October 20, 2025

Sinner DOMINATES Alcaraz Indoors & Makes History! | Six Kings Slam, Almaty, Stockholm & Brussels Recap!

1 hour 12 minutes

Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic… one wild week. Golden rackets, eye-watering prize money, big headlines—and a super tight ATP Finals race. Medvedev in the spotlight, Ruud rolling indoors, and Rune news that stings. Dive in.

🎾 Inside the Episode:

Six Kings Slam talk: Jannik Sinner’s statement week vs Carlos Alcaraz & Novak Djokovic, the golden racket, the money BAG, and what it means for Turin & 2026.

“Meddy” watch: Is Daniil Medvedev finally out of the cold?

Casper Ruud’s Stockholm surge: first indoor hard title and a level we haven’t seen before?

Devastating Holger Rune news: we break down his injury and future outlook.

Is the tennis season too intense? Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz think so— we weigh in.

The last ATP Finals ticket: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud, or Daniil Medvedev—who grabs it and why.

Biggest Winners of the Week- Hint: it’s a lot of French speakers—who moved the needle most.

Overreaction or Not? “Sinner goes undefeated to year-end” and “Djokovic’s Six Kings Slam retirement exit is a warning sign.”

First-round fireworks in Basel & Vienna: Valentin Vacherot–Fritz, Joao Fonseca–Perricard, Stefanos Tsitsipas–Lorenzo Musetti, FAA–Diallo.

Receipts: Where we were right & wrong (Brussels, Almaty, Stockholm).

Who You Got: Vienna & Basel edition.

Bonus: Link to the full Kristof interview at the end of the show.

👇 Join the debate

Who gets the final Turin spot—FAA, Ruud, or Medvedev? And is the ATP calendar pushing players too far? Drop your takes in the comments, because as always we read every single one!

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:24 Sinner Defends His Six Kings Slam Title 1

1:54 Meddy Finally Ends His Title Drought 17:45 Casper Ruud Dominates in Stockholm

24:48 Devastating Holger Rune Injury News

33:34 Is The Tennis Season Too Intense?

42:25 Who Grabs The Last ATP Finals Spot?

45:42 Biggest Winners of the Week 53:06 Overreaction or Not?

57:33 First Round Fireworks in Basel in Vienna

1:03:31 Where we were right & wrong

1:06:12 Who Ya Got in Vienna?

1:08:21 Who Ya Got in Basel?

1:11:22 Check out our conversations with Kristof Vliegen & Mikael Tillstrom

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