Tennis Unfiltered

James Gray is joined by brand expert and editor-in-chief of PRWeek UK Danny Rogers to talk brand Wimbledon, as well as looking back at a rain-affected second day of the Championships Wednesday's order of play (All courts start at 11am unless otherwise stated) CENTRE COURT (1.30pm) Daria Kasatkina [11] vs Jodie Burrage (GBR) Iga Swiatek (POL) [1] vs Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] No 1 COURT (1pm) Daniil Medvedev [3] vs Arthur Fery (GBR) Heather Watson (GBR) vs Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [10] Jannik Sinner (ITA) [8] vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG) No 2 COURT Maria Sakkari (GRE) [8] vs Marta Kostyuk (UKR) Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) [9] 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 2-3 to finish Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [5] 6-3, 3-4 to finish Alexander Zverev (GER) [19] vs Gijs Brouwer (NED) (Not before 4:30pm) Nadia Podoroska (ARG) vs Victoria Azarenka [19] No 3 COURT Frances Tiafoe (USA) [10] vs Yibing Wu (CHN) George Loffhagen (GBR) vs Holger Rune (DEN) 6-7(4), 0-0 to finish Sonay Kartal (GBR) vs Madison Keys (USA) [25] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs Petra Kvitova (CZE) [9] (Not before 4:30pm) Andrey Rublev [7] vs Aslan Karatsev COURT 12 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) [13] vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 2-0 to finish Denis Shapovalov (CAN) [26] vs Radu Albot (MDA) 5-7, 2-2 to finish Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 13 vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 14 6-7(5), 0-0 to finish Karolina Muchova (CZE) [16] vs Jule Niemeier (GER) (Not before 4:30pm) Jan Choinski (GBR) vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) [17] COURT 18 Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [21] Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Daria Saville (AUS) 5-6 to finish Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [18] vs Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) vs Alex De Minaur (AUS) [15] (Not before 4:30pm) Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) [14] vs Jaume Munar (ESP) COURT 4 Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs Donna Vekic (CRO) [20] Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) vs Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN) 6-7(0), 0-4 to finish Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) vs Tommy Paul (USA) [16] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) COURT 5 Camila Osorio (COL) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) Alexandre Muller (FRA) 3 vs Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 7-6(5), 1-0 to finish Christopher Eubanks (USA) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) [25] (Not before 4:30pm) Xinyu Wang (CHN) vs Sofia Kenin (USA) COURT 6 Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs Camila Giorgi (ITA) Marcos Giron (USA) vs Hugo Dellien (BOL) 7-6(2), 1-2 to finish Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) vs Anna Blinkova (Not before 4.30pm) Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) vs David Goffin (BEL) COURT 7 Dominic Stricker (SUI) vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) Madison Brengle (USA) vs Sara Errani (ITA) 6-3, 3-0 to finish Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Alexander Shevchenko (Not before 4:30pm) Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Michael Mmoh (USA) COURT 8 Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs Tatjana Maria (GER) Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs Harold Mayot (FRA) 3-6, 3-5 to finish Bernarda Pera (USA) [27] vs Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 7-6(3), 0-1 to finish Maxime Cressy (USA) vs Laslo Djere (SRB) (Not before 4:30pm) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) [23] vs JJ Wolf (USA) COURT 9 Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs Gregoire Barrere (FRA) Ilya Ivashka vs Federico Coria (ARG) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) vs Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 7-5, 1-0 to finish Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) (Not before 4:30pm) Alycia Parks (USA) vs Ana Bogdan (ROU) COURT 10 Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) vs Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) Roman Safiullin vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [20] 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-7(4), 0-0 to finish Nao Hibino (JPN) vs Alize Cornet (FRA) Borna Gojo (CRO) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) 4-6, 7-6(4), 0-0 to finish (Not before 4.30pm) Stefano Travaglia (ITA) vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wimbledon order of play, day 2 (All courts start at 11am BST unless stated; show courts only) Centre Court – from 1.30pm Shelby Rogers (USA) v (3) Elena Rybakina (Kaz) Ryan Peniston (Gbr) v Andy Murray (Gbr) Panna Udvardy (Hun) v (2) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) Court 1 – from 1pm (1) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) v Jeremy Chardy (Fra) (6) Ons Jabeur (Tun) v Magdalena Frech (Pol) (12) Cameron Norrie (Gbr) v Tomas Machac (Cze) No 2 Court Dominic Thiem (Aut) v (5) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) Not before 12.30pm, to finish: Quentin Halys (Fra) leads Dan Evans (Gbr) 6-2, 6-3 Jasmine Paolini (Ita) v (9) Petra Kvitova (Cze) Heather Watson (Gbr) v (10) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) (3) Daniil Medvedev (Rus) v Arthur Fery (Gbr) No 3 Court George Loffhagen (Gbr) v (6) Holger Rune (Den) Not before 12.30pm, to finish: Taylor Fritz (USA) leads Yannick Hanfmann (Ger) 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-2* (8) Maria Sakkari (Gre) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) (19) Alexander Zverev (Ger) v Gijs Brouwer (Ned) Sonay Kartal (Gbr) v (25) Madison Keys (USA) Court 12 Matteo Berrettini (Ita) v Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) Not before 12.30pm, to finish: Radu Albot (Mda) leads Denis Shapovalov (Can) 7-5, 2-2 (18) Karolina Pliskova (Cze) v Natalija Stevanovic (Ser) Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) v Paula Badosa Gibert (Spa) (10) Frances Tiafoe (USA) v Yibing Wu (Chn) Court 18 Katie Boulter (Gbr) v Daria Saville (Aus) Kimmer Coppejans (Bel) v (15) Alex De Minaur (Aus) Sho Shimabukuro (Jpn) v (21) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) (16) Karolina Muchova (Cze) v Jule Niemeier (Ger) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enter Fantasy Tennis Unfiltered here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f4-6Mxa9xlLjMz1qr4FTytGFLPShl97MVUgYi8YFsBY George, James and Calvin react LIVE to Nick Kyrgios pulling out of Wimbledon, take a look at how tennis is ready to take the Saudi Arabian dollar whatever way they can and look ahead to the first day at SW19. Wimbledon order of play, day 1 (All courts start at 11am BST unless stated) Centre Court – 1.30pm Pedro Cachin (Arg) vs (2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) Venus Williams (USA) vs Elina Svitolina (Ukr) (8) Jannik Sinner (Ita) vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Arg) No 1 Court – 1pm (1) Iga Swiatek (Pol) vs Lin Zhu (Chn) Laurent Lokoli (Fra) vs (4) Casper Ruud (Nor) Sofia Kenin (USA) vs (7) Coco Gauff (USA) No 2 Court (4) Jessica Pegula (USA) vs Lauren Davis (USA) David Goffin (Bel) vs LUCKY LOSER Katie Swan (Gbr) vs (14) Belinda Bencic (Swi) Quentin Halys (Fra) vs (27) Daniel Evans (Gbr) No 3 Court (7) Andrey Rublev (Rus) vs Max Purcell (Aus) Katie Volynets (USA) vs (5) Caroline Garcia (Fra) Jodie Burrage (Gbr) vs Catherine McNally (USA) Yannick Hanfmann (Ger) vs (9) Taylor Fritz (USA) Court 4 Nadia Podoroska (Arg) vs Tereza Martincova (Cze) Corentin Moutet (Fra) vs