Backhands and Compliments: A Tennis Podcast

We’re back to take you through the play-by-play of our second annual pilgrimage out to Tennis Paradise, aka Indian Wells! We spent five days in the desert watching a ton of tennis and collecting our own little DeuceMoi anecdotes. In this episode: how to have The Best Day Ever(™), who Timothée Chalamet was rooting for, and how to have your favorite player repost one of your videos into their photodump.  Preorder Katie’s debut novel, out in June 2025!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786] Follow us on Instagram @backhandsandcompliments [instagram.com/backhandsandcompliments], Twitter @backhandspod [twitter.com/backhandspod], Bluesky @backhandspod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/backhandspod.bsky.social] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@backhandsandcompliments]@backhandsandcompliments.

In this episode (recorded back in January), we go through our 2025 predictions and set up our bingo boards! Find out which predictions have aged like a fine wine and which are already out-of-date.  Preorder Katie’s debut novel, out in June 2025!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786] Follow us on Instagram [instagram.com/backhandsandcompliments] @backhandsandcompliments, Twitter [twitter.com/backhandspod] @backhandspod, Bluesky @backhandspod.bsky.social and TikTok @backhandsandcompliments.

*insert bad Australian accent here* G'night mate! The Australian Open and January took a thousand years to complete, but you can listen to all our distilled thoughts in one episode! We psychoanalyze Novak Djokovic and his Christmas ham thigh, gush over Jannik Sinner entering his Morgan Riddle YouTube era, and adopt Learner Tien because he’s a California guy and a Sagittarius! We also give Madison Keys her flowers for crushing the Women’s Singles tournament! 🥹 We also briefly touch on Davis Cup, mostly the literal clash between Belgium and Chile and Arthur Fils being an ~icon~.  Links to Donate to help with the California Fires: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: https://www.lafoodbank.org/fire/?refresh [https://www.lafoodbank.org/fire/?refresh] California Fire Foundation: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html [https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html] Pasadena Humane: https://pasadenahumane.org/ [https://pasadenahumane.org/] Canine Rescue Club: https://www.caninerescue.club/ [https://www.caninerescue.club/] GoFundMe California Wildfires: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/california?os=wtmb5utKCxk5refappFutm_sourcesyndication&ref=app [https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/california?os=wtmb5utKCxk5refappFutm_sourcesyndication&ref=app]  New to tennis or trying to get a friend into the sport? Check out our ATP 101 and 102 episodes to understand who/what we're talking about. Preorder Katie’s debut novel, out in June 2025!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786 Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/backhandsandcompliments, Twitter twitter.com/backhandspod, Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/backhandspod.bsky.social and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@backhandsandcompliments.

We’re backkk! Did you miss us? And it’s time for a new season for tennis players and this podcast. Luckily, we’re keeping it simple for our first episode back and doing a review of the Australian Open Draw! Who has a good draw? What matchups do we want to see? And which round one will have us at odds? 👀 We also discuss the California wildfires, so if you are able, here are various links to donate. And if you have been personally affected and have a link for donations, please reach out to us and we’ll add it! Links to Donate to help with the California Fires: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: https://www.lafoodbank.org/fire/?refresh [https://www.lafoodbank.org/fire/?refresh] California Fire Foundation: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html [https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html] Pasadena Humane: https://pasadenahumane.org/ [https://pasadenahumane.org/] Canine Rescue Club: https://www.caninerescue.club/ [https://www.caninerescue.club/] GoFundMe California Wildfires: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/california [https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/california?os=wtmb5utKCxk5refappFutm_sourcesyndication&ref=app] New to tennis or trying to get a friend into the sport? Check out our ATP 101 and 102 episodes to understand who/what we're talking about. Preorder Katie’s debut novel, out in June 2025!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786 Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/backhandsandcompliments, Twitter twitter.com/backhandspod, Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/backhandspod.bsky.social and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@backhandsandcompliments.

2024’s tennis season had many iconic moments, but which ones are the most memorable? Which ones will live forever in our hearts and which ones did we hate? We’re recapping the season with a tier ranking of all the pop culture moments, scandals, and personal wins we can remember. Let us know where you would put these moments! New to tennis or trying to get a friend into the sport? Check out our ATP 101 and 102 episodes to understand who/what we're talking about. Preorder Katie’s debut novel, out in June 2025!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668086786 Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/backhandsandcompliments, Twitter twitter.com/backhandspod, Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/backhandspod.bsky.social and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@backhandsandcompliments.