Talking Tennis

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

Doubles legend Sania Mirza played her final Grand Slam match in Melbourne after reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final alongside childhood friend Rohan Bopanna, giving an emotional speech on Rod Laver Arena.Though the Indian duo lost a tight two-setter to Brazilians Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos, the trophy ceremony took time to celebrate Mirza, a former WTA No. 1 and six-time Grand Slam champion across women’s and mixed doubles.Defending champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova continued their exceptional Grand Slam winning streak in women's doubles by capturing the 2023 Australian Open title in Rod Laver Arena.Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata marched to a shock straight-sets win in the men's doubles final.All this and more as we review the doubles action at the AO with Will Boucek.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/Check out Will's website Tennis Tribe, which is dedicated to helping people get better at doubles strategy. Also, Will's Twitter handle is: @WillBoucek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In winning his tenth Australian Open, Novak Djokovic has drawn level with Rafael Nadal on 22 Grand Slam wins. But how many more will he go on to win? Is the Slam race still on? And how much better is the world number one than the rest of the field?Runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas is the bridesmaid once again, but will his time come? And if so, when?A good tournament for American tennis, with breakthroughs for Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton, but what happened to Taylor Fritz?A bad tournament for the Canadians as Denis Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime don't make the latter stages again?Is Karen Khachanov good enough to make the final step and are Rafael Nadal's best days behind him?All this and more as we look back on the Australian Open on the men's side with Australian Open 2023 Women Review with Stephen Broughton from the Slice and journalist Vivek Jacob.All this and more in this review of the tournament Down Under on the men's side.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

Talking Tennis speaks to Caitlin Thompson from Racquet magazine about the Australian Open on the women's side.Aryna Sabalenka has finally made the breakthrough of winning a major, but will see see an Iga Swiatek level of dominance from her in 2023?And what about Elena Rybakina - is she going to be a constant threat?Are we worried about Swiatek?Has Maria Sakkari's moment passed?All this and more in today's episode of the 20 Minutes.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

Novak Djokovic sealed his tenth Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam overall, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6 7-6.Where did it all go right for Novak and wrong for Stefanos in the final?How many Slams will Djokovic win and will Tsitsipas ever win one?All this and more in today's episode of the 20 Minutes.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