How Federer’s racquet change helped him conquer Nadal, the Big Four unite and Venus Williams picks her dream dinner guests

With James Gray on holiday, Calvin Betton and George Bellshaw discuss all the latest news from the tennis world, including:

• Novak Djokovic joins the Laver Cup but will having the Big Four on the same squad turn it into a global event?
• What does Roger Federer's choice of racquet tell us about his career? 
• Dominic Thiem makes a semi-final, he's not had a chance to defend his 2020 US Open title yet...
• Lorenzo Musetti goes for underarm serve on match point in the semi-finals but still wins and goes on to beat Carlos Alcaraz to the title, while the Spaniard becomes the second-youngest since 2000 (after Rafa Nadal) to reach the top five in the world
• Casper Ruud beats Matteo Berrettini to the title in Gstaad
• Irina-Camelia Begu triumphs in Palermo
• Bernarda Pera shocks Anett Kontaveit to claim victory in Hamburg
• Andrea Gaudenzi discusses a grass court Masters and hints it will lean towards Germany
• Elina Svitolina criticises governing bodies for lack of support over Ukraine war while Iga Swiatek holds a high-profile fundraiser and vows keep focus on it
• AND FINALLY... Venus Williams’ dream tennis dinner party...

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