Richard Gasquet (Fra) Rebeka Masarova (Spa) vs (31) Mayar Sherif (Egy) Lloyd Harris (Rsa) vs Gregoire Barrere (Fra) Court 5 Barbora Strycova (Cze) vs Maryna Zanevska (Bel) Maximilian Marterer (Ger) vs Borna Gojo (Cro) Mikael Ymer (Swe) vs Alex Molcan (Svk) (32) Marie Bouzkova (Cze) vs Simona Waltert (Swi) Court 6 Sebastian Baez (Arg) vs Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera (Chi) Martina Trevisan (Ita) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spa) (24) Qinwen Zheng (Chn) vs Katerina Siniakova (Cze) (29) Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Arg) vs Bernabe Zapata Miralles (Spa) Court 7 Luca Van Assche (Fra) vs Aslan Karatsev (Rus) Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) vs Peyton Stearns (USA) Miomir Kecmanovic (Ser) vs Diego Schwartzman (Arg) Camila Osorio (Col) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita) Court 8 Alycia Parks (USA) vs Anna-Lena Friedsam (Ger) Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr) vs Claire Liu (USA) Dominik Koepfer (Ger) vs Oscar Otte (Ger) Benjamin Bonzi (Fra) vs Harold Mayot (Fra) Court 9 Jordan Thompson (Aus) vs Brandon Nakashima (USA) Storm Hunter (Aus) vs Xin Yu Wang (Chn) Aleksandar Vukic (Aus) vs Daniel Altmaier (Ger) Court 10 Cristina Bucsa (Spa) vs Kamilla Rakhimova (Rus) Jeffrey Wolf (USA) vs Enzo Couacaud (Fra) Roman Safiullin (Rus) vs (20) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) Court 12 Diane Parry (Fra) vs Harriet Dart (Gbr) Michael Mmoh (USA) vs (11) Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) (26) Denis Shapovalov (Can) vs Radu Albot (Mol) Shuai Zhang (Chn) vs (20) Donna Vekic (Cro) Court 14 (14) Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) vs Juan Pablo Varillas (Per) Kateryna Baindl (Ukr) vs Leylah Fernandez (Can) (28) Elise Mertens (Bel) vs Viktoria Hruncakova (Slo) (13) Borna Coric (Cro) vs Guido Pella (Arg) Court 15 Yue Yuan (Chn) vs (19) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) Liam Broady (Gbr) vs Constant Lestienne (Fra) Alexander Bublik (Kaz) vs MacKenzie McDonald (USA) Anett Kontaveit (Est) vs Lucrezia Stefanini (Ita) Court 16 Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) vs (30) Petra Martic (Cro) John Isner (USA) vs Jaume Munar (Spa) (24) Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn) vs Daniel Elahi Galan (Col) Sloane Stephens (USA) vs Rebecca Peterson (Swe) Court 17 Ana Bogdan (Rom) vs (15) Ludmilla Samsonova (Rus) (23) Magda Linette (Pol) vs Jil Teichmann (Swi) Jan Choinski (Gbr) vs Dusan Lajovic (Ser) Danielle Collins (USA) vs Julia Grabher (Aut) Court 18 (12) Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) vs Kaia Kanepi (Est) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) vs (17) Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) (11) Daria Kasatkina (Rus) vs Caroline Dolehide (USA) Emil Ruusuvuori (Fin) vs Stan Wawrinka (Swi) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Read the Wimbledon men's draw in full here and the Wimbledon women's draw in full here Or listen to George Bellshaw and James Gray break down the full draw for both men and women, including: Can anyone stop Novak Djokovic? How will food poising affect Iga Swiatek's chances? What will Carlos Alcaraz make of his projected run to the final? Who are our best picks for fantasy tennis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton is in Eastbourne, George Bellshaw is in Birmingham and James Gray is in London to discuss all the latest goings on in the tennis world, including: Carlos Alcaraz beats Alex De Minaur to claim the Queen's title Jelena Ostapenko announces her Wimbledon candidacy in Birmingham Wimbledon wildcards are released Alexander Bublik beats Andrey Rublev to win the biggest title of his career Who are the best up and coming British players? Is Kate Middleton any good at tennis? Are the Saudis taking over? And so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest tennis news with James Gray of inews.co.uk and the i newspaper, joined by tennis coach Calvin Betton (part one) and writer and broadcaster George Bellshaw (part two). We answered listener questions on: Are tournaments for sale to the highest bidder? Does tennis take doping seriously enough? Which one-time major winners are the least likely to win a second major? Why do you think Wimbledon is not exploiting all their commercial opportunities? And in tennis news, we talked about: Andy Murray winning Surbiton and Nottingham (part one) and then loses in the first round of Queen's (part two) Katie Boulter wins her first WTA title but is that just what happens when you play on grass? Dan Evans produces 'embarrassing' defeat to Sebastian Korda and has split with his coach Venus Williams and Camila Giorgi go to war in Birmingham Anett Kontaveit *retires* Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Halle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennis coach Calvin Betton, writer George Bellshaw and reporter James Gray of inews.co.uk and i newspaper look back at the two French Open finals, review the tournament as a whole and pick up on the latest tennis news. Here are the stories we discussed: Novak Djokovic beats Casper Ruud to win French Open and eclipse Rafael Nadal with record-breaking 23rd grand slam Will Djokovic now go on and take the calendar year Grand Slam? Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Muchova in ‘rollercoaster’ to win fourth grand slam Andy Murray takes a wildcard to play the Nottingham Challenger French Open slammed by doubles champion - 'I hope next year you can do better' We have a Fantasy Roland Garros winner! #FTU results revealed Dan Evans wages class war on British tennis after French Open exit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray reports live from Paris after Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to claim her third French Open title and fourth grand slam title overall. In Paris, she equals Serena Williams, Margaret Court and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, while also winning her fourth slam just five days apart in age from Rafael Nadal. The men's final between Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud awaits (2pm UK time) and the weather is likely to mean the roof will be shut, another obvious advantage for Djokovic. But does Alexander Zverev have a point? Could the nerves get to Djokovic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray, George Bellshaw and Calvin Betton look back at Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz - and spend a lot of time talking about cramp. Here is Carlos Alcaraz playing arguably the best shot of all time: https://twitter.com/jamesgraysport/status/1667211512371396615 And here is Roger Federer doing something similar: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/14588bg/where_have_we_seen_this_before/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray reports live from Paris after Iga Swiatek beat Beatriz Haddad Maia and Karolina Muchova stunned Aryna Sabalenka on women's semi-final day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray catches you up on all the quarter-final action from the French Open Carlos Alcaraz hammers Stefanos Tsitsipas, who blames a failure to manage his sleep properly for his performance Novak Djokovic cruises past Karen Khachanov to reach his 12th Roland Garros semi-final and set up a showdown for the ages Karolina Muchova is through to face Aryna Sabalenka, who appeared to inflame the situation with Elina Svitolina after her quarter-final win Iga Swiatek still can't lose to Coco Gauff, hard as the American might try Beatriz Haddad Maia is making history for Brazil Alexander Zverev is coming up on the rail fast Holger Rune ran out of puff against Casper Ruud French Open women’s semi-finals (Not before 2pm BST) Karolina Muchova vs Aryna Sabalenka (2) (Followed by) Iga Swiatek (1) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray looks back at Day 9 action from Roland Garros and ahead to the first set of quarter-finals Tuesday’s schedule (All times BST) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10am) Karolina Muchova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Not before 11.30am) Elina Svitolina vs Aryna Sabalenka (2) Novak Djokovic (3) vs Karen Khachanov (11) (Not before 7.15pm) Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looking back at the middle Sunday of Roland Garros, when the first two quarter-finals in each singles draw were decided Monday’s French Open schedule All times BST Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10am) Bernarda Pera vs Ons Jabeur (7) Nicolas Jarry vs Casper Ruud (4) Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Coco Gauff (6) (Not before 7.15pm) Grigor Dimitrov (28) vs Alexander Zverev (22) Court Suzanne Lenglen (from 10am) Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) Holger Rune (6) vs Francisco Cerundolo (23) Iga Swiatek (1) vs Lesia Tsurenko Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Yoshihito Nishioka (27) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray in Paris and Calvin Betton at Surbiton look back at the first week of the French Open, and glance ahead at what might be to come Sunday’s schedule (All courts start at 10am) Court Philippe Chatrier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Elise Mertens (28) (Not before 11.30am) Novak Djokovic (3) vs Juan Pablo Varillas Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Lorenzo Musetti (17) (Not before 7.15pm) Sloane Stephens vs Aryna Sabalenka Court Suzanne Lenglen Karen Khachanov (11) vs Lorenzo Sonego Karolina Muchova vs Elina Avanesyan Elina Svitolina vs Daria Kasatkina (9) (Not before 4.30pm) Sebastian Ofner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray reports live from Paris Saturday’s schedule (All courts start at 10am BST unless otherwise stated) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10.45am) Elena Rybakina (4) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo Holger Rune (6) vs Genaro Alberto Olivieri Iga Swiatek (1) vs Wang Xinyu (Not before 7.15pm) Alexander Zverev (22) vs Frances Tiafoe (12) Court Suzanne Lenglen Zhang Zhizhen vs Casper Ruud (4) Mirra Andreeva vs Coco Gauff (6) Fracisco Cerundolo (23) vs Taylor Fritz (9) Olga Danilovic vs Ons Jabeur (7) Court Simonne Mathieu Yoshihito Nishioka (27) vs Thiago Seyboth Wild Ekaterina Alexandrova (23) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) Bianca Andreescu vs Lesia Tsurenko Daniel Altmaier vs Grigor Dimitrov (28) Court 14 (Following a women’s doubles match) Borna Coric (15) vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Kayla Day Court 7 (Following a women’s doubles match) Nicolas Jarry vs Marcos Giron Elisabette Cocciaretto vs Bernarda Pera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray reports live from Paris to look back at Day 5 at Roland Garros, as the second round completes. Friday’s schedule (All courts start at 10am BST unless stated; singles only) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10.45am) Elise Mertens (28) vs Jessica Pegula (3) Kamilla Rakhimova vs Aryna Sabalenka (2) Novak Djokovic (3) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29) (Not before 7.15pm) Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Denis Shapovalov (26) Court Suzanne Lenglen Peyton Stearns vs Daria Kasatkina (9) Lorenzo Sonego vs Andrey Rublev (7) Sloane Stephens vs Yulia Putintseva Diego Schwartzman vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) Court Simonne Mathieu Karen Khachanov (11) vs Thanasi Kokkinakis Anna Blinkova vs Elina Svitolina Lorenzo Musetti (17) vs Cameron Norrie (14) Karolina Muchova vs Irina-Camelia Begu (27) Court 14 (Following one men’s doubles match) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Anastasia Potapova (24) Fabio Fognini vs Sebastian Ofner Juan Pablo Varillas vs Hubert Hurkacz (13) Court 7 (Following two women’s doubles matches) Clara Tauson vs Elina Avanesyan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray reports live from Paris to look back at Day 5 at Roland Garros, the first half of the second round Thursday’s schedule (All courts start at 10am BST unless stated) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10.45am) Giulio Zeppieri vs Casper Ruud (4) Iga Swiatek (1) vs Claire Liu Oceane Dodin vs Ons Jabeur (7) (Not before 7.15pm) Alexander Zverev (22) vs Alex Molcan Court Suzanne Lenglen Elena Rybakina (4) vs Linda Noskova Jannik Sinner (8) vs Daniel Altmaier Julia Grabher vs Coco Gauff (6) Arthur Rinderknech vs Taylor Fritz (9) Court Simonne Mathieu Kayla Day vs Madison Keys (20) Diane Parry vs Mirra Andreeva Aslan Karatsev vs Frances Tiafoe (12) Court 14 Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Alex De Minaur (18) Bernarda Pera vs Donna Vekic (22) Tommy Paul (16) vs Nicolas Jarry Bianca Andreescu vs Emma Navarro Court 7 Diana Shnaider vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) Emil Ruusuvuori vs Grigor Dimitrov (28) Marcos Giron vs Jiri Lehecka Lauren Davis vs Lesia Tsurenko Court 6 Borna Coric (15) vs Pedro Cachin Ekaterina Alexandrova (23) vs Anna-Lena Friedsam Jasmine Paolini vs Olga Danilovic Francisco Cerundolo (23) vs Yannick Hanfmann Court 9 Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs Simona Waltert Guido Pella vs Thiago Seyboth Wild Court 12 Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Petra Martic Rebecca Peterson vs Wang Xinyu Thiago Agustin Tirante vs Zhang Zhizhen Court 13 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Aliona Bolsova Yoshihito Nishioka (27) vs Max Purcell Genaro Alberto Olivieri vs Andrea Vavassori Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Bellshaw joins James Gray live from Paris to look back at the third day of French Open action, and look ahead to the second round. Wednesday’s order of play (All courts start at 10am unless otherwise stated) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10.45am) Camila Giorgi vs Jessica Pegula (3) Caroline Garcia (5) vs Anna Blinkova Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Taro Daniel (Not before 7.15pm) Novak Djokovic (3) vs Marton Fucsovics Court Suzanne Lenglen Roberto Carballes Baena vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) Marketa Vondrousova vs Daria Kasatkina (9) Iryna Shymanovich vs Aryna Sabalenka (2) Lucas Pouille vs Cameron Norrie (14) Court Simonne Mathieu Storm Hunter vs Elina Svitolina Stan Wawrinka vs Thanasi Kokkinakis Corentin Moutet vs Andrey Rublev (7) Leolia Jeanjean vs Elina Avanesyan Court 14 Jelena Ostapenko (17) vs Peyton Stearns Lorenzo Sonego vs Ugo Humbert Sloane Stephens vs Varvara Gracheva Luca Van Assche vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29) Court 7 Elise Mertens (28) vs Camila Osorio Liudmila Samsonova (15) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Tallon Griekspoor vs Hubert Hurkacz (13) Lorenzo Musetti (17) vs Alexander Shevchenko Court 6 Fabio Fognini vs Jason Kubler Yulia Putintseva vs Zheng Qinwen (19) Karen Khachanov (11) vs Radu Albot Leylah Fernandez vs Clara Tauson Court 12 (Following men’s doubles at 10am) Mayar Sherif vs Anastasia Potapova (24) Matteo Arnaldi vs Denis Shapovalov (26) Court 13 Sebastian Ofner vs Sebastian Korda (24) Karolina Muchova vs Nadia Podoroska Roberto Bautista Agut (19) vs Juan Pablo Varillas Magdalena Frech vs Kamilla Rakhimova Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from Paris, James Gray looks back at a busy first Monday at Roland Garros... Novak Djokovic wins and writes a political message about Kosovo on the camera Carlos Alcaraz also picks up victory on Day 2 Jack Draper is 'mentally destroyed' after yet another injury Why Cam Norrie was furious with an 'absurd' umpiring decision despite victory over Benoit