Racket Sports Weekly

Racket Sports Weekly

Ian Rapport

Episodes 30
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Oct 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
82%
Hosting
anchor.fm

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

Racket Sports Weekly is your inside track on the business of tennis, pickleball, padel and beyond. Each episode delivers the latest industry news and analysis, in addition to conversations with entrepreneurs, executives and leaders who are changing the game. Whether you’re building a brand, working in the industry, or simply passionate about sports, join us and dive into the business of racket sports.

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Recent Episodes

How Tennis, Pickleball & Padel Thrive Together | Ryan Redondo, CEO of Barnes Tennis Center

May 25, 2026 47m

Ryan Redondo has become one of the most influential operators helping shape the future of racket sports in America.The CEO of Barnes Tennis Center and Youth Tennis San Diego sat down with Racket…

Is Tennis Ready for Its Topgolf Era? | Tyler Kelly, Tennis Social CEO + Founder

May 11, 2026 31m

On this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, Ian sits down with Tennis Social founder and CEO Tyler Kelly to discuss how simulator technology could reshape the future of tennis and racket sports.Tyler…

Building LA’s Premier Padel Club | Steve Shpilsky, Los Angeles Padel Club Founder

May 04, 2026 46m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, Ian sits down with Steve Shpilsky, CEO and founder of Los Angeles Padel Club, to discuss what it takes to build LA’s first premier padel club. Steve shares…

The Original Paddle Sport | Mitch Kutner, International POP Tennis President

Apr 27, 2026 38m

POP Tennis has been around for more than a century, but it’s now starting to find real momentum.In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, Ian sits down with Mitch Kutner, President of the…

Inside America’s Racket Club Empire

Apr 20, 2026 42m

This week, I sat down with Claude Okin (CEO and founder) and Joe Siegel (SVP and SMD) from SPORTIME, one of the largest racket sports club operators in the country.We go deep into what it actually…

Building the Padel Ecosystem in the U.S. | Racquet 360 CEO Emiliano Abramzon

Apr 13, 2026 23m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, I sat down with Emiliano Abramzon, co-founder and CEO of Racquet 360, live from RacquetX.We talked about how Racquet 360 is taking a full-ecosystem approach…

How Tennis Gear and Brand Storytelling are Evolving | Tim Newcomb, Forbes Contributor

Apr 06, 2026 36m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, Ian Rapport sits down with tennis journalist Tim Newcomb to discuss the changing world of tennis gear, footwear, apparel, and media.Tim shares how he built…

How Tennis Australia Is Growing All Racket Sports (Not Fighting Them) | Callum Beale, Head of Game Expansion

Mar 30, 2026 25m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, host Ian Rapport sits down with Callum Beale, Head of Game Expansion at Tennis Australia, to discuss how one of the sport’s leading governing bodies is…

Inside TYPTI: Steve Bellamy on Building the Next Big Sport

Mar 23, 2026 27m

In this week’s episode of Racket Sports Weekly, host Ian Rapport sits down with Tennis Channel founder and TYPTI creator Steve Bellamy to break down one of the most talked-about new sports in the…

How the APP is Building Pickleball’s Future | Tom Webb, APP CMO

Mar 16, 2026 42m

Pickleball’s rapid growth has reshaped the racket sports landscape with the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) at the center of that expansion.In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, host Ian…

Growing Pickleball in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East | Adel Aref, TOPSERIES Pickleball CEO

Mar 09, 2026 30m

Pickleball’s global expansion is accelerating and ⁠TOPSERIES Pickleball⁠ wants to play a major role in shaping what comes next.In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, I sit down with Adel Aref, CEO…

Inside America’s Premium Padel Club | Santiago Gomez, Founder & CEO of Padel Haus

Mar 02, 2026 26m

On this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, we sit down with Santiago Gomez, Founder & CEO of Padel Haus, to talk about how he’s built the leading premium padel club. We discuss:• Why New York was…

MGM Slam Player Interviews | Tommy Paul, Casper Ruud, João Fonseca & Lorenzo Musetti

Feb 25, 2026 12m

Leading up to the MGM Slam, we caught up with some of the top names in the game for a series of quick conversations.In this episode, hear directly from Tommy Paul, Casper Ruud, João Fonseca, and…

Reimagining Pro Tennis with INTENNSE | Diego Schwartzman

Feb 23, 2026 12m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, we sit down with former World No. 8 Diego Schwartzman to discuss his move into the business side of tennis as a partner in INTENNSE, a new team-based league…

How Padel Is Built, Branded & Scaled in the U.S. | Ben Nichols (Padel 22)

Feb 16, 2026 35m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, we sit down with Ben Nichols, Founder & CEO of Padel 22, to break down how padel is being built, branded, and taken mainstream in the U.S. and around the…

Building the Future of Blind Tennis in the U.S. | USBTA President Interview

Feb 09, 2026 35m

In this episode of Racket Sports Weekly, we sit down with U.S. Blind Tennis Association President Murray Elbourn to explore how blind and low vision tennis is being built in the United States.A…

Rewriting the Pickleball Tournament Playbook with Pickleball Power Play

Feb 02, 2026 42m

This week on Racket Sports Weekly, we’re joined by Daniel Quinones and Jeff Contreras, co-founders of ⁠Pickleball Power Play to break down their new approach to pickleball tournaments that is…

Derek Jeter x Padel, New Pickleball Tour + Pura Padel CEO Interview

Jan 26, 2026 33m

This week on Racket Sports Weekly, we share our biggest news yet with the official launch of racketsportsweekly.com. We’re also joined by Alessandro Bennett, co-founder and CEO of Pura Padel, for an…

Tommy Paul Interview + This Week’s Biggest Headlines

Jan 19, 2026 15m

This week on Racket Sports Weekly, we have American tennis star Tommy Paul on to talk about the MGM Slam on March 1. We’ll also touch on some of the biggest stories shaping the business of racket…

ESPN Shakeup, Sponsorship Boom & CourtsApp Co-Founder Kate Daggett | Jan 12, 2026

Jan 12, 2026 41m

This week on Racket Sports Weekly, we break down the biggest stories shaping the business of racket sports.In this episode:Kate Daggett, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer of CourtsApp, joins…

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