Episodes

  • Petko and Rennae Recap Madrid

    Petko and Rennae Recap Madrid
    May 5 2024
    Rennae and Andrea are back to recap a wild two-week Madrid tournament, which saw a resurgent Ons and Madison Keys, a shaky Coco and a bevy of injuries and withdrawals on the men's side. But we celebrate mercurial poet Andrey Rublev, who picks up his biggest title to date as well as an all-time classic final between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, which was great from first ball to last!

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    57 mins
  • Petko & Rennae Recap Miami

    Petko & Rennae Recap Miami
    Apr 1 2024
    Fresh off a two-week commentating stint down in Miami, Andrea Petkovic joins Rennae to discuss Danielle Collins otherworldly run, Sinner CRUSHING everyone, and salute Grigor Dmitrov back into another final (and back into the Top 10)! Plus: another devastating injury for Andy Murray, where exactly is Gauff Coco and a big bounceback for Elana Rybankina after a tough Indian Wells.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Petko & Rennae Recap Indian Wells

    Petko & Rennae Recap Indian Wells
    Mar 18 2024
    From service motions to weather, our favorite duo is back to break down the entirety of the BNP Paribas Open—the good, bad and the ugly. Plus: a new vow to record more regularly now that their competitive juices are flowing.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Back in the New York Groove

    Back in the New York Groove
    Feb 23 2024
    Petko's in town to record her audiobook and she Rennae catch up on the week in tennis news while back together—and in the closet—in New York. Shoutout to guest editor Jesse Kotansky.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • AO Recap Day 15: Jannik Sinternet Has Entered the Chat

    AO Recap Day 15: Jannik Sinternet Has Entered the Chat
    Jan 28 2024
    Our daily AO recap podcast comes to an end—and sitting in for esteemed Cultural Attaché Andrea Petkovic while she's on a plane home is Caitlin, who does her best German accent. Hats off to edgelord Daniil Medvedev, who played more tennis than anyone else this tournament, and to an incredible effort from Jannik Sinner (Andrea says her wifi is Jannik Sinternet, and we believe her) who is now on the level. We assess who's fuming and prepping for the next tournaments and give a hearty thanks to the many, many, many listeners who reached out and gave the show love—we'll try to do more daily episodes!

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    23 mins
  • AO Recap Day 14: Chopped Like a Linden Tree

    AO Recap Day 14: Chopped Like a Linden Tree
    Jan 27 2024
    Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—and here they break down the tactical mismatch of the women's final over beers (tequila, sponsors get at us), with some tough love about how Qinwen Zheng's game can level up. With personal anecdotes featuring chopped linden trees, Justine Henin's post-championship serve-and-volley practice, and some harsh words for the women who could've prepped better coming into the Australian.

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    36 mins
  • AO Recap Day 13: Henry the Fifth

    AO Recap Day 13: Henry the Fifth
    Jan 27 2024
    Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—starting with the Jannik Sinner/Novak Djokovic clash featuring scar tissue, lazy eyes, the loss of fast-twitch muscles and, most importantly, King Henry the 5th. Then, we shift focus to the man who either has a chip missing, or has an extra chip, in Daniil Medvedev who clawed his way back from being down two sets to love to win wars of attrition in backhand rallies against a player from Germany. Like and subscribe.

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    48 mins
  • AO Recap Day 12: The Silhouette Test

    AO Recap Day 12: The Silhouette Test
    Jan 26 2024
    Rennae and our cultural attaché Andrea Petkovic are in Melbourne and bringing us daily dispatches from the AO—international scheduling considerations mean late nights for the women's semis, and our intrepid and sleep-deprived correspondents were up all night calling em. First the high-quality US-Open-Final rematch between Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, then we celebrate Zheng Qinwen's mentally tough celebration—and her stats as a great frontrunner—and applaud a tremendous effort from Dayana Yastremska to come out firing despite coming through qualies past 7,000 opponents. From battling through period cramps to the silhouette test, it's a great time for women's tennis!

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    31 mins