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Welcome to QualityShot: you will get quality interviews, analysis and content covering Tennis. I hope you enjoy the podcasts and of course please remember to follow us. Also subscribe to our YouTube channel QualityShot for the video version. P.S. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! (qualityshot.f@gmail.com)

  1. 9h ago

    Carlos Alcaraz CLUTCH In Defense Of Tokyo Title vs Lehecka | Post Match Analysis

    Carlos Alcaraz has successfully defended his Japan Open title, beating Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 in Tokyo — his FIRST TROPHY since returning from a four-and-a-half-month wrist injury. Full post-match analysis. This was a clutch win rather than a comfortable one. Alcaraz came through a first-set tiebreak and then closed it out in straights without ever being allowed to relax, and the numbers tell you where the match was won: he landed 85% OF HIS FIRST-SERVE POINTS and gave Lehecka just ONE BREAK POINT in the entire match. On the biggest points, he was untouchable. The context is what makes it matter. This is Alcaraz's FIRST ATP TITLE SINCE FEBRUARY. He suffered a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in mid-April and did not play competitive singles again until the US Open, where he arrived as defending champion with no match practice. He got to the quarterfinals before Ben Shelton dethroned him 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7) in a classic that finished at 3:33 A.M. — the latest finish in US Open history. "I didn't know if I was going to win again this season," he said afterwards. "What a journey since I got injured." That's the honest version of what the last six months have been. In this video: how the tiebreak was won, the serving numbers behind the performance, where his level sits compared to pre-injury, whether Lehecka was closer than the scoreline suggests, and what this means for the indoor swing and the race to Turin. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Full breakdown of the Tokyo final - The serving stats that decided it - An honest assessment of post-injury Alcaraz - What this sets up for the rest of 2026 📊 MATCH INFO Event: 2026 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo (ATP 500) Final: Carlos Alcaraz def. Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 Significance: Back-to-back Tokyo titles; first trophy since a four-and-a-half-month wrist injury layoff; first ATP title since February Key stat: 85% of first-serve points won; one break point conceded 💬How far does he go indoors? Comments below. 👍 Like if you want more ATP analysis 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for full indoor season and Turin coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Not affiliated with the ATP or the Japan Open. #Alcaraz #ATP #Tennis

    Carlos Alcaraz CLUTCH In Defense Of Tokyo Title vs Lehecka | Post Match Analysis

  2. 9h ago

    Novak Djokovic Wins Historic ATP Title #102 in Beijing! | Post Match Analysis

    Novak Djokovic has won the 2026 China Open in Beijing for his 102ND CAREER TOUR-LEVEL TITLE — and a seventh in a city where he has never lost. Full post-match analysis of a genuinely historic week. The final ended in deflating circumstances: Alex de Minaur retired trailing 7-6(3), 0-1, so the trophy came without a conclusion. But what surrounds it is remarkable. Djokovic's record in Beijing now stands at 34-0. He has NEVER LOST A MATCH AT THIS TOURNAMENT. Title number 102 moves him clear in Open Era history behind only Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) — meaning Federer's mark is now one win away. He has also won at least one title in 21 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS, an Open Era record for a man. And at 39, he becomes the OLDEST ATP 500 CHAMPION since the category was created in 2009, taking the record from Federer, who won Basel at 38 in 2019. The context makes it bigger. Five weeks ago he lost in the FIRST ROUND of the US Open to Mariano Navone — his first opening-round Grand Slam defeat in two decades — visibly unwell, sick on court, and afterwards he spoke openly about vomiting in "pretty much every match this year," his body collapsing, and not knowing how much longer he could continue. He said it seemed more likely he would not be back next year. "I can still play at the highest level," he said in Beijing. In this video: what the week actually showed about his level, how seriously to read a title won via retirement, where 102 sits historically and what catching Federer would mean, the honest version of the fitness picture, and what it all suggests about 2027. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Every record broken or extended in Beijing - How much to read into a title sealed by retirement - The honest picture on his fitness after the US Open - Whether 103 and Federer are realistically in range 📊 TOURNAMENT INFO Event: 2026 China Open, Beijing (ATP 500) Final: Novak Djokovic def. Alex de Minaur 7-6(3), 0-1 ret. Milestones: 102nd career tour-level title · 7th China Open · 34-0 lifetime in Beijing · 21st consecutive season with a title (Open Era record) · oldest ATP 500 champion since 2009 Open Era title leaders: Jimmy Connors 109 · Roger Federer 103 · Novak Djokovic 102 💬 Does he catch Federer? Comments below. 👍 Like if you want more ATP analysis 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for full Asian swing and indoor season coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Health details are as reported in Djokovic's own press conferences. Not affiliated with the ATP or the China Open. #Djokovic #ATP #Tennis

    Novak Djokovic Wins Historic ATP Title #102 in Beijing! | Post Match Analysis

  3. Sep 29

    Alexandra Eala vs Joanna Garland - Preview & Prediction - 2026 Asian Games Quarter Final

    Alexandra Eala vs Joanna Garland — full preview, head-to-head breakdown and prediction for their QUARTERFINAL at the 2026 ASIAN GAMES in Aichi-Nagoya. The top seed goes for a medal, and a bounce-back after Singapore. Alex Eala is the TOP SEED here and she has started exactly as she needed to. Days after a chastening second-round exit at the Singapore Open — beaten 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 by World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova after leading by a set and 4-2 — the World No. 18 answered emphatically, routing Thailand's Patcharin Cheapchandej 6-1, 6-0 in just 55 MINUTES at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center. She arrives carrying the summer that changed Philippine tennis: the FIRST WTA SINGLES TITLE ever won by a player from the Philippines at the DC Open in Washington, a Toronto round of 16, and a US Open third round as the highest-seeded Filipina in Grand Slam history. A gold medal here would be another first — and the stakes at a Games go beyond ranking points. Joanna Garland is not a soft quarterfinal. Chinese Taipei's leading player, the 25-year-old has been ruthless in Nagoya: a 6-0, 6-0 DOUBLE BAGEL over Mongolia's Martaa Chogsomjav in the first round, then a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mandegar Farzami. That's THREE GAMES DROPPED IN TWO MATCHES. She is ranked outside the world's top 140, but she is playing with total freedom and has had an easier physical passage than most. They have never played. Eala is the clear favourite on ranking and pedigree — but Singapore was a reminder that the gap closes fast when a lower-ranked opponent arrives sharp and believing. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Whether the Singapore loss lingers - What Garland's dominant run actually tells us - How Eala handles being the overwhelming favourite - Prediction, scoreline, and the road to a medal 📊 MATCH INFO Event: 2026 Asian Games — Women's Singles Tennis, Aichi-Nagoya Round: Quarterfinal Players: Alexandra Eala (PHI, No. 18, top seed) vs Joanna Garland (TPE) Head-to-head: First meeting Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Surface: Hard Venue: Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, Nagoya 💬 Does Alex medal here? Predicted scoreline in the comments. 👍 Like if you're backing Alex for gold 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for full Asian Games tennis coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Predictions are opinion only and not betting advice. Not affiliated with the Asian Games, the OCA or the WTA. #AlexEala #AsianGames #Tennis

    Alexandra Eala vs Joanna Garland - Preview & Prediction - 2026 Asian Games Quarter Final

  4. Sep 25

    Prozorova STUNS Alex Eala at Singapore Open | What went wrong? | Post-Match Analysis

