Clay Season Is Here. Sinner vs Alcaraz, Vacherot’s Monte Carlo Run, and Lilli Tagger’s Breakthrough

This week on Ground Pass, Anastasia and Nick settle in for the start of the European clay season and break down a busy week across Monte Carlo and Linz. They get into another chapter of the Sinner vs Alcaraz rivalry, the magic of Valentin Vacherot’s run at his home Masters, and why Monte Carlo keeps ending up on every tennis fan’s travel wish list.They also talk about Lilli Tagger’s breakout week in Linz, Mirra Andreeva’s title run, Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, Holger Rune’s return timeline, Coco Gauff and the conversation around how athletes are discussed online, plus the latest from Ground Pass including the new spring merch drop and what to watch this coming week.Links:Send us a voice memo: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/voice-memo Christian’s Court Video: https://youtu.be/bwGyprsE8-4?si=siQvc7zIihQckyalHard Court Substack article: https://substack.com/@hardcourt/note/c-241769609?r=47h9qh&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-actionYevheniia Petrova, designer of the Ground Pass shirts: https://www.instagram.com/yev.hen.iia?igsh=Z2xrb2VjZXBzdGZlNew Merch: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shopChapters:00:00 Home Sweet Home: A Week of Rest02:47 A Voice Memo from Monte Carlo10:06 The fairytale continues for Valentin Vacherot13:58 Sincaraz Finals are back26:51 American Players on Clay: A Struggle30:40 Another hometown run in Linz - But first Ostapenko33:57 Lilli Tagger has arrived36:49 An inspired Austrian Anastasia Potapova38:14 Mirra Andreeva's Resilience in Finals41:44 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers Overview44:58 Holger Rune's Comeback Announcement47:14 Coco Gauff's Social Media Controversy52:45 Monte Carlo Merch Controversy59:23 Our New Merch is live01:01:36 Coming up "This Week in Tennis"01:14:22 Players of the Fortnight01:19:51 OutroWe have Merch!!! Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop  💬 Don’t forget to give us a rating and drop us a comment ⭐️Subscribe to Our Substack at - https://groundpass.substack.com Visit Our Website at - www.groundpasspodcast.com Email us at - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com Follow us for daily updates on Social:Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast X: https://x.com/groundpasspodDisclaimer: This video does not contain a paid for advertisement. PR samples are denoted by the term ‘ad - gifted’. Links containing ad affiliate links are denoted by a '*'. This means that if you click on an affiliate link, go through to the retailer and purchase an item, we will receive a small percentage of your purchase. Check out our website for a full disclaimer: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/about  Hosted on Acast. See acast.co