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Joel, Kim and Chris reunite to catch up on the week in tennis, which saw Danielle Collins storm to her second title in as many weeks and Matteo Berrettini return to the winner’s circle after his comeback from injury. Chris and Alina also report from their week in Estoril where Hubert Hurkacz picked up his clay court title with a final victory over in form Pedro Martinez. Meanwhile, Ben Shelton is...

Joel and Kim are back to catch up on the Miami Open, which saw soon to be retiring Danielle Collins clinch the biggest title of her career with a dream run in her home state, and Jannik Sinner continues his fine run of form in 2024 with his first Miami trophy and a rise to World Number 2. The duo also discuss Grigor Dimitrov’s revival in form and ranking, Iga Swiatek’s shock defeat at the hands of...

Halfway through the Sunshine Double and it’s Carlos Alcaraz who finds form to take the men’s title at Indian Wells whilst Iga Swiatek asserts herself once again as the ‘final boss’ in the women’s event with her second triumph. Tennis Paradise also saw a resurgent Maria Sakkari, Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry renewed and… a bee invasion taking over spider cam. Elsewhere, the gang chat about all the rumours...

Bumper catch-up! Joel, Kim and Chris are back to discuss the many, many stories to emerge from the last week on tour as well as preview Indian Wells. They chat current tennis IT couple Katie Boulter and Alex De Minaur's tournament trophy wins at 500 level events (and the distinct difference in prize money), Andrey Rublev's unsavory default in Dubai, and the recent news that Simona Halep's doping b...

All good swings come to an end as we're back to wrap up both the Middle Eastern and Golden Swings on the ATP and WTA Tours. The WTA1000 event in Dubai saw a surprise winner in Jasmine Paolini whilst top seeds Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff both fell at the hands of eventual finalist Anna Kalinskaya. Meanwhile, in Doha, Karen Khachanov fended off Next Gen breakout star Jakub Mensik to capture his sixth...

Another week and another dominant performance from Iga Swiatek as she wins Doha for a third time in three years (!), Jannik Sinner continue his seamless run of form so far in 2024 in Rotterdam, and Carlos Alcaraz beaten in the Golden Swing as Argentine Wildcard Diaz Acosta takes a surprise title. The trio also ponder the current lack of one-handed backhands in the ATP Top 10, whether the Australia...

With the first Grand Slam of the year in the bag, the gang are back to feast on all the action from the tour as the Middle Eastern and Golden Swings begin. Elena Rybakina clinched her second crown of the year in Abu Dhabi whilst Karolina Pliskova, Ugo Humbert and Tommy Paul were back to title winning ways in Transylvania, Marseille and Dallas respectively. Meanwhile, Italian qualifier Luciano Dard...

The TW trio re-unite for a bit of history as they record live on video for the first time ever to round up all the Finals action from the 2024 Australian Open. With Jannik Sinner claiming his first Grand Slam title with a tenacious comeback victory over 3 time Finalist Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka cruising to a second straight AO title there are plenty of talking points from the weekend tha...

The Finals of the men’s and women’s singles at the Australian Open are set! Kim and Chris are back to talk through all the action from the semi final stage at Melbourne Park, which saw Jannik Sinner inflict the first ever defeat on Novak Djokovic at this stage of the tournament.  Daniil Medvedev also fought back from two sets down to make his way into his third Australian Open final whilst Ar...

Joel and Kim are back to discuss the men’s and women’s quarter final action from Melbourne Park, as the Australian Open heads into its latter stages and Champions await to be crowned. With Sascha Zverev dispatching Carlos Alcaraz with a serving masterclass, Daniil Medvedev triumphing (and not on a plane home!) in 5 over Hubert Hurkacz, and Novak Djokovic finally winning a break point to send Taylo...

Seeds are tumbling in the women’s draw leaving Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka the sole survivors, both hungry to pick up Grand Slam title number 2. In the way of a semi-final repeat of the US Open Final are Barbora Krejčíková and Marta Kostyuk.  Elsewhere there was heartbreak for Elina Svitolina but Ukrainian hopes were kept alive by Dayana Yastremska who continues her dream run down under.&n...

Kim and Chris are back to wrap up the third round action from Melbourne Park as we find out which players have made their way through to the second week of the Australian Open. With top seed Iga Swiatek out at the hands of rising Czech star Linda Noskova and in form Grigor Dimitrov falling to the relatively unknown Portuguese Nuno Borges, it was a round of some surprises. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic...

Joel and Kim are back to catch up on all the Round 2 action from the Australian Open, which saw a 03:40am finish for Daniil Medvedev, the longest tiebreak in women’s Grand Slam history and a storming victory for young talent Mirra Andreeva over Ons Jabeur. With Elena Rybakina falling in epic fashion to Anna Blinkova, Iga Swiatek saving the day against Danielle Collins, and Jessie Pegula and Maria...

Hot! Hot! Hot! A historic Sunday start and the first round is now (finally) in the bag. Join Joel and Chris as they look back on all the action from the first three days including Caroline Garcia's outstanding serving display to oust the returning Naomi Osaka, Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova's shock exit and Novak Djokovic getting pushed like never before in Round 1 of a Grand Slam. They al...

And just like that... it's time for the Australian Open draws! The Tennis Weekly trio are back in double quick time to assess the men's and women's singles draws Down Under, offer up their predictions (Joel goes very rogue with one) plus reveal the latest Collect-A-Set player picks where listeners have a chance to win the coveted Tennis Weekly mug. Is Djokovic set for even more history in Melbourn...

On today's TW Book Club, we speak with author, sportswriter and host of 'No Challenges Remaining' podcast, Ben Rothenberg, about his new book 'Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding her Power and Her Voice'. Join us in this far-reaching discussion as we explore the immediate parallels with her idol Serena Williams, the sacrifices her family put themselves through to get her to the top and the challen...

In their first catch up of the 2024 season, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to round up the first week of action on the ATP and WTA tours, including Germany’s dramatic victory over Poland to win the United Cup in Sydney and the exciting return of Rafa Nadal and Naomi Osaka in Brisbane. With Elena Rybakina winning in supreme fashion in Brisbane, Iga Swiatek continuing her win streak at the United Cup...

2024 is here and what better way to kick-off the new tennis season by taking a trip down memory lane and looking back on all the highs and lows of 2023. So join us as Joel speaks with The Athletic's Tennis Writer Matthew Futterman to review last year's ATP and WTA Tour seasons, dish out some coveted Tennis Weekly awards and make some intrepid predictions for the next twelve months. This episode of...

The Tennis Weekly Trio have access all areas at the UTS Grand Final and are bringing you all the behind the scenes action. We sit down with UTS winner Jack Draper to talk Andy Murray's UTS nickname, ask Andrey Rublev about his 'Rublo' clothing launch and Rafael Nadal's return + Holger Rune tells us about his Nike 'short shorts' collaboration. We also cover the results which saw hometown hero Jack...

Walk-on music, bonus cards, single faults... with the off-season in full swing, the Tennis Weekly trio of Joel, Kim and Chris decided to pop along down to the UTS Grand Final at the ExCel in London for the weekend to see what all the noise was about. Join us in this episode as we go behind the scenes and discuss the real fan experience of the event including the format, the innovations, the player...

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UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live   For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/u...

UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live   For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/u...

UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live   For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/u...

UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live   For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/u...