Lucy and Eugene, joined by friend of the pod Tumaini Carayol , recap the epic 2022 season. We share our favourite Black Spin Global moments – including getting accreditation for grass-court events (courtesy of the LTA) , our Eastbourne experience made extra special thanks to Jarmere Jenkins on Serena Williams's return (where Lucy got her journalism game on) and our day at Wimbledon. Retirement talk after legends Serena , Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all called time on their incredible pl...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min
We recently caught up with friend of the pod Jordaan Sanford. Jordaan’s been super busy working as a body double for one of the lead actresses in the television drama series ‘All American: Homecoming’ on The CW. As well as putting her groundstrokes to good use, the Baylor University alum and ardent storyteller also serves as a technical advisor on the show. She breaks it all down for us. We also talk about her important role at the USTA Foundation where she’s been tasked to help grow their socia...
Oct 31, 2022•40 min
Frances Tiafoe and Felix Auger-Aliassime picked up pivotal wins to secure the title for Team World for the first time in five attempts! The match everyone was anticipating was the Friday night doubles with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal taking on Tiafoe and Jack Sock. The Americans got the win for Team World and Tiafoe was subjected to racist abuse on social media afterwards which was completely out of line! On the Sunday, Auger-Aliassime dispatched the Novak Djokovic in straight sets to put Tea...
Oct 06, 2022•49 min
The final Grand Slam of the year did not disappoint. Frances Tiafoe made a historic run (Lucy has all the stats) to the semi-finals where he lost to eventual champion and world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz in five exhilarating sets. Big Foe, now a top 20 player for the first time, chalked off impressive wins against 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev en route and had the NBA and former First Lady Michelle Obama cheering him on. Coco Gauff reached the last eight in New York for the firs...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Charrisha Watkins, founder of Love In Tennis and now friend of the pod, links up with us for a collaborative episode. We talk college tennis at Gettysburg College; Tipsy Tennis and favourite drinks; favourite Grand Slams and much more. As we were last on just after Wimbledon, we catch up with everything that has happened since then, paying particular attention to Serena Williams announcing her “evolution” away from tennis in that beautiful Vogue essay. We share our thoughts on the GOAT and the l...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Lucy and Eugene are joined by friend of the pod Tumaini Carayol aka The Mentor. This episode is all about Wimbledon 2022! We celebrate girls’ doubles champion Angella Okutoyi who put Kenyan tennis on the map after becoming the first Grand Slam winner from the country. We also talk about the women’s and men’s finals, paying particular attention to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur and what her run means to Africa and the Arab world. From a Black Spin Global perspective, icons Serena and Venus Williams both co...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Serena Williams is back! We had the honour of watching her return to action – with Ons Jabeur – at Eastbourne from her players’ box courtesy of our guy Jarmere Jenkins. We’re still buzzing! Black Spin Global was media accredited for Eastbourne, too. We talk about our experiences – Lucy casually asking Serena and Jabeur quality questions in press – and who we got to see while we were there – Mikael Ymer, Paul Jubb, Heather Watson, Jay Clarke, Frances Tiafoe and Madison Keys among others. We also ...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Black Spin Global was officially accredited for this year's cinch Championships. Friend of the pod Tumaini Carayol joins for this quick episode recorded on day 3 in the Queen's Club press room. Eugene had the pleasure of seeing Brit Paul Jubb get two top 100 wins in qualifying and put up a good fight in a first-round defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp – spoke to Jubb in press afterwards. Also met Frances Tiafoe for the first time in person which was special. The American was involved in a high qu...
Jun 19, 2022•28 min
Black tennis really shined in Paris this year (hence the title of this episode). We review a historic French Open for 18-year-old singles and doubles runner-up Coco Gauff. Our girl Taylor Townsend, a doubles semi-finalist, did her thing with Madison Keys. As did Sloane Stephens, who reached the quarter-finals and played beautifully in one of her favourite cities. We also talk about Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s emotional and well-deserved send-off; reveal why we think Felix Auger-Aliassime – the only pla...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 9 min
We recap our Instagram Live chat with the wonderful Taylor Townsend and her coach John Williams – shout out to The Plug Rodney Rapson for setting it up. We also congratulate Mr and Mrs Monfils who are expecting their first child and give our opinion on the Wimbledon ranking points row. There is also a clay-court review, including Frances Tiafoe making the final in Estoril and Coco Gauff, now working with Diego Moyano, beating Angelique Kerber in Rome. Naomi Osaka continues to secure the bag afte...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min
The gang is back! We gave our flowers to 25-year-old Ash Barty who surprisingly announced her retirement. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is also calling it a day after this year's French Open. We also get into Patrick Mouratoglou's new "short-term" coaching arrangement with Simona Halep and ponder whether or not Serena Williams will be at Wimbledon this year. There is also Miami Open talk – where our girl Naomi Osaka reached the final – Charleston, Felix Auger-Aliassime in Marrakesh, Frances Tiafoe reaching...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min
We're back with our first-ever visual pod! We started off by celebrating our second pod-anniversary and then our recent trophy winners: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff. After a couple of shoutouts to players doing their thing on and off court, we had a long talk about Indian Wells, paying particular attention to that Naomi Osaka-Stephens first round and the unfortunate heckling incident during Osaka’s second-round match. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Right after securing the doubles ITF title in Orlando with partner Whitney Osuigwe, we had a chat with rising American Hailey Baptiste whilst she was on the road. As well as answering follower questions, Baptiste spoke about career highlights, working with coach Zack Evenden, short- and long-term goals and much more. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! We're also on YouTube now – Black Spin Global! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal...
Feb 11, 2022•23 min
Lucy and Eugene are back with the first episode of the new season. We mostly talk AO 2022, but also share our thoughts on the year ahead, including plans for the podcast and much more. *Please note, although originally intended, this episode is not available as a video. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Jermaine and Jarmere Jenkins speak to us about their impressive careers in the game that includes working with two of the most decorated siblings in tennis, Venus and Serena Williams. The brothers also share their thoughts on King Richard, talk about the black tennis landscape and so much more. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! We're also on YouTube now – Black Spin Global! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min
So many highlights from the 2021 season including Osaka winning in Australia again, Auger-Aliassime cracking the top 10 and Gauff continuing her impressive rise. We also shout out the guest co-hosts that have joined us this year. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Dec 09, 2021•59 min
We recap Frances Tiafoe's dream run to the final in Vienna, talk USA and Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup and look ahead to events in Stockholm and Linz. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Nov 08, 2021•38 min
Dustin Brown aka Dreddy Tennis shouts us out, we recap Tiafoe-Murray in Antwerp and look ahead to events in Vienna and Courmayeur. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Oct 26, 2021•21 min
Eugene and Lucy re-break exclusive coaching news – courtesy of Zack Evenden – and get into everything happening at Indian Wells among other things. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Oct 11, 2021•44 min
Eugene and Lucy celebrate Serena turning 40, Paolini winning big in Portoroz, Monfils reaching the semis in Metz and look ahead to events in Chicago, San Diego and Sofia. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Sep 26, 2021•27 min
In this two-part special, Eugene and friend of the pod Tumaini Carayol recap events in New York in part one. Lucy shares her thoughts on this year's US Open in part two. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 40 min
The brilliant Tumaini Carayol joins us to recap events in Toronto, Montreal and Cincinnati. We also get into the US Open draws. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr
Eugene (in London) and Lucy (in Paris) roundup recent events, talk about the upcoming King Richard movie and dissect the Montreal and Toronto draws. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Aug 09, 2021•38 min
Lucy and Eugene roundup events from the past two weeks before getting into Naomi Osaka's Netflix documentary and the Tokyo Olympics. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Jul 27, 2021•40 min
Eugene and Lucy recap events at SW19 and talk about their Manic Monday experience as well as Naomi Osaka's powerful essay in Time Magazine. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Jul 12, 2021•57 min
Eugene and Lucy – coming to you from the Viking International in Eastbourne – roundup the Wimbledon lead-up events; talk player withdrawals; and dissect the draws at SW19. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Jun 28, 2021•40 min
Lucy and Eugene look back at events from the past fortnight in Paris, celebrate trophy success on the WTA and ATP Challenger tours and preview upcoming grass-court events. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review. Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min
We talk all things French Open 2021 with Tumaini Carayol; share our thoughts on Naomi Osaka not doing press; give Jo-Wilfried Tsonga his flowers and much more. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal
May 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Eugene and Lucy look back at events in Rome where Coco Gauff reached the semi-finals and Serena Williams and Gael Monfils both returned to action. Also preview Parma and Lyon. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal Follow us: Black Spin Global https://twitter.com/BlackSpinGlobal https://www.instagram.com/blackspinglobal/ https://blackspinglobal.com/ Lucy https://twitter.com/LucyyKT https://www....
May 16, 2021•41 min
As well as the exclusive interview with recent WTA Tour debutante Alycia Parks, Lucy and Eugene spend some time talking about Naomi Osaka's new skincare line and all the action in Madrid among other things. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a rating and a review! Share your thoughts and comments with us using: #BlackSpinGlobal Follow us: Black Spin Global https://twitter.com/BlackSpinGlobal https://www.instagram.com/blackspinglobal/ https://blackspinglobal.com/ Alycia Parks ht...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 20 min
