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• ATP 2025 Season Review + Awards! Will Alcaraz or Sinner be our Player of the Year...?

  Support the podcast by donating to our Tennis Weekly 2026 Crowdfund. Your support no matter how large or small is hugely appreciated, from listening to donating we couldn’t be more thankful to our audience! Click the link above or go to gofundme.com/tennis-weekly-2026On today's pod, we look back on another season on the ATP tour and what a year it has been. 2025 in men's tennis saw one of the greatest matches in history in the Roland-Garros Final when Carlos Alcaraz saved match points to defeat Jannik Sinner as once again the top 2 split the slams. Elsewhere Novak Djokovic returned to form and secured a Top 4 finish and made the semi-finals at all the slams as well as picking up title number 100 and 101 along the way. Jannik Sinner was also banned for 3 months for anti-doping offences and was nominated in our WTF category long with the Vacherot's LL to Master's Champion run in Shanghai. There were newcomers on the block when Learner Tien became the Top 10 slayer, Fonseca won two titles and Mensik defeated Djokovic in the Miami final to announce himself on the bigs stage and we also cover the hearbreaking moments including Rune's injury and Dimitrov having to retire two sets up at Wimbledon against Jannik Sinner.Joel Kim and Chris also look back on some of the best matches of the year such as Munar vs Alcaraz and Norrie vs Jarry as well as some less positive results in the 'Biggest Fumble Category' where nominations include Jack Draper's grass season as well as ATP Worst Behaviour where Medvedev gets a mention. The trip round up summing up our personal Peak's, Pits and Pleasant Surprises of the year in Men's tennis as well look forward to another incredible season in 2026. SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show [email protected] Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alcaraz ends season at No.1 as Sinner defends ATP Finals title

  That’s a wrap on the ATP 2025 season! Jannik Sinner defends his ATP Finals singles title as Carlos Alcaraz does enough to secure the Year End No.1 ranking for the second time. In a dramatic final week of ATP Tour action that saw Novak Djokovic pull out at the last minute and the No.1 ranking decided it was the same result as Sinner capped a stellar season by winning once again in Turin. It was the most watched tennis match in Italian history and the historic result could only have been topped if he had sealed the No.1 ranking as well. There were strong performances from Felix Auger Aliassime and Alex de Minaur as they ended the year in the Top 10 and disappointment for Zverev and Fritz who didn’t match their previous efforts at the ATP Finals.Joel, Kim and Chris also unpack Novak Djokovic’s interview with Piers Morgan as well as Tim Henman calling for a ATP Chairman, Andrea Gaudenzi, to model the ATP season like the F1 season with rest weeks in between big events. Joel also puts Kim and Chris through their paces in a Year End No.1 Quiz as the final Par for the Courts of the 2025 season and they announce their UTS competition! UTS CompetitionBuy tickets for the UTS Grand Final London at the Copper Box Arena:https://www.uts.live/league-2025/london-grand-final-2025/SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show [email protected] Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Djokovic wins in Athens then withdraws from ATP Finals + Rybakina undefeated at WTA Finals

  What a dramatic day for the WTA and ATP tour as Novak Djokovic sent the ATP Finals into chaos when he both won a title and then withdrew immediately from the ATP Finals on the eve of the tournament allowing beaten finalist Lorenzo Musetti to make his first ever trip to the year ending championships on home soil in Turin. The result also means that Felix Auger Alliasime will be making his second ATP Finals appearance and will be seeking to continue his good run of form. All eyes will be on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as they battle it out to be the Year End World No.1 and the odds are stacked in Alcaraz’ favour with just three wins required to prevent Sinner from finishing the year on top. On the WTA Tour it was just as dramatic as the last player to qualify 2022 Wimbledon Champion Elena Rybakina defeated World Number 1 Aryna Sabalenka to take home the WTA FInals Trophy. Rybakina went undefeated at the finals beating Swiatek, Sabalenka and Anisimova as well as Pegula on her way to the title. She even bageled Swiatek on the way and delivered a tiebreak bagel to the queen of tiebreaks herself Aryna Sabalenka.Sabalenka has another big match to look forward to as she takes part in a revival of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ where she will take on Nick Kyrgios and Joel and Chris ask why and who cares! They also reveal their picks for the Nitto ATP Finals as well as make their predictions as to who will be the Number One at the end of the week and who will win the title and make the final.TRACECollect is the official collection game for fans by the ATP and TraceSign up and start collecting from the Nitto ATP Finals app.trace.fan/collect SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show [email protected] Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Sinner secures No.1 ranking from Alcaraz in Paris, WTA Finals underway + Mboko triumph!

  Jannik Sinner is back at No.1 after lifting the title in Paris for the first time. He surpasses Carlos Alcaraz for at least a week as the battle to be the year end No.1 heats up ahead of the ATP Finals. Sinner overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final to win his first Masters 1000 of the year but it will be a tall order if he is to retain the number 1 ranking from Alcaraz in Turin. Elsewhere the WTA Finals have kicked off and it has been full of surprises with Iga Swiatek going down to Rybakina, winning just 1 game in the final two sets. Defending Champion Coco Gauff looked out of sorts as she was defeated by friend and countrywoman Jessica Pegula in three sets after making 75 unforced errors and 17 double faults. Can she turn it around and make the semifinals? Madison Keys was eliminated after losing both of her matches and it will be a shootout between Anisimova and Swiatek to make the semis. There was joy for Victoria Mboko who won her second WTA title of the year after a difficult few months following her victory at home in Canada. Mboko will finish the year in the top 10 and will be a big name to watch in 2026. We also cover the action from the final week of ATP action as Novak Djokovic plays in Athens and Lorenzo Musetti needs to win the title to qualify for the end of season finals or Felix Auger Aliassime will be heading to Turin! As always Joel and Chris play a Tennis Weekly Quiz and we have a Mirra Andreeva Mailbag to unpack as to why she skipped the final week of qualifying for the WTA Finals.SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show [email protected] Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Sinner battles to Vienna title, ATP unveil Saudi Masters + WTA Finals Preview

  It’s heating up on the tennis tour as players race for those all-important final spots at the End of Season Tour Finals. Join Joel, Kim, and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ as they dive into another jam-packed week of ATP and WTA action — where two words dominated the headlines: Saudi Arabia (but more on that later).First up, Jannik Sinner battled through cramp to defend his Vienna Open title, defeating Alexander Zverev in a thrilling three-set final to claim his 21st ATP crown — and surpass $50 million in career prize money. Over in Basel, teenage sensation Joao Fonseca captured the biggest title of his career, living up (finally) to the early season hype as one of tennis’s brightest new stars.On the WTA Tour, Belinda Bencic celebrated a comeback win in Tokyo, while Ann Li ended a four-year title drought in Guangzhou. The team also discusses Elena Rybakina completing the WTA Finals field at the expense of Mirra Andreeva and preview what might just be the strongest lineup in a long time, featuring Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, and Madison Keys. Plus, the gang unpack breaking news that Saudi Arabia will host a new ATP Masters 1000 event and look ahead to the WTA Finals in Riyadh and Paris Masters at its new home away from Bercy — but who’s got the tougher draw, Sinner or Alcaraz?SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show [email protected] Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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