This week on the Lucky Letcord Podcast Richard Pagliaro joins Chris Oddo to break down the March Madness known as the Sunshine Double. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Andrey Rublev was defaulted in today's Dubai semifinal, causing us to revisit memories of David Nalbandian at Queen's Club in 2012 and Novak Djokovic at the US Open in 2020. What went wrong? Whose fault was the default? What could have been done differently? WE talk about this and more in today's podcast, as we venture beyond Dubai to discuss upcoming events at Indian Wells in Miami. Items discussed: Who's hot? Who's not? When will Andy Murray retire? Rafa and Nole back at Indian Wells, will it be the last time they both come together? Jakub Mensik... how good is this kid? Osaka and Woz ..read more

Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris join host Chris Oddo to recap the 2024 Australian Open. We commence with a brief convo of late night finishes in Melbourne. Can anything be done to limit the damage of players staying on court until after 3 AM at the majors? Then we proceed into a breakdown of a player who was impacted by such madness - Daniil Medvedev. What can the Russian do to get over the hump at the majors, and how can he get through a Slam with more fuel in his tank. Medvedev famously spent 24:17 on court, a new record for time on court at a major, and dropped a two sets to love lead in t ..read more

In today's edition of the Lucky Letcord Podcast Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris join host Chris Oddo to preview the 2024 Australian Open. Topics discussed: Nole's push for a 25th major and an 11th at Melbourne Park. The four corners of the men's draw, and why Alcaraz could face a difficult path to the final weekend. Sinner's progress against Djokovic in 2023. The return of Naomi Osaka and what we might see from the four-time Slam champion at this year's AO. Coco Gauff and her chances of backing up her US Open breakthrough. The solid state of the WTA's Top 4. The next American man to win a ..read more

2023 - what a year for tennis? And a wild one as well... Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris stop by to help us relive the glory of the tennis season that was, covering the big sweeping storylines as well as some of the subtle trends that emerged. We start with a deep discussion of our key moments, followed by a deep dive into Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek, our 2023 players of the year, before veering into a closer look at the brewing Sinner v Alcaraz rivalry and what we can expect from it - and from those rising talents - in 2024. We also talk about the players who can present a challenge to Ig ..read more

2023 - what a year for tennis? And a wild one as well... Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris stop by to help us relive the glory of the tennis season that was, covering the big sweeping storylines as well as some of the subtle trends that emerged. We start with a deep discussion of our key moments, followed by a deep dive into Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek, our 2023 players of the year, before veering into a closer look at the brewing Sinner v Alcaraz rivalry and what we can expect from it - and from those rising talents - in 2024. We also talk about the players who can present a challenge to Ig ..read more

In this episode of the Lucky Letcord Podcast, venerable Hall of Fame journalist Steve Flink joins the podcast to look back at Novak Djokovic's 24th major title and break down the Serbian's stunning legacy at the conclusion of a Grand Slam season that has seen him move to the top of the men's singles Grand Slam title list for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

This week on the Lucky Letcord Podcast Erik Gudris joins Chris Oddo and Richard Pagliaro to talk about his time on site at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Erik was around the grounds all week for Tennis Now, taking in the action and participating in press conference featuring top players. We get his insights on the resurgence of Coco Gauff, who won her biggest career title, as well as Dan Evans, who became the oldest champion at DC since Jimmy Connors in 1988. Other topics discussed: The future of the Citi Open and the evolution of the tournament over the years. The disparity in prize money at the ..read more

In this week's special preview podcast, Erik Gudris and Richard Pagliaro join Chris Oddo to look ahead to the Wimbledon fortnight. Here are the topics we canvas: Can we really read anything into the grass court warm up results as indicators before Wimbledon? Maybe it’s recency bias but I have my eyes on Keys / Kasatkina. I’d say yes. Huge experience for Alcaraz/ Swiatek/ I think you can pick out positives, and maybe not sweat the negatives.  The draw’s out, did it change anything about the way you view this Wimbledon playing out? To me it worked in Swiatek’s favor a bit because the bot ..read more

In this week's Lucky Letcord Podcast Richard Pagliaro joins Chris Oddo to discuss the happenings at Madrid and look ahead to Rome. Some show notes: Discussion of Carlitos in Madrid and his clay game | 19-1 on clay this season, 58-12 overall | Is it his best surface, even though he says he prefers clay? Question for Richard: IS ALCARAZ YOUR RG FAVORITE AT THE MOMENT, KEEPING IN MIND IT COULD CHANGE IF NOVAK PLAYS WELL IN ROME?  Rafa on the brink/ Nole let’s wait and see -- what does the status of Nadal and Djokovic mean for the rest of the tour and how do we feel about the ch ..read more