Tina Bianchi and Sandy Lutersz share why they have embraced pickleball as their favourite sport, explain how you can play pickleball with little prior experience, seeing smiles on young and... LEARN MORE The post Pickleball v Tennis appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Kate Robinson shares with us her favourite tennis fashions of the recent past, Serena Williams iconic outfits, and casts her discerning eye over the hits and misses in the players’s... LEARN MORE The post Kate Robinson, artist and tennis fan talks tennis fashion appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Soupy JOY presenter delights us with a variety of racquet and tennis themed sports that you never knew existed. Anyone for racquetlon? The post Soupy brings us racquet sports you didn’t know you needed to know about appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Host Demetra Giannakopoulos speaks with writer and director Annette Baumeister, about her documentary Playing to Survive: Hitler vs von Cramm about the true story of Baron Gottfried von Cramm, a... LEARN MORE The post Playing to Survive: Hitler vs Von Cramm – the incredible true story of a German tennis champion appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Rowen D’Souza is the President of the GLTA, and a global LGBT sanctioning body for tennis tournaments for the LGBT community. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) recently reviewed its policy... LEARN MORE The post Rowen D’Souza President of the GLTA explains the Lawn Tennis Associations review of trans inclusion in British tennis appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Lowana Williams joins host Demetra Giannakopoulos to discuss whether women should play 5-set matches in Grand Slams. This question is often raised to be critical of equal pay between men... LEARN MORE The post Should women play best of 5-set matches in Grand Slams; another perspective appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Host Demetra Giannakopoulos speaks with TJ, the President of Hobart Hotties, and Brendon Oliver-Ewen, about creating a safe and welcoming space for LGBTIQ tennis players in Tasmania, Australia. They talk... LEARN MORE The post Hobart Out Tennis Club aka Hobart Hotties and their special space for tennis and inclusion appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Soupy, JOY presenter, challenges Demetra on her tennis trivia knowledge. The post Did you know THIS about tennis? appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Science Queeries explains the science of tennis racquets, ball flight and how this knowledge will improve your tennis. The post The science of tennis appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Dr Sally Ride was the first American woman astronaut. But did you know that her initial career path was to be a professional tennis player? Dr Cartriona Nguyen-Robertson from JOY... LEARN MORE The post Dr Sally Ride: From aspiring professional tennis player to astronaut appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Demetra speaks with Caroline Maes, a journalist, and tennis fan about meeting the French LGBT community, her involvement with the 2018 Paris Gay Games, and why Rafael Nadal is her... LEARN MORE The post Caroline Maes, journalist, shares with us the French LGBT tennis scene appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Host Demetra Giannakopoulos interviews Rowen D’Souza, CEO and President of GLTA, which is the international LGBTIQA+ tennis organisation. Rowen is also the Founder of the Glam Slam, a tennis tournament... LEARN MORE The post Interview with Rowen D’Souza CEO and President of GLTA for LGBTIQA+ tennis (includes full transcript) appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Conrad, Gina and Alaisdair of Out Takes, Joy Radio’s own LGBTIQA+ film and tv review show, share their favourite tennis films. The post Tennis and culture: Out Takes share their favourite tennis films appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Host Demetra Giannakopoulos speaks with Karolina Czyż from Poland who is on a mission to encourage Polish lesbians to play more tennis and enter tournaments in Poland and through Europe... LEARN MORE The post Interview with Karolina Czyż about LGBTQ tennis in Poland (with full transcript) appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Joel King-Mayne shares the goss about who are the loved-up couples of tennis. The post Tennis and culture – The Couples of Tennis appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Host Demetra Giannakopoulos talks with Luke from Checkpoint about tennis video games, the difference with e-sports and remembering Wii Tennis. The post Tennis and culture – Tennis video games with Luke from Checkpoint appeared first on Hit Me Up.
Host Demetra Giannakopoulos talks with Ian Pearson-Brown founder of Pride In Tennis, an organisation dedicated to LGBTQ+ inclusion in British Tennis. Ian who is a tennis coach and played tennis... LEARN MORE The post Ian Pearson-Brown founder of Pride in Tennis talks inclusion of LGBTQ+ in British Tennis (with full transcript) appeared first on Hit Me Up.