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The Racquet Will Talk
by The Racquet Will Talk Tennis Podcast
Sporadic coverage of the tennis tours by two (very) talkative fans
Episodes
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Les Misérables: Roland Garros Recap
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The 2026 French Open was a certifiable rollercoaster, throwing us between early upsets, banging matches, 5-hour epics, crafty tennis, youngsters showing out, qualifiers breaking through and ultimately plummeting us to a Zverev slam title....
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Roland Garros Power Rankings
It's so over. We're so back! Tennis fans globally can rejoice now that the world's leading tennis podcast is back to preview Roland Garros and share our power rankings. Listen as we somehow manage to come up with 9 ATP players who could possibly challenge the champion-in-waiting Jannik Sinner…
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Indian Wells, So Far
We accidentally recorded an Indian Wells quarterfinal preview and we did it in record time. In our first ever episode of reasonable duration we quickfire chat about the performances we appreciated and hated in the first 1.237 weeks of tennis in the desert, and pick our semifinalists and finalists…
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Too Muchová Good Thing
Everyone knows that the February back-to-back 1000s in the Middle East are a pretty silly gimmick, but we are willing to put that aside for the sake of agendas to promote Muchová's monumental achievement. As well as appreciating Muchová's second career title, we also discuss the greatness of...
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AO review: Alcaraz writes history, Rybakina rights wrongs
The "Worst Slam in History" finished with an historic achievement for Carlos Alcaraz as he became the youngest man in tennis history to win all four grand slams. Elena Rybakina sought revenge for the 2023 final as she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in 3. We are joined by a very special guest to discuss...
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AO quarterfinal preview
It was straight sets galore in round 4 in Melbourne but we still found plenty to talk about, looking back at performances past and previewing the matches to come. Will Tien continue his run? Does Jovic have a chance against Sabalenka? Is this finally Pegula's time?
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AO week one
Seeds blossom and controversy takes centre stage for no reason whatsoever. We chat about the memorable matches and impressive performances from the first week of the Australian Open. Sam explains why Sinner is not an industry plant and Charlotte tries to grapple with the latest fashion scandal in...
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Aus Open, Bro
A meandering trip through the men's and women's singles draws at the Australian Open as we pick our winners while Sam tries to figure out exactly where Andreeva is in the draw. We also give ELO the respect it deserves and appreciate the longevity of Venus Williams with an impressive stat.
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2025 Review + 2026 Preview
It's 2026! Nostalgia is in the air for some reason and so are tennis balls. But they always are. The new season is well underway and the last one is still warm. We look back at 2025 and forward to 2026 and discuss disappointments, improvements, and predictions.
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We Need To Talk About the US Open
The slams are done and dusted for 2025 and we have two very familiar victors. Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka reclaimed their thrones and we're here to talk about how they did it and what it means. We also discuss Djokovic's future, Anisimova's potential, and the impending dominance of…
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US Open Semifinals Preview
The sharp end of the final slam of the season is here and we are buzzing. We chat about the mostly disappointing quarterfinals matches and look ahead to the exciting final four days of grand slam tennis for 2025.
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US Open Quarterfinals Preview
Looking forward to perhaps the best WTA slam quarterfinal lineup this decade and a seemingly inevitable rerematch of Sincaraz lurking in the distance. We preview the matches to come in the next two days and marvel at Krejcikova's great escape.
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Umpire State of Mind: US Open Week 1
Unnecessary drama and temper tantrums overwhelmed the first week of action from New York. From the ashes of the chaos, some very exciting matchups were born. We look back on the first week and chat about what is to come. Including: - Are Medvedev, Zverev, and Ruud finished? - Will the…
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US Open Power Rankings
We discuss which players have good chances in New York this fortnight. Is it Alex De Minaur's time? Is it giving Pegula maiden slam? Some would say "no, that's ridiculous!" But anything is possible in the city that never sleeps. Featuring: - Discussions on Coco's new coach boost - Will Naomi...
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Cruel Hardcourt Summer
We have returned a month later! A lot of tennis has happened since so before starting our US Open Coverage, here are our (slightly blurry) thoughts on the tennis and controversies of the summer that was. In this episode we discuss - Who of Raducanu and Rybakina is likelier to get a 2nd Slam?…
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Wimbledon 2025: The Redemption Slam
Iga Swiatek, powered by stolen towels and Rosa's Thai, ended her year-long title drought in one of the most surprising slam runs in recent years, finishing the job with an historically dominant victory over Amanda Anisimova in the final. Jannik Sinner exacted revenge against his great rival -...
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Wimbledon Men's Final preview: The Greatest Rematch of All-time?
Here we go again: 5 weeks later. We all expected a Roland Garros final rematch between world #1 Jannik Sinner and world #2 Carlos Alcaraz and that is exactly what we got. The greatest rivalry currently in sport writes its thirteenth chapter as the pair go head-to-head on the grass of Centre…
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Wimbledon Ladies Singles (Put a Ring on it) - Final Preview
The Wimbledon Women's Singles Final is here! And so are we, to chat about it. 5-time slam champion Iga Świątek takes on American Amanda Anisimova, who plays in her maiden slam final and faces the former world #1 for the first time as a professional. Will we be getting Iga SW19tek or 3/4 of the…
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Wimble-(almost)-done
We set our alarms very early to chat through the 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinalists: how they got there and what we expect of them next.
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Wimbledon Preview
In this episode, we power rank our top 8 prospects for Wimbledon and preview the draws. Includes chat about what actually makes a player good on grass, an almighty struggle to come up with women's finale predictions and a rather puzzling tennis trivium.
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The Greatest Tennis Match of All Time
The 2025 edition of Roland Garros concluded with the most electrifying crescendo as Carlos Alcaraz came from 2 sets to love down and saved 3 championship points to defeat the world's best men's player, Jannik Sinner in the second longest grand slam final ever. The day before saw the world #2 Coco...
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Roland Garros: week 1 recap & week 2 precap
We chat about the first week on the dirt at Stade Roland Garros and look ahead to the enticing matches set up in quarterfinals. Includes more predictions and hot takes, as ever.
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Roland Garros Draw Preview
The French Open is here! We breakdown the men's and women's singles draws and chat about likely matches to look forward to this coming fortnight.
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Roland Garros Power Rankings ft. Rome Recap
The clay season reaches its crescendo on the Parisian dirt and we predict who will do what and when at the second slam of the season. We also chat about the recent Masters 1000 in Rome, which saw victories for Jasmine Paolini and Carlos Alcaraz, and how we believe the fortnight's results will...
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The Return.
Apologies for the absence, but we are finally back. Expect longer, more chaotic, more regular podcasts than ever for the next few months. We chat about the clay season so far and preview Madrid (don't check the upload date). Featuring our best Starter for Tennis efforts yet.
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All Too Indian Wells
(2 hour version). This episode we chat about all things Tennis Paradise, won by the prodigious talent Mirra Andreeva and tennis' answer to David Beckham - Jack Draper. Sam also unpacks the PTPA lawsuit and we make predictions about what the future will hold for our Indian Wells champs. Don't ask…
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Game, Set, Macháč
Tomáš Macháč meanders through a decimated Acapulco draw to claim his first career title while Tsitsipas breaks his 500 curse in Dubai, fresh Babolat in hand. In Chile, Laslo Djere takes down the Golden Goat Sebastian Baez. In Merida and Austin, billionaire babies Navarro and Pegula strike gold.…
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Smoke and Mirra's
This episode we reflect (haha!) on victories by teen phenoms João Fonseca and Mirra Andreeva, Sebastian's South American bias, Amanda Anisimova's moment, and Catar - not a misspelling, there were cat invasions on court daily. Also featuring discussions of Elena Rybakina's situation, the…
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Yonex Gen
Tennis goes throwback as Denis Shapovalov and Belinda Bencic claim titles, Davis Cup stirs up controversy and Elise Mertens does Elise Mertens things. We discuss the happenings since the Australian Open and give some predictions for the future. Featuring an extra special revelatory conspiracy...
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Keys unlocks Major milestone in Melbourne
Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner are the 2025 Australian Open champions! We discuss how they did it and the range of extraordinary, unforgettable, predictable, and impossible feats that got them there. Featuring many predictions and a brand new trivia segment.
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AO quarterfinals and beyond
We take a deep dive into the upcoming Australian Open quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals and discuss likely outcomes and storylines from the first major of the season.
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Episode Love: Australian Open Preview
An in-depth (and I mean, in-depth) preview of the first major of 2025. Can Carlos complete the career slam? Is Coco the next best player in the world? Will Marie Bouzková fulfil her destiny and lift the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup? (No). Listen to Episode Love of The Racket Will Talk podcast to...
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