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A podcast covering Asian tennis, hosted by Eddie McGhee and Alastair Middleton in South Korea.
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We're finally back with Tennis Asia Podcast Episode 19, which features:
-Zheng Qinwen's admirable run to the final in her first WTA Finals appearance, ultimately coming up short in a classic match against Coco Gauff in Riyadh.
-Kei Nishikori's title win at the Helsinki Challenger, his first in over a year, putting him on the verge of the top 100.
-ATP Challenger roundup
-Preview of Billie Jean King Cup where Japan will take on Romania
-Zheng Qinwen finishes runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka but puts in an excellent performance. It turned out to be enough for her to qualify for the WTA Finals in Riyadh, making her the second Chinese player to do so after Li Na.
-Meanwhile, Japanese youngster Aoi Ito qualifies for Osaka and reaches the quarterfinals with excellent performances over Kenin and Cocciaretto.
-Also discussed are WTA Ningbo, ATP Almaty, as well as upcoming ATP Challenger events in Asia.
Episode 17: Zheng Qinwen dishes out a first-ever bagel to Mirra Andreeva on the WTA Tour but ultimately falls to Karolina Muchova in the semifinals at the China Open in Beijing.
Meanwhile, Wu Yibing puts on an impressive showing on his comeback in Shanghai, losing but putting on a sparkling show against Carlos Alcaraz that even got the respect of the Spaniard.
Also discussed:
- Yosuke Watanuki's return and march to the last 32
- ITF 75 Rancho Santa Fe: Shibahara loses in final to 16-year-old Iva Jović
- Preview of WTA 1000 in Wuhan.
- Preview of the Hangzhou Challenger and ATP 250 in Almaty.
- ...and, uh, Taro Daniel spending 18 hours in Seoul
Episode 16:
It was a superb week for Chinese tennis as Bu Yunchaokete became the first Chinese man to reach the semifinals of the China Open in Beijing, with big wins over Musetti and Rublev. Alcaraz and Sinner played a superb final.
-Zhang Shuai remarkably reached the quarterfinals after ending her 24-match losing streak. Zheng Qinwen is also in the quarters.
-Kei Nishikori made the quarters in Tokyo but loses out to Rune. And some disappointment for Naomi Osaka.
-A look ahead at Shanghai Masters. Jerry Shang vs Alcaraz awaits.
-WTA 125 in Hong Kong and Challenger roundup.
We discuss the incredible first title win in Chengdu for 19-year-old Shang Juncheng, aka Jerry Shang. He becomes the first player born in 2005 or later to win an ATP title, and just the second man from China to win an ATP title. How far can this young talent go?
Also discussed is the Hangzhou Open, with a run to the final for Zhang Zhizhen and a semifinal run for Bu Yunchaokete, with Bu entering the top 100 for the first time. How good is Chinese men's tennis right now?!
Yasutaka Uchiyama also reached the quarters in Hangzhou.
Also discussed are the recently completed Korea Open, this week's China Open, Zhang Shuai breaking her record 24-match losing streak, the return of Naomi Osaka, and the Japan Open featuring Kei Nishikori and Rei Sakamoto.
We even made room to discuss the Nonthaburi 4 Challenger and the return of a certain Mr. Hyeon Chung!
A look ahead at the qualifying tournament for the 2024 US Open.
Can players like Bu Yunchaokete, Coleman Wong, Sara Saito, Alex Eala and Hong Seong-chan qualify for their first slam main draw?
Eddie and Alastair discuss Japanese star Kei Nishikori's remarkable run at the Canadian Masters event in Montreal, where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas on the way to the quarterfinals.
Also on the agenda:
-Moyuka Uchijima gets her first-ever WTA 1000 win; disappointment for Naomi Osaka.
-Coleman Wong of Hong Kong finishes runner-up at the Lincoln Challenger; China's Bu Yunchaokete reaches the semis.
-Wei Sijia makes semis in Landisville
-A look ahead at the Cary Challenger and the Cincinnati Open
Eddie and Alastair reflect on Zheng Qinwen's amazing tournament that saw her take out the top player in the world and clinch a gold medal for China.
Also covered are:
-Olympic silver for ZZZ and Wang Xinyu.
-Hong Seongchan's excellent run in Washington, including his career-best win over Karen Khachanov.
-Preview of the Canadian Open, including a blockbuster tie between Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur.
-A round-up of the ATP Challenger events, including good results for Jason Tseng and Coleman Wong.
-Young Chinese up-and-comer Wei Sijia wins back-to-back ITF titles
-A look ahead at the Lincoln Challenger
Eddie and Alastair look ahead to all of the singles and doubles events at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
As well as discussing the prospects for players like Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, and Rohan Bopanna, they talk about what the Olympics means in tennis, past Olympics winners, and how there might not be any tennis tournaments in Korea were it not for the Seoul Olympics.
