The On The Line Tennis Podcast

With John Silk, we analyse the women's singles US Open final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka.

00:00: Coco Gauff’s career going into the tournament and her run to the final.
05:31: Gauff’s performance in the final.
9:50: Sabalenka’s performance in the final.
14:49: Iga Swiatek at the Slams.
17:16: Going forward for Gauff.

With John Silk, we analyse Novak Djokovic's US Open final win over Daniil Medvedev, take a look at Medvedev's win over Alcaraz and scrutinise the lack of depth in the men's game.

00:00: Medvedev looked to fatigue Djokovic from the back of the court.
02:51: Medvedev vs the Djokovic serve and volley.
08:11: Djokovic survived chances for Medvedev in the second set.
11:31: Medvedev turns his match-up around against Alcaraz.
17:38: Djokovic & Alcaraz > the field.

With Damian Kust, we pick nine VERY dark horses from the men's US Open singles draw.

00:00: Very dark horses in the men’s US Open draw.
01:24: #1.
05:00: #2.
07:05: #3.
08:42: #4 and #5.
11:23: #6 and #7.
13:45: #8.
15:23: #9.

With Vansh Vermani, we review the Cincinnati Masters finals between Djokovic v Alcaraz and Gauff v Muchova.

Djokovic v Alcaraz
00:00: Stats and significance of Djokovic’s win over Alcaraz.
04:38: The second set tiebreak and Djokovic’s serving tactics.
09:24: Third set drama!
11:21: Novak’s serving prowess making a slight difference.
17:46: Hubi Hurkacz a forehand away from big wins.

Gauff v Muchova
21:44: Coco Gauff defeats Iga Swiatek for the first time.
26:18: Improvements made with Brad Gilbert.
31:28: Gauff’s efforts to stave off Karolina Muchova in the final.
36:00: Looking ahead to the US Open.

My analysis of Jessica Pegula's great run to a second WTA 1000 title in Montreal and Jannik Sinner's first Masters 1000 title of his career in Toronto.

Toronto
00:00: Jannik Sinner’s biggest improvement to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career.
03:43: What Darren Cahill worked on with Sinner.
08:09: How the final played out.

Montreal
10:49: Jessica Pegula’s final win over Luidmila Samsonova.
12:49: Pegula’s wins over Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek.
16:57: Pegula’s US Open chances.

With Vansh Vermani, we discuss Carlos Alcaraz's win over Novak Djokovic in this year's Wimbledon final.

00:00: The passing of the torch?
03:06: The first set.
06:48: The second set before the tiebreak.
09:49: The second set tiebreak.
15:09: The third set.
19:28: The fourth set.
20:44: The fifth set.
30:03: The significance of this match.

With John Silk, we discuss Marketa Vondrousova's win over Ons Jabeur in this year's Wimbledon final.

00:00: Marketa Vondrousova is the Wimbledon champion.
02:03: Vondrousova’s route to the final.
06:30: How Ons Jabeur’s shots failed her during the match.
08:38: Jabeur and pressure in the final.
14:27: The future for both players.

With John Silk, we preview the Wimbledon quarterfinals and review the first week of action at SW19.

Quarterfinals Predictions
00:00: Djokovic/Rublev.
04:29: Sinner/Safiullin.
06:12: Medvedev/Eubanks.
08:19: Alcaraz/Rune.
11:16: Swiatek/Svitolina.
12:43: Pegula/Vondrousova.
16:01: Jabeur/Rybakina.
18:47: Sabalenka/Keys.

First Week of Wimbledon Review
21:49: Watching Liam Broady beat Casper Ruud from his player’s box.
24:54: Jiri Lehecka is a fantastic returner.
26:14: Mirra Andreeva is a phenomenal defender.
29:14: Iga Swiatek clutch versus Belinda Bencic.
33:06: Dominic Thiem loses valiantly to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
35:12: Andrey Rublev hits the shot of the tournament against Alexander Bublik.
37:01: Handshake controversy for Vika Azarenka after losing to Elina Svitolina.
40:34: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s underarm serve.

Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka's biomechanics trainer, makes a return to the podcast to assess the games of the Wimbledon women's favourites, including Swiatek, Rybakina and Sabalenka.

00:00: Iga Swiatek’s grass court flaws and Elena Rybakina’s title defence.
05:17: Karolina Muchova’s chances after the French Open.
06:52: Gavin’s confidence in Aryna Sabalenka.
09:57: Dark horse in Petra Kvitova.
12:08: The rest of the field including Jabeur, Krejcikova and Garcia.
15:55: Analysing Coco Gauff’s game.
23:11: A look back at different generations and ways to play the game.
29:16: Gavin’s pick for the tournament.

Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka's biomechanics trainer, makes a return to the podcast to assess the games of the Wimbledon men's favourites, including Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

00:00: Novak Djokovic’s serve improvements and his reign at Wimbledon.
06:02: Carlos Alcaraz’s game and his chances at Wimbledon.
11:18: Alexander Zverev’s potential and Andy Roddick’s one-two punch.
15:17: Daniil Medvedev and confidence.
19:45: Jannik Sinner’s need to improve his serve.
23:25: Can anyone else compete against Djokovic and Alcaraz?