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Marc brings you all the highlights from Day 6, and he also talks to 2011 US Open champ Sam Stosur, and he chats with legendary coach Jose Higueras.

Marc has all the highlights from Day 4, including the last match of John Isner's career. He also talks to former player Leslie Allen about her career and what she's done off the court, and he chats with Leif Shiras who was on the call for the Isner match, and Prim Siripipat takes us down memory lane with This Moment in US Open History.

With American players competing at the Big W in London, USTA Director, Player Development Martin Blackman tracks the preparation of up-and-coming pros in Florida and European warmup events. He proudly mentions four US players who now reside in the top 10: Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. Among the Southerners he profiled include Taylor Townsend, Ben Shelton, Christopher Eubanks and Tommy Paul. USTA women’s coach Jermaine Jenkins, Ga., zeros in on how to nurture high-level players with professional potential. Along with talking about his family - including brothers Jamere and Jackie, Jr. - from College Park, Georgia, he also described being the hitting partner of Venus Williams. We highlight junior Grace Stout, of Brentwood, Tennessee, and North Carolina Wesleyan’s Albie Brice, the 2023 USA South Coach of the Year.

Marc catches you up on what's been going on at the French Open, and he also chats with Jessica Pegula - the top ranked American player, and he talks to Nick McCarvel to get his thoughts on what's been going on in Paris.

Our Grand Slam correspondent – Martin Blackman of the USTA – previews American players heading into the Australian Open. With eight men aged 25 and younger in the ATP Tour top 50, Blackman sees a great 2023. Additionally, he says Atlanta native Ben Shelton, who past No. 100 in the world last year, is skyrocketing. He also discusses two top 10 women: former Atlantan Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. We continue to focus on Atlanta as native Alycia Parks sits at No. 75 in the world. The confident 22-year-old, who won in Angers last year, has a big serve and delivers forthright comments on her 2023 goals. Host Sam Crenshaw remembers when he rallied with her years ago. Our junior highlight is Justin Martin of Collierville, Tenn. We honor two USTA Southern award winners Tennis On Campus Club Univ. of North Carolina/Chapel Hill and TOC Leader Crawford Latham of Univ. of South Carolina.

Marc chats with Michelle Yu about the field for the WTA Finals, and he also chats with Leif Shiras about the Paris Open and the upcoming ATP Tour Finals in Turin.

Karen Pestaina, the editor and founder of TennisPanorama.com, goes over the top Americans playing on the green lawns of London. She cites former Atlantan Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz as players who could go deep. Looking to help you up your performance year-round, Rob Carver has written 366 Days of Tennis: A Tip a Day to Improve Your Game. Based on his students writing down his advice, Carver, of Marietta, Ga., decided to do the same in 2020. It took him a year to compile his one-a-day book. In this episode’s highlights are Rogers, Ark.’s junior Kavya Kurichety along with two 2022 USTA Southern award winners from North Carolina: Special Tennis Event of the Year, Atlantic Tire Championships in Cary, and Team Tennis Event of the Year, Lake Norman Tennis Association.