Paire Tuesday’s order of play (All courts start at 10am BST unless otherwise stated) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10.45am) Lucia Bronzetti vs Ons Jabeur (7) Thiago Seyboth Wild vs Daniil Medvedev (2) Iga Swiatek (1) vs Cristina Bucsa (Not before 7.15pm) Gael Monfils vs Sebastian Baez Court Suzanne Lenglen Elias Ymer vs Casper Ruud (4) Rebeka Masarova vs Coco Gauff (6) Elena Rybakina (4) vs Brenda Fruhvirtova Richard Gasquet vs Arthur Rinderknech Court Simonne Mathieu Anhelina Kalinina (25) vs Diane Parry Alexander Zverev (22) vs Lloyd Harris Holger Rune (6) vs Christopher Eubanks Victoria Azarenka (18) vs Bianca Andreescu Court 14 Rebecca Peterson vs Fiona Ferro Hugo Gaston vs Alex Molcan Clara Burel vs Sara Sorribes Tormo Michael Mmoh vs Taylor Fritz (9) Court 7 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Genaro Alberto Olivieri Lesia Tsurenko vs Barbora Krejcikova (13) Quentin Halys vs Guido Pella Erika Andreeva vs Emma Navarro Court 6 Tommy Paul (16) vs Dominic Stricker Selena Janicijevic vs Oceane Dodin Emil Ruusuvuori vs Gregoire Barrere Petra Martic vs Shelby Rogers (32) Court 8 Andrea Vavassori vs Miomir Kecmanovic (31) Zhu Lin vs Lauren Davis Thiago Monteiro vs Yannick Hanfmann Court 9 Yoshihito Nishioka (27) vs JJ Wolf Court 10 Mirra Andreeva vs Alison Riske Olga Danilovic vs Kateryna Baindl Court 11 Xinyu Wang vs Marie Bouzkova (31) Alexander Bublik vs Giulio Zeppieri Court 12 Max Purcell vs Jordan Thompson Arantxa Rus vs Julia Grabher Francisco Cerundolo (23) vs Jaume Munar Ylena In-Albon vs Claire Liu Court 13 Nicolas Jarry vs Hugo Dellien Linda Noskova vs Danka Kovinic Sorana Cirstea (30) vs Jasmine Paolini Timofey Skatov vs Grigor Dimitrov (28) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray looks back at the opening day of the 2023 French Open, live from Paris. French Open order of play, day 2 (All courts start at 10am BST unless stated) Court Philippe Chatrier (from 10.45am) Karolina Pliskova (16) vs Sloane Stephens Novak Djokovic (3) vs Aleksandar Kovacevic Caroline Garcia (5) vs Wang Xiyu (Not before 7.15pm) Jannik Sinner (8) vs Alexandre Muller Court Suzanne Lenglen Benoit Paire vs Cameron Norrie (14) Elina Avanesyan vs Belinda Bencic (12) Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Flavio Cobolli Petra Kvitova (10) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto Court Simonne Mathieu Kayla Day vs Kristina Mladenovic Felix Auger-Aliassime (10) vs Fabio Fognini Elina Svitolina vs Martina Trevisan (26) Arthur Fils vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29) Court 14 Kaia Kanepi vs Madison Keys (20) Stan Wawrinka vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas Tatjana Maria vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) (Not before 4pm) Luca Van Assche vs Marco Cecchinato Court 7 Brandon Nakashima vs Denis Shapovalov (26) Yulia Putintseva vs Maryna Zanevska Filip Krajinovic vs Frances Tiafoe (12) Jelena Ostapenko (17) vs Tereza Martincova Court 6 Ilya Ivashka vs Alex De Minaur (18) Marketa Vondrousova vs Alycia Parks Dominic Thiem vs Pedro Cachin Veronika Kudermetova (11) vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova Court 4 Caty McNally vs Ana Bogdan Christopher O'Connell vs Taro Daniel Hamad Medjedovic vs Marcos Giron Nao Hibino vs Anna-Lena Friedsam Court 5 Shang Juncheng vs Juan Pablo Varillas Rebecca Marino vs Diana Shnaider Peyton Stearns vs Katerina Siniakova Zhang Zhizhen vs Dusan Lajovic Court 8 Dayana Yastremska vs Donna Vekic (22) Alexei Popyrin vs Aslan Karatsev Aliona Bolsova vs Kristina Kucova Daniel Altmaier vs Marc-Andrea Huesler Court 9 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Linda Fruhvirtova Jack Draper vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Botic Van De Zandschulp (25) vs Thiago Agustin Tirante Anna Blinkova vs Ysaline Bonaventure Court 12 Anett Kontaveit vs Bernarda Pera Roberto Bautista Agut (19) vs Wu Yibing Borna Coric (15) vs Federico Coria Ekaterina Alexandrova (23) vs Viktoriya Tomova Court 13 Bernabe Zapata Miralles (32) vs Diego Schwartzman Varvara Gracheva vs Dalma Galfi Jiri Lehecka vs Jan-Lennard Struff (21) Simona Waltert vs Elizabeth Mandlik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray is live from Paris and George Bellshaw is live from his bedroom to analyse the French Open draw. FANTASY TENNIS UNFILTERED IS LIVE, ENTER HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DFWXhrlx_Y25itXD7unoLUAXIMMmdkLgfBBZ0v_dR_Q Novak Djokovic could not have wished for a worse consequence of Daniil Medvedev’s first-ever clay-court title in Rome as the Serb was drawn into the same half of the French Open as Carlos Alcaraz. Medvedev overtook Djokovic as the world No 2 last week, relegating him to No 3 seed. As such, there was a 50:50 chance that he would end up in the same half as world No 1 Alcaraz and so it proved, meaning he could face the US Open champion in the semi-finals, then perhaps have to take on Medvedev in the final two days later. Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek could have four consecutive grand slam finalists as she tries to defend her French Open title. Thursday’s draw saw her handed a relatively straightforward opening week, but a succession of players with past success at Roland Garros and beyond are slated to await her in the second week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rafael Nadal has announced that he will miss the French Open through injury and will spend several months away from the tennis court. Nadal wants to give his hip as much time as possible to heal because 2024 will probably be his last season. He said: “I’m going to try to make my last year not just a party, I'm going to try to compete at the highest level, give myself the option to try to compete and win tournaments on this clay tour. The reality is that we'll have to wait for that." Will he realistically be able to make a meaningful comeback or will this be a farewell world tour? ***** LISTENER QUESTION: Tino from Hamburg asks "how are players like Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev able to recover from those severe injuries and potentially get back to the top, given that they face stronger opponents in the first rounds of bigger tournaments, are used to continuous success (and a place within the top 10), still lack physical strength and even lack of trust in their bodies?". ***** Elena Rybakina benefits from not one, not two but three walkovers en route to the Italian Open title, where her final started after 11pm local time, the crowd booed her and they forgot to present her with the trophy. But she moves to No 4 in the world and further into contention for the French Open title, where Iga Swiatek faces a race against time to be fit after suffering a thigh injury in Rome. "A couple of days off for sure. And booking my flight to Paris, so fingers crossed, please," Swiatek wrote on social media. ***** Daniil Medvedev cemented his status as a clay-court threat and a shithouse of the highest order as he won the Italian Open. First he produced some abysmal dance moves to mock Stefanos Tsitsipas's own dance from a previous encounter, and then outplayed a fatigued Holger Rune to win in Rome. “I always want to believe in myself and I always try to do my best I want to win the biggest tournaments in the world. But in the same time honestly I didn’t really believe much I can win a Masters 1000 on clay in my career because usually I hated it,” Medvedev said afterwards. “I don’t think I love it. I love hard court. My only love… in tennis! But I definitely like clay courts much more now.” ***** Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open to concentrate on the grass after failing to win a tour-level match on clay. He did win a Challenger title - and will return to the Challenger Tour in Surbiton instead of playing at Roland Garros. Is it the right decision? