Joel, Kim and Chris are back together to catch up on the past week on tour, which saw Maria Sakkari end her title drought by clinching the WTA1000 event in Guadalajara and Team World thrash Team Europe in the latest edition of the Laver Cup.
With contentious performance byes, the release of the Davis Cup Finals draw and a new venue for the WTA Finals in Cancun, the trio discuss all the latest news from the tennis world, not to mention Novak Djokovic’s meeting with a goat and Annabel Croft’s debut on Strictly Come Dancing in the UK!
Joel also unveils a new game to Kim and Chris and the listeners and they briefly look ahead to this week’s tournaments including the WTA500 event in Tokyo and the Astana Open in Kazakhstan. __________________
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Tour Catch-Up: Sakkari silences critics, Laver Cup lulls on and WTA incurs Rybakina's wrath

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We review Challengers, the tennis romance film from Luca Guadagnino and Justin Kuritzkes starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist that has hit cinemas and taken the box office and tennis twitter by storm.
To unpack the film the Tennis Weekly threesome aren't asking for 'three tickets to Challengers please' rather four tickets as Culture Editor, critic and writer Sarah Carson of the The i Newspaper joins to keep them in check.
They discuss the tennis sequences, did we believe Zendaya as a top tennis player, was the film really about Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Mirka and ultimately was the film even about tennis? The delve into the topic of love triangles, pancake grips and bisexuality!
A fun Film Club edition and movie review that reveals what we really thought and allows tennis fans and the not so tennis invested to talk about the movie, what they liked and didn't like and ultimately how they rate the film.
ABOUT CHALLENGERS
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist – West Side Story), Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O’Connor – The Crown) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
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Challengers Movie Review - Is Zendaya the next Serena, THAT kissing scene and is it based on Mirka Federer?!

Nadal is making magic at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. He turned the tables on Alex de Minaur avenging his loss in Barcelona and Joel, Chris plus special guest Molly McElwee are on hand to unpack his comeback. 
Elsewhere, Sinner and Swiatek have been making serene progress whilst Sabalenka and Tsitsipas have struggled at the Mutua Madrid Open. 
They also touch upon Raducanu’s surprise straight set loss in round 1, after her return to form in previous weeks. Elsewhere there are talking points on WTA Finals as Daria Kasatkina comes out in support of the decision for the finals to move to Saudi Arabia and the Billie Jean King format change and the Davis Cup and ATP Finals clash.
Molly and Chris team up for Joel’s game and put in a strong performance - but can they get over the finish line?

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Madrid - Nadal rebounds, Jabeur resurgent, Raducanu knackered + BJK Finals go knockout

Joel, Kim and Chris are back to round up the latest clay court action from around the tennis world, as Casper Ruud gets revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim his first ATP500 title in Barcelona, and Elena Rybakina downs World No.1 Iga Swiatek en route to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix trophy.
The trio also celebrate the return of Rafa Nadal to the tennis court, Emma Raducanu finding form in Stuttgart and Sloane Stephens’s first title on red clay in Rouen. They discuss how Jan Lennard Struff dispatched Taylor Fritz and the cold weather in Munich to clinch his first ATP trophy, debate how complicated the Olympic tennis selection criteria are, and reflect on the career of Garbine Muguruza as she bids farewell to life as a professional tennis player in her recent retirement announcement.
Joel also tests Chris and Kim on their knowledge of WTA Players with short stints at World No.1, and the trio make tentative predictions ahead of this week’s Madrid Masters tournament (Spoiler alert: watch out for Tomas Etcheverry!)

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Rybakina, Ruud give French Open credentials, Nadal offers hope, Muguruza calls career

Tsitsipas is back to his best in Monte-Carlo and picks up his third title in the principality. The week in Monaco saw the Greek secure victories over Sinner, Ruud and Zverev as well as a surprise exit for Novak Djokovic, in the semi-finals of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. 
Elsewhere the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers were taking place, Emma Raducanu returned to form to lead Great Britain to victory against France. She picked up two come from behind wins and Katie Boulter bounced back from defeat to help seal the victory. 
In Seville they will be joined by Japan, led by Naomi Osaka and the USA led by Jessica Pegula. There was heartbreak for Ukraine as they went down to Romanian from 2-0 up. 
Joel and Chris discuss Andy Murray’s injury update, the prospect of Rafael Nadal back on tour, whether the ATP players are willing to play on used courts to allow for a WTA tournament at The Queen's Club the week prior and Kim joins in to ask the duo about Holger Rune, Medvedev and Rublev and whether their on court behaviour is good for the game.

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Tsitsipas finds form in Monte-Carlo, Raducanu leads GB to Seville, Nadal returns in Barcelona

Joel, Kim and Chris reunite to catch up on the week in tennis, which saw Danielle Collins storm to her second title in as many weeks and Matteo Berrettini return to the winner’s circle after his comeback from injury.
Chris and Alina also report from their week in Estoril where Hubert Hurkacz picked up his clay court title with a final victory over in form Pedro Martinez. Meanwhile, Ben Shelton is soon to become the US Men's Number 1 after his title victory in Houston, and Camila Osorio delights home fans with a triumph in Bogota.
The trio also reflect on the news that Saudi Arabia are set to host the WTA Finals for the next three years. They also consider the upcoming trial of new ATP Doubles rules at the Madrid 1000 event, as well as looking forward to this weekend's Billie Jean King Cup ties and the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters which sadly will not feature the return of Rafael Nadal.

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Tour Catch-Up: Sakkari silences critics, Laver Cup lulls on and WTA incurs Rybakina's wrath

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