sunshine Double - Indian Wells & Miami Open & the teens are coming for your faves.
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Links:Daria Katatkina’s Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/MiLQvyHhVOA?si=Rf8kZTSSXEZFSoM6Ground Pass Tournament Guides - https://www.instagram.com/...
Resurfacing: Review of the Andy Murray documentary; and a catch-up on Linz, Montpellier, Dallas Open & Marseille
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Links:ATP Reality Show it’s all scripted 🤣 - https://youtu.be/p0DgmkI2FiE?si=nA5T8DRt8FhumAKkThe Athletic article about the ATP Social Media team...
Winner Winner, Sinner’s Dinner! - Australian Open Review
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Open is over and what a two weeks it was. The Champions have been crowned with Aryna Sabalenka as the Women’s champion and Jannik Sin...
Grand Slam Down Under - Australian Open Preview
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Its time for the first Grand Slam of the year and here is our Australian Open preview.LinksTennis Talk with Cam Williams - https://www.youtube.co...
New Beginnings, Tennis on TV
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year and Welcome to the New Tennis Season.You might be wondering, How do I watch tennis in 2024? Nick and Anastasia have you covered.LinksTa...
A Year in Review
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Anastasia review the 2023 season. What was their match of the year, the players of the year and what to look forward to in 2024.This episode ...
For Love of Country
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For Love of CountryIt’s all about the Davis Cup!The Sounds, the atmosphere, the matches. Join is as we attempt to give you a taste of Malaga and the...
40-love
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Game, set, match! Scoring in tennis can be a bit tricky to get the hang off. In this rambling episode we try and break it down for you. Hang in there ...
Its the FINAL count down!
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ranking points - how are they calculated, earned and why does it matter. Promise no math was invloved in the making of this episode. And of cours...
Slam, Bam, Thank you mam
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grand Slam, Masters 1000, 500, 250: What does it all mean? In this episode of Ground Pass we break down the varying types of professional tennis tourn...
Testing, Testing
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Ground Pass. A Tennis Podcast for the Casual Fan w/ Anastasia Folorunso & Nick CarterWhere is Peng Shuai? - https://www.si.com/tennis/2...