Tribe Talk is our blog where we publish general content for tennis players and fans.
We cover topics like:
- The best tennis gifts, tennis podcasts, & tennis books.
- Roundtable discussions and interviews with ATP & WTA tournament directors, journalists, coaches, and players (for more interviews, check out our doubles podcast).
- Other stories and tennis related topics.
Our content has original takes, is better organized, and offers fringe, sometimes counter-intuitive perspectives on tennis. We know because that’s how Tennis Tribe started. We’re sticking to our core values and approach that has gotten us over 50,000 readers per month and covering more of the sport we love.
General Tennis Content for Players & Fans
- The 7 Best Tennis Books: Improvement Books, Biographies, and More for Tennis Players & Fans
Tennis is a global sport with a long history. With both fans and players of all ages, there are dozens of great tennis books available. You can find books for tennis players that help with strategy or the mental side of the game. For fans, you can find autobiographies and biographies of some of the […] - Atlanta Makes its Case for the No. 1 Doubles City in the WorldOn a July Friday night just after 11:30 p.m., I sat courtside at the Atlanta Open. It was the third match of the evening in a day-turned-night session following an afternoon rain delay. The lineup featured a trio of All-American marquee matchups: Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima, John Isner vs. Jenson Brooksby, and Rajeev Ram/Jack […]
- The Case For Courtside Coaching At Grand SlamsIs all attention good attention? Well, Serena Williams’ 2018 US Open coaching debacle certainly brought the tennis world to the spotlight. But, I think it hurts the image of the sport. For weeks on end, tennis fans had to endure several replays of Serena Williams’ meltdown in the 2018 US Open Championship due to several […]
- The Miracle On Grass: How Ivanisevic Won The ’01 Wimbledon TitleWhat are the ingredients needed for a miracle? Insurmountable obstacles? A few lucky breaks? An unlikely ending? Well, Goran Ivanisevic’s 2001 Wimbledon Championship run had all of these things and more. Through heartache, heartbreak, and perseverance, Goran Ivanisevic overcame all odds to lament his legacy as a Grand Slam Champion. But what made this run […]
- Why Serena Won’t Catch Margaret Court (And Why It Doesn’t Matter)24 is more than 23. I don’t know too many people who would disagree with that statement. Margaret Court was better at tennis than Serena Williams. I know a lot of people who would disagree with that statement. Even though most tennis experts and casual fans alike would agree that Serena Williams is the greatest […]
- Sebastian Korda: The Dark Horse Next-GenHaving a parent that is successful in a sport is definitely not a guarantee of your own personal success. Many very prominent athletes such as Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, and Wayne Gretzky to name a few, have had children with lackluster athletic ability. That’s in no way a value statement on their life, but rather […]
- Federer vs. Nadal: A Head-To-Head Journey Comparing The Early Days To Now (Part II)This is part two of a two-part series, reviewing the first three, and last three head-to-head matches between Federer and Nadal, including an in-depth analysis of those matches. Read part one here. If you’d like to read this part now, let me catch you up. So, Federer — who was beginning to reach the top […]
- Federer vs. Nadal: A Head-To-Head Journey Comparing The Early Days To Now (Part I)Federer and Nadal. Nadal and Federer. You can hardly mention one name without the other. There may never be a day that tennis fans don’t debate which player has had the better career. But, trophies, records, feats, and accomplishments aside, let’s take a moment not to debate which player is better, or to debate which […]
- The Best Tennis Gifts: 25+ Gift Ideas for Women, Men, and Junior Tennis Players or CoachesWhen you buy a product through our links below, we may earn money from our affiliate partners to help support the site. However, this does not affect our evaluation or recommendation of each product. See our list of partners & how we get paid here. You can also learn our process for reviewing tennis gear here. […]
- LGBTQ+ Roundtable: How Does Tennis Stack Up?featuring Rennae Stubbs, Brian Vahaly, Caitlin Thompson, and Nick McCarvel Given everything else going on in the world, it might be easy to forget that June is Pride Month, an annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals around the world. To take a deeper look into the LGBTQ+ conversation in tennis, we […]
- The 5 Best Tennis Podcasts Right NowBelow, you’ll see the 5 best tennis podcasts plus a growing list of other podcasts in our honorable mentions. As the media landscape continues to shift, so too has the way we interact with tennis. Along with “Tennis Twitter”, tennis podcasts are another platform that has quickly become a go-to resource to stay connected to […]
Interviews: Hear from Tennis Pros & Industry Experts
- How Do We Make Doubles More Popular? We Asked 24 Experts Their OpinionMany adult tennis fans are doubles players themselves… so why isn’t professional doubles more popular? At The Tennis Tribe, our main goal is to promote and grow the doubles game. Two years ago, we started the Doubles Only Podcast interviewing a variety of doubles players, experts, teaching professionals, and coaches on doubles strategy and the […]
- Behind the Scenes of Tennis Media and Communications: 7-Point Breaker with Nina PanticA look inside the life and career of a 10+ year tennis media and communications expert with experience from TENNIS.COM, Tennis Magazine, ATP Tour, and Universal Tennis. About Nina Quick Hits Nina’s 7-Point Breaker 1. Tell us about your recent transition to UTR. What does a day in the life look like on the job? […]
- Previewing The Inaugural ATP Dallas Open: 7-Point Breaker with Peter LebedevsAs a U.S. tennis fan based in the Southeast, it’s been refreshing to see more U.S. tournaments resurface on the tennis calendar over the past year. As a result of the pandemic, the shifting calendar has created new opportunities for tournament organizers eager to bring professional tennis to growing tennis communities around the country. From […]
- Behind the Scenes of an ATP 250 Event at the Truist Atlanta Open: 7-Point Breaker with Eddie GonzalezThis past summer, I made a long-awaited return to a live professional tennis tournament at the Truist Atlanta Open. Only a short two-hour drive from Birmingham, where I currently live, Atlanta was the perfect destination to dip my toes back into live tennis for the first time since the pandemic began. My buddy Robert and […]
- 7-Point Breaker with Katie Spellman: A Look Inside Life as a Tennis PublicistWhat does a day on the job mean as the publicist for Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova? Take a look inside the life and career of Katie Spellman. Katie has spent over a decade traveling the globe and promoting tennis, both through the lens of a senior communications manager for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), […]
- 7-Point Breaker with Bob Moran: How to Successfully Run a WTA Tournament & Player-Favorite EventHow do you successfully run the largest women’s tennis event in North America? Just ask Bob Moran and his dedicated team of full-time staff and volunteers at the Charleston Open. For nearly 50 years, this event has become one of the most widely popular WTA tournaments among players, fans, media and the local community. Past […]
- 7-Point Breaker with Randy Walker: Lessons Learned from a Tennis PR VeteranOnce referred to as the “Roger Federer of Tennis Publicity” by Sports Illustrated, Randy Walker is a tennis PR veteran and one of our sport’s many tireless promoters who has helped bring tennis to new audiences over his multi-decade career. From reliving his favorite Davis Cup memories traveling with the team to offering advice on […]
- Tennis Media Roundtable: Blair Henley, Joel Drucker, and Jamie LisantiLike most people, I naturally gravitate to stories. If you want me to remember something, tell me a story. If you want to inspire or motivate me, tell me a story. If you need to explain a difficult concept, tell me a story. The same can be said with my love for tennis. When watching […]
- LGBTQ+ Roundtable: How Does Tennis Stack Up?featuring Rennae Stubbs, Brian Vahaly, Caitlin Thompson, and Nick McCarvel Given everything else going on in the world, it might be easy to forget that June is Pride Month, an annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals around the world. To take a deeper look into the LGBTQ+ conversation in tennis, we […]
- What We Can & Can’t Learn from the Bryan BrothersI watched an interview with the Bryan Brothers recently where they sat down with one of their old coaches, Edgar Giffenig. They talked about how doubles has changed over the past 20 years, how they’ve adjusted their own strategies, and how singles players have affected the doubles game. As I listened, I was thinking of […]
- Pro Players & Coaches Reveal the Biggest Mistakes in DoublesBelow you’re going to learn from some of the the best doubles players & coaches in the world. I’ve asked professional doubles players, including major champions, and top coaches in the world of tennis one simple question. What is the Biggest Mistake Doubles Players Make? Here are their answers… Rajeev Ram Olympic Silver Medalist. Australian […]
