Beyond The Baseline

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with former editor of The New York Times magazine Gerry Marzorati to talk about his new book, Late to the Ball: Age. Learn. Fight. Love. Play Tennis. Win. Part memoir and part sports book, Marzorati talks about what it was like to write about tennis, how he kept track of his progress during the lead-up to the book and where the idea came from. Marzorati also talks about the current state of tennis, how the game looks different on TV, his time at The New York Times, the role of the magazine in today's media landscape and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. An avid tennis fan, Vitale discusses his current relationship with tennis, the reasons he loves tennis, the differences between being a commentator for tennis vs. basketball and what it's like being a tennis dad. He also shares stories about his friendship with tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, his experiences attending Wimbledon with his family, the time he met Roger Federer and more. Also on the podcast, Vitale discusses his passion for helping children in need, specifically through his 11th Annual Dick Vitale Gala, which will be held on May 13 in Sarasota, Fla., to honor coaches across many sports and raise money for cancer research. Net proceeds of Vitale's event will support the V Foundation's continued effort to find cures for pediatric cancer. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After winning the first title of her career last week in Bogota, Irina Falconi joins the podcast from Madrid. Falconi talks about her college tennis career at Georgia Tech, why she chose that school and what the pro life is like after going to college. The 25-year-old is also finishing up her degree at Indiana University through the WTA Tour's program and she talks about why it was important for her to complete her degree, her origins and family in Ecuador, how she started playing tennis, her boyfriend and more. Also on the podcast, Falconi talks about the recent earthquake in Ecuador and her efforts to help those affected by the disaster with her GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/2n45ympk. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Judy Murray, mother of No. 1 ATP doubles player Jamie and No. 2 singles player Andy. She discusses her role as a tennis parent and a coach, how she got started in tennis and coaching, talent development in Scotland and her tennis program Tennis on the Road, which aims to inspire coaches, children and parents to get involved in and stay in tennis. She also details her relationships with her sons, Andy's coaching partnership with Amelie Mauresmo, how Jamie got into doubles, how she prioritizes coaching and parenting and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Alexandra Stevenson. After making headlines at 18 years old with a run from qualifying to the Wimbledon semifinals 1999, Stevenson rose to No. 18 in the rankings but shoulder problems deterred her career in 2002. Since then, Now 35, Stevenson checks in from an ITF tournament in Pelham, Ala., to talk with Wertheim about her life since surgery, managing her finances, what it was like to go from top 10 in the world to her current ranking of No. 545. Stevenson also discusses her current relationship with her father, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, how the unveiling of the news to the public at the age of 18 has affected her life since then and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Andy Roddick, who talks about his podcast experience, his work with Ryan Harrison and the role that tennis plays in his life right now, especially as a new father to a baby boy. Roddick also talks about the state of American tennis, Sharapova's positive drug test, his relationship with Serena Williams, Djokovic's dominance and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Lindsay Davenport, who checks in to assess the first 90 days tennis, featuring match-fixing, Maria Sharapova's doping admission, Raymond Moore's comments, the equal prize money debate and more. Davenport discusses how she feels reporting and commentating on the sport's recent headlines, Moore's comments, how important prize money was to her during her career, how players actually claim their money, Andy Murray's actions on court and more. Davenport also gives advice for recreational tennis players on how to close a match. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Brett Haber about how he started his career how he got into tennis specifically. The pair also talks about the Maria Sharpova doping admission and Haber gives his opinion on the situation and suggests an appropriate suspension for Sharapova. Haber talks about how he prepares to call a tennis match, how calling other sports has helped him in tennis, rising young American players and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, Wertheim talks with Brad Gilbert about his playing career, Novak Djokovic's fan base vs. other top players like Federer and Nadal and how the Serb compares to stars in other sports, such as Steph Curry on the Golden State Warriors. A California native and big sports fan, Gilbert also talks about the Warriors, how he makes tennis accessible to the casual sports fan in his commentary, the absence of Roger Federer at Indian Wells and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After cracking the ATP top 100 on Monday at No. 81 following a run to the final at the Memphis Open last month, Fritz checks in to talk about his transition to the pro level. Fritz also talks about how he prepares for interviews and other aspects of the pro tennis lifestyle, his interest in other sports, his decision to forgo a college career, his goals for the rest of the season after reaching a career-high ranking and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Andre Agassi. The pair discusses Agassi's recent investment with his wife, Steffi Graf, and others in the new athlete-created video website Unscriptd. Agassi reveals what he now spends most of his time doing, his philanthropic efforts with the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and what he learned from writing his book Open: An Autobiography, his current relationship with sports—specifically with tennis—and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week's episode host Jon Wertheim talks with Justin Gimelstob, a former ATP player and current broadcaster, ATP board member and coach of World No. 11 John Isner. He talks with Wertheim about his various jobs in tennis—and they debate on these roles in tennis and general conflicts of interest in the sport. Gimelstob also talks openly about the 2008 incident that was one of the more regrettable moments of his career, his relationship with Roger Federer, the match-fixing scandal that dominated the conversation at the 2016 Australian Open, what it's like to coach John Isner and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Lyndrea Price, who discusses what it was like growing up in the public eye as Venus and Serena Williams's sister and what it's like to be a sibling to two top tennis stars. A fashion merchandiser and developer, Price talks about how she formed her own voice and career, her newest venture, Ember Lynn Designs, what it was like being at Indian Wells last year when Serena returned, why tennis is not part of her identity and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Host Jon Wertheim addresses the top stories following the 2016 Australian Open with Jamie Lisanti in-studio in New York. Where does Serena go from here? And what do we make of Andy Murray's loss to Novak Djokovic, Milos Raonic's deep run and Victoria Azarenka's exit in the quarterfinals. Wertheim also names his winners and losers from the tournament and addresses the recent news of Roger Federer's knee surgery after the Australian Open semifinals and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jon Wertheim (https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim) talks with Lindsay Davenport (https://twitter.com/LDavenport76) before she heads to Melbourne to cover the 2016 Australian Open for Tennis Channel to talk about the rash of injuries in the WTA, what it means for the Australian Open and if changes should be made to the WTA and ATP calendars in the future. Davenport also makes predictions for Serena Williams, who has not played a full match since the beginning of the season due to knee inflammation. Davenport and Wertheim also discuss the 2016 Rio Olympics, players' training regimens their picks for the 2016 Australian Open men's and women's winners and more. -- The Beyond the Baseline Podcast is sponsored by FanDuel. Enter promo code BEYOND at FanDuel.com for a risk-free tournament up to $10. We are also sponsored by the SeatGeek app, available in app stores and at seatgeek.com. Enter code BEYOND to for a $20 rebate off your first ticket purchase. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPri

In this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim (https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim) talks with former ATP Top 10 player and current investment banker for Credit Suisse, Mario Ancic (https://twitter.com/ancicmario). The 31-year-old discusses his transition from a 10-year pro tennis career to Columbia Law School, where he studied and completed his law degree in 2013, to his current career. Ancic compares the league to tennis and shares what he believes the ATP can do from a business standpoint to improve the sport. Ancic also makes predictions for Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and more for the 2016 season, shares what he wants his career to be remembered for, his Croatian pride and more. -- The Beyond the Baseline Podcast is sponsored by FanDuel. Enter promo code BEYOND at FanDuel.com for a risk-free tournament up to $10. We are also sponsored by the SeatGeek app, available in app stores and at seatgeek.com. Enter code BEYOND to for a $20 rebate off your first ticket purchase. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir

In this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim recaps the year on the podcast with a collection of the best interviews and moments. Listeners will hear from Kelsey Anderson before her husband Kevin's match against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, Victoria Azarenka in New York during the U.S. Open, James Blake before he ran the New York City Marathon, Lindsay Davenport at the end of the 2015 season and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week's episode, Jon Wertheim presents exclusive audio from Serena Williams from the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year event and accompanying interviews. Serena discusses what she enjoys most besides tennis, the hindrance call during the 2015 Australian Open final, why the French Open was one of the toughest moments of her career and what it's been like to share her tennis journey with her sister, Venus. You'll also get to hear Venus' full speech from the SI Sportsperson of the Year event, including mom Oracene Price and sisters Lyndrea and Isha, and Serena's full acceptance speech for the award, including when she recites a part of Maya Angelou's poem, Still I Rise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Paul Annacone to talk about his time coaching players like Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Sloane Stephens. The pair also discusses Serena Williams's Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year award. Annacone also reveals some secrets of coaching, how different players require different strategies and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks in-studio with Mary Carillo. A former WTA player, Carillo discusses how she got into the media business, what she likes about her job and who was her biggest mentor. Carillo also talks about the Williams sisters, Novak Djokovic, conflicts of interest in tennis and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy