15th Seed Tennis Podcast

15th seed. Pleased to say that have achieved the goal of recording the 15th seed's 2024 tennis season via this podcast. Trust the listener found it interesting and gave some insight as to life on professional tennis tour. In this episode look back at the highlights and the low lights and self assess the year. And for the last time ........................ "thank you ball people, thank you Hawkeye"...

15th seed Last tournament of the year. And a final with a big scalp on the way. Reassurance that can play at the highest level. 15th seed

15th seed This is what play tennis for. To test yourself against the best and one day it will happen - a win against one of the stars of the game. Great satisfaction. 15th seed

15th seed Last tournament of the year. Chance to avenge a defeat in the US Open and atone for the year. Indoors and Paris for the third time this year. 15th seed

15th seed Second last tournament for the year in Vienna. Good first round, but challenged in the second. Lose a high quality match against a quality opponent. Off to Paris - to hopefully finish the year in style. Comments & questions to "idealinsport@gmail.com" 15th seed

15th Seed The last two weeks in China have not been successful. Will need to regroup and seek to finish the year strongly. The last two tournaments will largely dictate the success of the year. 15th seed

15th Seed First of two tournaments in Chins. Such a cultural change from the rest of the year. ATP 500 event with Sinner, Alcaraz & Medvedev in attendance. 15th seed up against a young local player. 15th seed

15th seed US Open. Great preparation, Good lead up tournaments. Week of to acclimatise. Tough first round opponent. The realities of life on tour. Rethink the rest of the years schedule. 15th seed

15th seed In New York, and ready to go in the US Open. Good preparation, lots of practice and enjoy Grand slams. The big news is the announcement of a positive drug test for the number one player in the world. The reading was from March. Jannik Sinner was cleared. The test was only made public this week. Much debate. The draw is out & discussed. 15th seed

15th seed Huge day for the 15th seed. An ATP Masters 100 semi final. Could be season defining. The match, the outcome, the effect & Ramifications. 15th seed

15th seed 18 August 2024. Cincinatti Ohio USA Favoured with the draw and timing. One player coming off a huge win. The other a huge controversy. Sometimes the luck of the draw is the luck of the draw. 15th seed

15th seed ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati Ohio USA on the hard courts. Two solid wins to open the account. Draw may have opened up with a high seed in the relevant section of the draw, losing. 15the seed

15th seed The good first up match against a quality opponent. The new game plan has some success. But when measured against the elite is still "wanting". Some promising signs. Good start to the hard court season. 15th seed

15th Seed An unbelievable experience to participate in the Olympic Games 2024. To mix with other athletes from other nations is a privilege. Staying in the Athletes Village may not assist preparation but is an experience not to be missed. Paris was showcased. Tennis was outstanding (& meaningful). The Olympics were a great success. Has reinvigorated the 15th seed and confirmed the love of all...

15th seed This episode is slightly out of order. It is the final review of Wimbledon. Made 4th round which is good. Lost in straights sets, which is less good. Ordinarily this would be the start of a long mid season break, but this year have the Olympic Games to come before the North America hard court season. Would be now that would do the mid season wrap - but this has already been recorded as E...

15th seed After Wimbledon, take time to assess the season to date. The good, the bad and the indifferent. Indifferent may be the club house leader. Then the focus becomes ....... what is necessary to finish the year strongly. These are the matters for discussion in today's podcast. Thank you ball people, thank you Hawkeye The 15th seed

15th seed Two sets to love down and facing an early exit ............... Share the story of the match against a French qualifier, played with weather interruptions. Wimbledon, the third and most recognised tournament on the tennis calendar. The 15th seed

15th seed Wimbledon Saturday 6 July 2024. At the most famous & prestigious tournament of the years am favoured by the draw and have made it through to the third round, dropping one set. Will get harder from here and have Djokovic in the same section of the draw. The weather is ....... British and matches have been delayed. Main thing is .... am still alive in the tournament. Thank you Ball peo...

15th seed 28 June. London. Wimbledon draw is announced. Novak Djokovic & Andy Murray have both had recent surgeries. Uncertain if will play. A tournament steeped in history & tradition. Courts looking immaculate. Can't wait for the tournament to begin. The 15th seed.

15th seed Time at Queens Club is short lived. Means less matches on the grass and a wait before Wimbledon starts. As to the match, the lack of focus and inability to forget the second set and move on - was costly. Best to haver this reminder now and not at Wimbledon. The 15th seed

15th seed. Have arrived in England for the start of the grass court season. Some time off to mentally recharge. Rest, read (with recommendation) & prepare. Then practice to be ready for the first round ....... against an "Aussie" The 15th seed

15th seed The 15th seed exists the French Open 2024. Not competitive. Gives his predictions for the balance of the tournament. Gets to meet an idol - Cedric Pioline. The clay seasons concludes. The 15th seed

15th seed At Roland Garos. After rain interruptions, am into the third round. Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti have played one of the great matches of the year - but finishing at the ridiculous time of 3.00am. Curfews are required. Join my journey in 2024 in the professional tennis tour. The 15th seed

15th seed looks back at his Geneva performance and recent French Open results to give some confidence for the week ahead. Second Grand Slam of the year in Paris on the clay. The draw is out and to play a local favourite and clay court specialist. A challenge. Sinner and Alcaraz are both on the same side of the draw. Good feedback & comments on the recent podcast where ranked top 10 male single...

The 15th seed seeks to rank the top mens singles players of the modern era. It is for discussion purposes as the 15th seed doesn't claim any special expertise and in fact invites the views (and rationale) of others. Is there too much of a "recency" bias? Why are there no French, German, Sth American or Scandinavian players? Expecting there to be a strong defence of Rod Laver. If you wish to contri...