Murray Musings

YEP, YOU READ RIGHT!  Our man-on-the-ground Peter managed to get a few words with Mr Murray himself last week at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 tournament. Grab a wee bite to eat, grab a wee drink of water, and put your feet up to listen on in as Peter shares his gossip with Claire and Scott, before our hosts then move on to analyse Andy's two singles matches last week and preview his upcoming m...

At midnight UK time tonight, 7pm local time in Cincinnati, Andy Murray is going to walk on court to play a singles tennis tournament draw once again! Weirder still, he'll be doing so in a Masters 1000 event that Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are all not entered into. Times really do be changing... What hasn't changed is our hosts! Come listen on in as Claire, Peter and Scott discu...

Dual celebrations in Murray Musings HQ today as our hosts record their 30th episode of the podcast while devouring multiple slices of Peter's birthday cake! Go out and buy some cake of your own to eat while listening in to Claire, Peter and Scott chitchat about the Olympics, what they thought of Andy's performances in it, and what the next few weeks could look like for their man...

7 days ago, our hosts sat down with the lovely Angie! A tennis fanatic, Angie brought with her a passion for Canadian players which at the tiiiiiiime, proved to be a somewhat controversial subject given that Andy Murray was due to play Felix Auger Aliassime... We all know how THAT ended up turning out... In any case, a lot of what Peter, Claire, Angie and Scott discuss within this episode has alre...

As a storm rattles Peter's windows over in Texas, Scott and Claire bask in the surprisingly sunshiny Scotland to discuss Wimbledon, all that it brought with it, and how the Olympics are steadily beginning to take shape. If you'd like to know how Claire managed to survive an entire day down at Wimbledon with Scott, grab a wee drink and settle on in for this rather chilled detox episode of Murray Mu...

Right, we'll be totally honest here and admit to the fact that this episode was supposed to go out midweek before Scott and Claire went gallivanting off down to Wimbledon! However, Scott insists that he couldn't get it edited in time! Typical... In any case, some of our finalists predictions were pretty accurate! And some were absolutely not! Come listen in as Claire, Peter and Scott chat with the...

As Andy Murray prepares to make a return to the grass courts of Wimbledon in competitive singles action for the first time in four years tomorrow, a friendly and familiar face drops by Murray Musings HQ for a wee chit-chat with our hosts. Rashmi takes up a position at the table as Andy's chances are discussed and debated, before the draws are analysed in detail. Listen in as the biggest Andy Murra...

Claire, Peter and Scott sit down for a somewhat reflective episode, as they chitchat all the way back to the Nottingham Challenger, before moving on to cover Andy's two Queen's Club matches this past week. Their conversation also touches on Andy's recent interview in The Times, where he was asked about Naomi Osaka's situation with the press at the French Open, as well as what his chances are at Wi...

A LOT is covered in this bumper episode of Murray Musings, as our hosts sit down to chat with Courtney Nguyen, the WTA Insider! Courtney covers a lot of ground in this extended conversation, opening up about her past and how she found her feet within the complex world of tennis media. She also admits to being a rather obsessive fan of Andy Murray back in the day and unpacks the reasons why she was...

This week, Claire, Scott and Peter had the opportunity to sit down and reflect back on the first week of the French Open with the host of ANOTHER podcast, Alex Gruskin! Alex brings with him an extensive history of tennis analysis which includes over 1000 episodes of the Cracked Racquets podcast! 1000! And to think we're all done with Scott's chat after only 23 episodes of Murray Musings... On a mo...

Oh dear. Scott turned up late and slightly drunk to record an episode of Murray Musings and this right here is the result... Grab a drink of your own and listen on in as Claire and Peter attempt to offer some valuable insight on the French Open draws, whilst Scott steadily and repeatedly drives the entire conversation off the rails. He's on his last warning after this... Bear with us until the end...

As the tennis world descends on the clay of Paris for the start of the French Open, Claire, Peter and Scott look to the grass court season because let's be honest, we all know Rafa and Serena are winning that thing anyway... No, but seriously, listen on in as our hosts talk about Andy's decision to close the curtains on his short-but-ever-so-sweet 2021 clay court swing, before moving on to chit-ch...

