Tennis PAL Chronicles

Our Clay Court Episode covers the highlights following the Sunshine Double to Madrid as the ATP and WTA pros transition from hard court to the red clay.  Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both carry early losses onto the clay.  We also discuss the long list of injured pros as they withdraw from or return to tennis including Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Kevin Anderson John Isner Simona Halep and more.  Finally, we discuss the ATP Board drama and the details of the Justin Gimelstob "no contest" plea to a felony charge of assault and how players are responding to the criminal behavior.  TennisPAL Chronicles is a tennis podcast to feed your passion for the game! We are tennis fans that interview tennis professionals and discuss tips, news, and reviews for your tennis obsession. Our global Fan Favorite reports are created by passionate fans who share news about their favorite players. Host Phillip Kim is the Tennis Pro at the historic Langham Huntington in Pasadena as well as the Director of Tennis for the City of Azusa and an avid player and coach.  Visit tennispal.com to download the tennis app everyone is talking about and access the show notes!  Send an email to pk@tennispalapp.com for more information.   Download from iTunes here  Please consider leaving a positive review to share the love!  Thanks for recommending and listening! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

In this interview with Coach Deo Sy, we explore the tennis and financial benefits of attending a 4 year college verses a Junior College.  Coach Sy has lead his women's tennis team to the Western State Championships 4 consecutive years and was honored with the Coach of the Year award for his efforts.  Coach Sy breaks down the academic and athletic comparison of attending a Junior College and discusses tennis myths of college scouting and transferring to a 4 year school.  Learn how the tennis pathway through a Junior college may be better than going directly to a 4 year state or private institution.    Coach Deo Sy lead the lady Vaqueros to its fourth consecutive Western State Conference title with a 14-0 conference record, finishing with an overall record of 22-3.  The lady Vaqueros also had an amazing 21 match win streak.  It was a memorable year, where the singles finals included both players from Glendale Community College, as well as the doubles finals consisted of both teams coming from Glendale Community College.  He was awarded Coach of the Year for the Western State Conference for a fourth consecutive year. Tennis PAL Chronicles is a tennis podcast to feed your passion for the game! We are tennis fans that interview tennis professionals and discuss tips, news, and reviews for your tennis obsession. Our global Fan Favorite reports are created by passionate fans who share news about their favorite players. Host Phillip Kim is the Tennis Pro at the historic Langham Huntington in Pasadena as well as the Director of Tennis for the City of Azusa and an avid player and coach.  Visit tennispal.com to download the tennis app everyone is talking about and access the show notes!  Send an email to pk@tennispal.com for more information. Download from iTunes here Thanks for recommending and listening! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

Julian Li is a professional stringer that has been on staff at  30 Grand Slam tournaments and put in thousands of hours stringing racquets for a majority of Tennis Pros that have played at the grand slam level. Named Stringer of the year in 2015, he is also the owner of Apex Racquet Werks his new tennis store in LaVerne, CA where he is an asset to the southern cal tennis scene.  Many in the SoCal know Julian for his store in Arcadia Racquets Rackets which was opened in the 90s and is now run by his brother John. In the interview Julian shares some great stories about sharing an iPad with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal’s attitude on tennis stringing, taking a picture with a young unknown Martina Hingis and shares a lot of behind the scenes tournament knowledge from the professional stringer perspective. Visit tennispal.com to download the tennis app everyone is talking about and access the show notes!  Send an email to pk@tennispalapp.com for more information. Download from iTunes here Thanks for recommending and listening! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

