The semi-final picture is nearly set at Roland-Garros, as Kim and Chris catch up on the Quarter Finals of Roland Garros 2025! Among the semifinalists, we see a mix of familiar faces and standout surprises. Top seeds like Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz have delivered on expectations—but it’s the emergence of local French Wild Card Lois Boisson that has captured the hearts of fans. The 21-year-old Frenchwoman, playing in her first-ever Grand Slam, continued her dream run today by upsetting teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva to book a place in the semi-finals. From unknown to unstoppable, Boisson is rewriting the script in Paris.

They also discuss the lack of default for Lorenzo Musetti during his 4 set win over Frances Tiafoe after he accidentally kicked a ball thus hitting a line judge. Other players have been defaulted for less - should he have been too?

Kim and Chris also discuss the ongoing debate around the lack of women’s night matches scheduled at Roland Garros, with all four women’s quarter finals being longer than the whitewash that was Carlos Alcaraz v Tommy Paul, lending further critique to Amelie Mauresmo’s comments around the rationale for night session scheduling! They also weigh in on who they think will make the finals at Roland-Garros, looking ahead to the semi finals over the coming days.

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Football meets Tennis as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) celebrate their Champions League Triumph at Roland-Garros as Ousmane Dembélé brings the cup to Philippe-Chatrier and Alina has a front row seat to see all the action....on the big screen. Someone else who had to catch-up on the action was Novak Djokovic who was playing the Night Session match as the football was on, meaning he head loud cheers every time Paris had scored and he couldn't believe they had scored 5 times against Inter!

Alina and Chris also bring you their highlights from the week in media and the funny clips that didn't make it into the pod as yet, including Coco on Tommy Paul going fishing in his truck after training, Bublik calling Draper a UFC fighter and Qinwen Zheng telling the medai what she gets up to in her spare time and it sounds fun, if you like dancing and singing and shopping!

They wrap up the episode with their top tips for Roland-Garros, how to get tickets and which tickets are the best for the French Open. In traditional Tennis Weekly fashion they wrap-up the episode with the Peak, Pit and Pleasant Surprise from Paris and say goodbye to Tennis Weekly Journal until next year.

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Brits, over and out. It’s been another thrilling last couple of days at Roland Garros so why not join Joel and Kim as they take stock on all the Round 4 action in Paris. Jack Draper fell to a red-hot drop shotting maestro Alexander Bublik to bring his campaign to an abrupt end whilst Cam Norrie failed to match his Geneva performance with a straight sets defeat to Novak Djokovic who won his 100th (!) singles match at the French Open.

Elsewhere, Iga Swiatek brought herself back from the brink with a hard thought three set win over Elenea Rybakina. Does it prove she is still the Queen of Clay or are there bigger tests to come? And in one of the stories so far, French wildcard No. 361 ranked Lois Boisson pulled off a stunning upset over Jessica Pegula to book her spot in the quarterfinals versus Mirra Andreeva. Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka also cruised through once again without dropping a set. Joel and Kim also give a midway Collect a Set update and it’s a historic moment but not for the right reasons…

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Week 2 at Roland Garros is here, and Tennis Weekly has everything you need to get caught up ahead of the action in Paris. On the men’s side, Jack Draper dismantled rising star João Fonseca to join fellow Brit Cam Norrie against a backdrop of PSG football fireworks in the last 16, while Djokovic, Sinner, and Zverev cruise through — and Carlos Alcaraz survived another mid match hiccup to win through.

In the women’s draw, Elena Rybakina routed Jelena Ostapenko to set up a mouthwatering showdown with Iga Swiatek, and for the first time in decades, all top 8 seeds remain in contention heading into Week 2. It was also a historic occasion for Team USA as they had 8 players into Round 4 of Roland Garros for the first time in forty years. Plus, Chris returns from Paris, with plenty of stories from the clay to share including Amalie Mauresmo's comments on the continued absence of women from the night session.

