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George Bellshaw checks into the game with James Gray to look back at the day Rafael Nadal (possibly) said goodbye to Roland Garros (in its French Open form anyway) and lost to Alexander Zverev in the first round, plus a bad day at the office for the Brits.
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George Bellshaw and James Gray go through the French Open draw line by line and highlight their picks for Roland Garros glory.
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Calvin Betton calls in from the ATP 250 in Lyon, James Gray is packing for Paris and George Bellshaw is here too.
We discussed...


Emma Raducanu reveals she will not be playing the French Open in order "to do a healthy block before the grass and subsequent hard court seasons", and to prioritise fitness over Roland Garros

Jannik Sinner has been under an injury cloud but arrived in Paris this week to suggest he is ready to compete for his second grand slam

Novak Djokovic is also battling fitness concerns but has flown to Geneva in search of form

Andy Murray is there too but has already lost, beaten by Yannick Hanfmann - and will now head to Roland Garros for singles and doubles


And more!
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With George Bellshaw otherwise engaged (football...), freelance journalist Molly McElwee joins James Gray and Calvin Betton to discuss all the latest news in the tennis world. And there was a lot, so sorry we went on so long!

Andy Murray is back, playing on the clay in Bordeaux and signing up for Geneva, as well as changing

2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem says he will end his career at the end of this season after years spent battling a wrist injury

Naomi Osaka is playing regularly and starting to look like a threat on clay - and she's even enjoying press conferences

Novak Djokovic was hit on the head by a water bottle and then lost comprehensively to Alejandro Tabilo, seeming to blame concussion symptoms afterwards

Tsitsidosa is no more!


QUESTIONS FROM THE MAILBAG

David asks: "You can pick two former players, one male and one female, that you would like to have seen win Wimbledon. It can be for any reason, a favourite player, unfortunate not to have won etc. The third answer is a wild card, any other player to have won any other grand slam."

Elam asks: "What do you guys think needs to be done to address all of the concerns about scheduling in tennis that's been going on recently? With all of the recent chatter from the players and fans about the scheduling issues in tennis, like these 1000 level tournaments being extended to 10 days, all of the recent injuries that have been linked to these lengthened tournaments, and the already busy schedule these players face, how does tennis fix this problem? I've wondered about a shortened calendar, say a 9-month schedule that allows for a longer off season for the players to rest from the game."


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Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw and James Gray do their very best to set the tennis world to rights, discussing...

Iga Swiatek's continued dominance of the women's game

Her Madrid Open victory over Aryna Sabalenka

Felix Auger-Aliassime's remarkable run to the final of Madrid and his defeat to Andrey Rublev

Jack Draper hires Wayne Ferreira as a coach


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