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Published 2015-06-16

Queen's Day 2 - Nadal Falls, Judy Murray Interview, Andy Murray vs. Jack Whitehall vs. Liam Payne

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What did Andy Murray think when he saw comedian Jack Whitehall and Liam Payne of One Direction play tennis? Find out in the latest Aegon Championships Tennis Podcast. 

After another corking day of tennis at the Aegon Championships, David Law joins Catherine Whitaker and Simon Briggs from the Telegraph to talk it over.

Judy Murray drops by to talk about her first ever experience of going into a player lounge, how Amelie Mauresmo has Andy Murray using his variet again, and whether she would be prepared to dance with Jonas Bjorkman!

 

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Published 2015-06-15

Queen's Day 1 - Jonas Bjorkman Exclusive, Rafa Returns, Lleyton Leaves With His Head Held High

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Epic matches, thrilling comebacks and the return of one of the greatest and most popular tennis players of all time. That was day one at the Aegon Championships, a day when Lleyton Hewitt was forced to call time on his Queen’s Club singles career. We review Monday’s action in the company of Andy Murray’s former coach Miles Maclagan, talk exclusively to one of his current coaches, Jonas Bjorkman, and Catherine Whitaker speaks to Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka. Four-time champion Roy Emerson is celebrated in Legends of Queen’s, John Isner takes part in Moet Moments - our 60-second tennis quiz - and another listener challenges Catherine to predict the results on day 2.

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Published 2015-06-14

Queen's Preview - Hewitt Prepares For Final Bow, Dimitrov's Defence; Kyrgios And The Bizarre Impulse Buy

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In a special series of daily shows, the Aegon Championships Tennis Podcast in association with the Telegraph includes chat about the on-court action, interviews with the biggest stars and special tributes to the tournament’s legends (today, Rod Laver). In the podcast - a free, downloadable, tennis radio show - Lleyton Hewitt looks ahead to competing at The Queen’s Club for the final time, Andy Murray talks coaching set-ups, and Nick Kyrgios tells us about a bizarre impulse buy.

 

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Published 2015-06-08

Stan the Man - French Open Review plus Special Grass Court Preview

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David & Catherine meet at the immaculate grass courts of the Queen's Club to review a sensational conclusion to Roland Garros 2015 and to look ahead eagerly to the grass court season. Plus a special interview with Graham Kimpton - head groundskeeper at the Queen's Club - and Clive Brunskill - lead tennis photographer at Getty images. 

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Published 2015-06-01

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - Backing Rafa For No.10, Her 4-3 Record vs. Serena, Favourite Career Memories, WTA Finals Ambassador

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Arantxa Sanchez Vicario won the Roland Garros title three time, including her incredible victory as a 17-year-old in 1989. The Spaniard joins Catherine Whitaker to talk about her new role as a WTA Finals Ambassador, the Legends Classic she will play against Martina Navratilova in Singapore, and to look ahead to week two of the 2015 French Open.

Will Rafa Nadal win a 10th title? Yes, she says. How did she amass a 4-3 career record against Serena Williams? Arantxa explains all. And what were her memories of that incredible first win in Paris?

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Published 2015-05-23

French Open 2015 Preview - The Draw! Nadal vs. Djokovic Quarterfinal! What’s Mauresmo Really Like? Special Guest - Carol Bouchard

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The draw has been made for the French Open, and Catherine Whitaker is joined in the media cafe in Roland Garros by esteemed French journalist Carol Bouchard. What to make of a quarterfinal that could pit Djokovic against Nadal? What does that mean for the winner, for Federer, for Murray, for everyone!? What is Amelie Mauresmo really like? Carol gives us the lowdown. And who does she think will come out on top in the GB vs. France Davis Cup tie?

 

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Published 2015-05-18

Martina Navratilova - French Open preview, the Chris Evert rivalry, and Martina vs. Serena - what would have happened?

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The great Martina Navratilova joins David to talk about her childhood memories, her rivalry with Chris Evert, and her thoughts on the game today. Who does she think will come out on top in the upcoming French Open? Which of the young guns most excites her? Can Serena Williams surpass Steffi Graf Grand Slams singles titles won? And Serena vs. Martina - what would have happened? Plus, Rafael Nadal's battle with nerves, Novak Djokovic's dominance, and Andy Murray's opportunity. Finally, Catherine Whitaker returns from our European clay court swing with a spring in her step and plenty of thoughts, opinions and dodgy predictions.   

 

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Published 2015-05-11

Madrid Review - Is Murray 2nd Favourite For The French Open?

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After a stunning final victory for Andy Murray over Rafael Nadal in Madrid, Catherine Whitaker is joined courtside by tennis journalist Alix Ramsay to discuss his performance and assess Greg Rusedski’s view that he is now second favourite for the French Open. And what of Nadal? Plus, a Rome preview, including the return of Novak Djokovic. 

 

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Published 2015-05-04

Who Is The Greatest - Federer 2006, Nadal 2010 or Djokovic 2015? Special Guest - Paul Hutchins

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Given Novak Djokovic's 2015 heorics, just whose era over the last year has been the greatest? Was it Federer in 2006? Nadal in 2010? Or does Djokovic today beat them both? Catherine and David debate the issue passionately.

Our special guest is the last man to captain Great Britain to the Davis Cup final - Paul Hutchins, who recalls the final in which John McEnroe played his first ever Davis Cup rubber, how he got the best out of the Lloyd brothers, and what he thinks Dan Maskell might have made of tennis today. 

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Published 2015-04-27

Rafael Nadal - When does a crisis become a crisis?

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Following his early loss to Fabio Fognini in Barcelona, David and Catherine debate the French Open prospects of Rafael Nada, and discuss the potential threat of 'Agassi-like' Kei Nishikori. On the women's side, topics include the 'sophomore freefall' of Genie Bouchard and the split between Agnieszka Radwanska and Martina Navratilova. 

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Published 2015-04-19

Monte Carlo - Djokovic Underlines Favourite Status; Special Guest Robbie Koenig

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Recorded courtside in Monte Carlo just minutes after the final, Catherine Whitaker is joined by World Feed television commentator and former player Robbie Koenig to review another title for Novak Djokovic. Can anyone beat him, and if so, by whom, how, when and where? Where is Rafa Nadal in his progress towards and intended tenth French Open title, and what of the other runners and riders?

 

 

 

 

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Published 2015-04-13

Beating Agassi, Wimbledon Heartbreak, and Why Djokovic Is Nailed On For The French Open - Special Guest Jeremy Bates

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Jeremy Bates beat Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Boris Becker during his career, but he's never experienced anything like the ten days of Wimbledon in 1992. In an in-depth chat with David Law, Bates describes the trance he was in after missing out on match point for a place in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the circus that followed, and why Andy Murray's tennis will benefit from him being married. Bates also talks about tennis today, and expresses his view about who will win the French Open. "Djokovic all the way."

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Published 2015-04-06

Miami Review (well, sort of) & the Big On-Court Coaching Debate

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David takes time out of his busy commentary schedule to join Catherine for a discussion of all things Miami Open, including the brilliance of Serena Williams & Novak Djokovic, the rise of Carla Suarez Navarro & signs of progress for Andy Murray. PLUS we debate the merits of on court coaching, and give Catherine plenty of grief for her terrible predictions. 

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Published 2015-03-23

Indian Wells Review, Miami Preview & a Big Announcement from Rafa

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David & Catherine meet up in their favourite Putney coffee shop to pick over the bones of two sensational Indian Wells finals and look ahead to the Miami Open. Who is the best player in the world over three sets, is Novak Djokovic made of elastic, and isn't it time we started talking about Timea Bacsinszky? Plus, we discuss Rafa's decision to return to the AEGON Championships and the Queen's Club in June. 

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Published 2015-03-08

Davis Cup Reflections After GB Downs USA Again - with Miles Maclagan & Simon Briggs (Episode 92)

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Miles Maclagan and Telegraph Tennis Correspondent Simon Briggs join David Law in Glasgow to talk about Great Britain's win over the United States to reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup World Group. Will Britain beat France? Where will it be played? Can Andy Murray have a big clay court season? Will Laura Robson return to her best? 

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Published 2015-03-02

Nigel Sears - Serena Williams Is The Best Ever; Life As A Coach; GB vs. USA Davis Cup Preview

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As the middle-east swing of tournaments culminated, top Tour coach Nigel Sears, who now commentates for BT Sport, joined David Law to talk about the greatest female tennis players of all time, life as a tour coach, and to preview upcoming Davis Cup tie between GB and USA.

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Published 2015-02-23

Brad Gilbert - Winning Ugly, Coaching Andre, Nicknames and a New No.1 (Episode 90)

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The author of Winning Ugly, and one of the greatest coaches the game has ever known - Brad Gilbert - joined Catherine Whitaker at the ATP Champions Tour event in Delray Beach to talk about coaching against Federer and Sampras, joining forces with Agassi, and how he comes up with those nicknames.

Add to that, a prediction for a New No.1 in the world, his thoughts on Kyrgios, Kokkinakis, Zverev et al, and some advice for David Law ...

 

 

 

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Published 2015-02-16

James Blake - Federer, Murray, Life After Tennis, Youth Development (Episode 89)

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After making his debut on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach, James Blake joined Catherine Whitaker to talk about what it was like to face a peak Roger Federer, his expectations for Andy Murray, his own life since retiring from the sport, and what he believes is the best way to develop young tennis players. 

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Published 2015-02-10

Lleyton Hewitt special (Episode 88)

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Lleyton Hewitt is planning to play just three more tournaments, aside from Davis Cup, before retiring at the 2016 Australian Open. On the day that the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club announced that Hewitt has been guaranteed a wild card for an event he has won four times, we are joined by Tournament Director Stephen Farrow to look back on Hewitt's glorious career.  

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Published 2015-01-31

Serena Williams - 19 Slams! Chris Fowler (ESPN) Joins To Review A Dramatic Aus Open Women's Final (Episode 86)

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Within minutes of Serena Williams' 19th Grand Slam title, David joined ESPN tennis commentator Chris Fowler to review a dramatic final, discuss Serena's impact in the United States, and to talk about his job. Meanwhile, Catherine and David argue about the quality of the match and look ahead to Murray vs. Djokovic.

