Black Spin Global: The Podcast

Black Spin Global, in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association, bring to you a conversation with Jermaine Jenkins, the former hitting partner for seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and coach to former world No 1 Naomi Osaka.

Tumaini Carayol joins from the media canteen inside the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre to talk about the first all-black Masters 1000 final at the Cincinnati Open between Arthur Fils and Frances Tiafoe. Tumaini was in Cincy covering it all and also saw Coco Gauff roll through the women's draw to secure her first title of the year.We also get into the US Open draws where the men's seeds all have a shot in a wide open field and the world No 1 title is on the line in the WTA. The Williams sisters are also playing doubles in New York!Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles and past podcast episodes.

Ben Shelton defends his Canadian Open crown in style in Montréal. Coco Gauff (semis) and Naomi Osaka (quarters) also impress in Toronto. Frances Tiafoe's been playing with a cyst on his right hand. Cincinnati is under way and there have been some nice wins for the likes Félix Auger-Aliassime, Sloane Stephens and Arthur Fils. Venus and Serena will also be in doubles action.Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles and past podcast episodes.

Before the North American hard-court swing, Alycia Parks reached the last eight in Athens and Noma Noha Akugue secured a career-high ranking. The action at the combined event in Washington was thrilling – the men's draw was stacked and Naomi Osaka's cookout had everybody talking. We also get into the Canadian Open where the action is already under way in Toronto (WTA) and Montreal (ATP).Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles, past podcast episodes and official merch.

Coco Gauff gets stopped by Karolina Muchova after the pair go the distance in a brilliant semi-final. Gauff manages her presser afterwards with class and leaves Wimbledon trending upwards in the rankings and with the belief that she can win the title in the future.In news away from SW19, Félix Auger-Aliassime parts ways with long-time coach Frédéric Fontang and Victoria Mboko withdraws from next month’s Canadian Open.Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles, past podcast episodes and official merch.

Coco Gauff is through to her first Wimbledon semi-final. Félix Auger-Aliassime plays his part in a Centre Court epic. Naomi Osaka’s run comes to an end at the hands of Karolina Muchova and Jasmine Paolini gets stopped by in-form Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles, past podcast episodes and official merch.

Félix Auger-Aliassime, Jasmine Paolini, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka are all through to the quarter-finals at SW19 and all have a chance of going all the way.Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles, past podcast episodes and official merch.

Uche Amako joins to go through the Wimbledon 2026 draw, where Serena Williams is competing in both singles and doubles. Naomi Osaka and Madison Keys are in grass-court finals days before action gets under way at SW19 (episode was recorded before both the Bad Homburg and Eastbourne finals). On the men’s side, top-10 seeds Félix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton look well placed to make deep runs, as does Halle champion Frances Tiafoe.Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles, past podcast episodes and official merch.

Friend of the pod Christopher Eubanks joins to talk about week one of grass-court season – Robin Montgomery enters the winner’s circle for the first time, Ben Shelton secures a third crown of the year and Serena Williams aka The GOAT fittingly makes a winning return on the doubles court at Queen’s (episode was recorded before Wimbledon wildcards were announced). We also look back at this year’s French Open including Moïse Kouame’s arrival, the last ride for Gaël Monfils and Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova winning another major.Subscribe, like, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Threads (all @BlackSpinGlobal) for daily updates.You can also visit blackspinglobal.com for articles, past podcast episodes and official merch.

Before giving ATP 500 winners Ben Shelton (Munich) and Arthur Fils (Barcelona) their flowers, we look back at the Miami Open where Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova completed the Sunshine Double and Coco Gauff made the singles final for the first time. There is also Stuttgart chat following our visit to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and before we wrap we look at the Madrid Open draw, share some takes on Jasmine Paolini and Venus Williams and reveal our picks for this year’s men’s and women’s titles.Don't forget to rate, review and share on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Audioboom. For daily tennis updates: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackspinglobalTwitter:  https://twitter.com/BlackSpinGlobalGET OUR MERCH HERE: https://blackspinglobal.com/collectionsSend your voice message here! https://blackspinglobal.com/#:~:text=Join%20the%20conversation