The French Open Catch-Up: Quarter Finals - Sakkari stuns Swiatek; Djokovic downs Berrettini; Nadal sees off Schwartzman; Lucky no. 7 for Pavs; Krejcikova + Zidansek surprise; The Singles-Doubles slam conundrum
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In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim catch up on all the Quarter Final action from Roland Garros. From the two Women’s Quarter Finals that went the distance, Sakkari’s upset of defending champion Iga Swiatek and the more formulaic victories of Zverev and Tsitsipas, Joel and Kim assess all the action from the past two days of the French Open before looking ahead to the Semi Finals. The women’s draw finds itself with four first time Slam Semifinalists with Zidansek, Pavlyuchenkova, Krejcikova and Sakkari aiming to go all the way whilst the men’s draw sees yet another historic Nadal v Djokovic match up, as well as young guns Zverev and Tsitsipas facing off. Joel and Kim also announce there has been a 4 way tie in this edition of Collect A Set, with a tiebreaker question required to find the overall winner! ______________ To stay up to date on all tennis around the world including ATP, WTA and Challenger tours, download TNNS Live Scores. Download on Apple Podcasts Download on Google Play Follow  TNNS Live Scores on Twitter And check out the TNNS Lives Scores website at www.downloadtennis.com ______________ Share your fan thoughts on the week with the #passingshotpod on social media. Twitter: @passingshotpod Instagram: @passingshotpod Or drop us an Email: [email protected] Written, presented and produced by Joel Girling and Kim Mackenzie Crowdfunded by our listeners. Recorded on 9th June 2021.
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