For what will likely be the last episode of the year (barring any emergency announcements), we sit down and come up with top 5 lists of our favorite Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcaraz matches in the 2023 season.

We're in off-season mode and after the recent Carlos Alcaraz special, we bring you the promised episode dedicated fully to Iga Świątek. Our guest for this one is Juan Ignacio, one of Tennis Twitter's best WTA Tour content creators and the guy to ask when it comes to Iga-related stats. How did his Świątek fandom originate and what does he think about all the major narratives regarding her right now?

We bring in our first-ever guest - Carlos Navarro, a fellow tennis freak, Challenger Tour aficionado, and Punto de Break journalist (some call him the Magician). Carlos delivered a fresh look at all things Alcaraz, sharing his perspective on the ups and downs of his namesake's young career or the image of the 20-year-old prodigy in Spain.

Carlos Alcaraz appeared at the ATP Finals for the very first time and after struggling with the fast indoor conditions against Alexander Zverev, actually turned it into a decent campaign (but couldn't beat the unstoppable Novak Djokovic). Should Iga Świątek claim Player of the Year and should Tomasz Wiktorowski claim Coach of the Year awards?

Iga Świątek went undefeated in Cancun, dropping just 20 games along the way. We cover that spectacular performance and also look back on Carlos Alcaraz's loss to Roman Safiullin in Paris. What do we expect from him at the ATP Finals?

Świątek looked incredible in her last few performances in Beijing, navigating the matches well and adjusting her gameplan to the opponent. Was that her best week of the season? Alcaraz goes out to Dimitrov in Shanghai, what are his year-end No. 1 chances?

We talk about the Beijing run for Alcaraz and his exciting rivalry with Sinner. Świątek's Tokyo campaign was a disappointment, but she's already playing at a much higher standard this week.

We chat about the 2023 US Open with both Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcaraz not defending their titles and falling to World No. 2 in the rankings. Iga lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round, Carlos went down to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals.

We meet after the Montreal/Toronto and Cincinnati double to discuss how Świątek and Alcaraz did at these events. Lots of winning ugly, but also the wonderful final, which is surely going to be in the conversation for match of the year.

We chat about Świątek playing and winning the WTA 250 in Warsaw. What does this event mean for the popularity of tennis in Poland? We also look forward to the North American hard court season for both her and Alcaraz.