French Open Catch-Up: Round 1 - ATP stars progress, WTA Top 10 in tatters and Tsonga goes down swinging

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, the tennis podcast by fans, Joel and Kim roundup the main action from Round One of the French Open. From defending champion Barbora Krejickova being upset by local hope Diane Parry, the in form Ons Jabeur losing in the first match of the tournament, and Naomi Osaka succumbing to Amanda Anisimova for a second Slam in a row, several women’s seeds have fallen already thus opening up part of the draw significantly. On the men’s side, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga finally takes a bow and retires from professional tennis with a 4 set loss to Casper Ruud, Hugo Gaston delights the local crowd with a topsy turvy 5 set win over Alex de Minaur and Denis Shapovalov falls to Holger Rune in straight sets. Joel and Kim also discuss the news and fallout from the ATP and WTA’s bold decision to remove ranking points from Wimbledon, in response to their ban on Russian and Belarussian players. They also reveal their Collect A Set picks, which have already gone astray with Jabeur’s early exit! 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 24th May 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.