Tour Catch-Up: Swiatek soars in Sttutgart, Alcaraz beats the Barca rain and Wimbledon bans Russians from The Championships

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim catch up on the past week on tour, including the controversial announcement that Russian and Belarussian players will be banned from competing at this year’s Wimbledon Championships and British grass court events. Joel and Kim discuss the fallout from this decision, including the critique of both the ATP and WTA amid claims of fairness, politics influencing sport and the potential effectiveness of this action. They also round up the winners of last week’s events which saw Iga Swiatek claim a 4th straight title in Stuttgart, Carlos Alcaraz battling through the rain to take the Barcelona Open, Andrey Rublev bagelling Novak Djokovic at home in Serbia and Anastasia Potapova winning her first tour title in Istanbul. Joel also tests Kim with possibly the toughest Par for The Courts yet! Share your fan thoughts on the week with the #passingshotpod on social media. ______________ DOWNLOADTENNIS.COM To stay up to date on all tennis around the world including ATP, WTA and Challenger tours, download TNNS Live Scores. Download on Apple Podcasts Download on Google Play Follow TNNS Live Scores on Twitter And check out the TNNS Lives Scores website at www.downloadtennis.com ______________ SOCIAL MEDIA Share your fan thoughts on the week with the #passingshotpod on social media. Twitter: @passingshotpod Instagram: @passingshotpod Website: thepassingshot.co.uk Written, presented and produced by Joel Girling and Kim Mackenzie Crowdfunded by our listeners. Recorded on 25th April 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.