 

 

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Published 2015-01-30

Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova; What are they really like? Novak/Stan review (Episode 85)

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What are Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova really like? On the eve of their Australian Open final clash, we put that question to Chris Clarey of the New York Times - a man that has spent many hours in their company.

We get Chris to give us his predictions, review Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic and look ahead to Andy Murray vs. Djokovic. 

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Published 2015-01-29

Angry Murray Into Aus Open Final; Berdych Beaten; Mauresmo Move Vindicated? (Episode 84)

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Andy Murray is into his first Grand Slam final since winning Wimbledon, but wow, it was tense, tetchy, and tasty in the semifinals. After a confrontation with Thomas Berdych which featured, exchanges and eye-balling, Catherine Whitaker, who interviewed Murray straight afterwards, and David Law, who commentated on the match, got together to talk it through.

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Published 2015-01-20

Aus Open Rd 1 Review, with Leon Smith; Murray Update; GB vs. USA date; Nadal-gate; (Episode 79)

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Leon Smith, the GB Davis Cup captain, joins David Law and Catherine Whitaker to talk about the British players performances in Australia, give some Andy Murray insight and look ahead to GB vs. USA in the Davis Cup World Group first round.

There is also the inevitable inquest into the first round performance of Rafael Nadal, and more specifically the woeful predictions of everyone except David.

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Published 2015-01-17

Australian Open Tennis - No way Nadal? Finally Federer? Maybe Murray? Definitely Djokovic.... (Episode 78)

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The Australian Open 2015 is here and with two days to go, David is joined by the returning Catherine and BBC 5 Live commentator Gigi Salmon to talk through the draws, make final predictions, upset alerts, and surprise picks. 

A certain Rafael Nadal debate really required its own show.

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Published 2014-12-06

Statoil Masters Tennis Day 4 - TIM HENMAN!

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Ater narrowly losing out to Fernando Gonzalez at the Royal Albert Hall, Tim Henman joined the Tennis Podcast team to talk about the honorary Wimbledon membership given to Andy Roddick, whether he ever misses the sport, and whether he would swap careers with Marin Cilic. 

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Published 2014-12-05

Statoil Masters Day 3 - ANDY RODDICK!

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After Andy Roddick made a victorious debut at the Statoil Masters by beating Sergi Bruguera, he joined the Tennis Podcast crew for a chat about having tea with Tim Henman at Wimbledon, how he overcame that 16-14 loss to Roger Federer in 2009, and why Hawkeye MUST GO!

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Published 2014-12-04

Statoil Masters Day 2 - JOHN MCENROE!

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After his three set, 11-9 in the decider victory over Pat Cash on day 2 of the Statoil Masters Tennis, John McEnroe joined Catherine and David on the Tennis Podcast to talk Royal Albert Hall, Kyrgios and Kozlov, and Dimitrov for the 2015 Wimbledon title! 

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Published 2014-12-03

Statoil Masters Day 1 - Pat Cash, 1987, Appendicitis and playing a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal

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In the second of our special series of podcasts from the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, Pat Cash talks about the emotional exhaustion he felt the night after winning Wimbledon, the appendicitis he had a year earlier, and his clash with a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal. 

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Published 2014-12-02

Statoil Masters Tennis Special - Where were you in December 1997?

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From inside the Royal Albert Hall, as a tennis court is built before their very eyes for the Statoil Masters which starts tomorrow, Catherine and David are joined by team member Dave Lewy to reminisce about where they were and what they were doing in December 1997, when the Masters Tennis was born. 

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Published 2014-11-24

Episode 76 - Davis Cup - Federer GOAT confirmation? What Next For Stan? Djokovic Calendar Slam in 2015?

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The morning after the Davis Cup final, Catherine and David talk Federer greatness, the future of Stan, whether we should miss on-court aggravation, and whether Novak Djokovic can win all four Slams in 2015. And what are you most looking forward to in 2015?

 

 

 

 

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Published 2014-09-02

Episode 71 - US Open half-term; Djokovic vs. Murray preview; Predictions-gate

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A week ago, Catherine and David confidently picked their semifinalists, and one-by-one, Bernard Tomic, Agnieszka Radwanska and Sloane Stephen et al let them dow.

In a half-term US Open podcast, they pick the bones out of their embarrassment and throw some more predictions in for good measure.

Murray/Djokovic preview and plenty more.

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Published 2014-08-27

Episode 70 - US Open 2014 Preview - An Extraordinary Prediction

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After two months of hibernation, technical problems and general laziness, Catherine and David are back with a bumper episode to preview a US Open that has already started. Slack.

But, with the benefit of two days, the predictions, you would assume, are sharper than ever. Wrong. Prepared to be shocked.

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Published 2014-06-22

Episode 66 - Wimbledon.

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From inside the Centre Court less than 24 hours before the start of the Wimbledon 2014, Catherine and David pick their finalists for both men's and women's singles, and talk  through a mouthwatering draw. 

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