The Tennis Podcast

Following his early loss to Fabio Fognini in Barcelona, David and Catherine debate the French Open prospects of Rafael Nada, and discuss the potential threat of 'Agassi-like' Kei Nishikori. On the women's side, topics include the 'sophomore freefall' of Genie Bouchard and the split between Agnieszka Radwanska and Martina Navratilova.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded courtside in Monte Carlo just minutes after the final, Catherine Whitaker is joined by World Feed television commentator and former player Robbie Koenig to review another title for Novak Djokovic. Can anyone beat him, and if so, by whom, how, when and where? Where is Rafa Nadal in his progress towards and intended tenth French Open title, and what of the other runners and riders?        ...

Jeremy Bates beat Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Boris Becker during his career, but he's never experienced anything like the ten days of Wimbledon in 1992. In an in-depth chat with David Law, Bates describes the trance he was in after missing out on match point for a place in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the circus that followed, and why Andy Murray's tennis will benefit from him being married. B...

David takes time out of his busy commentary schedule to join Catherine for a discussion of all things Miami Open, including the brilliance of Serena Williams & Novak Djokovic, the rise of Carla Suarez Navarro & signs of progress for Andy Murray. PLUS we debate the merits of on court coaching, and give Catherine plenty of grief for her terrible predictions.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

The man in charge of British Tennis, LTA CEO Michael Downey, exclusively talks to David & Catherine about his blueprint for progress - 'it starts with participation and ends with participation' - GB Davis Cup success & the importance of Andy Murray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David & Catherine meet up in their favourite Putney coffee shop to pick over the bones of two sensational Indian Wells finals and look ahead to the Miami Open. Who is the best player in the world over three sets, is Novak Djokovic made of elastic, and isn't it time we started talking about Timea Bacsinszky? Plus, we discuss Rafa's decision to return to the AEGON Championships and the Queen's Club...

David & Catherine reunite in their favourite Putney shopping centre to discuss all the action from Indian Wells, including Serena Williams' hugely anticipated return, other great tennis comebacks & the biggest win of Heather Watson's career so far.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miles Maclagan and Telegraph Tennis Correspondent Simon Briggs join David Law in Glasgow to talk about Great Britain's win over the United States to reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup World Group. Will Britain beat France? Where will it be played? Can Andy Murray have a big clay court season? Will Laura Robson return to her best?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the middle-east swing of tournaments culminated, top Tour coach Nigel Sears, who now commentates for BT Sport, joined David Law to talk about the greatest female tennis players of all time, life as a tour coach, and to preview upcoming Davis Cup tie between GB and USA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The author of Winning Ugly, and one of the greatest coaches the game has ever known - Brad Gilbert - joined Catherine Whitaker at the ATP Champions Tour event in Delray Beach to talk about coaching against Federer and Sampras, joining forces with Agassi, and how he comes up with those nicknames. Add to that, a prediction for a New No.1 in the world, his thoughts on Kyrgios, Kokkinakis, Zverev et a...

After making his debut on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach, James Blake joined Catherine Whitaker to talk about what it was like to face a peak Roger Federer, his expectations for Andy Murray, his own life since retiring from the sport, and what he believes is the best way to develop young tennis players.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lleyton Hewitt is planning to play just three more tournaments, aside from Davis Cup, before retiring at the 2016 Australian Open. On the day that the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club announced that Hewitt has been guaranteed a wild card for an event he has won four times, we are joined by Tournament Director Stephen Farrow to look back on Hewitt's glorious career.   Hosted on Acast. See ac...

After two weeks of tumultuous tennis, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams stood head and shoulders above the rest. David Law and Gigi Salmon look back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Within minutes of Serena Williams' 19th Grand Slam title, David joined ESPN tennis commentator Chris Fowler to review a dramatic final, discuss Serena's impact in the United States, and to talk about his job. Meanwhile, Catherine and David argue about the quality of the match and look ahead to Murray vs. Djokovic.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova really like? On the eve of their Australian Open final clash, we put that question to Chris Clarey of the New York Times - a man that has spent many hours in their company. We get Chris to give us his predictions, review Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic and look ahead to Andy Murray vs. Djokovic.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Andy Murray is into his first Grand Slam final since winning Wimbledon, but wow, it was tense, tetchy, and tasty in the semifinals. After a confrontation with Thomas Berdych which featured, exchanges and eye-balling, Catherine Whitaker, who interviewed Murray straight afterwards, and David Law, who commentated on the match, got together to talk it through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Goran Ivanisevic was a special guest on a day that Andy Murray subdued 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open. With Rafael Nadal bowing out to Thomas Berdych, Catherine, David and Gigi Salmon, there was plenty to talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Murray withstood a barrage of brilliance from Grigor Dimitrov to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals, where Nick Kyrgios awaits. Afterwards, Catherine and David talked through their experiences of the match from rather different vantage points. Both awestruck, obviously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two days after Rafael Nadal survived by the skin of his teeth, Roger Federer, his great rival, came undone. Catherine and David emerge from a shocked media room to talk it through. And what does this mean for Murray, Kyrgios, Dimitrov and the rest? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The day after Rafael Nadal squeezed through 7-5 in the 5th against Tim Smyzcek at the Australian Open, Catherine, David and Sunday Times Tennis Correspondent Barry Flatman chewed the fat in our round 2 review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leon Smith, the GB Davis Cup captain, joins David Law and Catherine Whitaker to talk about the British players performances in Australia, give some Andy Murray insight and look ahead to GB vs. USA in the Davis Cup World Group first round. There is also the inevitable inquest into the first round performance of Rafael Nadal, and more specifically the woeful predictions of everyone except David. Hos...

The Australian Open 2015 is here and with two days to go, David is joined by the returning Catherine and BBC 5 Live commentator Gigi Salmon to talk through the draws, make final predictions, upset alerts, and surprise picks.  A certain Rafael Nadal debate really required its own show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the BT Sport commentary box on the second day of the new tennis season, Anne Keothavong joins David Law to talk about what might happen in the year ahead, to anwer your questions and to discuss your big 2015 predictions!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After a fabulous week of tennis and entertainment, and terrible tennis from David Law, the final day saw Fernando Gonzalez against Andy Roddick, and an incredible spectacle with Elton John and Billie Jean King in town.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.