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ABIGAIL JOHNSON ON BOULTER AND AUGER-ALIASSIME'S TITLES + GAUFF AND RADUCANU'S NEXT MOVES | PODCAST

Abigail Johnson joins the podcast to discuss all the tennis around the globe as the 2026 season gets going. Johnson recaps the titles won on the WTA tour by Katie Boulter and Sorana Cirstea, and explains how Felix Auger-Aliassime was able to secure his 9th career ATP title in Montpellier. The broadcaster also examines what's next for Emma Raducanu, and explores how women's tennis in Czechia continues to shine after 20-year-old Sara Bejlek won her first pro tournament. Johnson also dives into the WTA 1000 event in Doha, which has seen defending champ Amanda Anisimova and fellow American Coco Gauff bounced early. The commentator discusses where Gauff goes from here, Aryna Sabalenka's decision to skip the event, and looks at a hoist of other topics including Serena Williams' being cleared to play pro tennis at the end of the month. Hosted by Mitch Michals. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Adjusting to timezones as a traveling tennis commentator 2:20 How tennis players adjust to their intense travel schedule 3:05 Johnson's takeaways from witnessing the 2026 Australian Open up close 4:20 The Alcaraz/Zverev match became instantly dramatic 5:15 Reflecting on Djokovic's improbable win over Jannik Sinner in Melbourne 6:52 Does Elena Rybakina have the highest ceiling on the WTA tour? 9:00 Aryna Sabalenka decides not to play Doha 10:43 Katie Boulter wins the title in Ostrava 12:00 Boulter gets back into the Top 100 and wins her first title since 2024 14:10 How Boulter was able to measure herself against a top player like Belinda Bencic 16:08 Sara Bejlek wins her first title in Abu Dhabi 17:25 Johnson on the 20-year-old Bejlek's playing style 18:47 How does Czechia keep producing uniquely talented women's players? 19:59 Sorana Cirstea wins the Tranylvania Open 20:50 Cirstea wins on home soil in the final season of her career 21:55 Emma Raducanu reaches her first final since the 2021 US Open 22:50 Johnson on Raducanu's start to the 2026 season 24:30 Raducanu's coaching changes will be under a microscope going forward 26:38 Felix Auger-Aliassime wins Montpellier for the second straight year 27:30 Auger-Aliassime now has 9 titles, the most of any Canadian man ever 29:40 Can Auger-Aliassime remain consistent and push the ATP's very best? 31:55 The gap between Alcaraz/Sinner and the rest leaves some openings and opportunity 32:30 Johnson assesses Arthur Fils' form after his return in Montpellier 33:45 Will Fils return to success in 2026? 35:08 Jack Draper plays a Davis Cup singles tie for Great Britain in his return to action 36:35 Draper was a bonafide threat to everyone when he played in 2025 38:20 Elisabetta Cocciaretto upsets Coco Gauff in Doha 40:40 Gauff loses back-to-back matches: Is there a cause for concern? 42:20 Opponents get up for matches against Coco Gauff 43:00 The forehand and serve is not yet consistent for Gauff 44:30 Young stars such as Viktoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva are emerging on the WTA 46:00 Would Gauff take time to completely overhaul her forehand? 46:49 Karolina Pliskova advanced over defending Doha champ Amanda Anisimova, who retired 47:30 How Anisimova will handle a higher ranking and higher expectations 48:30 Pliskova continues on in her successful comeback 49:00 The tennis season rages on worldwide in February 50:05 Marin Cilic notches his 600th win over Learner Tien 50:55 Cilic is happy to be healthy and competitive 51:45 Serena Williams will be cleared to compete in less than two weeks 52:15 Will Serena return to the court? 53:15 Serena and Venus reuniting as doubles partners could be happening soon 54:30 Thanks to Abigail Johnson for appearing on The Inside-In Tennis Podcast! You can listen to this episode here: Apple: https://t.co/qyEu0Felvp Spotify: https://t.co/Fgg4SmyEjM Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/es-co/podcas...