Who will Jannik Sinner beat in the French Open final?

About this episode

The hosts discuss Jannik Sinner's chances at the French Open following Carlos Alcaraz's withdrawal and assess potential challengers.

Calvin Betton is in Madrid, George Bellshaw is in recovery again and James Gray is in a dark, lonely Pembrokeshire car park. They discussed... - Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the French Open, and perhaps beyond, with an ongoing wrist injury - Jannik Sinner is now a 70 per cent favourite to win Roland Garros, but who is his closest challenger? Alexander Zverev can't beat him, Novak Djokovic isn't fit... the lads assess the challengers - Rafa Jodar is on a breakout run and beat fellow young gun Joao Fonseca - might he join the Possibles in Paris? - Has a sickness bug ruined our chances of understanding the WTA power rankings at Madrid? - Venus Williams has lost 10 (TEN) singles matches in a row but is still getting wildcards - The players are torn over electronic line-calling after a number of marks appeared to differ from the call made by Hawk-Eye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw, James Gray

Topics covered

• French Open
• tennis predictions
• player injuries
• WTA rankings
• emerging players
• electronic line-calling

Keywords

• Jannik Sinner
• Carlos Alcaraz
• French Open
• tennis
• player injuries
• WTA rankings
• Alexander Zverev
• Novak Djokovic
• Venus Williams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WTA

Places: Madrid, Pembrokeshire

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