A look back at the last Grand Slam and how the tennis landscape shifted in the hot Aussie sun.  Fan Favorite Reporters deliver their expert opinions about Novak Djokovic dominant 3rd consecutive Slam win, Roger Federer’s early loss, Rafael Nadal in the finals again, Serena Williams exit, Stefanos Tsisipas meteoric run, Andy Murray’s hip condition, and pre-retirement tribute and a whole lot more. TennisPAL Chronicles is a tennis podcast to feed your passion for the game! We are tennis fans that interview tennis professionals and discuss tips, news, and reviews for your tennis obsession. Our global Fan Favorite reports are created by passionate fans who share news about their favorite players. Host Phillip Kim is the Tennis Pro at the historic Langham Huntington in Pasadena as well as the Director of Tennis for the City of Azusa and an avid player and coach.  Visit tennispalapp.com to download the tennis app everyone is talking about and access the show notes!  Send an email to pk@tennispalapp.com for more information. Download from iTunes here Thanks for recommending and listening! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

Interview with CEO Haleh Emrani.  Listen to her story as she followed her passion from Tehran Iran to Los Angeles where she would become a regular in the USTA League matches and go on to develop a new tennis app with the hope of bringing the world together with the sport that she loves. TennisPAL Chronicles is a tennis podcast to feed your passion for the game! We are tennis fans that interview tennis professionals and discuss tips, news, and reviews for your tennis obsession. Our global Fan Favorite reports are created by passionate fans who share news about their favorite players. Host Phillip Kim is the Tennis Pro at the historic Langham Huntington in Pasadena as well as the Director of Tennis for the City of Azusa and an avid player and coach.  Visit tennispalapp.com to download the tennis app everyone is talking about and access the show notes!  Send an email to pk@tennispalapp.com for more information. Download from iTunes here Thanks for recommending and listening! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

  2018 was a fantastic year for Tennis! We talk through the epic matches and Grand Slam wins that defined the tennis world. From Novak Djokovic return to world number 1 through the breakthrough women players like Naomi Osaka. Plus seasons greetings from our Fan Favorite Reporters and some updates on Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and more.   TennisPAL Chronicles is a tennis podcast to feed your passion for the game! We are tennis fans that interview tennis professionals and discuss tips, news, and reviews for your tennis obsession. Our global Fan Favorite reports are created by passionate fans who share news about their favorite players. Host Phillip Kim is the Tennis Pro at the historic Langham Huntington in Pasadena as well as the Director of Tennis for the City of Azusa and an avid player and coach. More information is available at www.lovesetmatch.net .  Visit tennispalapp.com to download the tennis app everyone is talking about and access the show notes!  Send an email to pk@tennispalapp.com for more information.   Thanks for listening! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

As a former Pro WTA player and former Doubles partner and coach to Grand Slam Champion Sam Stosur, Sarah Stone brings a wealth of experience and stories to our podcast. An in-depth interview with CEO Sarah Stone on founding the Women’s Tennis Coaching Association and her views on the need for the Tennis world to adjust and improve how Women are coached in our sport. Due to the length and importance of this interview, this episode does not include a Fan Favorites Report section. Instead, we will be releasing a year-end Fan Favorite Report and Christmas special very soon! Stay Tuned! If you enjoy TennisPAL Chronicles, we would appreciate your positive review of our podcast on Itunes so more people can find our content. Please take a second to review our podcast here. Thanks so much for your support! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

Title: We are all Tennisnerds! In part 2 of searching for the spirit of Stefan Edberg, we interview Jonas Erickson of Tennisnerd.net fame. Having grown up in Sweden, Jonas shares his insight into the country that swept all the Grand Slams in 1988. So what happened to Swedish Tennis? What happened to American tennis for that matter? We explore the country that has had such a deep impact on Tennis history with greats like Bjorn Borg, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Robin Soderling, and Magnus Norman to name a few. We also hear about the great content that Jonas is producing on his website, youtube channel, and blog. In our fan favorite reports, we welcome Jordan McMahon as our Maria Sharapova reporter and have full reports on Novak Djokovic returning to World No#1, Roger Federer winning Basel, Rafael Nadal with his freak abdominal injury and withdrawal from Paris, Serena Williams update and more. If you would like to become a Fan Favorite reporter and share news on your favorite player, send us an email at aces@lovesetmatch.net . This episode we are giving away some NIKE sweatbands to a lucky listener. To win just downloads the TennisPAL app and uses the code PODCAST (all capital letters) the first person who does this will receive a free NIKE Sweatband from LoveSetMatch just for listening. Thanks for your support! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

