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Madison Keys has dethroned Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title, denying the world No.1 a rare ‘three-peat’ in Melbourne — experts Jill Craybas and Levi Huddleston join Jon to dissect the women’s final, and preview the men’s championship match between Jannik Sinner and Alex Zverev on Day 15. Harry Heliovaara and Henry Patten have come from behind against Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori to seize the men’s doubles trophy in an all-time epic final. Hear from the talented craftsmen responsible for spinning the Australian Open trophies ‘Norm’ and ‘Daphne’. And Alexia Mitchell goes backstage at AO Live to meet renowned DJ Armand van Helden. AusOpen.comiHeartApple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Madison Keys is the final hurdle in Aryna Sabalenka’s quest for a historic third consecutive Australian Open title after the American 19th seed edged out Iga Swiatek in a gripping super tiebreak. The world No.1 earlier booked her spot in the championship decider with a straight-sets win over Paula Badosa — experts Jill Craybas and Simon Rea join Jon and Blair to analyse the result, and preview the blockbuster men’s semifinals on Day 13: Novak Djokovic v Alex Zverev and Jannik Sinner v Ben Shelton. Alexia Mitchell helps preview the historic all-Australian mixed doubles final between Olivia Gadecki & John Peers and Kim Birrell & John-Patrick Smith. Plus, meet some of the globe-trotting fans who’ve travelled to Melbourne for AO 2025. AusOpen.comiHeartApple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Both 2024 runners-up are out in the second round after Daniil Medvedev was stunned by American teenager Learner Tien in a Grand Slam marathon for the ages. Danielle Collins has emerged victorious from a tense battle with Destanee Aiava and the Kia Arena crowd, while Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini both progressed into the Round of 32 on another great day for the Italians, despite the loss of Matteo Berrettini to Holger Rune. Emma Raducanu has eliminated Amanda Anisimova to set up a third-round clash with world No.2 Iga Swiatek, while men's 18th seed Hubi Hurkacz has met his demise in a Miomir Kecmanovic masterclass — experts Jill Craybas and Levi Huddleston join Jon Hoevenaars and Blair Henley to analyse the results, and preview Day 6 action: Paula Badosa v Marta Kostyuk and Novak Djokovic v Tomas Machac. Plus, Ursin Caderas meets Joao Fonseca and his chaperone brother Leo. AusOpen.comiHeartApple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Almost 20 years ago, Jill Craybas produced one of the great Grand Slam upsets, defeating Serena Williams to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon — a career-best result. The former US college player, who also holds a communications degree, sat down with Matt to reflect on a professional career that saw her crack the top 40 and win the WTA Japan Open title. Since retiring in 2013, she has emerged as a notable voice in tennis media — including as a part of Australian Open's World Feed commentary team. Craybas discusses in detail her career highlights, her favourite memories, and how she marvels at the modern stars of the game. AusOpen.comiHeartApple PodcastsSpotify Host handles:@Viv_Christie@MattyATSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Indian Wells is in the books, and broadcaster Jill Craybas joins the podcast to recap all the action from Tennis Paradise. Craybas analyzes how Iga Swiatek dismantled the field for her second title, and how Carlos Alcaraz did the same on the men's side to defend his trophy as well. The former pro also discusses why Maria Sakkari & Marta Kostyuk are on the up-and-up, what makes Daniil Medvedev's game so uniquely special, and what to expect in the Miami Open, as the tennis world begins the second leg of the Sunshine Double.And entrepeneur Robyn Duda joins the show to discuss her latest project, RacquetX, a world-class festival connecting the globe's racquet sports. Duda explains how this exciting endeavor came to be, and why there are tremendous opportunities for investors and participants alike to grow in the rising tide of this racquet sports movement. RacquetX takes place March 24-26 in Miami, and Duda outlines what to expect from the star-studded event in this interview. Hosted by Mitch Michals
Indian Wells is in the books, and broadcaster Jill Craybas joins the podcast to recap all the action from Tennis Paradise. Craybas analyzes how Iga Swiatek dismantled the field for her second title, and how Carlos Alcaraz did the same on the men's side to defend his trophy as well. The former pro also discusses why Maria Sakkari & Marta Kostyuk are on the up-and-up, what makes Daniil Medvedev's game so uniquely special, and what to expect in the Miami Open, as the tennis world begins the second leg of the Sunshine Double. And entrepeneur Robyn Duda joins the show to discuss her latest project, RacquetX, a world-class festival connecting the globe's racquet sports. Duda explains how this exciting endeavor came to be, and why there are tremendous opportunities for investors and participants alike to grow in the rising tide of this racquet sports movement. RacquetX takes place March 24-26 in Miami, and Duda outlines what to expect from the star-studded event in this interview. Hosted by Mitch Michals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jill Craybas had an incredible playing career, as a top 40 player in both singles in doubles, a WTA singles title, 5 doubles titles. She's most well known for a win over Serena at Wimbledon in 2002. Since her career ended in 2013, she's become a fantastic commentator at the Slams, as well as for both the ATP and WTA. This week, she'll be one of the courtside reporters for TennisTV. We chat about her playing career, and how she's brought her inquisitive nature to her reporting and commentary work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Strength and Conditioning trainer Jez Green speaks to Jill Craybas about what he's learnt working with the likes of Seb Korda, Andy Murray And Alexander Zverev.
First came the Australian giants Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Margaret Court and Rod Laver, then the electricity of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, the athleticism and power of Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf and their countless rivals before the entrance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams who together took title-winning standards to a whole new level. This year Djokovic has achieved a feat many considered out of reach in equalling Margaret Court's record 24 singles major titles, but do titles alone define Greatness, or are there other factors at play when we go in search of the Goat – the Greatest of All Time?How should the Greatest be judged? Success? Substance? Style? Celebrity? Presenter Seb Lauzier is joined for a two-part special by esteemed tennis journalist and author of biographies on both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, Chris Bowers and WTA player turned tennis commentator and reporter, Jill Craybas tpo discuss and debate those very questions.Presenter Seb LauzierGuests - Chris Bowers and Jill CraybasAudio inserts - Ivan Ljubicic, Jeremy Chardy, Brad Stine, Paul Haarhuis and Craig O'ShannessyChris Bowers 'Greatest of All Time' presentation - https://chrisbowers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Greatest-paper-03NOV2023.pdf
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ADAM HOGG ON THE NEXTGEN ATP FINALS IN JEDDAH - 'The event has build a head of steam over the past five, six years and we're really excited now to take the sport to a new marketplace in Saudi and to be the first professional tennis event in the Kingdom. It's a huge opportunity'.DOUBLES STAR EDOUARD ROGER-VASSELIN ON THE FRENCH PLAYERS - ‘In France we were so lucky to have Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet who were top ten, top twenty for so many years and that makes all the young guys think that if they want to be part of the french tennis history, they have to be that good'.JOURNALIST LORENZO ERCOLI ON THE ITALIAN PLAYERS - ‘We have right now a lot of players, not only in the top hundred, but also in the top two hundred and I think the big change was first of all in the preparation with players, they started to help private teams and that was very helpful'.JOURNALIST NEBOJSA VISKOVIC ON HAMAD MADJEDOVIC - ‘He's a talented guy, a good junior but not top, but now he's improving with small and steady steps and his work ethic is phenomenal'ABDULLAH SHELBAYH ON REPRESENTING TENNIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ‘I try to not put too much pressure on myself but having Ons Jabeur and Mailk Jaziri is something very inspiring for me and I also had the same coach as her before and that pushes me forward. Watching more Arabic players come to the tour is something very special'.- Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Jill Craybas and Seb Lauzier
NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON WINNING A RECORD SEVENTH NITTO ATP FINALS CROWN - ‘Very special, one of the best season's I've had in my life no doubt and to crown it by beating the hometown hero in Jannik who has played amazing tennis this week is phenomenal'.NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON FINISHING YEAR-END NO 1 - 'It's amazing because starting the year I knew schedule-wise I wouldn't being playing the tour as much as other players, so I didn't know if I fancied my chances to end the year as number one, but I was fortunate to play so well in those eleven or twelve tournaments I participated in, I accumulated a lot of points'.JANNIK SINNER ON HIS RACQUET - 'The racquet is the most important tool for every tennis player and what I look for is good speed, but also good control and I try to produce the spin by myself a little bit, so I have to feel the racquet in the right way, but for me it's more important how fast the ball goes out of the strings and obviously you need a lot of control because every year the courts and balls are getting so much faster'.CRAIG O'SHANNESSY ON THE ITALIAN TENNIS FEDERATION EMBRACING DATA - ‘Italy have decided they are going to be the number one country that follows analytics and they are not going to guess about the sport, they are all in'.RAJEEV RAM AND JOE SALISBURY ON WINNING THE NITTO ATP FINALS DOUBLES EVENT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW - ‘We love this place, this is the biggest tournament we play on the ATP calendar all year and to win it twice in a row is something we would never have thought of and we're so proud of'.COACH DAVID O'HARE ON RAM & SALISBURY WORKING THROUGH A SLUMP EARLIER IN THE YEAR - 'The reality is it's a relationship and managing a relationship and it got to a point where they needed to have conversations with one-and-other. We had really good conversations after Wimbledon and then after Washington we had a good honest conversation and then the vibes changed completely after New York and in this sport, winning is everything'.ROHAN BOPANNA ON HOW HE'S ABLE TO PLAY AT THE TOP AT THE AGE OF 43 - 'The number one thing is my mental strength, the ability to adapt to situations on where the game really challenges me and I'm grateful that my brain is thinking because at times, as tennis players, the brain switches off and you go on instinct and thankfully that aspect is one of my biggest strengths, along with recovery'.NIHESH BASAVAREDDY ON BEING A NITTO ATP FINALS HITTING PARTNER AFTER INJURY - ‘When I was eleven years old my kneecap dislocated and I tore part of the cartilage in my knee, so I had surgery on that and then I tore my meniscus in the same knee and then last year I was having wrist injuries, so I had wrist surgery to repair a torn ligament'.EDOUARD ROGER-VASSELIN ON THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS - 'To be in Paris, to live in Paris and have all the people coming from all over the world for sports, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and that's why I'm looking forward to it and if I can play there, it will be amazing, but just to be in Paris will be incredible'.PLUS, JEREMY CHARDY, THOMAZ BELLUCCI, OLIVER MARACH & PABLO ANDUJAR SPEAK TO JILL CRAYBAS ABOUT LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT- Podcast presenter Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Ursin Caderas, Jill Craybas & Chris Bowers
Jill Craybas sits down with Nitto ATP Finals hitting partner Gonzalo Bueno to find out more about the youngster from Peru.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON BEING WORLD NUMBER ONE - ‘If you're aiming to be top five, top ten, top fifteen in the world and want to reach a certain level of consistency and that's your goal, that's fine but it's completely different story if that's your goal and that's all that interests you and I was never interested in being anything other than number one'.MARCA TENNIS EDITOR JOAN SOLSONA ON HOW YOU CAN COMPARE CARLOS ALCARAZ TO RAFAEL NADAL - ‘In terms of style of game they are totally different, but of course Alcaraz is only twenty and when Nadal was twenty, he had two or three Grand Slams, so we can compare it in that way. Both of them start winning at a very young age, but you know, Alcaraz sees Nadal no as a rival, but a an idol'.JANNIK SINNER ON PLAYING IN FRONT OF A HOME CROWN IN TURIN - ‘For sure the crowd is behind me and obviously I will try my best to make them happy and win as many matches as possible, but in a way I have to enjoy the moment, it's going to be a good moment for me and hopefully it's going to be a good tournament'.DANIIL MEDVEDEV ON THE NITTO ATP FINALS BEING A ROUND ROBIN EVENT - ‘You play against the best players in the world, so sure it's going to be tough for you. The round robin changes, if you lose a match, you get another chance, but when you go into the tournament it's to try to not lose this match'.ANDREY RUBLEV ON HOW HE'D LIKE TO PLAY BEST OF FIVE SETS AT THE TOUR FINALS - 'There you don't play that many matches, in total only five matches and if they have like in the Slams one day play, one day not play, best of three sets, I don't know, best of five I like the feeling, or at least the final'. ALEXANDER ZVEREV ON MAKING IT TO TURIN AFTER INJURY - ‘In the beginning I was nowhere near making Turin, I was just thinking about how to win matches and it kind of turned around in the summer for me and from then on it was kind of fun to play tennis matches again'. HOLGER RUNE ON THE BIGGEST LESSON HE'S LEARNT THIS YEAR - 'Stability in life. To have a team that is there for the right reason and that they are there for you. I feel it is important as a player that you have the people around you that you feel you can always learn from and you respect them one hundred per cent'.STEFANOS TSITSIPAS ON GIVING A PEP TALK TO A YOUNGER STEFANOS - 'This is going to be a long difficult, but enjoyable journey. Try to love the game as much as you can, just think positively, don't let negativity drown you and stay on your feet, even if you get punched'.RAJEEV RAM AND JOE SALISBURY ON THIER INDIFFERENT YEAR - ‘It's tough to say it's not a good year when you win a Grand lam, but overall we've not been happy with how a lot of it has gone and had we not won the US Open then it would have been a very poor year by our standards'.SANTIAGO GONZALEZ ON PLAYING ELITE TENNIS AT THE AGE OF FORTY - ‘If you'd have asked me the question two year ago I would have said that forty is a good year to quit but now I'm playing my best tennis, I'm healthy, I have no injuries, I'm enjoying travelling, I'm enjoying playing, I'm enjoying competing, so I would say I have another two or three years at least'. GUSTAVO KUERTEN ON WHAT IT'S LIKE TO END THE YEAR AS WORLD NUMBER ONE - ‘It was for sure the best achievement for me as a human being. The passion, the love, the emotion, going to my mother to give her back the hug that brought us the number one sport in the world'.- Presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Chris Bowers, Candy Reid, Jill Craybas and Ursin Caderas- Djokovic, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Sinner and Gustavo Kuerten features by ATP Uncovered
Holger Rune's mum Aneke sits down with Jill Craybas to discuss all manner of subjects including growing up in Denmark, his mentality and his desire to become the world's best tennis player.
HUBERT HURKACZ ON VOLLEYING - ‘Definitely it's important for my game you know because I can serve pretty big and that definitely helps to set up another shot as I can follow to the net, so as long as I can be aggressive from the base line, I can come to the net'.GRIGOR DIMITROV COACH JAMIE DELGADO ON HIS PLAYER - ‘He's got all the shots and he's been using his slice well to set up his best shots, but most players play better when they are being pro-active and looking to make things happen a little bit and definitely as the year has gone on he's been getting better and better at that'.GRIGOR DIMITROV ON MANAGING HIS BODY - ‘I like to go to the gym even when I have days off, but keeping the body fresh is all I'm trying to do to be honest, so I've been focussing on good rehab, going to the beach and doing a lot of massage, stretches and trying to keep the body up-to-speed, whilst not getting soft at the same time'.JANNIK SINNER ON QUALIFYING FOR TURIN - ‘It's just incredible and it's tough to think about this when you're young. Two years ago I had the chance to play there, but that was because of Matteo Berrettini hurting himself and it is a different feeling when you make it in the official eight and I'm very much looking forward to it'.ROGER FEDERER ON RETIREMENT - ‘I didn't have any plans because I was always trying to come back, but now for six months I have had much more control of my schedule, I like being with other people and I like being with my family, so things are great'.ROGER FEDERER ON RAFAEL NADAL - ‘I am very relaxed on-and-off-site, whereas he has an incredible intensity and he was like a tiger in the cage and he's going around and there's always stuff to do for him and you could always tell he had a match on his mind'.ROGER FEDERER ON CARLOS ALCARAZ - ‘He's still young and everything he's achieved is fantastic and not just on clay, but on hard and beating Djokovic at Wimbledon, that is no joke. We didn't really need to prove that point, but that is another major plus on his cv. He's going to lose from time-to-time, but he's got an unbelievable game and an unbelievable future ahead of him'.PLUS ANDREY RUBLEV BUILDS THE PERFECT PLAYER AND BEN SHELTON SPEAKS ABOUT HOW HE GOT INTO THE GAME- Podcast presented by Chris Bowers- Interviews by Ursin Caderas, Jill Craybas and Chris Bowers- Features by ATP Uncovered
Jill Craybas meets upcoming Chinese star Zhizhen Zhang.
Jill Craybas speaks to Chun-Hsin Tseng's coach, Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh about his young player from Taipei and also his coaching philospohy.
Chinese Juncheng 'Jerry' Shang speaks to Jill Craybas about what it's like trying to break through onto the main tour.
Japanese Shintaro Mochizuki speaks to our reporter Jill Craybas about his time as a young child who first picked up the raquet at the age of three, to his time now trying to break through onto he main tour.
Jill Craybas sits down with Croatian doubles players Ivan Dodig to talk about the many successes in his career and what he's learnt from over two decades at the top.
Moroccan player Younes El Aynaoui speaks to Jill Craybas about his career, coaching french player Hugo Gaston and his hopes for the future.
The latest ATP Podcast with Chris Bowers and Jill Craybas. The duo look back on the first week of the US Open and ahead to week 2. As well as the studio discussion, there are also interviews and features with some of the home players hoping for a good second week, including...FRANCES TIAFOE ON HIS CAREER GOALS - 'There's only two things that I've really wanted to do in this game and you know that's to win a Grand Slam and to be top ten in the world and to be halfway done is incredible and now I've just got my eyes on the prize for that one last thing'BEN SHELTON ON ADJUSTING TO LIFE ON TOUR - ‘It's been crazy my life changing from a college kid and living in one place all the time to living in hotels around the world and being on planes every week and seeing all these new places, but I've really enjoyed it'PLUS TAYLOR FRITZ ON WHAT HE EATS, AND THE AMERICAN ALSO GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH STEVE JOHNSON, ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GREAT PETE SAMPRAS- Presenter - Chris Bowers- Guest - Jill Craybas- Interviews by Jill Craybas and Candy Reid- Features by ATP Uncovered
ATP Podcast reporter Jill Craybas sits down with American J.J. to find out more about the youngster including his hopes and aspirations and thoughts on tennis as an entertainment product.
