US Open R4 - Osaka is BACK, Alcaraz peaking in NYC, Swiatek - Sabalenka impress

… and breathe! It’s been another couple of days of high drama in Round 4 at the US Open in New York City. We kick off with Naomi Osaka’s stunning win over Coco Gauff, a straight-sets victory that puts her into her first Slam quarterfinal in more than four years — and marks her first top-five win since 2018. Osaka has always won a Grand Slam every time she has reached the quarterfinals - Joel and Kim discuss can she do it again? We also talk Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, who both continued their serene progress into the last eight, with the Spaniard looking very much the part on serve (less said about the barnet the better!).Elsewhere, Daniil Medvedev has split with long-time coach Gilles Cervara after eight successful years, sparking questions about where the former World No. 1 goes next. Mouratoglou? Ivanesevic? No one?! Barbora Krejcikova also pulled off the escape of the tournament, saving eight match points to deny Taylor Townsend in a dramatic Arthur Ashe clash that truly showed what Grand Slam champion mentality looks like, whilst a resurgent Felix Auger-Aliassime produced fearless tennis to dismantle Andrey Rublev and book a quarterfinal against the under the radar Alex de Minaur. Plus, we get excited overIga Swiatek’s statement win, Marketa Vondrousova’s ball bashing upset of Elena Rybakina, and the bizarre “hat-stealing” story - now with an apology from the Polish CEO - that’s taken social media by storm!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.