Venus Williams returns, sister Serena shapes up and Toni Nadal to coach Zverev?

We are back and Kim and Chris are here to catch-up on the week in tennis including the return of tennis superstar and 7 time grand slam champion Venus Williams. Williams has only played 2 competitive matches since the start of 2023 and she teased a return with an Indian Wells Wild Card story emerged in the headlines. The 45 year old will play her first match against Peyton Sterns in DC. They also cover the 250 week on tour with events in Gstaad, Los Cabos, Hamburg, Iasi and producer Alina joins to talk all things Bastad. They unpack the win for Bublik, Darderi, Shapovalov, Boisson and Begu and as is tradition when Tennis Weekly is on tour, Chris and Alina also give their peak, pit and pleasant surprise and it involves a Wimbledon staple ‘The Dog & Fox’ Pub but in Bastad!Chris also puts Kim and Alina through their paces in the tennis weekly quiz and they cover the week in news including Ons Jabeur taking a break from tennis, Venus and Serena possibly both returning and Andre Agassi working with Holger Rune and Toni Nadal and Sascha Zverev teaming up in Mallorca.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.