WIMBLEDON THOUGHTS WITH ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: OSAKA AND FRITZ ROAR + PEGULA VS. GAUFF | FULL PODCAST

Alexandra Stevenson joins the show to breakdown all the drama at Wmbledon, where we will crown a different women's champion for the 10th straight year. Stevenson recaps Naomi Osaka's impressive win over Aryna Sabalenka, and explains how the Japanese superstar has returned to her top form. The former Wimbledon semifinalist also looks at a pending showdown between Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff, and dives into where each player has as advantage on the grass. Stevenson shares her thoughts on Karolina Muchova's style of play, Marta Kostyuk's athleticism, and how Linda Noskova has leveled up in 2026. On the men's side, Stevenson shares her thoughts on Novak Djokovic's sustained brilliance at 39 years old. The former pro examines whether Felix Auger-Aliassime can challenge the Serbian legend, and whether Jannik Sinner can reach his top gear at these Wimbledon championships. And Stevenson assesses Taylor Fritz's chances to go all the way at The All England Club or if Alexander Zverev, Flavio Cobolli or British Wild Card Arthur Ferry can keep their Wimbledon dreams alive. Hosted by Mitch Michals. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:50 Stevenson reached the Wimbledon Semifinals as a qualifier in 1999 2:10 Seeing new faces emerge brings up emotions for Stevenson 2:55 Arthur Ferry reaches the QF as a Wild Card 4:00 Britain's own Ferry won back-to-back five setters that went to Match Tiebreakers 5:00 Ferry is a Stanford Cardinal alumni 5:40 Flavio Cobolli follows up his Roland Garros run with a successful Wimbledon 6:36 This will be the 10th straight year we have a different women's champ 7:50 Naomi Osaka defeats World No. 1 in straight sets 8:52 Stevenson on why Osaka can outhit anyone 9:45 Osaka is in great physical shape and is a real threat to win Wimbledon 10:35 Osaka is happy on court, Sabalenka is not 11:21 Sabalenka's game on the grass 12:20 Dealing with the weight of expectations is tough for everyone 12:25 Karolina Muchova beats Barbora Krjecikova to reach the quarterfinals 13:30 Muchova's style translates well on grass 14:13 Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula set for an All-American showdown at Wimbledon 15:00 Pegula's opportunity to win her first major title 15:40 Gauff may have turned a corner towards the end of her match vs Bencic 17:20 Pegula and Gauff: A tale of the tape 18:54 Jasmine Paolini defeats Alexandra Eala to reach the final 8 in London 19:45 Stevenson on what made the difference for Paolini 20:30 Roger Federer made an appearance at Wimbledon 21:15 Paolini reached the Wimbledon final in 2024 21:50 Eala is a pioneer for Filipino tennis, and a very good grass court player 23:50 Stevenson on WTA serving room for improvement 24:21 Iga Swiatek's serve was vulnerable in a losing effort to Eala 25:00 Elise Mertens reaches her first Wimbledon quarterfinal 26:13 Marta Kostyuk's successful 2026 season continues at Wimbledon 27:10 Stevenson on Kostyuk's dress being above the rest 27:51 Linda Noskova keeps winning on the grass, into her first Wimbledon QF 28:40 Predicting the bottom half of the Women's Draw 29:21 Novak Djokovic is a master at managing his energy as majors progress 30:20 Jannik Sinner's path is clear to a semifinal 30:50 Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to the QF after getting a little testy with Davidovich-Fokina 31:25 Should an player be able to call a physio during their opponent's serve? 32:11 Djokovic vs. Auger-Aliassime in a highly-anticipated quarterfinal match 33:30 Jan-Lennard Struff advances to play Sinner next 34:15 Sinner vs. the heat is still a topic to monitor 35:15 A first-time finalist will emerge on the bottom of the men's draw 35:55 Taylor Fritz is riding high as he reaches the quarterfinals at Wimbledon 37:00 Fritz is finally feeling healthy as Wimbledon ramps up 38:10 Alexander Zverev leads Jiri Lehecka as curfew postpones the match 39:00 Zverev might be playing with house money at Wimbledon 40:00 Fritz vs. Zverev would be the QF, with Fritz winning their last seven matches 41:10 Zverev's chances to contend at Wimbledon after winning Roland Garros 42:18 Predicting how Wimbledon will play out with Alexandra Stevenson 45:05 Stevenson on coaching at the junior level 47:01 Stevenson is a HUGE fan of musicals 48:48 Thanks to Alexandra Stevenson for appearing on The Inside-In Tennis Podcast! You can listen to this episode here: Apple: https://t.co/TdYO1zuuF1 Spotify: https://t.co/qCzdquJ6YF iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-th... #tennis #podcast #sports #insideintennispodcast #wimbledon