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UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live  For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/uts/?affiliate=UTS __________________ Joel and Kim are back in their seaside apartment to catch up on all the...
Published 11/26/23
UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live  For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/uts/?affiliate=UTS __________________ Joel and Kim are in sunny Malaga for the Davis Cup Finals, where the...
Published 11/24/23
UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live  For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/uts/?affiliate=UTS __________________ Joel and Kim are back to catch up on the week in tennis, including...
Published 11/20/23
UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live  For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/uts/?affiliate=UTS __________________ The end of the season is in sight - but there's no let up! Join Joel,...
Published 11/15/23
UTS GRAND FINAL TICKETS Tennis Weekly is the official podcast partner of the UTS Grand Final in London.  The UTS Grand Final is coming to London’s ExCeL Arena from the 15th to the 17th of December. Confirmed players include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils. For more information about UTS go to www.uts.live  For tickets go use the link below: https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/uts/?affiliate=UTS __________________ In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to...
Published 11/08/23
Joel, Kim and Chris are back to catch up on the past week on tour, including FAA’s return to title winning ways in Basel, Sinner getting the better of Daniil Medvedev in a fantastic three set Vienna final and Beatriz Haddad Maia clinching the WTA Elite Trophy over home hope Qinwen Zheng. The trio also discuss the controversy in Cancun over the WTA’s setup of the WTA Finals, Iga Swiatek’s quest to regain the No.1 ranking and inspired by the Opening Ceremony, whom they would take on a red...
Published 10/31/23
Never a dull week on the tour for the Tennis Weekly trio as they take in all the major highlights and talking points over the last seven days which saw Gael Monfils back to winning ways at the Stockholm Open, Ben Shelton clinching his debut tour title in Tokyo and the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation VP making some worrying claims about the future state of WTA Finances. They also discuss Emma Raducanu’s latest coaching comments, which player they’d like to see get a David Beckham style Netflix...
Published 10/23/23
In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to round up all the action from the Asian Swing, which has seen a host of tournaments grace the headlines and screens in the past two weeks. With Hubert Hurkacz winning in Shanghai in a dramatic final against Andrey Rublev, Iga Swiatek taking home yet another 1000 Title in Beijing and Qinwen Zheng delighting home fans with a win in Zhengzhou along with some karaoke, there are plenty of results to sink their teeth into. The...
Published 10/16/23
The Asian Swing has arrived with Joel, Kim and Chris on hand to discuss all the events so far from Tokyo and Beijing 500s (including Wednesday finishes!), plus the start of the Shanghai Masters and WTA 1000 event in Beijing. They recap on Sinner’s first victory over Daniil Medvedev to claim the Beijing title, Kudermetova upsetting the top seeds to win Tokyo, Ons Jabeur being back to title winning ways in Ningbo and Adrian Mannarino taking home the Astana Open (and remaining as the all...
Published 10/04/23
Joel, Kim and Chris are back together to catch up on the past week on tour, which saw Maria Sakkari end her title drought by clinching the WTA1000 event in Guadalajara and Team World thrash Team Europe in the latest edition of the Laver Cup. With contentious performance byes, the release of the Davis Cup Finals draw and a new venue for the WTA Finals in Cancun, the trio discuss all the latest news from the tennis world, not to mention Novak Djokovic’s meeting with a goat and Annabel Croft’s...
Published 09/26/23
GB have done it, they have qualified for the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga! It came down to the final game of the final tie in Manchester and what a match it was. Dan Evans and Neal Skupski sealed the win, saving 4 match points to book their place in the Finals.  Also in the finals will be Australia who defeated Switzerland 3-0 to guarantee their place in the last 8. Big wins for Alex de Minaur and rock solid doubles team and former Wimbledon Champions, Purcell and Ebden. We also had the Davis...
Published 09/18/23
Andy Murray gets another Davis Cup win in Manchester. Chris and Joel are on site to unpack all the action and the emotional victory for Andy. GB stay undefeated and on track to make the Finals in Malaga. Hosts Spain crash out and the talk of the press room is about whether a neutral location and the existing format can be a success or will it have to change. Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray give their opinions on the lack of crowds and how Spain can sell tickets to the Finals without Nadal or...
Published 09/16/23
Tennis never stops and Tennis Weekly are on the road with Joel and Chris in Manchester for one of the four Davis Cup Finals Group stage events with GB, Australia, France and Switzerland. On this episode, they chat about Jack Draper's dream debut win for GB as they pull through against Australia, with Dan Evans also enjoying victory against current no.12 Alex De Minaur. Elsewhere, they react to the news that Simona Halep has been banned from tennis for four years by the ITIA and look at the...
Published 09/14/23
It’s Finals weekend at the US Open and Joel, Kim and Chris reunite to round up the results, which saw Coco Gauff win her maiden Grand Slam title and Novak Djokovic become a 24-time Grand Slam Champion as he continues to make history on the court. With Gauff fighting back from a set down to put aside the new world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka and become the fairytale story of New York, and Djokovic winning a marathon 2nd set on his way to a straight sets victory over Alcaraz’s conqueror Daniil...
