Tennis Weekly

Joel and Kim catch up on the latest week on tour, which saw Caroline Garcia continue her rejuvenated season by capturing the Poland Open and defeating World No.1 Iga Swiatek en route, Marie Bouzkova winning her first tour title over an erratic Potapova, and Jannik Sinner getting the better of Carlos Alcaraz for the second time in the past month. They also discuss the Aussie domination in Atlanta,...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim catch up on the past week on tour which saw Casper Ruud defend his Gstaad title, Bernarda Pera make it two titles on the trot and Daria Kasatkina come out in a brave public statement. They also discuss Lorenzo Musetti winning his maiden ATP Tour Title with a victory over Carlos Alcaraz in Hamburg, Irina Begu capturing the Palermo crown 5 years a...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim chat to Mike Dickson, tennis correspondent for the Daily Mail, about his new book Emma Raducanu: When Tennis Came Home. They chart Emma’s path to US Open glory by looking back at her upbringing in Bromley, her formative years on the lower rungs of the tour, the effect of lockdown and her innate curiosity which compels her to continually self-imp...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim catch up on the week on tour post-Wimbledon which saw Maxime Cressy and Bernarda Pera win their first tour titles, as well as Francisco Cerundolo and Petra Martic picking up titles on the clay. With Maxime Cressy looking set to be seeded at the US Open, Dominic Thiem picking up his first two wins back on the ATP Tour, two Serbian WTA Finalists a...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel talks to Director Barney Douglas and Composer Felix White about their new documentary McEnroe . Joel has a virtual sit down with the two to discuss how they brought to life a cultural icon on the big screen, what they learned during the filmmaking process from an outsider perspective and how they captured the fiery personality of a player known to many...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim round up the Wimbledon Finals action, which saw Elena Rybakina clinch her maiden Slam Title and Novak Djokovic claim a 4th consecutive Championship on the lawns of SW19. With Rybakina sealing a comeback victory over Ons Jabeur, she has made history for Kazakhstan, becoming the first player representing the nation to win a Grand Slam. Meanwhile,...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim round up the action from the semi finals at Wimbledon, which saw Britain's Cameron Norrie fall to six time Champ Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal withdrawing through injury, Ons Jabeur making history for Tunisia and Elena Rybakina ousting in form Simona Halep in straight sets. They discuss Rafa’s withdrawal and the debate around the concept of lu...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim catch up on the Quarter-Finals action from Wimbledon. They reflect on five sets galore in the men's draw as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both battle back from the brink against the young pretenders Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner whilst Britain's Cam Norrie made a Slam semi-final for the first in his career with a thrilling win over...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim catch up on the 4th round action from The Championships, Wimbledon. With Cam Norrie being the last remaining Brit in the singles draw there is hope for home fans despite Heather Watson’s loss to the young German Jule Niemeier. Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios proves he can behave with a 5 set win on Centre over Brandon Nakashima, and Novak and Rafa overc...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim catch up on the third round of Wimbledon which saw an aggro filled match steal the show between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas late on Saturday night. With controversy galore to discuss from their encounter, along with Iga Swiatek’s 37 match win streak finally coming to an end at the hands of Alize Cornet, and Heather Watson making it throu...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim take a look back on all the action from Round Two at Wimbledon. From despair to triumph, it was a mixed couple of days for the Brits as Murray and Raducanu failed to progress whilst there were more unexpected victories from Katie Boulter, Heather Watson and Liam Broady all defeating higher ranked opponents. Elsewhere, it was another uncharacteri...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Chris roundup the main action from Round One of Wimbledon. They discuss how Matteo Berrettini and Marin Cilic didn’t make it onto court as they both test positive for Covid-19. Will Wimbledon need to make a policy change to control the outbreak? Serena Williams makes her Wimbledon return and loses out in a dramatic 3h 11m epic to Harmony Tan who was...

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In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim roundup the past week on grass, which saw Matteo Berrettini successfully defend his Queen’s Club Title, Beatriz Haddad Maia making it two titles from two on the grass and Serena Williams announce her return to the game in time for SW19. With Hubert Hurkacz putting himself forward as a contender for Wimbledon with victory in Halle, and another ti...

In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim catch up on the grass court season so far, which saw a dream week for Dutch Wildcard Tim Van Rijthoven winning at home in S’Hertogenbosch and a maiden title for Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in Nottingham. With Andy Murray reaching his second tour final of the season out in Stuttgart, there are many positives to take from his performance this we...

In the latest episode of our Book Club series here at Tennis Weekly, Joel and Kim chat to former British No.1, Grand Slam Finalist and Tennis Broadcaster, John Lloyd about his new autobiography, Dear John. They chat about John's life in the public eye, his marriage to Chris Evert, his time as GB Davis Cup Captain, his Mixed Doubles Slam Triumphs and his life in the commentary box. John shares...

Hello! Important announcement from HQ - we've rebranded! The podcast is moving forward and into a new era. From this day on, we will be known as Tennis Weekly to our listeners. Joel and Kim aren't going anywhere and none of our four series including The Tour Catch-Up, Grand Slam Round-by-Rounds, Meets... and Book Club will be either. 'The Passing Shot' will also be sticking aro...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim roundup the Finals action from Roland Garros 2022, which saw Rafa Nadal winning an unthinkable 14th French Open title and Iga Swiatek extending her dominance at the top of the women’s game with her 2nd slam. Joel and Kim dissect the two singles finals, how first time finalists Casper Ruud and Coco Gauff shaped up o...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim catch up on the semi final action from Roland Garros 2022. With Rafa Nadal making it through to his 14th French Open final after two lengthy sets and by way of a nasty injury to Sascha Zverev, and Casper Ruud making his Slam final debut with a 4 set win over veteran Marin Cilic, there is plenty to roundup and previ...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim dissect the Quarter Finals of the 2022 French Open, which saw Rafa Nadal get the better of long time rival Novak Djokovic in a late night match, and Coco Gauff reach her Maiden Slam semi final. With the night session scheduling under fire, Joel and Kim catch up on the action from the past two days of play, with the...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim catch up on all the latest action from the 4th round at Roland Garros. With an all Scandi quarter final set between Holger Rune and Caspar Ruud, Joel and Kim discuss Stefanos Tsitsipas’s somewhat surprising loss to the young Dane, who become the second teenager to reach the Quarter Finals after Carlos Alacaraz. Joe...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Chris catch up on all the action from Round 3 at the French Open as well as look forward to what's in store for Week Two. Up for discussion this episode, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic go one step closer to renewing their rivalry whilst Daniil Medvedev surprises himself and spectators with his form, brushing asid...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim catch up on the latest happenings from Round 2 of the French Open. With 5 set escapes from Carlos Alcaraz and Sacha Zverev against tricky opponents, the default dilemma surrounding Irina-Camelia Begu and the continuing removal of top 10 seeds in the women’s draw, Joel and Kim discuss all the key talking points from...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim roundup the main action from Round One of the French Open. From defending champion Barbora Krejickova being upset by local hope Diane Parry, the in form Ons Jabeur losing in the first match of the tournament, and Naomi Osaka succumbing to Amanda Anisimova for a second Slam in a row, several women’s seeds have falle...

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot Joel and Chris reflect on the 2022 Roland Garros draws and reveal who they are predicting for glory in two weeks time.   With a big question mark around Nadal’s fitness, he now faces a sooner than anticipated  Quarterfinal match-up against Novak Djokovic. Joel and Chris take us through the draw quarter by quarter; assessing the seeds chances, the mouth wat...