Bleav in American Tennis with Justin Thompson

Sad News for American Tennis Fans. Indian Wells ATP 1000 level event has been cancelled due to a public health emergency issued by the Riverside County Public Health Department. We break it all down and offer some free therapy - DM's are open: vent away tennis fans!

In this episode, we break down the American’s performance in the Australian Open! Lots of reason for excitement on the men’s and women’s side, 2020 will be a good year for the Americans!

In this special guest episode, we sit down with fellow Chapman Panther Troy Akin and talk about his love for tennis, his life as an actor, and his latest business endeavors that – you guessed it – involve tennis! Check out his website at takinsports.com ! Enjoy the chat and be sure to keep up … Continued

NCAA Paying players! Crazy or long overdue?? I wanted to take a different approach to this episode, you’ve already heard former athletes talk about the issue. On this episode, you will hear from a female student at UCLA not involved with athletics share her thoughts on the topic of paying players, her answers might surprise … Continued

Taylor Fritz with a massive win over #2 seed Alexander Zverev!! Reilly Opelka also looks good, lets hope Francis Tiafoe can follow suit! Tune in for my thoughts on the Basel, Indoor Swiss Tournament and why Taylor needs to capitalize on a golden opportunity, taking over the #2 seed’s draw. I also like Taylor and … Continued

In this roundtable special, former Division 1 Tennis Players and current coaches Alec Dardis and Alastair Hurry sit down with me to talk all things American Tennis. We jump into a variety of topics surrounding the Americans including the current players on tour, obstacles preventing Americans from breaking through, and even a Nick Kyrgios tangent … Continued

In this episode, we take a look at the first round matches of the US Open. Specifically, we examine the American Men and Women’s performance. We highlight the Steve Johnson vs Nick Kyrgios match and ponder what went wrong for Sloane Stevens. Enjoy!

In this episode, we recap the recent action on tour, specifically Cincinnati and Winston Salem. We also look ahead to first round match-ups in the US open, particularly the Americans.

Wow it’s already Mid-August, where did the summer go? With school right around the corner, I take a trip down memory lane and give some advice and share my experiences to incoming freshman who are gearing up to start their collegiate tennis careers. We also take a look at the American’s draws in the Western … Continued

In this episode, we look back on The Hall of Fame Open and discuss the American’s performance at the Atlanta Open. We spend a lot of time analyzing the Taylor Fritz final and we look ahead to the Men’s and Women’s side of the Citi Open starting this week!

In this episode, I recap all the hottest story lines from an exciting Wimbledon! We examine the state of American tennis and tennis in general after such a captivating tournament. Plus, The World Team Tennis season has officially begun! We have all the info you need on the latest episode of The American Tennis podcast.

Friend of the show Alec Dardis joins me to break down how the first week of Wimbledon fared for the Americans. We cover Coco Gauff’s incredible journey, the Nadal and Kyrgios match, and the rest of the action from Week 1!

Alastair and I discuss his journey through tennis including peaking at a young age and playing Division 1 Tennis. We also look ahead to Wimbledon and assess the Americans performances this year with the second half of the season upon us. We even cover some World Team Tennis, which is right around the corner!

Recent University of California Riverside graduate Kyle McCann joins the show to share his tennis journey, talk collegiate success, and tell us what’s next for the Big West Conference standout. We also talk Wimbledon + SOCAL Sectionals is this weekend!

Friend of the program Alec Dardis joins the podcast again this week to break down the French Open with me. We explore what went wrong for the American men, talk about some story lines from the tournament, and look ahead to Wimbledon and grass season on the ATP tour.

In this episode, I sit down with Alec Dardis, a tennis standout who experienced success at many levels. We talk about his experience playing Division 1 tennis at Colgate University. He also breaks down the recent NCAA tournament and headlines from the French Open, as well as some World Team Tennis.

In this episode we recap what’s been happening in the NCAA Tournament on the Men’s side. We also talk some Italian Open and I give my thoughts on the latest Nick Kyrgios controversy.

In this episode, we look back at how the top American men have done during the clay court season the past few weeks on the ATP tour. We also recap the Big West and Pac 12 Conference Tournaments. Lastly, we look at the NCAA tournament reviewing rounds 1 and 2 + looking ahead to round … Continued

I talk some tennis with UCI Senior Vatsal Bajpai ahead of the Big West Tournament to get his thoughts on the competition and other topics related to American Tennis. Also, we take a look at the Pac-12 Conference Tournament and I share a funny tennis story from a good friend.

We recap The ATP Houston Clay Court Championship. We also look ahead to some college tennis conference tournaments. And of course, we had to take a look at the historic 119th annual Ojai Tournament just weeks away!

We take a look at the current state of American Tennis particularly on the professional level. We also preview the upcoming ATP Houston Men’s Clay Court Championship with a quick look at the WTA Volvo Open as well.