Presenter Chris Bowers is joined by former WTA player Jill Craybas to look ahead to the US Open and to discuss how the draw will impact certain players progression and whether it's Djokovic and Alcaraz against the field. As well as the studio discussion, the team also introduce interviews and features with the following...CARLOS ALCARAZ ON WHY HE'S ALWAYS SMILING - ‘I try to enjoy every moment and not only on court. Doing all this kind of stuff is part of your job as well and I try to enjoy and it's something that I really wanted as a kid to be here, so it's time to enjoy, to realise where I am and to have a smile all the time'.CASPER RUUD ON THE IMPORTANCE ON NOT JUST FOCUSSING ON GRAND SLAMS - ‘After Wimbledon I know this is the second part of the year, it's time to play well and the race for a lot of things is going to be on, so it's an exciting and hectic part of the year now with the US Open, Beijing 500, Shanghai 1000, Tokyo 500, Paris 1000, so there's a lot of points at stake and if you do well you have the chance to climb up the rankings and really finish the year in a strong way'.MIOMIR KECMANOVIC ON LEARNING FROM NOVAK DJOKOVIC - ‘I just love the way he competes on the court and fights through everything, it's really inspirational. Physically I admire that he can get to any ball and it doesn't matter where he is, that thing is going to go in no matter what and then mentally, he's just so much stronger than everybody. Nothing can get to him and the way he prepares for matches is just on another level'.- Podcast presenter - Chris Bowers- Podcast guest - Jill Craybas- Interviews by Jill Craybas and Paul King- Miomir Kecmanovic feature by ATP Media
Former World Number 4 Todd Martin speaks to Jill Craybas about his new role as Tournament Director of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati and Head of Tennis for Beemok Sports and Entertainment. Martin also opens up about what it was like to coach a young 22-year-old Novak Djokovic.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON ADAPTING TO HOT CONDITIONS - ‘When it's really warm on the hard court the heat is absorbed in the surface, so the subjective feeling on the court is 10-20 degrees higher then it is on the outside of the court, so you have to deal with all these different things, but you train for that'.TODD MARTIN ON NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S RELENTLESSNESS - 'Novak has had a couple of long stretches where I don't think anybody has been more difficult to beat. He defends better than anyone else and he has a mind, when he is focussed, that's impenetrable'.STEFANOS TSITSIPAS ON TURNING 25 - ‘I feel older obviously, wiser and much happier than I was a few years ago in terms of being out here and doing what I really love. I feel this is my home and I embrace every single bit of it'.BEN SHELTON ON FOOD - ‘It's really important for me that it's not all about counting calories because it's good to eat a lot with how much we're training as tennis players and if you can just keep it clean then you can eat as much as you want if you're eating good things that are healthy, so I'm not worried about the volume, but just how clean the food is that I put in my body'.MATTEO BERRETTINI ON GETTING OVER INJURY FROM A MENTAL PERSPECTIVE - ‘Injuries are always tough and unfortunately in my career I've had many and every time I thought I wouldn't make it and then I made it, so you have to learn how to react. Suffering a little bit and really feeling what makes you sad helps you to get better and back on track'.PLUS, DANIIL MEDVEDEV ANSWERS FANS QUESTIONS, COURTESY OF ATP UNCOVERED- Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Jill Craybas, Paul King and Chris Bowers- Features by ATP Uncovered
American Mackenzie McDonald speaks to ATP Podcast reporter Jill Craybas about the lessons he's learnt since breaking through on tour.
JANNIK SINNER ON HIS INSPIRATIONS - ‘I was a skier and I know Lindsey Vonn a little bit and her career showed a lot of hard work, passion and comebacks and I also read the book of Zlatan Ibrahimovic which is also a very good story, but there are so many, LeBron James, I'm not following so much basketball, but it's so nice'.ALEX DE MINAUR NOTES TO HIS YOUNGER SELF - ‘Take it easy, don't put a lot of pressure on yourself and enjoy the moment. If you're playing these tournaments it means you have the level to play the best in the world, so just believe in yourself. Also, don't dwell on the past. Live in the present and have a memory of a goldfish, because you're going to lose a lot of tennis matches'.ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH FOKINA ON HIS GOALS - 'This year I want to be more stable on tour and to win more matches. I did half a year and I hope, if the first title comes, it'll be more easy for me to believe I can win a title. I have done a lot of quarter-finals and it's a little bit of a push for myself that I have to win those next two matches, so I hope that higher level is going to be more consistent'.DAVIDOVICH FOKINA'S COACH JORGE AGUIRRE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGY - 'Sport and life are the same. The key is to understand the person, Alejandro in this case, and helping him to grow, to make the days easier and understand his personality. All these players are tornados, without that it's not possible to be here, but that you should use in the right way as this energy is so strong'.GAEL MONFILS ON HIS CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE - 'To have my baby girl, it's tough for me to travel, so I'm home with her, different perspective, different goals. My priority was to best the best I can in tennis and it still is, but now my first priority is to know that my family and of course my daughter is good, feels good and then tennis is second in a way'.TOMMY PAUL ON WHAT HE EATS TO FUEL HIS BODY - ‘When I wake up the first thing I eat is an omelette, but before that, first thing's first I get my cup of coffee along with a cup of water. For coffee I'm a black drip coffee guy, but everyone makes fun of me because I don't really like fancy coffee, I can go gas station coffee and be happy'.J.J.WOLF ON HIS MOTIVATION - ‘We have a ton of athletes in my family and we have a ton of methods that we talk about, but the one similarity that we talk about is that we all have one thing that they remember before they step on court and I have a cousin who's very special, he can't talk, he was supposed to never be able to walk, so all of us were taught when we were very young is to play for those who can't'.- Podcast presenter - Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Jill Craybas, Ursin Caderas and Candy Reid- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Feature by ATP Media- Alex De Minaur & Tommy Paul features by ATP Uncovered
TAYLOR FRITZ ON THE REASON FOR HIS CHARGE UP THE RANKINGS - 'My average level has gone up a lot. Before I had to be playing really good for things to come together for me to have a big week or have big wins. Now if I'm mentally turned on, I can beat a lot of players when I'm maybe not even playing my best'.GRIGOR DIMITROV ON HIS RENEWED VIGOUR - ‘I'm enjoying the sport and I'm enjoying what I'm doing and still to be up there among the top players is a great achievement, but I believe the best is still to come. I feel the youth in my legs since I've put in better results in the gym and overall I've been able to be consistent, so in a way I'm in a better position than the younger guys, because I have the experience as well'.ANDY MURRAY ON HIS MENTAL RESILIENCE - ‘I guess it's one of the benefits of going through injury that, whilst I haven't got back to the level that I wanted to, yet, I've had the opportunity to talk to other people from other sports and just being able to talk to them has been one of the positive things. A lot of fans come up to me to talk to me about that side of things as well so it's definitely motivating to me'.FRANCES TIAFOE ON HUMILITY - ‘I'm very comfortable in my own skin. I know what I overcame to even be at this point, to play at these events, so you know I'm Frances, I'm me in every room that I walk into, I'm blessed to be in the position that I am and now, being one of the best players in the world, I don't take that for granted'.FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME ON THE BIGGER PICTURE - ‘Like many young players, you're always focussed on your career and achieve more and compete and win and this year it feels funny, it feels like I didn't play as much and I had a lot of time at home to think and it gave me a nice perspective to enjoy the other parts of my life and it was a beautiful thing actually'.FREDERIC FONTANG ON ON CONFIDENCE - 'There are two parts in the confidence, the self-confidence that you need to have whatever external things happen and the other part is the more you are winning, the less hesitation you have, so you need to have both'.PLUS - DOMINIC THIEM BUILDS HIS PERFECT PLAYER, COURTESY OF ATP UNCOVERED- Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Richard Connelly, Jill Craybas, Chris Bowers & Candy Reid- Thiem feature by ATP Uncovered
American Christopher Eubanks speaks to reporter Jill Craybas about his fantastic run at Wimbledon a few weeks ago and what's happened since.
