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BG, Nick Monroe, and Chiz are re-united at TC studios. The trio breaks down tennis' coaching carousel spinning out of control with multiple players making big changes. Tommy Paul's coach, Brad Stine joins us for a rare look inside the player-coach relationship. We dive into the big debate over what actually makes the sport better (parity or rivalry?) and our Buy/Sell/Hold segment heading into the summer hard court season will get your attention.  🎾 Coaching Carousel — FAA, Medvedev, Musetti, Lehecka, and Tsitsipas have all shaken up their coaching teams. BG, Nick, and Chiz debate whether coaches have become tennis' built-in scapegoat. 🎾 Special Guest: Brad Stine — Tommy Paul's coach joins the show to talk about coaching styles and methods plus the full spectrum of dynamics within the coach & player relationship.  🎾 Parity vs. Rivalry — WTA parity or ATP starpower — BG, Nick, and Chiz debate which is actually better for tennis. Is it Alcaraz and Sinner dominating or the fact that any WTA player in the top 30 can win any tournament? 🎾 Buy/Sell/Hold — The crew rates the summer hard court season heading into the fall stretch. 🎾 Fanmail — BG is asked about the best celebrity tennis players. The Big T — Episode 33 📺 Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@TennisChannel📱 Stream all episodes + bonus scenes on the Tennis Channel App👍 Like | 🔔 Subscribe | 💬 Leave a CommentGot a question? Email us: THEBIGT@tennischannel.com  📞 Call us: 1-844-678-BIGTLINK-TREE:A Tennis Channel Podcast Official: Instagram, X | Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/THEBIGTPODCASTDON'T MISS THE NEWSLETTER: Big T newsletter signup pagehttps://newsletters.tennischannel.com/bigTnewsletter

BG shows up in full Parisian mode — scarf and baguette, ready to break down every moment one day after one of the most eventful days in recent tennis history. Petko and BG reset after yesterday's chaos (Sinner's upset, Serena news, drama everywhere) and look ahead to what's coming on Day Seven. 🎾 Today's topics: The Rafa Nadal Netflix documentary is here — and the footage of the foot injury he played through for years will put his greatness in a whole new light Iga rolls on, Kostyuk looks sharp, and the rest of today's standout matches A preview of tomorrow: Coco Gauff, Sabalenka, and new fan favorite Moisé Kouamé all in action 🎙️ Hosted by Petko & BG | Recorded live from the booth at Roland Garros 📺 Watch on YouTube & the Tennis Channel App 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms

Day Four at Roland Garros brings the heat — and the upsets. BG sits down with tennis legend Michael Chang for a deep, wide-ranging conversation recorded right here at the venue where history was made 37 years ago. Then BG and Petko reunite in the booth to break down the day's biggest moments and set the table for what's coming tomorrow. Iga Swiatek survives. Novak grinds through. And in the day's biggest shock, Elena Rybakina falls to Yulia Starodubtseva — while Hailey Baptiste's tournament ends in heartbreak with a serious injury on court. But the centerpiece of Day Four is Michael Chang — the 17-year-old who stunned the sports world at this very address in 1989, becoming the youngest Grand Slam champion in history. A record that has stood for 37 years. Rafa couldn't break it. Alcaraz couldn't break it. Nobody has. BG takes Chang all the way back — the clay, the cramps, the underhand serve against the No. 1 player in the world, and the question nobody had an answer to: why didn't you quit? They go deep on the three Grand Slam finals Chang couldn't close, the six straight years inside the Top 10, and the long road back to the game he loved. And then there's the future: Learner Tien — the 20-year-old Chang is now coaching, and one of the most exciting young players in the game today. What does Chang see in him? How much of a young Michael Chang does he recognize? And the big one — are we ever going to see an American win Roland Garros again? Plus — don't miss tomorrow's American showdown: Iva Jovic vs. Emma Navarro, first on Tennis Channel. 🎾 The legend of '89 — back at the scene of the miracle 🎾 The youngest Grand Slam champion in history. 37 years and counting. 🎾 The cramps, the underhand serve, and why he never quit 🎾 Three Grand Slam finals. All losses. How do you carry that? 🎾 Six straight years in the Top 10 — what kept the engine running? 🎾 Rybakina out. The biggest upset of the tournament so far. 🎾 Hailey Baptiste — a heartbreaking end to her Roland Garros 🎾 Learner Tien — the next American hope, coached by a legend 🎾 The future of American tennis at Roland Garros 🎾 Tomorrow: Iva Jovic vs. Emma Navarro — American showdown on Tennis Channel 🎙️ Hosted by BG & Petko | Guest: Michael Chang Watch on the TC App. Listen on all major podcast platforms.