Tennis Weekly

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 i...

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 ca...

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 Eub...

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 fi...

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...

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...

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...

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 potent...

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...

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...

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. Elsewh...

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...

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...

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'. Elsewhe...

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 retur...

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...

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...

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 s...

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; assessi...

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 se...

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 Cha...

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 t...

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 t...

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...

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 th...