Serena Wins In Comeback! || Full Analysis || Special Guest: Patrick Mouratoglou
6/10/202654 min
She's back. Serena Williams made her long-awaited return to competitive tennis at the HSBC Championships in London, winning her opening-round doubles match alongside partner Victoria Mboko in straight sets — and Brad Gilbert and Nick Monroe are here to break down every moment. BG returns from Paris fresh off 15 episodes of Roland Garros coverage, and the show wastes no time diving into the story everyone is talking about. 🎾 Serena Williams is officially back — BG and Nick react to her straight-sets doubles win with partner Victoria Mboko at the HSBC Championships in Queens, London 🎾 Tennis Channel's Chanda Rubin, who called the match live, joins as a guest to share what she saw on court and what it means for Serena's return 🎾 Patrick Mouratoglou — Serena's longtime coach — joins the show for an in-depth conversation on the comeback: what fans can expect, whether she can beat a top-20 player, and how this moment impacts the sport 🎾 BG and Nick rank the greatest tennis comebacks in history — from Kim Clijsters to Monica Seles to Andre Agassi — and debate where Serena's story already sits on that list 🎾 Grass court season is here — BG and Nick rank the top three men's and women's players to watch heading into Wimbledon 🎾 A look back at Roland Garros: two new Major champions, heatwaves, rain, hail, and memorable guests including Cahill, Chang, and Agassi New episodes available on the TC App, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms. Email us at THEBIGT@tennischannel.com
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First 90 secondsPatrick Mouratoglou· Guest0:00
[applause] And Serena, uh, why now? Why here? What is to come?
Chanda Rubin· Guest0:05
I, I mean, I don't know. Just I, I, I had nothing better to do. I got tired of sitting at home. [laughs] [laughs] My kids are out of school for the summer, so why not?
Nick Monroe· Host0:16
[laughs] [upbeat music] What's up tennis fans? Welcome to The Big T. I'm Nick Monroe alongside my buddy BG here. You can catch The Big T on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you find your podcasts. But I'm looking at my buddy BG there. BG, you just got back from RG. How are you feeling? How's the jet lag?
Brad Gilbert· Host0:47
Well, you know what? Knock on wood, got back about 8:00 last night. Got to see the end of the basketball game. But you know, after a long trip, two and a half hours in traffic getting back. [laughs] [laughs] The PCH was a mess. Sleep is overrated. Got up about 2:00 in the morning, and 5:30 I was hitting on the wall already this morning. So I'm ready to rock and roll.
Nick Monroe· Host1:10
I mean, that was gonna be my next question, if you've already hit some balls on the wall, but I know you have. You don't sleep, you just keep going, just like you did in RG. You and Petko absolutely killed it. 15 episodes of The Big T. We saw heat waves, upsets, riots, rain, hail, two new major champions, and you