An Injured Alcaraz, Fils and Shelton Take Titles and Rybakina Reigns In Stuttgart With Athletic Senior Writer Charlie Eccleshare

About this episode

Charlie Eccleshare discusses Carlos Alcaraz's injury, recent title winners, and the ongoing clay season in tennis.

The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare joins the podcast for a wide-ranging topic of the pro game, and to discuss how he became one of the prominent journalists covering tennis. Eccleshare reacts to the news of Carlos Alcaraz's wrist injury and what it means for both the Spaniard and the ATP's top players who can make their move on the clay. The senior writer also recaps the titles won by Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton, and analyzes whether Joao Fonseca, Rafael Jodar or other young players can seize the moment on the dirt. Eccleshare also weighs in on Elena Rybakina's victory in Stuttgart, and examines Aryna Sabalenka's schedule as she aims for her first Roland Garros title. The journalist discusses Iga Swiatek's potential to reclaim her throne in Paris, and gives out his list of contenders as clay season continues. And Eccleshare dives into several topics he's written extensively about, such as tennis player "wearables" and the validity of the underarm serve. Hosted by Mitch Michals. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Michals

Guest: Charlie Eccleshare

Topics covered

• Carlos Alcaraz injury
• ATP clay season
• young tennis players
• Elena Rybakina victory
• tennis player wearables
• underarm serve

Keywords

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Elena Rybakina
• tennis injuries
• ATP rankings
• clay court season
• young talent
• tennis journalism

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