Roland Garros Preview - 100 titles for Djokovic, can he still win a Slam?

An extraordinarily dramatic Friday afternoon in Melbourne which saw Serena Williams beaten by Qiang Wang and Caroline Wozniacki sent into retirement by Ons Jabeur called for an emergency edition of The Tennis Podcast. So, Catherine, David and Matt gathered amid the Garden Square hubbub to try to make sense of it all. What happened to Serena? Where does this leave her quest to win No.24? And what did Wozniacki's emotion say about her? * NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Jan 202028min

It felt like the 2020 Australian Open came to life on Thursday evening as a series of matches turned into epics under the lights. Afterwards, Catherine, David and Matt met up to talk about them, as well as everything else they'd seen on a breathless day. Why are Kyrgioptimism levels higher than ever before after his victory over Simon? Why did dust force play to stop? And how has Cici Bellis defied her injuries?* NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jan 202041min

Caroline Wozniacki will retire from tennis over the next two weeks. But not today. Her comeback win against Dayana Yastremska is discussed on the latest daily pod from the Australian Open, as is another triumph for Coco Gauff, serene progress for the big names, and the prospect of Roger Federer vs. John Millman - the rematch. * LEAVE US A REVIEW *We reached No.4 in the Apple Podcasts charts today. Leave us a review so everyone knows what you think of us! (as long as it's good) - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tennis-podcast/id530971441* NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jan 202046min

At the end of a day when 88 matches were played at the Australian Open, Catherine, David and Matt were all in desperate need of a beer as they recorded the latest Tennis Podcast from inside the media centre. They discuss Tiafoe’s encouraging performance in defeat against Medvedev, plenty of British misfortune, whether probation suits Kyrgios and if he will be able to beat Simon, a match which felt like the end of the road for Sharapova, and results which have left predictions in tatters. * NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jan 202045min

As the clock struck midnight and David and Matt prepared to record the pod after day one of the Australian Open, Catherine arrived! Together, they discussed the straightforward days for Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka, a weirdly scrappy evening session featuring Ash Barty and Novak Djokovic, and a backwards step for Denis Shapovalov.* NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Jan 202047min

David and Matt sit down to dissect the draws and make their predictions for the 2020 Australian Open, with a few surprising choices and disagreements along the way. Will Serena Williams finally claim No.24? And is this the moment that the Big 3’s Grand Slam dominance will be broken? * KICKSTARTER *There are just a few hours to go in our 2020 crowdfunding campaign. If you'd like to support us, this is your last chance to do so - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thetennispodcast/the-tennis-podcast-in-2020* NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Jan 202056min

David and Matt take you inside the press room at the Australian Open where they spent media day asking questions and getting a sense of how the top players are feeling. There’s news of how Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal spoke to tournament officials about the air pollution, Daniil Medvedev’s admission that last year’s run could have been a hot streak, Caroline Wozniacki’s reflections on her career, and Naomi Osaka’s desire to have a rival. * KICKSTARTER *There are just under two days to go in our crowdfunding campaign. If you'd like to support us, you still can - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thetennispodcast/the-tennis-podcast-in-2020* NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX* REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's basically an online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Jan 202057min

David and Matt have made it to Melbourne! For now, with Catherine still in the U.K. as she recovers from her eye infection, they are joined by The Telegraph’s Simon Briggs to discuss the controversial build-up to this year’s Australian Open. Simon has been down under for a few weeks, and he gives the lowdown on how he thinks the ATP Cup might affect players, the criticism faced by Tennis Australia as qualifying went ahead in spite of the poor air quality, the main talking points from Thursday's draw ceremony, and the injuries affecting a number of British players.*** KICKSTARTER ***There are two days to go in our crowdfunding campaign. If you'd like to support us, you still can - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thetennispodcast/the-tennis-podcast-in-2020*** NEWSLETTER ***Sign up to get our news, predictions and Matt’s Stat. Daily at the Grand Slams and weekly throughout the rest of the year - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX*** REDDIT ***We have a sub-reddit page! It's basically an online community for listeners to chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in the fun - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/*** SOCIAL MEDIA ***Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Jan 202040min