The Tennis Podcast

Wimbledon is on the horizon and Catherine and David are joined by Charlie Eccleshare from The Athletic to cover all of the important grass court results and stories. Part one - ATP Queen’s, Halle.  Carlos Alcaraz was already a formidable opponent who had reached World No.1 and won five Grand slam titles, but how will anyone stop him now he has learned how to serve like this? His second Queen's title is reviewed, Alexander Bublik's Halle win is covered, and all the potential Wimbledon permutations come into view.  Part two - WTA round up (47m00s). The return of Marketa Vondrousova, and where it leaves Aryna Sabalenka after she apologised for her Roland Garros final remarks. Part three - This week (60m30s). The US Open Mixed Doubles entry list - our reaction, and all of the other news in a news-heavy week.  ⁠⁠Buy tickets for Tennis Podcast Live in London on Thursday 26th June at Shoreditch Town Hall. ⁠⁠ [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tennis-podcast-live-in-london-2025-tickets-1320527044939?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=wsa&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing] Become a Friend of The Tennis Podcast [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Check out our ⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠ [https://www.thetennispodcast.net/shop]!  Talk tennis with Friends on ⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠ [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Sign up to receive our free ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ [http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX] (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Catherine, David and Matt are back from Paris and here to discuss the first week of the grass court season.  Part one - WTA Queen’s. We cover Tatjana Maria’s extraordinary run to the title as women’s tennis returned to The Queen’s Club for the first time in 52 years. How did she use her slice and dice game to defeat the likes of Elena Rybakina, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova? And what more could they have done against her? There’s also chat about Zheng Qinwen’s ‘shoenanigans’ and Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter playing doubles together.  Part two - Results round up (33m33s). Elise Mertens saves 11 match points against Ekaterina Alexandrova and goes on to triumph in s’Hertogenbosch, Gabriel Diallo wins his first title, and Taylor Fritz continues his dominance over Alexander Zverev.  Part three - News (46m30s). We look ahead to this week’s events, including stacked fields in Berlin, Queen’s and Halle, and discuss the main headlines from Wimbledon’s pre event press conference.  Buy tickets for Tennis Podcast Live in London on Thursday 26th June at Shoreditch Town Hall.  [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tennis-podcast-live-in-london-2025-tickets-1320527044939?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=wsa&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing] Check out our new merch shop [https://www.thetennispodcast.net/shop]!  Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast [https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast] to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes, Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah’s Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast.  Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge!  [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Sign up to receive our free Newsletter [http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX] (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Catherine, David and Matt react to Carlos Alcaraz saving three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 7-6 in one of the best matches of all time to win his second Roland Garros title.  Part one - We go through all the key moments of the match, including Sinner’s fast start, the way Alcaraz turned it around, how Sinner overcame concerns about his physicality to come on strong again in the fifth set, the spellbinding closing stages as both players produced their best, and an otherworldly deciding set tiebreak from Alcaraz. Part two (27m52s) We try to take a look at the big picture and think about what this victory for Alcaraz, and defeat for Sinner, mean for the sport.  Part three (52m08s) - Doubles results, a big announcement, and our thank yous and goodbyes from Paris in 2025. Buy tickets for Tennis Podcast Live in London on Thursday 26th June at Shoreditch Town Hall.  [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tennis-podcast-live-in-london-2025-tickets-1320527044939?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=wsa&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing] Check out our new merch shop [https://www.thetennispodcast.net/shop]!  Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast [https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast] to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes, Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah’s Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast.  Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge!  [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Sign up to receive our free Newsletter [http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX] (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Part one - All about Coco Gauff’s incredible comeback victory over Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Roland Garros title. We discuss the key moments of a dramatic match, Sabalenka’s press conference in which she lamented the conditions, criticised her performance and even threw some shade at Gauff’s, and what the future might hold for both players.  Part two (48m19s) - Reaction to the wheelchair, doubles and juniors results, including another heartbreaking loss for Alfie Hewett against Tokito Oda.  Part three (53m27s) - A preview of Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s final on Sunday. Buy tickets for Tennis Podcast Live in London on Thursday 26th June at Shoreditch Town Hall.  [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tennis-podcast-live-in-london-2025-tickets-1320527044939?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=wsa&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing] Check out our new merch shop [https://www.thetennispodcast.net/shop]!  Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast [https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast] to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes, Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah’s Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast.  Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge!  [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Sign up to receive our free Newsletter [http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX] (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Part one - It was an extraordinary night in Paris as Jannik Sinner overcame a remarkable effort from Novak Djokovic to reach his first Roland Garros final. We discuss the crowd support Djokovic received and his emotional exit from the court, how Sinner came out on top in the big moments, and what the future might hold for Djokovic.  Part two (26m49s) - We cover Carlos Alcaraz’s win over Lorenzo Musetti, including the way Musetti got his tactics right to start the match, his physical decline at the end, and the absolute abomination that was the decision to play the match under the roof. Plus, we start looking ahead to Sinner vs Alcaraz.  Part three (52m16s) - A round up of all the results in the doubles and wheelchair events, plus a preview of Aryna Sabalenka vs Coco Gauff in the women’s final. Buy tickets for Tennis Podcast Live in London on Thursday 26th June at Shoreditch Town Hall.  [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tennis-podcast-live-in-london-2025-tickets-1320527044939?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=wsa&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing] Check out our new merch shop [https://www.thetennispodcast.net/shop]!  Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast [https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast] to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes, Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah’s Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast.  Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge!  [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Sign up to receive our free Newsletter [https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter] (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.