In the second of our two-back-to-back specials focussing on various aspects of the game, this week Chris Bowers and Jill Craybas are joined by Australian doubles player Matt Ebden and Argentine, Francisco Cerundolo to talk about the logistics of being a player from the Southern Hemisphere having to ply their trade all over the world. Headlines are…MATT EBDEN ON LEAVING AUSTRALIA TO PLAY TENNIS - ‘When I was breaking through I was very quickly into the four month trips to the US and the six month trips to Europe, or at least two, three, four months minimum and that just became the norm. You couldn't just leave Australia and just do two or three months, the costs made it not worth it, so there were many trips that left me homesick and pretty wrecked'.FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO ON HOW SUCCESS ON COURT LEADS TO A MORE RELAXED LIFE OFF IT - ‘Once you get into the top one hundred, top fifty, it's easier because you have a calendar that's almost the same and you know in advance what you are going to play, so that's easier for us as you can arrange your life. Once you get better and improve your ranking it gets easier off the court and then on the court you feel better because you're playing bigger events, you win matches, so it's better overall'.FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO ON HIS DESIRE TO PLAY MORE TOURNAMENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA - ‘We only have two tournaments in Argentina at ATP Tour level in then in Rio and Chile, so there's almost a month you can play there and I really like it. Some players feel pressure when you play at home, but I don't feel like that. I hope we can have the Davis Cup in Argentina one day and I know now in Challengers and Futures we have more tournaments in South America, so that's super nice, so hopefully South America can keep growing up'.- Show presented by Chris Bowers and Jill Craybas- Podcast guests Matt Ebden and Francisco Cerundolo
Jill Craybas speaks to Dominic Stricker's coach Sven Swinnen about his player's development and about training with Roger Federer as a youngster.
This week in a slightly different change to the format, Candy Reid and Chris Bowers sat down with World Number One doubles pair, Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski to discuss the health of the doubles game and how it might grow and develop in the future. The team also speak to legendary coach and doubles master tactician, Louis Cayer and this year's Roland Garros doubles champion, Austin Krajicek.WESLEY KOOLHOF ON HOW TO PROMOTE THE DOUBLES GAME - 'The biggest thing is marketing. Obviously the singles guys are the big stars and we also need the big stars to play doubles as well to get more viewers, but I think mainly the marketing side of doubles could be looked at'.NEAL SKUPSKI ON DOUBLES GLOBAL NATURE - 'The points are going to be a lot shorter, quicker around the net, a lot of fun points, it's a completely different game. It depends on where we go in the world, for example when we go to America we tend to see a lot more fans come just to watch the doubles and places around the world as well, certain countries. Doubles just needs to be shown more on tv to get us out there'.LOUIS CAYER ON HOW THE DOUBLES GAME HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS - 'The game has changed a lot. When I started there was less than ten percent of the serves staying back in doubles, now it's over sixty percent. It's very normal now for top singles players and even some doubles players to stay back because of the quality of the return'.AUSTIN KRAJICEK ON REACHING NUMBER ONE EARLIER IN THE YEAR - ‘It's been a goal of mine to win a Grand Slam and being number one ever since I was a kid. Sometimes it didn't feel it's attainable and it was a surreal thing, just for a week as Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski passed me by, but I can always say I was number one and hopefully I can get back there'.- Show presented by Candy Reid- Interviews by Candy Reid, Chris Bowers and Jill Craybas
Former WTA players Jill Craybas and Lucie Ahl, as well as commentator Peter Marcato join presenter Chris Bowers to talk about Carlos Alcaraz dethroning Novak Djokovic in an epic Wimbledon final, as well as to look back over all the other various talking points from a dramatic two weeks of action
Kyle Edmund speaks to Jill Craybas about recovering from wrist Injury, getting into TV commentary and the future.