As Andy Murray and Liam Broady were stepping on the court to play their doubles match in Rome this past Wednesday night, our hosts were coming to the end of a fantastic chit-chat with Liam's coach, David Sammel! Listen in as David unpacks his "origin story" and what led him to coaching one of Britain's best players. Claire, Peter and Scott also manage to get some insight into what the friendship b...

Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, YES! He's back and so are we to report on it! After radio silence for what felt like an eternity, Andy Murray is practicing and playing and even has a SCHEDULE for events that he plans to compete in. Unbelievable! Come hither and listen in as Peter, Claire and Scott dissect what Andy is in Rome FOR, who he's hitting WITH and what his goals ARE. This is a fun, celebratory ep...

Episode 18 brings with it an interview with "the hardest working man in tennis", Mike Cation! Despite refuting that quoted title, Mike's frequent 14-hour working days spent commentating on tennis is certainly awe-inspiring to hear about! Listen on in as Mike unpacks why Challenger Tour tennis is such a fascinating blend of raw desperation and eye-popping skill on an all-or-nothing level...

Episode 17 of Murray Musings finds Peter and Scott sitting down with Claire and her wonderfully Glaswegian accent! Having followed Andy from aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way back in 2003, Claire has quite the history as a Muzzfam member, one that's well-worth tuning in for! Claire tells our hosts tales of her Andy experiences, including a meeting with THE Kim Sears...  Also, make sure to listen...

Peter and Scott sit down with the co-founder of Racquet Magazine, Caitlin Thompson. Breaking down her reasons for starting Racquet in the first place, Caitlin offers her thoughts on the areas of tennis media that need to change in order to improve how the sport is covered globally. Big 3 discourse, tennis twitter stan wars and dusty old white press rooms are all discussed in detail and Caitlin's e...

Peter and Scott convene to talk about the Monte-Carlo tournament draw... and the lack of Andy's place in it! Pull up a chair and listen, as Peter tries to convince Scott away from the darkened depths of an existential crises of panic over the radio silence from the Murray camp following his withdrawal from the Miami Open a few weeks ago. As the 2021 clay court season begins, our hosts are left won...

Our trio of hosts invite one of the biggest tennis journalists in the world to Murray Musings HQ this week. Having made a career out of travelling the globe and telling stories about the sport he loves from his own unique perspective, Ben Rothenberg has been in press-conferences at most of the major tennis tournaments. Ben offers his thoughts on a number of the key issues that face both the WTA an...

Episode 13 is anything but unlucky for our intrepid trio of hosts as they have the opportunity to sit down with reporter, host and writer, Blair Henley. Bringing with her stories of her experiences as an on-court interviewer and off-court media personality, Blair shares a whole host of intriguing background information from her time working within the chaotic world of tennis. Having had the chance...

Well, what a week that was for Andy Murray news!? Not sure any of us expected THAT! Come and listen in as Rashmi, Peter, Scott and their special guest, Pierre, celebrate the news that Andy is a father once again! 4 kids! All under 5 years old!? Impressive! Our hosts also discuss more general tennis news and analyse some of the interesting results from recent tournaments. 

ANDY WON A MATCH AT TOUR LEVEL! Come celebrate with Rashmi, Peter, Scott and their special guest, James! There's spicy takes on spicy takes in this episode but there's also a lotta' love for Mr Murray and his efforts in the Rotterdam tournament, where he won his first ATP tour level match of the year! On top of this, our hosts take a deep-dive into some of Andy's quotes from his post-match press-c...

Rashmi, Scott and Peter convene to reflect back on Andy's first round defeat in Montpellier last week. Listen in as Rashmi and Peter look to drag Scott back from the brink of despair and hopelessness! Our hosts also offer their thoughts on the Rotterdam tournament draw ahead of Andy's first match on Monday...

Episode 9 is here and, well... What a first round match THAT was for Andy Murray... It's a shame we didn't know it would be before we recorded this episode on Sunday night. Take a seat and get ready to laugh a LOT as Peter, Rashmi, Scott and their special guest, Nareh, make predictions for the Montpellier tournament that's happening currently, while also looking ahead to the Rotterdam event starti...

In the absence of his usual co-hosts this week, Scott welcomes Molly to Murray Musings HQ. A casual tennis fan, Molly has had the unique privilege of putting up with Scott's Andy cardboard cutout for years now. She is therefore well-placed to give her in-depth analysis and insight into Andy's recent return to the Challenger circuit last week.