In 1998-01, the Michigander posted a decorated playing decorated career at the University of Illinois, where he played for coach (and now, Australian Open tournament director) Craig Tiley.
A brief foray on the ITF circuit from 2002-04, peaking at a ranking of No. 864, before he became an assistant coach at the University of Michigan. It was there that he honed his love for comedy, performing in night clubs, before relocating to Los Angeles.
Though his playing career was short, tennis is never too far from Kosta’s mind. He hosts a podcast, Tennis Anyone, where he chats about the sport, and this year, flitted around the grounds of the US Open conducting interviews and appearing on Tennis Channel. He also hostsWarm and Fuzzy, the Tennis Channel show where players “unwind, take a break from the tour and explain what makes them feel … warm and fuzzy.”
And the lessons he learned from the sport influenced his life, he says.
