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Joel and Kim are reunited to round up on all the Finals action from Cincinnati, which saw Novak Djokovic avenge his Wimbledon defeat to Carlos Alcaraz with a marathon Masters victory in just shy of 4 hours, as well as Coco Gauff claiming the biggest title of her career (again!) with a straight sets win over Karolina Muchova.Elsewhere, Britain’s Jamie Murray succumbed in the doubles final with his partner Michael Venus, Iga Swiatek speaks out about online abuse following her semi final loss to Coco Gauff, retirements abound off the back of a gruelling North American hard court swing and news has broken that the WTA Elite Trophy is back in Zhuhai for 2023.Joel and Kim also discuss which active ATP player is the best to not have won a Masters or Grand Slam, and where on earth the WTA End of Season Finals will take place this season.__________________TENNIS WEEKLY MERCHTo browse and purchase from limited edition merchandise designed by Krippa Design go to https://www.etsy.com/shop/TennisWeeklyPodcast All proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do! __________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The players are making their final preparations for the US Open and Joel and Chris are here to discuss who impressed them at the National Bank Open in Montreal and Canada. Will Jessica Pegula take her blistering form to Cincinnati and Flushing Meadows? Has Jannik Sinner cemented his spot as a favourite for the title in the Big Apple? They also unpack the debate and uproar around scheduling in Montreal, where Rybakina and Kasatkina finished at 3am after a 3 hour and 27 minute duel. Samsonova was on double duty on finals day as well as earlier in the week and this lead to a whitewash WTA Final. There is a mysterious player for Joel to identify and the Davis Cup teams are announced for the Finals in September. They preview the Western & Southern Open and make their predictions for the finals and eventual Champions. __________________TENNIS WEEKLY MERCHTo browse and purchase from limited edition merchandise designed by Krippa Design go to https://www.etsy.com/shop/TennisWeeklyPodcast All proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do! __________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pod Joel & Chris talk about Coco Gauff and Dan Evans winning the biggest titles of their careers in Washington and what led to their breakthrough at 500 level. They cover off the events elsewhere in Prague and notably Dominic Thiem’s return to an ATP final at home in Kitzbuhel. Joel sets a Roger Federer themed ‘par for the courts’ quiz that pushes Chris to his limits. Joel & Chris also talk about the introduction of ‘video technology reviews’ at the US Open inducing ‘foot faults and ‘hindrance’ calls, watch out Iga Swiatek! They also look ahead and preview the draws in Montreal and Toronto as the National Bank Open kicks off as the first 1000 event in the lead up to the US Open. __________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back on the tour, back as a three! Chris returns from his travels in Hamburg and is reunited with Joel and Kim to catch up on all the hard and clay court action from the past week on the ATP and WTA Tours.With Champions Iga Swiatek, Taylor Fritz and Sascha Zverev enjoying home success in Warsaw, Atlanta and Hamburg respectively, and first time titles for Arantxa Rus and Elisabetta Cocciaretto in Hamburg and Lausanne, there is tons of tennis and trophies to talk about (not to mention Nick Kyrgios’s Pokémon back tattoo!)With politics at the fore, the trio chat about Andreeva’s skeptical social media liking, the Prague Open banning Russian and Belarussian players, and the Citi Open pre-warning audiences of the upcoming lack of handshake in Svitolina vs. Azarenka.Meanwhile, Joel gives Kim and Chris a testing Par For The Courts, and they look ahead to the combined Washington DC event this week which sees a jam packed women’s draw and a seeded Andy Murray hoping for a strong week on tour.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special episode of TW Meets... Chris gets to sit down and chat with current Top 10 players Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev plus former World No. 2 and Tournament Director Magnus Norman at the Nordea Open.We hear from Ruud on his approach, where he thinks his level is currently at and what he made of home hope Elias Ymer's suspension as it broke in the media. In addition, Rublev talks his clothing brand 'Rublo' as well as reveals the players he gets mistaken for in the locker room!Chris also gives a fan's guide to the Bastad event plus chats to Magnus Norman about his role as Tournament Director at the event and what it means to him.Episode produced by Alina Soponar.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first post-Wimbledon Tour catch-up, Chris and Kim are back together to round up the action from across the ATP and WTA Tours with 250s abound in Bastad, Gstaad, Newport, Palermo and Budapest as we see the return of the Hopman Cup in a new location and time of year.With Andrey Rublev getting the better of Casper Ruud (and his dog!) at the Nordea Open, three first time tour titalists in Pedro Cachin, Qinwen Zheng and Maria Timofeeva, and Adrian Mannarino using experience to overcome young American teenager Alex Michelsen in Newport, they reflect on the past week’s movers and shakers on tour, as well as touching upon unsporting and controversial scenes at the Hungarian Open.Look out for a special bonus episode from Bastad later in the week, with Chris sharing his insight from a week on tour at the Nordea Open featuring interviews with Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Magnus Norman.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fifteen-Love is out now and Tennis Weekly has an EXCLUSIVE interview with the show's creator Hania Elkington alongside tennis star and script consultant Naomi Cavaday about the must watch Aidan Turner and Ella Lily Hyland tennis drama.The show is centered around Justine, a former tennis prodigy who makes an explosive allegation against her former coach. After the allegation, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about their past success.Join Joel & Chris as we chat with Hania and Naomi about the inspiration behind the show, the challenges of getting tennis scenes done right on film (Zendaya anyone?) as well as who they have been impressed with over the last Wimbledon fortnight.**This episode was recorded Thursday 13th July**__________________FIFTEEN-LOVE ON AMAZON PRIMEFor UK & Ireland listeners, Fifteen-love is available now to watch on Prime Video from 21st July 2023.If you’re not yet a Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial.Or if you are only interested in Prime Video, you can sign up for Prime Video on its own for £5.99 per month.Watch the trailer for Fifteen-Love here.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final Wimbledon episode, Joel, Kim and Chris wrap up all the action from Finals weekend at SW19, which saw first time Wimbledon Champions Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova crowned.With Carlos Alcaraz defying Djokovic's bid for a record equalling 8th Title, and Marketa Vondrousova getting the better of a disappointing Ons Jabeur to become the first unseeded women's Wimbledon Champion in the Open Era, there is plenty to discuss.British success was also claimed by Neal Skupski as he added the Men's Doubles to his Slam collection, whilst Henry Searle wins the boys singles for the first time since 1962 and Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett claim another Slam together.The trio also reveal the winner of the latest edition of Collect A Set after 5 contenders battled it out in a tiebreak.__________________BRODIES TENNIS INVITATIONALFor 10% off tickets to The Brodies, go to https://brodiesinvitational.com/tickets/ and use code WEEKLY10 at checkout.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s Wimbledon Semi-Final and Final Preview, Joel Kim & Chris unpack the action from Centre Court across the gentlemans and ladies singles draws. Chris and Joel talk all things Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz to prepare for the ultimate final showdown in tennis. They will contest the number 1 ranking and Djokovic will be playing to extend his all time grand slam lead, keep his calendar grand slam on track and secure a record equalling 8th Wimbledon title. Kim then joins Joel to talk about the Ladies’ Semi-Finals. Joel was courtside to see the action and he gives his take on the performances. Ons Jabeur will face off against Marketa Vondrousova. Both former Grand Slam Finalists looking to secure their first major, can Ons go one further this year? __________________BRODIES TENNIS INVITATIONALFor 10% off tickets to The Brodies, go to https://brodiesinvitational.com/tickets/ and use code WEEKLY10 at checkout.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Kim are back to round up on the Quarter Final action from SW19, with the Final Four of both the Men’s and Ladies Singles Draws now set.From Ons Jabeur avenging her loss in last year’s Final by knocking out defending Champion Elena Rybakina in a 3 set tussle, wildcard Elina Svitolina knocking out World Number 1 to continue her dream return to the tour and Daniil Medvedev putting Chris Eubanks’s inspired grass court run to an end, there is plenty to discuss from the past two days of play.Novak Djokovic still looks on course to win his 8th Wimbledon title, whilst young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are still in the draw hoping to spring an upset. Meanwhile, Marketa Vondrousova goes deep at a Slam for the first time in 4 years - will she make another Grand Slam Final out of seemingly nowhere?__________________🌏 For Tennis Weekly's Exclusive NordVPN deal click here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennisweeklyBy using our link you will be helping to support the podcast and keep us running. We really appreciate it.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Round 4 Wimbledon catch-up, Joel and Chris recap all the shocks and surprises from the start of the second week at SW19.Stefanos Tsitsipas is upset by Christopher Eubanks, Kvitova wins just 3 games against Ons Jabeur and Elina Svitolina defies the seedings (and makes the most of her wildcard) to reach the Quarters. They touch upon some of the scheduling issues around late finishes on Centre Court. Chris gives his first hand perspective after two days on Centre Court and how matches not being completed impact the most committed tennis fans, camping in the queue. They also provide a Collect-a-set update and it's no surprise Kim is out in front with 3 points already secured.__________________🌏 For Tennis Weekly's Exclusive NordVPN deal click here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennisweeklyBy using our link you will be helping to support the podcast and keep us running. We really appreciate it.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunshine at last (for the most part)! Joel and Kim are back to catch up on Round 3 action from SW19 which saw all remaining Brits in the singles draws drop out, and former Champions progress comfortably.From Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s disastrous underarm serve and Bianca Andreescu’s rain delay record to Ekaterina Alexandrova and Chris Eubanks’s recent grass court form, Joel and Kim touch upon the highlights from SW19 from the past two days.Collect A Set picks Andy Murray and Donna Vekic also fall, whilst Petra Kvitova powers through and Frances Tiafoe clings on in a delayed encounter with Grigor Dimitrov.With continued scheduling concerns and rounds gone haywire there is plenty to discuss!__________________🌏 For Tennis Weekly's Exclusive NordVPN deal click here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennisweeklyBy using our link you will be helping to support the podcast and keep us running. We really appreciate it.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Tuesday’s downpour Wimbledon is playing catch-up with Round 2 almost complete. Kim and Chris guide you through the events of Day 3 and then report LIVE from the Wimbledon queue. Kim returning from a day full of action and Chris preparing to camp overnight to watch Djokovic, Alcaraz, Swiatek and the completion of Murray Tsitsipas on Centre Court.Kim tells Chris about all the action from Day 4 where she saw the likes of Kenin, Garcia and Andreeva power into Round 3 and summarises her time at Wimbledon so far. They also speak about Taylor Fritz crashing out to Mikael Ymer and just how wide open the draw is this year.__________________🌏 For Tennis Weekly's Exclusive NordVPN deal click here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennisweeklyBy using our link you will be helping to support the podcast and keep us running. We really appreciate it.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been a very wet and chaotic start to The Championships this year, with the first round not completed at the end of Day 2.Joel and Chris are here to make sense of the madness of Day 1 and the handful of matches that were completed under the two roofs of SW19. We have seen Coco Gauff crash out to former slam champion Sofia Kenin, Andy Murray make easy work of a fellow Brit and Svitolina secure a straight sets with over returning 5 time Champion Venus Williams. They tackle the teething problems with this years’ queue with Joel and Chris are divided on its future as Kim calls in to offer her take as a ‘veteran’ of the Wimbledon tradition. Finally they reveal their Collect-A-Set picks including a champion prediction from Joel as Chris looks to redeem himself post Coco Gauff exit.__________________🌏 For Tennis Weekly's Exclusive NordVPN deal click here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennisweeklyBy using our link you will be helping to support the podcast and keep us running. We really appreciate it.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wimbledon Draw is out!Fresh off the back of a trip to The Boodles earlier in the week, Kim and Chris dust off their Wimbledon tents, get their strawberries out and sink their Pimms-stained teeth into the 2023 Wimbledon Singles draws, looking at projected quarter final match ups, top seeds’ pathways and first round highlight matches.They consider the draws quarter by quarter, make some potentially regrettable predictions and also reveal the anticipated Collect a Set player picks for this year’s Wimbledon edition.In addition, the latest Wimbledon poster art generates some controversy at Tennis Weekly HQ and we hear from Felix Auger-Aliassime and Borna Coric about which player, past or present, they would join the Wimbledon Queue for.Danish joy is also abundant with the news that Caroline Wozniacki will be returning to the tennis court in the near future.__________________🌏 For Tennis Weekly's Exclusive NordVPN deal click here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennisweeklyBy using our link you will be helping to support the podcast and keep us running. We really appreciate it.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s week two on the green stuff and Joel and Chris have all the action covered; from Alcaraz’s first grass court title to Kvitova rediscovering her grass court form. The week also saw titles for Bublik and Ostapenko who sprung upsets to win in three sets in Halle and Birmingham. They look ahead to next weeks tournaments and exciting clashes including a R1 of Ostapenko vs Kvitova. They also discuss the reports of an ATP buyout from Saudi Arabia, the retirement of former world number 2 Anett Kontaveit and put Joel to the test in ‘Par for the courts’. __________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Kim are back to catch up on the first week of grass court action on the WTA and ATP Tours, which saw Nottingham crown Katie Boulter with her first WTA title, Andy Murray make it two trophies on the trot at Challenger Level, and Frances Tiafoe soar into the top 10 with a clutch win in Stuttgart.The pair also discuss the sport’s new power couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa, reflect on Roger Federer’s recent visit to South London (!) and round up many of the top seeds’ poor week on tour in their first appearance back on the green turf.Joel also tests Kim in a Par For The Courts, which she may or may not manage to win, whilst Chris enjoys a Hugo on a rooftop bar in Mallorca.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special episode (our 350th!), Joel gets to chat with 3-time Grand Slam Champion Andy Murray over the course of his triumphant return to the grass at the Surbiton Trophy.Murray talks about Novak Djokovic and the GOAT debate following his French Open win, how Challengers have evolved over the course of his career and what he is looking for from Jonny O'Mara as he comes into Camp Murray.Elsewhere, Joel also speaks to newly crowned British Ladies No. 1 Katie Boulter and her targets for the upcoming few months on home turf as well as gets an insight from one of the Surbiton volunteers into what it takes to put on a combined event at this level.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And that’s a wrap! Joel, Kim and Chris reunite to talk all things Finals weekend at Roland Garros. With Novak Djokovic making history with 23 Grand Slam Titles now to his name and Iga Swiatek defending her title to reign supreme in Paris yet again, there is plenty of action to round up at Tennis Weekly HQ (not to mention a nod to Andy Murray’s title win at Surbiton!).The trio also discuss Dodig’s taxi dilemma, Miyu Kato finding joy in the mixed doubles and more Grand Slam success for Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, as well as announcing the French Open Collect A Set 2023 winner which once again came down to a tiebreaker…!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve reached the semi finals stage in Paris with Kim and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ to chat over the last few days of Parisian action.On the men’s side, they discuss the match that was on everybody’s lips - Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic and whether it lived up to the billing. They also talk about Casper Ruud’s statement win against Alexander Zverev that sees him impressively make back-to-back Roland Garros finals. And on the women’s side, the imperious Iga Swiatek continued her brilliant run and Karolina Muchova stunned Aryna Sabalenka to set up an intriguing final prospect as thePole goes for a French Open title hat-trick!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are getting closer and closer to the business end in Paris with Kim and Chris on hand to mull over all of the thrills and spills (or should that be slides?) from the quarter finals.This includes Carlos Alcaraz going into full on god mode against Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up a tantalising first ever slam meeting with Novak Djokovic and Ruud defeating Rune in the 'Battle of the Scandis'.Elsewhere, there was yet more post-match handshake drama to analyse and dissect as Sabalenka and Svitolina faced off at the net whilst Haddad Maia got the better of her close friend on tour Ons Jabeur.They also provide a further update on Collect-A-Set with the competition down to two for the much coveted (and very elusive) top prize of a Tennis Weekly mug...__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Kim join forces in the latest Tennis Weekly episode to catch up on the Fourth Round action from Roland Garros.With Beatriz Haddad Maia and Sara Sorribes Tormo playing out a war of attrition just shy of 4 hours and Holger Rune getting caught up in double bounce controversy, there are plenty of talking points from day 8 and 9 on the Parisian clay.Meanwhile, Elina Svitolina makes her return to the Grand Slam Quarter Finals in just her 5th tournament back and Alcaraz, Djokovic and Tsitsipas all win through in comfortable fashion to continue their quest for the Men’s Title.Joel and Kim also announce the lucky winner of The Boodles competition prize, and give an update on the fortunes of this edition’s Collect A Set participants!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things in Paris go off the rails as withdrawals, illness and upsets rock Roland Garros, not to mention the French crowd getting involved. Joel and Chris cover all the R3 action heading into the second week.Alcaraz and Djokovic make it through whilst Swiatek and Sabalenka look to be on a collision course. They analyse the play and make the predictions as to who will make it through to finals weekend.It's also the last chance to enter our competition for stadium passes for The Boodles.__________________THE BOODLES COMPETITIONTennis Weekly's French Open Week One coverage is sponsored by The Boodles - the ultimate pre-Wimbledon tennis event at Stoke Park Country House from 27th June to the 1st of July with this year's entry list including Stefanos Tsitispas, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Seb Korda, Lorenzo Musetti, Hubert Hurkacz and more to be announced.Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity and book tickets for The Boodles here.And for your chance to WIN a pair of stadium passes, follow us on social media @tennisweeklypod, like our competition post and tag a friend that you would like to come with you.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And it's live! Tennis Weekly history is made as Chris goes above and beyond by joining the pod direct from Roland Garros to discuss all the action from Round 2 with Joel. The seed shocks keep on coming as Jannik Sinner falls in five sets yet again at a slam, Jelena Ostapenko comes unstuck against Peyton Stearns and Caroline Garcia is stopped in her hometown tracks by Anna Blinkova,Elsewhere, the duo marvel over Gael Monfils midnight heroics and debate double bounce drama that proved pivotal in Cam Norrie's victory over Lucas Pouille to reach R3. Chris also gives an insight (and hot tips!) into what the fan experience is like on the ground as well as what he has got up with his time in the French capital!