The On The Line Tennis Podcast

The On The Line Tennis Podcast

Jack Edward keenly discusses the happenings of the ATP and WTA tours, foolhardily making predictions and providing some analysis along the way. Visit onthelinetennis.substack.com for more!

Episodes

September 12, 2023 19 mins
With John Silk, we analyse the women's singles US Open final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka.

00:00: Coco Gauff’s career going into the tournament and her run to the final.
05:31: Gauff’s performance in the final.
9:50: Sabalenka’s performance in the final.
14:49: Iga Swiatek at the Slams.
17:16: Going forward for Gauff.
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With John Silk, we analyse Novak Djokovic's US Open final win over Daniil Medvedev, take a look at Medvedev's win over Alcaraz and scrutinise the lack of depth in the men's game.

00:00: Medvedev looked to fatigue Djokovic from the back of the court.
02:51: Medvedev vs the Djokovic serve and volley.
08:11: Djokovic survived chances for Medvedev in the second set.
11:31: Medvedev turns his match-up around against Alcaraz.
17:38: Djokovic ...
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With Damian Kust, we pick nine VERY dark horses from the men's US Open singles draw.

00:00: Very dark horses in the men’s US Open draw.
01:24: #1.
05:00: #2.
07:05: #3.
08:42: #4 and #5.
11:23: #6 and #7.
13:45: #8.
15:23: #9.
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With Vansh Vermani, we review the Cincinnati Masters finals between Djokovic v Alcaraz and Gauff v Muchova.

Djokovic v Alcaraz
00:00: Stats and significance of Djokovic’s win over Alcaraz.
04:38: The second set tiebreak and Djokovic’s serving tactics.
09:24: Third set drama!
11:21: Novak’s serving prowess making a slight difference.
17:46: Hubi Hurkacz a forehand away from big wins.

Gauff v Muchova
21:44: Coco Gauff defeats Iga Swiatek for...
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My analysis of Jessica Pegula's great run to a second WTA 1000 title in Montreal and Jannik Sinner's first Masters 1000 title of his career in Toronto.

Toronto
00:00: Jannik Sinner’s biggest improvement to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career.
03:43: What Darren Cahill worked on with Sinner.
08:09: How the final played out.

Montreal
10:49: Jessica Pegula’s final win over Luidmila Samsonova.
12:49: Pegula’s wins over Coco Gauff a...
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With Vansh Vermani, we discuss Carlos Alcaraz's win over Novak Djokovic in this year's Wimbledon final.

00:00: The passing of the torch?
03:06: The first set.
06:48: The second set before the tiebreak.
09:49: The second set tiebreak.
15:09: The third set.
19:28: The fourth set.
20:44: The fifth set.
30:03: The significance of this match.
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With John Silk, we discuss Marketa Vondrousova's win over Ons Jabeur in this year's Wimbledon final.

00:00: Marketa Vondrousova is the Wimbledon champion.
02:03: Vondrousova’s route to the final.
06:30: How Ons Jabeur’s shots failed her during the match.
08:38: Jabeur and pressure in the final.
14:27: The future for both players.
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With John Silk, we preview the Wimbledon quarterfinals and review the first week of action at SW19.

Quarterfinals Predictions
00:00: Djokovic/Rublev.
04:29: Sinner/Safiullin.
06:12: Medvedev/Eubanks.
08:19: Alcaraz/Rune.
11:16: Swiatek/Svitolina.
12:43: Pegula/Vondrousova.
16:01: Jabeur/Rybakina.
18:47: Sabalenka/Keys.

First Week of Wimbledon Review
21:49: Watching Liam Broady beat Casper Ruud from his player’s box.
24:54: Jiri Lehecka is a fa...
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Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka's biomechanics trainer, makes a return to the podcast to assess the games of the Wimbledon women's favourites, including Swiatek, Rybakina and Sabalenka.

00:00: Iga Swiatek’s grass court flaws and Elena Rybakina’s title defence.
05:17: Karolina Muchova’s chances after the French Open.
06:52: Gavin’s confidence in Aryna Sabalenka.
09:57: Dark horse in Petra Kvitova.
12:08: The rest of the field including ...
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Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka's biomechanics trainer, makes a return to the podcast to assess the games of the Wimbledon men's favourites, including Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

00:00: Novak Djokovic’s serve improvements and his reign at Wimbledon.
06:02: Carlos Alcaraz’s game and his chances at Wimbledon.
11:18: Alexander Zverev’s potential and Andy Roddick’s one-two punch.
15:17: Daniil Medvedev and confidence.
19:45: Jannik ...
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With Srihari Ravi, we discuss Novak Djokovic's win over Casper Ruud in this year's French Open final and the significance of him winning his 23rd Grand Slam title.

00:00: Srihari’s journey with Novak Djokovic.
02:32: Djokovic’s form going into the tournament.
04:42: Novak’s progression through the draw.
07:25: Djokovic overcomes nerves and “locks in” in the final.
14:43: Spare a thought for Casper Ruud.
18:14: The numbers for Novak.
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With John Silk, we review the fascinating French Open final between Iga Swiatek and Karolina Muchova.

00:00: The stats going into the match.
03:21: Comparisons between Muchova and Barty.
06:05: The tactics Muchova used to trouble Swiatek.
13:19: How Swiatek responded with something special.
16:32: Swiatek won despite playing below her best.
18:20: The significance of this title for Swiatek going forward.
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With Vansh Vermani, we review the highly anticipated French Open semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

00:00: Stats going into the match.
03:25: Carlos Alcaraz’s ad-court kicker was less advantageous than in Madrid.
05:38: No huge returns from Novak Djokovic.
08:21: How Djokovic attacked the Alcaraz forehand.
13:32: The difference between Alcaraz and Djokovic’s serves.
17:28: How would the match have gone without the Alca...
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With John Silk, we preview the men's singles draw at this year's French Open, looking at the favourite's routes, dark horses and picking our eventual champions.

00:00: Stories from the women’s French Open qualifying draw.
02:20: Favourites for the title.
04:24: Iga Swiatek’s draw.
06:13: Thoughts on Coco Gauff.
08:00: Elena Rybakina’s draw.
10:21: Aryna Sabalenka’s draw.
13:12: The other quarter of the draw.
15:30: Our picks for eventual c...
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With John Silk, we preview the men's singles draw at this year's French Open, looking at the favourite's routes, dark horses and picking our eventual champions.

00:00: Biggest stories from qualifying.
02:52: Novak Djokovic’s draw.
07:05: Carlos Alcaraz’s draw.
10:05: Holger Rune’s draw.
14:36: Daniil Medvedev’s draw.
18:44: Our picks for eventual champions.
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With Gill Gross, we review the Rome Masters final between Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune.

00:00: Why hasn’t Daniil Medvedev performed on clay in the past?
05:00: Medvedev’s improvements to his slide on clay.
11:49: Medvedev’s improvements to his forehand on clay.
19:46: Holger Rune’s questionable decisions in the final.
23:27: The match gets physical and Medvedev exudes confidence in the second set.
27:33: Should Rune’s physicality have...
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A quick analysis of the WTA 1000 final between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek.

00:00: The stats on Aryna Sabalenka’s win over Iga Swiatek in the Madrid final.
01:08: Why conditions weren’t incredibly influential.
02:06: Sabalenka surprised Swiatek from the offset.
05:00: How Sabalenka dominated most of the rallies.
09:46: One wobble in Sabalenka’s tactics.
11:45: Summary of the match.
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With John Silk, we review the Madrid Masters final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jan-Lennard Struff.

00:00: Stats on Carlos Alcaraz’s win at the Madrid Masters.
01:30: Jan-Lennard Struff’s appearance in the final.
04:25: How Struff combated Alcaraz’s game.
11:19: How Alcaraz survived before using the crowd to his advantage.
16:05: The antidote to Alcaraz?
18:28: Going forward for Struffi.
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With John Silk, we discuss Alcaraz vs Tsitsipas in Barcelona, Swiatek vs Sabalenka in Stuttgart and Van De Zandschulp's chances squandered in Munich.

00:00: Intro.

Barcelona
01:19: Alcaraz defeats Tsitsipas to defend his title in Barcelona.

Banja Luka
10:00: Will Djokovic be ready for the French Open?

Stuttgart
15:37: Swiatek defeats Sabalenka to defend her title in Stuttgart.

Munich
20:41: Botic Van De Zandschulp loses to Holger Rune after...
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With John Silk, we review the Monte Carlo Masters final between Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune.

Andrey Rublev vs Holger Rune
00:00: Our expectations for Andrey Rublev before the tournament started.
03:00: Holger Rune’s potential physical fatigue in the final.
07:10: How Rublev’s work with his coaching team helped him secure the title.
11:21: Rublev’s backhand numbers in the final.
15:34: Rublev’s second-serve weakness going forward.
16:53:...
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