Inside the Draw

Delighted to be back with another show; Novak Djokovic arrives in Basel looking to make a push for the World Tour Finals where he’s currently two out. Alcaraz and Zverev do battle in Vienna, Rybakina is on the draw sheet for Tokyo but will she play? And lastly, it’s a weak field in Guangzhou but someone’s gotta win it! 00:00 intro 03:42 last weeks recap 07:07 Monfils & Svitolina 11:05 Buenos Aires’ shame 12:20 WTA Guangzhou preview 18:26 WTA Tokyo preview 25:26 Swiss Indoors preview 32:22 Erste Bank Open previewAs always, thanks so much for listening. If you like it, pls follow, share, comment, rate etc! Talk soon #sports #tennis #rybakina #lula #djokovic #alcaraz #zverev

In the episode I look ahead to the men coming back west, with tournaments in Lyon and Brussels plus another in Almaty, Kazakhstan, while for the women, they stay in Asia with a 500 in Ningbo and a 250 in Osaka. Can Rybakina get back on track, is she healthy? What about Alex Eala? Separately, why has Gael Monfils gone into dark mode and retired himself without a bye or a leave for his legion of French fans? I talk about Aryna Sabalenka, Rafa Jodar (who plays for a podcast winner at 40/1 overnight in the Shanghai final!), along with plenty more! 00:00 intro 02:35 Six Kings canned03:43 Jodar’s behavioral challenges 05:20 Sabalenka woes continue 06:29 Djokovic pulling out all the stops for Turin 09:35 Three legends bow out, but in differing circumstances 15:00 Hat tip to Sonay Kartal 17:42 WTA Ningbo25:17 WTA Osaka 30:13 ATP European Open 35:18 ATP Rhone-Alpes 40:30 ATP Almaty Thank you for listening, I’d be very obliged if you could share with a friend and interact with the pod or any of the content on social media, and as always, give a follow and a good rating if you enjoyed it, cheers.

Zheng Qinwen produced incredible tennis from the quarter finals on to win a huge 1000 in Beijing in her home capital. Make no mistake, this player is a total superstar and her ceiling is HIGH! Are we looking at a future number one? She could leave the singing to Tyson Furey though! I preview WTA Wuhan, and give my bets, plus I tell you why Sascha Zverev is a total a**00:00 intro 02:10 Zheng Qinwen is a superstar 07:24 Six Kings 09:00 Zverev piggery 10:40 Quick look at ATP Shanghai 13:10 WTA Wuhan preview and bets Please rate highly if you like the pod, pls follow and share with any of your tennis loving community! Cheers

A short podcast episode today where I jump straight into ATP Shanghai and go through the draw and who I fancy. With World Tour Finals qualification high on everyone’s mind, there’ll be no shortage of motivation in Shanghai. I have a feeling Djokovic won’t play; as of now, he is in the draw and of course I could be wrong, but let’s see after the Beijing final, where I really hope he wins in a couple of hours time against Alex de Minaur. Thanks for listening, don’t forget to follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and pls give a 5-star rating if you like the show. Both of those things help me reach more listeners. Much obliged, until next time.

Novak Djokovic has made more history by moving to an insane 32-0 at Beijing by defeating Sascha Zverev in the Chinese capital today. He’s not home yet as Daniil Medvedev lies in wait in the semis but I think Djokovic can beat him and should be favored by the market, which he's currently not. Sinner announced his withdrawal from Shanghai today while Elena Rybakina is out of Wuhan; both withdrawals having large implications on the year end races. 00:00 intro 01:15 Nadal Slam! 03:15 Sinner out of Shanghai04:44 some changes on the WTA 11:40 Ljubicic back on the circuit! 16:01 Asian games; heartbreak for Eala 18:18 Rybakina withdraws from Wuhan 20:03 a look at Tokyo and Beijing so far Please follow if you like the content, send to a friend, leave a good rating, I love all the interactions. Thanks for listening.

