Talking Tennis

A look back on the week's tennis on the men's side which concluded with today's Monte Carlo final between Holger Rune and Andrey Rublev. Rublev came from a set down to take the biggest title of his career. Talking Tennis also looks toward the upcoming tournaments in Barcelona and Munich. Carlos Alcaraz returns to action in Barcelona but compatriot Rafael Nadal remains sidelined. This podcast is av...

Ons Jabeur beat Belinda Bencic in straight sets to get her clay-court season off to a title-winning start while Tatjana Maria defended her Bogota title by beating Peyton Stearns in three sets. In this first episode of a weekly show, Nick is joined by Hanlon Walsh, who was in among all the action in Charleston. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRX...

Casper Ruud's 2023 season finally feels as though it got underway on Sunday, after arguably his best performance of the year against "blazing" Miomir Kecmanovic in the Estoril Open final. It was a bad day all round for Kecmanovic as he also lost the doubles final alongside fellow Serb Nikola Ćaćić. Elsewhere, the weather has caused chaos with the schedulers in the United States, where Frances Tiaf...

Miomir Kecmanovic beat Marco Checchinato with relative ease, 6-3 6-1 while Casper Ruud saw off Quentin Halys in a much tighter affair, 6-4 3-6 7-6. Here is a round-up of the day's action, from start to finish, including quotes from both Kecmanovic and Ruud. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/po...

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#atp #estorilopen After a difficult start to the year, Dominic Thiem is beginning to find his rhythm once again. On Thursday he beat America Ben Shelton in the Estoril Open round of 16, where Thiem's clay court experience over the novice showed. Thiem was an early break down in the match, and said he was saying "bad words" to himself at this point. "It was a horrible start," Thiem told the media a...

In an exclusive interview with Talking Tennis, Toni Nadal talks about Rafael Nadal's potential return to the tour, as well as how his nephew has evolved as a player and the matches that got away. Despite winning 22 Grand Slams, it could always have been more and there are a few 'what if' moments in Rafa's career. Toni highlighted the knee issues that scuppered his French Open chances in 2009, as w...

#pickleball #nike #rogerfederer #rafaelnadal #novakdjokovic #serenawilliams Talking Tennis spoke to former Nike director of tennis Mike Nakajima about Roger Federer's departure from the brand as well as the possibility that Rafael Nadal might follow suit. Mike also told us that tennis business "needs to improve" if it wants to fend off the threat posed by rival game pickleball. This podcast is ava...

Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have both crashed out at the first hurdle in Miami but the biggest drama of the day was the late withdrawal through injury of WTA world number one Iga Swiatek. Catch all the latest news from Florida, including some live action, with John, Damian and Mario. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxH Apple Podcasts: htt...

In the wake of four walkovers in two rounds in the Indian Wells doubles tournament, Reilly Opelka once again reiterated his negative stance towards to the form of the sport, where he had previously suggested scrapping doubles altogether. But does he have a point? Doubles expert Will Boucek and John Silk sat down to discuss. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f...

Maiden Indian Wells titles for Elena Rybakina and Carlos Alcaraz rounded off two fun weeks in Tennis Paradise and our man on the ground, Jack, was there to see some of the action. From an Andy Murray win in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev complaining about the speed of the surface and saying he should know "because" he's a "hardcourt specialist," Talking Tennis has you covered. Can Medvedev and S...

As we enter the final stages in the desert, Damian and Mario take you through the tournament thus far and look ahead to what's in store. Aryna Sabalenka's back-to-back wins over Barbora Krejcikova and Coco Gauff have been impressive. But can she beat Maria Sakkari and then potentially Iga Swiatek to win another big title in 2023? Sakkari herself is enjoying her second consecutive good run at India...

A lot has happened at Indian Wells over the first three rounds... and Damian and Mario are here to tell you all about it. On the men's side, Stefanos Tsitsipas came and went, but with shoulder issues that cast doubt over his Miami appearance, Daniil Medvedev is still in the tournament, but has lamented the court speed, while Andy Murray continues to defy both his age and hip, as he is set to play...

The draw has been made but can Iga Swiatek repeat last year's success? She has avoided her recent nemesis Barbora Krejcikova, unlike Aryna Sabalenka who is on a collision course with the Czech in Round 4. On the men's side, there is a potential Round 4 clash between Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, who are both, in their own ways, enjoying resurgences. Stefanos Tsitsipas is also on the same s...

Daniil Medvedev has now won three titles in a row, and beaten a number of top ten players en route, after a barren spell, but does this mean he's back? Alex de Minaur won the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, and will head to the Sunshine Double in fine fettle. On the women's side, Marta Kostyuk won her first WTA title in Austin while Donna Vekic's fine form continued in Monterrey where she beat Caroline...

Barbora Krejcikova won her first WTA 1000 title of her career after beating World No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships singles final. Elsewhere, Carlos Alcaraz was unable to make it back-to-back titles in South America, as Cameron Norrie saw off the Spaniard following three tight sets. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz beat Marseille local Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets t...

Daniil Medvedev won just his third title in the last 18 months, beating Jannik Sinner in the final in Rotterdam. Absent from the tour for four months, Carlos Alcaraz returned to winning ways to win the Argentina Open, beating Britain's Cameron Norrie in the final in Buenos Aires. On the women's side, Iga Swaitek returned to form in stunning fashion as she successfully defended her title at the Qat...

Daniil Medvedev overcame a slow start to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina while Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime sailed through in straight sets. Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, gets his 2023 underway in Buenos Aires. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752...

Stan Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet are through to Round 2 in Rotterdam at the expense of Alexander Bublik and Pablo Carreño Busta. The two veterans will meet in Round 2. Also in Rotterdam, Grigor Dimitrov beat Aslan Karatsev in straight sets. Elsewhere, in the WTA 500 in Doha, Leylah Fernandez fell in straight sets to top seed Karolina Pliskova. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open...

It's been quite a seven days in the world of tennis with Belinda Bencic maintaining her impressive 2023 form by winning the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, saving three championship points against Liudmila Samsonova. Meanwhile, Wu Yibing also saved championship points en route to becoming the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title, rallying in a three-set, all-tiebreaker thriller to beat John Isne...

Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur have been two of the most successful players on the women's tour over the last two years. But what has been the secret to their success? We all know about the issues that Sabalenka has had with her serve but a defeat to Jabeur at the French Open in 2020, led the Belarusian to join forces with the data analyst that helped bring about her demise - Data Driven Sports An...

Does Andrey Rublev have the tools to go the next step in 2023? Was 2022 a disappointment or a success? Talking Tennis speaks with journalist Brian Rosenthal to find out. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752 Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1...

Sofia tells Talking Tennis what life is like lower down the rankings and her time on the tour. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752 Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1ae Subscribe to our YouTube channel... htt...

Doubles legend Sania Mirza played her final Grand Slam match in Melbourne after reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final alongside childhood friend Rohan Bopanna, giving an emotional speech on Rod Laver Arena. Though the Indian duo lost a tight two-setter to Brazilians Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos, the trophy ceremony took time to celebrate Mirza, a former WTA No. 1 and six-time Grand Sl...

In winning his tenth Australian Open, Novak Djokovic has drawn level with Rafael Nadal on 22 Grand Slam wins. But how many more will he go on to win? Is the Slam race still on? And how much better is the world number one than the rest of the field? Runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas is the bridesmaid once again, but will his time come? And if so, when? A good tournament for American tennis, with breakth...