April 21, 2025

Rune stuns Alcaraz, Zverev overcomes adversity, Iga's nemesis - and Calvin's a champion again

1 hour 32 minutes

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This week, Calvin is fresh off a Barcelona title, George is prepping for a big vegan night out and James has promised not to entertain any more soft drink chat... Instead, they talked about TENNIS. (Mostly.)

Luke Johnson and Sander Arends are the Barcelona champs after beating Britain's top pair in the doubles final

Carlos Alcaraz was beaten in the singles final by a resurgent Holger Rune

Serena Williams has been in the media after saying in an interview with Time that she would have got "20 years" if she had done what Jannik Sinner did. (Read the whole interview here: https://time.com/7277099/serena-williams-interview-time100-2025/)

Alexander Zverev is interrupted by a fan calling him a "wife-beater" - but still beats Ben Shelton to win the title in Munich on his birthday

Iga Swiatek STILL can't Jelena Ostapenko - and actually neither can Aryna Sabalenka

Harriet Dart causes global ripples with her "deodorant" comment

Elina Svitolina wins in Rouen

We have the first player born in 2008 to win an ATP tour match

And Aryna Sabalenka is in trouble on her phone

AND MORE!

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