Tokyo Olympic games and why it matters for tennis – The Volley Podcast #9

Simon Cambers hosts Chris Oddo for the most complete and passionate overview you can imagine before the tennis event kicks off at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Who’s in ? Who’s out ? Why does it matter in the middle of the crowded tennis calendar ? All that and more in the ninth episode of The Volley.

The players find their feet on the Arthur Ashe stadium

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Kyrgios withdraws, Murray advances past lucky loser Rubin

The Andy Murray vs. Nick Kyrgios match didn’t happen, but Murray still picked up a win at the Winston-Salem Open on Sunday. Murray defeated lucky loser Noah Rubin.

Cincy champion Barty: ‘It’s important to dream big’

The world No 1 was as thoughtful as ever as she reflected on her win in Cincinnati

Barty crushes Kerber to cruise into Cincy final

It was a straight-sets win for the world No 1 as she made her way into the Cincinnati final – her best result at the tournament to date

Barty downs Krejickova to reach Cincinnati semi-finals

The world No 1 came from 4-2 down in the second set and will play Angelique Kerber for a place in the final

Monfils earns 500th match win by beating De Minaur at Cincinnati Masters

Gael Monfils picks up a milestone achievement with his straight-set victory over Alex de Minaur in the Cincinnati second round on Wednesday. Monfils will battle Andrey Rublev for a place in the quarter-finals

Azarenka outlasts Sakkari, gets a shot at top seed Sabalenka

Victoria Azarenka gets past Maria Sakkari in a third-set tiebreaker to reach the Montreal quarter-finals on Thursday. Next up for Azarenka is No 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka.

Tsitsipas loses marathon tiebreak but wins second round to advance in Toronto

Playing his first match as world No 3, Tsitsipas needed three sets to beat Ugo Humbert and score his 43rd win of the season

With umpire decision rattling him, Kyrgios goes down in Toronto for third loss in a row

Kyrgios is now 7-6 in 2021 and had dropped to No. 80 in the world rankings

“Year keeps on going, new challenges await” – Grateful Stojanovic looks ahead after abrupt end to Tokyo Olympics campaign

Nina Stojanovic did not get a chance to play the mixed doubles bronze medal match in Tokyo but the Serb is already looking forward to newer challenges

Birthday boy Nakashima continues good run by winning in Washington

The American won for the ninth time in his last 11 matches to reach the second round of the Citi Open

“I want to win everything that I play” : how Pavlyuchenkova found her path with her brother’s help

After reaching the Roland-Garros final and halving her ranking in two months, winning has become a habit for Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Now paired with her brother and coach Aleksandr, she tells Tennis Majors about how she fights through obstacles to find her best tennis.

Djokovic to leave Tokyo empty handed after losing singles bronze and pulling out of mixed doubles

Djokovic’s hopes of winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics came to an end after a loss to Carreno Busta for the singles bronze and an injury forced him to withdraw from the mixed doubles

Khachanov to take on Carreno Busta for Olympic final spot

Russia will meet Spain in the first semi-final at the Olympics, probably the biggest match of both men’s careers

Hurkacz, Karatsev out in round two; Nishikori on a roll: Men’s singles, last 16 line-up at the Olympics

World No 1 Novak Djokovic will be top of the bill for the last 16 of the men’s singles in Tokyo on Wednesday

World No. 1 Barty stunned in Olympics singles first round by Sorribes Tormo

Fresh off her Wimbledon title, top seeded Barty was defeated in straight sets in her Olympic singles opener by the 48th ranked Spaniard

“I’m very sad, but medical staff have advised me against playing in both events” Andy Murray pulls out of Olympic singles to focus on men’s doubles

Murray has come back to the tennis circuit after two hip surgeries in 2018 and 2019

“The most incredible feeling” – Ashleigh Barty savours victory as she joins Goolagong on Wimbledon’s honour roll

After realising a lifelong dream, Australia’s Ashleigh Barty soaks up the moment and reflects on the meaning of her accomplishment.

Alert: Ashleigh Barty Wins Wimbledon Title

Ash Barty edged past Karolina Pliskova to claim her first Wimbledon title and become the first Aussie to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in over 40 years.

Barty vs Pliskova: head-to-head, stats, all you need to know before the Wimbledon ladies final

Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova face off in the Wimbledon ladies singles final today. Head-to-head, greatest matches, stats: here is our guide