    Alexandra Eala is out of the Singapore Tennis Open. The No. 3 seed was beaten 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 by World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova in a three-hour-nine-minute marathon — and she led by a set and 4-2 in the second. Full post-match analysis of what went wrong. The position Eala was in makes this one sting. She took the opening set 6-4 and broke for 4-2 in the second, a game away from a routine win and a quarterfinal. From there Prozorova took FIVE OF THE NEXT SIX GAMES to force a decider, and then pulled away in the third. For Prozorova it is the win of her career. The 22-year-old Russian had just THREE WTA TOUR-LEVEL WINS to her name before this week in Singapore, and this is her FIRST EVER TOP 20 VICTORY. She had already come through a three-setter against Sofia Costoulas 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2 in the previous round, so she arrived with court time and clearly with belief. For Eala it is a genuinely disappointing exit. Seeded third, with a first-round bye, withdrawals opening up her section, and a projected route through Vekic and Anisimova, this was the friendliest draw she has had at this level — a real chance at a second career WTA title after her historic first in Washington. Entering cold off a bye against an opponent already sharp from a three-set win is exactly the trap we flagged in the preview, and it played out. In this video: where the second set turned, the serving and break-point numbers, whether the bye and the Asian swing scheduling were factors, how much of this was Prozorova playing above herself versus Eala's own level, and what it means for her ranking heading into the rest of the swing. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Full breakdown of a three-hour upset - The exact passage of play that decided it - An honest assessment of Eala's level right now - Where she goes from here in the Asian swing 📊 MATCH INFO Tournament: 2026 Singapore Tennis Open presented by BNP Paribas (WTA 500) Round: Second Round / Round of 16 — Singles Result: Tatiana Prozorova def. Alexandra Eala (3rd seed) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 Duration: 3 hours, 9 minutes Notable: Prozorova's first career Top 20 win; she had three tour-level wins before this week Venue: Singapore 💬 What did you make of it? Comments below. 👍 Like if you're following Alex through the Asian swing 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for full Asian swing coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Not affiliated with the WTA or the Singapore Tennis Open. #AlexEala #WTA #Tennis

    Prozorova STUNS Alex Eala at Singapore Open | What went wrong? | Post-Match Analysis

  5. Sep 22

    Alexandra Eala vs Tatiana Prozorova - Preview & Prediction - 2026 Singapore Open

    Alexandra Eala vs Tatiana Prozorova — full preview, head-to-head breakdown and prediction for their SECOND ROUND / ROUND OF 16 match at the 2026 Singapore Tennis Open, a WTA 500 at The Kallang. The No. 3 seed begins her campaign. Alex Eala opens here as the No. 3 SEED after a first-round bye, and she arrives at World No. 18 off the season that changed everything: the FIRST WTA SINGLES TITLE ever won by a player from the Philippines at the DC Open in Washington — beating Qinwen Zheng, Leylah Fernandez, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka and world No. 3 Jessica Pegula in a single week — then a Toronto round of 16 and a US Open third round as the highest-seeded Filipina in Grand Slam history. Withdrawals near the top of this draw have only improved her path to a possible second career title. Tatiana Prozorova has earned this. The 22-year-old Russian, ranked around World No. 180, came through a genuinely hard opener, surviving Sofia Costoulas 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2 across three sets on Tuesday. She is 17-9 on hard courts in 2026 and she has already shown this week that she will not go away quietly. On paper this is a mismatch — roughly 160 ranking places separate them, and they have never played on tour. But Eala is entering cold off a bye against an opponent who already has a three-set win and court time in Singapore, and first matches at a new event have a habit of being awkward. That's the one thing to watch. The winner faces Xinyu Wang or Joanna Garland in the quarterfinals, with Donna Vekic and a possible semifinal against Amanda Anisimova further up the road. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Why a first-round bye isn't always an advantage - What Prozorova showed in her opener - Eala's realistic route to a second WTA title - Prediction and predicted scoreline 📊 MATCH INFO Tournament: 2026 Singapore Tennis Open presented by BNP Paribas (WTA 500) Round: Second Round / Round of 16 — Singles Players: Alexandra Eala (PHI, No. 18, 3rd seed) vs Tatiana Prozorova Head-to-head: First meeting Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026 Surface: Hard Venue: The Kallang, Singapore 💬 Can Alex go all the way here? Predicted scoreline in the comments. 👍 Like if you're following the Asian swing with us 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for daily Singapore Open coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Predictions are opinion only and not betting advice. Not affiliated with the WTA or the Singapore Tennis Open. #AlexEala #WTA #Tennis

    Alexandra Eala vs Tatiana Prozorova - Preview & Prediction - 2026 Singapore Open

  6. Sep 20

    Is Alexandra Eala The Favourite For The Title? WTA Singapore Open Draw Preview & Predictions

    Alexandra Eala is the No. 3 seed at the 2026 SINGAPORE TENNIS OPEN and she has been handed one of the friendliest draws of her career. Full draw preview, section-by-section breakdown and predictions for the WTA 500 in Singapore, September 21-27. Eala arrives at World No. 18 off the season that transformed her career — the FIRST WTA SINGLES TITLE ever won by a player from the Philippines at the DC Open in Washington, where she beat Qinwen Zheng, Leylah Fernandez, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka and world No. 3 Jessica Pegula in a single week, followed by a round of 16 in Toronto and a third round at the US Open as the highest-seeded Filipina in Grand Slam history. And the draw has been kind. Seeded third, she receives a FIRST-ROUND BYE into the second round, where she will meet either Sofia Costoulas or Tatiana Prozorova — both ranked more than 130 places below her. From there the projected path is Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic in the quarterfinals, two-time Grand Slam finalist Amanda Anisimova in the semifinals, and top seed and reigning ROLAND-GARROS CHAMPION Mirra Andreeva in the final. So is she the favourite? On paper, no — Andreeva and Anisimova are both ranked above her. But this is a 28-player WTA 500 field, Eala has the softer opening, and on current form she has beaten more top-20 players this summer than almost anyone in the draw. I break down exactly where the danger sits. Also in the draw: No. 4 seed Elise Mertens, No. 5 Maja Chwalinska, wild card and No. 6 seed Leylah Fernandez, No. 7 Maria Sakkari and No. 8 Donna Vekic — with the tournament newly upgraded to WTA 500 status and moved from February to September, opening real ranking points for everyone in the Asian swing. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Full section-by-section draw breakdown - Eala's realistic path to a second WTA title - Where the genuine danger is in her half - Predictions through to the final 📊 TOURNAMENT INFO Event: 2026 Singapore Tennis Open presented by BNP Paribas (WTA 500) Dates: September 21-27, 2026 Draw: 28 players, singles Surface: Hard Seeds: 1 Mirra Andreeva · 2 Amanda Anisimova · 3 Alexandra Eala · 4 Elise Mertens · 5 Maja Chwalinska · 6 Leylah Fernandez (WC) · 7 Maria Sakkari · 8 Donna Vekic Eala's opener: second round vs Sofia Costoulas or Tatiana Prozorova 💬 Can Alex win a second title? Predictions in the comments. 👍 Like if you're following the Asian swing with us 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for daily Singapore Open coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Predictions are opinion only and not betting advice. Not affiliated with the WTA or the Singapore Tennis Open. #AlexEala #WTA #Tennis

    Is Alexandra Eala The Favourite For The Title? WTA Singapore Open Draw Preview & Predictions

  7. Sep 19

    US Open 2026 Review Ft. Steve Flink

    A full review of the 2026 US Open with one of the most respected voices in the sport: STEVE FLINK, International Tennis Hall of Famer and author of "The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time" and "The Immortals of American Tennis." Steve has been covering this tournament since the early 1970s, when Bud Collins hired him to do research at Wimbledon and the US Open. He spent 17 years at World Tennis magazine and 15 more as senior writer at Tennis Week. There are very few people alive who can place a fortnight like this one in its proper historical context — so that's exactly what we did. WHAT WE COVER Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 for his SECOND Grand Slam title — six years after leading Dominic Thiem by two sets in the 2020 final on this same court and losing. It caps a season with a maiden major at Roland-Garros, the Wimbledon final, and semifinals at all four Slams. Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 for her THIRD major and first US Open, denying the two-time defending champion a three-peat that would have made her the first woman to do it since SERENA WILLIAMS in 2012-14. Rybakina has now beaten Sabalenka in both 2026 Grand Slam finals and moves to World No. 1. And the American question Steve has written a book about. Ben Shelton became the first American man in a Grand Slam final since ANDY RODDICK IN 2003, the first Black American man in a US Open final since ARTHUR ASHE IN 1972, and the first in any major final since MaliVai Washington at Wimbledon in 1996 — and the drought now stretches to 23 years. We asked Steve where Shelton fits in that lineage, and what it will actually take. We also get into Shelton's 3:33 A.M. win over defending champion Carlos Alcaraz — the latest finish in US Open history — and where it ranks among great US Open matches; Novak Djokovic's first-round exit to Mariano Navone, his first opening-round Grand Slam loss in twenty years; Zheng Qinwen's run from qualifying to the quarterfinals; and what Jannik Sinner's absence meant for the draw. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro – US Open 2026 review with Steve Flink 00:40 Rybakina's US Open title run – injury doubts to champion 07:50 Rybakina becomes World No. 1 – handling the pressure 10:25 Rybakina vs Sabalenka final – the best servers in women's tennis 13:00 Rybakina's net play, movement & improved tennis IQ 17:00 Sabalenka's Grand Slam final record – what's next? 20:10 Coco Gauff – serve improvements & semifinal run 22:45 Jessica Pegula – is time running out for a first Slam? 27:20 Linda Noskova – backing up Wimbledon vs Sabalenka 28:35 Naomi Osaka's comeback – the 5-0 turnarounds 31:10 Alexander Zverev wins the US Open – two Slams in 2026 33:10 Has Zverev's level improved, or was it the draw? 41:35 Ben Shelton – beating Alcaraz, Tiafoe & first Slam final 50:40 Novak Djokovic's first-round loss – is time catching up? 57:10 Carlos Alcaraz's comeback after 4.5 months out 61:05 Final thoughts & wrap-up - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Not affiliated with the USTA, the ATP, the WTA or the US Open. #USOpen #Tennis #SteveFlink

