Tennis Unfiltered

James Gray is joined by Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw to look back at two weeks of mayhem at Flushing Meadows which culminated in Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz being crowned US Open champions, both for the first time. Will Iga Swiatek win all four next year? Will Carlos Alcaraz win any? Has Casper Ruud proven he is a grand slam challenger? Is Ons Jabeur *actually* any closer to winning one? We'll also talk about the future of Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, whether Aryna Sabalenka or Coco Gauff can really step up to win their first slam next year, and what this all means for the rest of the tours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw join James Gray in New York to look at the two singles finals, firstly between Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur, and then between Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James reports live from New York (well sort of - he definitely is there but since this is a podcast, it can't really be called live), talking all things US Open from the last 48 hours. This is a podlet, so sometimes he'll be alone, sometimes he'll be with a guest or two, and it will almost always be quite raw. No music, no editing, just pure, unadulterated mind dump. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James reports live from New York (well sort of - he definitely is there but since this is a podcast, it can't really be called live), talking all things US Open from the last 48 hours. This is a podlet, so sometimes he'll be alone, sometimes he'll be with a guest or two, and it will almost always be quite raw. No music, no editing, just pure, unadulterated mind dump. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin Betton joins James Gray to talk about the first week of the US Open. Is this really the end of Serena Williams? What will Emma Raducanu get out of playing a lower level of tournament? Where is it going wrong for Andy Murray? What next for Harriet Dart? Is Rafael Nadal really in the best shape? What can Daniil Medvedev expect from Nick Kyrgios? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James reports live from New York (well sort of - he definitely is there but since this is a podcast, it can't really be called live), talking all things US Open from the last 24 hours. This is a podlet, so sometimes he'll be alone, sometimes he'll be with a guest or two, and it will almost always be quite raw. No music, no editing, just pure, unadulterated mind dump. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James reports live from New York (well sort of - he definitely is there but since this is a podcast, it can't really be called live), talking all things US Open from the last 24 hours. This is a podlet, so sometimes he'll be alone, sometimes he'll be with a guest or two, and it will almost always be quite raw. No music, no editing, just pure, unadulterated mind dump. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James reports live from New York (well sort of - he definitely is there but since this is a podcast, it can't really be called live), talking all things US Open from the last two days. This is a podlet, so sometimes he'll be alone, sometimes he'll be with a guest or two, and it will almost always be quite raw. No music, no editing, just pure, unadulterated mind dump. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out the men's draw in full and the women's draw in full to see how the brackets might unfold, and make sure to study them carefully before entering our fantasy tennis game, which you can play by clicking here. This week, George, Calvin and James (from NYC) discuss the impact of Novak Djokovic finally withdrawing from the US Open, why grand slam prize money should be REDUCED and how Emma Raducanu might fair in her maiden grand slam title defence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emma Raducanu enjoyed two of her most high-profile wins as she beat Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams comfortably, but then lost to in-form Jessica Pegula. Finding form at the right time, or catching two legends at a bad time? Borna Coric made an incredible return from shoulder surgery earlier this year and years in the wilderness to win the title in Cincinnati, his first Masters 1000 crown. He will now be seeded at the US Open; is he finally about to come of age? In the women's draw, Caroline Garcia won as a qualifier in. Is she now finding her way and adding yet more chaos to the top of the women's game? Both Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal lost in Cincinnati - which of those two is more concerning? And does it just throw the US Open even wider open? Andy Murray throws away a win against Cameron Norrie and suffers bad cramps. What does he have to do to finally make that jump back into the top 30? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Serena Williams says she will retire after the US Open, announcing in a long letter to the tennis world in Vogue that she’s “evolving” away from tennis and will focus now on expanding her family and her business Serena Ventures. What’s been her impact on the game? What’s her legacy? Where does she rank among the greatest of all-time? And what about her clash with Emma Raducanu? Simona Halep is back in the top 10 after winning Rogers Cup beating Zhang, Teichmann, Gauff, Pegula and then Haddad Maia in the final. How much credit should her coach Patrick Mouratoglou be getting? There was a first Masters 1000 title for Pablo Carreno Busta. Is he the most underrated player on tour? Carlos Alcaraz lost to Tommy Paul from a commanding position and spoke about feeling the pressure afterwards. Are we concerned about his US Open chances? Jack Draper beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the biggest win of his career and a place on the cusp of the top 50. What do we think his ceiling is? Nick Kyrgios beat Daniil Medvedev. Does this change our perspective on Kyrgios’s chances at US Open? Dan Evans reached the semis and lost doubles final. After a big week for him, is there any sense that this US Open is last-chance-saloon in terms of having a serious chance of going deep in a grand slam? Andy Murray is set to take on Cam Norrie in Cincinnati, who wins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

- Nick Kyrgios wins singles and doubles title in Washington to announce himself as a challenger for the US Open title. He will be seeded for the singles draw and is probably playing at a top-10 level, isn't he? - Daniil Medvedev also won a title this week in Los Cabos, beating Cam Norrie in the final after another strong week for the British No 1 - Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka faced off in San Jose, but where is this rivalry going? - Afterwards, Naomi Osaka Tweeted and deleted about not having rich parents. Is that where all tennis players' motivation comes from? - Daria Kasatkina is third in the WTA Race after winning the title, beating Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Paula Badosa and Shelby Rogers; (worth noting Gauff is no. 4 in the race) - Terry White asked what we think about not allowing second serves? "Too many serve bots in the game. Has this been tried before?" he wrote on Twitter - Elena Tsourdi asked us about Iga Swiatek's defeat to Carolina Garcia, particularly her destruction on second serve, and whether that concerns us about her form going forward AND FINALLY - Pickleball and padel both got prominent coverage on US and UK TV this week - can tennis get anything out of people picking up these sports? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the singles in Atlanta with a knee problem but did then win the doubles alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis, the Australian Open winning pair Alex de Minaur wins the singles title, beating Jenson Brooksby in the final Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz again to claim his first ATP title on clay - how many times are we going to see that match-up in their careers? Also titles for Roberto Bautista Agut, Caroline Garcia and Marie Bouzkova Goran Ivanisevic says Novak Djokovic is targeting 30 grand slams, but has he worked out the visa implications? Serena Williams has been playing the part of hitting partner to Venus in Washington, but do either of them have that long left? Emma Raducanu has a new coach - on trial - in Dmitry Tursunov, although he is not available for the whole US swing. Needless to say, we have opinions... but he has at least got her playing doubles, it seems. Kyle Edmund is back! He beat Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 7-6(8) to claim a first victory at ATP level since US Open 2020 AND FINALLY Ash Barty got married. Nice one Ash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With James Gray on holiday, Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw discuss all the latest news from the tennis world, including: Novak Djokovic joins the Laver Cup but will having the Big Four on the same squad turn it into a global event? What does Roger Federer's choice of racquet tell us about his career? Dominic Thiem makes a semi-final, he's not had a chance to defend his 2020 US Open title yet... Lorenzo Musetti goes for underarm serve on match point in the semi-finals but still wins and goes on to beat Carlos Alcaraz to the title, while the Spaniard becomes the second-youngest since 2000 (after Rafa Nadal) to reach the top five in the world Casper Ruud beats Matteo Berrettini to the title in Gstaad Irina-Camelia Begu triumphs in Palermo Bernarda Pera shocks Anett Kontaveit to claim victory in Hamburg Andrea Gaudenzi discusses a grass court Masters and hints it will lean towards Germany Elina Svitolina criticises governing bodies for lack of support over Ukraine war while Iga Swiatek holds a high-profile fundraiser and vows keep focus on it AND FINALLY... Venus Williams’ dream tennis dinner party... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Gray, George Bellshaw and Calvin Betton dig into the biggest issues of the week in tennis. 1:35 - Daria Kasatkina reveals she is dating a woman, and her concerns about the taboo over same-sex relationships in Russia. The Russian No 1 also said she wanted "war to end", a significant statement both for its anti-war sentiment and even for defining the invasion of Ukraine as a war, something the Russian regime continues to call a "special military operation". 14:53 - Lleyton Hewitt is inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport, giving an emotional speech in which he said he never expected to be a HoFer, that is was something for his idols. How did the Australian make it so far? And what about that Wimbledon win in 2002? 23:55 - Maxime Cressy wins the title at Newport, serve-and-volleying his way to victory over Alexander Bublik. What is his ceiling? He will now probably be seeded at the US Open, which could make him a tricky early-round opponent for someone. And Calvin's got another theory about the return of S&V in modern tennis... 38:45 - Serena Williams reveals her plans for the summer will take her to Toronto and Washington before New York. How much work does she need to put in to be competitive at the US Open? 45:18 - Inside the secret world of tennis umpires, a Guardian long read. LINKS Daria Kasatkina puts it better than we ever could: https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/tennis-world-showers-daria-kasatkina-with-love-after-star-comes-out-as-gay/news-story/8b0b38bfb57cce0876552a94e2b9e976 Read William Ralston's brilliant piece on umpires here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/07/tennis-umpires-secret-world-you-cant-be-the-players-friend A cricket umpire puts Stuart Broad in his place: https://twitter.com/ClubRespectTeam/status/1546611539523751939 Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lovetennispod And YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_pnF_62lE5rqd9qopYXcg And you can email us [email protected] It's never been easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a full set! George Bellshaw, Calvin Betton and James Gray all manage to get on the same podcast to look back at two weeks of Wimbledon and forward to the hard court season. We asked: Should Novak Djokovic still be confident of beating Rafa Nadal's all-time slam record? Is Roger Federer still the GOAT on grass? Would any of them beat John McEnroe? Is Elena Rybakina a bigger breakthrough than Nick Kyrgios? Will Ons Jabeur ever win a grand slam? Does James need to change his fantasy tennis system? (Answer: always) Was Wimbledon 2022 a success? Why is Andy Murray STILL playing on grass? Dominic Thiem is BACK?! Follow us on Twitter @LoveTennisPod or get in touch with your thoughts [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you so much for listening to all the podlets over Wimbledon. It has been our record fortnight, with thousands of you tuning in to listen. We really, REALLY appreciate it, even if you don't always agree with us. That's why we're here, in the end, to stir the pot a bit! Anyway, weekly pods will be back after Wimbledon - and if you want to play me at Matchpoint Tennis Championships, just drop me a DM... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you so much for listening to all the podlets over Wimbledon. It has been our record fortnight, with thousands of you tuning in to listen. We really, REALLY appreciate it, even if you don't always agree with us. That's why we're here, in the end, to stir the pot a bit! Anyway, weekly pods will be back after Wimbledon - and if you want to play me at Matchpoint Tennis Championships, just drop me a DM... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Order of play for Thursday 1.30pm: Ons Jabeur (3) vs Tatjana Maria Followed by (expected around 3.15pm): Simona Halep (16) vs Elena Rybakina (17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wimbledon order of play for Wednesday Centre Court (from 1.30pm BST) Ajla Tomljanovic vs Elena Rybakina Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz No 1 Court (from 1pm BST) Simona Halep vs Amanda Anisimova Nick Kyrgios vs Cristian Garin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Order of play for Tuesday (All times BST and subject to change!) Centre Court (1.30pm start) Novak Djokovic (1) vs Jannik Sinner (10) Marie Bouzkova vs Ons Jabeur (3) No 1 Court (1pm start) Tatjana Maria vs Jule Niemeier David Goffin vs Cameron Norrie (9) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Order of play for Monday (All times BST and order of play is subject to change) Centre Court (from 1.30pm) Brandon Nakashima vs Nick Kyrgios Paula Badosa (4) vs Simona Halep (16) Botic van de Zandschulp (21) vs Rafael Nadal (2) No 1 Court (from 1pm) Elena Rybakina (17) vs Petra Martic Jason Kubler vs Taylor Fritz (11) Amanda Anisimova (20) vs Harmony Tan No 2 Court (from 11am) Cristian Garin vs Alex de Minaur Alize Cornet vs Ajla Tomljanovic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please tell your friends and tennis partners about the Love Tennis Podcast. We will be releasing new episode EVERY DAY over Wimbledon, and it would be a great shame if we didn't get any new listeners for our trouble. You are our greatest asset, our greatest supporters and the reason we do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look back at all the biggest stories of the last week including: Petra Kvitova won in Eastbourne and turned a few heads in fantasy Stefanos Tsitsipas "proved" he can play on grass Emma Raducanu's ongoing injury scare Nick Kyrgios is up to his usual tricks again Novak Djokovic still won't get vaccinated Enter Fantasy Wimbledon here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SlzP2_ikNbyjxVJMEUynBQTKhJGtdKeLJ_qS3aUySJ0/ Follow your progress here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sb92qUwEerHozhfcw0TtTyK9l9la7oTaWOUFAPSJckg/ Plus a look forward to the Day 1's order of play: All courts start at 11am BST unless otherwise stated Centre Court (1.30pm) Novak Djokovic (1) vs Kwon Soon-woo Alison Van Uytvanck vs Emma Raducanu (10) Andy Murray vs James Duckworth No 1 Court (1pm) Mirjam Bjorklund (Q) vs Ons Jabeur (3) Jan-Lennard Struff vs Carlos Alcaraz (5) Angelique Kerber (15) vs Kristina Mladenovic No 2 Court Cameron Norrie (9) vs Pablo Andujar Bernarda Pera vs Anett Kontaveit (2) Jannik Sinner (10) vs Stan Wawrinka (WC) Maria Sakkari (5) vs Zoe Hives (Q) No 3 Court Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Hubert Hurkacz (7) Danielle Collins (7) vs Marie Bouzkova Tamara Korpatsch vs Heather Watson Ryan Peniston (WC) vs Henri Laaksonen Court 12 Casper Ruud (3) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas Kaja Juvan vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (32) Belinda Bencic (14) vs Qiang Wang Steve Johnson vs Grigor Dimitrov (18) Court 18 Jodie Burrage (WC) vs Lesia Tsurenko Enzo Couacaud (Q) vs John Isner (20) Jay Clarke (WC) vs Christian Harrison (Q) Marta Kostyuk vs Katie Swan (WC) Court 4 Tommy Paul (30) vs Fernando Verdasco Camila Osorio vs Elise Mertens (24) Martina Trevisan (22) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto Carlos Taberner vs Reilly Opelka (15) Court 6 Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Ugo Humbert Clara Tauson vs Mai Hontama (Q) Tamara Zidansek vs Panna Udvardy Taro Daniel vs Sebastian Baez (31) Court 7 Anhelina Kalinina (29) vs Anna Bondar Alejandro Tabilo vs Laslo Djere Oscar Otte (32) vs Peter Gojowczyk Court 8 Maximilian Marterer (Q) vs Aljaz Bedene Aleksandra Krunic vs Sorana Cirstea (26) Daniel Altmaier vs Mikael Ymer Daria Saville (WC) vs Viktoriya Tomova Court 9 Benoit Paire vs Quentin Halys Federico Coria vs Jiri Vesely Lucia Bronzetti vs Ann Li Yanina Wickmayer (Q) vs Lin Zhu Court 10 Ylena In-Albon vs Alison Riske (28) Rebecca Marino vs Katarzyna Kawa (Q) Maddison Inglis (Q) vs Dalma Galfi Alexander Bublik vs Marton Fucsovics Court 11 Thiago Monteiro vs Jaume Munar Jule Niemeier vs Xiyu Wang Tim van Rijthoven (WC) vs Federico Delbonis Court 14 Adrian Mannarino vs Max Purcell (Q) John Millman vs Miomir Kecmanovic (25) Astra Sharma (Q) vs Tatjana Maria Oceane Dodin vs Jelena Ostapenko (12) Court 15 Nikoloz Basilashvili (22) vs Lukas Rosol Kaia Kanepi (31) vs Diane Parry Dusan Lajovic vs Pablo Carreno Busta (16) Shuai Zhang (33) vs Misaki Doi Court 16 Katerina Siniakova vs Maja Chwalinska (Q) Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Kamil Majchrzak Tallon Griekspoor vs Fabio Fognini Ekaterine Gorgodze vs Irina-Camelia Begu Court 17 Frances Tiafoe (23) vs Andrea Vavassori Carolina Garcia vs Lily Miyazaki (WC) Magda Linette vs Fernanda Contreras Gomez (Q) David Goffin vs Radu Albot (Q) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Novak Djokovic appears to have been given the softer end of the Wimbledon draw Rafael Nadal will have to battle but the podders still reckon he'll make it through Who is the dark horse to come out of a wide-open bracket and reach the quarter-finals? Is there anyone Iga Swiatek should be scared of? How glad is Ons Jabeur to have avoided her half of the draw? How many Brits can make it through? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A PACKED podcast with more stories than ever, including: Serena Williams made her comeback official and will play doubles at Eastbourne with Ons Jabeur before taking a singles wildcard at Wimbledon Naomi Osaka will not be there though after failing to recover from an Achilles problem, and she says she is trying to master the phrase "after the storm comes the calm" Eugenie Bouchard said she would not play Wimbledon because it would be a waste of her protected ranking entries when she can't pick up any points Emma Raducanu has pulled out of Eastbourne due to an ongoing side strain and is inevitably an injury doubt for Wimbledon Tim van Rijthoven and Stan Wawrinka both have wildcards to Wimbledon main draw Rafa Nadal announces his foot is (mostly) fine and his wife is (entirely) pregnant Jannik Sinner has a new coach, formerly Simona Halep's coach Darren Cahill Ons Jabeur beats Belinda Bencic to win a stacked draw in Berlin Beatriz Haddad Maia wins her second title of the summer on grass while Katie Boulter also shows some form in the same tournament in Birmingham Hubert Hurkacz strengthens his Wimbledon credentials by beating Daniil Medvedev to claim the title in Halle Dominic Thiem gets accused of making an adult film, when in fact he was just grunting playing tennis! Has tennis gone soft on drugs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Murray played his first grass-court final since 2016, when he won Wimbledon, but he could not get over the line against a resurgent Matteo Berrettini in Stuttgart. There was good form for Nick Kyrgios who was stopped by Murray in the semi-final but revealed afterwards that he had been racially abused by the crowd. Stefanos Tsitsipas was another who ran into Murray in good form, and is yet to show what he can do on grass All of which gets us wondering.... how high can Andy Murray fly on grass this summer? Tim van Rijthoven comes from outside the top 200 to win in s’hertogenbosch, beating all top three seeds including Daniil Medvedev in the final! Dan Evans picked up the title in Nottingham, a Midlands win for the Midlands boy, while Ken Skupski and Jonny O'Mara beat Calvin's superstar pair to the doubles Trophy Beatriz Haddad Maia won both the singles and the doubles in the WTA event And not forgetting... a WTA event in Berlin coming up, the ATP heads to the Queen's Club and Sue Barker is to step down from heading the BBC coverage of Wimbledon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART 1 Rafael Nadal won his 22nd grand slam title at Roland Garros, sweeping aside Casper Ruud with apparent ease. Has it changed the way we see the GOAT debate? Nadal did reveal he would have a non-invasive nerve procedure in an effort to limit the pain in his foot after having anaesthetic injections throughout the tournament. How long has he got left on his left foot? Casper Ruud admitted the occasion got to him after he managed to win just six games. Will he be back here again? Coco Gauff seemed to experience similar as she was beaten by Iga Swiatek. What does Gauff have to do to compete at that level? Iga Swiatek is now 35 matches unbeaten. Is there anyone out there who can stop her? PART 2 Alexander Zverev has announced he has had surgery on his 3 torn ankle ligaments. When will we see him back in any meaningful way? Emma Raducanu has another injury, this time an apparent side or rib strain. Is she in a race against time to be fit for Wimbledon? The WTA are reportedly in talks to award 50 per cent ranking points to players at Wimbledon, reneging on their previous withdrawal. Does that suit anyone? Who is better: Pat Cash or Patten-Cash? Get to know Britain's most in-form doubles pair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rafael Nadal is looking to win a 14th French Open title and maintain his 100 per cent record in the final of Roland Garros Casper Ruud is in his very first grand slam final and has never played Nadal competitively What could possibly go wrong?! And on Saturday Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff in straight sets to claim her second French Open title (in front of Robert Lewandowski), leaving the American tearful but proud of her achievements Both women used their platform during the tournament to highlight causes close to their heart Swiatek was asked many things in her post-match press conference, but also about what make-up she wears, a question that harked back to a bygone era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Zverev was taken off court in a wheelchair to end a thrilling semi-final against Rafael Nadal Nadal stopped keeping balls in his pocket because conditions were so humid Casper Ruud was interrupted in his effort to beat Marin Cilic by a climate change protestor The Norwegian triumphed though and will face Nadal in Sunday's final Coco Gauff takes on Iga Swiatek in the women's final on Saturday (2pm BST) Who do we want to win? Who do we *need* to win? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there any way of stopping Iga Swiatek? How on earth did Coco Gauff get so mature at 18? How can Alexander Zverev beat Rafael Nadal? Is Nadal's foot going to be alright? Where did Marin Cilic's form come from? What can Casper Ruud do in the tennis world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Read James' comment piece on the scheduling at Roland Garros here: https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/french-open-schedule-2022-women-match-men-primetime-slot-1662774 We also ask: Did Casper Ruud really shout at Holger Rune in the locker room? How is Marin Cilic still not done yet? Is Iga Swiatek starting to show some weaknesses? Can Daria Kasatkina stop her? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How on earth do you explain Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal? Where did Djokovic go wrong? How fit is Nadal really and will we see him at Wimbledon? Is 1am in May too late and too cold to play tennis? Plus: Zverev vs Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Fernandez's injury and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Order of play for Tuesday (All times UK) Court Philippe Chatrier 11am: Martina Trevisan vs Leylah Fernandez (17) Followed by: Coco Gauff (18) vs Sloane Stephens Followed by: Alexander Zverev (3) vs Carlos Alcaraz (6) Not before 7.45pm: Novak Djokovic (1) vs Rafael Nadal (5) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will Felix Auger-Aliassime regret not serving at 70 per cent? How is Rafa Nadal playing? Can Coco Gauff stop Iga Swiatek? Where did Sloane Stephens' form come from? This and so many other questions to answer from Roland Garros... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin and James raw and unedited on Saturday's action at Roland Garros Jessica Pegula is the highest ranked seed left in the women's draw except for Iga Swiatek Who can challenge the Polish world No 1? Is Aryna Sabalenka ever going to win a grand slam? What does Andrey Rublev add to the draw? Why did we never believe that Daniil Medvedev could be good on clay? What is Holger Rune's deal? James will be taking no questions about the football now and for some time afterwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a match between Fernandez and Bencic! Anisimova got away with one Norrie’s French Open campaign is over Gauff dispatched the giant-killer Kanepi It’s a big day for the top half pretenders tomorrow: Pegula vs Zidansek, Badosa vs Kudermetova; Keys vs Rybakina and Sabalenka vs Giorgi. Holger Rune vs Hugo Gaston on Saturday night Medvedev faces Kecmanovic, which feels like a big test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic: who are we more convinced by? Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev: who are we less convinced by? Can anyone stop Iga Swiatek and is it worth trying? How do we rate the British effort? Plus a look ahead to how the quarter-finals might be shaping up and why Irina-Camelia Begu was not disqualified from the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calvin and James discuss high-profile defeats for Emma Raducanu and Maria Sakkari, while Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz both faced match points but somehow came away with victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a late-night finish from Tsitsipas and Musetti, this podcast needs no introduction. Also it's very late and I'm very tired. Instead, here is Benoit Paire's introduction to his press conference. **** I would like to talk about Wimbledon. I would like to know if ATP defends more players or Russia. This is why I wanted to talk with you guys. Because we are going to play a tournament without any points. When some people had COVID, we didn't say, Oh, okay, we should cancel the tournament altogether. But then we have three or four Russian players, including Medvedev, and we are rallying against Wimbledon. I think it's a pity, because if we were to listen to all the players, players do not understand this decision. 