Hosted by Ivanna Zhang · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Where serves start the story.The ATP and WTA tours never stop moving—and neither does The Service Game. Hosted by Ivy Zhang, the show breaks down professional tennis through fast weekly rundowns and deeper long-form episodes that explore the context behind the results. Whether you’re short on time or ready to dive deeper, The Service Game is where tennis’s biggest moments begin—with the serve. theservicegame.substack.com
Ivanna Zhang hosts The Service Game, a sports show with 19 episodes published.
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. I can’t believe we are entering our third Grand Slam of the year. Wimbledon is here! However, before we get into the draw, I recapped the news surrounding the te
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. Let’s recap one of the fastest turnarounds on the tennis tour. It feels like the chaotic Roland Garros has just ended, but we are merely a week away from Wimbled
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. Let’s recap one of the most chaotic Grand Slams I have ever witnessed. After the surprising exits of the top seeds on both the women’s and men’s sides, we welcom
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. The first week of Roland Garros has definitely delivered in its own way. It is the hottest I have ever seen Paris so far at this time of the year, and clearly, a
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. It is finally time for the second Grand Slam of the year! As I begin my French Immersion Program in Quebec City, this year’s French Open carries a special meanin
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. I want to start by apologizing for missing last week’s episode. I just finished my first-year at McGill, and life has been quite busy. I recently went to Toronto
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. Although this Madrid Open lacked the presence of Carlos Alcaraz and featured players getting food poisoning, it was one of the most entertaining tournaments this
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. There has been big news both on and off the court and on both the WTA and the ATP tour this week. Most notably, Carlos Alcaraz announced on Instagram that he wil
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. Although there has not been huge tournaments on the tennis tour this week, the matches on the 500 level has delivered once again! In this week’s episode, I talke
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. As we approach the clay swing of this tennis season, a lot of people (including me!) are surprised about how we have not gotten a Sincaraz final yet. Fear not! I
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. After the Miami Open, there has not been that much tennis action on the tour. Hence the name Calm before Clay; however, there is still tennis to talk about! Off
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. The second week of Miami rocked hard (Hard Rock Stadium reference I’m sorry). Despite the humidity and the questionable setup of the main court, the tennis deliv
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In Miami, the energy shifts but the stakes stay just as high. On these fast courts, experience and hunger are colliding—veterans like Venus Williams continue to
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. At Indian Wells, the desert is once again delivering drama. Veteran champions are reminding everyone of their greatness while the next generation keeps pushing t
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In this week’s First Serve, off-court headlines and early tournament drama set the tone. Craig Tiley is reportedly set to leave his role as Australian Open direc
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In this week’s First Serve, the Middle East Swing delivers chaos and drama, with The Hit taking center stage: Daniil Medvedev captures a milestone title in Dubai
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In this week’s First Serve, the tour is fully in its Middle East Swing with plenty of drama from both sides: Arthur Fils and Jakub Mensik’s thrilling prospects,
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In this week’s First Serve, the tour arrives in the Middle East with momentum building across both tours: Karolína Muchova ends a six-year title drought with a l
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In this week’s First Serve episode, I discussed some of the news following the Australian Open. I gave my opinion on the Australian Open’s tournament director, C
Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story. In this week’s First Serve episode, I discussed the stories that dominated this year’s Australian Open. Although many people online have deemed this year’s tourn
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