__________________THE BOODLES COMPETITIONTennis Weekly's French Open Week One coverage is sponsored by The Boodles - the ultimate pre-Wimbledon tennis event at Stoke Park Country House from 27th June to the 1st of July with this year's entry list including Stefanos Tsitispas, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Seb Korda, Lorenzo Musetti, Hubert Hurkacz and more to be announced.Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity and book tickets for The Boodles here.And for your chance to WIN a pair of stadium passes, follow us on social media @tennisweeklypod, like our competition post and tag a friend that you would like to come with you.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bring on Paris! The French Open has begun with Joel and Kim catching up on the first round of action from Roland Garros, whilst Chris makes the trip to Paris to soak up the sights of Round 2.Joel and Kim discuss Daniil Medvedev falling in a shock defeat to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild, Novak Djokovic courting controversy with political writings on the camera, and a barrage of women’s seeds falling early with former Champion Barbora Krejcikova, Petra Kvitova, Belinda Bencic, Maria Sakkari and Veronika Kudermetova all bowing out early.Round one also saw easy enough wins for top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, some unsavoury booing from the crowd over a refused handshake and only one British player fighting their way through to the next stage of the draw.__________________THE BOODLES COMPETITIONTennis Weekly's French Open Week One coverage is sponsored by The Boodles - the ultimate pre-Wimbledon tennis event at Stoke Park Country House from 27th June to the 1st of July with this year's entry list including Stefanos Tsitispas, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Seb Korda, Lorenzo Musetti, Hubert Hurkacz and more to be announced.Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity and book tickets for The Boodles here.And for your chance to WIN a pair of stadium passes, follow us on social media @tennisweeklypod, like our competition post and tag a friend that you would like to come with you.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The French Open is here and Joel and Chris have all the analysis you need of the 2023 Roland Garros draws as well predictions as to who will lift the trophies on finals day in Paris.  With question marks over the fitness of Novak Djokovic and defending champion Iga Swiatek, both draws have never been more open or more exciting. Joel and Chris take us through quarter by quarter; assessing the seeds chances, the mouth watering matchups and the dangerous floaters that could cause chaos in Paris.  They also reveal the Tennis Weekly 2023 Roland Garros Collect A Set picks and invite listeners to play along for the chance to win a coveted TW mug. Send us your predictions via social media or email before the start of play on Sunday (Paris time). Good luck!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, Kim and Chris are back at HQ to catch up on the finals weekend in Rome, which saw two first-time Rome Champions crowned with Daniil Medvedev and Elena Rybakina taking home the titles after a wet and wild weekend in the Italian capital.They also discuss Rafael Nadal’s recent announcement about the future of his career, Andy Murray withdrawing from Roland Garros to focus on the grass court season and Simona Halep receiving a second doping charge in addition to her ongoing suspension.The trio also look ahead to the last batch of clay tournaments prior to Roland Garros and Chris tests Kim and Joel with a Mysterious Player Head to Head for the very first time!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim returns! With her Eurovision exploits over, the trio are re-united at HQ to catch up on the highlights so far from the Italian Open. There’s been yet more controversy with suspect line calling, questionable scheduling and some truly shocking results with Carlos Alcaraz losing to Hungarian outsider Fabian Marozsan and Sofia Kenin surprising Aryna Sabalenka in a battle of the Australian Open Champions. Holger Rune also got the better of Novak Djokovic once more in a three set tussle.They also reflect on the other key results from the past week, look ahead to finals weekend and discuss recent news of Nadal’s possible withdrawal from Roland Garros, as well as consider a recent interview featuring Andrew Richardson, Emma Raducanu’s slam-winning coach which made headlines this week.Kim and Chris also battle it out in a Par For The Courts - buckle up as it’s an epic one!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Chris are back to round off Tennis Weekly’s coverage of the Madrid Open. It’s been an eventful finals weekend with home favourite Carlos Alcaraz defending his title and Sabalenka upsetting Swiatek in three sets. Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Sloane Stephens dropped down from the main tour to pick up titles and Emma Raducanu underwent two of her three scheduled surgeries on her road to becoming injury free.It’s also been a week of birthday celebrations on tour and a story of three varying sizes of cake opening up the conversation on gender equality whilst tournament Director Feliciano Lopez did his best to close down any speech from the women’s doubles finalists. Chris also tries to make par in ‘par for the courts’ with an Italian Open special before they both make their predictions ‘fingers crossed’ for the Men’s and Women’s draws in Rome.