Inside the Draw

Lots to chat through today; I preview the ATP world tour finals, there’s no Sinner, but Alcaraz is in the building, along with #1 Zverev although I think Shelton and Medvedev might be the two to watch! I go down memory lane a little paying homage to the great Russian Nikolay Davydenko and his title run at the O2 in London in 2009. I also chat on Roland Garros and their new plans, we have Tirante in a final tomorrow at 100/1 in Stockholm, and lots more WTA stuff where I think we’re looking at Mirra vs Linda in Indian Wells on Sunday. 00:20 intro - pls listen to The Short Draw 05:20 Roland Garros plans 07:10 Is Ferrero going to be “part-time”?08:38 WTA finals revamp?10:20 WTA finals so far 12:53 ATP Stockholm15:15 ATP World Tour Finals preview and betsPls follow along, send to a friend, subscribe, and rate with 5 stars wherever you listen to your podcasts if you like the show! Chat on Tuesday for an episode of The Short Draw! Cheers

Episode 2 of The Short Draw, a condensed 10 minute, easily consumable episode touching on five key stories happening right now in the tennis world!

- I had an unexpected back and forth with Coco Gauff's dad in my IG comment section today!

- Humbert says fast, Fritz says slow. Same court, same balls! lol

- Rafa Nadal speaks out!

- Ons Jabeur on the comeback trail? My Tunisian Queen

- Sinner speaks on long term plans, but are we sure he's healthy?

Follow along on all socials and wherever you get your podcasts. I'll be here at the weekend with a full episode of Inside the Draw to preview the ATP World Tour Finals..

I’ll be hitting you up with short and easily consumable episodes midweek going forward, no more than ten minutes, but fun and hopefully informative. I’m always happy to take on stories or topics if you have suggestions, so feel free to include! This week:

- Stockholm trials the new ball changes

- Ben Shelton makes some major changes

- Casper Ruud adds David Ferrer

- Monfils becomes French Davis Cup captain!

- Mirra Andreeva looks best of the early going in the desert

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Can Elena Rybakina win again, this time in Indian Wells to close out her incredible year with a bang? I think some players are going to be under pressure this week with 7 of the 8 not seeing a match court in almost 4 weeks now! I have more faith in Gauff and Mirra than I do in Sabalenka but these matches get played out on the court for a reason! Stockholm is this week but there is no draw yet 😔 00:00 intro01:41 Paris drama and Fritz breakdown06:40 the coaching carousel 09:22 drama in Indian Wells with a hot mic! 16:24 WTA prize pool19:05 last week24:21 WTA finals previewPlease share with a friend, pls do hit the follow button wherever you listen to your podcasts, and if you like the show, I’d love a 5 stat rating! Thanks

Novak Djokovic is not far off a win or bust situation in Paris as he seeks an 8th crown in the French capital to top off his 2026 season. All the big guns are in town (except Jannik!) so everyone is motivated by Turin. I take a look at the qualification race, Sinner’s appointment of Magnus Norman, the drama between Berrettini and Musetti, and lots more. 00:00 intro01:50 hat tip Lilli Tagger 05:09 Live race 06:58 Magnus Norman 08:23 Jodar makes history 09:25 Italian Stallion drama10:56 Stan bows out 11:35 ATP Paris 23:10 WTA Chennai 26:15 WTA Hong Kong Thanks for listening as always, pls share with your friends, comment, like, leave a rating: it all helps! Chat next week.

Delighted to be back with another show; Novak Djokovic arrives in Basel looking to make a push for the World Tour Finals where he’s currently two out. Alcaraz and Zverev do battle in Vienna, Rybakina is on the draw sheet for Tokyo but will she play? And lastly, it’s a weak field in Guangzhou but someone’s gotta win it!00:00 intro 03:42 last weeks recap 07:07 Monfils & Svitolina 11:05 Buenos Aires’ shame 12:20 WTA Guangzhou preview 18:26 WTA Tokyo preview25:26 Swiss Indoors preview32:22 Erste Bank Open previewAs always, thanks so much for listening. If you like it, pls follow, share, comment, rate etc! Talk soon

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In the episode I look ahead to the men coming back west, with tournaments in Lyon and Brussels plus another in Almaty, Kazakhstan, while for the women, they stay in Asia with a 500 in Ningbo and a 250 in Osaka. Can Rybakina get back on track, is she healthy? What about Alex Eala? Separately, why has Gael Monfils gone into dark mode and retired himself without a bye or a leave for his legion of French fans? I talk about Aryna Sabalenka, Rafa Jodar (who plays for a podcast winner at 40/1 overnight in the Shanghai final!), along with plenty more! 00:00 intro 02:35 Six Kings canned03:43 Jodar’s behavioral challenges 05:20 Sabalenka woes continue 06:29 Djokovic pulling out all the stops for Turin 09:35 Three legends bow out, but in differing circumstances 15:00 Hat tip to Sonay Kartal 17:42 WTA Ningbo25:17 WTA Osaka 30:13 ATP European Open 35:18 ATP Rhone-Alpes 40:30 ATP Almaty Thank you for listening, I’d be very obliged if you could share with a friend and interact with the pod or any of the content on social media, and as always, give a follow and a good rating if you enjoyed it, cheers.

Zheng Qinwen produced incredible tennis from the quarter finals on to win a huge 1000 in Beijing in her home capital. Make no mistake, this player is a total superstar and her ceiling is HIGH! Are we looking at a future number one? She could leave the singing to Tyson Furey though! I preview WTA Wuhan, and give my bets, plus I tell you why Sascha Zverev is a total a**00:00 intro 02:10 Zheng Qinwen is a superstar 07:24 Six Kings 09:00 Zverev piggery 10:40 Quick look at ATP Shanghai 13:10 WTA Wuhan preview and bets Please rate highly if you like the pod, pls follow and share with any of your tennis loving community! Cheers

A short podcast episode today where I jump straight into ATP Shanghai and go through the draw and who I fancy. With World Tour Finals qualification high on everyone’s mind, there’ll be no shortage of motivation in Shanghai. I have a feeling Djokovic won’t play; as of now, he is in the draw and of course I could be wrong, but let’s see after the Beijing final, where I really hope he wins in a couple of hours time against Alex de Minaur. Thanks for listening, don’t forget to follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and pls give a 5-star rating if you like the show. Both of those things help me reach more listeners. Much obliged, until next time.

Novak Djokovic has made more history by moving to an insane 32-0 at Beijing by defeating Sascha Zverev in the Chinese capital today. He’s not home yet as Daniil Medvedev lies in wait in the semis but I think Djokovic can beat him and should be favored by the market, which he's currently not. Sinner announced his withdrawal from Shanghai today while Elena Rybakina is out of Wuhan; both withdrawals having large implications on the year end races. 00:00 intro 01:15 Nadal Slam! 03:15 Sinner out of Shanghai04:44 some changes on the WTA 11:40 Ljubicic back on the circuit! 16:01 Asian games; heartbreak for Eala 18:18 Rybakina withdraws from Wuhan 20:03 a look at Tokyo and Beijing so far Please follow if you like the content, send to a friend, leave a good rating, I love all the interactions. Thanks for listening.