US Open R1 - Osaka back in style, Djokovic's brotherly revenge, Thiem + Collins bow out

Kim and Chris catch up on the opening round’s action from Flushing Meadows, as the US Open gets underway in New York. With comfortable wins for defending Champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff, former Champion Naomi Osaka delighting fans with a stylish win over Jelena Ostapenko, and Danielle Collins refusing her retirement ceremony after a first round loss, there is plenty of action to sink our teeth into in just the first day and a half! Iga Swiatek endures a gritty opponent in Kamila Rakhimova, whilst Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter get the win for the Brits, and Holger Rune, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas have tournaments they’d rather forget with early losses. Meanwhile, Kim and Chris unpick some controversial comments made by Ben Shelton, and Chris tries to recover from another heartbreaking defeat for Sloane Stephens. Collect A Set predictions from Joel, Kim and Chris are also revealed - let’s see who will manage to avoid the Slam Spoon of Shame come the tournament’s end! FUNGIBALL Join the Revolution in Tennis Gaming with Fungiball at www.fungiball.io ! 🎾 Collect, Trade, Compete every week– all while backing your favorite players on a cutting-edge tennis game. Cryptocurrencies and NFTS are unregulated in some markets including the UK NFT profits may be subject to taxation such as Capital Gains Tax The value of investments is variable and can go down as well as up Additional fees may apply SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter , Instagram , TikTok and YouTube , plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com . MERCH Purchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do! REVIEWS ***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.