99% of players, they want to have points and to play the tournament as it was before. So I want to know if ATP wants to defend players or Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Roland Garros wrap includes: Amanda Anisimova beating Naomi Osaka Osaka's Wimbledon bombshell and reaction from Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic Emma Raducanu almost slipping on a first-round banana skin Novak Djokovic standing up for players' rights Here is Tuesday's order of play (All courts start at 10am BST unless stated; British players in bold) Court Philippe Chatrier Play starts at 11am Alize Cornet vs Misaki Doi Casper Ruud (8) vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Paula Badosa (3) vs Fiona Ferro Not before 7.45pm: Lorenzo Musetti vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) Court Suzanne Lenglen Facundo Bagnis vs Daniil Medvedev (2) Not before 12pm: Lloyd Harris vs Richard Gasquet 1-6 2-5 Taylor Townsend vs Carolina Garcia Hugo Gaston vs Alex de Minaur (19) Chloe Paquet vs Aryna Sabalenka (7) Court Simonne Mathieu Tessah Andrianjafitrimo vs Karolina Pliskova (8) Not before 11.30am: Benoit Paire vs Ilya Ivashka 3-6 2-1 Frances Tiafoe (24) vs Benjamin Bonzi Simona Halep (19) vs Nastasja Schunk Pablo Carreno Busta (16) vs Gilles Simon Court 5 Not before 11am: Ekaterina Alexandrova (30) vs Greet Minnen Irina-Camelia Begu vs Jasmine Paolini Court 6 Danielle Collins (9) vs Viktoriya Tomova Not before 11.30am: Sebastian Korda (27) vs John Millman 1-0 Adrian Mannarino vs Federico Delbonis Claire Liu vs Tamara Zidansek (24) Giulio Zeppieri vs Hubert Hurkacz (12) Court 7 Emil Ruusuvuori vs Ugo Humbert Not before 12pm: Madison Keys (22) vs Anna Kalinskaya 2-1 Jessica Pegula vs Qiang Wang Bjorn Fratangelo vs Jannik Sinner (11) Rebecca Sramkova vs Daria Kasatkina (20) Court 10 Joao Sousa vs Chun-Hsin Tseng Shelby Rogers vs Tereza Martincova Roberto Carballes Baena vs Oscar Otte Panna Udvardy vs Fernanda Contreras Gomez Court 11 Ricardas Berankis vs Laslo Djere Jiri Lehecka vs David Goffin Irina Bara vs Yulia Putintseva Madison Brengle vs Mihaela Buzarnescu Court 12 Denis Shapovalov (14) vs Holger Rune Not before 12pm: Pedro Martinez vs Henri Laaksonen 6-2 4-6 0-2 Mayar Sherif vs Marta Kostyuk Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Kaja Juvan Jiri Vesely vs Steve Johnson Court 13 Aleksandra Krunic vs Kamilla Rakhimova Not before 11.30am: Arantxa Rus vs Elena Rybakina (16) 1-6 4-2 Peter Gojowczyk vs Lorenzo Sonego (32) Angelina Kalinina vs Hailey Baptiste Marco Cecchinato vs Pablo Andujar Court 14 Lucia Bronzetti vs Jelena Ostapenko (13) Not before 11.30am: Arthur Rinderknech vs Alexander Bublik 2-6 2-4 Andrey Rublev (7) vs Soonwoo Kwon Camila Giorgi (28) vs Shuai Zhang Lucas Pouille vs Zdenek Kolar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We'll be doing daily podlets from Paris to cover off each day's play and preview action from the next day. We hope you enjoy! If you want to watch James' video diaries, head to instagram.com/jamesgraysport Ons Jabeur left the women's draw even more wide open when she lost to Magda Linette Garbine Muguruza can't buy a win and the last person she needed to face was Kaia Kanepi Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is supposed to be good on clay! Plus: Could Nadal REALLY lose in R1? Could Djokovic REALLY lose in R1? (No and no.) How will the Brits fare on Monday? Will it just rain all day and what happens if it does? The show courts on Monday are as follows... Court Philippe Chatrier Play starts at 11am BST Iga Swiatek (1) vs Lesia Tsurenk Diane Parry vs Barbora Krejcikova (2) Jordan Thompson vs Rafael Nadal (5) Not before 7.45pm: Novak Djokovic (1) vs Yoshihito Nishioka Court Suzanne Lenglen Play starts at 10am BST Amanda Anisimova (27) vs Naomi Osaka Stan Wawrinka vs Corentin Moutet Anett Kontaveit (5) vs Ajla Tomljanovic Lloyd Harris vs Richard Gasquet Court Simonne Mathieu Play starts at 10am BST Ocean Dodin vs Andrea Petkovic Cameron Norrie (10) vs Manuel Guinard Linda Noskova vs Emma Raducanu (12) Benoit Paire vs Ilya Ivashka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/lovetennispod Play fantasy tennis here: https://forms.gle/wTitJ6wQqMGHny1v9 Follow your progress here: https://rb.gy/xkx8b9 This week, George, James and Calvin react to the breaking news that Wimbledon has been stripped of its ranking points for 2022 as the two tours fire back over the decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine. Is it the right thing to do? How will Wimbledon react? What next? Will anyone notice? They also look over the French Open draw and try to pick their fantasy teams in an effort to avoid anyone finding out how little they really know about tennis(!). As always, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review if you are able to do so. We love getting them and it helps us do more with our podcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices