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The Tennis Podcast

The Tennis Podcast

Your definitive tennis round up, daily at the Slams. Part of the Athletic Network. Named in Time Mag"s Top 100 podcasts of all time.Friends of The Tennis Podcast have access to exclusive Q & A"s, new editions of Tennis Re-Lived and more bonus content.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:05

Is indoor Sinner unbeatable in this form?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/11/03

Catherine, David and Matt react to Jannik Sinner’s title in Paris and the first couple of days of action at the WTA Finals.Part one - ATP. Sinner is the Paris champion and the World No.1 again, but he will finish the season on top or will it be Carlos Alcaraz? We chat about that race, Sinner’s astonishing performances all week in Paris, and how the final spot in Turin all comes down to the last week of the season as Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti’s fates could be decided by Novak

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1:07:48

Is Anisimova the favourite for the WTA finals?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/10/30

The groups have been drawn for the WTA Finals in Riyadh and Catherine, David and Matt are here to preview the tournament and reflect on the opening stages of the ATP 1000 event in Paris.Part one - WTA Finals singles preview. We break down the groups and make predictions for the week ahead. How will Iga Swiatek fare against the big hitters? What will happen when Coco Gauff faces Aryna Sabalenka for the first time since Roland Garros? And can Amanda Anisimova keep up her superb form?Part two - WTA

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1:29:19

Sinner survives, Fonseca fires and Saudi footprint grows

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/10/27

Catherine, David and Matt round up the latest tour results before Charlie Eccleshare of The Athletic joins to discuss the news that Saudi Arabia will be hosting an ATP Masters 1000 tournament from 2028.Part one - Results. We cover lots of Jannik Sinner talking points, including his victory over Alexander Zverev in an excellent Vienna final, his repeated cramping issues, and his decision not to play the Davis Cup Finals. There’s also chat about Joao Fonseca’s win in Basel, the ongoing heartbreak for

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1:24:31

Is this the Amanda Anisimova era?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/10/06

Catherine, David and Matt are finally back together on a Monday to talk all about Amanda Anisimova’s title in Beijing and events so far in Shanghai.Part one - WTA Beijing. We discuss Anisimova’s final three matches in Beijing en route to the title, analysing how she’s become such a consistent force at the top of the sport. How helpful could this title be in turning her into a major champion? And what’s left to improve? There’s also chat about Linda Noskova’s extraordinary semi-final win over Jessica

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1:28:42

Alcaraz and Sinner circle each other with titles

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/10/01

Catherine, David and Matt discuss titles for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as well as the opening stages of the WTA 1000 in Beijing.Part one - Men’s results. We start by reacting to Alcaraz’s triumph in Tokyo, despite an injury scare. Is this the best tennis of Alcaraz’s career? We also discuss Alcaraz’s decision to withdraw from Shanghai and the over-saturation of two week Masters 1000 events as the injuries and retirements pile up. Over in Beijing, Sinner experimented with his game en route to

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59:21

BJK Cup - Italy's Dynasty

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/09/21

Catherine, David and Matt were live to review Italy’s 2-0 triumph over USA which saw them defend their Billie Jean King Cup title in Shenzhen.Part one - Italy d. USA 2-0 Review. How good were the victories for Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Jasmine Paolini? Were Emma Navarro and Jessica Pegula a bit flat or Italy just too good? Did the scheduling favour Italy? What's the solution which will allow the USA to leverage its strength in depth? And what’s the secret to Italy’s current domination of

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1:03:47

US Open Day 10 - Can Djokovic derail Alcaraz again?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Part one - Day session. We cover another wonderful performance by Carlos Alcaraz, his press conference which prompted lots of discussion about body language, Jessica Pegula’s victory over Barbora Krejcikova, and the sad withdrawal of Marketa Vondrousova ahead of her match with Aryna Sabalenka.Part two - Night session (27:56). After Novak Djokovic improved to 11-0 against Taylor Fritz, we discuss where Fritz came up short, just how incredible this Grand Slam season has been for 38-year-old Djokovic,

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1:07:57

US Open Day 9 - Awesome Osaka sends Gauff back to...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/09/02

Part one - Day session. Mary Carillo joins Catherine, David and Matt to reflect on Naomi Osaka’s victory over Coco Gauff. Did the match look like we expected? What was notable about Osaka’s body language? How has Tomasz Wiktorowski helped Osaka? And what should be next for Gauff? There’s also chat about Iga Swiatek’s victory, the good form of Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Lorenzo Musetti reaching the quarter-finals.Part two - Night session (38:57). We discuss emphatic wins for Jannik Sinner over

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1:02:39

US Open Day 1 - Did Medvedev go too far this time?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/08/25

Catherine, David and Matt react to an opening day of the US Open which saw a couple of extraordinary moments and matches involving raucous crowds.Part one - Men’s results. We start by reacting to all the late night drama involving Daniil Medvedev, Benjamin Bonzi, a photographer, and umpire Greg Allensworth on Louis Armstrong. There’s also chat about Novak Djokovic’s fitness in his three-set win over Learner Tien, straight sets wins for the top Americans, and some very Tennis Podcast coded

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1:10:33

Cincinnati - Who's winning this thing?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/08/15

With the closing stages of Cincinnati approaching, Catherine, David and Matt convene to look at how the big names are faring with the US Open on the horizon, and who has gatecrashed the party.Part one - ATP Results. With Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton all still in, who is looking like the champion, and what is Terence Atmane doing among them?Part two - WTA Results (32m01s). Aryna Sabalenka is going to have to do things the hard way if she is to win Cincinnati, with

