Nick is on his own for the mini pod this week while I'm off the grid, and there is a lot to get through. Rybakina picks up her second Porsche in Stuttgart after surviving a Leylah Fernandez match that nearly became the women's match of the year. Karolina Muchova finally gets Coco Gauff. Mirra Andreeva keeps rolling on indoor clay. Marta Kostyuk wins Rouen in an all-Ukrainian final alongside 19-year-old Veronika Podrez. Arthur Fils takes Barcelona as Alcaraz pulls out, and Ben Shelton wins on European clay in Munich. Plus what's happening with Marketa Vondrusova and a Madrid preview missing two of its biggest names.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Stuttgart: A Premier WTA Event
04:31 Zeynep Somnez and Leylah Fernandez shine
09:26 Karolina Muchova's big win
16:59 Ruan WTA 250: New Faces and Rising Stars
19:27 Quick re-cap of Rouen
23:02 Injury Challenges for Alcaraz
25:03 The Impact of Player Withdrawals
26:17 No Novak Djokovic yet
27:38 Arthur Fils wins in Barcelona
29:04 Name to remember - Rafa Jodar
30:16 On to Munich - Fonseca takes steps forward
32:47 Ethan Quinn & Ben Shelton's Breakthrough on Clay
36:23 Off Court News
39:15 Madrid Open Preview
41:17 Outro
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