Serving Aces with Alexandra Stevenson

Alexandra Stevenson with Hugues Laverdière talk grass season warmups to Wimbledon on the ATP and WTA Tours.  The duo comes up with fantasy coach and fantasy player for Wimbledon - men and women. They salute Wyndham Clark, the 29 year old from Colorado who won the US Open at the LA Country Club. Alexandra and Ougi discuss the differences in grass tournaments - and the platform underneath Wimbledon's grass and the special art form of making it the Wimbledon green.  Alexandra discusses the change in grass seeds and why Wimbledon was slowed down for television.  No longer serve volley winner.  No more Boris Becker - as Ougi reminds, "Boom Boom" Becker. Field of Dreams.  Alexandra discusses building a grass court 27 ft wide.  Mowing the lawn to 8 mm.  She talks about the guys at Wimbledon who measure the grass every morning.  Alexandra is on her way to analyze Wimbledon for ESPN - as a commentator for the 2023 tournament. Alexandra talks about her collection of towels and how players revere the towels at Wimbledon.  Ends with Walt Disney quote from the man, Walt Disney. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.