Tales from Tennis

Conor Niland: The Racket, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Life on the Tennis Tour

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with former Irish professional Conor Niland to discuss his award-winning book The Racket, which tells the story of l

Sebastián Varela: Winning the Tom Perrotta Prize, CLAY & Telling Tennis’ Untold Stories

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Sebastián Varela, co-founder of CLAY and winner of the 2025 Tom Perrotta Prize for Tennis Journalism. Sebastiá

Mitch Michals: Tennis Channel, Brad Gilbert, Ethan Quinn and Inside the US Open

In this episode of Tales from Tennis, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Mitch Michals, podcast host, producer and editor at Tennis Channel and host of The Inside-

Alex Gruskin: Inside College Tennis, Ben Shelton, Rafael Jodar and the Challenger Tour

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Alex Gruskin, host of Cracked Racquets and one of the leading voices covering college tennis and the ATP Challe

Marcus Buckland: Jannik Sinner, Andy Murray and 12 years leading Sky Sports Tennis

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe are joined by broadcaster Marcus Buckland, who spent 12 years as the lead tennis presenter at Sky Sports, covering the sport'

Adam Docker: Behind the camera with Novak Djokovic, Diego Maradona and Carlos Alcaraz

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe are joined by award-winning filmmaker and photographer Adam Docker, whose work has taken him to more than 100 countries, capt

Abigail Johnson: Behind the scenes with Joao Fonseca, Aryna Sabalenka & life on the microphone

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe are joined by broadcaster and commentator Abigail Johnson, who has covered everything from ATP Challenger events to Grand Sla

Abdullah Shelbayh: Rafael Nadal's influence, from Jordan to the ATP Tour

In this episode, Sam Jacot sits down with Jordanian tennis player Abdullah Shelbayh, one of the most exciting young players on the ATP Challenger Tour, who has trained at

Taylor Fritz on Wimbledon chances, Daniel Altmaier's message to Alexander Zverev & more

In this on-site special episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Taylor Fritz, Jenson Brooksby, Daniel Altmaier and Rajeev Ram in Eastbourne to hear their stori

Player Special: Beating Serena Williams, training with Carlos Alcaraz and Wimbledon runs

In this third on-site episode from the Lexus Ilkley Open, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with a range of Top 150 players competing during the grass-court season, br

The road to Wimbledon: British players on Jack Draper, Stan Wawrinka and Challenger life

In this second on-site episode from the Lexus Ilkley Open, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with a range of British players competing during the grass-court season as

Ilkley Special: What it takes to run a professional tennis tournament

In this special on-site episode of Tales from Tennis, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe head to the Lexus Ilkley Open to uncover what it really takes to run a professional tenn

Alex Hyman: Managing Andy Murray, playing Ben Shelton and working with Stan Wawrinka

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Alex Hyman to discuss his journey from competitive tennis player to working across some of the biggest events a

Sam Jacot & Jerome Coombe: How we got into tennis media and our story so far

In this 20th episode of Tales from Tennis, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe turn the microphones on themselves to share the stories behind the podcast and how they ended up co

Tom Corrie: What the data reveals about Sinner, Alcaraz and tennis analytics

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Tom Corrie from TennisViz to explore how analytics and data are changing the way tennis is understood at the hi

Russell Fuller: Murray, Williams, Sinner and 13 years covering tennis for the BBC

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Russell Fuller to explore what it’s really like covering the biggest moments as the BBC’s tennis correspondent

Richard Connelly: Sinner, Djokovic, Nadal and what players are really like after matches

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with broadcaster Richard Connelly to explore what it’s really like being courtside for some of the biggest moments i

Ivan Cinkus: Arthur Fils’ coach on his comeback, Barcelona title and rapid rise

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Arthur Fils' coach Ivan Cinkus to go inside the rise of the Frenchman and what it takes to build one of the mos

Molly McElwee: Inside tennis journalism, Nadal, Krejcikova and behind the scenes on Tour

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with award-winning tennis journalist Molly McElwee, winner of the 2024 Tom Perrotta Prize for Tennis Journalism and

Corinne Dubreuil: Photographing Nadal, Federer and inside the locker room at Grand Slams

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with renowned tennis photographer Corinne Dubreuil, who has spent more than 35 years capturing some of the sport’s m