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Bonjour from Roland-Garros, well we should say the Jardin du Luxembourg for a special edition of Tennis Weekly Journal as Alina and Chris have ventured into the city to the Jardin du Luxembourg and found the local tennis courts. On today's episode they cover the epic match between Gael Monfils and Jack Draper that lit up the Night session and Philippe-Chatrier in one of the matches of the tournament. They debate the French Open crowd, as to whether they go too far after the helped a clearly injured Arthur Fils hobble over the line against an increasingly irritated Jaume Munar on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Would he have won without the crowd? Alina doesn't think so and neither does he. As well as the on court action the Night Session being exclusively for Men's matches has become a hot topic once again. Will there ever be a solution and can a solution be found whilst the Prime tennis contract exists in France? Alina and Chris try to provide some context on the increasinly repetitive and polarising topic as it isn't as simple as scheduling a women's match in the night session slot.

As well as the more thought provoking topics, in true Tennis Weekly Journal style there is fun to be had as Alina and Chris recount their galette experience at lunch and the debate is settled, in future it's brown sugar and butter for them!

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The gang’s all here! Joel, Kim and Chris return to serve up all the drama from Round 2 of Roland-Garros 2025 — and what a rollercoaster it’s been! It was heartbreak for the British women as all three bowed out, but there’s still hope on the men’s side with a surprise all-Brit clash now set between Fearnley and Norrie. Meanwhile, Jack Draper lit up the Parisian night in a sizzling showdown with crowd-favourite Gael Monfils — and did his best to dodge a 5th set thriller!

Emotions ran high as French maestro Richard Gasquet bid adieu to the sport on Court Philippe-Chatrier, falling to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner. We look back at his fabulous career (and that oh-so-silky one-handed backhand!). Elsewhere, big names like Djokovic and Alcaraz powered on, while seeds Tsitsipas, Ruud, de Minaur, and Mensik suffered surprise exits. While British women are out — with Raducanu falling to queen of clay Iga Swiatek — the American charge is alive and swinging, with Gauff, Keys, and Kenin all cruising through (rackets in hand this time!). And don’t miss our pick for Round 3: Ostapenko vs Rybakina — it's going to be fire!

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Your third podcast postcard from the Paris at the French Open from Alina and Chris, who covering all the behind the scenes action from Roland-Garros including Coco Gauff forgetting her rackets but remembering her custom New Balance leather jacket for the walk out! They also put questions to Jack Draper and Iga Swiatek with varying degrees of success. Jack won his first match at Roland-Garos and made it clear he has goals much bigger than round 2 at the clay court slam. He will have to tackle home favourite Gael Monfils playing his second Night match in a row.

Novak Djokovic was also in action and there was some serious debate on court about whether to close the roof or not to which he and the crowd said PLEASE close it! Alina and Chris debate how they would feel if they got wet on a court WITH a roof.

Finally Chris asks Iga Swiatek about saving all the break points she faced against Emma Raducanu and Iga well, didn't have an answer and was 'sorry for that' but either way the lesson was learned, don't lead with a statistic!

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Drama, delight and double bagels! It can only mean one thing... the French Open Round 1 catch up at Roland Garros with Joel and Kim. It's been a Brit bonanza in Paris, with 6 of 7 sailing into Round 2 – including Emma Raducanu, who now faces defending champ Iga Swiatek in a blockbuster showdown. Cameron Norrie also pulled off the upset of the round, outlasting Medvedev in five, while Jack Draper kept cool to seal a confident 4-set win.

Elsewhere, big names like Sinner, Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Gauff, and Djokovic (fresh off his 100th career title!) breezed through – but it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Americans, with Taylor Fritz and Emma Navarro crashing out early. Plus, Vika Azarenka dished out a ruthless double bagel, Caroline Garcia said her final singles farewell at her home Slam, and Roland Garros paid an emotional tribute to the King of Clay himself, Rafael Nadal, with the Big 4 reuniting to honour his legacy. Tune in for all the hot takes, highlights, and heartfelt moments from Paris!

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