TIM HENMAN ON FALLING IN LOVE WITH WIMBLEDON - ‘When I reflect on the whole journey of my mum taking me to Wimbledon when I was six for the first time, I saw Bjorn Borg play in 1981 and that was when I made my one-and-only career decision, so then fifteen years later to play on Centre Court for the first time and to be a British player and have that support, It was always going to be special'.TIM HENMAN ON PLAYING WITHOUT PRESSURE - ‘I always joked that when I was getting blamed for the weather at Wimbledon, expectation was too high! You control the controllables. I've always been interested in the psychology of sport and the mind and pressure is all self-inflicted. In 1995 I got disqualified from Wimbledon and I accidentally hit a ball girl when we were playing a doubles first round. The next day I was sharing a flat with another player and he went out and bought all the newspapers and I sat there in the morning reading them all and it was horrific and I said to myself there and then, I will never read a newspaper ever again because it's their opinion and why would I be influenced by a journalist who's never played the game, so from that moment on I never listened to outside voices'.TIM HENMAN ON HENMAN HILL - ‘So in 1996 it was when the old court number one was knocked down and when the new court was constructed and there was a lot of moving of earth and they sort of piled the earth and that was when this hill was formed and they put the big screen up and I was playing my matches then and getting into the second week and that was when it became known as Henman Hill and it's another amazing connection for me with the Championships'.- Show presented by Chris Bowers- Podcast guests Peter Marcato and Jill Craybas- Tim Henman interview by Jill Craybas
It's been crazy start to 2023 Roland Garros, and former WTA mainstay and current broadcaster Jill Craybas joins Inside-In to break down all the drama. Craybas discusses the Daniil Medvedev's shocking upset, why players like Jannik Sinner & Casper Ruud can take advantage of their opportunities, and what to expect from favorites Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic as the draw progresses. The Florida Gator Hall-Of-Fame member also recaps a special moment in round one for Gael Monfils in front of the French fans.And Craybas dives into the women's draw as well, analyzing all the upsets in the first few days. Swiatek's position as the top seed, Rybakina's growth, Sabalenka's development, & Sloane Stephens lurking as a possible contender are discussed thoroughly. All that and more on this episode of Tennis Channel Inside-In! Hosted by Mitch Michals.
It's been crazy start to 2023 Roland Garros, and former WTA mainstay and current broadcaster Jill Craybas joins Inside-In to break down all the drama. Craybas discusses the Daniil Medvedev's shocking upset, why players like Jannik Sinner & Casper Ruud can take advantage of their opportunities, and what to expect from favorites Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic as the draw progresses. The Florida Gator Hall-Of-Fame member also recaps a special moment in round one for Gael Monfils in front of the French fans. And Craybas dives into the women's draw as well, analyzing all the upsets in the first few days. Swiatek's position as the top seed, Rybakina's growth, Sabalenka's development, & Sloane Stephens lurking as a possible contender are discussed thoroughly. All that and more on this episode of Tennis Channel Inside-In! Hosted by Mitch Michals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One of the game's great entertainers speaks to reporter Jill Craybas about how he forst got into tennis and his continuing love affair with the game.
NICOLA PIETRANGELI ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIS PLAYING DAYS AND TODAY - ‘It's a different game. Before you had to know how to play tennis, this is a physical game. Before you had talent and then you became an athlete, today you're an athlete and if you have talent it's better'.NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON HIS BIGGEST RIVAL - ‘I can't take anybody else but Nadal as my biggest rival, as long as Nadal is playing, as long as I'm playing, Nadal is always my biggest rival regardless of the ranking or what's going on on tour. I have tons of respect for Alcaraz and there's some other players, but Nadal and myself go back a long time, so definitely he comes in front'.CARLOS ALCARAZ ON WINNING THE LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD - ‘It was amazing but it was crazy for me to receive that big award and being surrounded by great athletes, great people, it was unbelievable for me. As Federer, Rafa, Djokovic did, they won multiple Laureus Awards, but the big ones, but starting from the bottom, it's great to represent tennis'.FABIO FOGNINI ON RETAINING THE FIGHTING SPIRIT - ‘The last few years after my injury and after the pandemic of course, I didn't win so many matches, but I want to make a present to myself and I don't want to close my career with injuries. I have something special here in my head, so I would like to fight until I reach this goal'.JANNIK SINNER ON HIS SELF-BELIEF - ‘I have a different mindset and I'm not scared to say that I can win big, big matches. I'm here, I can do it, but you have to have the right respect for every single player and emotional-wise it's not easy, but I want to push myself to the limits and I know I can show some very good tennis'.LORENZO MUSETTI ON HIS MEMORIES OF WATCHING FEDERER IN ROME - ‘I have one picture in my head that reminds me of me watching Federer playing doubles on the courts that are now practice courts and I was looking at him like my inspiration and now when I play on that court, I always remember him playing there and moving and having the steps on court where I'm going now'.LUCA NARDI ON LEARNING TO ADAPT HIS GAME AT THE START OF HIS CARRER - ‘For sure my gaming is changing a little bit. I learned to be more of a defender sometimes because I work a lot physically and I won a lot of matches when I didn't play that well but I had the physical power'.ITALIAN TENNIS FEDERATION'S LUCA SBRASCINI ON GETTING KIDS INVOLVED IN TENNIS - ‘We've had 60,000 kids during these two weeks and for us that's a big success. The secret is to create an event, within the big event and our main objective is to involve a lot of kids, we reach out to clubs and schools and we have a lot of projects that we involve within these events'.STEFAN EDBERG ON ROME - ‘It's a good place to place to play, you know you feel like tennis belongs here, it's like playing at Wimbledon, that's where tennis belongs as well and there are certain places in the world where you feel that this is special and this is one of the places'.STEFAN EDBERG'S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS - ‘Well first of all you need to have good people around you and you need to have a vision and you need to have a team that looks after you on and off the court and you need to keep your passion going, but you also need a little bit of luck'.- Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Ursin Caderas, Richard Connelly and Jill Craybas
Christian Zahalka speaks to Jill Craybas about coaching Yoshihito Nishioka and what he's learnt from decades in the game.
CARLOS ALCARAZ ON WINNING THE BARCELONA OPEN BANC SABADELL TITLE - 'This is something that I was talking about with my team before the match, to stay relaxed, to want to play the tough moments, to forget the mistakes and to be myself on the court'.STEFANOS TSITSIPAS ON LEARNING FROM PREVIOUS DEFEATS TO RAFAEL NADAL IN BARCELONA - 'The first time I played him I just wasn't ready, I didn't pick it up yet, but the second time was the most memorable one in terms of the intensity that I brought onto the court and the experience that I had from previous encounters. He brought the best out of me that day and I was so close and it was so disappointing to finish that match with a loss'.TOMMY ROBREDO ON RAFAEL NADAL AND BARCELONA - ‘Well it's his club also, so maybe the people don't know but Rafa, the license of his tennis is from the membership of this club, obviously he had been winning here for twelve years, but he has been winning everywhere on clay, but it's special that we felt that Rafa is part of the club, part of the city and that makes it special as well'.FELICIANO LOPEZ ON MAKING BARCELONA PART OF HIS FAREWELL YEAR - ‘I came to Barcelona when I was very young and I used to come here to train with the pros because they were calling the federation and asking for some young players that they needed to play with and I used to come here and I was dreaming that one day I could play this tournament and it's very nice that I can come here twenty yers after my first time here to be able to play one more time'.DR RUTH ANDERSON ON PLAYERS MENTAL HEALTH - ‘Mental Health affects one in four people in the general population, experiencing mental health symptoms is an everyday experience for all of us, so it's a common experience and athletes aren't immune to that and certainly need to manage that and on top of that there is the increasing recognition around your psychological ability being just as important as your physical, technical and tactical ability to work on'. FRANCES TIAFOE ON BEING SUPPORTED BY LEBRON JAMES - ‘LeBron has said some cool stuff to me like keep going, keep believing, you know, cliched stuff but it means so much more coming from him and you know, it's just cool for those upper echelon guys to see me as one of the best. He's like that guy for me, you know everyone has that guy and no matter how many times I see him it'll never be normality for me and little things like that is probably why I won the tournament in Houston'. TAYLOR FRITZ ON GETTING USED TO PLAYING ON CLAY - ‘I feel like I've never really hated being on red clay, green clay, can't stand it, but red clay, I've always like it, maybe not my best surface but you know I feel like I've had some good results on it, but no matter how good I feel on clay, for a lot people it's what they grew up on and I'll never feel as good on it as they do, but I just have to make up for it by playing even better'.- Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Ursin Caderas, Jill Craybas and Richard Connelly- Barcelona 70th Anniversary Feature by ATP Media- Commentary by Nick Lester
Jill Craybas sits down with Ruth Anderson, the ATP'S new Director of Well Being and Mental Health to dicsuss every aspect of a player's mindset.Taken from the MindHQ.com website:Ruth has developed her expertise working as a psychologist and manager within welfare services, the mental health sector, and elite sport. With unique experience in both mental health and high performance sport, Ruth understands what is required to make change, and achieve maximum potential in all areas of life.Ruth's career began leading teams in the welfare sector, providing services to disadvantaged young people and families, and delivering a range of psychological services and programs on mental health units for children, adolescents, and young adults. Transitioning her skills into the high performance sport environment, Ruth has worked within the elite sport industries in both Australia and the United Kingdom, and at all levels of international competition. For 8 years Ruth worked at the Australian Institute of Sport as a Senior Sport Psychologist, and established and managed the national athlete counselling service. Working across a variety of sports, and teams, including the Great Britain and Australian Cycling Teams, Tennis Australia, Paddle Australia and Diving Australia Ruth gained extensive expertise in elite sport performance. Holding roles at the last four Olympic Games, Ruth was the Head of Psychology Services for the Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Games in Beijing, 2008 and London, 2012; the Lead Psychologist for the British Cycling Team for the Olympic Games in Rio, 2016; and Director of Psychology for the Australian Olympic Team for the Tokyo Olympic Games, 2021. Now based in London, Ruth is the Director Player Wellbeing for the ATP Tour.Ruth's PhD investigated automaticity as the optimal psychological state for peak performance, and her research with elite athletes has been published internationally. Ruth's research portfolio includes projects and publications across a range of areas related to sport performance and well-being including peak performance, automaticity, psychological recovery, athlete homesickness, and pain assessment and coping. Applied publications have been the areas of critical incident management and grief and loss. Ruth's book, The Cycling Mind, has been published by Bloomsbury Publications, London.
ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH FOKINA ON WHAT HE'S BEEN WORKING ON OFF COURT - ‘It's more things in my serve, the fear that I had when I was a kid, the tense moments when I have the match and it turns around and goes to the opponent, it's not easy. Some player's focus for 24 hours on tennis, but I don't like'. SEBASTIAAN VAN BENTUM ON WORKING ON TALLON GRIEKSPOOR'S DURABILITY - ‘He is a really explosive guy, really strong, pure muscle, but he was not always available for tournaments and you can be the best in the world, but if you are not available for tournaments, you cannot win points, so the challenge was to get him to be able to play twenty five tournaments in a year and at least three tournaments in a row'.ALEXANDER ZVEREV ON HIS RETURN FROM INJURY - ‘It's kind of been a break, I've been injured, not dead so I've not been reborn again or something like that. It's still the same old me and I still want to win these tournaments and I'm going to do everything I can to do so'.PLUS ATP UNCOVERED GET PREDICTIONS FROM A NUMBER OF TOP PLAYERS AHEAD OF THE CLAY SEASON- Podcast presented by Chris Bowers- Interviews by Jill Craybas, Richard Connelly and Seb Lauzier- Clay Court feature by ATP Uncovered
Over the course of his 35-year writing career, Oakland-based Joel Drucker's work has appeared in a variety of media outlets. These include broadcast venues such as HBO, CBS, Tennis Channel, as well as dozens of print publications, ranging from the New York Times to Tin House, Huffington Post, Salon, the San Diego Reader, Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, Cigar Aficionado, Forbes FYI and People. His primary topics have been sports, popular culture and business. In this engaging conversation with ATP Podcast reporter and former WTA player Jill Craybas, Drucker speaks about his favourite tennis memories and where he thinks the game is heading.
