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 128: Tennis Makes Us Feel Things
With the WTA Finals underway, Ben chats up our Singapore correspondant, Courtney, to talk about how the tournament is shaping up. How very impressive is Sharapova's ability to make successful comebac…
01:11:53 |
Wed 28 Oct 2015
Episode 127: Jiří Fencl
Again a world apart, Ben and Courtney bridge a 12-hour time difference to come together for this episode, in which they discuss the yawniness of Shanghai and Novak Djokovic's invincibility, but then …
01:36:09 |
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Episode 126: Back to the Featured Two
Despite the ocean between them, Ben and Courtney finally reunite (from Boston and Tokyo, respectively) for this episode, and catch up on the doings in WTAsia as well as dude tennis. What can be glean…
00:55:24 |
Wed 14 Oct 2015
Episode 125: China, Ascending
Live from Beijing, China, this episode is Courtney's Speakerboxx to Ben's The Love Below last week. Courtney chats to two guests: first, her wonder-climbing buddy Carole Bouchard, a return NCR guest …
01:19:07 |
Wed 07 Oct 2015
Episode 124: The Ugly Side of Tennis, with Michael Mewshaw
With Ben and Courtney an ocean apart, this week we bring you a special interview from earlier this year, in which Ben sat down with tennis investigative journalist and author Michael Mewshaw to talk …
00:37:40 |
Wed 30 Sep 2015
Episode 123: Priorities (If You Can't Love Yourself...)
As the dust settles from the U.S. Open, Ben and Courtney sift through current developments in tennis to find what really matters. How does the devaluation of Davis Cup reflect on the dwindling import…
01:09:10 |
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Episode 122: Serena's U.S. Open Wounds
After the last Grand Slam event of 2015 has come to a close, and so did Serena Williams' bid for a historic sweep, losing in the semifinals to Roberta Vinci. And so, Ben and Courtney discuss the stun…
00:56:37 |
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Episode 121: Opening the U.S. Open
Live from under the new partially finished roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Ben and Courtney are here to break down the 2015 U.S. Open draws. And, of course, this tournament begins and ends with Serena. …
00:50:56 |
Sat 29 Aug 2015
Episode 120: Parked [Like Roger Federer at the Service Line] in Cincy
In an annual tradition, Ben and Courtney come to you live from the asphalt for the post-Cincinnati show! But instead of an Interstate in Maryland, this time they're broadcasting from a strip mall par…
00:45:35 |
Tue 25 Aug 2015
Episode 119: NCR Live from Mason, Ohio
In Episode 119, Ben and Courtney bring NCR to the people!
With the help of the good folks at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, Ben and Courtney fire up the recorder to do a live show in fro…
With the help of the good folks at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, Ben and Courtney fire up the recorder to do a live show in fro…
00:43:32 |
Wed 19 Aug 2015
Episode 118a: Loose Lips Sink Kyrgios
*This is a repost following some technical issues earlier causing a silent start...all good now!*
In their first "emergency episode" of the year, Ben and Courtney jump back into the booth to discuss …
00:35:03 |
Fri 14 Aug 2015
Episode 118: Anne Worcester
In Episode 118, Ben and Courtney recap the weeks that were in their local tournaments in Washington D.C. and Stanford, argue about on-court coaching, and assess the successful weeks from Angelique Ke…
01:08:41 |
Wed 12 Aug 2015
Episode 117: Our Gal in Kalamazoo
In this very special episode, Ben and Courtney talk about the small news of the summer (Rafa winning on clay, Serena choosing caution yet again) and then launch into a deep segment with our gal Colet…
01:35:23 |
Tue 04 Aug 2015
Episode 116: Ask Away!
On the cusp of another long plunge into the blue and green waters of the summer hard court season, Ben and Courtney answer more listener questions! How much should tours be trying to promote players …
01:27:27 |
Wed 29 Jul 2015
Episode 115: You & I, Q & A
With a bit of a post-Wimbledon lull on their hands, Ben and Courtney dive into their mailbag to answer some listener questions. Firstly, what do they think about Davis Cup, where Andy Murray looks li…
01:05:19 |
Wed 22 Jul 2015
Episode 114: Wimbledon and the Coronation of Serena
As the year grows ever "grander" with Serena winning Wimbledon, Ben and Courtney come together after Wimbledon ends to discuss her incredible year, and what it means for both tennis and her legacy, w…
01:06:38 |
Tue 14 Jul 2015
Episode 113: Stuck in the Wimbledon Middle Sunday With You
Ben and Courtney are together on Wimbledon's Middle Sunday to break down the first week of the tournament, which was a solid balance of upsets and setting up interesting second week matchups. We star…
01:14:12 |
Sun 05 Jul 2015
Episode 112: Wimbledrawn
Live from Court 14, it's the Wimbledon draw analysis show! Ben and Courtney are outside because it's cold inside, and a little water won't scare us, right? We talk about the women's draw first, which…
00:48:44 |
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Episode 111: Inside Wimbledon
Just before they reunite again in SW19, Ben and Courtney bring you this treat of an episode from opposite sides of the world. After cameos by Rene Denfeld (of @WTAReactions) and Ernests Gulbis (of to…
01:34:31 |
Wed 24 Jun 2015
Episode 110: Halle Back, ATP!
With Courtney cavorting across North America in pursuit of soccer, Ben found a few exciting folks to keep him company in Halle this week. We start with Nick McCarvel, a tennis chameleon who has estab…
01:07:01 |
Wed 17 Jun 2015
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