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s Madrid mid tournament catch-up, Joel and Chris have all the events from the Spanish capital covered. Unpacking Carlos Alcaraz’s improvements to his serve, Swiatek and Sabalenka surviving their draws and Holger Rune’s need to improve his on court relationship with the crowd.They also delve into Halep’s ongoing doping case and her decision to go public with her frustrations, as well as touching upon the Emma Raducanu’s press conference that caused quite the media meltdown.On a lighter note Chris puts Joel to the test in our popular segment identifying a mysterious player, we celebrate Serena Williams’ surprise second pregnancy announcement at the Met Ball plus Mirra Andreeva's breakout run and breakout compliments for Sir Andy Murray!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back-to-back, three-peat! This week, Joel, Kim and Chris catch up on the past week’s worth of clay court tournaments, which saw title defenses from Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune in Stuttgart, Barcelona and Munich respectively.The week also saw Dusan Lajovic capture his second tour title, defeating Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev en route, Dan Evans making the semis in Barcelona and Botic Van De Zandschulp having one of the toughest losses of his career.The trio also discuss Emma Raducanu’s latest off court (and on court) appearance, rumours about WTA 250 tournament rule changes, and the latest Laver Cup line ups. Meanwhile, Joel and Kim go head-to-head in this week’s Par For The Courts.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The trio are back from their time at the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers to catch up on all the latest action on tour. With Andrey Rublev notching his first ATP Masters 1000 title, Holger Rune battling with the crowd and Novak Djokovic falling to Lorenzo Musetti in a poor performance, there is plenty to unpick from the week in Monte Carlo.Meanwhile, the trio debate the recent announcement that the WTA will return to holding tournaments in China later in the year after their previous suspension due to the Peng Shuai allegations, and they look ahead to this week’s events including the return of Carlos Alcaraz in Barcelona, a jam packed WTA draw in Stuttgart, and Novak Djokovic appearing in the new Srpska Open.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In another special episode live from the Billie Jean King Cup Finals (or rather an apartment with a cathedral view), Joel, Kim and Chris reflect on the final two rubbers between Great Britain and France. The day saw Caroline Garcia fending off a second set resurgence from Harriet Dart to seal victory for France and the British duo of Olivia Nicholls and Alicia Barnett snatching victory in the doubles match against Clara Burel and the experienced Kristina Mladenovic.Kim was also able to ask Caroline Garcia about her 2022 Renaissance (something which frequent listeners know has been discussed at length on the podcast!) and Chris sat down with the British doubles duo Barnett and Nicholls ahead of the tie to get to know them both a little better.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And now it's time for something a bit different... Joel, Kim and Chris are recording LIVE for the first time from the beautiful city of Coventry (with definite views of the Cathedral!) to talk all things Billie Jean King Cup.With GB and France battling it out for a place in the Finals, a lot rested on the shoulders of Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart who both fell in long attritional tie break dominant encounters to their French opponents Caroline Garcia and Alize Cornet, taking France ahead 2-0 in the tie.The trio discuss the performances of Team GB, the speed of the court, the absence of Emma Raducanu and the chances of the Day 2 rubbers to turn things around.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clay season is here and that can only mean one thing... Joel, Kim and Chris are on hand to travel (virtually) across the globe and debate all the key talking points from the past week on tour. With Casper Ruud and Ons Jabeur back to winning ways in Estoril and Charleston respectively, Tatjana Maria defending her Bogota title and Francis Tiafoe playing non stop tennis for two days to win in Houston, there is lots to wrap up (not to mention the Barbie memes doing the rounds on social media!)They also discuss why there are so few WTA 250 events on the tour in the run up to Roland Garros, how Nicholas Massu’s departure may help Dominic Thiem and who is the most likely contender for this week’s Monte Carlo Masters Crown.Joel also tests Kim and Chris with their knowledge of Monte Carlo finalists from this Millennium.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest tour catch up, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to chat through the all the key action from Miami Finals weekend, which saw Petra Kvitova claim her ninth WTA 1000 title and move back into the Top 10, and Daniil Medvedev defeat a tired Jannik Sinner to clinch his fourth title of the 2023 season so far.They discuss the main talking points from the finals and look ahead to how this form will translate onto the clay season, which gets underway this week and features the long awaited return of Elina Svitolina.With breaking news from Wimbledon announcing that Russian and Belarussian players will be allowed to compete this summer, the trio also dive into the decision making and ramifications of this on the tour at large.