Talking Tennis

With Rome reaching the halfway stage, Nick and a special guest analyse the previous seven days in women's tennis.Nick described the tournament in Rome so far as "madness" given the departures of Barbora Krejcikova, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari before the second week.#italianopen #wta #romeThis 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

Botic van de Zandschulp has recently changed coach, but will it see an upturn in fortunes following his painful defeat to Holger Rune in Munich?#atp #tennis #boticThis 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

Has Jan-Lennard Struff set the template for players who come up against Carlos Alcaraz? Or is that style of tennis just not sustainable?And what now for Struff after his heroics in the Spanish capital? Was that his moment in the sun or is he going to be a permanent fixture when it comes to title challenges in the coming months?And where has Aslan Karatsev been for the last two years?There has been some Challenger fun too, with Damian covering the event in Cagliari while Andy Murray picked up a title at the ATP Challenger Tour 175 in Aix-en-Provence.All this and more in this week's episode of ATP Weekly.#atp #tennis #madridopen #mmopen #madrid #madridmastersThis 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

Aryna Sabalenka overcame Iga Swiatek 6-3 3-6 6-3 in one of the matches of the year.Can Sabalenka challenge Swiatek on the clay in Rome and Paris?Should Iga be worried after her first loss on clay in almost two years or is it merely a blip?And where now for Maria Sakkari and Jessica Pegula who ran into familiar woes?#wta #tennis #madridopen #mmopen #swiatek #sabalenka #gauff #sakkari #kudermetova #pegula #badosaThis 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

While it was Madrid joy for Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek had to settle for second best on the day.Both players sat down and spoke to the press afterwards to give their thoughts on the final in Madrid.#wta #tennis #madridopen #mmopenThis 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

Nick is joined by Vansh to discuss the last seven days in women's tennis which saw Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova get her first tour win in 15 months, Laura Siegemund become a friend of the show, and Coco Gauff's forehand break down quicker than a 1980s Skoda.Iga Swiatek, meanwhile, has continued her serene path in Madrid, but will the conditions in the Spanish capital give others more of a chance?Meanwhile, France's Caroline Garcia crashed out to Mayar Sherif of Egypt.But the biggest story of the week (apart from Laura Siegemund) has surely been the teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva, who has yet to lose a set after remarkable victories over Leylah Fernandez, Beatriz Haddad Maia and Magda Linette. Can she repeat the trick against Australian Open champion and world number two Aryna Sabalenka?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

Carlos Alcaraz was close to going a set and a break down in his first match in Madrid against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori but the Spaniard performed his now customary heroics to complete a comeback to the delight of the home crowd.Holger Rune came even closer to defeat as he saved a match point before sealing his spot in Round 3 at the expense of Alexander Bublik.In contrast, Daniil Medvedev serenely progressed to the next round after beating Andrea Vavassori. With a kind draw, where he lies in the opposite half to the aforementioned young guns, and will play Alexander Shevchenko next, can he be a threat in Madrid?Damian and Mario discuss all this and more in this week's ATP Weekly.#atp #madridopen2023 #madrid #tennisThis 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

Damian and John round-up all the latest from the Spanish capital with all of Round One completed and half of Round Two.Leylah Fernandez crashed out to 15-year-old Mirra Andreeva and the teenager repeated the trick by beating Beatriz Haddad Maia.Meanwhile, lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff got even luckier, as he went on to Round Two.The same could not be said of Andy Murray, who lost in straight sets for his third defeat in a row.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

Jan-Lennard Struff, after such a good run in Monte Carlo and tearing up the qualifiers all year, lost out Aslan Karatsev, in what was brutal draw for the German.Benoit Paire has also joined the main draw party in Madrid while on the women's side there were wins Laura Siegemund and Eugenie Bouchard.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

#wta #tennis #stuttgart #madridNick is joined on this week's show by Rennae Stubbs, one-time Serena Williams coach and a former tennis player herself.The pair will look back on the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart where Iga Swiatek retained her title after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.Next up is Madrid but there has already been one major withdrawal with Karolina Pliskova announcing she will not be participating due to a knee injury. Will Ons Jabeur join her in pulling out after she retired hurt from her semi-final with Swiatek in southern Germany?And what chance a Rennae Stubbs return to the coaching box? And have we definitely seen the last of Serena?Find out all this and more with Nick and Rennae as they delve into the ever-evolving WTA world.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