Swiatek Charges, Fritz & De Minaur cause Upsets at Laver Cup, Paolini bringing the BJK Cup Home & more, this is your Wrap for Week of 22 September

This is episode 179 of ⁠⁠⁠Beyond Top 10 Tennis⁠⁠⁠ as we come LIVE to you from ⁠⁠⁠AM8 International⁠⁠⁠ with the latest Rankings & Results on the WTA and ATP tours with [NEW] insights shared. From ⁠⁠⁠Top 10⁠⁠⁠ Rankings to the Results of the past Week, Dr Berge reviews all ⁠⁠⁠key⁠⁠⁠ matches and ⁠⁠⁠key⁠⁠⁠ players from the last TWO week’s on the WTA tour: P Open (Brazil), Guadalajara Open (Mexico), BJK Cup & Korea Open (South Korea); followed by this week’s tournament on the WTA tour (still in-action): China Open (China); PLUS the last week on the ATP tour: Davis Cup, Chengdu Open (China), Hangzhou Open (China) & Laver Cup; followed by this week’s tournament on the ATP tour (still in-action): Japan Open (Japan) & China Open (China).

This week’s episode shares insights between the WTA125 & ATP Challenger tournaments and how they provide pivotal stepping stones for players looking to achieve breakthrough performances, and how the results have paid off for players this week from putting in the work. Dr Berge shares exclusive data on Federer, Nadal, Serena & Djokovic – see your WORK BOOK⁠ + ⁠BLACK BOOK⁠ for more, and why Swiatek has been ‘reviving’ her game this season towards a new level – what you can learn, too. Key lessons of the 8%⁠ are shared, how the ⁠8⁠ ⁠Keys⁠ are responsible for these metrics, and how Alcaraz and Sinner will compete for the Year end No. 1 ranking.

The Video for episode 179 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠⁠Key⁠⁠⁠ Players this week include: Rakotomanga Rajaonah (W), Tjen (R/u), Jovic (W), Arango (R/u), Swiatek (W), Alexandrova (R/u), Team Italy (W), Team USA (R/u) – Congratulations to all!

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