Tennis Asia Podcast

The regular WTA season came to a close with WTA 250 events in Hong Kong and Chennai, where two of Southeast Asia's brightest stars enjoyed impressive runs to the final. Eddie was on the ground in Hong Kong, where Alex Eala reached the final before falling to Claire Liu. Despite missing out on the title, Eala climbed to a new career-high ranking of world No. 15! Meanwhile, Janice Tjen returned to Chennai to defend her title and came agonisingly close to doing so, eventually losing to Magda Linette in the final. Still, plenty of positives for the Southeast Asian duo, who are set to face off in an exhibition match next month. Chennai also saw an impressive run from 17-year-old Indian prospect Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, who reached the quarter-finals. Elsewhere, Korea's Ku Yeon-woo also finished runner-up, falling to Katie Swan in the ITF W100 final in Incheon. There was title-winning success on the men's side, however, as Japan's Yosuke Watanuki captured the Taipei Challenger crown. Eddie also shares insights from his conversations with Venus Williams and Carol Young Suh Lee in Hong Kong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie sits down with Malaysia’s No. 1 tennis player, Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong — the highest-ranked Malaysian ATP player of all time — to discuss his journey into professional tennis. From his early beginnings in Ipoh, Malaysia, and missing out on college tennis scholarships, to the challenges of navigating the ITF World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, Mitsuki shares the highs and lows of his journey, and his ambitions of one day competing at the Grand Slams. Get to know the story behind a pioneer of Malaysian tennis as he continues to break new ground for the sport in his home country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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