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Tennis Unfiltered

How Sinner led Italy to Davis Cup glory over Djokovic and the rest, BJK Cup draw and the Next Gen hits Saudi

84 min • 28 november 2023

George Bellshaw is still on holiday for one more week so former player turned now presenter, commentator and broadcaster Pippa Horn joins James Gray (inews.co.uk and i newspaper) and Calvin Betton (ATP coach)

  • Italy win the Davis Cup final, powered by the brilliant Jannik Sinner
  • How did he save three match points against Novak Djokovic?
  • Will captains ever learn that singles players are *bad* at doubles?
  • Is Sinner beating Djokovic his Andy Murray 2012 Olympics moment?
  • Is the Davis Cup format finally working?
  • 2024 BJK Cup draw
  • Great Britain are handed France again - this time away in April
  • What surface will they give us? How will the British women fare?
  • Next Gen Finals preview
  • Is this the thin end of the wedge that sees Saudi Arabia take over tennis move into tennis? Jon Wertheim's story is here: https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/1728825313642307777
  • Is there anything anyone can do?
  • What about the new rules?
  • No on-court warm-up: Matches will start immediately after the coin toss, with a separate practice court available for warm-ups.
  • Shot-Clock Reductions: A new maximum of eight seconds will be introduced between first and second serves. This also applies after a let on first or second serve. As in previous editions, time between points will be reduced from 25 to 15 seconds if the previous point includes fewer than three shots.
  • Each set will be first to four games with a tie-break played at 3-3. Games will be played using the No-Ad scoring format with the server choosing the service box.
  • TV coverage of the professional tennis tours is going back to Sky in the UK
  • Wimbledon’s expansion plans have hit planning permission problems, here is James's in-depth long read on the top https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-200m-headache-residents-halting-expansion-plans-2770548


AND FINALLY


  • Caroline Garcia breaking the mould by going to Antarctica on holiday rather than the Maldives or Miami

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