About this episode
We're catching up with the tennis tours as they wind through Transylvania, South America, the US, and the Middle East. Iga Swiatek threepeats in Doha, Rybakina racks up more wins, Pliskova surges, and Sinner wins his first tournament off becoming a Slam winner. Meanwhile, Ostapenko still hasn't lost a match to anyone but Azarenka. We've got updates on the high profile doping suspensions: Brooksby gets some clemency from the ITIA, and Halep pleads her case to the CAS and sues the supplement company (hey, Scarborough!). Plus: the last one-hander in the top 10 goes out, and major coaching shakeups at a strange time of the season. 3:20 Iga threepeats in Doha 8:00 The state of Naomi’s return from mat leave 16:45 Rybakina wins Abu Dhabi, Kasatkina slams the scheduling 19:30 Penko and the aborted racquet shake 24:30 Sinner keeps winning, other men’s results 31:40 The death of the one-handed backhand 36:30 Doping updates: Brooksby’s suspension reduced, Simona Halep makes her case at CAS and sues the supplement company 41:20 Coaching breakups: Sakkari and Tom Hill; Holger and everybody