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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 doub...

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 domi...

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...

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 wi...

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, Ka...

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 Rybaki...

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,...

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...

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 wor...

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 Lorenz...

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...

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...

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 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 an...

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...

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 sa...

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 Rob...

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...

On today's episode, the gang are back at HQ to discuss the first couple days of action in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic returned with a flourish to Rod Laver Arena and Andy Murray grabbed victory from the backhand of Matteo Berrettini. They also reflect on other British fortunes with Emma Raducanu having a surprisingly comfortable win and Jack Draper cramping out to Rafa Nadal. They also discuss top s...

With the Australian Open rolling into view, Joel, Kim and Chris get together to discuss the Men’s and Women’s singles draws. With some tantalising first round matches beckoning, including defending champion Rafael Nadal versus the young Brit Jack Draper, they look ahead to potential upsets, close encounters and matches for the memory. The trio also make potentially shocking predictions as they rev...

Tennis is back! And so are Joel, Kim and Chris who get their teeth into what's in store for the 2023 tennis season, which has already seen a handful of tournament Champions being crowned and a lot of off-season chat to excite the tennis world. With Team USA winning the inaugural United Cup and Coco Gauff claiming the title in Auckland, the year has started well for US prospects. Meanwhile, Novak D...

The Tennis Weekly 2023 Crowdfund is now open! LINK TO TENNIS WEEKLY 2023 CROWDFUNDER Joel, Kim & Chris would like your support to help Tennis Weekly thrive in 2023.  We are entering the fifth year for the podcast and 2022 has certainly been our most eventful (and successful) yet. Listener funding has been critical to our success up to this point and will help secure the show's future plus...

It's time for the annual 'Tennis Weekly End of Season Quiz'! Joel, Kim and Chris close off their last weekly podcast of 2022 with their usual festive quiz offering. Join them as they go head to head as well as challenging listeners to take part themselves. With rounds on ATP, WTA, Grand Slams/Team events, there is plenty of opportunity to test your memory on the 2022 season that was! Play alo...

Was it ever even in doubt? This week, Joel, Kim and Chris catch up on the ATP Tour Finals, which saw Novak Djokovic go undefeated and claim his sixth title at the event plus become the oldest ever Singles winner with a victory of Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final. They also discuss Joe Salisbury clinching the doubles title for Great Britain, and look ahead to see who will be making the cut at the Tour...

In our latest TW Meets... we speak with Billie Jean King Cup and Nottingham Open Tournament Director, Rebecca James. We ask her what it takes to become a Tournament Director, how she handles the pressure and last minute curve balls (*cough* Fort Worth) and what the ingredients are for the perfect tennis tournament.   Joel and Chris delve into why the UK is such a great place to watch tennis,...