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In this episode of "Tennis Traverse," host Ivy Zhang delves into the Indian Wells tennis tournament, providing detailed analyses of both ATP and WTA matches. She highlights key performances and match dynamics, discussing notable players like Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jack Draper, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Ben Shelton. On the WTA side, Ivy focuses on Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff.Time stamps:Introduction to Unpredictability in Tennis (00:00:00)Women's Final Analysis (00:01:19)Men's Final and Semi-Final Discussion (00:03:39)Carlos Alcaraz's Performance Concerns (00:05:59)Petra Kvitova vs. Sofia Kenin Match (00:08:36)Katie Boulter vs. Peyton Stearns Match (00:09:43)Ons Jabeur's Performance (00:10:54)Coco Gauff's Performance (00:12:16)Ashley Krueger vs. Elena Rybakina Match (00:13:38)Emma Raducanu vs. Emma Navarro Match (00:14:40)Men's Round of 128 Matches (00:17:07)Djokovic's Strong Performance (00:19:30)Medvedev's Struggles (00:20:37)Coleman Wong vs. Ben Shelton Match (00:21:43)Jack Draper's Potential (00:22:53)Links mentioned:Mirra Andreeva vs. Aryna Sabalenka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxRhiRvlgzM&ab_channel=WTAJack Draper vs. Holger Rune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_u4fVOD9Ng&ab_channel=TennisTVJack Draper vs. Carlos Alcaraz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmaPQ36r3k&ab_channel=TennisTVPetra Kvitova vs. Sofia Kenin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeEACU7uc4s&ab_channel=WTAOns Jabeur vs. Katerina Siniakova: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k95vtNI0yhM&ab_channel=WTAAshlyn Krueger vs. Elena Rybakina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOIsVEA74BI&ab_channel=WTACoco Gauff vs. Sofia Kenin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xkcj4x3Rjg&ab_channel=WTAEmma Raducanu vs. Emma Navarro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMCZIEk5IsI&ab_channel=WTAJoao Fonseca vs. Leaner Tien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5epHBqMBl2Q&ab_channel=TennisTVDavid Goffin vs. Carlos Alcaraz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1nHQq_xtz8&ab_channel=TennisTVNovak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gRz5aNYgiQ&ab_channel=TennisTVJaume Munar vs. Daniil Medvedev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kElaxDaA1y0&ab_channel=TennisTVSocial Media:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tennistraverse/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/tennistraverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TennisTraverse/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tennistraverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ivannazhang428.substack.com/

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross interviews Joao Fonseca hours after he won his 3rd title of the season at the Phoenix Challenger 175. Then, we'll get into Jack Draper's emphatic win over Holger Rune to capture his first career Masters 1000 title at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. We'll discuss Draper's tactics and forehand development in particular. We'll break down the final in Phoenix, where Fonseca outdueled Alexander Bublik in a couple tiebreaks and then end on a Phoenix Challenger notebook dump featuring Kei Nishikori, Flavio Cobolli, Rinky Hijikata and Brendon Holt. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:15 Fonseca Interview 14:15 Draper d. Rune 33:00 Semifinals 38:40 Phoenix Final 48:30 PHX Notebook Dump IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event! Don't forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Email Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The start of 2025 marked in Australia and around the world; cabinet papers reveal the thinking of former prime minister John Howard on laws ruling out same-sex marriages; and in Tennis, Novak Djokovic defeats Rinky Hijikata at the Brisbane International.

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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are in a race against time to be fit for Wimbledon with Novak turning to Taylor Fritz for advice on how to fast-track his rehab, Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter have both won grass-court titles in the lead-up to the Championships — we turn the spotlight on tennis' golden couple to analyse their symbiotic improvement with the help of GIG analyst Simon Rea, meantime Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata are flying the Aussie flag at Queen's following Demon's shock first-round elimination, and Casey Dellacqua reveals who she'll be teaming up with in the Wimbledon Legends Doubles.AusOpen.comiHeartApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with ATP #78 Rinky Hijikata to discuss his 2024 season to date, his focus on the Arizona Classic tournament this week, and so much more! Don't forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tennis Point Discounted Tennis Apparel, Tennis Racquets, Tennis Shoes & Equipment from Nike, adidas, Babolat, Wilson & More! Visit their store today and use the code "CR15" at checkout to save 15% off Sale items. Some Exclusions (MAP Exceptions) apply and code will not work on those items. This code will add 1 FREE CAN of WILSON Balls to the cart at checkout. Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on the latest tennis news and trends and enjoy in-depth analysis and dynamic debates.   Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Email Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Blumberg is the #93 ranked doubles player on the ATP Tour. He was a 10-time All-American at North Carolina and made the finals of the 2024 Dallas Open where this conversation was recorded.Will and I sat down on his day off in Dallas to discuss his career, the pro doubles tour, and strategy.You'll learn:Why Will and his partner, Rinky Hijikata, switched return sides after the 1st set - I almost never see this at the pro level.How he picks up his energy for 10-point tiebreakers.What adjustments he makes with different doubles partners - he played with nine partners in 2023.The difference between the body-forehand vs body-backhand serve.Will also shares the advice he gives his fiancee and mom to help them in their adult league doubles matches, as well as what he did in practice that day in Dallas. At the end, we discuss the popularity of doubles.Keep an eye on Will Blumberg throughout this season as I don't expect him to stay outside the top 50 for much longer.-----**Join the #1 Doubles Strategy Newsletter for Club Tennis Players** New doubles strategy lessons weekly straight to your inbox: https://www.thetennistribe.com/join-the-tribe/**Doubles Strategy Courses** These video courses will help you play smarter doubles and make winning easier.Net Play Strategy for Doubles - The Masterclass: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/net-play-strategy-for-doubles25 Winning Doubles Tactics Video Course: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/25-winning-doubles-tacticsLeague Doubles Training Masterclass Video Course: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/league-doubles-training**Doubles Ebooks** These guides offer proven advice to improve your doubles strategy.25 Winning Doubles Tactics:  https://www.thetennistribe.com/25-winning-doubles-tactics/Return Strategy for Doubles: https://www.thetennistribe.com/return-strategy-for-doubles-ebook/Serve Strategy for Doubles: https://www.thetennistribe.com/serve-strategy-for-doubles-ebook/Net Play Strategy for Doubles: https://www.thetennistribe.com/net-play-strategy-for-doubles-ebook/

Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the latest on court action of the past week highlighted by the Japan Open and American star Ben Shelton winning his first ATP Title and Aussie pair Max Purcell and Rinky Hijikata saluting in the doubles. Tournament Director of the United Cup Stephen Farrow joined the show on the back of the Groups and Venues being named, young Aussie Elijah Dikkenberg took us inside his first ITF junior singles title win in Fiji. Irish Tennis coach Garry Cahill talked us through a PHD associated with decisions parents make in performance tennis that he completed. Competitions Co-ordinator at Tennis Victoria Sean Spralja previewed Premier League season and Lachlan Puyol was back with our weekly college segment with special guest James Newtown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the US Open hearing from the winners and award winning journalist Courtney Walsh on the ground in New York. Also the latest on Tennis West CEO Brett Patten's sacking and our weekly college segment with Lachlan Puyol catching up with Rinky Hijikata plus all the other tennis news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex De Minaur joins Rinky Hijikata in Round 4, Carlos Alcaraz delivers highlight after highlight, Aryna Sabalenka & Jessica Pegula in devastating form, and it's all happening in the Doubles!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett Phillips joined Brent and Painey for a US Open update about Australians Alex de Minaur and Rinky Hijikata. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rinky Hijikata into the final 16, the Americans are on fire, Caroline Wozniacki winding back the clock, Sam Stosur shares her insights, Alex De Minaur prepares for Nicloas Jarry and there's plenty going on in the stands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett joined us with all the latest out of Flushing Meadows including Rinky Hijikata's huge win through to the Fourth Round! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki has stunned 11th seed Petra Kvitova in a vintage performance from the comeback queen, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas are among the shock casualties on a brutal Day 3 of competition, Rinky Hijikata scores his first second round win at a major and becomes the first Australian through to the third round, the Round Table discusses all the big news from the first week of competition and preview the key upcoming matches including Coco Gauff v Elise Mertens and Andy Murray v Grigor Dimitrov.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Aussie legend joins Caitlin in the BNP Paribas x Racquet Kisoque to talk about his storied career, the resurgence of Aussie tennis (from Tommo to Rinky Hijikata), the places his gold medal has found itself recently, and the great strides made by his home slam—and second home slam, the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett Phillips is back with another big episode taking your calls and texts, reflecting on the Davis Cup Qualifiers and a full tour wrap, catching up with Rinky Hijikata and Storm Hunter after lifting the Burnie International trophies. Paul Aiken jumped on the show to talk about the return of State Grade tennis in Victoria, Lachy Puyol in the US wrapping up the Aussies in college this week and we projected forward what the performance benchmark should be for the Aussies on tour in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doubles legend Sania Mirza played her final Grand Slam match in Melbourne after reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final alongside childhood friend Rohan Bopanna, giving an emotional speech on Rod Laver Arena. Though the Indian duo lost a tight two-setter to Brazilians Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos, the trophy ceremony took time to celebrate Mirza, a former WTA No. 1 and six-time Grand Slam champion across women's and mixed doubles. Defending champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova continued their exceptional Grand Slam winning streak in women's doubles by capturing the 2023 Australian Open title in Rod Laver Arena. Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata marched to a shock straight-sets win in the men's doubles final. All this and more as we review the doubles action at the AO with Will Boucek. This podcast is available on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/43f2LvpQA7rxGbaRXqRMxH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/talking-tennis/id1652349752 Amazon Music: https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/1e8c717a-0be6-4145-adf5-aee32501a1ae Subscribe to our YouTube channel... https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkingTennisTT ​ Check out our website... https://www.talking-tennis.com/ Follow us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingTennisTT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingTennisTT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingtennistt/ Check out Will's website Tennis Tribe, which is dedicated to helping people get better at doubles strategy. Also, Will's Twitter handle is: @WillBoucek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are five weeks left in the college basketball season, and North Carolina is exactly halfway through their ACC slate of games. The week ahead is of extreme importance for Armando Bacot, Caleb Love, and company. The Tar Heels host Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, the team that is immediately ahead of them in the standings and who currently hold the tiebreaker over Hubert Davis' team. Then on Saturday, UNC travels to Durham for the first Duke game of the season. The Carolina women continued their winning streak on Sunday afternoon, winning at Clemson behind a career high 22 points for Paulina Paris. Kayla McPherson saw her first collegiate action after recovering from a high school injury. The addition of the high level point guard, is a perfect mid-season bump for Courtney Banghart's team. Around other Carolina athletics, Tar Heel alum Rinky Hijikata won the Australian Open doubles title. The women's and men's tennis teams advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championships with wins this weekend. It was also a successful weekend for UNC wrestling, gymnastics, and swimming. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 

There are five weeks left in the college basketball season, and North Carolina is exactly halfway through their ACC slate of games. The week ahead is of extreme importance for Armando Bacot, Caleb Love, and company. The Tar Heels host Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, the team that is immediately ahead of them in the standings and who currently hold the tiebreaker over Hubert Davis' team. Then on Saturday, UNC travels to Durham for the first Duke game of the season.The Carolina women continued their winning streak on Sunday afternoon, winning at Clemson behind a career high 22 points for Paulina Paris. Kayla McPherson saw her first collegiate action after recovering from a high school injury. The addition of the high level point guard, is a perfect mid-season bump for Courtney Banghart's team.Around other Carolina athletics, Tar Heel alum Rinky Hijikata won the Australian Open doubles title. The women's and men's tennis teams advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championships with wins this weekend. It was also a successful weekend for UNC wrestling, gymnastics, and swimming.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge dieses Mal mit dem Finale bei den Herren. Der Sieger hieß wie schon neun Mal zuvor Novak Djokovic. Sein Gegner Stefanos Tsitsipas konnte sich aufbäumen. Doch am Ende stand ein Sieg in drei Sätzen, wobei die letzten beiden Durchgänge über den Tiebreak gingen. Djokovic war der Spieler, der besser ins Match kam. Ein Break reichte ihm dabei auch, um den ersten Durchgang für sich zu entscheiden. Auch zu Beginn des zweiten Satzes sah Djokovic kurzfristig wie der bessere Spieler aus. Doch Tsitsipas fand nun ins Match, erspielte sich bei 5:4 sogar einen Satzball, ...Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.Gern unterstützen wir dich bei deiner Podcast-Produktion.

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge dieses Mal mit der Ausgabe zum Finale der Damen. Am Ende gewann Aryna Sabalenka bei den Australian Open ihren ersten Grand Slam Titel. Das Match bot richtig gut Unterhaltung, vor allem war es jedoch die ganze Zeit eng. Am Ende machten nur wenige Punkte den Unterschied. Dabei war der Start in die Partie durchaus einseitig, den Rybakina konnte anfangs mit ihrem Serve und in den kurzen Ballwechseln dominieren. Sabalenka ging einiges an Risiko, gerade mit ihrem 2. Aufschlag. Das zahlte sich jedoch nicht aus. Ab dem zweiten Durchgang konnte Sabalenka das Match physischer ...Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.Gern unterstützen wir dich bei deiner Podcast-Produktion.

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge dieses Mal mit dem Halbfinale bei den Damen. Beide Matches wurden in der Night Session ausgespielt, begonnen mit dem Match zwischen Elena Rybakina und Victoria Azarenka und gefolgt von Aryna Sabalenka gegen Magda Linette. Das Finale bestreiten Rybakina und Sabalenka. Rybakinas Aufschlag zu stark Auch im Halbfinale schien das Serve von Rybakina weitestgehend unantastbar, zu stark ist vor allem der erste Aufschlag. Azarenka, die immer noch zu den besten Returnspielerinnen auf der Tour gehört, hatte Probleme in die Aufschlagsspiele von Rybakina zu kommen. Am Ende konnte sie gerade einmal 61 Prozent der Returns ins Feld ...Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.Gern unterstützen wir dich bei deiner Podcast-Produktion.

