Episodes

  • Madrid: The Longest Week

    Madrid: The Longest Week
    May 6 2024
    Was that the best WTA Final of the year? Devang and Simon certainly thought it was right up there. The ATP side? Well, that was a different story. We were both worried that someone would withdraw from the final while it was happening. Enjoy us unpacking a very strange week in Madrid plus Parting Shots as always!

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    50 mins
  • Madrid: Hola a Todos

    Madrid: Hola a Todos
    Apr 29 2024
    Hola a todos! We are pleased to be back after Devang’s back injury. Unfortunately, it will keep him out of the French Open. He joins Simon this week to chat about the winners and losers of the past few weeks on the European Clay Courts. Plus they get into Garbiñe Muguruza’s retirement and Russel Fuller’s article on the future of tennis.

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    46 mins
  • Open Era Gold: David Nalbandian — Giant Slayer

    Open Era Gold: David Nalbandian — Giant Slayer
    Apr 22 2024
    This week we profile someone that never became world number one or captured a Grand Slam, but accomplished something no other player has . David Nalbandian defied explanation, until you saw what he could do on the court when everything was just ‘right.’ We saw that happen in 2007 at the Madrid Open when he became the first and only person to beat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer at the same tournament.

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    52 mins
  • Monte Carlo: The Home Grand Slam

    Monte Carlo: The Home Grand Slam
    Apr 15 2024
    Stefanos Tsitsipas wins in Monte Carlo again. It’s becoming almost routine for the Greek after he saw off a low ranking Danish player in the final. Devang and Simon examine a controversial week in the tax haven where the debate about line calling continued to dominate the headlines.

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    40 mins
  • Open Era Gold: Jennifer Capriati, Tennis Survivor

    Open Era Gold: Jennifer Capriati, Tennis Survivor
    Apr 8 2024
    Graf, Navratilova, Seles, Serena, Hingis... Jennifer Capriati not only competed with the game’s greats, she beat them. It was an unconventional path. From youth prodigy to tennis survivor, Capriati put herself back in slam contention in 2003 when she met Justine Henin in an all-time classic semifinal under the lights at Arthur Ashe.

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    53 mins
  • Miami: Yell About That

    Miami: Yell About That
    Apr 1 2024
    What a week in Miami. A sentence Open Era never thought it would write! Danielle Collins won her home tournament in what will be her final year on tour. Plus, Jannik Sinner continued to steamroll the ATP Tour. Devang and Simon unpack a weighty few weeks in parting shots including skirting close to the edge of a few libel laws. You wouldn’t expect anything else though at this point.

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    53 mins
  • Open Era Gold: The Marvelous Miss Swiatek

    Open Era Gold: The Marvelous Miss Swiatek
    Mar 25 2024
    Iga Swiatek won over 11 thousand ranking points in 2022. That’s the most since Serena Williams in 2003. You know you’re in good company when you’re the “most since Serena.” This week, Devang and Simon look back at a season for the ages. The Polish phenom Iga Swiatek and her record breaking exploits through 2022.

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    58 mins
  • Indian Wells: Bees?

    Indian Wells: Bees?
    Mar 18 2024
    Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek win Indian Wells again. We really need better script writers in tennis sometimes. All joking aside, it was actually a really interesting tournament in Indian Wells. Jannik Sinner finally had his 2024 winning streak snapped and we had a Maria Sakkari sighting! Finally, Devang and Simon turn to Parting Shots and try to answer the question which is on everyone’s lips. Was Kate Middleton in Emma Raducanu’s players box?

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    51 mins