About this episode
Welcome to the brief, post-Wimbledon grass-clay-hardcourt-Euro-American-Hopman Cup season, with players fighting for money and points across various countries on all surfaces. We start with the news of Mikael Ymer’s 18-month suspension for missing doping tests (the ITF didn’t like the first ruling so they went back to the well). Then we move on to the news that Alexander Zverev’s ex-partner has pressed criminal charges for bodily harm, which are currently winding their way through German courts. We talk newcomers Akugue and Michelsen, Ruud’s bagels, and what’s next for the summer hard court swing. 1:00 Mikael Ymer banned for missing doping tests after the ITF appealed his innocent verdict 8:35 New criminal charges filed against Zverev for intimate partner violence, Berlin prosecutor applies for penalty order 17:10 The Zhang/Toth incident in Budapest - Toth was wrong but the reaction swung wildly out of proportion 25:50 Kei Nishikori is back! 28:05 Breakthroughs for Noma Noha Akugue, Clervie Ngounoue and Queenwen! 34:20 ATP updates: Mannarino at home on grass, plus Alex Michelsen, Fils, Ruud, and Stanley 43:05 Canadian Open ticket prices, my word! 47:20 RIP Sinéad