Sinner breaks Masters 1000 record, Kostyuk downs Andreeva + Djokovic returns in Rome!

About this episode

The episode discusses Jannik Sinner's record-breaking performance, Marta Kostyuk's victory, and the upcoming Italian Open.

Jannik Sinner and Marta Kostyuk have been crowned champions in Madrid and there’s plenty to unpack. Join Joel and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ as they break down Sinner’s absurd run to a fifth straight Masters title with yet another mauling of Alexander Zverev (seriously… who is stopping him right now?), while Kostyuk quite literally flips her way into the spotlight with a maiden WTA 1000 crown and red-hot clay form off the back of her title in Rouen. With Aryna Sabalenka crashing out to a magical Hailey Baptiste performance - saving six match points on the way to a stunning upset — is this year’s French Open suddenly a lot more wide open than it seems? Elsewhere, there’s chat about Emma Raducanu finally reuniting with her US Open-winning coach Andrew Richardson. And we reflect on Kei Nishikori's announcement that he will be retiring at the end of the season - where does he rank in terms of greatest players never to win a Grand Slam? Plus, with Rome around the corner, we take a look at the Italian Open draws and ponder is this the moment that Jannik Sinner completes the Masters set and is a fit again Novak Djokovic the only one who could potentially stop the Sinner show rolling on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel, Chris

Topics covered

• Masters 1000
• WTA 1000
• French Open
• tennis news
• player retirements
• coaching changes
• Italian Open preview

Keywords

• Jannik Sinner
• Marta Kostyuk
• Masters 1000
• WTA 1000
• Novak Djokovic
• Kei Nishikori
• French Open
• tennis
• Emma Raducanu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tennis Weekly, WTA, US Open, French Open, Italian Open, Krippa Design

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