Shad Wicka & Luka Muller talk Aus Open - Shad loves Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler's outfits, the EPL is back in swing, some big things in the UFC coming to Perth, a preview of the weekend's NFL, some court-side Uber Eats and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest men's World No.1 following his sensational breakthrough triumph over Casper Ruud, Iga Swiatek adds a third major title to her growing swag by defeating Ons Jabeur — our panel of experts discuss the major storylines of the US Open, Ajla Tomljanovic tells how she dreamed up the win that ended Serena Williams' career, rising star Rinky Hijikata reflects on his Grand Slam main draw debut in which he took a set off Rafael Nadal, and Storm Sanders and John Peers claim the mixed doubles title on their first tournament together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carolina is back on the road for an unusual game...this time at Georgia State. We preview the match-up with the Panthers (6:12)Audio from our Video Pod interview with Tar Heel tight end, Bryson Nesbit (22:25)Pro tennis player Rinky Hijikata joins to talk facing Nadal in the US Open, his time at Carolina and whether or not he dominates at ping pong (28:51)Plus: #5SecondChallenge (52:12), Live Action w/Carolina Basketball (1:00:58) and a PSA: They're Just Kids (1:15:33)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

US Open: Spanish ace Rafael Nadal is through to round two of the US Open after a tussle with Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata.

*) Russia halts gas supplies in new jitters for Europe Russian energy giant Gazprom has cut off its gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance work, further raising tensions on an already taut electricity market. The three-day works at a compressor station are "necessary", Gazprom has said, adding that they had to be carried out after "every 1,000 hours of operation". But Germany's Federal Network Agency chief called it a "technically incomprehensible" decision, warning that it was likely just a pretext by Moscow to wield energy supplies as a threat. *) Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91 after a long illness. He was the last leader of the Soviet Union who waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War. UN chief Antonio Guterres said Gorbachev was "a one-of-a-kind statesman who changed the course of history. He did more than any other individual to bring about the peaceful end of the Cold War". *) Taliban celebrates 1st anniversary of US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan The Taliban has declared Wednesday a national holiday to celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan. The withdrawal of troops at midnight on August 31 began last year and ended America's longest war – a military invasion that began in the wake of 9/11 attacks in America. Some 66,000 Afghan troops and 48,000 civilians were killed in the conflict. But it was the deaths of more than 2,400 US servicemen that became too much for the American public to bear. *) Taiwan vows to 'counter-attack' if Chinese forces enter its territory Taiwan has said it would exercise its right to self-defence and "counter-attack" if Chinese armed forces entered its territory. Taiwanese defence officials said that China's "high intensity" military patrols near Taiwan continued. They warned that Beijing's intention of making the Taiwan Strait separating the two sides its "inner sea" would become the main source of instability in the region. And finally… *) Nadal downs wildcard Hijikata in US Open first round Second seed Rafael Na o dal has overcome an early scare to down 21-year-old Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 in his first appearance at the US Open after winning in 2019. Playing in only his second match after pulling out of Wimbledon with an abdominal injury, the Spaniard speculated whether he was ready to take on New York. Nadal seemed to confirm those fears as he struggled on the return in the first set.

SEN tennis expert Brett Phillips joined Garry and Tim to talk about Nick Kyrgios current match against Benjamin Bonzi, Jordan Thompson's contest against Daniel Galan, Kyrgios' chances of winning the tournament, Rafael Nadal's match against Rinky Hijikata, Serena Williams' upcoming match this morning, and more.

Tennis: Dit is dag twee van die Amerikaanse Ope in New York, met twee top-gekeurde Spanjaarde vandag in aksie. Die 19-jarige Carlos Alcaraz is derde gekeur en kom teen die Argentyn Sebastian Baez te staan. Die 36-jarige Rafael Nadal mik na 'n vyfde Amerikaanse Ope- en 23ste Grand Slam-titel, 19 jaar nadat hy sy debuut op Flushing Meadows gemaak het. Die tweede gekeurde sukkel met 'n buikbesering, en speel teen Rinky Hijikata van Australië.

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SEN Tennis expert Brett Phillips joined us for the latest in Tennis Nick Kyrgios big win this morning at Miami Open Aussie youngster Rinky Hijikata climbing up the ATP rankings Ash Barty's legacy

North Carolina Tarheel Rinky Hijikata begins the show talking about winning the Edwardsville Futures Pro Circuit tennis tournament. The Australia native discusses his week in detail and the differences between college and professional tennis. Then, Assistant Futures Tournament Director, Kirk Schlueter, and Tournament Director, Dave Lipe, review the entire week of the tournament. Then, Schlueter... The post Season 2, Episode 25: Featuring Rinky Hijikata, Matt Bettlach, Kirk Schlueter. appeared first on Metro East Sports Podcast.