Tennis Rules can feel so subjective depending on the tournament or the umpire in the chair. Coco Guaff and Daniil Medvedev bore the brunt of these rules last week in different ways that could have been avoided.
This week on the podcast we are looking into two tennis rules that dominated the headlines last week. Video Review and Ball Abuse violations were back in the headlines and not for the right reasons. Tennis rules can seem either obscure or subjective which doesn’t seem ideal in a sport where things normally land in the black-or-white column; here we had many shades of gray. Nick and Anastasia get into these rules, what they are, how they are implemented and if more clarity is needed.
We also get into Qinwen Zheng winning the China Open, Novak Djokovic surviving, Jannik Sinner ending his season which means Zverev ends the year as number 1 and does having fun make Carlos Alcaraz unstoppable?
Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:51 Part 1 - Know the Rules - How tennis complicates itself
04:41 Video review in Tennis and how it changed in 2026
06:53 The Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev Case
11:39 The Coco Gauff v Sun Xinran Case
18:58 The fallout of the Gauff incident
26:58 Ball abuse rule and recent incidents
39:52 Part 2: The News - Qinwen Zheng wins in Beijing
45:36 Mirra Andreeva is the New World no. 3
48:41 Carlos Alcaraz is back with a mustache
52:25 Survive and Advance the Novak Djokovic story
54:58 Jannik Sinner is out for the season
59:21 Players of the fortnight - Arthur Gea and Nikola Bartunkova
01:04:12 Upcoming tournaments and local events
01:06:22 Outro
Links:
💬 Thank you for Listening.
Leave us a 5⭐️ star rating and drop us a comment we would love to hear from you.
For Bonus Content and find out what tournament we are off to next, subscribe to our free newsletter - https://groundpass.substack.com
To Support Ground Pass - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/support
Shop the Ground Pass Merch - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop
Where You can Find us Online:
Website - www.groundpasspodcast.com
Email - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast
X: https://x.com/groundpasspod
About Us: Ground Pass is a tennis podcast for the rest of us. Hosted by Anastasia Folorunso and Nick Carter, it breaks down the pro tour for casual fans and anyone new to the sport, no jargon, no gatekeeping. From Grand Slam drama to the players you should know, we make tennis easy to follow and fun to obsess over.
Disclaimer: This video does not contain a paid for advertisement. PR samples are denoted by the term ‘ad - gifted’. Links containing ad affiliate links are denoted by a '*'. This means that if you click on an affiliate link, go through to the retailer and purchase an item, we will receive a small percentage of your purchase. Check out our website for a full disclaimer: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/about
","author_name":"Anastasia Folorunso, Nick Carter"}