Djokovic returns to his best ever tournament, putting a 29-0 perfect record on the line. I think he’s very live to pull out a win and he’s in our list of picks here. Elsewhere, Tokyo, playing a lot faster than Beijing, sees a loaded top half with Alcaraz and Fritz on course for a repeat in the semis of last year’s final. Find out who I think takes advantage in the bottom half. In WTA Beijing, we have a totally stacked field, but even though Rybakina, Gauff, Sabalenka and Swiatek are here, I’m looking past them for my bets and a little further down the field. 00:00 intro 01:50 my unpopular Laver Cup reel 05:19 the grand slam player council 09:26 the Nadal Academy Slam! 11:45 WTA Beijing 1000 20:56 ATP Beijing 500 16:38 ATP Tokyo 500Thanks for listening, I need you to pls follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you’re not already and please give me a good rating if you enjoy the show. Thanks a lot!

Sinner pulls out of Beijing but I fear we won’t see him at all now until Vienna at the earliest or perhaps even Australia in January which to me is almost more likely at this point. That would open the door even further for a Sascha Zverev year end world number one. Some bizarre stuff with a concussion forcing Prozorova out of the Singapore semi finals, I look at the Laver Cup, the Billie Jean King cup where the Czechs should take home the silverware, and finish off with a quick look at the remaining matches in Chengdu, Seoul, Hangzhou and Singapore 00:00 intro 01:11 Sinner out of Beijing 03:59 Zverev year end number one? 05:36 Prozorova 08:35 Arthur Fils messes up in Tokyo 10:15 Laver Cup thoughts 15:20 BJK Cup final 17:52 Singapore Seoul Chengdu and Hangzhou Thank you for listening. Please follow, share, rate, comment and all the usual stuff. I appreciate it! #tennis #lavercup #bjkcup #czechia #ukraine #singapore #seoul #chengdu #hangzhouchina #atp #wta

The men’s tour joins the women’s in the trip east and settles in Hangzhou and Chengdu for a pair of 250s this week. Daniil Medvedev is the star attraction but at his price he’s an easy swerve for me. I’ve got some very tasty long shots in here, and I also tell you which players to avoid based on some rather dramatic Davis Cup trans-world travel in the past day or so! 00:00 intro 01:14 Seoul and Singapore bets 03:33 #2 tennis podcast in Czechia! 🇨🇿 05:19 ATP Chengdu preview and picks 10:05 ATP Hangzhou lookahead and bets Please follow on Instagram if you liked the show and I would be obliged if you can send it to a friend and give me a good rating and some likes and comments! Thank you and chat at the weekend.

Singapore has attracted a very decent field here which I jump into in the later part of the show. I expect us to see a Mirra Andreeva vs Alex Eala final, and wouldn’t the tournament organisers be delighted to see that!? Amanda Anisimova might have something to say. I preview Seoul 250 in what is a weaker draw but also plenty of talent around, while I rue a huge missed opportunity squandered by Paula Badosa in São Paulo last week. 00:00 intro01:17 CBS!02:40 Running baaaad04:05 BAD-osa 06:45 WTA Seoul preview 16:51 WTA Singapore lookahead Thank you for listening, the show is available in video form on YouTube, and also in audio form anywhere you get your podcasts! If you like it, please share episodes with your friends and network, and give me a like, a follow and a comment. Cheers

Elena Rybakina won the US open in style and what a performance it was. I take a quick look back and then jump straight into the WTA 500 in Guadalajara, Mexico before previewing WTA 250 in São Paulo, Brazil. The field in Mexico is not bad, will Marta Kostyuk be bought in? Can Jovic defend? She looked super in New York. The field in Brazil is a lot weaker and it’s bookended by Leylah Fernandez and Paula Badosa but not a ton in between! Listen in for my picks. 00:00 intro 02:23 Rybakina hits the top 05:33 slam number two for Zverev 09:43 WTA Guadalajara preview and picks 21:00 WTA São Paulo preview and picks Thanks for listening, please subscribe and give a good rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and follow on Instagram! Thank you! #tennis #insidethedraw #brazil #saopaulo #guadalajara #mexico #kostyuk #jovic #paulabadosa

