Podcast Episodes

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1989: Michael Chang makes history

Episode 672

When Michael Chang beat Stefan Edberg in the 1989 French Open final, he became the youngest man ever to win a Grand Slam title, but it’s his fourth-round match against Ivan Lendl which is most famous…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1985: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova – The Rivalry

Episode 671

Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova met 80 times in total, and their 1985 French Open final, won 7-5 in the third set by Evert, was one of their best ever matches.

In an exclusive interview, Evert exp…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1984: The match that haunts McEnroe

Episode 670

John McEnroe never won the French Open. But he should have done in 1984. Instead, he lost a two-set lead in the final against Ivan Lendl. So, what happened?

Having re-watched the whole match, Catherin…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Roland Garros Re-Lived 1983: Yannick Noah and the power of dreams

Episode 669

Who better to tell the story of Yannick Noah’s historic victory at the French Open in 1983 than the man himself?

In an enthralling, exclusive interview, Noah takes us through it all, including the ext…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Rome Re-Lived: Sabatini’s stylish dominance; Nadal and Federer’s 2006 classic

Episode 668

We begin this week’s Tennis Re-Lived in 1992 when Gabriela Sabatini won her fourth title in Rome, beating Monica Seles in her prime in the final.

How come Sabatini had such a special connection with R…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Your questions answered – tennis without crowds, Thiem vs. Ibbou & the big doubles debate

Episode 667

We take listener questions on a range of topics, including what can be done to make tennis behind closed doors more enjoyable, Innes Ibbou’s rebuttal to Dominic Thiem’s comments about lower ranked pl…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Madrid Re-Lived - When Clay Turned Blue; Maria Sharapova: Clay Court Specialist

Episode 666

Catherine, David and Matt return with another episode of Tennis Re-Lived, this time looking back on a couple of classic finals and storylines from Madrid.

In 2012, the clay turned blue, and Janko Tips…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Worst of the Big 3

Episode 665

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the three best male players of all time, but they haven’t always been so great...

In the final episode of our ‘worst of’ series (for now), we reflect…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Worst Grand Slam finals ever

Episode 664

Our countdown of the Top 10 worst Grand Slam finals of all time, including a weekend of double disappointment in 1983, the only 6-0 6-0 in Open Era history, a couple of Wimbledon finals which prompte…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Worst Tennis Podcast predictions ever - part 2

Episode 663

If you enjoyed part one of our worst ever predictions podcast, then you’re going to love part two.

Our self-imposed humiliation intensifies as we re-play a couple of clips to make Catherine cringe, go…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago