Talking Tennis

The draw has been made but can Iga Swiatek repeat last year's success? She has avoided her recent nemesis Barbora Krejcikova, unlike Aryna Sabalenka who is on a collision course with the Czech in Round 4.On the men's side, there is a potential Round 4 clash between Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, who are both, in their own ways, enjoying resurgences.Stefanos Tsitsipas is also on the same side of the draw as Medvedev while Taylor Fritz has a really tough draw, beginning with a potential Round 2 meeting with Ben Shelton.And who is the favourite on the men's side, with doubts surrounding all the leading contenders.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTTCheck out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniil Medvedev has now won three titles in a row, and beaten a number of top ten players en route, after a barren spell, but does this mean he's back?Alex de Minaur won the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, and will head to the Sunshine Double in fine fettle.On the women's side, Marta Kostyuk won her first WTA title in Austin while Donna Vekic's fine form continued in Monterrey where she beat Caroline Garcia in the final.Damian and Mario join John to discuss this and more as they look back on the last week in tennis.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTTCheck out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barbora Krejcikova won her first WTA 1000 title of her career after beating World No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships singles final.Elsewhere, Carlos Alcaraz was unable to make it back-to-back titles in South America, as Cameron Norrie saw off the Spaniard following three tight sets.Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz beat Marseille local Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets to take the title at the indoor ATP 250.Novak Djokovic begins his 378th week as World No.1, an all-time singles record.Taking Tennis gives you the weekly roundup from both the ATP and WTA tours.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTTCheck out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniil Medvedev won just his third title in the last 18 months, beating Jannik Sinner in the final in Rotterdam.Absent from the tour for four months, Carlos Alcaraz returned to winning ways to win the Argentina Open, beating Britain's Cameron Norrie in the final in Buenos Aires.On the women's side, Iga Swaitek returned to form in stunning fashion as she successfully defended her title at the Qatar Open, sweeping past Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in the final as she lost just five games en route to the title.Talking Tennis' man on the ground Brian "Razor" Rosenthal was at the Delray Beach Open last week, where Taylor Fritz picked up his first title of 2023.Brian joins John and Damian to talk about that and all things tennis in this week's edition of The 7 Days.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTTCheck out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniil Medvedev overcame a slow start to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina while Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime sailed through in straight sets.Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, gets his 2023 underway in Buenos Aires.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTTCheck out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stan Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet are through to Round 2 in Rotterdam at the expense of Alexander Bublik and Pablo Carreño Busta.The two veterans will meet in Round 2.Also in Rotterdam, Grigor Dimitrov beat Aslan Karatsev in straight sets.Elsewhere, in the WTA 500 in Doha, Leylah Fernandez fell in straight sets to top seed Karolina Pliskova.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTTCheck out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been quite a seven days in the world of tennis with Belinda Bencic maintaining her impressive 2023 form by winning the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, saving three championship points against Liudmila Samsonova.Meanwhile, Wu Yibing also saved championship points en route to becoming the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title, rallying in a three-set, all-tiebreaker thriller to beat John Isner in the Dallas Open.Elsewhere, we begin our daily coverage of the Rotterdam Open, where Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev are all seeking their first title of 2023.Jannick Sinner, who won the ATP250 title in Montpellier last week, is also competing in the Netherlands.You can now become a member of the TT community and enjoy exclusive perks such as emojis, badges and members-only footage... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7UDVQocV665yTn30vBJVA/joinThis podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTT​Check out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur have been two of the most successful players on the women's tour over the last two years. But what has been the secret to their success?We all know about the issues that Sabalenka has had with her serve but a defeat to Jabeur at the French Open in 2020, led the Belarusian to join forces with the data analyst that helped bring about her demise - Data Driven Sports Analytics (DDSA) founder Shane Liyanage.Shane was able to provide her with the dossier that led to her downfall, and Sabalenka was quick to take on DDSA, and has reaped the benefits ever since, culminating in last month’s dramatic Australian Open success.Jabeur continues to use their services, but how does that work when the two players meet, like they did at Wimbledon in 2021?Shane tells Talking Tennis all about it, plus other the story behind other players in his stable such as Emil Ruusuvuori.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTT​Check out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does Andrey Rublev have the tools to go the next step in 2023? Was 2022 a disappointment or a success? Talking Tennis speaks with journalist Brian Rosenthal to find out.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTT​Check out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sofia tells Talking Tennis what life is like lower down the rankings and her time on the tour.This podcast is available on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1aeSubscribe to our YouTube channel...https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTT​Check out our website...https://www.talking-tennis.com/Follow us on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices