Podcast Episodes

Roland Garros Re-Lived 2015/16: When Stan became the Man and Novak completed the Slam

Episode 682

Novak Djokovic’s quest to win Roland Garros and complete his career Grand Slam is the focus of this episode as we look back on his near miss against Stan Wawrinka in the 2015 final and his moment of …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 2009: When Rafa lost and Roger won

Episode 681

The 2009 French Open is best remembered for Rafael Nadal’s first loss at Roland Garros and for Roger Federer’s only title there. The man at the centre of both storylines, Robin Soderling, joins us fo…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 2005: Rafael Nadal – The Dominance Begins

Episode 680

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer first met in a Grand Slam in the semi-finals of the 2005 French Open when the tone for their rivalry on clay, and Nadal’s dominance at Roland Garros, was set. Nadal won…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 2003: Henin and Clijsters – it’s complicated

Episode 679

Justine Henin won the first of her four Roland Garros titles in 2003, beating Serena Williams in a controversial semi-final and Kim Clijsters in a one-sided final.

With the help of Mary Carillo, we l…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 2002: The Serena Slam Begins

Episode 678

The 2002 French Open final is etched into tennis history as the only meeting between Serena and Venus Williams at Roland Garros and the start of their run of four consecutive Grand Slam finals agains…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 2001: Jennifer Capriati – the crowning, and the cautionary tale

Episode 677

The 2001 French Open saw Jennifer Capriati beat Kim Clijsters 12-10 in the final set to win her second Grand Slam title, but this was just a small part of Capriati’s story, one we tell in full on thi…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1999: Agassi At Last

Episode 676

Not many people expected Andre Agassi to win the French Open, especially not in 1999, and certainly not when he fell two sets down in the final against Andrei Medvedev.

But then he produced one of th…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1999: Graf vs. Hingis - Ecstasy, Agony, Aggro

Episode 675

Martina Hingis never won the French Open, but the 1999 final was definitely the one that got away as she let slip a comfortable lead against Steffi Graf in a classic match filled with aggro.

How did H…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1997: Allez Guga! Allez Guga!

Episode 674

Almost nobody had heard of Gustavo Kuerten when he entered Roland Garros in 1997, but everyone knew who he was when he walked away as the champion. So, how did he do it?

Kuerten tells us about the mo…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1992: Seles vs. Graf - The greatest final but a bittersweet rivalry

Episode 673

Monica Seles’ 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 victory over Steffi Graf in 1992 is widely considered to be the best Roland Garros final of all time.

Catherine, David and Matt explain how they felt while watching it and…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago