Wimbledon Day 7 - Murray overcomes big Ivo, Kyrgios, Berdych fall, Serena downs Venus, Djokovic/Anderson come back tomorrow

The US Open and Grand Slam season may be over for another year, but the tennis news keeps coming, with Simona Halep receiving a four-year ban following breaches of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. Catherine, David and Matt react to the 126-page report published by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. Elsewhere, there’s chat about a week of Davis Cup action which saw the very best of the what the competition has to offer as Great Britain beat France in a thrilling tie in Manchester, but also threw up big existential questions about the event’s future, with lots of ties played in front of poor crowds and the elimination of Spain meaning that there will be no host nation at the Finals in November. WIN THE TENNIS TRIP OF A LIFETIME!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 18th September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Sep 20231h

Novak Djokovic is a 24 time Grand Slam winner and Catherine, David and Matt have to find new words to say about one of the sport's greatest ever champions. Reflecting on his victory over Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Sunday night, there's analysis of Djokovic serve and volley tactic, the stubbornness of Medvedev, an extraordinary 1h44m second set where Medvedev had his chances, the resilience of Djokovic, and what to expect from him next season when goals like Calendar Slam and Olympic Gold must be on his mind.COME WATCH THE TENNIS PODCAST - LIVE!Catherine, David and Matt will be in Shrewsbury during the W100 tennis event on Wednesday 18th October for a Live edition of The Tennis Podcast, and tickets are on sale now.WIN THE TENNIS TRIP OF A LIFETIME! As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 18th September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Sep 20231h 6min

Coco Gauff is the US Open champion, coming from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final. Catherine, David and Matt discuss the quality of the match, the way in which Gauff brought it back, Sabalenka's lack of a plan B, the special atmosphere inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, Gauff's enlightening press conference, and what it might all mean for the future.Join us live on YouTube at 2pm New York time before the men's final on Sunday! Win The Tennis Trip of a Lifetime!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 18th September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Sep 202359min

Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's men's final after Djokovic beat Ben Shelton in straight sets and Medvedev stunned Carlos Alcaraz in an incredible night session match on Friday. Catherine, David and Matt discuss how Medvedev solved his match-up problem with Alcaraz, the sweet spot aggro as Djokovic copied Shelton's celebration, and what to expect on Sunday. There's also a round up of all the doubles and wheelchair results as well as a preview of the women's final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka.Win The Tennis Trip of a Lifetime!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 18th September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Sep 20231h 3min

Women's semi-final night at the US Open has delivered guaranteed drama in recent years, and Thursday night was no exception. Catherine, David and Matt discuss Aryna Sabalenka's mental resilience to come back from 0-6 down to win despite all her Grand Slam baggage, whether Madison Keys will have any regrets despite a great performance, how Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova went from horror show to absolute thriller, and the climate protest which interrupted play for more than 45 minutes. Our men's semi final preview includes a lovely chat between David and Bryan Shelton, father of Ben. Win The Tennis Trip of a Lifetime!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 22nd September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Sep 20231h 3min

With all four of Wednesday's quarter-finals finishing in straight sets, it wasn't exactly a classic day, but it has set up a slate of exciting semi-finals. In part one, Catherine, David and Matt get stuck into Aryna Sabalenka's dominant victory over Zheng Qinwen and her consistency at slams, Daniil Medvedev's defeat of Andrey Rublev in brutal conditions and what the sport is confronting with rising temperatures, and the return of Naomi Osaka to the US Open as she spoke on a panel about mental health in sport. In the night session, Madison Keys took care of Marketa Vondrousova. Is this her time? And what should we make of Alcaraz's straight-sets win but below par performance against Alexander Zverev?Looking ahead to the semis, who has a better chance of reaching the final - Medvedev or Ben Shelton? And where might Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova be won and lost? Win The Tennis Trip of a Lifetime!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 22nd September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Sep 20231h 4min

In part one, Catherine, David and Matt are joined by Pam Shriver, in between her shifts on ESPN, to talk mainly about Coco Gauff reaching the semi-finals. Pam was courtside for her match against Jelena Ostapenko and shared all her insights, including a chat about scheduling biases and inequalities at major tournaments. Elsewhere, there’s great excitement about the prospect of Gauff meeting Karolina Muchova in the semis, analysis of Novak Djokovic’s victory over Taylor Fritz, and chat about Ben Shelton beating Frances Tiafoe in primetime on Ashe. How does Shelton make David feel young? And what caused Tiafoe to be so flat? Win The Tennis Trip of a Lifetime!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 22nd September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Sep 20231h 3min

After Iga Swiatek’s exit on Sunday, the tournament had a different feel on Monday, and all the more so when Jessica Pegula and Ons Jabeur followed her out of the tournament. Catherine, David and Matt discuss that, review great performances from Zheng Qinwen and Madison Keys, take stock of Pegula’s career, and review the men’s matches which included Carlos Alcaraz putting on a show and Alexander Zverev winning a gruelling battle with Jannik Sinner as the humidity took its toll on both players. Win The Tennis Trip of a Lifetime!As you’ll know if you’ve been listening to our US Open podcasts, The Tennis Podcast throughout this fortnight is brought to you in partnership with AO Travel, who operate the travel programme for the first grand slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open.AO Travel can take care of your flights, premium accommodation, tournament tickets and behind-the-scenes experiences, including the all-new AO Travel Lounge, which overlooks Rod Laver Arena and Grand Slam Oval and is exclusively available for AO Travel Guests.To celebrate the launch of the AO Travel Lounge, one lucky Tennis Podcast listener is going to WIN an AO Travel Premium Lounge Package for themselves and a friend to visit the Australian Open in style next January!The winner will receive two return economy flights to Melbourne from their nearest international airport, tickets to Rod Laver Arena tennis over the middle weekend of the Australian Open for two people, and three nights’ accommodation at the five-star Pullman on the Park Hotel in Melbourne, as well as two-day access to the luxurious AO Travel Lounge.You can enter the Prize Draw today until Monday 22nd September at 11.59pm New York time. Terms and Conditions apply. Good luck!ENTER - ausopentravel.com/the-tennis-podcast/OUR LINKS:Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to help us to produce the show year-round, and receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2023, including Tennis Re-Lived, listener questions pods, and Grand Slam review shows.Sign up to receive our Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our ShopRead our New York Times profileTennis Podcast Terminology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Sep 20231h 4min