Rome - Medvedev, Rybakina reign in rain; Halep charged again; Roland Garros Mix chat

Published: May 22, 2023, 4:23 p.m.

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Another week in tennis, another tournament where the women were treated as second class citizens. This time, the singles final didn\\u2019t start until 11pm and the doubles final took place on a non-televised court. There were some reasons for this - rain being the obvious one - but Catherine, David and Matt discuss why this shouldn\\u2019t be acceptable.  

There\\u2019s also chat about Anhelina Kalinina\\u2019s great week before her unfortunate retirement in the final through injury, debate about whether Rome champions Elena Rybakina and Daniil Medvedev are in The Mix for Roland Garros, and much enjoyment from Medvedev\\u2019s dance/twist/whatever that was after he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas. 

Elsewhere, we discuss the fact that Simona Halep has been charged with a second and separate doping offence, and we look ahead to the French Open as qualifying gets underway. 


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