The On The Line Tennis Podcast

Jack Edward and Damian Kust discuss last week's events on the tours including Garcia's win in Warsaw, Sinner's win in Umag, De Minaur's title in Atlanta, Bautista Agut's second clay trophy in Kitzbuhel and Bouzkova's first title in Prague. Poland Open 1:25: Damian's positive and negative experiences attending the Poland Open. 10:32: Caroline Garcia's win over world #1 Iga Swiatek. Umag 21:31: Jann...

Jack Edward and Owen Lewis discuss last week's events on the tours including Musetti and Pera's wins in Hamburg, Ruud's title defence in Gstaad and Begu's victory in Palermo. Hamburg ATP 0:56: Lorenzo Musetti's difficulty closing out matches in Hamburg. 4:39: Carlos Alcaraz's complicated route to the final. 5:52: How the final played out. 12:48: Summing up the stats. Hamburg WTA 14:11: Bernarda Pe...

Jack Edward talks to the founder of 'The Slice' Stephen Boughton on travelling the world as a tennis journalist. 1:21: Stephen Boughton tells us about 'The Slice'. 5:07: Thoughts on Tennis Twitter. 9:31: Discussing the options for commentary in tennis media. 14:05: Stephen's goals as he travels the tour in Europe. 19:35: The troubles of getting accredited by the media. 31:28: Stephen's favourite C...

Jack Edward and Vansh Vermani review the Wimbledon men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios. 1:28: How Nick Kyrgios won the first set. 5:09: How Novak Djokovic changed the dynamic of the match. 8:27: How the final three sets played out. 12:10: Did Kyrgios ever have a chance in this match? 17:21: Does Kyrgios have a chance at majors going forward? 22:19: When Djokovic hangs up hi...

Jack Edward and Damian Kust preview the Wimbledon men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios. 1:09: Damian's feelings about the final. 2:36: Nick Kyrgios's tournament so far. 8:51: The match-up between the two players. 16:56: Predictions for the match.

I'm joined by Owen Lewis to recap everything from the first week of Wimbledon including the biggest shocks, the best matches and our predicted semifinalists. Our Favourite Matches of the First Week 0:44: Watching Andy Murray losing to John Isner live. 3:44: Serena Williams' loss to Harmony Tan and Novak Djokovic's win against Tim Van Rijthoven. Biggest Shocks of the First Week 4:58: Alizé Cornet u...

Jack Edward and Damian Kust predict the quarterfinalists and the outright winner from this year's Wimbledon men's singles draw. Top Half 1:22: First projected quarterfinalist. Includes Novak Djokovic and Reilly Opelka. 4:22: Second projected quarterfinalist. Includes Jannik Sinner, Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz. 10:05: Third projected quarterfinalist. Includes Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe and Pabl...

Reviewing last week's tournaments as the grass season develops including Hurkacz's win in Halle, Berrettini's win in Queen's, Haddad Maia's win in Birmingham and Ons Jabeur's win in Berlin. Halle 1:19: Hubert Hurkacz defeats the defending champion, Ugo Humbert. 6:02: Hurkacz goes on to defeat FAA and Nick Kyrgios. 7:59: Daniil Medvedev's meltdown and Hurkacz's brilliance in the final + Hurkacz's c...

Reviewing the start of the grass season by covering Berrettini's win in Stuttgart, Van Rijthoven and Alexandrova's wins in s'Hertogenbosch and Haddad Maia's win in Nottingham. Stuttgart 1:22: Matteo Berrettini successfully comes back from surgery to win his sixth ATP title in Stuttgart. 6:40: Andy Murray makes his first ATP final in five months but sustains an ab injury late in the match. 9:42: Ni...

Jack and Gav's review of the men's and women's finals at this year's Roland Garros including Rafa Nadal's win over Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek's win over Coco Gauff. Women's Final 0:53: The pressure on Coco Gauff in getting to her first Grand Slam final. 4:44: Swiatek on learning to accept the outcome from Rafa Nadal. 8:17: Gauff's technical improvements throughout the tournament. 10:58: What Gauf...

With special guests Owen Lewis and Vansh Vermani from Tennis and Bagels Podcast, we review the men's semifinals at Roland Garros, including Zverev's retirement against Nadal and Ruud's win over Cilic, plus a preview of both the men's and women's finals between Nadal/Ruud and Swiatek/Gauff respectively. Men's Semifinals 1:07: Rafael Nadal moves through to the final after Alexander Zverev goes over...

Our definitive review of Rafael Nadal's blockbuster quarterfinal win over Novak Djokovic at this year's French Open with special guests Owen Lewis and Vansh Vermani from Tennis and Bagels Podcast. 1:48: Tactics and execution from both players. 16:36: The tenser moments in the fourth set. 22:02: How the conditions affected both players. 26:40: The significance of the match within their rivalry. 33:...

Everything that's happened in the first round matches of this year's French Open. The Upsets 1:17: Pablo Cuevas gives Jenson Brooksby a clay-court lesson. 3:11: Filip Krajinovic stifles Reilly Opelka's huge serve. 4:32: Tallon Griekspoor defeats Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. 6:16: Denis Shapovalov plays a very poor match in his loss to Holger Rune. 8:09: Dominic Thiem can't find the forehand return...

Damian Kust joins us armed to the teeth with everything you need to know about this year's men's French Open qualifiers. Bottom Half 1:21: Former junior French Open champion Geoffrey Blancaneaux faces Marton Fucsovics. 4:38: Challenger Tour stalwart Bjorn Fratangelo faces Jannik Sinner. 7:28: Coming back from a doping suspension, late-blooming Italian Franco Agamenone faces Mackenzie Mcdonald. 12:...

Our review of an exciting Rome Masters focussing on Novak Djokovic's run to the title, including a quiz in honour of his 1000th win, and digging into Iga Swiatek's continued dominance on the tour. 2:09: Quality of the tournament in general. Men's 3:58: Assessing Rafa Nadal's chances at the French Open after his ongoing foot injury made him unable to stay competitive in his loss to Denis Shapovalov...

Our review of an entertaining Madrid Masters focussing on Carlos Alcaraz's wins over Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal plus Ons Jabeur's maiden WTA 1000 title. Men's Madrid Masters 1:50: Andy Murray's form in his wins over Dominic Thiem and Denis Shapovalov. 12:34: Jack Draper send warning signs to the tour in his loss to Andrey Rublev. 16:51: Dan Evans's tennis IQ in his loss to Andrey Rublev. 19:26:...

A discussion on Sebastian Baez's win in Estoril, Holger Rune's win in Munich and Boris Becker's prison sentence. Estoril 1:14: The tournament venue. 2:50: Frances Tiafoe's comeback over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarterfinals. 7:13: Tiafoe saves three match points against Sebi Korda in the semis. 11:35: Sebastian Baez overcomes a slow start to defeat Marin Cilic in the second-round. 13:39...

A discussion on Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players at this year's tournament, Carlos Alcaraz's win in Barcelona, Djokovic's run to the final in Belgrade and Swiatek's continued dominance in Stuttgart. Off The Court 1:04: Wimbledon decide to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament. 13:30: Andy Murray accepts a wild-card to the Madrid Open. 14:44: Emma...

Our review of an entertaining Monte Carlo Masters, looking at the biggest upsets, the most dramatic matches and dissecting Stefanos Tsitsipas's final three matches. 0:46: The difficulty winning service points in Monte Carlo. The Upsets 2:52: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina pulls off the upset of the week defeating Novak Djokovic in the second-round. 7:21: Felix Auger-Aliassime continues to struggle wi...

A mini-quiz on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, everything that happened in last week's tournaments including titles for Opelka in Houston, Bencic in Charleston, Goffin in Marrakech and Maria in Bogota, plus a quick preview of Monte Carlo. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1:26: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga mini-quiz. 2:21: 1. Who did Tsonga beat in his first-round in his 2008 Australian Open final run? 3:17: 2. Can you name Tsonga's...

Our review of an entertaining Miami Masters focussing on different players including Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Naomi Osaka and eventual champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek. ATP Jannik Sinner v Nick Kyrgios 1:15: Controversy from Nick Kyrgios in his loss to Jannik Sinner. Daniil Medvedev 9:03: Daniil Medvedev figures out Jenson Brooksby in an exciting first time meeting. 11:2...

A mid-tournament recap of everything that's happened in the first few rounds of the Miami Masters and a mini-quiz on Ash Barty after her retirement announcement. ATP Miami 1:00: Venue change from Crandon Park to the Hard Rock Stadium. 5:36: Andy Murray continues his first-round win/second-round loss record from this year but shows encouraging signs going forward. Upsets 10:01: Nick Kyrgios emphati...

Our review of an exciting couple of weeks in Indian Wells including some of Rafa's best matches and Iga Swiatek's run to back-to-back WTA 1000 titles. Indian Wells Men’s Draw Big Upsets 1:23: Gael Monfils plays a smart match against top-seed Daniil Medvedev. 5:56: Jenson Brooksby unpicks fifth-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Defending Champ 8:40: Disrespectful from Indian Wells towards defending champ Ca...

A mid-tournament recap of everything that's happened in the first few rounds of Indian Wells. Losing Champs 0:57: Naomi Osaka. Windy conditions in her first-round win over Sloane Stephens and distress at being heckled in her second-round loss to Veronika Kudermetova. 7:09: Andy Murray. Good win in a third meeting with Taro Daniel this year and positives to draw from a tight loss to Alexander Bubli...

Discussion of last week's tournaments in Monterrey and Lyon, upsets in Davis Cup qualifying, Murray and Lendl's renewed partnership and our picks for Indian Wells. Lyon 2:00: Caroline Garcia continues her comeback with three consecutive three-set wins. 5:33: Zhang Shuai wins her first title in five years. 6:43: Dayana Yastremska reaches her first final in two years despite the pressures of being f...