__________________VOTE FOR TENNIS WEEKLY IN THE SPORTS PODCAST AWARDS HERE Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The full gang are back! Joel is back from his birthday trip to the seaside and joins join Kim and Chris in catching up with all the mayhem and madness from the Miami Open.Whilst Indian Wells Champions Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina are still going strong in the draw, there are some surprise quarter finalists in Chris Eubanks and Emil Ruusuvuori who are bidding to go even further. Meanwhile, Karen Khachanov has broken his Top 10 duck and Stefanos Tsitsipas raises questions about ATP rules surrounding Masters 1000 participation.The trio discuss the latest results, discuss what can be considered the truest court surface, question Del Potro’s desire to return to the tour, and consider plans to view some Davis Cup action later in the year with Manchester being announced as a host city.__________________VOTE FOR TENNIS WEEKLY IN THE SPORTS PODCAST AWARDS HERE Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim and Chris are on the hand this week continuing to fly the flag without Joel (excused as it’s his birthday!) and roundup all the finals action from Indian Wells.With Carlos Alcaraz regaining the World No.1 ranking and winning his 3rd Masters 1000 event, the young Spaniard has completed his return to the tour (and a career Sunshine Double already) with yet another title. Meanwhile, Elena Rybakina reversed her Australian Open Final defeat by beating Aryna Sabalenka to win her first WTA 1000 trophy, gaining another victory over top seed Iga Swiatek en route.Kim and Chris also discuss how Sakkari and Sinner came up short in the semis, the longevity of Rohan Bopanna (and his coffee drinking), the GB squad for the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup Finals tie in Coventry, and reveal their predictions for the Miami Open which gets underway imminently.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the halfway point of Tennis Paradise with Kim and Chris on hand to make sense of all the madness that has happened so far out in the desert at Indian Wells as the tournament reaches the Quarter Final stage.With Emma Raducanu rediscovering some lost form, Jack Draper getting the better of fellow Brits, Medvedev making it 17 consecutive wins and Kvitova battling through in topsy turvy fashion, there is plenty to discuss from the past week on tour.They also discuss Novak Djokovic’s recent Challenger event invitation, ongoing tensions on tour surrounding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and the quality of the (hard?) courts out in California.Chris also brings back Mysterious Player to test Kim and the listeners with a topical puzzle.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode Joel and Chris recap the week that was in tennis, including Medvedev’s hattrick of titles, Kostyuk securing her first title, Vekic returning to the winner's circle and Jarry’s family affair in Santiago. Chris also puts Joel to the test with an Indian Wells themed ‘par for the courts’ inspired by one of his all time favourite players. They both preview the BNP Paribas Open draws including the notable absence of World No.1 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, as well as making predictions for the tournament.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tennis Weekly gang are back and reunited to catch up on the past week’s results, shocks and highlights.They get their teeth into Barbora Krejcikova stopping Iga Swiatek’s one-sided run of form by clinching the WTA1000 title in Dubai, Andy Murray providing continued entertainment on the ATP Tour by reaching the Doha final against fellow former World No.1 Daniil Medvedev, and Cameron Norrie working his magic on the Golden Swing and upsetting current US Open Champion Carlos Alcaraz to win the Rio Open.Debate is also had over recent Roger Federer sightings at Wimbledon, why there seem to be so many injuries on tour, and the late night eating habits of Jessie Pegula.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel, Kim and Chris are back together to catch up on the latest round of tournaments from the ATP and WTA Tours.They discuss Iga Swiatek’s domination of the draw out in Doha, former World No.1’s Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz winning titles in Rotterdam and Buenos Aires, and Taylor Fritz bringing home a title in Delray Beach.The trio also debate Lorenzo Sonego’s alternative career, players becoming politicians, The Eisenhower Cup, and Joel’s favourite pancake topping!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tennis Weekly trio are back together to kick off their latest Tour Catch Up, covering Belinda Bencic’s win in Abu Dhabi and a first ATP Title for China with Wu Yibing winning in Dallas.They also reflect on Jannik Sinner’s title in Montpelier, the rise and potential of Alycia Parks, Holger Rune’s opinion of big servers and Kim’s recent trip to Mallorca!Not to mention the return of Par For The Courts which evokes memories of that Autumnal edition of Roland Garros.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special episode of Tennis Weekly, Chris interviews ATP World No. 9 Holger Rune at the Davis Cup in Denmark. Joel and Chris unpack his game, mindset, and future.  