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Fantastic Tennis

by Jon Guerrica · English · Sport

Fantastic Tennis is your ultimate WTA meet & greet player podcast for fans that love women's tennis. Each episode introduces a new player, from retired champions to rising stars to established veterans and gives fans a chance to hear the stories, personalities, and iconic moments that have shaped th

New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 1 hr 3 min
Latest: 11 Sep 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

11 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Getting To Know....Barbora Krejcikova

We sit down for a very special (and pretty rare) one-hour conversation with 12x Grand Slam champion, the fantastic, Barbora Krejcikova — and get to know the woman behind one of the most accomplished careers in all of tennis. Barbora opens up about navigating through injuries and the challenges of finding her way back to the court, as well as reflecting on her incredible recent run winning her 9th WTA singles title in Athens earlier this summer. We talk about her extraordinary doubles career, her journey to becoming a French Open and Wimbledon champion, and of course, her unbelievable…

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29 Aug 2026 · 50 min
Fantastic Tennis Podcast Live! Getting To Know....The WTA's Next Gen featuring Diana Shnaider, Antonia Ruzic & Zeynep Sonmez
For the very first time, the Fantastic Tennis Podcast went LIVE — in front of sold out NYC crowd, filled with of our favorite kind of people, enthusiastic women's tennis fans — and what better way to celebrate than by bringing together three of the brightest young stars in the WTA: Diana Shnaider, Antonia Ružić and Zeynep Sönmez , hosted by Jon Guerrica. As we enter the excitement of the 2026 US Open , we wanted to take a step back from the tournament itself and shine a spotlight on the next generation of women's tennis . These three players are in the prime of their careers and already…
S6 · E9 · 13 Aug 2026 · 55 min
Getting To Know....Yuliia Starodubtseva
YULIIA STARODUBTSEVA IS HERE! 🎾🔥 This week on the FANTASTIC TENNIS Podcast , we sit down with one of the most exciting rising stars on the WTA Tour, Yuliia Starodubtseva ! In only her third full season on the WTA Tour, she's put together an incredible list of wins against some of the biggest names in the game, including Madison Keys, Anastasia Potapova and Anna Kalinskaya . And this year at the 2026 French Open, she pulled off the biggest win of her career, by taking down World No. 2 Elena Rybakina in an unforgettable 7-6 in the 3rd set battle! We talk about her incredible journey from the…
S6 · E8 · 31 May 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Getting To Know....Giuliana Olmos
I'm just back from a very hot, swift and sweet French Open and our guest today is no stranger to success on the clay herself. With WTA 1000 titles in both Rome & Madrid, as well as now two Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Finals (and counting), our guest, the doubles extraordinaire, Giuliana "Guru"Olmos is here to talk about her stellar career on the WTA Tour. From her years playing college tennis at USC, to her early years on the ITF Tour partnering with longtime partner, Desirae Krawczyk, to her career high ranking of world #6, our guest is proudly the most successful player in the history of…
S6 · E7 · 11 May 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Getting To Know....Peyton Stearns
This week on the Fantastic Tennis Podcast , we're joined by recent ATX Open Champ and world #49,Peyton Stearns — one of the most exciting rising stars on the WTA Tour. We talk about her incredible title run in Austin, what it meant to win in the same city where she achieved NCAA tennis glory at the University of Texas, her life on tour, fitness, and the mindset it takes to compete at the highest level, and we even talk a little fishing. During this hour, you'll get a chance to get to know Peyton as she shares some fun behind-the-scenes stories, reflections on her journey from college tennis…
S1 · E10 · 3 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
Getting To Know....Gaby Dabrowski
Episode 10 has us chatting with the WTA world #10 in doubles, Canada's Gaby Dabrowski , as she self-isolates during a 14 day quarantine in Melbourne prior to the start of the 2021 Australian Open. In this fun in-depth interview, we spend time learning about the start of her career, her desire to reignite her singles career, her time on the WTA player council and even some insight as to which character from "Schitt's Creek" is her absolute favorite. Join the conversation as Gaby describes the Melbourne lockdown process and even receives a mid-conversation Covid-19 test. We even surprise Gaby…
S6 · E6 · 26 Mar 2026 · 57 min
Getting To Know....Ekaterina Alexandrova
It's not every day I get to have a 1 hour conversation with the 11th best tennis player in the world, and if you factor in that she rarely does interviews, it makes today's episode even more special. We welcome the ferocious and fiery, WTA #11, Ekaterina Alexandrova to the Fantastic Tennis Podcast for our 83rd player spotlight. We're just back from the Miami Open, and even though Ekaterina didn't come home with the title, you're in for an amazing get-to-know-you chat with a player that was able to achieve a career milestone by closing out her 2025 season with her 5th career WTA title, and a…
