Apologies for the absence, but we are finally back. Expect longer, more chaotic, more regular podcasts than ever for the next few months.

We chat about the clay season so far and preview Madrid (don't check the upload date). Featuring our best Starter for Tennis efforts yet.

(2 hour version).

This episode we chat about all things Tennis Paradise, won by the prodigious talent Mirra Andreeva and tennis' answer to David Beckham - Jack Draper.

Sam also unpacks the PTPA lawsuit and we make predictions about what the future will hold for our Indian Wells champs.

Don't ask me how the episode got this long.

Tomáš Macháč meanders through a decimated Acapulco draw to claim his first career title while Tsitsipas breaks his 500 curse in Dubai, fresh Babolat in hand. In Chile, Laslo Djere takes down the Golden Goat Sebastian Baez. In Merida and Austin, billionaire babies Navarro and Pegula strike gold.

We also look at the first few days of Indian Wells and look ahead to what the future of the tournament will hold as well as discussing off-court news.

This episode we reflect (haha!) on victories by teen phenoms João Fonseca and Mirra Andreeva, Sebastian's South American bias, Amanda Anisimova's moment, and Catar - not a misspelling, there were cat invasions on court daily.

Also featuring discussions of Elena Rybakina's situation, the resolution of Jannik Sinner's doping case, and the US Open effectively ditching the mixed doubles tournament.

Tennis goes throwback as Denis Shapovalov and Belinda Bencic claim titles, Davis Cup stirs up controversy and Elise Mertens does Elise Mertens things.

We discuss the happenings since the Australian Open and give some predictions for the future. Featuring an extra special revelatory conspiracy theory.

Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner are the 2025 Australian Open champions! We discuss how they did it and the range of extraordinary, unforgettable, predictable, and impossible feats that got them there.

Featuring many predictions and a brand new trivia segment.

We take a deep dive into the upcoming Australian Open quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals and discuss likely outcomes and storylines from the first major of the season.

An in-depth (and I mean, in-depth) preview of the first major of 2025. Can Carlos complete the career slam? Is Coco the next best player in the world? Will Marie Bouzková fulfil her destiny and lift the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup? (No).

Listen to Episode Love of The Racket Will Talk podcast to find out our answers to all these and more.

Timestamps:

(00:35) - The 2025 season so far

(06:30) - Draw preview

(07:20) - Women's draw top half

(35:00) - Women's draw bottom half

(41:20) - The Rybakina situation

(59:15) - WTA predictions

(1:05:00) - Men's draw top half

(1:27:00) - Men's draw bottom half

(1:39:00) - ATP predictions

(1:41:50) - 2025 predictions