Journey across the globe with us as TennisPAL Chronicles visit Sweden the home of tennis legend Stefan Edberg and experience tennis in Sigtuna Stockholm Sweden with local hosts Marcus and Nelly Agemo. In this episode, we also welcome new Fan Favorite reports including Novak Djokovic’s 2 new grand slam titles, Injured Rafa Nadal in recovery, Serena Williams life after US Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and a whole lot more. It’s our biggest podcast ever! If you would like to become a Fan Favorite reporter and share news on your favorite player, send us an email at aces@lovesetmatch.net TennisPAL App is giving away one month of premium access to anyone who downloads the app and uses the code PODCAST (all capital letters) the first person who does this will receive a free set of Natural Gut strings from www.naturalgutwholesale.com from LoveSetMatch just for listening. Thank you! We will announce the winners on the next episode. You can download the TennisPAL app on both Apple and Android platforms. Just search TennisPAL or use the link. www.tennispalapp.com If you would like to sponsor the show, receive a tennis product review, or suggest a show topic please email aces@lovesetmatch.net To support the show financially please send a donation to our VENMO account venmo.com/lovesetmatch or email us. Each sponsor donation of $50 or more will receive sponsor shout out THANK YOU during the podcast

Coach Paulo Hexsel : Don Shula Florida Tennis to Beverly Hills Country Club & US OPEN Fan Reports www.HexselTennis.com In Part 2 of our interview we hear how Coach Hexsel evolves from College tennis to Coaching professionals and serious Juniors on tour. He moves from the University of Tennessee at Martin to Florida working with famous Miami Dolphins football coach Don Shula and how he eventually He became the director of Tennis at the Beverly Hills Country Club. In this episode fan favorite reports recapping US OPEN action including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic & Serena Williams and welcome new reporter of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. If you would like to become a Fan Favorite reporter and share news on your favorite player, send us an email at aces@lovesetmatch.net TennisPAL App is giving away one month of premium access to anyone who downloads the app and uses the code PODCAST (all capital letters) 1st person who does this will receive a free set of Natural Gut strings FREE Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

2018 Azusa “Team Up” Tennis Tournament Ready for challenging competition, team camaraderie and a fun time on the courts?? Join the 1st Annual Azusa “Team Up” Tennis Tournament!! Sponsored by the USTA & TennisPAL Everyone registered will be assigned to a team of new friends and play to win! It's a great chance to play tennis with new people and share an awesome experience together. All levels welcome! Then after the tournament stick around for some free play matches!  The tournament is open to the public and all levels are welcome!  Date: Saturday, September 8, 2018 Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Location: Northside Park,  599 W 12th St, Azusa, ca, 91702, us Cost: - Current Registered Azusa Players - FREE - All new visitors - $20.00 Street Parking is Free!  (costs for the tournament cover prizes, snacks, new balls, etc.) USTA Prizes awarded for Top Team!! All registered participants receive a Premium Subscription Trial to TennisPAL app Breakfast snacks and beverages are provided. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support

Coach Paulo Hexsel shares his tennis journey growing up in Brazil through the Gustavo Kuerten years, playing futures on red clay in South America and recounts how a young tennis junior grew up to receive a scholarship to a US college tennis team. TennisPAL Chronicles Show #1 Notes Title : Coach Paulo Hexsel shares his story from Brazilian Junior to Director of Beverly Hills Country Club Host : Phillip Kim contact: aces@lovesetmatch.net produced by the team at www.lovesetmatch.net CoHost : Valerie Garcia Coach Paulo Hexsel www.HexselTennis.com Fan Favs Reporter : Roger Federer : Fiona @federering on twitter Novak Djokovic : Tanja @tanjanole on twitter Rafael Nadal : Christine Totszollosy on Facebook Serena Williams : Valerie Garcia Sponsor: TennisPAL App www.tennispalapp.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tennispalchronicles/support