Black Spin Global: The Podcast

February is over but we thank God for Melanin March and welcome in Indian Wells! Before that though, we shout out Austin doubles champion and singles runner-up Taylor Townsend, Acapulco finalist Frances Tiafoe and Mérida semi-finalist Jasmine Paolini. In the Californian desert, Coco Gauff, Paolini, Victoria Mboko, Madison Keys and Naomi Osaka are among the 32 seeds in the women's draw. While Ben Shelton, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Tiafoe and Arthur Fils are all seeded in the men’s event. We take a look at the draws and give our predictions. There’s also some off-script chat about tennis podcasts.
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Victoria Mboko (Doha runner-up), Ben Shelton (Dallas champion) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (Rotterdam finalist) contribute to a fruitful February! Arthur Fils reaches an ATP 500 final in his third tournament back. Coco Gauff plays herself into form in Dubai – we gotta stop the Mboko comparisons. Moïse Kouame continues to impress at Challenger level.
(Apologies for Lucy's internet messing up the listening experience!)
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Intro 00:00
BHM in Tennis 00:53
Victoria Mboko 04:40
Gauff and Mboko comparisons 05:25 
Ben Shelton 15:26
FAA 19:27
Arthur Fils 22:38 
Coco Gauff 31:30
Moïse Kouame 37:01
Next tournaments 48:16

Congratulations are in order for Elena Rybakina and Carlos Alcaraz, the respective women’s and men’s Australian Open singles champions. We also shout out Coco Gauff and Ben Shelton for reaching the quarter-finals, Thea Frodin for reaching the semis in juniors and Ntungamili Raguin for making Grand Slam history for Botswana.
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Intro 00:00
Voice message 02:06
Was AO dull? 03:28
AO Champion: Elena Rybakina 06:06
Will Sabalenka win a non HC slam? 08:16
Vukov coaching Rybakina 09:57
AO Champion: Carlos Alcaraz 15:59
Will Novak get #25? 16:43
MTO for Carlos situation 21:13
Will Zverev ever win a slam? 22:43
Thea Frodin, juniors SF 27:00
Ntungamili Raguin 29:07
Coco’s SF match 31:05
Shelton vs Sinner 47:00
Next tournaments 52:49

Lucy and Eugene go through the happenings from an action-packed first week where Naomi Osaka shook the table, Alycia Parks showed heart, debutant Victoria Mboko amazed and top-10 seeds Ben Shelton and Coco Gauff won the matches they were supposed to.
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Intro 00:00 
Naomi Osaka 01:45
Women's update 18:00
Men's Update 42:11

The first Grand Slam of 2026 is here, and so are we with our preview pod! Defending Australian Open champion Madison Keys, Coco Gauff and debutant Victoria Mboko are in contention in the women’s draw, while Féllix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton and the retiring Gaël Monfils will be looking to disrupt the order on the men’s side.
P.S.: We mistakenly forgot to mention Gabriel Diallo, who's facing Zverev in R1...
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