The Tennis Podcast

With 3 days until the start of the Australian Open, we still do not know if Novak Djokovic will be cleared to play.On Friday, he had his visa cancelled again, and again he appealed. Catherine and Matt were in Melbourne, with David in Solihull, UK, when the verdict dropped, and they bring us up-to-date, tell us about ramifications and the Melbourne Park setup, and talk about the latest tennis action on the court. FRIENDS OF THE TENNIS PODCAST All Friends of The Tennis Podcast will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Novak Djokovic saga, which is dominating headlines around the world, rumbles on. Catherine, David and Matt discuss all the latest developments, including how he won his court court, the unanswered questions which remain surrounding the timing of his positive covid test, the Djokovic family press conference, Craig Tiley’s first public appearance in a while, and how everything might affect Djokovic on court at the Australian Open, if he plays. Elsewhere, it was an excellent opening week of the season on the court, and we cover the happiness of Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep, the dominance of Ash Barty, the new partnership between Amanda Anisimova and Darren Cahill, a winning return for Rafael Nadal, David’s love (not too strong a word) for Maxime Cressy, a trophy for Gael Monfils, and whether Canada’s ATP Cup victory counts as a first title for Felix Auger-Aliassime. FRIENDS OF THE TENNIS PODCAST All Friends of The Tennis Podcast will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catherine and Matt are joined by Simon Briggs to discuss the events which led to Novak Djokovic being detained in an immigration hotel while waiting a decision on his deportation from Australia, the way in which nobody comes out of this situation looking good, how the saga might develop, and what it says about Djokovic that this has happened to him.FRIENDS OF THE TENNIS PODCAST All Friends of The Tennis Podcast will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tennis is back! In the first pod of 2022, Catherine, David and Matt discuss how they’re feeling about the ATP Cup, analyse performances from Daniil Medvedev, Alex de Minaur and Stefanos Tsitsipas, take a deep dive into Tsitsipas’ tweets, and ponder how much can be read into ATP Cup results ahead of the Australian Open. On the women’s side, there’s talk about the season ahead for Leylah Fernandez, why it’s nice to see Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep back, and early results from Adelaide. We also take some listener predictions for 2022 and reveal our new mascots for the year.FRIENDS OF THE TENNIS PODCAST All Friends of The Tennis Podcast will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final episode of the year, Catherine, David and Matt answered more listener questions.Rank the Slams for their final set solutionsMost significant matches you have commentated on/presented?Which 250, 500 and 1000 tournaments should be visited?What hobbies do Catherine, David and Matt have?Which tennis rule would you change?Which countries would rule in a combined men's and women's team event?FRIENDS OF THE TENNIS PODCAST All Friends of The Tennis Podcast will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. Become a Friend - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our penultimate episode of the year, Catherine, David and Matt get stuck into answering some listener questions. How plausible is it that Nadal finishes with more majors than Djokovic? Is the underarm serve here to stay?In what way could the Laver Cup be re-designed?Who will be ranked in the Top 5 at the end of 2022?What goes into being a radio commentator (David) and a TV presenter (Catherine)? FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST We’ve launched a subscription service called Friends of The Tennis Podcast. All Friends will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and will help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. You can become a Friend here - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part two of our review of 2021, we re-live the journey we all went on with Emma Raducanu this year, from watching her breakthrough at Wimbledon to seeing her lift the US Open trophy in September. Elsewhere, there’s chat about Ash Barty’s dream coming true, what made the US Open so special, and the lasting significance of that US Open final on Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.David also shares a very personal story about his year. FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST We’ve launched a subscription service called Friends of The Tennis Podcast. All Friends will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and will help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. You can become a Friend here - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part one of our review of 2021, Catherine, David and Matt review the first two Grand Slams of the year and some of the major events in between, including: The chaos and uncertainty around the Australian Open How great it felt to have fans back Serena’s wave goodbye and tearful press conference in Melbourne Discovering Barbora Krejcikova as a singles player The time Vasek Pospisil ranted about Andrea Gaudenzi during a match in Miami The way Ash Barty and Aryna Sabalenka formed a rivalry throughout the Spring Looking back on Naomi Osaka’s decision not to do press at Roland Garros Whether we should have seen Rafael Nadal’s struggles coming How Novak Djokovic added to his greatness at the French Open FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST We’ve launched a subscription service called Friends of The Tennis Podcast. All Friends will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and will help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. You can become a Friend here - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catherine, David and Matt are here to tell you all about the launch of our new subscription service called Friends of The Tennis Podcast. Find out what you can expect from becoming a Friend, how it will work, and why we think it’s the right move for the future of the podcast. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST - https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catherine, David and Matt discuss Russia’s Davis Cup Final victory over Croatia, the winning performances of Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, the celebrations, the event as a whole, and why questions remain unanswered about its future. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCASTRather than running another Kickstarter, we will launch a subscription service called Friends of The Tennis Podcast to help us keep the show on the road in 2022. All 'Friends' will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year, as well as helping to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all. To receive details when we go live on December 8th, please put your e-mail in here - http://eepurl.com/gwWILX.NEWSLETTERSign up to get our news, offers, predictions and Matt’s Stat - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRXEMAILWe hope that the podcast helps to provide some form of escape during these challenging times. If you ever feel like writing to us, our e-mail is open –  info@tennispodcast.netSOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - https://twitter.com/TennisPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.