ALCARAZ WINS PARIS! 🏆 Rybakina’s Shock WTA Finals Exit & Pegula Hot Mic Drama

Carlos Alcaraz exacts US Open revenge on Ben Shelton to win the Paris Masters, World No. 1 Elena Rybakina’s WTA Finals campaign ends before it begins, and Jannik Sinner confirms the end of his partnership with Darren Cahill in an emotional tribute! Join Joel and Kim at Tennis Weekly HQ as we ask whether Alcaraz has now mastered every surface, including fast indoor courts, and who can possibly stop him claiming his first ATP Finals crown. We also reflect on Novak Djokovic’s up-and-down season, ending with just one title in Beijing, and debate whether this is the weakest ATP Finals line-up in years.

We get emotional as Sinner pays tribute to Cahill and discuss what new coach Magnus Norman can bring to the world No. 1’s team, while Casper Ruud also adds David Ferrer to his coaching camp for 2027. Then it’s over to the WTA Finals in Riyadh, where Rybakina’s sudden withdrawal with a viral illness has thrown the tournament wide open. Does her absence change the significance of the title, and who do we think will come out on top (clue: The Noskova prophecy returns!). Plus, we unpack Jessica Pegula’s hot-mic ‘diva’ comments about Mirra Andreeva and the controversy surrounding the missing WTA Finals group photo amid ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

00:00 Intro & Catch-up
01:25 Pricing out Andy Murray's Cromlix Hotel
04:13 Stockholm Open & new ATP ball change rules
06:15 79-year-old Gail Falkenberg plays ITF Orlando
08:43 Rafael Nadal joins Real Madrid's board of directors
11:58 Carlos Alcaraz wins the Paris Masters
21:56 The ATP Finals Elite Eight is set
24:29 Reviewing Novak Djokovic's season
29:08 WTA Hong Kong & Sorana Cirstea's retirement
33:38 WTA Chennai: Magda Linette wins the title
37:04 Trivia Game: Name the 2026 ATP Masters 1000 finalists
45:25 Mailbag: The dynamic of parent coaches vs. external coaches
51:06 Coaching News: Jannik Sinner hires Magnus Norman
53:53 Coaching News: Casper Ruud teams up with David Ferrer
56:04 Elena Rybakina's shock withdrawal from the WTA Finals
59:28 The missing WTA Finals group photo
01:01:04 Jessica Pegula's hot mic drama & Mirra Andreeva comments
01:05:18 Upcoming tournament predictions & Outro

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