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Roman but it's no holiday - the Italian Open follows hot on the heels of two weeks in Madrid, and while the grind of the clay-court swing may have caught up with some players, James, George and Calvin are still clinging onto their motivation. This week, the tennis podcast that does not hold back talks about... Rafael Nadal was spotted doubled over in pain during practice - are the pod starting to think he is now OUT of Roland Garros? (https://twitter.com/vanshv2k/status/1656760340133343232) Novak Djokovic has returned and got some wins under his belt: how do we think he’s looking? Is one good tournament here enough to convince us he’s the favourite for Roland Garros? And what about that elbow? Holger Rune was booed ONTO court. We ask Calvin whether he was hiding in the crowd... (https://twitter.com/TheTennisLetter/status/1657725318969593857) Sofia Kenin is... back? Coco Gauff is out early again. A French Open finalist last year but does anyone believe that is realistic again? that feel a world away this time? Emma Raducanu famously ditched her coach Andrew Richardson just days after she won the US Open, but the man known as "Flex" has never spoken publicly about why - until now. (Read the full interview here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-12083065/I-got-brief-phone-call-Andrew-Richardson-opens-split-Emma-Raducanu.html) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennis coach Calvin Betton, writer and broadcaster George Bellshaw and journalist James Gray look back at another packed week of tennis news... Carlos Alcaraz wins another title in Madrid but can anyone stop him in Rome or Paris? No love lost in the women's final but Aryna Sabalenka came out on top against Iga Swiatek - could we finally have a rivalry worth fighting for? What on earth was going on with the organisation in Madrid? And why were the women's doubles players gagged? Rafa Nadal will go into Roland Garros without a warm-up tournament for the first time in his career - does he stand a chance? Maybe four months out of the limelight will be the making of Emma Raducanu? LISTENER QUESTIONS Peanut: Now that Rafa has withdrawn from Rome, do you think he will play RG and if he does, will he have a chance to win it? Errol Samuel: What do the players check for when they receive the balls to pick before they serve. Elena Tsourdi: What was the tipping point in Andy's performance on clay in 2016? i always thought his game is a very good fit for clay: the physicality, building up of points, good hands at the net, slices and angles. The early years in Spain probably were pivotal-so why did it not come sooner? Kirit Mookerjee: What possible reason for Madrid organisers to eliminate speeches for women's doubles trophy ceremony? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rick Macci thought he was mad when he answered Richard Williams's call and turned up in Compton to see his two little girls play tennis. What he saw was two of the greatest of all-time in the making: Venus and Serena Williams. As portrayed by Jon Bernthal in the Oscar-winning film King Richard, Macci coached the girls for four years and remains friends with the whole family. We talk: Why Serena and Venus are "like family" to him What marks out a special player How he could fix Emma Raducanu's game Clay courts of the USA (and why hard courts could be a better coach) What's happened to Sofia Kenin And so much more! LISTENER QUESTIONS Laurie on email: Would Calvin be able to elaborate about the 4 stages of a shot (anticipation, perception decision and action) and how these differ from each other? Also specifically regarding the component, shaping, diversion and automatic stages of developing these? Sami Dowd on Twitter: Was Calvin encouraged at all with Dominic Thiem's performance against Stefanos Tsitsipas or does he still think there is no way he comes back? Love Will Survive on Twitter: Why didn’t you lot record a pod from May 2019 to 2020? Tim Mason on Twitter: Protected rankings - how long do you get them for and who has ever really benefited? Kyle Edmund not having much fun at the moment. Laurie again: Was Brandon Murphy 's behind-the-back passing shot in the UK pro league the shot of the year so far? I can't quite tell from the footage but he looks like he's fully de-weighted when he hits it?! [Watch it here: https://twitter.com/TennisLegende/status/1647560959530090500] Ask your questions on Twitter @UnfilterPod or email us [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LISTENER QUESTIONS Kenny Koala Bear on Twitter: What can be done to address the distinct prize money differences in WTA and ATP tournaments? The difference between Stuttgart and Barcelona was huge! Carmen on email: With the clay season in full swing, I'd like to learn more about how chair umpires determine which specific mark on the court was made by the ball when a player challenges a call. The umpire seems very confident about which mark it was but how can that be if there are so many smudges on the clay court. At times it seems quite arbitrary. Also, why isn't Hawk Eye the default choice? It seems like a more reliable, fast and fair way to call a ball in or out. Ian Warren in Twitter: Is the WTA trying to win a prize for most incompetent sporting body? First China saga followed by top 10 players not allowed to enter 250 events and the schedule of tournaments? Last week a 28-player draw in one tournament while the men had three tournaments. Matt on email: Watching Alcaraz drop shot Tsitsipas over a dozen times it struck me that drop shots seem to be a more important tactic than they used to be. I’m only 29 so don’t have much to compare to though! What do you think, are drop shots used more now than they used to be? Also, how much can you coach when to play a drop shot and how much is down to instinct? IN TENNIS NEWS Iga Swiatek retains the Stuttgart title on return from injury and proves why she is favourite for the French Open title Ons Jabeur is out of Madrid with a torn calf muscle What next for Emma Raducanu after a thrashing at the hands of Jelena Ostapenko? Novak Djokovic joins the long list of withdrawals in Madrid with what we suspect is an elbow injury Dusan Lajovic knocked him out in Banja Luka before claiming only the second title of his "storied" career Carlos Alcaraz defended his Barcelona title including a one-sided victory in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who promises to open a one-handed backhand academy in the aftermath... Holger Rune saves four match points to beat Botic Van De Zandschulp and win the title in Munich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LISTENER QUESTIONS Chris Thornton asks: “I know it’s not ‘new’, but does legal on-court coaching favour younger players, who may be more fleet of foot, but less experienced problem-solvers, compared to their potentially more experienced opponents, who my not be the athletes they once were, but greater problem-solvers?” Twitter user Ppeanut says: “Can Rafa win FO this year and what are his chances for a second gold medal next year?” Ian Warren in Melbourne asks: “During the Masters coverage last week Rory McIlroy was interviewed by CBS walking up the 9th fairway. How long before we see something similar in Tennis? End of the set hook up with the comms team?!” Balvin Cetton asks: “How are we going to stop singles players entering doubles and then pulling out?” ‘Anja loves tennis’ wants us to talk about “Daniil Medvedev's sneaky tricks and how he lulls everyone by his rhetorical skills” IN TENNIS NEWS Andrey Rublev comes from behind to win his first Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo Daniil Medvedev hits back at “unfair” accusations from Alexander Zverev by essentially telling him he has more friends than him Novak Djokovic loses to Lorenzo