About this episode
With James Gray on holiday, Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw discuss all the latest news from the tennis world, including: Novak Djokovic joins the Laver Cup but will having the Big Four on the same squad turn it into a global event? What does Roger Federer's choice of racquet tell us about his career? Dominic Thiem makes a semi-final, he's not had a chance to defend his 2020 US Open title yet... Lorenzo Musetti goes for underarm serve on match point in the semi-finals but still wins and goes on to beat Carlos Alcaraz to the title, while the Spaniard becomes the second-youngest since 2000 (after Rafa Nadal) to reach the top five in the world Casper Ruud beats Matteo Berrettini to the title in Gstaad Irina-Camelia Begu triumphs in Palermo Bernarda Pera shocks Anett Kontaveit to claim victory in Hamburg Andrea Gaudenzi discusses a grass court Masters and hints it will lean towards Germany Elina Svitolina criticises governing bodies for lack of support over Ukraine war while Iga Swiatek holds a high-profile fundraiser and vows keep focus on it AND FINALLY... Venus Williams’ dream tennis dinner party... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices