The On The Line Tennis Podcast

Following Aryna Sabalenka's incredible run to the Australian Open title, I spoke to Gavin MacMillan, the biomechanics trainer responsible for fixing Aryna Sabalenka's serve. 0:22: Gavin MacMillan’s own experience with serve coaching. 5:17: The technical changes Gavin made to Aryna Sabalenka’s serve. 11:35: Changing the Sabalenka groundstrokes. 14:43: How the changes translated to her win against E...

With Ben Rothenberg, we preview the men's Australian Open semifinals between Novak Djokovic versus Tommy Paul and Stefanos Tsitsipas versus Karen Khachanov. Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Paul 0:33: Ben Shelton’s run to the quarters. 4:22: Where US men’s tennis is at. 8:05: Tommy Paul’s run to the semis. 9:29: Touching on Ben’s supposed grudge towards Novak Djokovic. 12:15 Can Paul trouble Djokovic in th...

With Ben Rothenberg, we preview the women's Australian Open semifinals between Elena Rybakina versus Vika Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka versus Magda Linette. Rybakina vs Azarenka 0:44: Has Elena Rybakina been mistreated by press and tournament organisers? 6:47: Iga Swiatek’s loss to Rybakina. 8:55: Jessica Pegula’s loss to Vika Azarenka. Sabalenka vs Linette 11:11: Aryna Sabalenka’s confidence from...

With John Silk, we talk everything Australian Open so far including the biggest upsets, Murray madness and our predictions for the fourth round. Upsets 0:54: Rafa Nadal loses to Mackenzie McDonald after sustaining a hip injury in the third set. 3:34: Casper Ruud loses the backhand battle to Jenson Brooksby. 5:18: Ons Jabeur is defeated by Marketa Vondrousova. 7:10: Taylor Fritz is upset by Alexei...

With Vansh Vermani, we pick our winners in the first-round of the men's and women's Australian Open draws plus we choose our overall winners. Men’s Draw 0:27: Top half predictions for the men’s draw starting with Rafael Nadal v Jack Draper. 9:27: Bottom half predictions for the men’s draw. Women’s Draw 19:28: Top half predictions for the men’s draw starting with Iga Swiatek v Jule Niemier. 30:04:...

With Damian Kust, we review the men's qualifiers at the Australian Open including the best stories from qualifying and Damian's picks for qualifiers to watch in the main draw. Australian Open Men’s Qualifiers 0:46: The unpredictability of this year’s qualifying draw. 1:53: Juncheng Shang is the story of the qualifying draw. 3:41: Brandon Holt and Enzo Couacaud step up in Grand Slam qualifying. 6:3...

With John Silk of Talking Tennis, we review the first week of tennis in Australia including Tsitsipas and Swiatek at the United Cup, Djokovic and Sabalenka in Adelaide and Gauff in Auckland. United Cup 0:54: Rafa Nadal loses his first two matches of the year. 3:41: Alexander Zverev makes his competitive comeback. 5:37: Matteo Berrettini wins back-to-back top-10 matches, his first wins in two years...

With Stephen Boughton of The Slice Tennis, we cover everything from last week's Davis Cup Final including Canada's triumph, Australia's run to the final and the drama in the US Team. Canada win the Davis Cup 0:29: Team Canada win the Davis Cup. 5:50: Felix Auger-Aliassime instrumental to Canadian success. 9:20: Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil round off the Canadian Davis Cup team. Australia Ru...

With John Silk and Owen Lewis, we cover everything from last week's ATP Finals including Novak Djokovic's run to the title and our thoughts on the rest of the field. Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals 1:25: Novak Djokovic's serving performance leads him to a sixth title at the ATP Finals. 7:57: Djokovic defeats Casper Ruud in the final. The Field at the ATP Finals 12:36: Our thoughts on Taylor Fritz...

With Claire Stanley from the Murray Musings podcast, we cover everything from last week's Billie Jean King Cup including Belinda Bencic leading Switzerland to glory and Great Britain's miraculous run to the semifinals. Group Stages 0:43: Great Britain qualify for the semifinals with a dramatic 3-0 victory over Spain. 9:35: Storm Sanders and Ajla Tomljanovic lead Australia to the semifinals. 14:43:...

Joined by 22-time Grand Slam champion Pam Shriver, we breakdown the WTA Finals looking at Garcia's tournament winning performance, Sabalenka's rollercoaster season, Swiatek's defeat and disappointing debuts for Gauff and Pegula. Tough for the Fans 1:36: Difficult debuts for the Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. Semifinal Qualifiers 8:09: Iga Swiatek goes 3-0 in her round-robin matches. 13:0...

With Tennis Channel broadcaster Gill Gross, we breakdown the Paris Masters analysing Rune's epic final against Djokovic, Djokovic's semifinal against Tsitsipas and Medvedev and Nadal's losses plus Simon retires. Gilles Simon Retires 0:57: Gilles Simon retires from tennis. Upsets 6:40: Alex De Minaur defeats Daniil Medvedev. 15:08: Tommy Paul defeats Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz/Rune 20:02: Our first look...

Jack Edward and John Silk discuss last week's events on the ATP tour including Felix Auger-Aliassime's third title in as many weeks in Basel and a much-needed title for Daniil Medvedev in Vienna. Basel 1:21: Home favourite Stan Wawrinka defeats Casper Ruud and Brandon Nakashima in Basel. 5:41: Arthur Rinderknech gets a special mention for his clutch top-20 wins. 6:43: Felix Auger-Aliassime wins hi...

Jack Edward and John Silk discuss last week's events on the tours including the biggest title of Jessica Pegula's career in Guadalajara, Stefanos Tsitsipas's continued troubles in finals, the mess that was the Tennis Napoli Cup and Felix Auger-Aliassime's dominance indoors. Guadalajara 0:55: Marie Bouzkova's emergence as a top player in Guadalajara. 3:23: Maria Sakkari comes through tough oppositi...

Jack Edward and Damian Kust discuss the last week on the ATP and WTA Tours including titles for Djokovic in Astana, Krejcikova in Ostrava, Mertens in Monastir and Fritz in Tokyo. Tokyo 1:29: Miomir Kecmanovic saves six match points in his win over Dan Evans. 2:49: Taylor Fritz breaks Frances Tiafoe's record in tiebreaks to win the title in Tokyo. Ostrava 6:57: An introduction to Alycia Parks who d...

Jack Edward and John Silk discuss the last week on the ATP and WTA Tours including titles for Djokovic in Tel Aviv, Krejcikova in Tallinn, Sherif in Parma, Huesler in Sofia and Nishioka in Seoul. Tel Aviv 2:28: Novak Djokovic's form coming into the tournament. 4:47: Running through Novak's draw. 6:29: How Novak performed in the final against Marin Cilic. 9:20: Djokovic's chances approaching the AT...

Jack Edward and Vansh Vermani discuss the Laver Cup and Roger Federer's retirement plus other tournaments this week in Metz, Tokyo, San Diego and Seoul. Laver Cup 1:01: Thoughts on the Laver Cup in general. 5:16: Andy Murray's loss to Alex De Minaur. 7:13: Federer's last match playing doubles with Nadal against Tiafoe and Sock and his retirement ceremony. 13:31: Djokovic routs Tiafoe on the Saturd...

Jack Edward and Scott Barclay discuss Great Britain's loss in the group stages of the Davis Cup World Group including their ties against USA, Netherlands and Kazakhstan. 1:35: My experience being media accredited at the Davis Cup ties in Glasgow. 7:54: The Netherlands tie against Kazakhstan. 9:23: Cam Norrie's week in Glasgow. 13:24: The late Wednesday doubles between Joe Salisbury/Andy Murray and...

Jack Edward and John Silk discuss this year's men's and women's singles finals at the US Open including Iga Swiatek defeating Ons Jabeur and Carlos Alcaraz defeating Casper Ruud. Women's Singles: Iga Swiatek defeats Ons Jabeur 0:59: John's experience watching the US Open final live. 3:41: Iga Swiatek's ability to deal with pressure and how she performed in the final. 12:25: Ons Jabeur's ability to...

Jack Edward, Vansh Vermani and Owen Lewis review Carlos Alcaraz's epic quarterfinal win over Jannik Sinner at this year's US Open. Story of the Match 1:33: Sets 1 and 2. 9:22: Set 3. 16:54: Set 4. 21:32: Set 5. Analysis 25:32: Alcaraz's backhand return. 28:14: Alcaraz's serving strategy. 33:44: The length of the match suited Alcaraz. 36:00: Did Sinner play a strategically sounder match? The Bigger...

Jack Edward, Vansh Vermani and Isabel Wing review everything that happened during the first week of the US Open including Frances Tiafoe's win over Rafa and Nick Kyrgios defeating defending champ Daniil Medvedev plus our picks for the men's and women's semifinalists. Men's Quarterfinals 1:02: Nick Kyrgios defeats defending champion Daniil Medvedev. 8:01: Karen Khachanov defeats an in-form Pablo Ca...

Jack Edward and Damian Kust breakdown this year's US Open men's and women's singles draws looking at first-rounds to watch, dark horse picks and players that could go far. Men's Singles Draw First Quarter 1:14: The picks of the first-rounds in this quarter including Kyrgios/Kokkinakis, Carreno Busta/Thiem and Wolf/Bautista Agut. 4:58: Analysing Daniil Medvedev's draw. 7:45: Dark horse picks. Secon...

Jack Edward and David Gertler review everything that happened at the Cincinnati Masters including how Caroline Garcia and Borna Coric made surprising title runs. Cincinnati WTA Early Exits 1:02: Serena Williams loses to Emma Raducanu plus discussing both player's chances at the US Open. 5:59: Simona Halep and Coco Gauff opt for caution in the run-up to the US Open. 7:09: Iga Swiatek loses to Madis...

Jack Edward and Nick Carter review everything that happened at the Montreal and Toronto Masters including how Pablo Carreno Busta and Simona Halep earned their titles. Montreal Early Exits 1:17: Trivia question: Pablo Carreno Busta is now the second-oldest first-time Masters champion of all time. Which player is the oldest? Answer revealed at 29:41. 2:15: Andy Murray loses emphatically to Taylor F...

Jack Edward and Vansh Vermani talk everything from the last week of tour tennis including Kyrgios and Samsonova's titles in Washington, Medvedev's return in Los Cabos and Kasatkina's win in San Jose. Washington ATP 0:54: Andy Murray's loss to Mikael Ymer. 4:33: Emil Ruusuvuori defeats Hubert Hurkacz. 7:54: Yoshihito Nishioka's brilliant run in Washington looking at his semifinal win over Andrey Ru...