Podcast Episodes

Sliding Doors - Part 1

Episode 778

This week we’re taking an in-depth look at some Sliding Doors moments in tennis history. In part one, how would Rafael Nadal’s rivalry with Roger Federer have been different if Nadal had been a natur…

Published on 5 years ago

Lost in Time - Part 2

Episode 777

In the second half of our ‘Lost in Time’ series, we focus on the opportunism and sudden decline of Juan Carlos Ferrero, the way in which Hana Mandlikova’s achievements were swallowed up by the era de…

Published on 5 years ago

Lost in Time - Part 1

Episode 776

This week we’re celebrating former players who have been, in one way or another, ‘lost in time’ or under-appreciated. 

In part one, we discuss Manuel Orantes’ clay court dominance in the 1970s, Mark E…

Published on 5 years ago

Running the ATP - Chris Kermode

Episode 775

In this episode, we speak to Chris Kermode to look back on his time as ATP CEO, discuss what he did and still hoped to achieve in the job, reflect on the reasons for his departure, and consider the i…

Published on 5 years ago

Our 2020 awards, and a bit of news

Episode 774

The time has come for our final look back on 2020 as we hand out our annual awards. Categories include player, match, uplifting moment, peak weird moment, pandemic faux pas, most missed, shock, and p…

Published on 5 years ago

Annus Horribilis Re-Lived - Part 2

Episode 773

Part two of our 2020 review begins with a reflection on our Tennis Re-Lived episodes covering the Olympics, Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe. What stood out? And what did we learn? 

We then move on to th…

Published on 5 years ago

Annus Horribilis Re-Lived - Part 1

Episode 772

We realise that re-living 2020 probably isn’t high on your list of priorities, but we can promise that this week’s podcasts are not all doom and gloom as we look back on this strange but momentous te…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Inside the ‘brutal experience’ of Australian quarantine, with John Millman

Episode 771

In this bonus edition of the pod, John Millman speaks to David and Catherine from his hotel room in Sydney where he’s quarantining for 14 days following the end of the season and his return to Austra…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 8 - Medvedev does it his way as event leaves London

Episode 770

Daniil Medvedev has never followed the crowd, and the manner in which he brought the curtain down on London’s 12-year hosting of the ATP Finals suggested he isn’t about to start now.

In an eighth and …

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 7 - Nadal vs. Djokovic becomes Thiem vs. Medvedev; Catherine’s meme moment

Episode 769

Novak Djokovic led Dominic Thiem 4-0 in a deciding set tie-break, Rafael Nadal served for the match against Daniil Medvedev, and Thiem will now face Medvedev in the final.

What happened and why? Cathe…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago