WIMBY SINGLES FOR SERENA || HOLGER RUNE JOINS US || VONDROUSOVA BAN || MID-YEAR AWARDS
6/24/20261 hr
Hosts: Brad Gilbert, Danielle Collins, Nick Monroe.
Brad Gilbert, Danielle Collins, and Nick Monroe are back with a jam-packed episode full of drama, scandal and intrigue. Serena Williams makes it official, accepting a singles wild card at Wimbledon and the crew breaks down just how deep a run she can make. In breaking news, Markéta Vondroušová's shocking four-year ban rocks the tour with Danielle Collins bringing a player's perspective on the story. As far as actual tennis being played, Americans are flying high on grass: Frances Tiafoe wins the title in Halle while Fritz, Paul, and Pegula make deep runs, which poses the obvious— which American goes the deepest at Wimbledon?
🎾 VONDROUSOVA BANNED — Four years off the tour. BG, Danielle, and Nick react to one of the biggest disciplinary stories of 2026, and DC brings the locker room POV.
🎾 SERENA TO PLAY SINGLES — It’s official! She's in the singles draw. The crew breaks down what to expect from the G.O.A.T.'s Wimbledon return.
🎾 RED, WHITE and BLUE! — Tiafoe wins the title in Halle, and Fritz, Paul, and Pegula are all making deep runs. The Big T debates: who goes furthest at Wimbledon?
🎾 SPECIAL GUEST: HOLGER RUNE — The 23-year-old former World #4 talks comeback, mindset, what he misses most about competing + drops three forehand tips for young players.
🎾 MOUTET MADNESS — Fined 40K for his post-match, F-Bomb tirade, DC and BG explore other forms of fines and punishment
🎾 BIG T MID-YEAR AWARDS — ATP and WTA Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Story of the Year. BG, Danielle, and Nick make their cases — Sinner, Sabalenka, Andreeva, Chwalińska, Jodár, and more are in the mix.
🎾 FAN MAIL — A grass court serve question from Richard in the DMV sparks a breakdown of why the big servers find their spots better on grass than any other surface.
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First 90 secondsNick Monroe· Host0:00
Big T listeners, Nick Monroe here. We have some exciting episodes on tap. Our Wimbledon preview show is coming up this Saturday. We will have full episodes and quick-release drop shots throughout Wimbledon. We will have big guests and incredible access as always. Don't forget to subscribe. Get us on Apple, Spotify, and for Prime members on Amazon Music. If you choose to watch us, go to YouTube or the Tennis Channel app. Thank you for being great fans and hanging with us every week.
Brad Gilbert· Host0:30
[upbeat music] Welcome to the Big T podcast presented by ServiceNow. I'm BG, Brad Gilbert, from HQ in Santa Monica. We've got a big show today. Former world number seven, 2022 Aussie Open finalist Danielle Collins is in the house, and former top 30 ATP doubles star Nick Monroe. And Nick, what's on tap for the show today?
Nick Monroe· Host1:03
It is a big show, action-packed. How about Serena Williams has a wildcard into the singles at Wimbledon? Also, it was a massive weekend for the Americans on the grass. Then we're gonna have special guest Holger Rune. He's gonna join us. Former world number seven, he's coming back from an Achilles surgery. He's been out eight to nine months. And then also the Big T mid-year awards. We're gonna dissect that and the debut of BG's