Episode 1 - Belinda Bencic

Happy New Year! Match Point Canada is officially back with our first episode of 2025, and thrilled to welcome returning guest Belinda Bencic to the podcast. The gold medallist and 8-time WTA singles winner officially returned to the circuit late last year and has quickly found her form and game as she gears up for the Australian Open. We discuss her return to action, a career spanning generations and facing the Williams sisters, goals for the year, and she also builds her perfect women's player! Meanwhile, Ben and Mike break down the opening week of the tennis calendar as Coco Gauff lit up the United Cup. They also give their names on the WTA and ATP of who is trending up for 2025. All of that and more on our first episode of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Match Point Canada, Canada's premier tennis podcast! Hosted by Canadian tennis writer and analyst Mike McIntyre and radio broadcaster and journalist Ben Lewis, Match Point Canada provides in depth weekly coverage of the ATP and WTA with a focus on Canada’s top players. They also speak with some of the biggest athletes in the sport today, including Ons Jabeur, Daniil Medvedev, Coco Gauff, Casper Ruud, Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez, Andy Roddick, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and many more.