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We hear exclusively from Emma Raducanu on that Judy Murray tweet and telling Andy Murray she was pulling out of the doubles, Lulu Sun on qualifying, Carlos Alcaraz and Donna Vekic as the first week of Wimbledon draws to a close.Kim and Chris wrap up the action from Day 7 of The Championships, as the 4th round action gets underway on a day filled with sunshine and showers.Emma Raducanu bowed out to inspired qualifier Lulu Sun amidst ongoing debate about her decision to withdraw from the mixed doubles with Andy Murray, whilst 2nd seed Coco Gauff was knocked out by compatriot Emma Navarro in straight sets in a somewhat surprising fashion.Court 1 saw two retirements today, with Madison Keys and Grigor Dimitrov ending their campaigns with upsettint injuries sustained on court, meaning Jasmine Paolini and Daniil Medvedev move on to the Quarter Finals. And Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner remain on course for the much anticipated semi final by continuing their good form with wins over challengers Ugo Humbert and Ben Shelton respectively.Donna Vekic also fought her way through a tough battle with Paula Badosa to break new ground at Wimbledon for the first time, reaching the Quarterfinal stage.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!***

More rain at Wimbledon on Day 7 and the showers swept aside world number 1, Iga Swiatek, as she fell to unseeded Yulia Putinseva in three sets. We hear from her in press about whether she will consider playing a warm up tournament next year. Djokovic survived another grand slam four set tussle, this time against Alexi Popyrin in a repeat of their Australian Open clash. Djokovic seems to be improving as the tournament progresses but the knee sleeve remains on and GREY. Elsewhere Rybakina threw down a warning to the draw as she blitzed Dane Caroline Wozniacki to the loss of just 1 game and Jelena Ostapenko wasn't much more charitable when it came to her third round encounter with Pera. Shelton, Rune and Medevdev won their rain delayed matches with Shelton emulating his father's achievement and Medevdev tells us he was lucky to get it done as quickly as he did, even though it did take 2 days and 3 delays! They make predictions for Day 7 when Kim will be covering the action back at Tennis Weekly HQ 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!***

Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe's five set thriller lit up Wimbledon on a very wet and gloomy day in SW19. We hear from Carlos Alcaraz in his own words on why he is SO and SO tough to beat in 5th sets as well as Jasmine Paolini on her improving relationship on grass.Emma Raduncau was the British highlight of the day and her relentless dismantling of Maria Sakkari harked back to that US Open 2021 run when she defeated the same opponent in the semi-finals. We hear from Emma on how this performance ranks in her most fun matches and also her next opponent Lulu Sun on her fascinating background from New Zealand to Shanghai to Switzerland and even her UK connection.As always Joel and Chris look towards the order of play and make their predictions with clashes like Rybakina and Wozniacki as well as Cam Norrie playing Alexander Zverev on Centre Court.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 Andy Murray Wimbledon farewell ceremony has happened and boy was it emotional. There wasn't a dry eye in Centre Court as Jamie Murray and Andy Murray bowed out in the doubles first round. After the contest Sue Barker returned for one last time to lead a tribute to Andy Murray that featured Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Joel asked Andy what could be his final ever press conference question at Wimbledon and Andy reflected on this tribute verses THAT ceremony at the Australian Open in 2019.Elsewhere Novak Djokovic's movement was tested and the knee injury looked bothersome but he survived in four sets against Jacob Fearnley. Cam Norrie won the battle of the Brits and knocked out British number 1 Jack Draper and Katie Boulter was also upset by Harriet Dart on No.1 Court in a final set tiebreak.In lighter moments we hear from Danielle Collins who did a 'bag check in press' (wear your SPF) and Taylor Fritz who aired out his on court drama with Arthur Rinderknech when he told him to have a "safe flight home" after the infamous Roland Garros shushing incident of 2023.They look ahead to a wet weather day on day 5 of the Championships and make predictions as to who will make it to R4 all before catching an 11pm Caroline Wozniacki press conference to end the day.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!***

On Day 3 at Wimbledon it was announced that Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu would be playing mixed doubles together at Wimbledon. Murracanu is ON!In the gentlemen's singles draw: Sinner, Medvedev and Alcaraz all came through close encounters. The match of the day was Sinner - Berrettini in which Jannik Sinner won 3 of 3 tiebreak sets and beat the Wimbledon curfew to get the job done before 11pm. Alcaraz setting up a tasty last 32 match against Frances Tiafoe.On the ladies side Gauff set up a surprise clash against British qualifier Sonay Kartal and there were wins for Elina Svitolina and Bianca Andreescu who are looking to take advantage of a wide open bottom half of the draw.Joel and Chris also make predictions looking ahead to Day 4 when the battles of the brits takes place!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!***

Sabalenka and Azarenka are out and Alcaraz and Sinner are through and we are here on the grounds at The Championships! Day 1 of Wimbledon is in the Tennis Weekly books and there is plenty for Joel and Chris to catch-up on. Newly crowned World No.1 Jannik Sinner and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz both had to overcome early battles whilst Britain's Emma Raducanu got the Brits off to a flying start along with her compatriots Lily Miyazaki and Sonay Kartal also through to Round 2.Naomi Osaka also won her first match at Wimbledon since 2016 whilst Coco Gauff banished her demons from last year's exit at the first hurdle. However there was heartbreak for Sabalenka, Azarenka and Alexandrova who all withdrew through injury to blow the bottom half wide 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!***

Strawberries and cream, pitchers of Pimm's, Henman Hill... Wimbledon is upon us! Join Joel, Kim and Chris as they look ahead to this year's Championships at SW19 with the much awaited Tennis Weekly preview of the men and women's draw. Hear them argue over just how much of a threat Novak Djokovic will be on his injury comeback, are we on for Sinner-Alcaraz in the semis and can Jack Draper possibly live up to the British hype. And on the women's side, there is debate on if Vondrousova gets the respect she deserves as Wimbledon champ, can Ons Jabeur go one step further and finally land a first slam and will Iga Swiatek be hindered by a lack of grass court match prep (and seeing Taylor Swift instead).They also highlight some of their favourite Round 1 clashes (Badosa-Muchova!) plus reveal the latest set of blockbuster Collect A Set player picks - make sure to get your entries in before the start of play on Monday!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 Rothesay Eastbourne International is here once again and Chris and Alina have been on site covering the tournament all week. They share interviews from when they spoke with Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys about what makes the tournament so great and why the players love it so much. The talk the weather, tips and tricks and score the tournament based on their experiences including the unique atmosphere, the best seats to watch the tennis and how to get tickets. They also don't gate keep the best kept secret in town: where all the players and tournament officials go for dinner! In the second half they are joined by Zenniz spokesperson and tennis player Santtu Leskinen to tell us all about the new smart court technology changing tennis around the world and how to get Zenniz installed at your club.ZENNIZ To get Zenniz at your club, tell your club's manager to get in touch with us at info@zenniz.com, or let Zenniz know who to contact so that we can improve your tennis experience on and off the court.For more information go to zenniz.com TENNIS CHANNEL OFFERPurchase Tennis Channel here to watch the British grass court season including all the action from Queen's (ATP), Eastbourne (ATP & WTA), Birmingham (WTA) and Ilkley (ATP).And use the code GRASS24 at checkout to get 30% off your annual subscription.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!***