In a week where the Williams family got a bizarre twist on what should have been a Hollywood ending for their cinematic journey, Ben traveled to the Rick Macci Tennis Academy in Boca Raton to chat with Rick Macci, whose work with the Williams family is portrayed in 'King Richard.'
Rick discusses the impact of the film on his life, working with the family, how actress Saniyya Sidney was able to portray Venus so well on court, that slap, and the other tennis story he'd most like to see made into a movie.
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Episode 261: Tennis Plans An American Summer Return (with Mark Ein)
Episode 260: Patrick Mouratoglou
Episode 259: Sandra Zaniewska
Episode 258: Voices Emerge (with Tumaini Carayol)
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Episode 257b: The NCRvision Results Show Spectacular!
Episode 257a: An NCRvision Refresher
Episode 256: We Need to Talk About Novak
Episode 255: Calling Tennis Remotely, with Ravi Ubha
Episode 254: How We Carry on While Stopped, with Mike Cation
Episode 253: The Dudes Wanna Merge Now? (With Reem Abulleil)
Episode 252: How to Begin to Restart, with Mark Ein
Episode 251b: NCR Book Club Author Chat - Jon Wertheim
Episode 251a: NCR Book Club - "Venus Envy" by Jon Wertheim
Episode 250: Courtsiding with Brad Hutchins
Episode 249b: What the French?! (Mini Episode)
Episode 249: Closing For Coronavirus, With Dr. Chris Worsham
Episode 248: Coronavirus Shuts Down Tennis
Episode 247: Communicating on Tour, With Sally Bradfield
Episode 246: Louisa Thomas on Writing About Tennis
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