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  US Open review: Zverev fills the gap while Rybakina reigns supreme 15.09.2026 1ч 11мин

  Have you been missing us? That's because you're not in the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Join here for daily podcasts during grand slams, exclusive group chats with the lads, and loads of bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered It is only with continued support of the TUSCers that we can keep doing the podcast the way we want to: covering the slams in-depth, retaining our unfiltered brand and not kowtowing to the tennis authorities. We are eternally gratefully to anyone who wants to keep helping us do this. Now, on with the weekly podcast... *** Back together again! James Gray, Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw assess the US Open 2026. In order, they discussed... - Calvin reveals Henry Patten and Luke Johnson's plans for the rest of the year - Elena Rybakina confirms her status as the best player in the world, leaving Aryna Sabalenka playing catch-up - Where next for Iga Swiatek? Another collapse, another apparent inability to turn the tide when it starts going against her. - Was Serena Williams a positive impact on the tournament? - Alexander Zverev wins another slam this year, but has only had to play one top-10 player across the 14 matches at the majors he won. Lucky or opportunist? - Ben Shelton makes his "big breakthrough" with a first appearance in a grand slam final, but we have seen this film before... - Carlos Alcaraz came back, but not as 100 per cent Carlos Alcaraz And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  US Open, Day 11: A day of debates and debacles 10.09.2026 45мин

  If you want to listen to daily podcasts from the US Open - and every other grand slam - sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered NB: MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP ON BROWSER - IF YOU SIGN UP THROUGH THE APP IT WILL COST YOU MORE IN APPLE FEES. After you sign up on browser, download the Patreon app and link the bonus podcasts to your normal feeds. If you want a FREE newsletter every day as well, you can sign up for that here: https://tennisunfiltered.substack.com/ *** Today, Calvin and James discussed: - Henry and Harri's continued success in the US Open men's doubles draw - The Australian Open chief deciding it might be good to re-open the best-of-five debate in his first month in the job - Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton finishing at 3.33am and whether players really care about late finishes - Mirra Andreeva choking two match points against Coco Gauff, who won in three sets - Elena Rybakina beating Zheng Qinwen and becoming world No 1 And later... - It's Alexander Zverev's US Open to lose after he cruised into the last four against Botic van de Zandschulp - And he will play Karen Khachanov after Alexander Blockx's body 'gave up' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  US Open, Day 6: The Serena show is over, even if it has not finished 05.09.2026 51мин

  The only way to get daily podcasts from the US Open in your feed every day is to subscribe to the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered Every subscriber makes what we do possible: without TUSCers, the podcast literally would not be running, and every new person who joins makes it even more likely that we will be able to keep going in 2027. Please get involved if you can. We need so many more of you. In the meantime, here is the Day 6 podcast from Friday, and part of the newsletter below. Enjoy *** Women’s seeds out: No 7 Karolina Muchova (lost to Emma Navarro), No 15 Diana Shnaider (lost to Taylor Townsend), No 18 Ekaterina Alexandrova (lost to Marta Kostyuk) Men’s seeds out: No 15 Alexander Bublik (lost to Tommy Paul); No 26 Arthur Rinderknech (lost to Daniil Medvedev) I think the Serena Williams thing has run its course. That is not to say she is not a legend of the game, the GOAT in many people’s eyes, or that she will not continue to fill stadiums if she keeps playing. But you have to think the integrity of a tennis tournament will start to come under threat if she - in singles or doubles - does not start winning some matches. Caroline Wozniacki on ESPN hinted she was planning to play singles again in 2027. I’m not sure it’s a great idea. This was the second time in four years that she and her sister had graced night session on Arthur Ashe for a first-round doubles match, beaten then and beaten on Friday night. The match against the No 14 seeds Maya Joint and Angel Chan did not even get onto ESPN’s main channel, instead relegated to ESPN2 so they could build up to Miami vs Stanford uninterrupted. Perhaps that is not such a big deal in the age of streaming but it felt significant. And the Williamses weren’t particularly good, either. Chan and Joint are a decent pair - they won a WTA title only last week - but they were so much more polished and efficient than their more experienced opponents, who racked up unforced errors at a far greater rate. They did manage to nick the second set and Chan-Joint did get tight, but from 5-0 up in the deciding breaker, the Williams sisters choked, frankly. Joint has now beaten Serena twice this year but otherwise endured a difficult year, and it showed in pressure moments. Even when match point had been sealed, Joint was still apologising to her partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  US Open, Day 1: Novak Sickovic 31.08.2026 35мин

  Are you a member of the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club yet? Why not?! Come join the fun: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered In the meantime, here is a free daily podcast from the US Open, offered free and in full because we're feeling generous. It features Calvin's thoughts on a lucky losers who pulled out injured, a very noisy train at one point, Novak Djokovic vomiting on court and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  US Open draw analysis: Picking our favourites and unpicking the bracket 29.08.2026 1ч 17мин

  George Bellshaw and James Gray go line by line through the women's and men's US Open draw to decipher who has come out of the randomiser with the best chance of winning the title. PLAY our US Open FREE fantasy game here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kg8IlgjCao8ZWuuiR49TZs5Xlf29xPeMMtc3SfJZBhg/edit You have until 6pm Sunday (UK time) to enter. Good luck! Remember, the only way to get full daily episodes from the US Open this year is by subscribing to the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club via Patreon. DO NOT SIGN UP VIA THE APP, IT WILL COST YOU MORE. Instead, sign up via your browser (and then enjoy the Patreon app to your heart's content.) Head to www.patreon.com/tennisunfiltered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Fils comes of age, Gauff the new USO favourite, mixed doubles kicks off 25.08.2026 56мин

  Calvin Betton is in Winston-Salem, the penultimate stop on his North American tour, while James Gray is sitting on his suitcase at home, waiting for a flight... paid for by members of the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club! Thanks to the TUSCers, James is heading to New York to make daily podcasts exclusively for members of our Patreon. To avoid missing out on our US Open coverage, head to: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered Meanwhile, here's what James and Calvin discussed in this week's free pod: - Arthur Fils is hitting his straps with a first-ever Masters 1000 title, beating Frances Tiafoe in a ding-dong final that ended remarkably quickly for a three-set match - but maybe that is how the paper-thin Frenchman has to play in order to maintain condition at big tournaments - Coco Gauff overcame her sometime doubles partner Jessica Pegula to win in Cincinnati for a second time: only Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka have managed that in the Open Era - The controversial mixed doubles championship has kicked off in New York - Jannik Sinner, Jack Draper, Joao Fonseca and a whole host of other men have pulled out leaving the singles wide open - and we even think Carlos Alcaraz might not play And loads more! Remember, the only way to listen to our US Open coverage is to sign up for the our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Shelton is the two-time king of Canada and Swiatek is a contender again 18.08.2026 1ч 10мин

  Thank you to the literal hundreds of you who have signed up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. TUSCers have enabled James to secured (budget) accommodation in New York and he will be wheels up to the US in just a few days' time. If you want to hear daily podcasts with James and Calvin from the US Open, enjoy ad-free listening to the weekly podcast, get extra pods outside of the slams (like this week's one about the rise of Boris Becker), just tap here: www.patreon.com/tennisunfiltered In the meantime, on with the podcast! **** George Bellshaw is on a ferry to Finland so misses out this week, while Calvin Betton tunes in from Cincinnati after zipping down from Montreal. What jet-setters we all are! They discussed... - Ben Shelton's serve is absolutely popping to help him "defend" the Canadian Open title (in a different city) - Iga Swiatek is looking red hot too as she calls out the haters after winning her first title since September last year - Venus Williams gets hammered in the singles again - The US Open mixed doubles wildcards are confirmed and we go inside the qualification system that the doubles specialists have to go through - Novak Djokovic is struggling in the heat, vomiting on court en route to defeat And SO much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The kids are taking over in Canada as Sinner and Alcaraz injury worries go on 11.08.2026 1ч 40мин

  Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club members are listening to this podcast ad-free! You could be too, and all you have to do is sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/tennisunfiltered (TUSCers also get an extra podcast every week, access to daily slam coverage, and great group chats with the lads and other TUSCers. Give it a whirl.) **** OFF-COURT NEWS - Jannik Sinner is out of the Cincinnati Masters with a knee injury, raising concerns about the US Open - Emma Raducanu has already confirmed she will miss Flushing Meadows as part of her continued recovery from a stress fracture - Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles together for the first time in years at Cincinnati, presumably preparing for a US Open reunion - Coco Gauff addresses the WTA trans policy (with her usual eloquence) WTA TORONTO - Aryna Sabalenka's poor run of form continues with a last-16 defeat to Ekaterina Alexandrova - Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva also lose early - Alexandra Eala goes on another raucous run but this time she is stopped by Belinda Bencic - Iga Swiatek is marching through the draw and it looks like Francisco Roig is having the desired effect - Elena Rybakina is still in but looking increasingly rusty on serve ATP MONTREAL - Jack Draper is left in tears on court after struggling with his arm again against Terence Atmane - Cam Norrie saves match points against Alex de Minaur but then is stopped comprehensively by Arthur Fils - The youngest line-up ever in the quarter-finals includes 8 players born in the 2000s for the first time - Rafa Jodar is on the verge of breaking a long-standing Boris Becker record FUNDRAISING - If you want to sponsor George's Iron Man effort, tap here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/gd-bellshaw-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Is it time to slash the Masters? + Vondrousova's damning texts 04.08.2026 1ч 15мин

  The Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club is the best way to experience Tennis Unfiltered: ad-free listening, an extra podcast every week, exclusive group chats with other members and daily grand slam updates from James, George and Calvin. Tap here to join now: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered We love making Tennis Unfiltered, and the Tuscers enable us to make even more. Anyway, on with this week's podcast... **** There's no Calvin Betton this week owing to a variety of circumstances, so it's just James Gray and George Bellshaw - but there was no shortage of topics to discuss... - Carlos Alcaraz has a new (questionable) haircut... but the real news is that he will be joined at the Cincinnati Masters by Novak Djokovic - The 24-time slam champ confirmed his participation, a growing trend that sees players more likely to miss than attend these flagship ATP events which begs the question... - When will someone turn around and say "let's get rid of the Canadian Open"? - Marketa Vondrousova's full judgment is out... and it does not look great for the Czech player, who will surely appeal her four-year ban from the sport to the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Alexandra Eala comes back the next day a set down to beat Jessica Pegula and win the biggest title of her career in Washington... - ...before Rafael Jodar falls short of what would have been his, beaten in straight sets by Taylor Fritz - Kristina Liutova is the youngest player in the WTA top 500 but is now a 250 champion at the age of just 16, coming behind in a tight final to claim her maiden title **** A link to the story re: the PTPA threatening to sue Andy Roddick is here: https://x.com/KaplanSportsBiz/status/2084257820149457262 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Sinner and Novak skip Montreal, Korpatsch ends the German curse, and a teenage takeover with a one-hander 28.07.2026 1ч 19мин

  Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw and James Gray are back with another look at the week in tennis. This week: the doubles fightback starts in Washington, more Masters 1000 withdrawal fallout, the 2028 Olympic schedule is announced, the most epic Davis Cup finish ever, and three new tour title-winners. Here's what they discussed **** Washington tournament owner Mark Ein has been doing the media rounds this week (including a stop on Ben Rothenberg's Bounces), and it caught our ear when he declared himself a doubles superfan. Ein says Washington has gone as far as almost any tournament to promote doubles, including proactively engineering eye-catching pairings rather than leaving it to chance His pitch: nothing beats watching top players mixing it up in doubles on a 1,500–3,000 seat side court, right on top of the crowd. He acknowledges the counter-argument other tournaments make that doubles soaks up a lot of prize money, but argues the format needs to "add unique value" to earn its keep. Washington will live mic doubles players again this year, the third year running. Tournament director Valerie Tetreault has called for change after both Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Canadian Masters 1000, a repeat of last year, when both skipped Toronto. Tetreault is disappointed but understanding of the players' need to prioritise health given the schedule. Her broader point is that repeated last-minute withdrawals from Masters 1000s raise a real issue for the sport, since fans "rightfully expect to see the world's best compete." She's calling for adjustments to better protect the integrity of Masters 1000 events. The 2028 Olympic tennis event, to be held in Carson, near where the Williams sisters grew up in Compton, will start just three days after the Wimbledon men's final. Kicks off the Wednesday after Wimbledon, running as a 10-day event Mixed doubles starts July 19, singles draws begin July 20, doubles from July 21 Will top players get involved in the mixed? Not likely World No. 1043 Ammar Alhogbani was serving for the match against Malaysia when he was violently sick on the baseline, and then a monsoon hit at 5-3, 40-15 in the third set. Play resumed seven hours later. Alhogbani came back and won it Saudi Arabia are promoted to World Group 2 in the most dramatic fashion imaginable Kitzbuhel: Quentin Halys Wins his maiden title at 29. Once a highly-rated junior with four Grand Slam finals (singles and doubles), he never translated it into a senior career until cracking the top 100 four years ago - and has now broken into the top 50. Estoril: Luca van Assche / Titouan Droguet & Kyrian Jacquet An all-French sweep: Van Assche took the singles, while Droguet and Jacquet won the doubles as alternates — including a first-round win over Calvin's pair Luke and Jan. Prague: Lilli Tagger Beat Daria Snigur 7-6, 6-2 to win the title, becoming the youngest player in the top 50 at 18 and the first player born in 2008 to win a WTA title. Also beat home favourite Barbora Krejcikova in the semis. Won the girls' French Open title last year. Austrian, trained at the Schiavone academy near Milan and coached by Francesca Schiavone. Hamburg: Tamara Korpatsch Beat Hungary's Anna Bondar 6-3, 6-3 to become the first German champion in Hamburg since Steffi Graf in 1992. Germans had gone 0-4 in finals there since. Born in Hamburg. Her dad was a truck driver and the pair used to tour ITF events around Germany in a borrowed camper van to save money EXTRA, EXTRA Australian Open caps cheap tickets after overcrowding problems US Open mixed doubles entries have been announced so far, but could change before the deadline Jiri Lehecka has snapped up Fred Fontang as coach, freshly departed from Felix Auger-Aliassime's box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The WTA reopens the trans debate, Alcaraz eyes Cincy comeback, and some throwback title winners 21.07.2026 1ч 9мин

  Are you a member of the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club yet? Tuscers get all sorts benefits, including ad-free listening, an extra podcast every week, access to full grand slam dailies and the chance to participate in our Patreon group chats. Some of those group chats are completely free, so you can create a Patreon account and join in anyway. Just tap here to get started: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/tennisunfiltered⁠ NB: IF YOU WANT TO SIGN UP AS A PAID MEMBER, DO NOT DO IT THROUGH THE PATREON APP. YOU WILL GET CHARGED EXTRA FEES. Head to the website, create your account, pay there and then use the Patreon app to your heart's content. **** This week, James, George and Calvin tackle the trans debate, after the WTA announced a change to their gender eligibility policy. (Read the whole story here: ⁠https://www.benrothenberg.com/p/wta-require-genetic-sex-tests-dna-trans-women-tennis-womens-tennis-document⁠) They also discussed... - Carlos Alcaraz spotted at the World Cup final and on the entry list for the Cincinnati Masters - Joao Fonseca shows off the Brazilian pulling power - Barbora Krejcikova, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev all win titles in a throwback week (but so does Daniel Merida, to claim his maiden ATP title) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 14 in full: Sinner waits out Zverev + Cruz Hewitt makes a mark + Henry and Calvin's night out 13.07.2026 1ч 17мин

  Welcome to your weekly, full-length free episode of Tennis Unfiltered. It contains more James, George, Calvin and two-time Wimbledon champion Henry than you could ever dream of, all for the low, low price of £0 per month. If that seems like a bargain, wait until you hear about the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. For £6 a month (plus VAT, if you're in the UK - sorry, there is nothing we can do about this!), you get ad-free listening, an extra weekly bonus, full episodes every day during grand slams, access to our Patreon group chats and loads more. Join here, support the podcast, and help get George through his Iron Man: https://www.patreon.com/c/tennisunfiltered/membership **** Well, there you have it. Wimbledon 2026 in the books. Doesn't the player protest over prize money feel an awfully long time ago? Since then, so much has happened. Here's what this last podcast for a few days covers... Cruz Hewitt, son of Lleyton, reaches the boys' final but loses to an American qualifier called Jordan Lee It's a serve-fest in the men's final with one of the lowest average rally lengths in years Alexander Zverev takes the first set and seems to have grown a forehand... ...but Jannik Sinner hangs tough and waits him out, sticking to the gameplan and eventually breaking the German down Zverev is in real danger of becoming likeable, charming the Wimbledon crowd with his acceptance speech Meanwhile, Sinner remains a character with whom the British public struggle to connect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 13: Noskova beats the choke + Henry and Harri win again! 11.07.2026 16мин

  This is a short preview of our daily podcast from Wimbledon, to give you a flavour of what we are doing each day during the Championships. If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Listen to the full version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered/posts/wimbledon-2026-163552660 **** Grand slam champions - AGAIN! Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara have done the TUSCers proud at Wimbledon by triumphing in straight sets over Arevalo and Pavic. We've given Calvin Betton the evening off - and he was about four beers deep by the time we sat down to record. Instead, Eleanor Crooks is back to join James and chat about a straightforward (thank goodness...) win for the lads and the women's final. Linda Noskova very nearly goes all Jana Novotna and chokes a stunning lead - but completed an impressive reset after the second set to make sure she secured her first grand slam title Karolina Muchova produces her best line of the tournament by congratulating her "ex-friend" in her post-match speech Henry and Harri win two more tie-breaks to claim their third grand slam title - and Henry takes a well-aimed swipe at the ATP in his own speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 12: The end of the Fery-tale (for now) 10.07.2026 17мин

  This is a short preview of our daily podcast from Wimbledon, to give you a flavour of what we are doing each day during the Championships. If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Listen to the full version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered/posts/wimbledon-2026-163473940 **** George Bellshaw hoped he would be able to nip down after work and watch the final few sets of Sinner-Djokovic - but the one-sided nature of both men's semi-finals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 11: Noskova bags maiden GS final + Gauff blows a huge chance 09.07.2026 15мин

  This is a short preview of our daily podcast from Wimbledon, to give you a flavour of what we are doing each day during the Championships. If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Listen to the full version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered/posts/wimbledon-2026-163383368 **** It's always a pleasure to have Eleanor Crooks sub in on the podcast: the Press Association's tennis correspondent is one of the very best tour-mates in tennis and what she doesn't know about tennis probably isn't worth knowing. She was covering the women's semi-finals on Thursday, so who better to have on while James waits for Calvin to gladhand his way round the locker-room after guiding Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara to a third grand slam final. Here is the big news from the second Thursday of Wimbledon. Coco Gauff dumps a drop shot into the net on match point and is dumped out of the tournament four points later by Karolina Muchova Linda Noskova makes it an all-Czech final as she beats Marta Kostyuk in straight sets, twice breaking at 4-5 to ensure she never had to serve it out Calvin assesses the chances of a player he has known for years, Arthur Fery, who is preparing for the biggest challenge of his life, up against Alexander Zverev in the first semi-final on Friday Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will follow them on Centre Court in a blockbuster semi-final, the world No 1 against the all-time GOAT Carlos Alcaraz has already pulled out of the Masters event in Montreal, taking his wrist injury layoff to four months at least Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 10: The Arthur Fery train just keeps on rolling 08.07.2026 15мин

  This is a short preview of our daily podcast from Wimbledon, to give you a flavour of what we are doing each day during the Championships. If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Listen to the full version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered/posts/wimbledon-2026-163287160 *** Arthur Fery, Wimbledon semi-finalist. We can still barely believe they are words that you can write down and no one can say "hang on, that's not right". But they are, no matter how little George or James can believe it. Arthur Fery beats Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to book his place in the last four, only the fifth British man in the Open Era to do so He will face Alexander Zverev, after he served Taylor Fritz off the court to catch his pigeon and end a long-running streak of defeats to the American Marta Kostyuk's display of clean hitting knocks out Jasmine Paolini and moves the Ukrainian into her second straight grand slam semi-final Linda Noskova's destiny awaits (if you ask James) as she picks up another win, this time beating Elise Mertens in straight sets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 9: Bryan brothers on doubles + Petko on Zverev + Osaka out + Gauff through 08.07.2026 1ч 3мин

  We've decided to make this episode free for all listeners, because we're feeling nice. But we still want and frankly need your support. For full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. **** George Bellshaw, James Gray and Calvin Betton get together on the first day of quarterfinals to discuss everything that has been going on at Wimbledon and more - and are joined at various points by Jamie Murray, Andrea Petkovic and the Bryan Brothers - Naomi Osaka is out, well beaten by Karolina Muchova in straight sets and admits to pain in her feet due to plantar fasciitis - Coco Gauff lost the first set and appeared to be having "one of those days" but turned around her 23rd three-set match of the year to roar into a first ever Wimbledon semi-final, seeing off her often doubles partner Jessica Pegula - Alexander Zverev comes in on his day off to (eventually) see off Jiri Lehecka - Jannik Sinner absolutely cruises past Jan-Lennard Struff - Mike and Bob Byran weigh in the ATP's efforts to turn the doubles circuit upside down and downsize it up... - ...and so does Calvin - Henry and Harri make it through to the men's doubles semi-finals - And Arthur Fery is about to take on the biggest match of his life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 8: All aboard the Arthur Fery + Eala crashes out + Zverev loses his day off 06.07.2026 1ч 6мин

  If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. **** Look, it’s fair to say that George and James were a little sleep deprived after both making bad football-related decisions on Sunday night. So if they got a little bit silly at Wimbledon on Monday, that’s why. Genuinely, no drink had been taken. They even forgot to mention Alex de Minaur. We’re sorry. We don’t really know what got into them. Arthur Fery keeps British hopes alive by winning a five-set thriller over Grigor Dimitrov, but is that the worst defeat of the Bulgarian’s career? James’s Linda Noskova prediction gets better every day as Madison Keys is the latest victim Alexander Zverev gets shafted by the schedule and loses his day off Does Alexandra Eala have the worst serve in the draw? James certainly was blown away by her first serve bottoming out at 65 miles per hour in defeat to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini  Taylor Fritz’s serene progress continues with a speedy win over Alexander Bublik Marta Kostyuk is done by lunchtime and slips under the radar into the quarter-finals AND FINALLY, George has finished his novel. **** To become a member of the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club, head to: https://www.patreon.com/tennisunfiltered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 7: Osaka brings the power 05.07.2026 16мин

  This is a short preview of our daily podcast from Wimbledon, to give you a flavour of what we are doing each day during the Championships. If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Listen to the full version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered/posts/wimbledon-2026-7-163003363?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link **** It is hard not to feel like you are missing something on fourth-round day: it makes you realise that Manic Monday really was completely insane from a journalistic perspective. But we've done our best to pick up all the best stories from Middle Sunday (once a day off for the overworked courts and reporters). Naomi Osaka handed Aryna Sabalenka her first straight-sets defeat at a slam for six years, overpowering the world No 1 on Centre Court to reach her first ever Wimbledon quarter-final She will face Karolina Muchova in the last eight after she won the battle of the Czechs against Barbora Krejcikova Jessica Pegula produced an impressive comeback win over the ever-improving Iva Jovic and will play Coco Gauff (see below) Novak Djokovic is safely through but did drop a set and expended more energy than he would have liked in the sun, while Jannik Sinner played in a cool evening and bagged victory in three sets Jan-Lennard Struff is the oldest-ever first-time major quarter-finalist at 36, after Hubert Hurkacz's back caught up with him in the fifth set And Felix Auger-Aliassime is NOT happy about Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's badly timed medical timeout AND WE MISSED... Coco Gauff reaching her first Wimbledon quarter-final in the nick of time, beating Belinda Bencic and the SW19 curfew by just two minutes. Sorry, we were already heading to bed... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wimbledon 2026, Day 6: Swiatek is out but Cobolli wins a cracker 04.07.2026 16мин

  This is a short preview of our daily podcast from Wimbledon, to give you a flavour of what we are doing each day during the Championships. If you want to support the podcast, get full-length daily podcasts from grand slams, ad-free listening and so much more, go to ⁠www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered⁠ and sign up for the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club. Listen to the full version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered/posts/wimbledon-2026-6-162921714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link **** Whew, what a day! And it really was George Bellshaw's day as he took the lead on the podcast group chat account - and sauntered around some of Wimbledon's best courts in search of the best story. Was it... Defending champion Iga Swiatek downed by slow-serving Alexandra Eala on Centre Court Elena Rybakina backing up George's assertion that she is not a consistent slam performer by losing to Elise Mertens Serena Williams having fluid drained from her knee and pulling out of the women's doubles with Venus Williams Arthur Fery ensuring the Brits WILL have singles representation in the second week with an unlikely five-set win over Grigor Dimitrov A comeback win for Flavio Cobolli over Karen Khachanov after stomach trouble and a Davis Cup-like atmosphere on No 2 Court We covered them all and more in our daily podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices