Swiatek's new coach, the 'Six Kings' of Saudi Arabia and James's wedding reviewed

Tennis Unfiltered

Calvin Betton calls in from Vienna, James Gray from honeymoon and George Bellshaw... is here also.

We started by answering a listener email from Blair, who asked: “I'm taking a few too many long haul flights in the next couple of months, and am looking for distraction recommendations. Which matches from the past 30 years would you recommend I download to watch? Any documentaries? I particularly enjoyed the Vilas one, so anything like that'd be great.”

Here are some links to the docs mentioned.

• Agassi vs Sampras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ACFmPyN80g&ab_channel=AustralianOpenTV
• Federer vs Safin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agF1HkdpR6s&ab_channel=AustralianOpenTV
• 1984 Wimbledon final, McEnroe vs Connors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQS-XriW9p8&ab_channel=JohnMcEnroeChannel
• Girls on Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnHcaki-PO8&ab_channel=RealStories

In other news...

• Iga Swiatek hires Wim Fissette, saying: "I said many times that my career is a marathon for me, not a sprint and I’m working, operating and making decisions with this approach. I want to say that I’m very excited and looking forward to working with Wim. He seems to have a great attitude, vision and huge experience at the very top level of tennis.”
• Aryna Sabalenka passes Iga Swiatek as world No 1 despite neither playing this week
• Danielle Collins backtracks on retiring, saying: "The Danimal story has not reached its conclusion. I will be back on tour in 2025.” She added: "Dealing with endometriosis and fertility is a massive challenge for many women and something that I am actively traversing, but I am fully confident in the team I am working with. It is just going to take longer than I thought."
• In the “Six Kings Slam” event in Riyadh, Daniil Medvedev earns a $21,739 a minute after getting hammered by Jannik Sinner 6-0, 6-3, while Holger Rune reportedly earned 68 per cent of his annual tournament earnings
• But is Saudi Arabia changing?
• Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to end their rivalry and both gave gushing tributes as you would expect
• Forgotten man Roberto Bautista Agut beats Jiri Lehecka to win Antwerp, the second-oldest tour-level champion this year at 36
• Grigor Dimitrov opens up about anxiety and panic attacks on court after losing the final in Stockholm

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