Serve and Volley

We look ahead to Wimbledon and back at Roland Garros, where Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek triumphed. What does the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes mean for the Wimbledon tournament? Would Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev be right to be aggrieved? And who will win in SW9? Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Made by Podot.

Juan Martín del Potro may just have played his final professional tennis match. On this special episode of Serve & Volley, Nick and Pavel look back at the Argentinian's fantastic career, including his victory at the 2009 US Open. This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this episode of Serve and Volley, Nick and Pavel are looking back at the 2022 Australian Open, which saw triumphs for Rafael Nadal and Ash Barty (in the singles) as well as a remarkable men's doubles victory for Our Boy Nick Kyrgios (and Thanasi Kokkinakis). What did the guys make of the tournament? And what does it suggest for the rest of the season? Are Djokovic and Nadal about to do battle for supremacy on the clay? Or will Medvedev be out for revenge? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this episode of Serve and Volley, Nick and Pavel look at the problems faced by Novak Djokovic upon arrival in Australia, and take a look at the Aussie Open as it kicks off in Melbourne. Is it Medvedev's for the taking? How is the Andy Murray comeback looking? And will Emma Raducanu follow-up her Flushing Meadows win down under, or could Ash Barty steal the crown on home soil? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

It's the Paris Masters, the final stop before the ATP Tour Finals in Turin, so we look at how the end of season race is shaping up in both the men's and women's competitions. Then, in the debate section of the podcast, we look at the best teenagers (well, expanded to anyone who couldn't drink in America) across the ATP and WTA, from Carlos Alcaraz, Jannick Sinner and Jenson Brooksby, to Emma Raducanu, Marta Kostyuk and Iga Światek. This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On today's episode of Serve and Volley: a look back at the US Open and the rise of Medvedev and Raducanu. Then, are we witnessing the decline and fall of the Djokovic empire? And can the Holy Trinity of Medvedev, Tsitsipas and Zverev assume the mantle of the Big Three? Finally, a look at Indian Wells and you can pick your winner – could it be an outsider like Dimitrov or Ostapenko? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

Serve and Volley is back for a new series! Whilst the ATP and WTA are locked down for the coronavirus crisis, Nick and Pavel will be debating some of the biggest questions in tennis, starting with: who's the greatest of all time? Is it Federer, Nadal or Djokovic? How about Borg, Sampras or Laver? Is Serena the real GOAT? Or is Steffi Graf the dark horse? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

Nick and Pavel bring you this week's Serve and Volley live from London's O2 Arena where the World Tour Finals had just got under way. Nick tips Tsitsipas for the victory on Day 2 because, let's face it, he knows his tennis. This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

Nick and Pavel bring you this week's Serve and Volley live from the NextGen finals in Milan, where 18-year-old Jannick Sinner took on Alex De Minaur. This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

It's our French Open Special! This was intended to be a preview but due to some very important work coming up, it's arriving midway through the tournament so you can have some fun seeing how wrong all our predictions were! (Except for Nadal sticking it out). This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this week's Serve and Volley, we're looking at the latest round of tournaments and the winners and losers for that, a German superstar in the making (or is he?), and wondering whether brattiness gets you anywhere in tennis. THE BASELINE: ATP and WTA events in Miami, Fognini winning in Monte Carlo, Great Britain returning to the World Group in the Fed Cup. BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS: What's going wrong for Sascha Zverev? Is he a Grand Slam champion in the making? Or is he failing to fulfil his potential? COURTING CONTROVERSIES: Who is the biggest wasted talent in the mens and womens' games?  This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this week's Serve and Volley, Pavel Linshits and Nick Hilton are looking back over two weeks of Indian Wells, an ever rising Ukrainian star, and controversy stoked by Nadal's withdrawal THE BASELINE: What were the big successes and failures at Indian Wells? What does Chris Kermode's ousting as ATP CEO mean for the future of men's tennis? BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS: This week we're looking at Elina Svitolina. Does she have what it takes to challenge for Grand Slams in 2019? COURTING CONTROVERSY: With Nadal pulling out of his eagerly awaited match-up with Federer, is there anything that can be done to stop withdrawals from ruining the tennis spectacle? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this week's Serve and Volley, Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits are back to discuss the last week in tennis and a couple of juicy controversial subjects. THE BASELINE: starting with Gael Monfils' win in Rotterdam and taking in Dan Evans' run in Delray Beach and Naomi Osaka's break with coach Sascha Bajin. BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS: This week we're looking at Nick Kyrgios. One of the games most exciting players or a squandered talent? COURTING CONTROVERSY: Is the Davis Cup revamp a good or bad thing? Has Gerard Pique ruined tennis? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more and email nick@podotpods.com for sales and advertising. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this week's Serve and Volley, Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits are runnings over the big stories from the last week and debating the contentious issue of court surfaces. THE BASELINE: Bad line-calls in the Fed Cup match between GB and Greece, news from Montpellier, and a look ahead to Rotterdam and Dubai. BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS: Naomi Osaka: the big new thing in the women's game? What are her strengths and weaknesses? Can she dominate for the rest of the year? COURTING CONTROVERSY: What's the best surface for tennis? Pavel rails against clay which Nick tries to fight its corner. Does the French Open have the best record of good players being rewarded, or is the wildcard nature of the hardcourt season better? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.

On this week's Serve and Volley, Nick and Pavel are looking back at the 2019 AO, ahead at the rise of a new Greek star, and debating the conclusion to Grand Slam matches. THE BASELINE: Was the 2019 Australian Open a good tournament? What does the dominance of Nadal and Djokovic say? Is Tsitsipas the NextGen on the charge? How good was the Osaka/Kvitova final? And will Osaka and Djokovic dominate 2019? BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS: Stefanos Tsitsipas, the next big star? What do we think of his game? And his personality?! COURTING CONTROVERSY: Should Grand Slams be introducing final set tie-breaks? Should the slams be uniform? What has the tie-break changes meant for Doubles? Is the game veering towards too much of a populist format? This is a Podot podcast, visit podotpods.com for more. Presented by Nick Hilton and Pavel Linshits. Produced by Nick Hilton.