Emma Raducanu is BACK! Shelton WINS Stuttgart, Serena + Venus WIMBLEDON doubles wildcard CONFIRMED!

The grass-court season is officially underway, and there is no shortage of talking points from a busy first week on the lawns. We break down Emma Raducanu’s impressive run to the Queen’s Club final, where she was denied the title by lucky loser Donna Vekic, and discuss what her resurgence under former US Open-winning coach Andrew Richardson could mean for her Wimbledon prospects. We also look at Serena Williams’ long-awaited return to competition and the possibility of a blockbuster Wimbledon doubles reunion with sister Venus (!!!).

On the ATP Tour, Ben Shelton claimed the first grass-court title of his career in Stuttgart, while Kamil Majchrzak completed a remarkable week in ’s-Hertogenbosch, defeating three Top 10 players to secure his maiden ATP crown. Elsewhere, we debate Wimbledon’s record 20% prize-money increase and whether it will be enough to ease tensions between players and the Grand Slams. We also tackle the wildcard debate, including Tatjana Maria’s route through qualifying and whether retiring Brit Dan Evans deserves a main-draw spot at SW19. Plus, we preview a stacked week of action in Halle, Berlin and Queen’s as the countdown to

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00:00 - Intro
03:28 - Federer back at the US Open
05:25 - Djokovic at the Barcelona Grand Prix
07:23 - Donna Vekic wins Lucky Loser at Queen's
12:45 - Raducanu makes biggest final since US Open
17:58 - Serena Williams Mboko doubles
21:00 - Krejčíková -Raducanu Wimbledon Final?
23:34 - Shelton wins Stuttgart BOSS Open
28:23 - Kamil Majchrzak defeats de Minaur
30:25 - The Boodles Competition
32:15 - Tennis Weekly Quiz
38:22 - Wild Card Mailbag!
42:44 - No Queen's Wild Card for Dan Evans
49:12 - Venus and Serena Doubles At Wimbledon?
52:52 - Wimbledon Prize Money Increase
57:56 - No Dogs allowed at Wimbledon
59:50 - Queen's, Halle, Berlin, Nottingham Preview