Tennis Asia Podcast

We discuss the incredible first title win in Chengdu for 19-year-old Shang Juncheng, aka Jerry Shang. He becomes the first player born in 2005 or later to win an ATP title, and just the second man from China to win an ATP title. How far can this young talent go? Also discussed is the Hangzhou Open, with a run to the final for Zhang Zhizhen and a semifinal run for Bu Yunchaokete, with Bu entering t...

A look ahead at the qualifying tournament for the 2024 US Open. Can players like Bu Yunchaokete, Coleman Wong, Sara Saito, Alex Eala and Hong Seong-chan qualify for their first slam main draw?

Eddie and Alastair discuss Japanese star Kei Nishikori's remarkable run at the Canadian Masters event in Montreal, where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas on the way to the quarterfinals. Also on the agenda: -Moyuka Uchijima gets her first-ever WTA 1000 win; disappointment for Naomi Osaka. -Coleman Wong of Hong Kong finishes runner-up at the Lincoln Challenger; China's Bu Yunchaokete reaches the...

Eddie and Alastair reflect on Zheng Qinwen's amazing tournament that saw her take out the top player in the world and clinch a gold medal for China. Also covered are: -Olympic silver for ZZZ and Wang Xinyu. -Hong Seongchan's excellent run in Washington, including his career-best win over Karen Khachanov. -Preview of the Canadian Open, including a blockbuster tie between Naomi Osaka and Ons...

Eddie and Alastair look ahead to all of the singles and doubles events at the upcoming Paris Olympics. As well as discussing the prospects for players like Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, and Rohan Bopanna, they talk about what the Olympics means in tennis, past Olympics winners, and how there might not be any tennis tournaments in Korea were it not for the Seoul Olympics. They also talk about the te...

Eddie and Alastair preview the men's and women's draws for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon is about to start and we've got some pretty interesting draws. Eddie and Alastair discuss the prospects for numerous Asian players, including Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina, Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, Jerry Shang, Sumit Nagal, Alexander Bublik, Kei Nishikori, Kwon Soonwoo, and many mor...

Eddie and Alastair discuss: -Zhang Zhizhen's run to the semis in Halle, defeating Medvedev and reaching a new career high and seeding at Wimbledon. -Naomi Osaka and Zheng Qinwen's performances -New ATP rule changes mean good news for Kwon Soonwoo -Jerry Shang, Sumit Nagal, Jang Su-jeong -A look ahead at Wimbledon qualies

This review of Roland Garros comes a bit later than planned but it feels an appropriate time to release this one since all the players of Asian nations have been knocked out the singles. Nonetheless it's been an eventful tournament with much to talk about, including: -An incredible match from Naomi Osaka against Iga Swiatek. -The end of Moyuka Uchijima's incredible run against Sabalenka. -...

Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Roland-Garros qualifying tournament (including Moyuka Uchijima and Alex Eala) and preview the French Open main draw which starts on Sunday. What are the prospects for the Asian players such as Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, Kei Nishikori, Naomi Osaka and Elena Rybakina? They also cover some of the Asian players’ performances in the recently completed...

Eddie and Alastair review an eventful week in Asian tennis, including: -Taipei Challenger success for Adam Walton, and decent runs for Hsu Yu-hsiou and Ilya Marchenko. Nam Ji-sung and Ray Ho win doubles. -Italian Open: Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen's runs to the quarterfinals in Rome. -Moyuka Uchijima's incredible title triumph in Madrid, her third title in three consecutive weeks, and ne...

Eddie and Alastair discuss an eventful week in Asian tennis, including: -The Italian Open in Rome, featuring the Tennis Asia supermatch between Naomi Osaka and Zheng Qinwen, as well as success for Zhang Zhizhen over Ben Shelton. -A review of the Wuxi Challenger where Bu Yunchaokete had a great week. -A look ahead to the Taipei Challenger. -The machine that is Moyuka Uchijima, who apparently can&#3...

-Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Guangzhou ATP Challenger event, covering Bu Yunchaokete, Adam Walton and a superb week for Tristan Schoolkate -A look ahead to the Wuxi Challenger -W100 in Gifu: the champion Moyuka Uchijima on the rise, and Jang Su-jeong exceeding expectations -A review of the the Madrid Open featuring Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina -A look ahead to W75 event...

A lot covered in this episode, including: - The ATP Challenger events in Shenzhen and Guangzhou - The Philippines' teenage tennis sensation Alex Eala makes history at the Madrid Open - Chinese hopeful Jerry Shang's 4-hour battle against Corentin Moutet and controversial loss to Davidovich Fokina - Disappointment for Zheng Qinwen in Madrid - Japan's doubles star Ena Shibahara's run at the W100 sing...

Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Gwangju Challenger, and Eddie gives his predictions for Shenzhen. Also discussed are Sumit Nagal's UK visa conundrum, the WTA 500 in Stuttgart (particularly Zheng Qinwen and Elena Rybakina), and the upcoming Madrid Open.

Eddie and Alastair discuss last week's Busan Open, the ATP Challenger 125 event, and Eddie gives his predictions for Gwangju.