Tennis Unfiltered

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Tennis Unfiltered delivers honest, in-depth analysis of professional tennis. Get expert commentary on ATP and WTA tours, Grand Slam tournaments, player rankings, and the biggest stories in tennis. Fro... more

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October 14, 2025Vacherot's shock in Shanghai, the Djokovic soap opera and Gauff waltzes in Wuhan
As the Beatles almost sang, we’re BACK… in the UK! Remember, if you want a question answered, you can DM us @tennisunfilteredpod on Instagram or email us on tennisunfiltered at gmail dot com
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This week, he's jet-lagged and jaded, but Calvin Betton is back from his sojourn in the Far East, George Bellshaw is bang up for his head to head and James Gray is just trying to keep everyone calm.
Here are the stories they discussed…
Valentin Vacherot made history as the lowest ranked Masters champion ever, beating his own cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai final having knocked out Novak Djokovic in the semi-final

For his own part, Djokovic was a surprise entrant in Shanghai and was pushed to his limit by Yannick Hanfmann, Jaume Munar and Zizou Bergs before Vacherot finished the job in the last four

And Rinderknech revealed afterwards that he had thought about quitting tennis only a few months before, but was helped through his rough patch by coach Lucas Pouille

Coco Gauff triumphed in Wuhan, a rare one-week Masters, but her run to the title hardly felt impressive given the players she beat, including 11 breaks of serve in two sets against Jasmine Paolini and then a more credible win against former doubles partner Jessica Pegula

Aryna Sabalenka had been unbeaten at the event since 2018 but she was downed by Pegula in the semi-finals, but not before the Belarusian had sewn up year-end world No 1 for the second time in a row

Jack Draper has appointed Jamie Delgado, a former coach of Andy Murray, to work with him ahead of the 2026 season - but long-time coach James Trotman is very much still involved, and simply wants to travel less on the main tour

Goncalo Oliveira, a Portuguese-born player who represents Venezuela, has been banned for four years after testing positive for methamphetamine last year. He claimed that a girl he met in a bar in Mexico, who did testify at the tribunal, had taken drugs that evening and contaminated him through kissing - but the director of the lab that tested the samples said that there was between “four and 36” times too much methamphetamine in his system to have been transferred by kissing

Under a trial scheme, the ITIA are offering up to $5k in costs to players who want to test supplements or medication at a Wada lab, or to investigate meds contamination. The package also includes a degree of free legal support and confidential third-party counselling. And the PTPA already offers free support from two law firms. The trial is going to run until the end of next season.

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1h 33min
October 07, 2025Sweating Shanghai, Anisimova's golden year goes on, plus H&H are champions again
Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw and James Gray are all back to discuss the last week of action in tennis, as the Far East swing continues apace and the weather really starts to bite...
Jannik Sinner wins the title in Beijing, incredibly his first non-slam title of the year, but then limps out of the Shanghai Masters with severe cramps

At least he didn't get coded for lack of effort, like Daniil Medvedev did in Beijing the week before...

Gael Monfils is to retire at the end of next season, bringing to an end the golden generation of French players that included Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Alexander Zverev calls out tournament directors for making all surfaces the same to benefit Alcaraz and Sinner

Amanda Anisimova wins in Beijing to continue her sensational 2025

Sonay Kartal shocks Mirra Andreeva to secure her first ever top-10 win

Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic get into it during a bad-tempered last-16 match

Heather Watson is taking a forced break from tennis until February 2026
And more!
You can also watch a version of the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpO0ako_jKQ

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1h 23min
September 30, 2025The exhausted swing? Latest from Tokyo, Beijing and what remains of the Shanghai draw
George Bellshaw (from London) and Calvin Betton (from Shanghai) call in to have their say on all things tennis from the last seven days, with James Gray trying to marshal the troops.
They discussed...
Carlos Alcaraz wins the title in Tokyo, himself taped up from an earlier injury, against Taylor Fritz who was also carrying a leg problem. They both join Daniil Medvedev, Lorenzo Musetti and Jakub Mensik in the physio room, as the last stretch of the season starts to bite.

Novak Djokovic is fit though, and has signed up to play

Emma Raducanu blows match points against Jessica Pegula in Beijing

Roger Federer talks court speeds

Boris Becker on winning Wimbledon at 17
PLUS your questions answered on the BATS, the Californian takeover, coaching individual sports and much more.

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1h 32min
September 23, 2025Laver Cup, BJK and Taylor Townsend's major U-turn
Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw, Molly McElwee and James Gray all have their say on the last week of tennis including...
Italy win the Billie Jean King Cup for the second year in a row, led by Jasmine Paolini and powered by "good vibes"

Great Britain reach another semi-final without No 1 Emma Raducanu and, despite winning the first set of both singles matches, are beaten 2-0 by the United States

Taylor Townsend gets in trouble over her criticism of Chinese cuisine in Shenzhen https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2025/09/17/tennis-player-involved-in-us-open-racism-row-mocks-chinese/

The other American Taylor - Fritz - and Alex de Minaur starred for Team World as they beat Team Europe in San Francisco to claim the Laver Cup 15-9, but did anyone notice or care?

Bjorn Borg has been diagnosed with an "extremely aggressive" form of prostate cancer

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1h 45min
September 16, 2025Davis Cup review, Laver Cup dropouts - and what was life like before podcasting?
George Bellshaw and James Gray answer your questions from the Instagram mailbag, before being joined by Calvin Betton from Chengdu to look back at a dramatic week of Davis Cup play-offs in Poland, Spain and beyond.
Great Britain are back in the elite of the Davis Cup for next year, but can they actually win it?

How many "hairs" does Holger Rune REALLY have on his chest?

The USA are out, but was that much of a shock?

Belgium have been doing a madness in Australia...

...while Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt has been doing a madness in Malaga
And loads more!

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1h 16min
September 09, 2025US Open final review: Alcaraz dominates Sinner, Sabalenka gets a 2025 slam at last
The US Open 2025 is in the history books and all we can do now is talk about it. George Bellshaw and Calvin Betton join James Gray to do exactly that, focusing on finals weekend after Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka both won their second titles at Flushing Meadows.
Was Sinner vs Alcaraz inevitable? And what does that say about men's tennis right now if it was? (James also wrote about this for The i Paper, read it for FREE at the bottom of these notes.)

Did George approve of Aryna Sabalenka's celebration? And how did the USTA get the trophy ceremony quite so wrong?

How did Skupski-Salisbury NOT beat Granollers-Zeballos in the men's doubles final?
And much more!
Alcaraz vs Sinner is getting boring - tennis needs a third wheel:
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1h 27min
September 07, 2025US Open, Semi-finals: Djokovic smoked out of contention
Calvin Betton is back in the UK and joins George Bellshaw and James Gray to review the US Open semi-finals and look ahead to a weekend of finals.

They discussed...
Novak Djokovic says he can't beat Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner at a grand slam any more

Jannik Sinner beats Felix Auger-Aliassime, but are we going to see the Canadian follow up on his strong run?

Can Amanda Anisimova get under Aryna Sabalenka's skin again?

Should Naomi Osaka have made it back to the final?

And who will win the men's doubles?
And so much more!

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September 04, 2025US Open, Quarter-finals: One step closer to Alcaraz vs Sinner
The usual suspects look back at the US Open quarter-finals...
Novak Djokovic takes down Taylor Fritz for the 11th time in a row, becoming the oldest man ever (Open era) to reach the semi-finals of all four grand slams in a single year. He says he was ‘lucky’ to win and did at one point complain to the umpire about spectator noise, but nevertheless set up a blockbuster semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz, after the Spaniard eased past Jiri Lehecka. Can he beat Alcaraz 3 times in a row and extend his 5-3 head-to-head?

In the top half, Jannk Sinner battered fellow countryman Lorenzo Musetti, losing just five points in first five games, and will now face the tournament's surprise package Felix Auger-Aliasime.

Aryna Sabalenka got a walkover into the semi-finals after Marketa Vondrousova was forced to withdraw, and will face a 2024 US Open rematch against Jessica Pegula who breezed past Barbora Krejcikova, who struggled badly on serve

And finally, Amanda Anisimova avenged her Wimbledon final humiliation at the hands of Iga Swiatek, calling it ‘the most meaningful victory of my life’. She will face Naomi Osaka, who beat Karolina Muchova, played brilliantly and looks utterly relaxed. Dare we say it: Naomi Osaka is back?

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September 02, 2025US Open, Round Four: Townsend run is over, Felix shock and Medvedev splits with coach
James Gray and George Bellshaw are back as the US Open locks in its quarter-finalists.
Naomi Osaka hammers Coco Gauff but was it closer than the scoreline suggested?

Taylor Townsend's run is over - in the singles at least - after failing to convert eight match points in the second-set tie-break against Barbora Krejcikova

Felix Auger-Aliassime is back in the US Open last eight for the first time since 2021

Sinner vs Alcaraz is still on and looks inevitable
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And remember to send your questions to tennisunfiltered at gmail dot com

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August 31, 2025US Open, Round Three: What next for Raducanu, sad Shelton exit, the Townsend 'job' goes on
'Chunky'

George Bellshaw and James Gray go through the last 32 of the US Open with only 22 of 64 seeds now remaining.
Emma Raducanu was thrashed by Elena Rybakina, her third such chastening grand slam exit of the year. Where does she go from here?

Ben Shelton retired in tears after injuring his left shoulder in a fall against Adrian Mannarino

Taylor Townsend 'has a job to do' and keeps on doing it, while Jelena Ostapenko scrambles to save her reputation
PLUS: Djokovic injury concern; Shapovalov draws quality out of Sinner; Gauff vs Osaka is locked

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1h 3min

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