Tennis Weekly

It's time for a very special episode from Tennis Weekly HQ as we celebrate the career on Rafael Nadal as we take a deep dive into the Spaniard's extraordinary career, counting down his top 10 most iconic moments.From his unparalleled dominance at Roland Garros to his epic Grand Slam battles with Federer and Djokovic, and even having a tennis court named after himself whilst still playing in Barcelona (!), we relive the matches and milestones that have defined the King of Clay’s legacy.Join us as we celebrate the resilience, passion, and brilliance of one of tennis’s all-time greats. Whether you’re Team Rafa or simply a fan of the sport, let us know what your favourite Rafa memories are - what would make YOUR Nadal countdown list?**This episode of Tennis Weekly was recorded on 11th November 2024**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!***

It's crunch time on the tour and the Tennis Weekly trio are back to revel in it all. We break down Jannik Sinner’s incredible rise (and dominance), culminating in his first ATP Finals crown, and Taylor Fritz serviing into a career-high No. 4 after an impressive run in Turin. Plus, the tennis world is buzzing as Rafa Nadal gears up for Spain’s Davis Cup opener in Malaga — will he get the chance to play? Who will be in attendance? Could we see a certain Roger Federer looking on? All to be revealed!Meanwhile, Team GB are on fire in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter have taken down Germany and defending champs Canada to reach the semis. How far can they go? The crew gives you their verdict as they enter the Final Four. And in other news, we discuss scoring systems in this week's Mailbag as Billie Jean King proposes scrapping the traditional set up to appeal to a younger audience — we're not so sure!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!***

Tour finals galore! We're all back once again at Tennis Weekly HQ to look back on the past week of action, which saw Coco Gauff clinch the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia in thrilling fashion (along with a tasty pay packet).Meanwhile, the ATP Finals got underway in Turin where Carlos Alcaraz suffered an opening defeat to Casper Ruud whilst the trio discuss Stefanos Tsitsipas’s recent social media comments on the new two week Masters 1000 format and argue over whether it should have a future on the circuit.Qualifiers Benjamin Bonzi and Denis Shapovalov also brought home the Metz and Belgrade titles respectively, and Britain’s Cam Norrie reached another ATP Final in a more positive end to a difficult season. Iga Swiatek is also in Malaga as the Billie Jean King Cup Finals begin, looking to end the season on a high after a tricky few months on tour.Joel also tests Kim, Chris and the listeners on recent WTA Finals tour winners!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!***

The Race to Turin is ON! Join the Tennis Weekly gang as they look back on all the key action from the Paris Masters, which saw Alex Zverev serve up a masterclass (quite literally) to defeat Ugo Humbert and win his 7th ATP Masters 1000 Title. Elsewhere, Diana Shnaider continued her brilliant season with a win over Britain’s Katie Boulter in Hong Kong to capture her 4th title of the year, and Viktoria Golubic ended an 8 year title drought with a win at the Jiangxi Open.The trio also reflect on the action so far from the WTA Finals in Riyadh, ponder where future Finals could be held, and also consider the latest news that Goran Ivanisevic will begin coaching Elena Rybakina in the upcoming pre-season. Joel also tests Kim, Chris and the listeners to an ATP Finals themed Par For The Courts, as the final places are up for grabs with action this week in Metz and Belgrade on the ATP Tour.UTS CompetitionFor your chance to win one of four pairs of tickets to the UTS Grand Final in London, all you have to do is follow us on social media @tennisweeklypod like our competition post and tag a friend that you would like to bring with you.Maximum 2 entries per person, one per social channel, on instagram and twitter the competition closes on Sunday 10th November at midnight. Winners will be announced on our WTA Finals podcast on 11th November so listen in to find out if are our lucky winner!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!***

British bonanza! We’re all back at Tennis Weekly HQ to look back on the last week on tour, which saw Jack Draper winning the biggest title of his career in Vienna and rising to a career high ranking of 15. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard also made it a good week for this season’s breakthrough acts, winning Basel to capture his second title of the season too.Meanwhile, Qinwen Zheng continued her stellar season with more silverware in Tokyo and Olga Danilovic took home the Guangzhou trophy, six years after her maiden tour title.The trio are also joined by coach Patrick Mouratoglou to talk Ultimate Tennis Showdown Grand Finals as well as discuss the recent news of Maria Sharapova’s induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame and whether this is justified in light of her doping ban, and they reflect on the permanent addition of on court coaching to the ATP and WTA Tours as of January next year.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!***

And another awesome rivalry comes to an end! This week, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played their final match on a tennis court in Saudi Arabia at the Six Kings Slam to bring the curtain down on their epic head to head. Join Joel and Chris as they reflect on this match up along with all the other tennis talk from the week as Tommy Paul, Daria Kasatkina and a 36 year old (!) Roberto Bautista Agut won titles on the tour across Europe and Asia. Chris also gives the inside scoop on what it’s like to attend the Nordic Open in Stockholm - and whether he was able to track down Magnus Norman for an interview. Elsewhere, Danielle Collins announced that she will play on the WTA Tour next year after postponing her end of season retirement, Aryna Sabalenka took over from Iga Swiatek as the World Number 1 at the top of the rankings, and we remark on Dominic Thiem’s last dance on a tennis court as he plays his final match at the Vienna Open.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!***

Get the tissues ready! Joel, Kim and Chris are back together to catch up on all things tennis, leading with the hot story that legend of the game Rafa Nadal will be hanging up his rackets in retirement at the end of this season. They reflect on this sad news as well as looking back on the past week’s tournaments which saw Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka continue their hot streaks and pick up the titles in Shanghai and Wuhan respectively.In other news, the trio debate the news from The AELTC that Wimbledon will replace line judges with electronic calling from 2025 and moving the weekend singles finals to a late afternoon slot. Plus they review the now confirmed line up for the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia, and controversial player behaviour - or as we like to call it men behaving badly - comes under the spotlight in the Mailbag section.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!***

The Asian swing is in full flow and what a treat we had in Beijing as Carlos Alcaraz battled back from the brink to defeat World Number 1 Jannik Sinner in a final set tiebreak. And that wasn't even the biggest news of the week for the Italian who expressed his 'surprise' at the World Anti-Doping Agency looking for a lengthy ban over his positive drug tests.Elsewhere in Beijing, the WTA has reached the quarter-finals stage as Sabalenka continues to run riot whilst Paula Badosa is also making a charge up the ranking towards the Top 10. But there was despair for Naomi Osaka who retired against Coco Gauff with a back injury. And finally, there was more positive news for Wimbledon as they got the green light for a 39 court expansion with their ambition to create a three week festival of tennis in SW19. As always, Joel and Chris delve into the mailbag to talk Saudi exhibitions and one of our trickiest Mysterious Players yet.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!***

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!***