Ep. 151 - Sinner and Alcaraz DOMINATE Clay Openers / Kicking off the Clay Season

About this episode

Erik and Aidan recap recent ATP 250 tournaments and preview the Monte Carlo tournament.

This week Erik and Aidan recap three different ATP 250 tournaments which occurred over this past week. In Houston, Tommy Paul was able to capture the title 10 years after having won his first ATP match in the same tournament. In Marrakech, teenage Spaniard Rafael Jodar was able to place himself in an elite group of Spanish players by collecting the title here, while in Bucharest it was Navone that rose to the occasion. Now in Monte Carlo, the tournament is already underway. Based on the opening rounds, it seems that Sinner and Alcaraz are already on a collision course in their return to clay. Enjoy the episode and be sure to check back next week for a recap of Monte Carlo!ContentsIntro 0:00Marrakech Recap 1:35Houston Recap 3:40Bucharest Recap 8:24Stan Update 12:10Monte Carlo Preview 13:22What's New 20:26Bet of the Week 23:05Match of the Week 25:05

People in this episode

Hosts: Erik, Aidan

Topics covered

• ATP 250 tournaments
• clay season
• tennis recap
• Sinner
• Alcaraz
• tournament previews

Keywords

• ATP 250
• tennis
• clay season
• Sinner
• Alcaraz
• Houston
• Marrakech
• Bucharest
• Monte Carlo

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Houston, Marrakech, Bucharest, Monte Carlo

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