Tennis Writer Joel Drucker

Tennis Writer Joel Drucker

Joel Drucker has written about tennis for the New York Times, Racquet Magazine, and the late great Tennis Week Magazine. Joel joined me to discuss the Osaka boycott, the Novak Djokovic led formation of a new players union, and we discussed the 2020 US Open. We talked about how Joel got his start in tennis in part due to a chance interview with Jimmy Connors , and we talked in length about 2 of his latest pieces he wrote for Racquet Magazine. Recorded 8/29 released 8/31.

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Filipino Broadcaster Dyan Castillejo Discusses Phenom Alex Eala with Craig Shapiro

Filipino Broadcaster Dyan Castillejo Discusses Phenom Alex Eala with Craig Shapiro

Dyan Castillejo and I met over 10 years ago covering the prizefighter Manny Pacquiao's career all around the globe, but it was in 2014 I saw her hitting some balls with her son in the parking lot of T...

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Hall of Famer Mats Wilander Talks Joao Fonseca and Carlos Alcaraz with Craig Shapiro

Hall of Famer Mats Wilander Talks Joao Fonseca and Carlos Alcaraz with Craig Shapiro

Mats Wilander had 4 majors before his 21st birthday, and finished an illustrious career with 33 tournament victories, 7 major titles, the year end #1 in 1988, 3 Davis Cups, and we had a world class ch...

17 Mars 202522min

Foot Doctor Zach Talks Tennis Shoes with Craig Shapiro

Foot Doctor Zach Talks Tennis Shoes with Craig Shapiro

Dr Zach Thomas and I got back onto the mic to discuss all the things we need to know about our feet. Orthotic, ankle braces, and of course, the shoes. We played the hits as well as the more obscure o...

17 Feb 202537min

Michael Kosta of The Daily Show Talks Tennis and Comedy with Craig Shapiro

Michael Kosta of The Daily Show Talks Tennis and Comedy with Craig Shapiro

The comedian and former world #864 Michael Kosta and I met in Paris a couple years ago, and courtesy of Tennis Channel sat court side on Philippe Chatrier one evening. Two years after our chance meeti...

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South African Davis Cupper  John Laffnie De Jaeger Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

South African Davis Cupper John Laffnie De Jaeger Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

He's been a player, a coach, a Davis Cup Captain and has the distinction of organizing arguably the biggest exhibition tennis event in history. John Laffnie De Jaeger cheated death when he was born an...

22 Jan 202542min

Tunisian Player Aziz Dougaz Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

Tunisian Player Aziz Dougaz Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

We sat down with the Tunisian Davis Cupper Aziz Dougaz in the lounge at The NTC, a couple days after he lost his 1st round match against Yoshihito Nishioka, and the Tunisian world #219 did not disappo...

18 Jan 202532min

Ben Rothenberg Discusses The Australian Open with Craig Shapiro

Ben Rothenberg Discusses The Australian Open with Craig Shapiro

G'Day My Friends, We are in Melbourne, it's day 4 of the Australian Open, and Ben Rothenberg and I sat down at The Collins Hotel to discuss the fortunes of Naomi Osaka, the plight of Nick Kyrgios, the...

15 Jan 202533min

Serving Legend Eric Korita Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

Serving Legend Eric Korita Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

Eric Korita grew up in Chicago and found his way to Nick Bolletierri's 1st academy, where he honed his craft and battled with Paul Annacone, Pablo Arraya, and Jimmy Arias, to name a few. He then went ...

16 Okt 202454min

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