No Challenges Remaining
A humorous and informative podcast discussing the happenings in the wacky world of professional tennis. Hosted by Ben Rothenberg and Courtney Nguyen.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 581
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Episode 152: In Madrid with Timea Bacsinszky
Ben and Courtney are covering the Mutua Madrid Open for the first time, and are surprised by some things and not by others. We also discuss the schedule management concerns cropping up this week as t…
00:41:03 |
Wed 04 May 2016
Episode 151: You Can't Do That on Television
In their last pre-Europe show, Ben and Courtney discuss the things you probably shouldn't do on television, like Roselyne Bachelot's accusations about Rafael Nadal that just drew a defamation lawsuit…
01:02:55 |
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Episode 150: Southern Fried Tennis
It's our sesquicentennial! As Ben and Courtney commemorate 150 episodes (well, actually this is our 181st, but you know we're not much for counting correctly), they first take you on a trip to the so…
01:13:40 |
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Episode 149b: Tax Day! With Kelsey Anderson
Today is Tax Day in the United States, and so we thought we'd take a dive into the fun and splashy topic of taxes! Joining Ben to talk about finances and bookkeeping in tennis is Kelsey Anderson, the…
00:28:39 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
Episode 149a: 69-year-old Gail Falkenberg, "The Legend"
After the tennis world was glued to the unlikely location of a 6-0, 6-0 qualifying match at a $25k in Pelham, Alabama, Ben chats in this mini-episode with the reason for that fascination: Gail Falken…
00:25:25 |
Wed 13 Apr 2016
Episode 149: Doubly Dominant Dominos
With one-quarter of this year behind us, Ben and Courtney assess the 2016 season so far, where surprises on the women's side are met with complete predictability for the men. Is the shakeup atop the …
01:04:49 |
Wed 06 Apr 2016
Episode 148: Forehands and Backhands (sorta)
After an Indian Wells that wasn't much about tennis, Ben and Courtney hope to be able to move on in Miami...but not before trying to make sense of Novak Djokovic's clumsy PR maneuvers, and enjoying a…
01:11:30 |
Thu 31 Mar 2016
Episode 147: "Ladies Know What I'm Talking About"
Back together at last, Ben and Courtney wrap up all the doings of Indian Wells for you, obviously first and foremost dealing with the controversial remarks of CEO and tournament director Raymond Moor…
01:13:36 |
Wed 23 Mar 2016
Episode 146: Rounding up Maria Sharapova
As the dust settles on a week that saw Maria Sharapova (and several busloads of other athletes) test positive for the newly-prohibited substance meldonium, Ben convenes a roundtable of tennis talkers…
00:37:20 |
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Episode 145A: Maria Sharapova Tests Positive for Banned Substance
Talk about your emergency episodes. After Maria Sharapova dropped the bombshell that she had tested positive for a (recently) banned substance at the Australian Open, Ben discusses the facts of the c…
00:37:46 |
Tue 08 Mar 2016
Episode 145: Tennis Goes Hollywood
As February and its unexpected results take a flying leap, Ben and Courtney discuss the month that was, and who emerges strong (looking at you, Sloane). We then pivot a bit, as we do annually, to the…
01:13:03 |
Wed 02 Mar 2016
Episode 144: Overpromised, Underdelivered
This week, Ben and Courtney come to realize that things just aren't what they used to be. Like Rafael Nadal's tennis, which Courtney bore witness to this week in Rio, where he again looked mortal on …
01:33:39 |
Wed 24 Feb 2016
Episode 143: Twitchy on the Trigger
February is a choose your own adventure sort of month in tennis, and Ben and Courtney have all sorts of fun on a windy path through results of debatable relevance. Are wins by players like Thiem, Kli…
01:01:19 |
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Episode 142: Gaming the System
Ben and Courtney are delighted to be back stateside, and delighted that Andy Murray's child (it's a girl!) arrived at a convenient time. Less delightful is the latest corruption scandal in tennis, an…
01:27:58 |
Wed 10 Feb 2016
Episode 141m: Australian Open Day 14/Wrap: Novak Sends Us Home
Another Australian Open, another Novak Djokovic title. Ben and Courtney know the unsurprisingness of it all is unsurprising, because it's becoming clear that Novak Djokovic is just in a league of his…
00:19:58 |
Wed 03 Feb 2016
Episode 141l: Australian Open Day 13: Kerber Stuns Serena for Title
Angelique Kerber stunned Serena Williams in three sets to become the 2016 Australian Open champion, and Ben and Courtney are here to take you through how it happened. Why did Serena keep crashing the…
00:32:29 |
Sat 30 Jan 2016
Episode 141k: Australian Open Day 12: Djokovic-Murray Will Go Again
The Australian Open final is set and it's the fourth time Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are going to be squaring off on a Sunday night in Melbourne. It's a lot. Are Ben and Courtney excited aboutt h…
00:14:50 |
Fri 29 Jan 2016
Episode 141j: Australian Open Day 11: Serena and Kerber Into the Final
We're wrapping up just the women's semifinals from Melbourne today (chat on both men's semifinals coming to you tomorrow), and Ben and Courtney are pretty happy with the final we got. Serena was craz…
00:32:42 |
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Episode 141i: Australian Open Day 10: Kerber Switches On
One of the biggest ever upsets that involved a win by the higher-ranked player! Angelique Kerber beat hot pick Victoria Azarenka today in Melbourne, and so Ben is joined (on Courtney's day off) by tw…
00:20:55 |
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Episode 141h: Australian Open Day 9: Eating at Us
Ben and Courtney found Day 9's action entirely underwhelming, with every favorite winning in straight sets with relative ease. So after a brief chat on Serena-Maria, we shift to the coolest story of …
00:24:42 |
Tue 26 Jan 2016
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