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The Official WTA & ATP Tour Wrap for Week of 10 March, “My [Tennis] Black Book: Federer, Nadal, Serena, Djokovic” Insights, Indian Wells & Discussions on Zverev, Djokovic & Kyrgios plus Sabalenka, Swiatek & Osaka 

This is episode 149 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 last week & this week’s tournaments (still in-action) on the WTA tour: Indian Wells (CA, USA); followed by last week & this week’s tournaments (still in-action) on the ATP tour: Indian Wells (CA, USA). With no Ranking updates this week, today’s episode focuses exclusively on all 1st and 2nd Round results PLUS the initial half of all 3rd Round results available.

This week’s episode discusses Dr Berge’s NEW RELEASE: My [Tennis] Black Book: Federer, Nadal, Serena, Djokovic and what’s in store, a discussion around Zverev’s cumulative results, Kyrgios’s injury woes, Djokovic’s key data implications for his ranking, Swiatek and Sabalenka’s draws – one with a smoother path to the Quarterfinals, plus a note on recovery after maternity leave with Osaka still primed to find her form.

The Video for episode 149 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠Key⁠⁠ Players this week include: Swiatek and Sakkari – 2024 Winner and Finalist, Alcaraz and Medvedev – 2024 Winner and Finalist, along with Keys, Fritz and fellow Top 10 players who are back in action. 

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #149 to learn more.

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Special Edition: The Official WTA & ATP Tour Wrap for Week of 13 January, Adelaide, Hobart & Auckland Results plus Day 1 of the 2025 Australian Open Day with exclusive insights on how to WIN against Sabalenka, Ruud, Zheng and more!

This is episode 136 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 last week & this week’s tournaments (still in-action) on the WTA tour: Hobart (Australia), Adelaide (Australia) & Day 1 of the Australian Open; followed by last week & this week’s tournaments (still in-action) on the ATP tour: Auckland (New Zealand), Adelaide (Australia) & Day 1 of the Australian Open.

Today’s episode shares insights from Dr Berge’s NEW RELEASE: My [Tennis] Black Book: Federer, Nadal, Serena, Djokovic and applications for the 2025 Australian Open!

The Video for episode 136 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠Key⁠⁠ Players this week include: Keys (W), Pegula (R/u), Kessler (W), Mertens (R/u), Auger-Aliassime (W), Korda (R/u), Monfils (W) & Bergs (R/u). To follow in these footsteps, be sure to order your own Tennis Black Book.

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #136 to learn more.

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Special Edition: 2025 Australian Open Draw Preview plus “My [Tennis] Black Book: Federer, Nadal, Serena, Djokovic” exclusive insights & Top 10 contenders for the first Grand Slam of the season!

This is episode 135 of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Top 10 Tennis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as we come LIVE to you from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AM8 International⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with the Draw preview for the 2025 Australian Open with all Women’s and Men’s 1st Round through to the Round of 16 discussed and what our predictive analytics highlight – what players look to make the 3rd Round & Round of 16 and/or beyond with notable ⁠Top 10⁠ insights.

The Video for episode 135 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Key ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Players for the 2025 Australian Open include defending Champions Sabalenka & Sinner, the number two seeds, Swiatek & Zverev, whilst the third seeds Gauff & Alcaraz will remain as dangerous contenders. Fritz, Medvedev, Djokovic, De Minaur, Paolini, Zheng, Rybakina & Pegula round out the Top 8 per your own Tennis Black Book.

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #135 to learn more.

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The Top 8 of the Wimbledon Championships and how the Top 10 Tennis Rankings once again are not the whole Truth

It’s not too wild to share that the anticipated Wimbledon final 8 were not necessarily synonymous with current rankings and performance projections. After all, whilst 75% of WTA tour players were seeded and the remaining 25% surprise-packets, only 25% of these players collectively held a ranking inside the Top 10. On that merit, 75% of these players were not anticipated to progress to the Final 8 whereby simple dedication the Top 8 players should be left standing. But that rarely happens. And on this point alone is cause for concern — why a player’s ability to uphold their level of play throughout a given season is so problematic when they’re ranked inside the Top 10. The good news is that this isn’t always the case, but given 50% of Top 10 players prior to these Championships were not aligned with their respective ranking i.e. their level of play, this really underscores why only 25% of players were inside the Top 10 and when it came down to the Final 4, sure the respective 25% came through to make it look a little more substantial with 50% holding this key ranking range. Yet, the final delivered another 50% metric…

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Special Olympic Edition: Days 3, 4 & 5 of [TENNIS] Player Results at the 2024 Paris Olympics

This is episode 111 of ⁠⁠⁠Beyond Top 10 Tennis⁠⁠⁠ as we come LIVE to you from ⁠⁠⁠AM8 International⁠⁠⁠ with the latest Results from the 2024 Paris Olympics! Across Days 3, 4 & 5 and both Women’s and Men’s action with the limelight on Singles play & individual players across both Doubles and Mixed events. A historical preview of Olympic results and the common anomaly is shared as is the accomplishment of Andy Murray who remains the only player in the Open Era to defend his Olympic Gold. With more insights shared throughout this Special Olympic Edition, action from the 3rd Round / Round of 16 followed by the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals is shared. With the Women’s Gold medal & Bronze showdown set, the Men still have their respective Semi-Finals to unfold, but if there’s one thing for sure, Olympics are always full of surprises and Paris 2024 is yet to disappoint nor deviate from history. The Video for episode 111 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Notable ⁠⁠⁠Top 10⁠⁠⁠ exits include: Swiatek, Gauff, Paolini, Medvedev, Zverev & Ruud.

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #111 to learn more.