Upsets, Gucci, and Doubt: Rome Week One

Nick is back from a birthday recharge in Wales and we're getting into Rome. Sinner is playing in all-black Gucci and closing in on the Career Masters at 24. Arthur Fils, Ben Shelton, Fonseca, and FAA are all out or struggling three weeks before Roland Garros. Sabalenka looks beatable for the first time in a while, Iga might be back, and the WTA field has gotten very wide open very fast. Plus housekeeping on the last day of spring merch pre-orders, our McCarran Park screening dates for Roland Garros and Wimbledon, an Off Season check-in, and our Players of the Fortnight.

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Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and Housekeeping

05:32 Two Week Masters are OUT

10:03 The State of the ATP Tour

17:58 Novak Djokovic's Return and Future Prospects

21:11 Janik Sinner's Dominance and Historical Context

25:53 The WTA Landscape: Surprises and Uncertainties

31:30 Retirement Announcements and Their Impact on Performance

34:06 Paolini out of the top 10

39:31 TNT is back for Roland Garros Coverage in the US & UK

44:50 Catching up with the Off Season

49:16 What’s coming up next on tour

52:20 Highlighting Players of the Fortnight

57:11 Outro

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