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For our 1000th episode we got to talk about a lot of aggro between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas, a shock defeat for the World No.1 Iga Swiatek, and Amanda Anisimova backhands. The tennis gods must have been looking down on us.  BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Last week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived were released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Read us in The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/sports/tennis/tennis-podcast-wimbledon.html Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The tennis finished early on Friday which meant that for the first time since the tournament began we got to record on site! But there was no shortage of stories and we get stuck into statement performances from Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Ons Jabeur, British success in the form of Cameron Norrie and Heather Watson, notable wins for Frances Tiafoe and Jelena Ostapenko, and mini upsets with defeats for Angelique Kerber and Maria Sakkari. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Last week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived were released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Read us in The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/sports/tennis/tennis-podcast-wimbledon.html Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was another eventful day at Wimbledon, with wins for Katie Boulter and Liam Broady standing out from a British perspective. Catherine, David and Matt talk about why they were pretty big deals and get stuck in to all of the other big talking points. Is Nick Kyrgios in The Mix? When will Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal start playing better? And how is round three shaping up? We also talk about the form of Petra Kvitova, leftover aggro from Harmony Tan and Tamara Korpatsch, and the Wimbledon roof policy. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Last week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived were released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Read us in The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/sports/tennis/tennis-podcast-wimbledon.html Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There was a morning after the night before feel to Day 3 at Wimbledon. Rain delayed the start of play by a couple of hours and when it eventually did begin, defeats for Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray dampened home spirits. In a podcast which goes in many directions, Catherine, David and Matt discuss those results and the press conferences which followed, as well as the rest of the day’s stories, including a much better performance from Novak Djokovic, Anett Kontaveit’s covid struggles, Garbine Muguruza’s total lack of confidence, the wide open section in the men’s draw, and unmissable aggro involving doubles partners Tamara Korpatsch and Harmony Tan.  BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Last week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived were released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Read us in The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/sports/tennis/tennis-podcast-wimbledon.html Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a day which began with Matteo Berrettini’s withdrawal after testing positive for covid-19, and ended with Serena Williams’ departing Centre Court possibly for the last time after a dramatic loss to Harmony Tan, meaning it was a day of big emotions all round. As the clock ticked past midnight, Catherine, David and Matt tried to process it all. How did it feel to watch Serena again? And what might she do next? We also talked about battling wins for Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Coco Gauff, Nick Kyrgios’ press conference, Iga Swiatek opening Centre Court and our New York Times appearance! BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Last week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived were released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Read us in The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/sports/tennis/tennis-podcast-wimbledon.html Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Day one at Wimbledon began slowly with rain suspending play for a few hours, but soon came to life with Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray on Centre, a couple of epic five setters with big implications for the men's draw, and David's finalist prediction coming crashing down. Catherine, David and Matt got together at Tennis Podcast Towers to talk it all through: - Jabeur puts Roland Garros behind her - Haddad Maia defeated, David despairs - Raducanu embraces Centre Court debut - Djokovic wins but doesn’t look quite right - Murray's underarm serve  - Alcaraz wins five set thriller  - Hurkacz loses bizarre match to Davidovich Fokina - Lowest first day attendance since 2007 BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Last week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived were released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Catherine, David and Matt are back together, sitting on a bench above Court 18, to look ahead to Wimbledon 2022. With less than one day to go until the tournament starts, we look through the draws, discuss what the players said on media day, and scrutinise David's predictions. Why does Simona Halep not have the honour of opening Centre Court on Tuesday? What do we expect from Serena Williams this fortnight? Has Ons Jabeur put what happened at Roland Garros behind her? How quickly will Rafael Nadal find his feet on the grass? Who is the biggest threat to Novak Djokovic in the top half? And what's the latest with Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu's injuries? BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. This week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived will be released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Serena Williams is back! Catherine, David and Matt react to the news that she’s playing doubles in Eastbourne before heading to Wimbledon for singles. How did we feel when she announced her return? And how might she fare at Wimbledon?  More good news followed this week when Rafael Nadal announced that his radio frequency ablation therapy had gone well and that he plans to play Wimbledon, but Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal and doubts over the fitness of Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu did dampen spirits.  We cover all of that, review title-winning weeks for Matteo Berrettini, Hubert Hurkacz, Ons Jabeur and Beatriz Haddad Maia, and debate who is in the Wimbledon Mix. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. This week, two new episodes of Wimbledon Re-Lived will be released. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back from Paris and the grass court season is upon us! David, Catherine and Matt discuss the sudden surface switch, Catherine's experience of media day at Queen's, the winning return of Matteo Berrettini in Stuttgart, the brilliant form of Andy Murray followed by a concerning injury, the pressures on Emma Raducanu, and Tim Van Rijthoven's fairytale run in 's-Hertogenbosch. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's hard to know what to say about the extraordinary Rafael Nadal winning a 14th Roland Garros title and a 22nd Grand Slam title, but Catherine, David and Matt try their best to put his achievement into words. How did Casper Ruud provide the perfect match up for Nadal? Did Ruud's idolisation of Nadal affect the match? In what way did the match not quite feel fitting for the occasion? What does Nadal plan to do now to treat his foot? And will he end up winning the Grand Slam race? BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iga Swiatek is the Roland Garros champion for a second time, beating Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 to win her 35th consecutive match. After watching it together in the stadium, Catherine, David and Matt discuss how Swiatek asserted her dominance, whether Gauff was nervous, how on earth someone might beat Swiatek in this form, the two press conferences, Swiatek's prospects at Wimbledon, and much more. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a weird day at Roland Garros, with Alexander Zverev's injury curtailing the first semi-final and a protestor interrupting the second. Catherine, David and Matt discuss where the matches were won and lost, how the conditions impacted Zverev vs. Nadal, the emotional toll this tournament is taking on Nadal, what happened to Marin Cilic as he faded, and why reaching a first slam final is a big deal for Casper Ruud. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek set up a dream women's final, Catherine, David and Matt are joined by Pam Shriver to review the semi-finals, to discuss the careers of Gauff and Swiatek to date and the possibility of a new rivalry blossoming, and to look ahead to Saturday's final. How has Gauff developed over the last few years? And how does Swiatek compare to other dominant World No.1s? We also chat about the men's semi-finals and the spectacular Casper Ruud-Holger Rune aggro before moving on to Catherine's chat with Amelie Mauresmo about the night session scheduling and issue of how female players have been treated at this tournament. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With everyone still recovering from the very late finish to Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic, Wednesday dawned with Amelie Mauresmo’s press conference, and Catherine was there to ask her about why the scheduling has favoured men’s matches over women’s matches this tournament. Mauresmo's comments - that it’s because men’s tennis is more appealing - cast a big shadow over the day’s play and we talked about why they were so damaging and disappointing on the pod. Elsewhere, we discuss Iga Swiatek's form, whether Jessica Pegula can do even better than Grand Slam quarter-finals, how Daria Kasatkina and Casper Ruud both broke new ground, and Marin Cilic's continued resurgence. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've known for years that you should never count out Rafael Nadal. And yet we keep doing it! After his epic four set victory over Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros, Catherine, David and Matt gather in the middle of the night to talk about how he did it and what it all means. There's chat about Nadal's fast start, Djokovic's recovery, the way Nadal looked physically stronger, the role of the crowd, the tension between the two players, and Nadal's press conference where he stressed once again that he could be playing his final Roland Garros. Elsewhere, what happened to Carlos Alcaraz today? Was this the best Grand Slam performance of Zverev's career? And in what way has tennis left us feeling uncomfortable when talking about Zverev? In the women's draw, we discuss how Martina Trevisan overcame Leylah Fernandez's spirited fightback and how mature Coco Gauff looked in her victory over Sloane Stephens. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Monday was the day when the bottom half of the men's draw blew wide open, with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev both losing to inspired performances from Holger Rune and Marin Cilic. Is that the best Cilic has played since the 2014 US Open? How did Tsitsipas assess the match in his press conference? And who is favourite to come through the bottom half? In the women's draw, we talk about an epic first set between Iga Swiatek and Qinwen Zheng, the importance of Zheng openly talking about her period pains, the ever reliable Jessica Pegula, and the scintillating form of Daria Kasatkina. Finally, there's a preview of Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic LIX. Why has it been scheduled at night? And how might the conditions affect the match? BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We asked the tennis gods for better matches, and they delivered, with Rafael Nadal defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime in five sets on Sunday. How come it never ceases to be amazing to watch Nadal win like this at Roland Garros? Will he recover in time for Djokovic? And is Felix getting closer? Elsewhere, Catherine, David and Matt are stunned by the level of Carlos Alcaraz and assess his quarter-final against Alexander Zverev. In the women's draw, is Coco Gauff ready to go all the way? How did Leylah Fernandez expose Amanda Anisimova's weaknesses? And is Sloane Stephens back to her best? Oh, and Roger Federer's got a dog. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you perk up a dull day at Roland Garros? You get Simon Briggs on the pod! He joined Catherine, David and Matt to talk through Iga Swiatek's worst performance in a while and why Qinwen Zheng could trouble her in the next round, the excellent form of Daniil Medvedev, a bad day for French players on Chatrier, Paula Badosa's injury, a much-needed easy win for Stefanos Tsitsipas, and growing excitement for a potential Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal quarter-final. While Simon was with us, he also told us about how much he has to write about Emma Raducanu and the latest news he's hearing about Wimbledon's Russia ban. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For our second pod of the day, Catherine, David and Matt are together to talk through everything which happened at Roland Garros. There's chat about Carlos Alcaraz's statement performance against Sebastian Korda, how the scheduling might affect the potential quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic which moved a step nearer, big wins for fan favourites Leylah Fernandez and Jil Teichmann, a sad end to Amanda Anisimova vs Karolina Muchova, and tempered excitement about Sloane Stephens' form. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On 27th May 2012, Catherine and David recorded the first edition of The Tennis Podcast in David’s parent’s house. Ten years later, we’ve come a long way, and we marked the occasion by recording a bonus podcast from on site at Roland Garros with our favourite guest, Mary Carillo!  Mary tells us some stories from her visits to Paris over the years and we can get stuck into some of the biggest issues facing tennis today.  BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST  Friends of The Tennis Podcast help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions, and Grand Slam review shows. The two new episodes of Roland Garros Re-Lived, covering Mats Wilander's win in 1982 and The Amelie Mauresmo Story, are up now. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Sign up to our newsletter - https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter Follow us on: Instagram - www.instagram/thetennispodcast Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.