Talkn Tennis

About Talkn Tennis

Talkn Tennis is an Australian tennis podcast recorded in Melbourne, hosted by Chris alongside Adam and Adrian, where they break down the biggest stories from the ATP and WTA tours, occasionally with a drink in hand. Expect informed tennis discussion with more trash talk than Medvedev versus Tsitsipas. There are no PR-approved answers or overly polite commentary here, just honest opinions, questionable predictions and the conversations tennis fans are already having in the deep dark corners of Reddit or X. Each week, they unpack the latest results, tournament draws and major talking points from around the tour. From the Australian Open in Melbourne to Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, plus the Masters 1000 events, the United Cup and the Davis Cup. Talkn Tennis covers every stop on the jam-packed tennis calendar. The boys discuss who will dethrone Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, and bandwagon the latest up-and-comers from Joao Fonseca to Arthur Fils. Chris continues to try and convince the boys that Elena Rybakina is actually the best player on the WTA, not Aryna Sabalenka. Meanwhile, Adrian remains hopeful of an Iga Swiatek resurgence. They also keep close watch on the Australian contingent, from Alex de Minaur and Maya Joint to the party boy Nick Kyrgios and all his antics. Each episode features: • Honest reactions to the latest ATP and WTA action • Grand Slam storylines, dark-horse selections and confident, sometimes correct predictions • Discussion of players, rivalries and the moments everyone is talking about • Tournament previews, recaps, listener questions and regular games • Bad jokes, the occasional drink and debates that may permanently damage their friendship From five-set classics and first-round disasters to coaching controversies, umpire blow-ups and unexpected breakout runs, Talkn Tennis covers the serious, strange and entertaining sides of professional tennis. Talkn Tennis is not affiliated with the ATP or WTA and is almost certainly not approved by your local tennis club committee. Subscribe and join the chaos each week. 🎾🍻

Publisher

Talkn Tennis Productions

Category

news · sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Nov 2025

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Tokyo ATP 500 and Beijing ATP 500 Preview - Alcaraz, Djokovic and Jodar Headline the Asian Swing with a returning Rune plus Kimberly Birrell Wins First WTA Title in All-Aussie Final

   The Asian swing is here and we are back for our first episode since the US Open with plenty to catch up on and even more to look forward to. We recap what happened while we were away, break down the Tokyo and Beijing ATP 500 draws, preview the China Open WTA 1000 and celebrate the biggest week in Australian women's tennis in years. The Japan Open 2026 in Tokyo is one of the strongest ATP 500 fields in recent memory. Carlos Alcaraz headlines as defending champion and top seed, with Taylor Fritz, Rafael Jodar, Frances Tiafoe, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul all in a 32-man draw with no easy matches anywhere. Rune makes his return to Tour tennis after 11 months out with an Achilles injury, Joao Fonseca could feature through qualifying after an administrative mix-up, and Jodar arrives as the fourth seed fresh off a remarkable 2026 season. We make our picks and debate how close Alcaraz actually is to his best tennis. In Beijing, the China Open 2026 ATP 500 has one unmissable storyline. Novak Djokovic is 29-0 at this tournament and has not played in Beijing since winning his sixth title there in 2015. Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Learner Tien and Alex de Minaur complete a stacked field. We debate whether Djokovic's unbeaten Beijing record or his 2026 form tells you more about what to expect. On the women's side, the China Open WTA 1000 in Beijing features world number one Elena Rybakina as top seed, with Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva and Linda Noskova all in contention. Gauff and Swiatek are projected to meet in the quarter-finals and Sabalenka against Naomi Osaka looms as another blockbuster. We break down every quarter and make our picks. And we celebrate the biggest week in Australian women's tennis since Ash Barty. Kimberley Birrell won her first WTA title in Seoul, beating compatriot Maya Joint in an all-Australian final. Talia Gibson reached the Singapore WTA 500 final before falling to Leylah Fernandez. Three Aussie women in two finals in one week. We give it the flowers it deserves. You gotta earn your serves.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   US Open 2026 Wrap - Rybakina Beats Sabalenka to Claim Second Major of 2026 as Zverev Wins Second Slam Over Shelton Plus Who Will Be the Next Non-European Men's Grand Slam Champion?

   New York has delivered two champions and a stack of questions that will shape the remainder of the 2026 tennis season. We break down both US Open finals, assess what the results mean for the biggest names in the game and ask the question the sport cannot seem to answer: when will a non-European man finally win a Grand Slam again? Elena Rybakina is the US Open champion, beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in a final that said as much about composure as it did about tennis. Rybakina was clean, composed and utterly unshaken, finishing with 36 winners and 24 unforced errors while Sabalenka found a way back through sheer intensity in the second set before Rybakina simply went back to work in the third. With 85 percent of first-serve points won and 12 aces, the Kazakh was the better player when it mattered most. She has now beaten Sabalenka in five of their seven finals, including the WTA Finals, the Australian Open and now the US Open. We debate whether Rybakina, not Sabalenka, is now the best women's player in the world. Alexander Zverev is a two-time Grand Slam champion, adding the US Open title to his Roland Garros crown with a 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 win over Ben Shelton. Zverev was the steadier, smarter player throughout, winning 86 percent of his net points and keeping his errors considerably lower than Shelton despite the American generating more winners. The third set, which Shelton took to raucous crowd approval, was the defining moment of the match, and Zverev's response in the fourth was the most impressive part of his US Open. We discuss what Shelton needs to learn about emotional maturity on the biggest stages, whether Zverev needed to beat Sinner or Alcaraz to fully earn his place among the greats, and how the German has now rewritten the ghosts of his infamous 2020 US Open collapse. And then there is the stat that puts it all in context. 88 of the last 89 men's Grand Slams have been won by Europeans, with Juan Martin del Potro's 2009 US Open title the only exception. Shelton reached the final and beat Carlos Alcaraz on the way there. The world is getting closer. But Europe keeps finding another answer. We debate who will finally break the streak.

3. 

   12 Sept 2026

   US Open 2026 Finals Preview: Shelton v Zverev, Sabalenka v Rybakina After Dramatic Semi-Finals

   The US Open finals are set. Ben Shelton is into his first Grand Slam final after defeating Frances Tiafoe in four sets and will face Alexander Zverev, who has gone from early-round five-set battles to cruising through the second week. On the women’s side, Elena Rybakina comes from behind again to defeat Coco Gauff and set up a heavyweight final against Aryna Sabalenka. Chris and Adam review both semi-finals, assess where the key matches turned, and preview the men’s and women’s finals. Can Shelton solve a match-up that has troubled him before? Will Zverev’s fresher legs and experience make the difference? And who gets the edge when Sabalenka and Rybakina meet again with a Grand Slam title on the line?

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