Tour Catch-Up: Alcaraz + Swiatek lay down clay markers, Big 3 injury woes continue

Back-to-back, three-peat! This week, Joel, Kim and Chris catch up on the past week’s worth of clay court tournaments, which saw title defenses from Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune in Stuttgart, Barcelona and Munich respectively.The week also saw Dusan Lajovic capture his second tour title, defeating Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev en route, Dan Evans making the semis in Barcelona and Botic Van De Zandschulp having one of the toughest losses of his career.The trio also discuss Emma Raducanu’s latest off court (and on court) appearance, rumours about WTA 250 tournament rule changes, and the latest Laver Cup line ups. Meanwhile, Joel and Kim go head-to-head in this week’s Par For The Courts.__________________Tweet us @TennisWeeklyPod or email the show here: [email protected] us on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and make sure to check out our website as well to get your full Tennis Weekly fix.**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.