93: Kalamazoo, Cincy Chaos & the Ultimate Pronunciation Challenge | EP 93
93: Kalamazoo, Cincy Chaos & the Ultimate Pronunciation Challenge | EP 93  
Podcast: Nothing Major
Published On: Fri Aug 15 2025
Description: In this week's Friday episode, John, Sam and Steve take a nostalgic trip down memory lane, reminiscing about the legendary Kalamazoo boys' tennis tournament and its significance in the junior tennis world. The boys share stories about their enjoyable (and sometimes chaotic) times at the Cincinnati Open and dive into the Major Mailbag to answer your questions, including revealing who are the worst practice partners on Tour...And finally after months of embarrassing himself with the worst attempts at pronouncing professional tennis player names, Sam is put in the hot seat, with a list of names chosen by our listeners.00:00 Sponsor Message01:25 Intro03:56 Cincinnati Memories10:14 Kalamazoo Tournament Recap17:11 Fan Questions: Analytics in Tennis20:19 Cincy Ball Kids and Personal Experiences22:13 Practice Partners and Arrangements23:24 Challenges with Practice Partners25:47 American Players in Masters 100026:21 Hypothetical Matchup: College Steve Johnson vs. Ben Shelton27:17 Life Advice: Parenthood, yes or no?29:41 The Ultimate Pronunciation Challenge34:31 Goodbye!