Inside the chaos in Dubai as Iranian air strikes leave players stranded

Tennis Unfiltered

Calvin Betton gives us the inside scoop on what life in Dubai is like right now with Henry Patten, Harri Heliovaara and Boris Chernov all stuck in the United Arab Emirates, where at time of recording the airspace remains closed until further notice as a result of Iranian air strikes.

And with George Bellshaw away, Ben Rothenberg of Bounces (https://www.benrothenberg.com/) fills in as our resident red head, while James Gray anchors as usual.

They discussed..

- The chaos in Dubai where no one seems to have a good way out of the city

- Harri and Henry winning the doubles title with explosions in the background

- Daniil Medvedev finally ends the curse by winning a repeat title, but with an asterisk after Tallon Griekspoor pulls out injured

- WTA Austin introduces a "Rage Room" for private racket smashes, but no one knows if Taylor Townsend used it after losing to Peyton Stearns in the final

- Taylor Fritz says the Dunlop ball at Indian Wells is going to get very slow indeed

- And finally, Jack Draper's haircut

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2026-03-03 66 min

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