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1:11:42

Live from Wimbledon Day 14 - Sinner’s revenge

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/07/13

On the final day of Wimbledon 2025, Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to win the singles tournament, and Catherine, David and Matt were live afterwards to react to his four set defeat of Carlos Alcaraz.In part one we talk over the manner of this win and how Sinner put paid to any suggestion of scar tissue from Paris with a focused and intelligent performance. We discuss Alcaraz’s unmatchable brilliance at the end of the first set, and how Sinner’s resilience allowed him to stay on task, break

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1:00:18

Live from Wimbledon Day 12 - Was this the end for...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/07/11

Catherine, David and Matt were live from Wimbledon on Day 12 as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner set up a mouthwatering final, while Novak Djokovic looked his age.In part one we focus on Djokovic and digesting his press conference after his one-sided loss to Sinner. We speculate about what Djokovic’s future may look like now injuries are affecting him and he can’t keep up with Sinner and Alcaraz.In part two (20m54s) we cover Alcaraz’s four set win over Taylor Fritz, another strong serving

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1:10:43

Live from Wimbledon Day 10 - Sinner vs Djokovic is...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/07/09

Catherine, David and Matt were live as blockbuster semi-final line-ups were set up in both draws.In Part 1 we review the defeats by Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner of Flavio Cobolli and Ben Shelton respectively. We discuss how much better Cobolli performed than we expected, how Djokovic is looking at this stage of the tournament, and whether his late stage fall is anything to be concerned about. Jannik Sinner’s elbow seems to be holding up reasonably well; we talk over Shelton’s approach to the

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1:15:00

Live from Wimbledon Day 6 - Can Iga Swiatek win this...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/07/05

Taylor Fritz was not on the schedule today so Catherine, David and Matt were live at the scheduled time of 9.30pm to bring you all the news from Day 6 at Wimbledon.In Part 1 we cover the women’s results, starting with Iga Swiatek’s statement win over Danielle Collins, her ebullient interviews, and what jt might all mean for this tournament. Combined with Clara Tauson’s victory over Elena Rybakina, it was surely a good day for Swiatek. We also discuss Mirra Andreeva’s comfortable victory over Hailey

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1:13:13

Live from Wimbledon Day 4 - Draper stunned by Cilic,...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/07/03

We were live after close of play on a busy day 4 at the Championships. In part 1 we discuss Draper’s shock loss to former finalist here Marin Cilic. What does this mean for both of them? How can Draper still improve both on grass and at Wimbledon? And Can Cilic go even further? We also cover Novak Djokovic and Jannik cruising through, as well as an intriguing epic between August Holmgren and Tomas Machac which was notable not only for four tie-break sets out of five, but also some unexpected

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1:25:46

Live from Wimbledon Day 2 - Huge names gone, what’s...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/07/01

Day 2 at Wimbledon was hot, it was humid, and there was havoc as more seeds fell at the first hurdle. In Part 1 we discuss the shock exit of Coco Gauff at the hands of Dayana Yastremska and what it says about the difficulty of backing up a French Open win when Wimbledon is right around the corner. We also lost recent title winner Jessica Pegula and then Zheng Qinwen. Some big names did go through, most notably Iga Swiatek and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova. Finally, we cover Petra Kvitova’s

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1:20:38

Live from Wimbledon Day 1 - Wild, wonderful start,...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/06/30

It was a crazy first day at Wimbledon, but Catherine, David and Matt were live to help process it all. Part 1 - Carlos Alcaraz took a scenic route to eventually beat Fabio Fognini. We discuss the potential reasons why and what if anything it means for his 2025 Championships bid. The original Next Gen members Medvedev and Tsitsipas continue to struggle and continue to provide unconvincing responses in press, We will have to wait until tomorrow though to find out the fate of two other members of that

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1:12:45

Live from Wimbledon on Media Day - what's the story...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/06/28

Catherine, David and Matt were back for their second live show with news from media day at the Championships.Part 1 – Men’s Draw. We discuss what the top players said in press today, including Jannik Sinner’s reluctance to state his reasons for changing his team right before a major tournament. There’s further chat about the apparent “blind date” nature of the US Open doubles partnerships, and about a cheerful Carlos Alcaraz being beaten by Andy Murray – at golf. Novak Djokovic showed he’s clearly

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1:06:25

Live from Wimbledon - Who's been handed a nightmare...

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/06/27

In our first live show from Wimbledon in 2025, Catherine, David and Matt are here to dissect the men’s and women’s singles draws.Part one - Men’s draw. We discuss Jack Draper’s tough route which could involve facing Alexander Bublik in R3, Novak Djokovic landing in the top half along with Jannik Sinner, the news that Sinner has suddenly split with his fitness trainer and physio, the dream path facing Carlos Alcaraz in the bottom half, a potentially tricky two weeks for Alexander Zverev, and Taylor

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1:36:51

Can anyone stop Alcaraz the serve bot?

The Tennis Podcast ·

2025/06/23

Wimbledon is on the horizon and Catherine and David are joined by Charlie Eccleshare from The Athletic to cover all of the important grass court results and stories.Part one - ATP Queen’s, Halle.Carlos Alcaraz was already a formidable opponent who had reached World No.1 and won five Grand slam titles, but how will anyone stop him now he has learned how to serve like this? His second Queen's title is reviewed, Alexander Bublik's Halle win is covered, and all the potential Wimbledon permutations come

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