Published 09/11/23
In the latest episode of Tennis Weekly, Joel, Kim and Chris are back (in parts!) to round up all the action from the men’s and women’s semi final action at the US Open. With Daniil Medvedev springing a surprise to topple top seed and defending Champion Carlos Alcaraz, and Aryna Sabalenka fending off a tough Madison Keys to make her second Slam final of the year, there is lots to discuss! From Djokovic hanging up the phone on Ben Shelton’s run through the tournament to Coco Gauff keeping her...
Published 09/09/23
Kim and Chris are back in action to discuss the Quarter Final headlines from the US Open, which saw young Americans Coco Gauff and Ben Shelton make it into the Final Four at their Home Slam, and new World Number 1’s Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka proceed comfortably through with straight set scorelines. From Muchova’s extended bagel break, Djokovic’s unique form of crowd control, JPeg’s doubles prowess and Salisbury back in the semis of the men’s doubles again, there is plenty to catch up...
Published 09/07/23
Ostapenko pulls off the biggest upset of the US Open beating Swiatek and stripping her of the number one ranking. Joel and Chris analyse the fallout including Sabalenka’s rise to the top. They discuss Iga’s grand slam season and what 2024 might hold for her.  Although Jack Draper bowed out, the American men have continued to win with three making it through to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2005 and one guaranteed finalist. Taylor Fritz faces off against Novak Djokovic whilst...
Published 09/04/23
Joel and Chris cover all Round 3 events in Flushing Meadows, from Djokovic’s Djere escape to Jack Draper making the second week of a slam for the first time. Chris is still reporting from New York experiencing the US Open first hand and provides the inside courtside scoop on the action. Wozniacki keeps her dream run alive, Pegula scuppers Svitolina’s chance to go further than Wimbledon and the US Men keep winning with four players still in the singles mix to bring the title home. As always...
Published 09/03/23
We are live from the US Open. Chris is courtside in New York and reporting live from the grounds as we talk Alcaraz, Djokovic and the upsets of Round 2.  They cover the British success with seven brits through to Round 2 and four through to Round 3. They talk Ruud and Tsitsipas upsets as well as the upset of the women’s draw with returning Caroline Wozniacki taking out the world number 11 in straight sets under the lights of Arthur Ashe.  They preview the next round of matches and discuss who...
Published 09/01/23
It's Flushing Meadows time in New York City! Joel and Kim are back to chat through the main highlights from almost all of Round 1 at the US Open. With Brits Miyazaki, Boulter and Norrie all through in straight sets at the time of recording, Novak Djokovic reclaiming the world Number 1 ranking, Dominic Theim getting his first Slam win in over 2 years and Coco Gauff surviving a tetchy encounter against Laura Siegemund, there is plenty to serve up this episode. Joel and Kim also reveal their...
Published 08/29/23
The Tennis Weekly trio reunite to chat all things US Open as the final slam of the year lies just around the corner. Joel, Kim and Chris preview the women’s and men’s singles draws, with an eye on who is most likely to be taking home that silverware in a fortnight’s time. Approaching the draws quarter by quarter they assess the top seeds routes through the draw and earmark potential upsets before boldly making their own predictions (and trying to avoid the infamous Slam Spoon of Shame!). They...
Published 08/24/23
Joel and Kim are reunited to round up on all the Finals action from Cincinnati, which saw Novak Djokovic avenge his Wimbledon defeat to Carlos Alcaraz with a marathon Masters victory in just shy of 4 hours, as well as Coco Gauff claiming the biggest title of her career (again!) with a straight sets win over Karolina Muchova. Elsewhere, Britain’s Jamie Murray succumbed in the doubles final with his partner Michael Venus, Iga Swiatek speaks out about online abuse following her semi final loss...
Published 08/21/23
The players are making their final preparations for the US Open and Joel and Chris are here to discuss who impressed them at the National Bank Open in Montreal and Canada. Will Jessica Pegula take her blistering form to Cincinnati and Flushing Meadows? Has Jannik Sinner cemented his spot as a favourite for the title in the Big Apple?  They also unpack the debate and uproar around scheduling in Montreal, where Rybakina and Kasatkina finished at 3am after a 3 hour and 27 minute duel. Samsonova...
Published 08/14/23
On today's pod Joel & Chris talk about Coco Gauff and Dan Evans winning the biggest titles of their careers in Washington and what led to their breakthrough at 500 level. They cover off the events elsewhere in Prague and notably Dominic Thiem’s return to an ATP final at home in Kitzbuhel.  Joel sets a Roger Federer themed ‘par for the courts’ quiz that pushes Chris to his limits. Joel & Chris also talk about the introduction of ‘video technology reviews’ at the US Open inducing ‘foot...
Published 08/07/23
Back on the tour, back as a three! Chris returns from his travels in Hamburg and is reunited with Joel and Kim to catch up on all the hard and clay court action from the past week on the ATP and WTA Tours. With Champions Iga Swiatek, Taylor Fritz and Sascha Zverev enjoying home success in Warsaw, Atlanta and Hamburg respectively, and first time titles for Arantxa Rus and Elisabetta Cocciaretto in Hamburg and Lausanne, there is tons of tennis and trophies to talk about (not to mention Nick...
Published 07/31/23