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The Real Tennis Dolls

The Real Tennis Dolls

Von: Melanie Stevens & Tawny Young
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Grab your racket and get ready for the inside scoop! Join hosts Melanie Stevens and Tawny Young on The Real Tennis Dolls for an unfiltered serve of the latest tennis world gossip, hot takes, and a healthy dose of their own hilarious life stories. It's your ace for all things fun on and off the court.

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Tennis
  • Court Side Vibes
    Jan 21 2026

    Watching recreational tennis in person in 2026 is like witnessing a silent, suburban soap opera where the stakes are zero but the drama is at an all-time high. You sit on a metal bench that’s either freezing or molten lava, watching four people in "pro-level" outfits perform a comedic routine of apologetic waves for "shanking" the ball into the neighboring zip code. The vibe is a mix of intense grunting from players who definitely didn't warm up and the awkward, rhythmic "human windshield wiper" motion of your neck as you track a rally that moves at the speed of a casual stroll. Between the "junk ballers" who win points by hitting shots that look like accidents and the "gadget guys" covered in high-tech sensors but still missing their serves, it’s the only place where you can hear someone yell "Sorry!" while secretly being thrilled their ball hit the net and died. It's pure, uncoordinated bliss, topped off by the occasional stray ball that forces you to choose between protecting your iced coffee or your dignity.

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    17 Min.
  • 10% Rackets, 90% Loose Ibuprofen and Regret
    Jan 16 2026

    Carrying a modern tennis bag is less about sports and more about preparing for a minor civilization collapse. Nestled between your three identical rackets—strung at slightly different tensions for "feel" but mostly for "superstition"—lies a geological survey of your life, including a "lucky" rubber chicken from twelve years ago and granola bars so old they’ve become structural. Your medical pocket is basically a mobile pharmacy, stocked with enough Advil, lidocaine patches, and KT tape to mummify a small horse, alongside emergency zip ties because you never know when the court windscreen might stage a revolution. By the time you’ve packed five cans of balls, a gallon of "Aussie fuel," three changes of clothes, and a tripod for your inevitable viral highlight reel, the bag weighs more than you do. You might look like a pro entering the court, but everyone knows the true mark of a veteran is the person who can unearth a specific dampener from the bottom of that abyss without needing a search-and-rescue team.

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    16 Min.
  • Three Sets and A Prayer
    Jan 14 2026

    When you're three long sets deep and still trying to win, the match stops being a sport and starts being a silent comedy about human suffering. Every serve feels like launching a small cannonball using a noodle for an arm, and your movements across the court resemble a very tired mime trying to escape an invisible box. You begin to question all your life choices, especially the one that led you to the tennis court on this particular day, all while maintaining a serious "game face" despite the fact you can barely breathe and a small voice in your head is just screaming, "Why are we doing this?!". The winning shot, when it finally comes, is less about skill and more about which player's body decided to stop rebelling first.

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    13 Min.
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