Podcast Episodes

ATP Finals Day 6 - Semis: Djokovic vs. Thiem, Nadal vs. Medvedev. Yes please.

Episode 768

If the pod team could have chosen the semi-final line-up at the start of the tournament, it’s likely these four names would have featured. 

But who will come out on top? After much deliberation, Cathe…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 5 - Rafa remains, bubble struggle and what’s that hair?

Episode 767

Rafael Nadal has never won the ATP Finals. Not yet, anyway. After a three-set tussle with Stefanos Tsitsipas, we assessed his performance, considered the way in which he causes Tsitsipas problems, an…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 4 - Medvedev Makes Statement

Episode 766

A match hyped to the hilt ended more abruptly than expected, and Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts were able to talk about Daniil Medvedev vs. Novak Djokovic soon afterwards. Where was t…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 3 - Thiem-Nadal instant classic, and trouble brewing for tennis in Australia

Episode 765

On-court, lack of fans aside, today was a joy to behold for the tennis world. Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal fought out an instant classic, and then Stefanos Tsitsispas and Andrey Rublev went at it i…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 2 - A review and a Roger Federer row

Episode 764

Let's be honest, Day 2 at the ATP Finals was not exactly a thriller, and it got us talking about the worst matches we can remember from the O2 era and whether or not it's fair to call this year's edi…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals Day 1 - Thiem vs. Tsitsipas reprised, but this time it’s different

Episode 763

The opening singles match of the 2020 ATP Finals was a repeat of last year's closer between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem, a fact which served only to emphasise the differences and remind us o…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Silence broken, ATP Finals preview, Catherine in the bubble

Episode 762

In this episode we look ahead to the ATP Finals – the final event of this strange tennis season and the final time it will be staged in London. Catherine details her experience inside the O2 bubble s…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Zverev, Paris and uncomfortable silence

Episode 761

On-court action unfortunately takes a back seat on the podcast this week as we discuss in depth the allegations from Olya Sharypova that her ex-boyfriend, Alexander Zverev, physically and emotionally…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

More listener questions – Federer in bronze, Felix or Denis, the best/worst of each Slam

Episode 760

Catherine, David and Matt are back to answer more listener questions. In the mailbag this week:

·      Who will win a Grand Slam title first – Denis Shapovalov or Felix Auger-Aliassime?

·      Who will…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Vienna, Nur-Sultan, and Djokovic or Sampras - whose No.1 record is better?

Episode 759

Our focus this week is on Vienna after Andrey Rublev won his 5th title of the season there. Does Rublev’s consistency at ATP 500 level make him a contender for men’s player of the year?

The other big…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago