Fan Q&A Special

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Chucker’s Club Exclusive

Andy answered a few bonus questions submitted by our Chucker’s Club members. To hear his full, candid responses, you’ll need to join the club. Here’s a sneak peek of what was asked:

• How do you and top athletes deal with injury, especially when you don’t know how long it will take to heal?

• Can you dissect what made [certain matchups] so comfortable and lopsided for you?

• Could you walk us through your 2003 season? You were dominant during the US Open series, and I would love to hear about your mentality during the run and how you look back on it now.

Before the Q&A portion of the episode, Producer Mike, Andy, and Jon discuss the top headlines of the week and share that the interview with Wimbledon Champion Iga Swiatek will be released next Tuesday. Mark your calendars.

Moving along:

Venus Williams accepted a wild card invitation to this week’s DC Open. The 45-year-old won her first round doubles match with Hailey Baptiste on Monday to reach the quarterfinals. She’ll continue her comeback on Tuesday against Peyton Stearns in singles.

Andy explains why the seven-time major winner “deserves” to play in the event and why it’s a win for the tournament. NBA star Kevin Durant came out to watch Williams’ first match in 16-months on Monday.

As it turns out, she’s hoping to keep playing this summer.

The US Open announced 11 new entries for the Mixed Doubles Championship which included Williams and Reilly Opelka as a potential team. The entry window closes on July 28, then the top eight teams with the best combined singles ranking at the time will be in the field. The remaining eight teams will be determined via wild card.

Andy and JW also weigh in on Andre Agassi working with Holger Rune ahead of the DC Open and wonder if the partnership can get Rune back on track.

Looking ahead to the Masters 1000 events in Canada: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Jack Draper are all out of Toronto due to injury. Draper will also miss Cincinnati.

Aryna Sabalenka (fatigue) and Paula Badosa (back injury) announced they’ve withdrawn from Montreal. Qinwen Zheng will miss the US Open swing after undergoing surgery to treat a persistent elbow injury.

Is this a product of the tennis schedule? Andy and JW say somethings “got to give” to break this troubling trend.

The Fan Q&A Special begins with more thoughts on the tennis schedule. One Chucker asks, if the grass season was longer, would Wimbledon be more predictable?

Andy tells us why play on the surface has to be limited, while JW wonders if there are any metrics or measurables that can be used to judge someone’s grass play besides prior results.

Regardless of your level, managing nerves is crucial. Andy shares tips for staying composed during a match, including five things you can work on before your next tournament or event.

A theme emerged in this episode: Where is tennis headed next? Andy and JW explore how the game might evolve, from whether women should play best-of-five sets at majors, to whether tennis needs to “keep up” with pickleball and padel.

Click here to join the Chucker’s Club for exclusive access to the bonus Q&A segment.

Elsewhere in the tennis world, titles were won over the weekend.

Irina-Camelia Begu won the WTA 250 event in Iasi, Romania, to become the first Romanian champion since 2017. Begu claimed her sixth career title and first in three years.

French Open Cinderella semifinalist Lois Boisson won her first WTA title at the Hamburg Ladies Open. She reached a new career-high ranking of World No. 44, jumping more than 300 spots since the start of Roland-Garros.

On the ATP Tour, Denis Shapovalov won the Mifel Tennis Open in Los Cabos. The Canadian didn’t drop a set during the hard-court tournament and is back in the Top 30 at World No. 28. It’s Shapovalov’s second ATP-level title of 2025 and fourth of his career.

Alexander Bublik won the Swiss Open in Gstaad to lift his first clay-court trophy. Since mid-April, he is 17-5 in tour-level matches and won the title in Halle.

Luciano Darderi won the Nordea Open in Bastad to maintain a perfect 3-0 record in tour-level finals. He joins Carlos Alcaraz and fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli as the only players on tour to win multiple titles on clay in 2025.

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• Major Moves: No. 1 ranked men’s singles and doubles player Ben Johns was traded by the Carolina Hogs to the Los Angeles Mad Drops in a shocking move. The Major League Pickleball playoffs begin August 15.

• Pickleball Red Carpet: Anna Leigh Waters became the first pro pickleball player to attend the ESPY Awards. The 18-year-old, who is the top-ranked women’s singles and doubles player, said she’s on a mission to grow the sport as it pushes for Olympic inclusion.

• New Racket, Less Pain: Two British entrepreneurs are launching an innovative padel racket designed to reduce injury risk by using a lighter model featuring a hollow bridge that eases arm strain.

• Spiderman Swings Into Padel: Tom Holland’s non-alcoholic beer brand BERO held its first-ever Padel Classic in London which featured pro padel players and celebrities like Simu Liu, Rob Delaney, and Stormzy.