Roland Garros Day 8 - A game-changing day for Iga Swiatek?
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Part one - It was a quite extraordinary day of action in the women’s draw. We discuss how Iga Swiatek overcame a 6-0 2-1 deficit to defeat Elena Rybakina, the way Elina Svitolina has completely transformed herself as a tennis player, the importance Zheng Qinwen places on Roland Garros, and how Aryna Sabalenka showed how she’s developed as a player to defeat Amanda Anisimova in straight sets.
Part two (39m56s) - Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Ben Shelton took centre stage for the men on Sunday. David commentated on two sets of it and we assess Alcaraz’s level, discuss the fun moments which punctuated the contest, and wonder whether Tommy Paul will pose a threat to Alcaraz in the next round.
Part three (49m42s) - We cover Lorenzo Musetti’s victory in the night session over Holger Rune and look ahead to Day 9.
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| 0:38.8 | Now, as many of you will know, |
| 0:44.8 | this year marks a powerful moment in tennis history. The HSBC Championships, already one of the most iconic grass court events in the sport, will see the return of women's tennis to the Queen's Club |
| 0:50.4 | for the first time since 1973. For two weeks this June, the world's top male and female players will follow in the footsteps of legends by stepping on to court at the Queens Club. |
| 1:02.0 | The HSBC Championships is where champions are born and history is made. |
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| 1:13.8 | of the players as the best grass court in the world. Players like John McIner, Boris Becker, |
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