Inside the Draw

Can Elena Rybakina win again, this time in Indian Wells to close out her incredible year with a bang? I think some players are going to be under pressure this week with 7 of the 8 not seeing a match court in almost 4 weeks now! I have more faith in Gauff and Mirra than I do in Sabalenka but these matches get played out on the court for a reason! Stockholm is this week but there is no draw yet 😔 00:00 intro01:41 Paris drama and Fritz breakdown06:40 the coaching carousel 09:22 drama in Indian Wells with a hot mic! 16:24 WTA prize pool19:05 last week24:21 WTA finals previewPlease share with a friend, pls do hit the follow button wherever you listen to your podcasts, and if you like the show, I’d love a 5 stat rating! Thanks

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.

Novak Djokovic has made more history by moving to an insane 32-0 at Beijing by defeating Sascha Zverev in the Chinese capital today. He’s not home yet as Daniil Medvedev lies in wait in the semis but I think Djokovic can beat him and should be favored by the market, which he's currently not. Sinner announced his withdrawal from Shanghai today while Elena Rybakina is out of Wuhan; both withdrawals having large implications on the year end races. 00:00 intro 01:15 Nadal Slam! 03:15 Sinner out of Shanghai04:44 some changes on the WTA 11:40 Ljubicic back on the circuit! 16:01 Asian games; heartbreak for Eala 18:18 Rybakina withdraws from Wuhan 20:03 a look at Tokyo and Beijing so far Please follow if you like the content, send to a friend, leave a good rating, I love all the interactions. Thanks for listening.

Djokovic returns to his best ever tournament, putting a 29-0 perfect record on the line. I think he’s very live to pull out a win and he’s in our list of picks here. Elsewhere, Tokyo, playing a lot faster than Beijing, sees a loaded top half with Alcaraz and Fritz on course for a repeat in the semis of last year’s final. Find out who I think takes advantage in the bottom half. In WTA Beijing, we have a totally stacked field, but even though Rybakina, Gauff, Sabalenka and Swiatek are here, I’m looking past them for my bets and a little further down the field. 00:00 intro 01:50 my unpopular Laver Cup reel 05:19 the grand slam player council 09:26 the Nadal Academy Slam! 11:45 WTA Beijing 100020:56 ATP Beijing 50016:38 ATP Tokyo 500Thanks for listening, I need you to pls follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you’re not already and please give me a good rating if you enjoy the show. Thanks a lot!

Sinner pulls out of Beijing but I fear we won’t see him at all now until Vienna at the earliest or perhaps even Australia in January which to me is almost more likely at this point. That would open the door even further for a Sascha Zverev year end world number one. Some bizarre stuff with a concussion forcing Prozorova out of the Singapore semi finals, I look at the Laver Cup, the Billie Jean King cup where the Czechs should take home the silverware, and finish off with a quick look at the remaining matches in Chengdu, Seoul, Hangzhou and Singapore 00:00 intro01:11 Sinner out of Beijing03:59 Zverev year end number one? 05:36 Prozorova 08:35 Arthur Fils messes up in Tokyo 10:15 Laver Cup thoughts15:20 BJK Cup final17:52 Singapore Seoul Chengdu and Hangzhou Thank you for listening. Please follow, share, rate, comment and all the usual stuff. I appreciate it! #tennis #lavercup #bjkcup #czechia #ukraine #singapore #seoul #chengdu #hangzhouchina #atp #wta

The men’s tour joins the women’s in the trip east and settles in Hangzhou and Chengdu for a pair of 250s this week. Daniil Medvedev is the star attraction but at his price he’s an easy swerve for me. I’ve got some very tasty long shots in here, and I also tell you which players to avoid based on some rather dramatic Davis Cup trans-world travel in the past day or so! 00:00 intro 01:14 Seoul and Singapore bets 03:33 #2 tennis podcast in Czechia! 🇨🇿 05:19 ATP Chengdu preview and picks 10:05 ATP Hangzhou lookahead and bets Please follow on Instagram if you liked the show and I would be obliged if you can send it to a friend and give me a good rating and some likes and comments! Thank you and chat at the weekend.