Musetti and gets very grumpy about it indeed Great Britain are beaten 3-1 by France in the Billie Jean King Cup (but will probably work their way into the finals anyway) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennis coach Calvin Betton and (belatedly) George Bellshaw join James Gray, journalist for i newspaper and inews.co.uk, to answer your questions and look at the biggest news in tennis this week. Listener topics include: Why team tennis in Europe makes players money (but will never work in the UK) Cam Norrie crashes out in R1 for the second tournament in a row Dominic Thiem has split with his coach Nicolas Massu after yet more on-court struggles Why is the women's game so inconsistent And we also talk the latest from Monte Carlo, more injury concerns for Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, the return of Novak Djokovic and Billie Jean King Cup selection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VOTE FOR US - NOW (voting closes April 6): https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category James Gray of inews.co.uk and the i newspaper is joined by tennis coach Calvin Betton and tennis writer/broadcaster George Bellshaw to chat through some of the biggest stories of the week, including: Daniil Medvedev's incredible run of 19 titles in 19 different cities The Alcaraz vs Sinner rivalry Kvitova "the has-been" beats Rybakina to the Miami title Bianca Andreescu tears two ligaments in her ankle YOUR QUESTIONS Lorraine asks why Robbie Koenig thinks everything is "filthy" Wazza wants to know if tennis loses credibility with matches that start after midnight Nikos thinks Americans should start covering the courts during rain delays Vince wonders why anyone bothers with a clothing deal LINKS Those Andre Agassi trainers: https://twitter.com/AndreAgassi/status/1642629205862260737 Vansh vs Craig Gabriel vs Alcaraz: https://twitter.com/vanshv2k/status/1642191012943794176 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray (@JamesGraySport) asks George Bellshaw (@BellshawGeorge) and Calvin Betton (@CalvBetton) YOUR questions, including: What aspects of the respective games of Roger, Rafa and Novak do you see in Carlos Alcaraz and what specific improvements should he make since apparently currently he has reached only 60 per of his potential according to Juan Carlos Ferrero? (From Elena Tsourdi) What's happened to Casper Ruud? (From LynneyPin) With all the money in tennis, can they not afford to pay for world feed TV commentators to be on site at tournaments rather than sitting thousands of miles away? (From WazzaMelbourne) To ask the pod a question, head over to @UnfilterTennis on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. We also talked about Andy Murray's defeat to Dusan Lajovic, Lucas Pouille's remarkable trip to rock bottom (Ilkley) and why Barbora Krejcikova wants more recognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton dials in from France and special guest Myles David of Tuned into Tennis joins to tell us what's going on in the US during the Sunshine Swing. If you enjoyed this podcast and previous ones, please VOTE for us in the Sports Podcast Awards: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-tennis-podcast/ LINKS Here are a few of the bits and pieces that came up in our discussion that you should go and seek out. High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis's Fiercest Rivalry by Stephen Ticknor: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/high-strung-bjorn-borg-john-mcenroe-and-the-untold-story-of-tennis-s-fiercest-rivalry-stephen-tignor/2936382?ean=9780062009852 How specialist training sessions during the growth spurt can prevent injuries in teenagers and later life: https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-academy-sessions-cut-injuries-rolled-out-schools-2207433 Novak Djokovic denied entry to the Miami Open: https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/35886664/novak-djokovic-miss-miami-open-vaccine-status Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray is not impartial and he won't get sacked for it here (yet). He is joined as usual by Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw to talk about the biggest stories in tennis this week, and there are plenty of them. Emma Raducanu is back winning matches, including by ranking her best win since the US Open semi-final against Maria Sakkari, beating world No 21 Madga Linette - and that is despite a flare-up of the wrist injury that she has been battling and the dregs of a bout of tonsillitis. But why won't she play Billie Jean King Cup? Daniil Medvedev lost his head at the court speed in Indian Wells: "I'm gonna go to the toilet and be as slow as this court is. I'm gonna take 25 minutes. This is not hard courts." And Gilles Cervara has given some insight to Tennis Majors about how he helped Medvedev overcome his slump in form. Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko has pulled out of IW citing a panic attack she suffered after a conversation with WTA CEO Steve Simon. Is tennis moving towards or away from banning Russian and Belarusian tennis players? Jack Draper faces Andy Murray after beating Dan Evans, has there been a changing of the guard in British tennis? Reilly Opelka says tennis should “get rid of doubles, only time people watch are when its singles players or the Bryan Bros." Calvin disagrees... PLUS: Your questions answered on equal prize money, the PTPA, the top three British players of all time, playing injured and Rafa Nadal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abigail Johnson returns as guest contributor alongside George Bellshaw and Calvin Betton to look over this week's biggest stories, including: - A statement week for Daniil Medvedev after winning his third title of the season and, more significantly, beating Novak Djokovic fairly comfortably and ending a 21-match win streak. - Novak Djokovic will not be in Indian Wells or Miami despite his request for an exemption gaining support from US senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, and the USTA. Carlos Alcaraz will return to world No 1 if he wins IW as a result... - Alex De Minaur won his first ATP 500 in Acapulco, beating Tommy Paul in the final and picking up a strong win over Holger Rune en route. - Naomi Osaka, who is on a career break after announcing her pregnancy, has been spotted on court with Andre Agassi watching on! - Marta Kostyuk is at last a WTA champion, winning the title in Austin and reaching the top 40 in the world for the first time. - Donna Vekic beat Caroline Garcia in the Monterrey to move to No 20 in the world, just one place short of her career high. We also answer some of your questions, including: Wazza asks on Twitter: At the Australian Open many players were complaining about the balls and I read similar comments in Dubai. What can be done to fix this issue? Rahul Misra asks on Twitter: Who are the players (both ATP and WTA) outside the top 50 who could make a giant leap up the rankings this year? This is your opportunity to line yourself up for an "I told you so" in December Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's George (the hungover one), James (the posh one) and Calvin (the angry one) again trying to sum up a week of tennis in just 90 minutes. We ask: Will Andy Murray ever win in straight sets again? And how bad IS his second serve? Are we NOW convinced that Daniil Medvedev is back? Has Cam Norrie made us all look very silly? What does Carlos Alcaraz bring back to the top table? Is Barbora Krejcikova worthy of a place in The WTA Conversation? How long has Coco Gauff got to prove herself? Is Steffi Graf underrated? We also try to answer YOUR questions (Tweet us @UnfilterTennis or email us [email protected] to get involved) about Novak Djokovic's vaccine stance, Cam Norrie's French Open chances, "big