Sweating Shanghai, Anisimova's golden year goes on, plus H&H are champions again

Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw and James Gray are all back to discuss the last week of action in tennis, as the Far East swing continues apace and the weather really starts to bite...

• Jannik Sinner wins the title in Beijing, incredibly his first non-slam title of the year, but then limps out of the Shanghai Masters with severe cramps
• At least he didn't get coded for lack of effort, like Daniil Medvedev did in Beijing the week before...
• Gael Monfils is to retire at the end of next season, bringing to an end the golden generation of French players that included Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
• Alexander Zverev calls out tournament directors for making all surfaces the same to benefit Alcaraz and Sinner
• Amanda Anisimova wins in Beijing to continue her sensational 2025
• Sonay Kartal shocks Mirra Andreeva to secure her first ever top-10 win
• Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic get into it during a bad-tempered last-16 match
• Heather Watson is taking a forced break from tennis until February 2026

And more!

You can also watch a version of the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpO0ako_jKQ

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