Listen along as I dive into the latter stages of the men's and women’s US Open 2026. A super comeback from Elena Rybakina today saw her take out home hope Coco Gauff and set up a mouthwatering final against Aryna Sabalenka which I look ahead to, along with a preview of the men’s semifinals tomorrow between Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton plus, in a much faster lookahead, Zverev v Khachanov! 00:00 intro 02:22 Instagram reels 04:50 New world number one 08:10 Pegula’s presser and her funny podcast with Josh Allen 12:07 women’s review 14:19 Sabalenka vs Rybakina 16:47 Men’s draw review and lookaheadPlease follow on Instagram, like, share and review if you like the pod! Thank you for listening#tennis #usopen #insidethedraw #tiafoe #shelton #sabalenka #rybakina

I look ahead to week 2 of the 2026 US Open in New York. IS Jess Pegula still being underrated? Sabalenka looks better, but hasn't played much yet; that's about to change vs Linda Noskova! In the bottom, Coco Gauff is motoring but so too Andreeva, Swiatek and Rybakina. On the men's side, Alcaraz now faces Shelton. Can anyone stop Carlito? I speak on a strange interaction with Marketa Vondrousova in my DM's and why Serena seems to be this bad influence on her older sister. 00:00 intro 02:26 Vondrousova in my DMs 09:43 Tsitsipas 2.0 12:20 Serena and Venus skip press 15:19 Men's recap and look ahead 23:59 Women's recap and look ahead 37:23 Bets Pls follow on IG @insidethedraw if you like the content. If you can, please rate 5 stars on Spotify and Apple podcasts and hit the follow button. I appreciate your support #tennis #usopen #newyork #grandslam #sabalenka #gauff #pegula #shelton #alcaraz #carlosalcaraz #serenawilliams

I take a look at the 2026 US open so far. On the men’s side, a tale of shock exits; Djokovic, Jodar and Fils in round one. Nakashima, Auger Aliassime and Musetti in round two! On the women’s side, Krejcikova and Bencic fall but Pegula, Gauff, Sabalenka and all the big names are rolling. Listen to that, and tons more in this action packed episode. 00:00 intro 01:43 men’s tournament so far 07:07 women’s tournament so far 08:30 who looks hot? 19:40 Alcaraz is gonna sit some out! 23:02 Influencers 25:00 Kalshi and the US Open 29:01 Kyrgios is back 31:42 Best bets remaining Please follow if you like the content. Hit the follow button on your podcast platform, follow on Instagram, and share with your friends! #tennis #insidethedraw #tennispod #usopen #newyork

My analysis and preview of the 2026 Men’s US Open draw. I can’t wait for this; it’s been a long time coming! Fils is on fire, Fritz is on fire, Shelton, Nakashima and Tiafoe too. Can Zverev get back on track? Are Djokovic’s days numbered? Find out why Fabio Fognini was angry with me today! 00:00 intro 01:15 new logo! Thoughts pls! 02:55 why Fabio Fognini is not happy with me! 06:00 US Open men’s draw preview 23:13 what I’m betting in the men’s Thank you for watching and listening, please share, please follow, like, rate, and check in on Instagram as much as you can over the next two weeks #tennis #insidethedraw #usopen2026 #fils #djokovic #zverev #alcaraz #fritz #shelton #tiafoe

My full breakdown of the 2026 US Open women's draw - where Sabalenka, Rybakina, Gauff, Swiatek, and Pegula land, who I think goes deep, and all my betting picks for the tournament. Plus, a lookback at how the mixed doubles went mid week00:00 intro00:42 US Open mixed doubles03:16 Wawrinka makes it in! 04:22 last week’s bets07:48 Women’s US Open preview22:02 what I’m betting Please follow along if you like the content, @InsideTheDraw on all platforms! Much obliged. #tennis #usopen #newyork #wta #insidethedraw

Listen along as I chat about the Cincy semi finals and a lookahead to the finals Sunday. I put up Frances Tiafoe at 80/1 on last week’s Cincy preview episode so hopefully some listeners backed that and if you didn’t, stop missing out and start listening every week! No US Open wildcard for Stan the Man. Is this now a Golden Era of US tennis? And I preview the ATP and WTA tournaments this week 00:00 intro 04:59 Cincy semis and final 09:35 Wawrinka misses out 11:53 The Golden Zone? 14:19 WTA Monterrey 19:58 ATP Winston-SalemPlease follow on IG, please share, like, rate comment etc. Thanks for listening! #tennis #insidethedraw #monterrey #wta #atp #winstonsalem #cincy #cincinnati #tiafoe

Listen along as I chat all things tennis, Sinner is out of NYC, along with Draper and Rune, but Alcaraz is in! I give a Cincinnati update where some of the selections on last week’s preview are going really well, and I touch on Serena Williams, Terence Atmane, Sabalenka, Rybakina and more 00:00 intro 01:55 Carlito is IN! 🇺🇸 08:30 Cincy update 16:11 USO prize money bonanza 18:33 Winston Salem gets Meddy! 19:19 Serena. Will she play 3 draws in NY!? 20:22 Bizarre Terence Atmane story 22:24 Kyrgios tests positive 25:49 Sabalenka and Rybakina in troublePls follow if you like the content, rate and subscribe and share to a friend! Thank you #tennis #insidethedraw #atp #wta #usopen #sinner #alcaraz

Welcome back to another episode of Inside the Draw. I look at Cincy so far, and touch on tons more; the US Open mixed entry list, is this the end for Venus finally, Holger Rune visits Alcaraz in Murcia, and how do I catch Andy Roddick and the The Tennis Podcast ahead of me! 00:00 intro 02:46 Cincy so far 14:25 US Open mixed 16:42 bad week for Novak 17:45 this is the end for Venus Williams 19:03 Holger visits Carlos 21:05 is that a partnership offer I see? 22:50 THE PODCAST WARS 26:30 last look at Cincy next few rounds Pls like and share, send to your friends, give a good rating, whatever you can do! Many thanks and I appreciate it all. #tennis #insidethedraw #cincinnati #djokovic #usopen

I preview WTA Cincinnati, fresh off a great tournament in Toronto. All the stars (except my girl Muchova) are here. I also touch on the finals in Canada, Norrie's "legal cheating", why Shapovalov is a circus clown, and Jodar's upcoming coaching decision along with plenty more! Btw, the music is BACK! 00:00 intro 01:10 Canada finals 03:36 Legal cheating 05:13 Shapovalov 08:45 Iga's mentality 11:11 Jodar's search for a new coach 14:10 WTA Cincy preview! Pls follow, pls give me a 5 star review wherever you listen to your pods, if you like the show! #tennis #tennispodcast #insidethedraw #wta #cincinnati

ATP Cincinnati 1000 preview and analysis. I take a look at this tournament and give my steer as to who I’m avoiding and who I’m looking to keep onside. Also, Iga is well and truly back, while Shelton and Nakashima have set up a blockbuster in Montreal! (Don’t forget I put up Nakashima +1100 Q winner and +6600 outright winner for Montreal so that was sweet!) 00:00 intro 00:56 Iga is back 03:43 Shelton Nakashima 07:17 Injury updates 08:52 Fatigued trio? 10:31 ATP Cincy breakdown Please share with your friends. Like, follow, subscribe and rate. Much appreciated! #tennis #insidethedraw #tennispodcast