Osaka in reflection and parallels with Thiem as French Open field crumbles
We ask what we have learned - about Osaka, tennis and life - from Naomi Osaka's very public withdrawal from the French Open, what on earth has happened to Dominic Thiem and who gave the best press con...
4 Kesä 20211h 6min
Federer's French Open is a glorified practice week - but for Tsitsipas it's a chance to step up
Roger Federer's return to action was a disappointing defeat to Pablo Andujar, suggesting his French Open campaign will be a damp squib - but for Stefanos Tsitsipas the right draw could represent his b...
25 Touko 202157min
Novak vs Nadal - the greatest rivalry of all-time?
We ask big questions about Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, as well as little questions about Ash Barty and Roger Federer - and some medium-sized ones about Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Iga Swiatek....
17 Touko 20211h 6min
The new Nadal will be created by... flat tennis balls?
Calvin relives a heated argument about how flat tennis balls can (or cannot) simulate clay-court training and bemoans the lack of "natural surfaces" available in the UK. Meanwhile, George has yet anot...
10 Touko 20211h 3min
Novak's no-show is forgotten and forgiven thanks to the Barty-Swiatek show
Ash Barty and Iga Swiatek may be playing each other on clay for big titles for years to come, and tournaments that cannot attract Novak Djokovic may not worry too much if they can.Elsewhere, Cam Norri...
4 Touko 20211h 1min
Zverev, Moutet and Kyle Edmund walk into a bar - what happens next?
The answer? A scrap, watched by Kyle Edmund.Otherwise we discuss the form of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who seem to be shying away from the French Open favourite's tag, while Ash Barty seizes it...
26 Huhti 20211h 3min
Nadal lost, Djokovic lost, Evans went deep - so forget everything you thought you knew about the clay
Rafael Nadal was left reeling from an interview with George Bellshaw, so much so that he lost on clay. We talk about the red-dirt GOAT (Stefanos Tsitsipas, of course), Andrey Rublev's 1D tennis and ou...
19 Huhti 20211h 2min
Felix, Toni and the Bald Deniers
Mike McIntyre of the Tennis Canada Podcast makes a guest appearance to talk Felix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Annie Fernandez and more, Calvin reveals his guilty pleasure Madonna song and George insists h...
12 Huhti 20211h 6min