They also talk about the tennis going on elsewhere, particularly the success for Jerry Shang, Alex Eala and Bu Yunchaokete.
Eddie and Alastair preview the men's and women's draws for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
Wimbledon is about to start and we've got some pretty interesting draws. Eddie and Alastair discuss the prospects for numerous Asian players, including Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina, Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, Jerry Shang, Sumit Nagal, Alexander Bublik, Kei Nishikori, Kwon Soonwoo, and many more!
We even get into the doubles draws.
Eddie and Alastair discuss:
-Zhang Zhizhen's run to the semis in Halle, defeating Medvedev and reaching a new career high and seeding at Wimbledon.
-Naomi Osaka and Zheng Qinwen's performances
-New ATP rule changes mean good news for Kwon Soonwoo
-Jerry Shang, Sumit Nagal, Jang Su-jeong
-A look ahead at Wimbledon qualies
This review of Roland Garros comes a bit later than planned but it feels an appropriate time to release this one since all the players of Asian nations have been knocked out the singles. Nonetheless it's been an eventful tournament with much to talk about, including:
-An incredible match from Naomi Osaka against Iga Swiatek.
-The end of Moyuka Uchijima's incredible run against Sabalenka.
-Disappointment for Zheng Qinwen and Rybakina.
-The return of Kei Nishikori and Kwon Soonwoo.
-Zhang Zhizhen aka ZZZ in singles and doubles.
-A look at players in action in the Challengers, including Jason Tseng, Gerard Campana Lee, Alex Eala, and Beibit Zhukayev.
-And more!!
Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Roland-Garros qualifying tournament (including Moyuka Uchijima and Alex Eala) and preview the French Open main draw which starts on Sunday. What are the prospects for the Asian players such as Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, Kei Nishikori, Naomi Osaka and Elena Rybakina?
They also cover some of the Asian players’ performances in the recently completed ATP Challengers and ATP 250 events.
Eddie and Alastair review an eventful week in Asian tennis, including:
-Taipei Challenger success for Adam Walton, and decent runs for Hsu Yu-hsiou and Ilya Marchenko. Nam Ji-sung and Ray Ho win doubles.
-Italian Open: Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen's runs to the quarterfinals in Rome.
-Moyuka Uchijima's incredible title triumph in Madrid, her third title in three consecutive weeks, and new Japanese number 1.
-The return of Sumit Nagal in Bordeaux and Geneva.
-Shang Juncheng aka Jerry Shang reaches semis in Bordeaux; top-100 debut; prospects for French Open.
-A look ahead to qualifying for Roland-Garros.
Eddie and Alastair discuss an eventful week in Asian tennis, including:
-The Italian Open in Rome, featuring the Tennis Asia supermatch between Naomi Osaka and Zheng Qinwen, as well as success for Zhang Zhizhen over Ben Shelton.
-A review of the Wuxi Challenger where Bu Yunchaokete had a great week.
-A look ahead to the Taipei Challenger.
-The machine that is Moyuka Uchijima, who apparently can't stop winning even across multiple continents!
-The return of Kwon Soonwoo and success in Tunis for Gerard Campana Lee.
-Fukuoka: Jang Su-jeong proves us wrong, and the return of Zarina Diyas.
-Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Guangzhou ATP Challenger event, covering Bu Yunchaokete, Adam Walton and a superb week for Tristan Schoolkate
-A look ahead to the Wuxi Challenger
-W100 in Gifu: the champion Moyuka Uchijima on the rise, and Jang Su-jeong exceeding expectations
-A review of the the Madrid Open featuring Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina
-A look ahead to W75 events in Fukuoka and Luan, with returns for Wang Qiang and Zarina Diyas
A lot covered in this episode, including:
- The ATP Challenger events in Shenzhen and Guangzhou
- The Philippines' teenage tennis sensation Alex Eala makes history at the Madrid Open
- Chinese hopeful Jerry Shang's 4-hour battle against Corentin Moutet and controversial loss to Davidovich Fokina
- Disappointment for Zheng Qinwen in Madrid
- Japan's doubles star Ena Shibahara's run at the W100 singles event in Tokyo, as well as doubles success for Jang Su-jeong and Kimberly Birrell
- The return of China's former WTA top-20 player Wang Qiang as a champion on the tour
Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Gwangju Challenger, and Eddie gives his predictions for Shenzhen. Also discussed are Sumit Nagal's UK visa conundrum, the WTA 500 in Stuttgart (particularly Zheng Qinwen and Elena Rybakina), and the upcoming Madrid Open.
Eddie and Alastair discuss last week's Busan Open, the ATP Challenger 125 event, and Eddie gives his predictions for Gwangju.
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