# Sabalenka Defends, Alcaraz downs Sinner, Anisimova repeats, the Top 3 remain Strong & Djokovic back into the Top 5, this is your Wrap for Week of 8 September

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Published: 2025-09-08T10:42:06+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondtop10tennis/episodes/Sabalenka-Defends--Alcaraz-downs-Sinner--Anisimova-repeats--the-Top-3-remain-Strong--Djokovic-back-into-the-Top-5--this-is-your-Wrap-for-Week-of-8-September-e37ug6l
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This is episode 178 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 week on the WTA tour: 2025 US Open Championships (U.S) ; followed by this week’s tournament on the WTA tour (still in-action ): SP Open (Brazil) & Guadalajara Open (Mexico) ; PLUS the last week on the ATP tour: 2025 US Open Championships (U.S) ; followed by this week’s tournament on the ATP tour (still in-action ): Davis Cup 2nd Round Qualifiers . This week’s episode zeroes in on the 2025 US Open and your Champions – how Anisimova was able to beat Switatek, Osaka over Gauff, and Sabalenka maintain her baseline that’s above all the Top 3; how Alcaraz was able to lift against Djokovic and then Sinner, Auger-Alissame showed how to take advantage of Sinner’s game; Pegula’s form almost overriding Sabalenka and Osaka’s new found form almost stopping Anisimova from achieving Paolini’s feat of 2024. It’s a big episode with WORK BOOK⁠ + ⁠BLACK BOOK⁠ insights, focused on the 8%⁠ and the ⁠8⁠ ⁠Keys⁠ with Dr Berge’s data modelling at a minimum of 75% or higher – including a 100% rate of success! The Video for episode 178 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠⁠Key⁠⁠⁠ Players this week include: Your New 2025 US Open Champions – Sabalenka & Alcaraz , and your Finalists – Anisimova & Sinner! Congratulations to all! To order Dr Berge's NEW RELEASE “ My [Tennis] Work Book ” (March, 2025), head here , or to order “ My [Tennis] Black Book: Federer, Nadal, Serena, Djokovic ” (December, 2024) s…

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