They also speak to Grand Slam winner Rohan Bopanna about his fairytale AO Final with Sania Mirza and going from 30 degree weather in Melbourne to -2 degree Danish Winter. Kim gets her Freddie Nielsen request granted with some classic Freddie moments from the press room that surely abscond Chris from the Slam Spoon of Shame (at least for now). They round up with the Team GB and USA wins and look ahead to the Davis Cup Finals and contemplate their dream finals locations.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!**Special thanks to our on site producer Alina Soponar as well as Thomas Hansen and Mathilde Jorgensen from the Danish Tennis Federation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a weekend that was! With Novak Djokovic securing his record equaling 22nd Grand Slam and 10th Australian Open to reclaim the World No.1 ranking plus Aryna Sabalenka fulfilling her Grand Slam potential to win her maiden major title, Joel and Chris are on hand to cover all the action from the Australian Open Finals.They also reflect on the performances of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Elena Rybakina and ask what could they have done differently and how the results of Australia could lead to a very intriguing 2023 season. They also roundup results from other draws, with Krejcikova and Siniakova defending their title and another WC win for an Australian doubles pairing.Joel and Chris also excitingly reveal the winner of this edition of Collect A Set - and debate who should get the inaugural Grand Slam Spoon of Shame!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And then there were four left standing. On the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel, Kim and Chris catch up on the semi final action from the Australian Open, and also address the controversy surrounding Novak Djokovic’s Father after his Quarter Final match.They reflect on the continuing dominance of Djokovic (and his demolition of Tommy Paul) and whether anyone can end this at Melbourne Park and how Tsitsipas will fare in his second Grand Slam Final after winning steadily over Karen Khachanov.They also discuss how Sabalenka and Rybakina were able to overcome their semi final opponents to set up a big hitting clash, pitting a current Slam Champion against the in-form woman of the season so far.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the quarter-finals upon us in Melbourne, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to catch up on all the action as the tournament heads to its concluding stages.With Magda Linette continuing her unheralded run to the latter stages of a Grand Slam with a win over yet another seeded player, Victoria Azarenka making the semis of the AO 10 years after her last, Aryna Sabalenka not yet dropping a set in 2023 and Elena Rybakina shaping up to prove her worth as Wimbledon Champion, the women’s draw is set for a tasty conclusion.Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic continues to demolish the opposition, Stefanos Tsitsipas makes yet another Melbourne semi, Seb Korda succumbs to Khachanov and injury, and Tommy Paul wins the Team USA battle to give us a mix of predictable and slightly less predictable men’s semi finalists.Joel, Kim and Chris also reveal the joint leaders of Collect A Set before Chris dashes off for an evening of Danish film drama!__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the second week of the Australian Open and the gang are back together to chat all things Round 4 of the Australian Open.With top seed Iga Swiatek ousted by reigning Wimbledon Champion Elene Rybakina, and podcast favourite Caroline Garcia losing to unseeded Magda Linette, the women’s draw has been yet again flung open to further excitement and unexpected outcomes.Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic sails through to the Quarter Finals, Seb Korda continues his superb start to the year, and Jiri Lehecka claims yet another scalp by knocking out Felix Auger-Aliassime.They also give a Collect a Set update as we pass the halfway point of the tournament.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst Kim is enjoying the delights of a cheeky European getaway, Joel and Chris are back to catch-up on all of the third round action down in Melbourne at the Australian Open.There was heart break for last year's Australian Open singles finalists Daniil Medvedev and Danielle Collins as they both crashed out whilst Andy Murray's legs finally gave out on him in an entertaining four set loss to Robert Bautista Agut.They also discuss Sam Stosur's legacy to a singles and doubles tennis court, just how much of a worry is Djokovic's leg heading into week 2 and who has a higher ceiling in tennis in two of the youngest breakout stars at this year's event - Ben Shelton or Jiří Lehečka?__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another round, another rollercoaster! Andy Murray yet again provides the entertainment as he wins a marathon match against Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis, clinching victory in the early hours of the morning in his longest ever career match. Meanwhile, American men enjoy success, Rafael Nadal succumbs in the second round with injury and Danielle Collins learns the rules of a match tie-break the hard way.They also discuss the possibility of a Netflix curse, the viability of late night matches and whether Coco Gauff’s forehand will prevent her from ever winning a singles slam.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.