    US Open 2026 Review Ft. Steve Flink

  8. Sep 16

    Zverev & Rybakina Win US Open 2026! Alcaraz, Sabalenka & Eala Review Ft. Christian's Court

    The 2026 US Open is done. Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina are the champions — and I'm joined by Christian from CHRISTIAN'S COURT for a full tournament review covering everything that happened over an extraordinary fortnight in New York. THE CHAMPIONS Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 for his SECOND Grand Slam title, six years after leading Dominic Thiem by two sets in the 2020 final here and losing. It caps his best season: a maiden major at Roland-Garros, the Wimbledon final, and at least the semifinals at all four Slams in 2026. Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 for her THIRD major and first US Open, denying the two-time defending champion a three-peat that would have made her the first woman to do it since Serena Williams in 2012-14. Rybakina has now beaten Sabalenka in BOTH 2026 Grand Slam finals, and takes over as World No. 1. ALCARAZ The defending champion returned from a four-month layoff after a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open and looked to be building beautifully — until Ben Shelton dethroned him 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7) in a quarterfinal that finished at 3:33 A.M., the latest finish in US Open history, ending an 18-match Grand Slam winning streak. SABALENKA Two-time defending champion, World No. 1 coming in, sixth straight US Open semifinal — and it ends with the three-peat denied and the top ranking gone. Where does she go from here? We also cover Zheng Qinwen's run from qualifying to the quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic's first-round exit, Shelton and Tiafoe's all-American semifinal, and what the rest of the season looks like. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro ft. Christian's Court 1:00 Pre-Tournament Predictions vs Reality 1:30 Rybakina Wins US Open 2026 Despite Injury 6:00 Sabalenka Final Loss & No.1 Pressure 11:00 Creator Credentials & Press Access Behind the Scenes 13:40 Coco Gauff's Run & Improved Serve 18:50 Can Jessica Pegula Still Win a Slam? 23:25 Alex Eala vs Iva Jovic: Match of the Tournament? 27:20 Linda Noskova's Big Run 28:40 Zheng Qinwen: Qualifying to Quarterfinals Comeback 31:50 Zverev Wins US Open: Second Slam of 2026 35:45 Ben Shelton Final & Serve Tactics Debate 40:20 Shelton Beats Alcaraz in 3:33am Epic 43:30 Djokovic Shock Loss & His Future 50:40 Rafa & Novak Documentaries 51:20 Khachanov's Semifinal Run 53:20 Zverev Ball Bounce Controversy 55:30 Should Tennis Change Its Scoring Rules? 59:10 Blockx, Michelsen & Tiafoe 01:01:10 Christian's US Open Experience & Naomi Osaka Cookout 01:04:20 Outro 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO - Full 2026 US Open review, men's and women's - Honest assessments of Alcaraz, Sabalenka and Eala - The stories that defined the fortnight - What happens next for the rest of the season 💬 Who was your player of the tournament? Comments below. 👍 Like if you followed the whole fortnight with us 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for full Asian swing coverage - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Not affiliated with the USTA, the ATP, the WTA or the US Open. #USOpen #Zverev #Rybakina

    Zverev & Rybakina Win US Open 2026! Alcaraz, Sabalenka & Eala Review Ft. Christian's Court
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