Sinner set to BREAK Djokovic RECORD, Gauff SAVES match point + players THREATEN grand slam BOYCOTT!

While Jannik Sinner continues to cruise in his bid to complete the Career Golden Masters and claim all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles back to back, Novak Djokovic’s long-awaited return ended abruptly with a surprise opening-match defeat to rising Croatian Dino Prizmic. as Clay-court chaos reigns as Tennis Weekly returns with Joel and Chris to unpack a dramatic first week at the Italian Open, where a string of shock exits has raised even more questions (and provided few answers) ahead of Roland Garros. On the WTA side, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suffered her second loss in three matches after letting a dominant position slip against veteran Sorana Cirstea. Can we still consider Sabalenka a clear favourite for the French Open?
Elsewhere, we examine the growing threat of a potential Grand Slam boycott over prize money and debate just how realistic such action would be, including whether tennis can truly be compared to leagues like the NBA and MLB. We also assess the struggles and what’s actually going wrong with the ATP Tour’s chasing pack behind Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, with several top seeds falling early in both Madrid and Rome. Plus, Holger Rune delays his comeback until the grass-court season (phew!), Venus and Serena Williams turn heads at the Met Gala, and Taylor Fritz embraces single life with a trip to a Renaissance Fair.

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00:00 - Intro
04:21 - Taylor Fritz Renaissance Fair?!
07:02 - WTA Stars at the Met Gala
11:42 - Novak Djokovic out in first match
18:04 - Jannik Sinner hits 30 wins in a row
25:55 - Sabalenka out to Cristea
32:36 - Coco Gauff saves match point
35:24 - Raducanu does press then withdraws
38:26 - Tennis Weekly Quiz
45:59 - Mailbag - ATP Top 10 worst ever on clay?
53:49 - Rune skips clay season
55:20 - Player pay and potential grand slam boycott
01:06:50 - Rome Week 2 Preview