Ep 57: "Boots on the ground in Värnamo", feat Valdemar Pape

In this episode we have Ludvig Hede as a guest. Hede, born -07, won the J100 in Värnamo in the beginning of the month and have previously won J60 in Oslo in February. And, we follow the last games from the quarterfinal for Cabaj Awad and semifinal for Hietaranta live in the pod.

Today we have Oskar Paldanius, Finland with us who have won three titles this year! And besides that, of course a lot about Roland Garros!

We have Måns Dahlberg as guest, a fresh NCAA Team Champion with University of Virginia! And, Rune Thomsen tells a interesting story about a player playing 48 tournaments a year!

In this episode we have Oskar Jansson with us as guest. Oskar Jansson had a great success in Kalmar 15K ITF this week getting his first ATP points after winning qualifying and reaching quarterfinals! Besides this we also cover all other results from this week, as always.

Todays guest is Valdemar Pape, born 2003 in Denmark and playing collegetennis for Harvard University. And of course Rune gives us all the insights from having had boots on the ground in Värnamo!

Rune and me are discussing the excuse of not being physically as strong as the international players. And after that, we are happy to have Henrik Heise Korsgaard, born 1996 and former college player as a guest, just home coming after two successful UTR tournaments in Japan. He explain how he looks at his own playing career at the moment.

Ulrikke Eikkeri, the big fighter from Norway ranked 52 in doubles in the world and former 206 in singles. Ulrikke have the last couple of years played a big role in the Norwegian Billie Jean King Cup, which we also talk with her about. Besides this: August Holmgren, Dragos Madaras, Sebastian Eriksson and college!

Dragos Madaras hunt for 10 titles and Holger Runes amazing fighting spirit! And, of course, the shift of gears in Denmark when it comes to financially support players.

We talk you thru the Billie Jean King Cup action. And more, of course!

A wrap up over the first three months action of this season. The upcoming Billie Jean King Cup. The national championships for juniors.