# Rome - So is Swiatek back, or what? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/rome-so-is-swiatek-back-or-what Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/rome-so-is-swiatek-back-or-what.md Podcast: [The Tennis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442) Published: 2026-05-15T11:05:43+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/rome-so-is-swiatek-back-or-what Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a06fe07a8fad4c1be13333a/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/rome-so-is-swiatek-back-or-what Duration seconds: 5823 ## Resource Catherine, David and Matt review an eventful few days of action in Rome and look ahead to finals weekend.  Part one - WTA (00:00 - 44:40). We discuss how Elina Svitolina and Coco Gauff have both reached the final, including Svitolina’s remarkable wins on back-to-back nights over Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek, as well as Gauff’s battling victory over Mirra Andreeva and gradual improvement in form. Who has the edge in the final? Plus, we analyse Swiatek’s tournament and wonder what it means for Roland Garros, and we hear Pam Shriver’s observations from her time coaching in Rome.  Part two - ATP (44:41 - 1:15:10). We start with Jannik Sinner’s record-breaking run as he sweeps through the field while managing some fatigue. But there’s plenty of chaos around Sinner to discuss, including a thrilling win for Daniil Medvedev against Martin Landaluce, a late-night, smoke-interrupted epic between Luciano Darderi and Rafael Jodar, and some very graceless quotes from Alexander Zverev. There’s collective joy that Arthur Fils will be fit for Roland Garros and sadness that Lorenzo Musetti has withdrawn.  Part three - News (1:15:11 - 1:37:03). We react to the news that Andy Murray will coach Jack Draper for the grass court season and give our thoughts on Carlos Alcaraz’s Vanity Fair cover.  Become a  ⁠Friend of The Tennis Podcast⁠ Check out our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !  Talk tennis with Friends on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to receive our free  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/rome-so-is-swiatek-back-or-what/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/rome-so-is-swiatek-back-or-what.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.