Alcaraz wins Tokyo on one ankle. Sinner takes Beijing. Learner Tien surges to his first ATP final. Umpire drama, crowd chaos, and a spicy Shanghai preview—this one has everything tennis fans live for. Watch now!

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:34 Alcaraz Domination in Tokyo

16:39 Sinner Conquers Beijing

28:59 Biggest Winners in Tokyo & Beijing

36:51 Upset or Not An Upset?

39:54 Spicy No Spicy?

51:45 Thoughts on Alcaraz’s Withdrawal from Shanghai

54:29 Shanghai Masters Preview

57:26 Shanghai Quarters: Happening or Not?

1:00:27 Who Makes the Shanghai Masters Semifinals?

1:01:25 Overreaction or Not?

1:14:33 Where we were right & wrong?

1:15:33 Who Ya Got in Shanghai?

• Alcaraz Dominates Tokyo: from first-round ankle scare to beating Bergs, Nakashima, Ruud, and Fritz for his 8th title of 2025 (10 finals!) and 24th career trophy—plus the exact scoreline path.

• Fritz’s Run: How close is he to a big breakthrough?

• Sinner Conquers Beijing: third title of 2025, are we appreciating his greatness?


• Learner Tien Hype Meter: first ATP final, wins over Cobolli, Medvedev, Musetti—ranking jump to #36… is the buzz real?


• Biggest Winners of the Week: Medvedev’s form check, Atmane’s qualifying heater, Ruud’s statement wins & a big comeback story.


• Upset or Not? Brooksby–Rune, Medvedev–Zverev, Tien–Cobolli, Mannarino–Bublik—shocks or expected?


• Spicy / Not Spicy: Medvedev “lack of effort” call while cramping, Bencic–Gauff chatter, Musetti vs the crowd, and Alcaraz vs the umpire.

• Shanghai Masters Preview: Draw chaos! Sinner & Djokovic on the same side, Fritz & Shelton lurking; Moutet seeding twist; Zverev, Musetti, Auger, De Minaur pile-up.

• Quarterfinals Happening or Not?: Medvedev–De Minaur, Zverev–Musetti, Shelton–Djokovic, Fritz–Sinner.

• Overreactions?
  
  
  
  • “Alcaraz won’t lose again in 2025,”
  
  
  • “Tien > Fonseca hype.”
  
  
  • “No.1 race to be decided at ATP Finals.”
  
  
  • “Tien Top 10 next year.”
  
  
  • “Serve clock is useless.”
  
  
  
  

• Receipts Time + Shanghai Semifinal Picks: Where we were right & wrong, then Ismaeel, Haroon, and Yousef lock in their semifinalists.

• Who Ya Got in Shanghai? We make our picks!

👇 Your turn

Who’s your Shanghai semifinalists & champion? And are you buying the Tien Top-10 call? Drop your takes because as always we’re reading every single one!

🔗 Links & Extras

• 🎧 Full Kristof interview (at the end of the show)

• 📺 Related playlists: WGF Weekly | Player Breakdowns | Tournament Previews

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