S6 · E82 · 9 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
Getting To Know....Fanny Stollar
We're back this week with a spotlight on the Hungarian doubles specialist extraordinaire, Fanny Stollar. A 5x WTA doubles champion, including 4 titles in her home city of Budapest, our guest is playing the best tennis of her career and she has no plans on stopping. Today we hear the journey of how this former Wimbledon junior doubles champion was finally able to find her footing and crack the world's top #25. Host, Jon Guerrica talks with Fanny about her decision to focus on doubles, her upcoming wedding prep, why her social media is one of the best on tour, and how we can help spotlight the…
S6 · E4 · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Getting To Know....Arina Rodionova
I'm just getting back from my first Australian Open and I have so many feels! It was a dream come true trip that included cheering on all of my Fantastic Tennis Family and I'm really excited to talk about it. Today, we add another Aussie to the list of greats that have shared their stories on the pod. Australian spitfire, Arina Rodionova joins me, Jon Guerrica in a truly hilarious chat that is definitely worth a listen. We take a look back on a career that has seen Arina win 17 ITF singles & 42 ITF doubles titles, including a WTA title with Storm Hunter in Hua Hin. We talk injuries,…
S6 · E3 · 17 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Getting To Know....Ajla & Hana Tomljanovic
Happy Australian Open! Fantastic Tennis Podcast host, Jon Guerrica is live from Melbourne and our guest this week is none other than Aussie superstar, Ajla Tomljanovic. This is a very special episode, as we not only get to know a relaxed and fun side of Ajla as she preps for the first grand slam of the season, but we also welcome Hana Tomljanovic (Ajla's big sister & former NCAA star at the University of Virginia) in her podcast debut to the show! We get two Tomljanovic sisters, for the price of one and its a hilarious hour that you won't want to miss. Pull up a chair, grab a tomljantini and…
S6 · E2 · 11 Jan 2026 · 59 min
Getting To Know....Emiliana Arango
WTA world #50 and Colombian #1, Emiliana Arango is here with us this week on the Fantastic Tennis Podcast, to chat about an INCREDIBLE 2025 season that saw her reach a career high ranking, make two WTA 500 finals (in Merida & Guadalajara) and also win the biggest title of her career at the $125K event in Cancun. A coincidence that she plays her best tennis on Mexican hardcourts? Host, Jon Guerrica discusses a promising early career that was compromised by injury and how she's now been able to play the best tennis of her career. It's a fun chat with a young player that continues to reach…
S6 · E1 · 2 Jan 2026 · 56 min
Getting To Know....Ann Li
We kick off Season 6 of the Fantastic Tennis Podcast with WTA world #38, Ann Li as she prepares for a BIG 2026 season and an exciting Australian summer. After a masterful and quiet resurgence back to the top of the rankings, including achieving a career high of world #33 in 2025 AND winning her first title in 4 years in Guangzhou, Ann joins host, Jon Guerrica to discuss her career (both the ups and downs) and what's next for this talented American. In this hour long chat, we take a deep dive into Ann's career, including her busy off-season, and her life off-court. Spend some time with us…
S5 · E5 · 13 Apr 2025 · 59 min
Getting To Know....Jill Craybas
Have you ever watched a professional tennis player and just instantly felt like you wanted to cheer them on? You can't exactly explain why, or how....but this person becomes a fabric of your daily routine as you check their scorelines, watch their matches on TV and visit tournaments to cheer them on in-person whenever you can. Today, host Jon Guerrica interviews a player that he called an instant favorite for over a decade on tour. Former NCAA champion, Olympian, WTA world #39 and the 2005 Wimbledon Serena-slayer, Jill Craybas joins Jon for an epic hour of fandom and stories from throughout…
S5 · E5 · 2 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 42 min
Getting To Know....Our March Tennis Diary w/ David Kane
It's two shows in one today as we share our March tennis diary with one of our very favorite tennis writers, David Kane. David helps us recount a wild tennis scene in March that began with a fantastic Indian Wells event and also brought us very important fan-favorite tennis news, like the announcement of Alizé Cornet on "The Traitors," and brand new merch from Danielle Collins. It's a tennis pop-culture bonanza to start out the show today. We then shift gears to the end of March, with the rollercoaster that was the Miami Open. Our host, Jon Guerrica is joined by his bestie, Max Markham, as…
17 Mar 2025 · 53 min
Getting To Know....McCartney Kessler
What an absolute whirlwind the past two years have been for our guest & WTA player, McCartney Kessler. To finish 2022, #922 in the world and then cut to today in 2025, where she now has 2 WTA titles and a win (just a few weeks ago) against the world #3, Coco Gauff. The sky is the limit for this talented former Florida Gator. Join host, Jon Guerrica as he sits down and gets to know all about what has changed in mind, body, and spirit to have made such a rocket of a rise up the WTA rankings. Join us for a great chat as you'll hear all about the life and tennis journey of one of the newest and…
