Eddie and Alastair review a remarkable Miami Open from a Tennis Asia perspective. Alex Eala, the 19-year-old from the Philippines, more than justified her wild card by going all the way to the semifinals. She beat three slam winners in Ostapenko, Keys and Swiatek in straight sets, making history for her country and sending her flying up to no. 75 in the WTA rankings.

Coleman Wong of Hong Kong also made his history of his own by winning his first-round match in Miami and then beating no. 13 seed Ben Shelton in a remarkable match.

Meanwhile, on the ITF Tour, the former world no. 19, Chung Hyeon, won his third title of 2025, propelling him back into the world's top 500 for the first time in almost 3 years. Could we see him back at the top level again?

Eddie and Alastair preview the upcoming 2025 Indian Wells Open from a Tennis Asia perspective, featuring Zheng Qinwen, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori, Zhang Zhizhen, Elena Rybakina, Buyunchaokete and more.

On Episode 24 of the Tennis Asia Podcast, we review a very successful week for three teenage players on the professional circuit, namely 15-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and 17-year-old Manas Dhamne, both from India, and 17-year-old Wakana Sonobe of Japan. Maaya, who recently joined the Rafa Nadal Academy, came through qualifying to reach the semifinals of the WTA 125 event in Mumbai, while Manas Dhamne won his first professional title, becoming the second youngest Indian male to do so. Indian tennis journalist, Haresh Ramchandani, was at the event in Mumbai and he joined Eddie to give us the lowdown on these talented prospects as well as Indian tennis as a whole. Meanwhile, Sonobe qualified for the WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi and won her first-round match, just after lifting the girls singles trophy at the Australian Open. The future of Asian tennis is looking bright!

We run through the men's and women's singles draws for the upcoming 2025 Australian Open, with our focus of course on the Asian players (mostly).

It's episode 22 of the Tennis Asia Podcast, and we cover an eventful week and a half, including the ATP tournament in Hong Kong where Kei Nishikori made his first final in 6 years, Jerry Shang retiring due to illness, Hyeon Chung winning his first title since 2019, Naomi Osaka making the final in Auckland but sadly retiring, Aoi Ito winning her first WTA 125 title only to come up short in Melbourne, and a look ahead to the Davis Cup ties featuring Japan, Korea and Chinese Taipei.

Tennis Asia is in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Tennis Open being held in the first week of the 2025 season. Some of Asia's finest players will battle it out alongside established stars and young up-and-comers for the title in preparation for the upcoming Australian Open.

Tennis Asia Podcast gives the rundown of our top 10 players from Asia in the 2024 season, featuring men and women from the singles and doubles circuits.

Who will make the top 10 and who just missed out? Listen/watch to find out!

We're finally back with Tennis Asia Podcast Episode 19, which features:

-Zheng Qinwen's admirable run to the final in her first WTA Finals appearance, ultimately coming up short in a classic match against Coco Gauff in Riyadh.

-Kei Nishikori's title win at the Helsinki Challenger, his first in over a year, putting him on the verge of the top 100.

-ATP Challenger roundup

-Preview of Billie Jean King Cup where Japan will take on Romania