The Tennis Podcast22 Okt 2018

Emotional Edmund Wins First ATP Title; Mid-Match Coaching Debate Reignited; Deciding Set Tie-Breaks At Wimbledon; WTA Finals In Full Swing

Catherine and David began a recent episode of The Tennis Podcast by delving deep into Kyle Edmund’s ongoing title drought. This time, a mere two weeks later, they start by lauding Edmund’s emotional maiden title victory in Antwerp. How significant is it that he’s got the monkey off his back?

Edmund was one of three young titlists on the ATP Tour this week. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov were the other two. Out of that triumvirate, who will have the best career?

On the women’s side, Daria Kasatkina won a thrilling final in Moscow against the marvellous Ons Jabeur. It was a match that turned on its head after Phillipe Dehaes delivered a rousing message during a coaching timeout. But should it be allowed? In light of Patrick Mouratoglou’s comments on Twitter, in which he made a strong case in favour of on-court coaching, Catherine and David re-open the debate.

Elsewhere, Wimbledon announced the introduction of final set tiebreaks at 12-12 from next year. Is that a good decision? Only a tiny number of matches even reach 12-12 in the deciding set, so why has the news received such attention?

Last but not least, with the WTA Finals in full-swing, Catherine and David give their take on the week so far. Why is the court so slow? Is round-robin the best format? And who is the favourite to win the title?

The Tennis Podcast is uploaded weekly throughout the year and daily at the Grand Slam tournaments. It is produced in association with Telegraph Sport.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(1569)

US Open Day 11 - Tennis has a new World No.1

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts react to another day of US Open action, headlined by Elena Rybakina winning the match she needed to guarantee that she will be the new women’s world numb...

10 Sep 58min

US Open Day 10 - Shelton shocks Alcaraz in latest finish ever

David Law and Matt Roberts are on site at the US Open to react to a quite extraordinary day of action which finished with Ben Shelton defeating Carlos Alcaraz in a deciding set tiebreak at 3:33am, gua...

9 Sep 58min

US Open Day 9 - Comeback Queen

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts recap another day of US Open which was headlined by Zheng Qinwen once again coming back to win a set from 0-5 down, this time en route to knocking out Ig...

8 Sep 1h 1min

US Open Day 8 - Alcaraz vs. America

It was a strong day for the American men at Flushing Meadows as Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton and Alex Michelsen all booked their spots in the quarter-finals, but the performance of the day came from Ca...

7 Sep 1h 11min

US Open Day 7 - Gauff, Jovic rescue bad day for USA

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts react to a dramatic day at the US Open which was headlined by tough results for some American players. Part one - Day session. Labour Day weekend began i...

6 Sep 59min

US Open Day 6 - Williams sisters lose, but Serena might return

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts are together at Flushing Meadows on the night that Serena and Venus Williams returned to the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Part one - We discuss the Williams sist...

5 Sep 57min

US Open Day 5 - Is Coco Gauff the title favourite?

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts are together at Flushing Meadows on a day which saw some upsets in the men’s draw while the top women continued their smooth progress. Part one - We sta...

4 Sep 1h 12min

US Open Day 4 - Is Alcaraz already in title form?

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts gather at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre at the end of the fourth day of action at the US Open, which saw Carlos Alcaraz produce the best te...

3 Sep 1h 2min