S5 · E4 · 15 Feb 2025 · 1 hr
Getting To Know....Daria Kasatkina
This week, we are pinching ourselves as we have the absolute privilege of getting to chat with a trailblazing WTA superstar, who's as remarkable and interesting on-court as she is off-court. Daria Kasatkina joins host, Jon Guerrica as they talk through more than a decade of special moments and memories from her years on the WTA Tour. Starting with her winning moment in Paris at the junior French Open to her now 8 WTA Tour titles, this hour long chat is packed with fun stories, like her first doping control test experience and her hilarious take on fellow players like, Jelena Ostapenko and…
S5 · E3 · 15 Feb 2025 · 32 min
Getting To Know....February Tennis News w/ Hanlon Walsh
The first two months of the 2025 tennis season has already been a year of surprises. From Madison Keys winning in Melbourne to Belinda Bencic mounting a stellar comeback to the tour, to Simona Hale leaving it. There's a lot of news to cover this week. Our host, Jon Guerrica is joined by a contributor to the "Doubles Only" Podcast as well as a writer for the tennistribe.com, Hanlon Walsh. It's a Valentine's weekend episode as we share some 40-love. Luckily for us, we have a martini in hand, and an expert to help us break down the drama of the US Open mixed doubles news and what's been…
S5 · E2 · 26 Jan 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Getting To Know....The 2025 Australian Open w/ Angelica Gavaldon
Madison Keys is our 2025 Australian Open Ladies Champion. What a dominant two weeks of fantastic tennis beating Danielle Collins, Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina, Iga Swiatek and of course, Aryna Sabalenka, in a memorable final. It's a unicorn start to the season for Madison, and we talk all about it this week. We picked a great partner to help us navigate through Melbourne, as we're joined by a former world #34 and 2x Australian Open Quarterfinalist, representing Mexico, Angelica Gavaldon. It's a 90's tennis throwback episode as we talk to Angelica about a career that saw immediate success,…
S5 · E1 · 12 Jan 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Getting To Know....Ajla Tomljanovic
As we start out a brand new 2025 tennis season, what better way to begin the year, than with a true Australian wildcard that is ready to once again climb to the top of the WTA world rankings. Whether you know her from the Netflix series, "Break Point" or from the hundreds of matches she's played on tour, Ajla Tomljanovic is a true superstar personality of the sport. Join Ajla and host, Jon Guerrica as she shares stories from a decade long career and hear fun moments from both on and off the court, including her relationship with legend, Chris Evert and her historic win against the GOAT,…
S4 · E2 · 29 Dec 2024 · 48 min
Getting To Know....Yulia Putintseva
We squeeze in one last 2024 episode of Fantastic Tennis to spotlight a player that experienced a rollercoaster of a 2024 season. From winning her 3rd WTA title in Birmingham and beating the world #1 on the grass at Wimbledon, to becoming the villain of the U.S. Open after a strange 3rd round match incident, Yulia Putintseva is no stranger to doubters or controversy. Join host, Jon Guerrica as he talks with this wily veteran on the cusp of her 30th birthday. and playing the best tennis of her career. Yulia discusses fun highlights and moments from over a decade on tour and a game-style that…
S4 · E1 · 26 Aug 2024 · 50 min
Getting To Know….Diana Shnaider
We’re back! Did you miss us? For this fun episode, we’re getting to know a player that’s having an absolutely astonishing season on tour. With already 3 WTA Tour titles on 3 different surfaces, (only Carlos Alcaraz can say that this year btw) she’s ready to prove that she’s here to stay at the top of the sport. With career milestone after milestone already achieved this season, what else is in store for the youngest player in the WTA Top 20? After her 1st top 10 win in Cincinnati, she’s now #18 in the world, and into her very first U.S. Open main draw. It’s an unBandana-leivable hour! Please…
S3 · E11 · 25 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
The WTA 90’s w/ Kimberly Po & Mariaan De Swardt
We continue our #Fantastic50 series this week and not only celebrate the 50th year of WTA tennis, but also a decade in which the hair was big, the clothes were bigger and the teenage phenoms were a plenty....the WTA 90's. We're joined this week by two grand slam champions who each enjoyed stellar careers on the WTA Tour. Former world #14 and Wimbledon champion, Kimberly Po from the United States as well as 2x grand slam mixed doubles champion, South Africa's Mariaan De Swardt join the show this week to play some 90's tennis trivia and reminisce about one of the toughest decades in WTA…
S3 · E10 · 30 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 35 min
Getting To Know….Alexandra Stevenson
