Tennis Weekly

We've returned! Joel, Kim and Chris are back with a bang to round up the past week on tour, with Team Europe clinching the Laver Cup in last-ditch fashion from Team World, Rafa Nadal confirmed for the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga this November, and a host of Asian Swing tournaments to wrap up, including a win for retro Marin Cilic and a trophy on home turf for Shang Juncheng in Chengdu.Coaching changes abound too with Coco Gauff splitting from Brad Gilbert, and Naomi Osaka and Wim Fissette parting ways with Osaka moving to Team Mouratoglou.The trio also look ahead to the Beijing Open which sees the world’s top players return for the WTA 1000 and ATP 500 events this week, whilst Joel teases Kim, Chris and the listeners to a new edition of Par For The Courts!SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

After two plus decades on the ATP Tour, Andy Murray has finally hung up his tennis racket (is someone cutting onions nearby?). So what better way to celebrate the moment by joining Joel and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ to take a look back and reflect on his defining moments and achievements in this Tennis Weekly Top Ten.From Grand Slam delights to Olympic gold medals and everything in between - including that Caroline Garcia prediction tweet - what makes the Andy Murray list? What takes our No. 1 spot? What moments get a special mention? And what have we left out?Join us to find out and do let us know what you think of our list, what Andy Murray moments have we missed that would be on yours plus what should our topic of choice be for our next countdown. Let us know!Recorded: 15th August 2024SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

The US Open 2024 Finals are upon us! After a fortnight of thrills, spills and few a shock along the way, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to look back at the men’s and women’s singles finals. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka have made it two hard court slams from two this year, with straight sets victories over first time American finalists Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula respectively.The trio delve into the key talking points from both finals, as well as celebrating some success for Great Britain with Mika Stojsavljevic becoming the first British girls' Grand Slam champion in 15 years. Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson also righted their recent Wimbledon heartbreak by clinching the Men’s Doubles title at Flushing Meadows with victory over Krawietz and Puetz.And lastly, the latest winner of Collect A Set is announced, which once again came down to a tiebreak…!FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

Semis, semis, semis and there was a bit of everything on show at the US Open - including a bit of Jack Draper vom on the tennis court. That aside, it was Jannik Sinner who reached his first Grand Slam final in Flushing Meadows with a straight sets victory over the Brit in conditions that pushed both competitors to the limit.And the Italian will go on to face Taylor Fritz who became the first American since 2009 to reach a Major final (Andy Roddick at Wimbledon!) with a five set win over Frances Tiafoe who was running on empty by the end. And in the women’s draw, we may not have got the Battle of the Billionaire daughters but Jessica Pegula powered into her debut Slam final with a three set win over Karolina Muchova to set up an intriguing duel with Aryna Sabalenka who is chasing her second Major title of the season.Lots to discuss as always with Joel, Kim and Chris including a look ahead to the two finals this weekend and who we think will come out as the victors.FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

The Americans are coming for a US Open title with 4 American players into the last 4 across the men’s and women’s events. Could it be an all American double and one of Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe taking home the title along with Jessica Pegula or Emma Navarro? Trying to stop the American party in New York is World Number 1 Jannik Sinner who got his revenge over Daniil Medvedev for his Wimbledon loss and set up a semi-final against Britain’s Jack Draper. Draper is the first British player to make the semi-final’s since Andy Murray won the title in 2012. Can he match the achievement this weekend? Elsewhere Karolina Muchova made it into the last 4 for the second successive year having missed the first two slams of the season through injury. She had to battle a stomach bug as well as Haddad Maia but made sure she sealed her place in the last 4. Joel and Chris also make predictions as to who will win the semi-finals and what the scoreline will be so make sure you let us know if you agree with them!FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

Joel and Kim are back to catch up on the 4th round action from Flushing Meadows, New York, as the Quarter Final line ups start to take shape.With Britain’s Jack Draper through in seamless fashion, Americans Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz giving home fans something to shout about, and Sacha Zverev still on course for a maiden slam win, the Final 8 is shaping up nicely.Meanwhile, in the ladies draw, Qinwen Zheng battles through a late night finish to defeat Donna Vekic in a rematch of the Olympic Final last month, in form American Jessica Pegula clinches her berth in yet another Slam Quarter, and defending Champion Coco Gauff falls to countrywoman Emma Navarro in a 3 set display of poor execution.They also give a mid-tournament Collect A Set update, reflect on the dodgy video review call in the Kalinskaya-Haddad Maia match, and admire Karolina Muchova’s brilliant run through the draw with her latest victory over the very consistent Jasmine Paolini.FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

The second week is set at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, without Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz. Words we never thought we would be saying! Alexei Popyrin got his revenge after losing to Novak Djokovic twice at slams already this year. This means Novak Djokovic is without a slam for the first time since 2017 and the first time since 2002 that one of the Big 3 have not won a slam. Now that the draw has opened it up it presents a big opportunity for slam winner Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev as well as home hopes Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe to be the first US male winner since Andy Roddick in 2004! On the women’s side the top seeds had no trouble racing through to Week 2, with Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Sabalenka and Paolini all breezing through to Round 4. Muchova and Wozniacki are on the comeback trail and have made it to the fourth round for the second year in a row despite not having the most time on court in preparation. Joel and Chris also look ahead to some of next week’s clashes and revisit their Tennis Weekly predictions and make new ones based on the form of the top players in Week 1 and the luck of the draw in New York. FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

Joel and Kim are here to catch up on the second round action from Flushing Meadows in New York City, with the US Open now well underway in the hot, hot heat.Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton have made their way through to setting up a highly anticipated US Open rematch in the 3rd round after their comfortable wins in the round of 64. Meanwhile, top seeds Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner safely progress, with Djokovic clocking up yet another milestone with 90 match wins now achieved at each of the 4 Grand Slams. With Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejickova ousted by Elena-Gabriela Ruse, and Karolina Pliskova retiring after 3 points against Jasmine Paolini, it hasn’t been the best of days for the Czech ladies. Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter also bow out, leaving no British women in the third round.Joel and Kim also touch upon the epic first round encounter between Dan Evans and Karen Khachanov which has become the longest ever match in US Open history, and reflect on Emma Raducanu’s disappointing US Open and what has contributed to her poor result here yet again.FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***

Kim and Chris catch up on the opening round’s action from Flushing Meadows, as the US Open gets underway in New York.With comfortable wins for defending Champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff, former Champion Naomi Osaka delighting fans with a stylish win over Jelena Ostapenko, and Danielle Collins refusing her retirement ceremony after a first round loss, there is plenty of action to sink our teeth into in just the first day and a half!Iga Swiatek endures a gritty opponent in Kamila Rakhimova, whilst Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter get the win for the Brits, and Holger Rune, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas have tournaments they’d rather forget with early losses. Meanwhile, Kim and Chris unpick some controversial comments made by Ben Shelton, and Chris tries to recover from another heartbreaking defeat for Sloane Stephens.Collect A Set predictions from Joel, Kim and Chris are also revealed - let’s see who will manage to avoid the Slam Spoon of Shame come the tournament’s end!FUNGIBALLJoin the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game.Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UKNFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains TaxThe value of investments is variable and can go down as well as upAdditional fees may applySOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!***