Inside the Draw

Novak Djokovic is not far off a win or bust situation in Paris as he seeks an 8th crown in the French capital to top off his 2026 season. All the big guns are in town (except Jannik!) so everyone is motivated by Turin. I take a look at the qualification race, Sinner’s appointment of Magnus Norman, the drama between Berrettini and Musetti, and lots more. 00:00 intro01:50 hat tip Lilli Tagger 05:09 Live race 06:58 Magnus Norman 08:23 Jodar makes history 09:25 Italian Stallion drama10:56 Stan bows out 11:35 ATP Paris 23:10 WTA Chennai 26:15 WTA Hong Kong Thanks for listening as always, pls share with your friends, comment, like, leave a rating: it all helps! Chat next week.

Delighted to be back with another show; Novak Djokovic arrives in Basel looking to make a push for the World Tour Finals where he’s currently two out. Alcaraz and Zverev do battle in Vienna, Rybakina is on the draw sheet for Tokyo but will she play? And lastly, it’s a weak field in Guangzhou but someone’s gotta win it!00:00 intro 03:42 last weeks recap 07:07 Monfils & Svitolina 11:05 Buenos Aires’ shame 12:20 WTA Guangzhou preview 18:26 WTA Tokyo preview25:26 Swiss Indoors preview32:22 Erste Bank Open previewAs always, thanks so much for listening. If you like it, pls follow, share, comment, rate etc! Talk soon#sports #tennis #rybakina #lula #djokovic #alcaraz #zverev

In the episode I look ahead to the men coming back west, with tournaments in Lyon and Brussels plus another in Almaty, Kazakhstan, while for the women, they stay in Asia with a 500 in Ningbo and a 250 in Osaka. Can Rybakina get back on track, is she healthy? What about Alex Eala? Separately, why has Gael Monfils gone into dark mode and retired himself without a bye or a leave for his legion of French fans? I talk about Aryna Sabalenka, Rafa Jodar (who plays for a podcast winner at 40/1 overnight in the Shanghai final!), along with plenty more! 00:00 intro 02:35 Six Kings canned03:43 Jodar’s behavioral challenges 05:20 Sabalenka woes continue 06:29 Djokovic pulling out all the stops for Turin 09:35 Three legends bow out, but in differing circumstances 15:00 Hat tip to Sonay Kartal 17:42 WTA Ningbo25:17 WTA Osaka 30:13 ATP European Open 35:18 ATP Rhone-Alpes 40:30 ATP Almaty Thank you for listening, I’d be very obliged if you could share with a friend and interact with the pod or any of the content on social media, and as always, give a follow and a good rating if you enjoyed it, cheers.

Zheng Qinwen produced incredible tennis from the quarter finals on to win a huge 1000 in Beijing in her home capital. Make no mistake, this player is a total superstar and her ceiling is HIGH! Are we looking at a future number one? She could leave the singing to Tyson Furey though! I preview WTA Wuhan, and give my bets, plus I tell you why Sascha Zverev is a total a**00:00 intro 02:10 Zheng Qinwen is a superstar 07:24 Six Kings 09:00 Zverev piggery 10:40 Quick look at ATP Shanghai 13:10 WTA Wuhan preview and bets Please rate highly if you like the pod, pls follow and share with any of your tennis loving community! Cheers

A short podcast episode today where I jump straight into ATP Shanghai and go through the draw and who I fancy. With World Tour Finals qualification high on everyone’s mind, there’ll be no shortage of motivation in Shanghai. I have a feeling Djokovic won’t play; as of now, he is in the draw and of course I could be wrong, but let’s see after the Beijing final, where I really hope he wins in a couple of hours time against Alex de Minaur. Thanks for listening, don’t forget to follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and pls give a 5-star rating if you like the show. Both of those things help me reach more listeners. Much obliged, until next time.