It’s Wimbledon 2023 time! Not only do we get to discuss the lead-up grass court events this week, but we also try our very best to predict what is sure to be an “anything goes” type of tournament at the 3rd grand slam of the season. Fans know that headlines write themselves each year at Wimbledon and what better guest to have this week than a player who was the absolute talk of the 1999 Championships, where as a qualifier, she stormed through the draw and onto Center Court. Wimbledon semifinalist & former WTA world #18 Alexandra Stevenson joins the show this week to help breakdown one of the…
S3 · E9 · 6 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
Getting To Know....Dayana Yastremska
This week, we take a closer look at a career and a player that has had to deal with numerous stressful situations that most of us can't even imagine. WTA former world #21, from the Ukraine, Dayana Yastremska joins Fantastic Tennis this week and shares her thoughts on her life and career over the past few tough seasons on tour. From a war in her very own backyard, to overcoming doping allegations, to losing her grandfather, this 23 year old feels like she's already lived several lives and she sets the record straight about those dark moments in 2020 that almost cost her a WTA career. She also…
S3 · E8 · 28 May 2023 · 1 hr 22 min
50 Years Of Fantastic WTA Comebacks (ft. Meike Babel & Alex Abad-Santos)
As we celebrate 50 years of amazing WTA tennis, this week we take a closer look at all the fantastic WTA comebacks that we’ve loved so much over the years. We’re joined this week by former top 30 WTA player, Meike Babel and Senior Correspondent for Vox.com, Alex Abad-Santos, as we talk about all the great WTA comebacks in history, Capriati, Serena, Venus, Azarenka, Lindsay, Monica, Kvitova…(so many!) Join us for a fun episode as we take a closer look at the art of the WTA comeback.
S3 · E7 · 22 Apr 2023 · 37 min
Getting To Know....The Comeback of Barbora Strycova
It's been over two years since we've seen this former doubles world #1 and Wimbledon doubles champion on court, but the wait is over! This week, we chat with the always magnetic Czech WTA superstar, Barbora Strycova as she details everything you'll want to know about her comeback. She chats about her motivation on coming back, who she'll be playing with, and what events we can plan our front row tickets to. It's an energy packed chat with one of our favorite personalities of all time. Join us in getting to know....the comeback of the fantastic, Barbora Strycova.
S3 · E6 · 2 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 8 min
Getting To Know….Nicole Melichar-Martinez
We continue our focus on the art of doubles this week with the fantastic 2018 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion, Nicole Melichar-Martinez. Nicole joins host, Jon Guerrica as they discuss 13 years of WTA tennis with 12 career doubles titles and (still) counting. We hear about the unconventional route that Nicole took to start her career, why her very first WTA title has such a special meaning to her and of course, a fairytale 2018 Wimbledon that saw Nicole make the finals of both doubles events and ultimately winning her 1st grand slam. You'll also learn about Nicole off-court and what her…
S3 · E5 · 20 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
Getting To Know….Ellen Perez
The art of doubles is front and center this week as the Fantastic Tennis family is spotlighting one of the best doubles teams in the world over the next two weeks. We start today with our favorite fellow lefty, the fantastic....Ellen Perez. With already (5) WTA doubles titles and a career high doubles ranking of world #15, Australia's Ellen Perez is an exciting player that has grand slam glory on her radar this season. Now playing full time with partner, Nicole Melichar-Martinez, Ellen shares stories from her years on tour, why she went the college tennis route, why the Australian Open gives…
13 Feb 2023 · 1 hr 17 min
Getting To Know....Jarmila Wolfe
Whether you started following her as Jarmila Gajdosova or as Jarka Wolfe, this talented Slovak-Australian was a top WTA player for over 16 years on the WTA Tour, and reached #25 in the world by beating the very best to get there. This week we celebrate not only her career, but also the 10 year anniversary of her amazing run to the 2013 Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with countrymen, Matthew Ebden. Our chat today is a vulnerable, honest and at times, emotional look at a career that was full of ups and downs. Jarmila shares with host, Jon Guerrica the struggles of starting a career as a…
S3 · E3 · 3 Feb 2023 · 49 min
Tennis Therapy w/ Caitlin Thompson & Nick McCarvel
The 2023 tennis season has started with an absolute brilliant bullet. From Naomi Osaka, to the “Break Point curse,” to a story-filled Australian Open…..join host, Jon Guerrica along with tennis media giants, Caitlin Thompson & Nick McCarvel as they take an insider's look at all the happenings this month in tennis. How much do we hate when two players wear the same outfit?! How amazing was the Vika Azarenka run in Melbourne? Is Tommy Paul superhuman? Are we casting Jelena Ostapenko on Season 2 of "Break Point"? Is this now a Laura Robson stan account? We cover it all and more this week. So…

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Fantastic Tennis is a English sport podcast from Jon Guerrica. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Jon Guerrica
Language: English
Category: Sport
New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 1 hr 3 min
Latest episode: 11 Sep 2026
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