Rennae Stubbs

[upbeat music] Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're trying to remember, like Dolly said, "If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." It's Thursday, August 27th, and on today's show, tennis star turned coach and commentator Rennae Stubbs joins us to talk all things US Open.

Our fellow iHeart Women's Sports podcast host shares what it's like to coach Serena Williams, who her favorites are for the singles draw, and what she thinks about the player protests over revenue share.

Plus, the final golden ticket, we coulda seen that coming, and spikes under the lights.

The US Open announced Wednesday that Serena and sister Venus have received a wild card to play doubles at the tournament.

The legendary duo have won 14 major doubles titles together, and they made their return as a team last week at the Cincinnati Open after a nearly four-year absence.

Much more about all of this in just a minute with tennis legend and Serena's coach, Rennae Stubbs.

[instrumental music] To figure skating.

Alysa Liu announced Tuesday that she's taking the upcoming season off of competition.

Oh boy, Sasha and his, like, endless excuses.

Rene Stubbs absolutely destroyed him on social media.

And honestly, I am here for it.

Yes, Stubbsy did not hold back.

And the average speed on his second serve was actually higher than Michelson's first serve.

Rene Stubbs is already backing him to end the American male Grand Slam drought at the U.S. Open.

Do you guys think he's actually ready to take that next step?

He has the raw tools.