Federer: WTA/ATP Should Merge - our reaction; John Millman nearly retired, then beat Federer - our interview
We hadn’t planned to record a podcast today, but then Roger Federer tweeted about merging the ATP and WTA, and we were suddenly in emergency podcast territory.Why has it taken until now, during a glob...
22 Apr 202055min
Fed Cup & Monte Carlo Re-Lived: Navratilova’s Homecoming, Muster’s Controversial Comeback
The second instalment of Tennis Re-Lived sees us travel back to the 1980s and 90s.First, we tell the story of Martina Navratilova’s return to her homeland in 1986 when she represented the USA against ...
20 Apr 20201h 21min
Perfect tennis dinner companions, will ATP-WTA unity last, and is it ok to support Tennys Sandgren?
We’re back with another Q&A edition of The Tennis Podcast, answering listener questions about our dream tennis dinner party, the Grand Slam credentials of Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios, how long the...
16 Apr 20201h
Big 3 downsides, Blue clay, and is Kyrgios on the boat? A listener questions special
In a Q&A edition which goes off in various directions, we cover topics such as the players we wish we had seen live, the downsides of the Big 3 dominance, how the prolonged break to tennis might affec...
13 Apr 202056min
What happens when tennis stops?
Catherine Whitaker and David Law set out to examine the way in which covid-19 is impacting tennis players and events. Hear from World No.211 Liam Broady on how he’s coping without tennis as well as th...
9 Apr 20201h 14min
Miami Re-Lived: Venus vs. Serena 1999; Murray vs. Ferrer 2013
To launch Tennis Re-Lived, Catherine, David and Matt look back on two classic Miami finals, starting with the first ever final between the Williams sisters in 1999. What was most noticeable about Venu...
6 Apr 20201h 7min
Wimbledon cancelled; Grass court season shelved - Our reaction
We knew it was coming, and yet it still felt shocking, and it still hurt. After Wimbledon announced its 134th edition would not take place, and the rest of the grass court season was abandoned because...
1 Apr 202036min
Olympics Postponed; Mary Carillo Q&A - Part 2!
We begin this week’s show by discussing the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and launching Tennis Re-Lived. That's followed by part two of our Q&A with Mary Carillo as she talks more about ...
30 Mar 20201h 3min
