The Tennis Podcast

Catherine is in Perth for the United Cup and she’s joined by Matt to discuss everything they’ve seen and soaked up from the first tournament of the new season.  Part one - Headlines from Perth including Elena Rybakina’s new partnership with Goran Ivanisevic, Leylah Fernandez’s serve vs Taylor Fritz, and the lack of vibes in Team Greece.  Part two (from 33 minutes) - Sydney so far including Casper Ruud’s thrilling win over Tomas Machac and Belinda Bencic’s reality check against Jasmine Paolini. Plus, tennis experiments with timeouts.  Part three (from 50 minutes) - Joao Fonseca’s Next Gen Finals victory and other bits of news.  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.  Join 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 convene to catch up on all the latest news from the off season and to look ahead to 2025.  Part one - Coaching updates. Hubert Hurkacz hires Ivan Lendl AND Nicolas Massu; Donna Vekic teams up with Sascha Bajin; Emma Raducanu starts working with fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura.  Part two (from 32 minutes) - Davis Cup Final 8 moves to Italy; Del Potro’s sad farewell in Argentina; Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva becomes first active male pro player to come out as gay [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5995939/2024/12/16/joao-lucas-reis-da-silva-out-gay-male-professional-tennis-player/]; WTA Awards.  Part three (from 54 minutes) - Djokovic to start his season in Brisbane; United Cup preview.  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.  Join 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.

How will we look back on and remember the 2024 tennis season?  Catherine, David and Matt react to voice notes from Matt Futterman, Hannah Wilks, Pam Shriver, Charlie Eccleshare, Scott Barclay, Mary Carillo and Simon Briggs for a final reflection on the year.  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.  Join 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.

An emergency podcast to discuss the shock news that 5 time grand Slam Champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one month suspension for an anti doping violation that has been ruled unintentional. Join The Barge! [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast [https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast] to also help us to produce the show year-round, receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2024, including Tennis Re-Lived and Grand Slam review shows, read Hannah's Column and watch monthly live shows on YouTube.  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! Follow us on Twitter [https://x.com/TennisPodcast] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Italy have defended the Davis Cup title in Malaga with an emphatic victory over the Dutch. How did they do it and what does it mean? When did Jannik Sinner's brilliance become so routine? And why does Matteo Berrettini make us all feel things? Part one - Discussing the singles victories for Sinner and Berrettini that led Italy to a comprehensive Davis Cup title defence, and left the Dutch heartbroken. Part two (from 39 minutes) - Reflecting on the 2024 Davis Cup as a whole and examining the format changes that will come into effect next year. Part three (from 53 minutes) - As the tennis season draws to a close, we look ahead to our plans for the remainder of the year and beyond. Buy Tickets [https://tickets.oneboxtds.com/tickets-daviscup/events/34651?hl=en-US&sessionView=LIST] to the Davis Cup Finals! Join The Barge! [https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/] Our safe online community space to talk tennis with Friends. Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast [https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast] to get access to The Barge, receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout 2024, read Hannah's Column and watch monthly live shows on YouTube.  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] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.