The Asian swing is in full flow and what a treat we had in Beijing as Carlos Alcaraz battled back from the brink to defeat World Number 1 Jannik Sinner in a final set tiebreak. And that wasn't even the biggest news of the week for the Italian who expressed his 'surprise' at the World Anti-Doping Agency looking for a lengthy ban over his positive drug tests.

Elsewhere in Beijing, the WTA has reached the quarter-finals stage as Sabalenka continues to run riot whilst Paula Badosa is also making a charge up the ranking towards the Top 10. But there was despair for Naomi Osaka who retired against Coco Gauff with a back injury. And finally, there was more positive news for Wimbledon as they got the green light for a 39 court expansion with their ambition to create a three week festival of tennis in SW19. As always, Joel and Chris delve into the mailbag to talk Saudi exhibitions and one of our trickiest Mysterious Players yet.

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We've returned! Joel, Kim and Chris are back with a bang to round up the past week on tour, with Team Europe clinching the Laver Cup in last-ditch fashion from Team World, Rafa Nadal confirmed for the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga this November, and a host of Asian Swing tournaments to wrap up, including a win for retro Marin Cilic and a trophy on home turf for Shang Juncheng in Chengdu.

Coaching changes abound too with Coco Gauff splitting from Brad Gilbert, and Naomi Osaka and Wim Fissette parting ways with Osaka moving to Team Mouratoglou.

The trio also look ahead to the Beijing Open which sees the world’s top players return for the WTA 1000 and ATP 500 events this week, whilst Joel teases Kim, Chris and the listeners to a new edition of Par For The Courts!

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After two plus decades on the ATP Tour, Andy Murray has finally hung up his tennis racket (is someone cutting onions nearby?). So what better way to celebrate the moment by joining Joel and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ to take a look back and reflect on his defining moments and achievements in this Tennis Weekly Top Ten.

From Grand Slam delights to Olympic gold medals and everything in between - including that Caroline Garcia prediction tweet - what makes the Andy Murray list? What takes our No. 1 spot? What moments get a special mention? And what have we left out?

Join us to find out and do let us know what you think of our list, what Andy Murray moments have we missed that would be on yours plus what should our topic of choice be for our next countdown. Let us know!

Recorded: 15th August 2024

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