Ground Pass: A Tennis Podcast

Serena Williams takes over a quiet week in tennis and makes her return to singles at Wimbledon.

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It was supposed to be a quiet mini pod but Serena Williams and Wimbledon has other ideas when they announced her wildcard into the singles draw. We got 5 Americans in the singles draw but only one got the trophy and the NEW Ground Pass Tournament guide are live!

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro - A not so Quiet Week
02:11 Serena Williams is playing singles at Wimbledon
09:36 A Voice Memo from Berlin
15:33 Tennis took a back seat this week
16:35 Grass brings the upsets - Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina lose early - Alex Eala is great on grass
19:56 Ann Li will be seeded at Wimbledon
20:48 Pegula, Fritz, Navarro, Tiafoe and Tommy Paul make finals this wee but who wins?
22:35 Fransisco Cerundolo wins a title with a new coach
24:29 What’s up with Aryna Sabalenka?
25:27 Casper Ruud gets married
26:22 Ground Pass Tournament Guides have a new look
31:24 How to Support Ground Pass
34:56 Outro
35:45 One More Thing!

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Serena Williams Makes her return to tennis and Emma Raducanu looks likes she about to win Wimbeldon.

▶ Watch next: OFF SEASON, Episode 7 — https://youtu.be/DBEQ8JbqyMA?si=-B8rgYbIId5eGxaI

In this Episode of the podcast we are joined by Kaya who was on the grounds for us at Queens. Ground Pass is expanding and covering the grass court season for the first time from the grounds. We talk Serena’s return, Emma’s form on Grass, the rise of the Lucky Loser and Qualifier and why Romance is not dead.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro - Wi-Fi Woes and Office Setup
02:09 Queens Club Overview and Atmosphere
06:53 Serena makes her return at Queens
18:43 Old Emma Raducanu might be back
24:22 Donna Vekic - Lucky Loser to Champion
24:37 Post match Press Conference - Donna Vekic
30:16 Don't Sleep on Qualifiers and Lucky Losers
34:52 Tatjana Maria's Journey and Legacy
42:01 Robin Montgomery's injury comeback
44:30 Ben Shelton's Romantic Victory
46:24 Kamil Majchrzak's Emotional Win
49:18 What's Coming Up on tour?
56:31 Outro

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Mirra Andreeva and Sasha Zverev have changed their storylines with Grand Slam wins at this Roland Garros.

▶ Watch next: OFF SEASON, Episode 7 — https://youtu.be/DBEQ8JbqyMA?si=-B8rgYbIId5eGxaI

For Andreeva this could be the beginning of many more and for Zverev he can say he at least won one. We also go through the other winners at Roland Garros this year and our favourite moments from the tournaments.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Screening Experience
06:22 Women's Final: Mirra Andreeva's Unexpected Victory
24:27 Men's Final: Zverev's Journey and Challenges
43:10 Other Results from Roland Garros
48:05 Wheelchair Tennis Highlights
49:53 Brazil already has a replacement for Joao Fonseca
52:15 Memorable Moments from Roland Garros
01:01:27 Players of the Fortnight
01:09:15 Outro

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The Finals are set between Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalinska & Alexandar Zverev and Flavio Cobolli. WE had such fun stories to get here.

▶ Watch next: OFF SEASON, Episode 7 — https://youtu.be/DBEQ8JbqyMA?si=-B8rgYbIId5eGxaI

Chapters:
00:00 Germaphobia and Tournament Withdrawals
03:09 Aryna doesn't like the windy
08:46 Jakub Mensik - the forgotten Next Gen
15:28 Semifinal Review
16:29 Zverev's Pressure and Past Controversies
30:12 Cobolli could rewrite history
36:58 Maja the story of the tournament
43:39 Mirra's Moment
48:14 Flavio Caboli's Heartwarming Gesture
50:31 Some Doubles news
52:24 Serena Williams to play Berlin

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Mid way through Roland Garros 2026 and this one is already for the history books. The quarterfinals are set. Its anybodies tournament.

▶ Watch next: OFF SEASON, Episode 7 — https://youtu.be/DBEQ8JbqyMA?si=-B8rgYbIId5eGxaI

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:05 Roland Garros Tournament Overview
05:00 Next Gen Players and Tournament Dynamics
09:55 Sinner's Exit and Its Impact
14:21 Emerging Talents and Their Potential
19:26 The Confidence of the New Generation
33:00 Rising Stars: The Next Generation of Tennis
38:26 The Heat of Competition: Player Resilience and Challenges
38:45 Shocking Exits: The Women's Draw Unfolds
43:55 Emerging Contenders: New Faces in Women's Tennis
48:59 Heartwarming Stories: Breakthroughs and Comebacks
54:36 Grass Court Season: Transitioning to a New Surface

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