Sinner completes 'Golden Masters', Svitolina wins in Rome + Raducanu rehires US Open coach!
5/18/20261 hr 7 min
SINsational! At the Italian Open in Rome, Jannik Sinner made tennis history by completing the Career Golden Masters, becoming just the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles. Even more remarkably, the world No. 1 has now won six Masters 1000 titles in a row and swept Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome in the same clay season. Tennis Weekly HQ asks is men’s tennis becoming a bit too predictable at the top? And heading into the French Open, is Sinner’s greatest challenge himself?
On the women’s side, Elina Svitolina delivered one of the most impressive title runs of the season to capture her third Rome crown and 20th career WTA title. The Ukrainian defeated Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff in consecutive matches to put herself in the big mix as a genuine Roland Garros contender. Can Svitolina finally reach her first Grand Slam final, and what has she brought to her game that could propel her all the way?
Elsewhere, we discuss Emma Raducanu’s reunion with Andrew Richardson, the coach who guided her to her 2021 US Open triumph, as they begin a full-time partnership ahead of Strasbourg and the British grass court season. We also unveil our French Open clay-court power rankings, talk about how not to enter court featuring Luciano Darderi and preview the final round of tournaments before Paris in Strasbourg, Geneva, Hamburg and Rabat.
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First 90 secondsChris· Host0:02
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Joel· Host0:05
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Tennis Weekly with Joel, Kim, and Chris. On today's talk catch up Sinner completes career Golden Masters Svitolina sinks Goff for third Rome title And Emma Raducanu finally rehires her US Open winning coach. [upbeat music] Kim, Chris, today is the 18th of May, and we are here to catch up on the week in tennis at Tennis Weekly HQ. On today's episode, it is one week to go to Paris and the French Open, and we have had our final Masters event on the clay in Rome. Jannik Sinner, surprise, surprise, is the men's champion. He has now won every Masters going, a career Golden Masters. We'll be getting into that in a bit. Elina Svitolina is also the women's champion. She captured the title in Rome for a third time. Emma Raducanu is also teaming up with her US Open winning coach, Andrew Richardson. We'll be getting into that in the second half. Plus, we will be unveiling our clay power rankings as we head into Roland Garros. More on that in the second half, and we're gonna look ahead to the final set of events as we hit Paris, Strasbourg, Hamburg, Geneva, and