Replay The Point

David Goffin and Belgium return to the Davis Cup Final for the second time in three years as the Belgians defeated Nick Kyrgios and Australia.  Meanwhile, Jo-Wilfried won both of his singles rubbers against Serbia and now France will host Belgium for the right to hoist the 2017 Davis Cup.  Meanwhile in the World Group Playoffs, Marton Fucsovics won two singles matches and a doubles match as the Hungarians stunned Russia in Budapest.  Finally, Mikhail Kukushkin won both of his singles matches as Kazakhstan defeated Argentina, the 2016 Davis Cup Champions.  Join Jared Pine and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Sloane Stephens won her first major and Rafael Nadal won his 16th major at the 2017 US Open.  The women's game featured an All-American Final Four while a deciated men's draw created new opportunities for veteran players as well as the Next Gen youngsters.  Join Karen Helf & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Rafael Nadal steamrolled to his 16th major and 3rd US Open title last Sunday.  The Spaniard was rarely tested throughout the fortnight.  Meanwhile, the Davis Cup semifinals will be played this weekend as Nick Kyrgios will be back in action.  In addition, it was announced that both the Rome and Madrtid Masters will expand to a 96 draw, comparable to Indian Wells and Miami - good idea, or not?  Join Jared Pine & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Karen Helf & Pete Ziebron were in Cincinnati from first ball until Championship Point.  The WTA Roundtable shed some interesting light on the triumphs and struggles experienced by the top players.  Meanwhile, as Nick Kyrgios and David Ferrer enjoyed success, it was Grigor Dimitrov who took home the ATP Masters title.  Join Karen and Pete on Replay the Point.

Pete Ziebron covered the Western & Southern in Cincinnati from first ball in qualifying to Championship point won by Grigor Dimitrov.  Pete saw each and every point played by Nick Kyrgios and shares courtside insights on the heroic efforts by the misunderstood Aussie.  Despite a depleted field, fans were treated to blockbuster semifinals and the first Masters 1000 triumph by Dimitrov.  Join Jared Pine and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Karen Helf was on hand last week in Stanford and witnessed the All-American Final won by Madison Keys.  Concurrently, Aleaxnder Zverev collected his 4th title of the year in Washington, while Ekaterina Makarova won the WTA event in our nation's capital and came from a set down in each of her last three matches to capture the trophy.  This week the tours shift to Canada before returning to the US in Cincinnati next week.  Join Karen Helf & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.  

Roger Federer will play Canada for the first time since 2011, while defending Champion Novak Djokovic, along with Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic will not play in Montreal next week.  Meanwhile, the Washington 500 concludes this weekend, along with Los Cabos and yet another clay event in Kitzbuhel.  John Isner won two 250s in eight 8 days in July - can he threaten at the Masters 1000s or even at the US Open?  Isner's opening match in Canada against Juan Martin del Potro will be a solid barometer.  Join Jared Pine and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

This week, Karen Helf heads to Stanford as Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova are back in action.  Yesterday, Caroline Wozniacki lost her fifth consecutive final in 2017 - she has yet to win a set in Finals this year.  Meanwhile, for the second consecutive week, a Lucky Loser has won an ATP title and John Isner won his second title in eight days.  Join Karen Helf and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Garbine Muguruza won her second career major defeating Venus Williams in the Final and Roger Federer notched his eighth Wimbledon crown and nineteenth career major at The Championships this year.  Following a disappointing Roland Garros and grass court season, Muguruza stormed to the title.  Federer did not drop a set at Wimbledon - yet another new accomplishment for the Swiss.  Join Karen Helf and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Karen Helf spent the majority of last week attending the exciting WTA & ATP matches at historic Eastbourne.  Karolina Pliskova and Novak Djokovic emerged as the victors, however several other players excelled, including: Jo Konta, Heather Watson and Gael Monfils.  We take a look back at Eastbourne to see which players have been able to continue their fine form into Wimbledon as well as discuss those who have already been ousted from The Championships.  Join Karen Helf & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Roger Federer & Feliciano Lopez each won respective ATP 500 tournaments in Halle and London on Sunday.  While Federer breezed to his win against Alexander Zverev, Lopez fought valliantly in dispatching Marin Cilic.  Meanwhile, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic faield to even win a set in London.  This week, Novak Djokovic returns to action in Eastbourne while Wimbledon qualifying continues.  Just today, the ITF proposed significant changes to Davis Cup.  Join Jared Pine & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point

Karen Helf spent the majority of the week covering the Queen's Club tournament won by Feliciano Lopez.  The top 3 seeds were eliminated early while Marin Cilic reached the final and Denis Shapovalov and Thanasi Kokkinakis competed well.  This week, a loaded WTA field descends on Eastbourne while Wimbledon qualifying concurrently gets underway.  Join Karen Helf & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

The top three seeds at Queens were bounced out of the tournament immediately.  Meanwhile, Roger Federer corrects course thus far in Halle after crashing out to Tommy Haas last week in Stuttgart.  Plenty of questions remain on the ATP Tour as the third major of the year is within range.  Join Jared Pine and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Karen Helf arrived in Paris for the second week of action at Roland Garros.  Tonight, Karen elaborates on her experiences and observations from the City of Light.  Join Karen Helf and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Karen Helf attended the majority of the ATP & WTA action in Madrid a few weeks ago.  Today, Karen will elaborate on: Rafael Nadal's title, the impressive play of Dominic Thiem, the improved play of Novak Djokovic.  In addition, Simona Halep won the WTA title and Martina Hingis won yet another doubles title.  Join Karen Helf and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Rome provided a whirlwind of activity on the ATP Tour over the weekend.  Alexander Zverev won his first Masters 1000 title, Novak Djokovic appears to have received a confidence boost and Rafael Nadal's winning streak on clay ended as Dominic Thiem defeated the Spaniard.  Meanwhile, Djokovic added Andre Agassi to his team and left Uniqlo for Lacoste.  Join Jared Pine and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Rafael Nadal continues to torch the ATP Tour, racking up three titles in as many starts on the European clay.  Meanwhile Roger Federer has decided to skip Roland Garros to prepare for Wimbledon and the North American hard court season.  French Open Champion Novak Djokovic and Finalist Andy Murray seek to find their game this week in Rome before haeding to Paris.  Join Jared Pine & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Karen Helf is off to Madrid and will have a firsthand vantage point for all of the WTA and ATP action this week.  All eyes will be on Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.  In addition, there are major changes in Novak Djokovic's camp as he dismissed his entire team.  Join Karen Helf and Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Rafael Nadal continues to play solid tennis in 2017 and won his TENTH Monte-Carlo Masters.  This week, Nadal heads to Barcelona where he will play on Pista Rafa Nadal, the Center Court that has been named in his honour.  Hawkeye is used on all surfaces except clay and its absence altered the match as well as the state of mind of David Goffin in his semifinal against Nadal.  Is it time for Hawkeye to be used for clay events?  Concurrent to Barcelona, the ATP 250 in Budapest is being contested.  Join Jared Pine & Pete Ziebron on Replay the Point.

Rafa Nadal won his TENTH title at the Monte-Carlo Masters while the United States and Belarus reached the Fed Cup Final.  This week, Maria Sharapova returns to action in Stuttgart and the men do battle in Barcelona, while Serena Williams announces her pregnancy.  Join Karen Helf and Pete Ziebron for all the details on Replay the Point.