Tour Catch-Up: Djokovic at home in Rome, Wimbledon goes pointless? and the legend of ‘Isnerman’

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim roundup the past week on tour, which saw World No.1’s Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic claim Italian Open titles in straight sets over Ons Jabeur and Stefanos Tsitsipas respectively. With Roland Garros just around the corner, Joel and Kim gauge whether both Djokovic and Swiatek are the stand out favourites for the second slam of the season, especially in light of Rafa Nadal struggling with his chronic foot injury and the ongoing dominance of Swiatek over the rest of the tour. They also discuss the possible lack of ranking points at Wimbledon and LTA grass court events, as the ATP look to redress the ban on Russian and Belarussian players. Joel also asks an interesting mailbag question on the topic of new balls, and they look ahead to the week’s tournaments ahead which sees the return of Daniil Medvedev. 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 15th May 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.