On the 221st episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith, Ivan Ozerets, Dave Anderson, and Andy Fitzell pay tribute to Rafael Nadal. The over-used cliche, there will never be another, applies.

We all have heard the phrase, never say never. Yet in the history of tennis, there is one situation that comes to mind where the word never can be used. Never again, will one tennis player win 14 French Opens.

The commentary of our foursome is certainly more of a review of Rafa's character than his tennis. With total humility, Rafa displayed the absolute best example of the human competitive spirit. Every curriculum for tennis development from this point forward should have a chapter dedicated to Rafael and his team.

On the 220th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Ivan Ozerets discuss tennis with Mike Custer. To make an understatement, Mike has put a lifetime of thought into the whys and why-nots of the tennis industry.

He is an accomplished player and veteran tennis teacher with more than 40 years of diversified experience. He started his professional pathway by studying tennis with Steve and then he worked for the legendary Dennis Van der Meer. He has worked with all levels of players but has primarily worked with adult players throughout his career.

Mike's input strikes a chord with our mission. The connection of logic, truth, scientific rationale and common sense will ring loud and clear for tour listeners.

On the 219th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Ivan Ozererts interview Jodie Johnson.

Jodie had the ambition to be a major athlete but his dreams were side-tracked with childhood health problems and injury after injury.

His journey kept him connected to sport through attempted comebacks and tutoring. Even during his work as an engineer and entrepreneur, he kept a career in sport in the forefront of his mind.

We are confident that our listeners will learn to respect Jodie's intellectual curiosity and 25 plus years in the fitness industry. For a 15 plus year period, Steve's tennis school and Jodie's gym were just miles apart in Tampa, Florida. Steve, on a first-hand basis, observed the improvement and results of Jodie's athletes.