The Tennis Podcast

Catherine, David and Matt recap an extraordinary women's semi-final night as Madison Keys stunned Iga Swiatek in a thriller to set up a final against Aryna Sabalenka. Part one - Keys’ extraordinary win over Swiatek  Part two (from 25m46s) - Sabalenka finds her peak to beat Paula Badosa  Part three (from 43m37s) - Men’s semi finals preview  The Tennis Podcast during the Australian Open will be brought to you by Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours [https://tours4tennis.com/], your gateway to premium tennis events worldwide. Check out what they have to offer, including discounts on trips to Roland Garros and the Laver Cup, go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast [https://open.acast.com/networks/611f80fe25a7f60013edbb0e/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/episodes/Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast%C2%A0]. 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, predictions, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. Check out our Shop [https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop] - We have just launched a range of caps! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Catherine, David and Matt wrap up Day 11 at the Australian Open as the singles semi-final line-ups were completed.  Part one - Women’s Results. Swiatek keeps up incredible form to beat Navarro and set up semi-final clash with Keys. Double bounce controversy.   Part two (from 26m15s) - Men’s Results. Sinner demolishes De Minaur yet again, Shelton fights past Sonego in an entertaining match.  Part three (from 41m51s) - Ben Shelton calls out the broadcasters and on court interviews, plus women’s semi-finals preview.  The Tennis Podcast during the Australian Open will be brought to you by Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours [https://tours4tennis.com/], your gateway to premium tennis events worldwide. Check out what they have to offer, including discounts on trips to Roland Garros and the Laver Cup, go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast [https://open.acast.com/networks/611f80fe25a7f60013edbb0e/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/episodes/Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast%C2%A0]. 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, predictions, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. Check out our Shop [https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop] - We have just launched a range of caps! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Tuesday at the Australian Open was bookended by a pair of extraordinary results as Paula Badosa beat Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic overcame Carlos Alcaraz. It meant that Catherine, David and Matt were recording the podcast at well after 3am in an adrenaline-fuelled frenzy. Part one - Djokovic vs Alcaraz & Zverev vs Paul review. Part two (from 32m25s) - Gauff vs Badosa & Sabalenka vs Pavlyuchenkova review. Part three (from 57m11s) - Goran Ivanisevic quits working with Rybakina and Day 11 order of play The Tennis Podcast during the Australian Open will be brought to you by Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours [https://tours4tennis.com/], your gateway to premium tennis events worldwide. Check out what they have to offer, including discounts on trips to Roland Garros and the Laver Cup, go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast [https://open.acast.com/networks/611f80fe25a7f60013edbb0e/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/episodes/Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast%C2%A0]. 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, predictions, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. Check out our Shop [https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop] - We have just launched a range of caps! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On a scorching day in Melbourne, the quarter-final line-ups were complete. Catherine, David and Matt wrapped it all up at the end of the night.  Part one - Men’s Results. Sinner struggles with illness in brutal heat, De Minaur reaches his first Australian Open quarter-final, Monfils’ magic finally runs out, how the compromised matches got us thinking about the best of three vs best of five debate again.  Part two (from 33m21s) - Women’s Results. Swiatek continues her march through the draw and faces marathon woman Navarro next. An emotional win for Svitolina sets up last eight clash with Keys.  Part three (from 49m57s). Day 10 Order of Play and Alcaraz vs Djokovic HYPE!  The Tennis Podcast during the Australian Open will be brought to you by Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours [https://tours4tennis.com/], your gateway to premium tennis events worldwide. Check out what they have to offer, including discounts on trips to Roland Garros and the Laver Cup, go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast [https://open.acast.com/networks/611f80fe25a7f60013edbb0e/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/episodes/Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast%C2%A0]. 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, predictions, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. Check out our Shop [https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop] - We have just launched a range of caps! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Day 8 at the Australian Open will not go down in history as a classic Grand Slam day, but it ended in dramatic fashion with Novak Djokovic refusing to do an on court interview after a comment made by a Channel Nine reporter. Catherine, David and Matt discuss it all.  Part one - Women’s Results. Gauff and Sabalenka remain on a collision course, but can Badosa and Pavlyuchenkova trouble them? We discuss Gauff’s intriguing match against Bencic, Sabalenka’s demolition of Andreeva, and the knee injury suffered by Vekic which ended her match with Pavlyuchenkova as a contest.  Part two (from 28m10s) - Men’s Results. Djokovic refuses to do on court interview and explains his reasons in extraordinary press conference. Plus, let the hype begin for Djokovic vs Alcaraz! We discuss how they both got here, what might happen in the match, all the drama involving Djokovic, as well as wins for Paul and Zverev.  Part three (from 61m20s) - Day 9 Order of Play.  The Tennis Podcast during the Australian Open will be brought to you by Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours [https://tours4tennis.com/], your gateway to premium tennis events worldwide. Check out what they have to offer, including discounts on trips to Roland Garros and the Laver Cup, go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast [https://open.acast.com/networks/611f80fe25a7f60013edbb0e/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/episodes/Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast%C2%A0]. 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, predictions, and more) Follow us on Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast] (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast] channel. Check out our Shop [https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop] - We have just launched a range of caps! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.