# Who's Next in the New Big Three? Shelton and Fils Stake a Claim, Plus Rybakina's 2nd Porsche Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/who-s-next-in-the-new-big-three-shelton-and-fils-stake-a-claim-plus-rybakina-s-2nd-porsche Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/who-s-next-in-the-new-big-three-shelton-and-fils-stake-a-claim-plus-rybakina-s-2nd-porsche.md Podcast: [Ground Pass: A Tennis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111) Published: 2026-04-20T15:47:53+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/ground-pass/episodes/whos-next-in-the-new-big-three-shelton-and-fils-stake-a-clai Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/651ccfef9b495d0012f9d190/e/69e64aaa289eeb2c7b17db52/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/episodes/who-s-next-in-the-new-big-three-shelton-and-fils-stake-a-claim-plus-rybakina-s-2nd-porsche Duration seconds: 2573 ## Resource Nick is on his own for the mini pod this week while I'm off the grid, and there is a lot to get through. Rybakina picks up her second Porsche in Stuttgart after surviving a Leylah Fernandez match that nearly became the women's match of the year. Karolina Muchova finally gets Coco Gauff. Mirra Andreeva keeps rolling on indoor clay. Marta Kostyuk wins Rouen in an all-Ukrainian final alongside 19-year-old Veronika Podrez. Arthur Fils takes Barcelona as Alcaraz pulls out, and Ben Shelton wins on European clay in Munich. Plus what's happening with Marketa Vondrusova and a Madrid preview missing two of its biggest names. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Stuttgart: A Premier WTA Event 04:31 Zeynep Somnez and Leylah Fernandez shine 09:26 Karolina Muchova's big win 16:59 Ruan WTA 250: New Faces and Rising Stars 19:27 Quick re-cap of Rouen 23:02 Injury Challenges for Alcaraz 25:03 The Impact of Player Withdrawals 26:17 No Novak Djokovic yet 27:38 Arthur Fils wins in Barcelona 29:04 Name to remember - Rafa Jodar 30:16 On to Munich - Fonseca takes steps forward 32:47 Ethan Quinn & Ben Shelton's Breakthrough on Clay 36:23 Off Court News 39:15 Madrid Open Preview 41:17 Outro 💬 Don’t forget to give us a leave is a 5 ⭐️ rating and drop us a comment  Want to Support Ground Pass - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/support Our New Merch is LIVE!!! Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop   Where You can Find us Online: Substack - https://groundpass.substack.com   Website - www.groundpasspodcast.com   Email - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass   Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Groun… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/episodes/who-s-next-in-the-new-big-three-shelton-and-fils-stake-a-claim-plus-rybakina-s-2nd-porsche/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/who-s-next-in-the-new-big-three-shelton-and-fils-stake-a-claim-plus-rybakina-s-2nd-porsche.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.