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Tennis Asia Podcast

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A podcast covering Asian tennis, hosted by Eddie McGhee and Alastair Middleton in South Korea.

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00:41:25

Tjen Takes Chennai - Indonesian Caps Dream Year |...

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2025/11/07

Eddie and Alastair review a great end to the year for rising Indonesian star, Janice Tjen, who won her first WTA singles title in Chennai, and even won the doubles title alongside compatriot Aldila Sutjiadi. It was very much a fitting end to a remarkable year for the Jakarta native. Thailand's Lanlana Tararudee and Taiwanese player Joanna Garland also impressed with semifinal runs. Elsewhere Alex Eala finished off her season in Hong Kong with an exciting loss to eventual champion Victoria

00:55:09

US Open Review: Asian Success in New York!

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2025/09/07

Eddie and Lia reflect on a US Open that saw big breakthroughs for several Asian players in both the women's and men's draws. Naomi Osaka, Alex Eala, Janice Tjen and Coleman Wong put in some superb performances to give us much to be excited about for the future.

00:32:20

US Open Men's Draw Preview | Coleman Wong, Jerry...

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2025/08/23

Eddie and Alastair discuss the US Open men's single draw, particularly the prospects for the Asian players such as Coleman Wong, Bu Yunchaokete, Jerry Shang, Alexander Bublik and Shintaro Mochizuki.

00:48:43

US Open | Women's Draw Preview | featuring Osaka,...

Tennis Asia Podcast ·

2025/08/23

Eddie and Lia (islandtennisgirl) preview the women's draw at the 2025 US Open, focusing (mostly).on the Asian players such as Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina, Janice Tjen, Alex Eala and Wang Xinyu.

00:18:48

Janice Tjen: Indonesia's New Tennis Star

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2025/08/14

Eddie and Alastair host a special edition of Tennis Asia Podcast focusing on 23-year-old Janice Tjen from Indonesia. After graduating from Pepperdine University in the US, Janice went professional in June last year when she had no WTA singles ranking. Incredibly, a little over a year later, she's just entered the world's top 150, becoming just the third Indonesia player to do so. Not only that, she has made the qualifying draw for the 2025 US Open, giving her a chance of qualifying for her

01:05:53

Wimbledon Preview - Women's and Men's Draws (feat....

Tennis Asia Podcast ·

2025/06/27

Eddie and Alastair run through the men's and women's singles draws for the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, focusing mostly on the prospects for the top Asian players such as Zheng Qinwen, Alexander Bublik, Alex Eala, Elena Rybakina, and Wang Xinyu.

00:45:46

French Open Preview: Zheng Qinwen | Naomi Osaka |...

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2025/05/23

Eddie and Alastair preview the men's and women's draws for the upcoming 2025 French Open. How will the Asian players do? Will Zheng Qinwen repeat the performance in Paris from the Olympics last year? Will Naomi Osaka go on a run? Can Alex Eala get a win on her slam debut? And does Kei Nishikori have any chance against Carlos Alcaraz?

00:42:31

Uchijima upsets Pegula | Eala in Madrid | Sonobe wins...

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2025/04/28

In episode 27 of the Tennis Asia Podcast, we discuss:-Moyuka Uchijima's breakthrough in Madrid including a first-top 10 win over Jessica Pegula. -Alex Eala's decent second showing against Iga Swiatek-17-year-old Wakana Sonobe's first title win. Shibahara and Ito also impressing. -Chung Hyeon's return to Challenger tennis, and Kwon's return from the army.-Naomi Osaka stepping down to WTA 125 level. -a look ahead to the rest of Madrid and the upcoming Challengers.

00:43:21

Alex Eala Makes History in Miami | Coleman Wong and...

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2025/03/30

Eddie and Alastair review a remarkable Miami Open from a Tennis Asia perspective. Alex Eala, the 19-year-old from the Philippines, more than justified her wild card by going all the way to the semifinals. She beat three slam winners in Ostapenko, Keys and Swiatek in straight sets, making history for her country and sending her flying up to no. 75 in the WTA rankings.Coleman Wong of Hong Kong also made his history of his own by winning his first-round match in Miami and then beating no. 13 seed Ben

00:48:38

Indian Wells Preview: Zheng Qinwen, Naomi Osaka, Kei...

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2025/03/05

Eddie and Alastair preview the upcoming 2025 Indian Wells Open from a Tennis Asia perspective, featuring Zheng Qinwen, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori, Zhang Zhizhen, Elena Rybakina, Buyunchaokete and more.

01:05:43

Next Gen Has Arrived | Maaya Rajeshwaran, Manas...

