Rome Open 2025 | Sinner Returns, Iga Struggles, and Team Coachella Rises | Ground Pass Podcast

This week on Ground Pass, we’re catching up on all things clay season and diving into the beautiful chaos that is the Rome Open. But first, we recap the wild scenes from Madrid—including a super-detailed voice memo from Ramiro at @courtsatisfaction breaking down everything from seating to surprise side events. ⏱️ In This Episode: 0:00 – Kicking off + the Ground Pass update 2:50 – Madrid wrap + listener voice memo 17:00 – Rome is stunning: travel vibes + stadium drama 28:00 – Darth Sinner + Alcaraz’s tennis puppy energy 32:40 – No Djokovic in Rome—what’s going on? 38:00 – Jack Draper on clay is the real deal 41:00 – Emma Raducanu’s comeback + mental reset 44:00 – Iga Swiatek: time to figure things out 52:00 – Sabalenka: world #1 and thriving 55:00 – American women rising: Stearns + Baptiste 57:30 – Team Coachella = Coco Gauff + Alex Eala 🕶️🎶 1:00:30 – The doubles story you’re not hearing: Evan King + Chris Harrison 1:03:40 – Player of the Fortnight: Bianca Andreescu + Fabian Marozsan ✨ We’ve got stories, travel tips, and maybe a few statue jokes along the way. 🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a rating, and check out our new Patreon for behind-the-scenes content. Links mentioned: – Karue Sell - Meet the Professionals episode – Our Patreon – Instagram @court.satisfaction – Match Stories: Osaka v Golubic 💬 Don’t forget to give us 5 stars and drop us a comment ⭐️ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/GroundPassPodcast Subscribe to Our Substack at - https://groundpass.substack.com Visit Our Website at - www.groundpasspodcast.com Email us at - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com Follow us for daily updates on Social: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast X: https://x.com/groundpasspod Podcast Theme by Breakmaster Cylinder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.