The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast

Italian Journalist Ubaldo Scanagatta Talks Italian Tennis with Craig Shapiro

May 13, 2026

Italian tennis is going crazy and it begs its own special show. For the 3rd straight year I chatted in the Mussolini era auxiliary media center with the Italian journalist with his own outlet UBI Tennis- the prolific Ubaldo Scanagatta and it was a enjoyable deep dive on Novak, the Paolini Errani controversy thats brewing, and the moment Jannik Sinner is having, and the Gaudenzi reign at the top of the ATP. We also discussed the Italian Open and how it's grown- for better and for worse. No one...

Gill Gross Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

April 22, 2026

He's one of the youngest, most prolific personalities in our sport- he leans into his Youtube Channel, his X account, he's on Tennis Channel often, and week in and week out he is breaking down matches on Monday on his podcast. Gill Gross has lived a super cool life in tennis already, and he's on the move. We discussed all of the hot button topics of the day including the Draper injury filled season, the Vondrousova controversy, and the future of the PIF's insurgency into tennis, to name a few...

High Performance Coach and Broadcaster Craig Kardon Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro

March 23, 2026

Craig Kardon has lived an amazing life in tennis. He popped up onto the scene in 1990 when he was with Martina Navratilova when she won Wimbledon and parlayed that gig into a 30 year career. He coached the Hall of Famers Davenport, Raymond, and Pierce, as well as Xavier Malisse and Coco Vandeweghe. He is now a behind the scenes mover and shaker as well as a broadcaster on Tennis Channel. We had a fun and action packed chat, covering everything from the quality of the Sunshine Double tournam...