point players", Caty McNally and the secrets of spin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton is back in the UK and joins George Bellshaw and James Gray, of inews.co.uk and the i newspaper to talk about all the biggest stories in tennis this week. Has Daniil Medvedev rediscovered his mojo? How can Carlos Alcaraz just hit the ground running so easily? Will we see that much of Iga Swiatek in 2023? What is Cam Norrie's schedule all about? And we try to answer your questions... Danny Rogers: " if Olympics' decision to allow Russian athletes causes a major boycott, doesn't that impact on the pressure on AELTC and LTA to re-admit Russians?" BuyandSold: "What is Adrian Mannarino doing that makes his game seem so different from every other player, and why nobody else does it. Also, he has a career high ranking of 22, what would it have been if he was right handed?" Ian Warren: "Does Emma Raducanu deserve a wild card for Indian Wells?" Rugby Posts: "What is the best surface to train on for overall player development? I feel like clay being slower, trickier & bouncing higher forces you to develop more racquet/ball skills which = better overall?!” Nikos Biggs-Chiropoulos: "I had the idea a few years ago that Miami should be on green clay. That surface has faded in pro tennis since the US Open used it ages ago, but it seems like it would be the perfect segue between hard and clay court seasons and help make the event unique (plus use a surface that’s quite common in the US, including Florida). Thoughts?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tumaini Carayol of the Guardian sits in for Calvin Betton, alongside George Bellshaw and James Gray as per usual. Jessica Pegula has revealed her mother has been fighting for her life, a sub-plot that has left her struggling mentally for months (Read her story here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/jessica-pegula-tennis) Nicolas Mahut picks a fight over the Davis Cup Novak Djokovic is two weeks away from going past Steffi Graf’s record for most weeks at No 1 - does that bolster his GOAT credentials? And why is he asking for vaccine exemption again? Jannik Sinner has the seventh title of his career, where does he stand in the current pecking order? Is this the worst line call in tennis history? https://twitter.com/therealjakemosz/status/1622699415130587136 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to ask a listener question? Mention us on Twitter (@UnfilterTennis), DM us on Instagram (@tennisunfilteredpod) or email as [email protected]. Tennis commentator Abigail Johnson joins the podcast for the first time alongside James Gray in Melbourne and George Bellshaw in London, with Calvin Betton calling in from Dallas, Texas. Listeners ask: Will Elena Rybakina or Aryna Sabalenka have the consistency to challenge Iga Swiatek for No 1 status? Is the one-handed backhand dying and why? We ask: Has Novak Djokovic's 3cm 'tear' (or was in an inflammation?) sparked a new playing style that will herald a new era in his career? What will we remember this Australian Open for in years to come? Is Alycia Parks just the latest player to throw her hat into the ring for WTA supremacy? How will the ATP respond to Nick Kyrgios's guilty plea for common assault of his then-girlfriend? Should the tour do anything more with the Alexander Zverev allegations? Has Dan Evans backed up his talk about doubles now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to ask a listener question? Mention us on Twitter (@UnfilterTennis), DM us on Instagram (@tennisunfilteredpod) or email as [email protected]. James Gray in Melbourne, Calvin Betton in Barnsley and George Bellshaw in London look back at the 2023 Australian Open. Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets and dropped just one set all tournament - is this how he should be playing all the time now? What did Tsitsipas do wrong? Can any of the 1990s kids touch the GOAT generation? Aryna Sabalenka out-hit Elena Rybakina in a three-set final that a chaotic and often lopsided women's draw desperately needed - but will we see them both back here again? Why didn't Iga Swiatek make it? Is Rybakina's coach too negative? Will Calvin actually wear his cowboy hat? We try to make sense of it all, one way or another... LISTENER QUESTIONS Elena Tsourdi asks: "1) What are your thoughts on Medvedev's lacklustre form? Game plan of absorbing power from the BL being read by more opponents?2) What does Swiatek need to change to be more competitive vs big hitters and agrressive returners (Rybakina, Sabalenka, Garcia)? Tim Mason asks: "Thoughts on how much of a lift locker room invincibility gives you please. And what the pack can do to counteract it.... other than winning more?" Gohan asks "If Murray put Berrettini away in 3 sets, and presumably starts the Kokkinakis match with more energy and doesn’t end up going to 5 sets, how far do you think he could’ve gone in the slam, especially with how his quarter of the draw collapsed?" Hanya asks simply: "Match of the tournament?" Sinfoerubelix asks: "How much worse can the atp get?" And finally, Rick Marsonet asks: "What's more upsetting, Rybakina playing from the parking lot for her first few matches, Djoker's rigged draw, Djoker's fake injury or the crazy preferential treatment Djoker received by playing at night every match?!?!" LINKS MENTIONED Pam Shriver vs Stefan Vukov/Elena Rybakina/Dmitry Tursonov: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/pam-shriver-told-she-owes-000900351.html James's Australian Open player ratings: https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/australian-open-2023-player-ratings-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-sebastian-korda-2115502 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Bellshaw and Calvin Betton make their predictions - with a little help from James Gray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennis coach Calvin Betton joins writer George Bellshaw and inews.co.uk journalist James Gray to talk through the biggest issues from the third and fourth rounds of the Australian Open and look ahead to the second week: Novak Djokovic is through after he absolutely marmalised Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2 - but is he carry an injury or is he playing possum? Djokovic says he is being victimised: “I leave the doubting to those people – let them doubt. Only my injuries are questioned. When some other players are injured, then they are the victims, but when it is me, I am faking it. It is very interesting… I don’t feel that I need to prove anything to anyone." Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner went five sets, Tsitsipas taking the first two and Sinner taking the next two before the Greek took the decider. Tsitsipas said afterwards: “I think that I just released my arm a little bit, released my wrist on the serve. That helped me a lot to generate more power and accuracy, something that I wasn’t doing before. It completely changed the way I approached this match.” Andrey Rublev beat Holger Rune in possibly the best match tie-break ever, coming from 5-0 down to win it. Rune also served for the match at 5-3 and was broken to love, and also had match points at 4-5. Ben Shelton has never been outside America and is now a grand slam quarter-finalist, how far can he go? Iga Swiatek is out, beaten by Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff was shocked by Jelena Ostapenko. Gauff, through tears of frustration, said she would take her anger out playing doubles with Jessica Pegula. Who now will triumph from a wide open women's draw with Wimbledon champion Rybakina going well? In the bottom half, Magda Linette is the surprise package - or is it Karolina Pliskova, finally delivering an elite grand slam performance? Aryna Sabalenka seems to have her demons under control, but for