About this episode

The episode covers Naomi Osaka's stunning victory over Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic's record win, and features an interview with Martina Navratilova.

Week 1 at Wimbledon just delivered one of its biggest shocks yet as Naomi Osaka stuns world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) to reach her first-ever Wimbledon quarterfinal. Novak Djokovic is one step closer to SLAM #25 with a record 106th Wimbledon win. Plus a legendary guest joins us: Martina Navratilova. Brad Gilbert is at Big T HQ with Prakash Amritraj perched on the Wimbledon rooftop to break it all down. 🎾 Osaka Stuns Sabalenka — The world No. 1 falls in straight sets as Osaka books her first Wimbledon quarterfinal and flips the script on their 2026 rivalry. 🎾 Djokovic Makes History — Novak grinds past Safiullin in four sets to claim Wimbledon's all-time men's singles win record, passing Federer's mark of 105. 🎾 Behind the Desk with Prakash — BG pulls back the curtain on Prakash's Tennis Channel Desk interview process — how many players he's talked to and the secret to a great tennis conversation. 🎾 Best of Week 1 — Prakash's pick: Alexandra Eala's run. BG's pick: the darkhorses (Mochizuki, Elise Mertens). 🎾 Special Guest: Martina Navratilova — The 18-time major singles champion and record nine-time Wimbledon winner joins from Wimbledon to talk her new documentary…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Gilbert, Prakash Amritraj

Guest: Martina Navratilova

Topics covered

• Wimbledon
• tennis
• upsets
• quarterfinals
• player rankings
• interviews

Keywords

• Wimbledon
• Naomi Osaka
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Novak Djokovic
• Martina Navratilova
• tennis news
• quarterfinals
• upsets
• player rankings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tennis Channel

Books & works: Chris & Martina: The Final Set

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