Tennis Unfiltered Podcast

Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw and James Gray are back together again for a review of the French Open at Roland Garros, culminating in two memorable singles finals for quite different reasons.



01:10 - Alcaraz's Historic Victory: Breaking down Carlos Alcaraz victory over Jannik Sinner in five sets.

04:53 - Debating the Match's Greatness: Where George and Calvin clash on where this final ranks in tennis history

12:15 - Men's final analysis: A deeper dive into tactical approaches and execution under pressure

20:11 - The Impact of Crowd Dynamics: Did the Philippe Chatrier crowd lift Alcaraz to victory or affect Sinner's mindset?

29:47 - Future of Men's Tennis Rivalries: Who can come through, if anyone, to challenge Sinner and Alcaraz?

34:07 - The Women's Final: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in an error-strewn final

46:47 - Sabalenka's press conference was classless or honest?: Analysing Aryna Sabalenka's post-match comments and media reaction

51:34 - Two doubles finals of quality and drama: Calvin breaks down the two doubles finals

55:37 - Hawkeye and Line Calls: The French Open's Technology Debate: Why doesn't Roland Garros use HawkEye?

01:03:26 - TNT Coverage and Commentary Quality: Critiquing broadcast quality and commentary insights after TNT announce they will cover the French Open until 2030.

01:11:25 - Nadal vs. New Generation: Was John McEnroe right that Alcaraz and Sinner would beat prime Nadal, even on clay? The changing of the guard at Roland Garros

01:17:06 - Head-to-Head Challenge: James takes on Calvin in a grass-themed quiz set by George

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Calvin Betton is back! The double French Open quarter-finalist is back in the UK after a two-week jaunt at Roland Garros, gutted but pleased at the same time.



He and James Gray (The i Paper) break down the French Open semi-finals in which Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka set up a high-calibre final, before Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fulfilled their destiny by reaching a grand slam final against each other for the very first time.



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Down to one court, and the singles at Roland Garros becomes a rarefied atmosphere, to say the least. Just ask Mirra Andreeva, who melted under the pressure of playing a home favourite in Lois Boisson.



Same could be said of Alexander Zverev, beaten by Novak Djokovic, while Alexander Bublik or Tommy Paul were never expected to stop Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz's inexorable march to the final.



All that and more with James Gray and George Bellshaw



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11 of 16 top-eight seeds in the quarter-finals! George Bellshaw and James Gray sit down to discuss a loaded second week of the French Open in the men's and the women's draw, the end of the British bid for Roland Garros glory and the return (or is it?) of Iga Swiatek.



(Calvin Betton is also winning matches, but what's new?)



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For the first time since 2003 in Paris all top eight women's seeds have reached the last 16, and in the men's draw seven of the top 10 have done so as well as all the major threats for the title.



R4 ones to watch: Swiatek vs Rybakina, Sabalenka vs Anisimova, Paolini vs Svitolina, Andreeva vs Kasatkina, Sinner vs Rublev, Musetti vs Rune, Shelton vs Alcaraz



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