DANIIL MEDVEDEV RETURNING TO HIS DOMINANT BEST - ‘Confidence, I managed to work hard and last year I didn't manage to be consistent throughout the whole tournament many times and here In Miami I managed to play a lot of great matches throughout the tournament'.JANNIK SINNER ON CARLOS ALCARAZ - ‘Every time we play we have good matches, every time until now is a close match and so I learn many things from him and I learn many things from him, he makes ma a better player and I think at the moment he is on a higher level'. JOURNALIST JOEL DRUCKER ON WHERE THE GAME IS GOING - ‘We see people like Carlos Alcaraz and so I think the game is going to be more all-court hopefully. I hear a phrase often, the game of today and I don't want to be the game of today, I want to be the game of tomorrow. The game of tomorrow is going to continue to involve some of these incredibly lethal ground strokes, however there will also be slices and players coming into the net'.CHRISTOPHER EUBANKS ON LEARNING FROM SERENA WILLIAMS - ‘I've never seen a laser-like focus like practicing with her and it also made me a lot more focussed. The way that she could dial in on every single ball is even something i'd be missing on my own practices. Just having that awareness that I need to lock in, I need to focus I think was the biggest thing and there's not that many people that I've practised with who have had that level of focus'.SEBASTIAN BAEZ ON LEARNING FROM HIS COACH, SEBASTIAN GUTIERREZ - ‘I have found on him, like a teacher and he's not like a normal teacher, he's my coach on life. You have a career of a tennis player of maybe fifteen years, or ten and after that you are a person. He always tries to teach me that it's impossible to be a good player if you're not a good person'.PLUS, MICHAEL MMOH TALKS ATP UNCOVERED THROUGH WHAT HE TAKES WITH HIM ON HIS TRAVELS - Show presented by Seb Lauzier- Interviews by Ursin Caderas, Jill Craybas and Candy Reid- Mmoh feature by ATP Uncovered
South African Wayne Ferreira won more than 500 matches during a pro career that spanned from 1989 to 2005 and saw him rise as high as world No. 6. Ferreira posted six victories over 14-time Slam champ Pete Sampras in his prime, including four straight between 1995 and 1998, when the American was in the midst of his record stretch as the year-end No. 1.Ferreira had a little iron man in him too, having set the all-time mark for the most consecutive Grand Slam appearances in men's tennis. He played in 56 straight majors, surpassing the previous record of 54 held by Swede Stefan Edberg. But Ferreria, now 50, may have found his true calling in his role as a coach, as a mentor to American Frances Tiafoe and in this wide-ranging discussion with ATP Podcast reporter Jill Craybas, Ferriera speaks about his career and what he's learnt along the way that now helps his young player.
In this exclusive conversation, former WTA player Jill Craybas catches up with one half of the legendary Bryan Brothers team, Mike Bryan.
CARLOS ALCARAZ ON HIS INDIAN WELLS VICTORY AND RETURNING TO WORLD NUMBER ONE - ‘It means a lot to me to recover the world number one is crazy for me, but especially to lift the trophy here means a lot. I said before, I love this tournament and I really enjoy my time here, so for me it's amazing to complete these ten days like this'.JANNIK SINNER ON HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRENGTH - ‘We've put a lot of work in, much more physically than tennis-wise, so many hours in the gym and I've also worked on the mentality as well, trying not to have so many problems in my head, so this is a lot of work to do, especially in the next couple of years, this is going to be very important for my future'.WAYNE FERREIRA ON FRANCES TIAFOE'S NUTRITION - ‘Frances has had to cut back and he's actually been doing a good job, but he's still, in my opinion, not doing as well as he should be on the breakfasts, but he's not on a specific diet, he's just trying to eat as well as he can'.TOMMY PAUL ON THE AMOUNT OF AMERICANS COMING THROUGH - ‘We're all playing really good tennis and as the year goes on hopefully we'll keep going up in our rankings and I think there will be more American's in the top 20 soon too and I think it's a really exciting time. Breaking into the top 20 was a big goal of mine and I'm pumped to have it and now I'm looking to the next one'.FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME ON HOW WINNING HIS FIRST TITLE HAS LED TO MORE - 'This year the goal is even higher and I think it comes from just preparing yourself in the right way, scheduling your tournaments and practices and the way that you come into the tournaments not just being happy to win a few matches'.MIKE BRYAN ON THE MODERN GAME - ‘It just seems like they are moving like cats into the corner. I remember watching Agassi in 88 here in Indian Wells and it sounded like a shotgun the way he hit it and now everybody is hitting it like that. It's like super-tennis and to win a Grand Slam is like running seven marathons'.PLUS - LISTEN OUT FOR AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THE MIKE BRYAN INTERVIEW, THIS COMING WEDNESDAY ON THE PODCAST CHANNEL- Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier- Podcast guest Jill Craybas- Interviews by Seb Lauzier and Jill Craybas
TOMMY HAAS ON A NEW ERA IN MEN'S TENNIS - 'The new era is here right. As a Tournament Director you always want the top players to be part of it, but for different reasons we don't have some of the all-time greats here on the men's side with one being retired, one injured and one wasn't granted entry into the country, so you're looking at the next generation and the new era'.CARLOS ALCARAZ ON DEALING WITH BEING UNDER THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT - ‘I think this is the first time I've been top seed in a Masters 1000, so it's great, but honestly I don't think too much about it and just enjoy and of course with social media, with the fans and everything outside the court, I'm trying to enjoy as well, so you can see me always smiling and not taking the pressure on board'.CASPER RUUD ON HIS SLOW START TO 2023 - 'There's no hiding the fact it hasn't been what I had hoped for, but it's a long year, so I don't feel stressed and I hope from this week on, things can go well for me and belief in myself and motivation is very high'.FACUNDO LAGONES ON CAMERON NORRIE'S DEVELOPMENT - ‘It's really fun to watch and he's still growing and he's more mature than last year. I feel there were two big changes, one when he turned pro and you could see him developing more as a grown-up and it's not just his tennis, with his career everything became like a business to him and then the second big jump came during lockdown when he became even more mature and he focussed everything on his tennis'. YIBING WU ON MISSING HOME - ‘It's a really long time that I haven't been at home, nearly a year and a half and I can't see my parents, my grand parents of my friends back in China, so whenever I have the chance to go back I always take a bike, ride around the neighbourhood or even around some famous buildings and just feel the city and feel that I am part of the city'.PLUS A FEATURE LOOKING AT DANIIL MEDVEDEV'S THREE TITLES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, COURTESY OF THE ATP MEDIA NEWS TEAM- Show presented by Seb Lauzier - Podcast guest Jill Craybas- Interviews by Seb Lauzier, Jill Craybas and Zhensu Xiao- Medvedev feature by ATP Media