Tennis Asia Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

A look ahead at the qualifying tournament for the 2024 US Open.

Can players like Bu Yunchaokete, Coleman Wong, Sara Saito, Alex Eala and Hong Seong-chan qualify for their first slam main draw?

Eddie and Alastair discuss Japanese star Kei Nishikori's remarkable run at the Canadian Masters event in Montreal, where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas on the way to the quarterfinals.

Also on the agenda:

-Moyuka Uchijima gets her first-ever WTA 1000 win; disappointment for Naomi Osaka.

-Coleman Wong of Hong Kong finishes runner-up at the Lincoln Challenger; China's Bu Yunchaokete reaches the semis.

-Wei Sijia makes semis in Landisville

-A look ahead at the Cary Challenger and the Cincinnati Open

-Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Guangzhou ATP Challenger event, covering Bu Yunchaokete, Adam Walton and a superb week for Tristan Schoolkate -A look ahead to the Wuxi Challenger -W100 in Gifu: the champion Moyuka Uchijima on the rise, and Jang Su-jeong exceeding expectations -A review of the the Madrid Open featuring Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina -A look ahead to W75 events in Fukuoka and Luan, with returns for Wang Qiang and Zarina Diyas

A lot covered in this episode, including: - The ATP Challenger events in Shenzhen and Guangzhou - The Philippines' teenage tennis sensation Alex Eala makes history at the Madrid Open - Chinese hopeful Jerry Shang's 4-hour battle against Corentin Moutet and controversial loss to Davidovich Fokina - Disappointment for Zheng Qinwen in Madrid - Japan's doubles star Ena Shibahara's run at the W100 singles event in Tokyo, as well as doubles success for Jang Su-jeong and Kimberly Birrell - The return of China's former WTA top-20 player Wang Qiang as a champion on the tour

Eddie and Alastair review the recently completed Gwangju Challenger, and Eddie gives his predictions for Shenzhen. Also discussed are Sumit Nagal's UK visa conundrum, the WTA 500 in Stuttgart (particularly Zheng Qinwen and Elena Rybakina), and the upcoming Madrid Open.

Eddie and Alastair discuss last week's Busan Open, the ATP Challenger 125 event, and Eddie gives his predictions for Gwangju.

Eddie and Alastair reflect on Zheng Qinwen's amazing tournament that saw her take out the top player in the world and clinch a gold medal for China.

Also covered are:

-Olympic silver for ZZZ and Wang Xinyu.

-Hong Seongchan's excellent run in Washington, including his career-best win over Karen Khachanov.

-Preview of the Canadian Open, including a blockbuster tie between Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur.

-A round-up of the ATP Challenger events, including good results for Jason Tseng and Coleman Wong.

-Young Chinese up-and-comer Wei Sijia wins back-to-back ITF titles

-A look ahead at the Lincoln Challenger

Eddie and Alastair look ahead to all of the singles and doubles events at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

As well as discussing the prospects for players like Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, and Rohan Bopanna, they talk about what the Olympics means in tennis, past Olympics winners, and how there might not be any tennis tournaments in Korea were it not for the Seoul Olympics.

They also talk about the tennis going on elsewhere, particularly the success for Jerry Shang, Alex Eala and Bu Yunchaokete.

Eddie and Alastair preview the men's and women's draws for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Wimbledon is about to start and we've got some pretty interesting draws. Eddie and Alastair discuss the prospects for numerous Asian players, including Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina, Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen, Jerry Shang, Sumit Nagal, Alexander Bublik, Kei Nishikori, Kwon Soonwoo, and many more!

We even get into the doubles draws.

Eddie and Alastair discuss:

-Zhang Zhizhen's run to the semis in Halle, defeating Medvedev and reaching a new career high and seeding at Wimbledon.

-Naomi Osaka and Zheng Qinwen's performances

-New ATP rule changes mean good news for Kwon Soonwoo

-Jerry Shang, Sumit Nagal, Jang Su-jeong

-A look ahead at Wimbledon qualies