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2025/02/10

On Episode 24 of the Tennis Asia Podcast, we review a very successful week for three teenage players on the professional circuit, namely 15-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and 17-year-old Manas Dhamne, both from India, and 17-year-old Wakana Sonobe of Japan. Maaya, who recently joined the Rafa Nadal Academy, came through qualifying to reach the semifinals of the WTA 125 event in Mumbai, while Manas Dhamne won his first professional title, becoming the second youngest Indian male to do so. Indian

00:55:46

Australian Open Preview feat. Zheng, Nishikori,...

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2025/01/10

We run through the men's and women's singles draws for the upcoming 2025 Australian Open, with our focus of course on the Asian players (mostly).

00:53:16

Nishikori makes final in HK, Shang SF | Osaka | Hyeon...

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2025/01/08

It's episode 22 of the Tennis Asia Podcast, and we cover an eventful week and a half, including the ATP tournament in Hong Kong where Kei Nishikori made his first final in 6 years, Jerry Shang retiring due to illness, Hyeon Chung winning his first title since 2019, Naomi Osaka making the final in Auckland but sadly retiring, Aoi Ito winning her first WTA 125 title only to come up short in Melbourne, and a look ahead to the Davis Cup ties featuring Japan, Korea and Chinese Taipei.

00:38:54

Preview: ATP Hong Kong feat. Rublev, Shang,...

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2024/12/29

Tennis Asia is in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Tennis Open being held in the first week of the 2025 season. Some of Asia's finest players will battle it out alongside established stars and young up-and-comers for the title in preparation for the upcoming Australian Open.

01:19:53

Top 10 Players of 2024 | Tennis Asia Podcast

Tennis Asia Podcast ·

2024/12/18

Tennis Asia Podcast gives the rundown of our top 10 players from Asia in the 2024 season, featuring men and women from the singles and doubles circuits.Who will make the top 10 and who just missed out? Listen/watch to find out!

00:49:09

Zheng Qinwen Runner-up in Riyadh | Kei Nishikori...

Tennis Asia Podcast ·

2024/11/11

We're finally back with Tennis Asia Podcast Episode 19, which features:-Zheng Qinwen's admirable run to the final in her first WTA Finals appearance, ultimately coming up short in a classic match against Coco Gauff in Riyadh. -Kei Nishikori's title win at the Helsinki Challenger, his first in over a year, putting him on the verge of the top 100. -ATP Challenger roundup -Preview of Billie Jean King Cup where Japan will take on Romania

00:44:23

Zheng Qinwen runner-up in Wuhan, qualifies for WTA...

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2024/10/16

-Zheng Qinwen finishes runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka but puts in an excellent performance. It turned out to be enough for her to qualify for the WTA Finals in Riyadh, making her the second Chinese player to do so after Li Na.-Meanwhile, Japanese youngster Aoi Ito qualifies for Osaka and reaches the quarterfinals with excellent performances over Kenin and Cocciaretto. -Also discussed are WTA Ningbo, ATP Almaty, as well as upcoming ATP Challenger events in Asia.

00:46:03

Zheng Qinwen makes Beijing semis | Wu Yibing...

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2024/10/07

Episode 17: Zheng Qinwen dishes out a first-ever bagel to Mirra Andreeva on the WTA Tour but ultimately falls to Karolina Muchova in the semifinals at the China Open in Beijing. Meanwhile, Wu Yibing puts on an impressive showing on his comeback in Shanghai, losing but putting on a sparkling show against Carlos Alcaraz that even got the respect of the Spaniard. Also discussed: - Yosuke Watanuki's return and march to the last 32 - ITF 75 Rancho Santa Fe: Shibahara loses in final to 16-year-old Iva

00:49:52

Bu Yunchaokete beats Rublev to reach semis in Beijing

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2024/10/03

Episode 16: It was a superb week for Chinese tennis as Bu Yunchaokete became the first Chinese man to reach the semifinals of the China Open in Beijing, with big wins over Musetti and Rublev. Alcaraz and Sinner played a superb final. -Zhang Shuai remarkably reached the quarterfinals after ending her 24-match losing streak. Zheng Qinwen is also in the quarters. -Kei Nishikori made the quarters in Tokyo but loses out to Rune. And some disappointment for Naomi Osaka. -A look ahead at Shanghai

00:54:23

Tennis Asia Podcast Ep 15: History-maker Jerry Shang...

Tennis Asia Podcast ·

2024/09/25

We discuss the incredible first title win in Chengdu for 19-year-old Shang Juncheng, aka Jerry Shang. He becomes the first player born in 2005 or later to win an ATP title, and just the second man from China to win an ATP title. How far can this young talent go? Also discussed is the Hangzhou Open, with a run to the final for Zhang Zhizhen and a semifinal run for Bu Yunchaokete, with Bu entering the top 100 for the first time. How good is Chinese men's tennis right now?! Yasutaka Uchiyama also

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