how long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a day when Andy Murray was finally put away by the Spanish wall and Novak Djokovic limped his way into the fourth round, James Gray of inews.co.uk and the i newspaper gives you the lowdown from Down Under. Murray had a debt of lactic and energy to pay after his late-night finish against Thanasi Kokkinakis and the interest rate was too high as he was beaten 6-1 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4 by Roberto Bautista Agut. Djokovic's hamstring has been troubling him all week but one leg was enough to beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets Magda Linette sprang an upset to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova Caroline Garcia is a dangerous No 4 seed and overcame a scare to beat Laura Siegmund SUNDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY (All times GMT) Rod Laver Arena Doubles match Not before 1.30am: Iga Swiatek (1) vs Elena Rybakina (22) Hubert Hurkacz (10) vs Sebastian Korda (29) 8am: Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) vs Jannik Sinner (15) Victoria Azarenka vs Zhu Lin Margaret Court Arena Doubles match Not before 2am: Jelena Ostapenko (17) vs Coco Gauff (7) Not before 4.30am: Jiri Lehecka vs Felix Auger-Aliassime (6) John Cain Arena Doubles match Doubles match Not before 3.30am: Yoshihito Nishioka (31) vs Karen Khachanov (18) Not before 6am: Jessica Pegula (3) vs Barbora Krejcikova (20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We sometimes record special editions of Tennis Unfiltered during grand slams in an effort to give you even more content. This week, James (in Melbourne) and Calvin talk about the men's draw before George fills us in on what has been happening in the women's. Follow our new Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/unfiltertennis We are on Instagram too: https://www.instagram.com/tennisunfilteredpod/ Remember to keep up to date with your fantasy tennis team: shorturl.at/bisZ7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look over both Australian Open draws, where it was a car crash for the Brits but looked like a win for Novak Djokovic. #UnfilteredFantasyTennis is live! Click here to sign up before Sunday at 10pm: shorturl.at/ptuvz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new era begins. Tennis Unfiltered starts with Calvin Betton (resident tennis coach) calling in from Portugal, James Gray (inews.co.uk and i newspaper) on the line from Melbourne and George Bellshaw (tennis writer) in... north London. It's not all glamour. This week, we tackle the big topics in tennis. Is a sachet of vinegar acceptable to drink on court? What is Cliff Richard's biggest hit? Will Netflix ever learn? We also talk about some tennis too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the last Love Tennis Podcast (sort of). As of next week, we will be Tennis Unfiltered. The OG fans will remember we started this podcast as part of Love Sport Radio, a now defunct radio station, and that's where we got our name: the Love Tennis Podcast, a sort of co-branding exercise. It stuck, and we never bothered to change it. But over time, we've realised that it didn't really suit us as a brand, or reflect who we are. So we've changed. We commissioned an amazing graphic designer called Luke to do all our new logos and banners, which look amazing, and one day you might even be able to buy a t-shirt with the logos on. (We have mock-ups, they look amazing.) Thank you to everyone who listened and contributed in 2022 - your downloads helped us pay Luke a proper wage to do some fantastic work. Not too much will change about the podcast: it will still be James, Calvin and George, talking nonsense. Hopefully it'll be better, the mailbag will be checked more often and we'll be even more successful in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They're back! George Bellshaw, James Gray and Calvin Betton return for the 2023 season to discuss anything and everything tennis related - and more! Are the pre-season exhibitions in the Middle East a complete waste of time? How would we rebuild tennis? Once again we ask: is Nick Kyrgios is right? (No) Is the United Cup a good idea? Will Tim Henman ever stop talking? Is the Forbes list of highest paid female athletes in 2022 total nonsense? Will Rafael Nadal retire this year? Who is Novak Djokovic's new physio? What about Emma Raducanu's new coach? Plus: we answer your questions from Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton, live from pre-season, joins George Bellshaw and James Gray to talk about all the biggest news from tennis this week, including: Why Nick Kyrgios thinks he should be ranked No 2 in the world (see link for the full 'discourse' https://twitter.com/NickKyrgios/status/1602161813998665728) We choose our picks for the following categories Player of the Year Best Newcomer Most Improved Coach of the Year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton (coach), George Bellshaw (writer) and James Gray (journalist, inews.co.uk and the i newspaper) talk about the biggest issues of the week in tennis. This week... What Nick Bollettieri did for the game of tennis Did he really invent the tennis academy? Was he a great coach or a great motivator? And how many wives did he *really* have? The LTA have been fined $1m by the ATP, should the AELTC pay the fine? What will they do next summer, ban Russians and Belarusians again? Could they really be expelled from the ATP and the WTA? We'll also answer your questions, discuss the rights and wrongs of playing in Saudi Arabia (again) and look at the latest doping ban in tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennis coach Calvin Betton returns to the UK and talks to George Bellshaw and James Gray about... The secret to Henry Patten and Julian Cash's record-breaking year, in which they've won nine Challenger titles and are on the verge of Australian Open qualification The ethical issues of playing in Saudi Arabia vs allowing Russian players to play in the UK Why Felix Auger-Aliassime can use Davis Cup success to kick on at grand slams - and why Denis Shapovalov can't What Rafa Nadal is doing in South America NOTES Here is a link to the allegations made by Polish MP Katarzyna Kotula against Mirosław Skrzypczyński (TW: sexual abuse): https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/katarzyna-kotula-prezes-pzt-to-seksualny-predator-krzywdzil-mnie-gdy-bylam-dzieckiem/qj0rnet And Iga Swiatek's response: https://twitter.com/iga_swiatek/status/1595077207130787840 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton dials in from Italy to join George Bellshaw and James Gray of the i newspaper and inews.co.uk to talk all things tennis, including: Will Novak Djokovic ever age? Is he already the greatest 35-year-old in the history of sport? Will he surpass Roger Federer's record of six ATP Finals titles? Do we read much into Rafael Nadal's defeats to Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz? Could he still win the Australian Open next year? Is Casper Ruud sneakily the most consistent player on tour? Or is he just 'a Poundland Djokovic'? Can we possibly agree with Stefanos Tsitsipas on Andrey Rublev's 'very few tools'? Coaching questions for Calvin How gambling on tennis ruined my life, by Hannah Jane Parkinson: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/20/gambling-addiction-tennis-bet365-online-betting-hannah-jane-parkinson WHO IS THE WORST MUSICIAN ON THE ATP? Stefanos Tsitsipas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHiwNG2HVQ&ab_channel=StefanosTsitsipas-Topic Denis Shapovalov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iu64p6RAWc&ab_channel=ShapoMusic-Topic Andrey Rublev - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9OUNt7gjDY&ab_channel=SummerAfternoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices