Rome - Inequalities, early results and is Pietrangeli the best court in the world?
While Rome has been underway for a few days now, we pick off this episode where we left off, by discussing the fallout from the women’s doubles final ceremony in Madrid where the players were not allo...
14 Maj 20231h 6min
Madrid - Sabalenka, Alcaraz win again; Women's doubles finalists censored!?
It was a thrilling finals weekend in Madrid with Aryna Sabalenka getting revenge on Iga Swiatek before Carlos Alcaraz survived a great performance by Jan-Lennard Struff to defend his title. Catherine ...
8 Maj 20231h 5min
Madrid - Rivalry time, Raducanu’s agony and ‘Model Ball Girls’ must stop
Iga Swiatek will face Aryna Sabalenka's in Saturday's Madrid final which means the rivalry we've all wanted is officially happening. David, Catherine (in Madrid) and Matt talk through how both players...
5 Maj 20231h 3min
Madrid - Aggro, action and agony everywhere
With Madrid well underway, Catherine, David and Matt catch up to discuss everything that's happened so far. There's chat about an impressive win for Maria Sakkari over the improving-but-not-there-yet ...
1 Maj 20231h 14min
Barcelona/Alcaraz = Stuttgart/Swiatek in everything but prize money
There was a feeling of déjà vu this week as Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart, Carlos Alcaraz in Barcelona and Holger Rune in Munich all defended their titles. In what way was this a big statement from Swiatek...
24 Apr 20231h 4min
Monte Carlo - Andrey at last; Aggro galore
The week in Monte Carlo belonged to Andrey Rublev and it belonged to aggro. In this episode we discuss Rublev finally winning his first Masters 1000 title, why it was so deserved, and what it might me...
17 Apr 20231h 4min
WTA lifts China suspension - our reaction; Monte Carlo latest; News, Results round-up
Their WTA's suspension of business in China in reaction to the allegations and silencing of Peng Shuai lasted 16 months. In this podcast, recorded a few days later than usual due to Matt's ill health,...
14 Apr 20231h 17min
An Update
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10 Apr 20232min
