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Catherine, David and Matt are back at Tennis Podcast Towers in New York after watching Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori win the “reimagined” Mixed Doubles championship at the US Open.
There’s chat about just how fitting it was for Errani and Vavassori to be champions, how their presence in the draw added to the event for us, and whether the USTA will even want them in the event again.
We also discuss the event more generally, including what the experience was like in Arthur Ashe stadium tonight, what we liked about it, the many aspects which positively defied our expectations, and some amendments we’d make.
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Catherine, David and Matt were live in New York to look back on the opening day of the US Open Mixed Doubles and the closing stages of Cincinnati.
We start by discussing the Mixed Doubles - what worked, what didn’t, how did our feelings about the event evolve, and which teams really stood out?
Moving onto Cincinnati, has Iga Swiatek made herself the US Open favourite after her title there? We discuss her victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final, the confidence she’s playing with after Wimbledon, and the way she’s turned her head-to-head with Elena Rybakina around. There’s also chat about where Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are at heading into New York.
On the men’s side, how much did we actually learn after Jannik Sinner was forced to retire against Carlos Alcaraz in the Cincinnati final?
Finally, we cover the shocking prize money discrepancy that still exists in Cincinnati, a couple of US Open talking points, and the retirement of Kyle Edmund.
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For this episode, Catherine and Matt speak to Giri Nathan, author of a new book called ‘Changeover’, all about the rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
We talk about how their epic match at the 2022 US Open gave Giri the idea for the book, what separates these two from other players in the post Big 3 era, and how Giri went about capturing all the key moments from the 2024 season for the book.
Giri tells the story of his airport encounter with Sinner on the day that Sinner’s doping violation became public, we compare Sinner’s steady rise with Alcaraz’s prodigious results, and there’s consideration of Novak Djokovic’s role in their young rivalry.
Finally, we end with some thoughts about the US Open, and a quick fire round of questions about what the future might hold for these two players and this rivalry.
Changeover is out in the US on Tuesday 19th August and in the UK on Thursday 11th September.
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With the closing stages of Cincinnati approaching, Catherine, David and Matt convene to look at how the big names are faring with the US Open on the horizon, and who has gatecrashed the party.
Part one - ATP Results. With Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton all still in, who is looking like the champion, and what is Terence Atmane doing among them?
Part two - WTA Results (32m01s). Aryna Sabalenka is going to have to do things the hard way if she is to win Cincinnati, with Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff all potentially in her path. Will she do it?
Part three - (57m57s). We have a lot coming your way over the next three weeks. Catherine, David and Matt are here to tell you all about it.
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Catherine, David and Matt are back to talk about the opening stages of Cincinnati which has seen brutal temperatures, a power outage, and plenty of compelling tennis too.
Part one - ATP Results. We start by taking stock of the careers of Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud after their struggles continued. There’s also Lorenzo Musetti’s poor form on hard courts, both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz immediately going out to practise after their latest victories, another tricky week for Joao Fonseca, and a surprise defeat for Alex de Minaur.
Part two - WTA Results (45m45s). The match of the tournament so far was Aryna Sabalenka’s three hour victory over Emma Raducanu. We discuss Sabalenka’s phenomenal tiebreak record, really encouraging signs for Raducanu, and our impressions of the early glimpses of her coaching partnership with Francisco Roig. There’s also Madison Keys saving match points to win yet again and Amanda Anisimova losing to Anna Kalinskaya.
Part three - Details of our live show in Wrexham on Wednesday 22nd October!
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Catherine, David and Matt were live on Friday night to look back on the dramatic final few days in Canada and ahead to Cincinnati.
Part one - WTA Montreal. Rarely have we felt such conflicting emotions watching a tennis match as we did during Victoria Mboko’s victory over Naomi Osaka. For Mboko, what made this run so special? And what does this title mean for her future? But what happened to Osaka? How much criticism should she get for her post match speech? And where does this tournament leave her?
Part two - ATP Toronto (43m20s). Ben Shelton won his first Masters 1000 title. What developments did we see in his game this week? What gave him the edge over Karen Khachanov in the final? And what’s his US Open Mix status?
Part three - Coaching news and Cincinnati preview (66m57s). We cover Emma Raducanu’s decision to work with Francisco Roig, Holger Rune hiring Marco Panichi, Aryna Sabalenka adding Max Mirnyi as a consultant, and the breaking news that Stefano Vukov has had his WTA Tour suspension lifted.
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David is back from holiday to join Catherine and Matt in discussing week one of the Canadian Open, where lots of the big names are out, there has been loads of good matches, and both draws feel pretty open heading into the final few days.
Part one - WTA Montreal. We cover Victoria Mboko’s special run to the quarter-finals, Coco Gauff’s recurring double fault issues, Naomi Osaka’s resurgence under new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, compelling matches involving Madison Keys, Elena Rybakina and Marta Kostyuk, the unorthodox game of Aoi Ito, and the decision to give Eugenie Bouchard a wildcard so she could retire.
Part two - ATP Toronto (from 49m). How much meaning can we take from a tournament without Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic? That’s the task when assessing the men’s event, which has seen Alexei Popyrin mount an impressive title defence so far, Daniil Medvedev continue to slump, and compelling final set tiebreak wins for Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton. There was also a strange complaint from Alejandro Davidovich Fokina leading to sweet spot social media aggro involving Dan Evans.
Part three - US Open news (from 70m15s). With most of the US Open mixed doubles pairings having been announced, we quiz David on his views, and he throws a fun name into the ring for one of the remaining wildcards. There’s also the launch of the US Open’s matchmaker show to discuss.
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Catherine and Matt are joined by The Athletic’s Matt Futterman to discuss an eventful week in Washington and a whole lot of tennis news.
Part one - Washington Review. We start by covering an incredible performance from Venus Williams to beat Peyton Stearns and why her wildcard this time felt like a perfect one. Leylah Fernandez’s impressive title run, and where it fits into the narrative of her career, is also covered, as well as Alex de Minaur’s extraordinary victory over poor Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final. Will ADF ever get a title?
Part two - News (from 42m20s). We debate Jannik Sinner’s decision to re-hire Umberto Ferrara, and discuss where things went wrong for the Stefanos Tsitsipas-Goran Ivanisevic and Naomi Osaka-Patrick Mouratoglou coaching partnerships. We also give our takes on more US Open mixed doubles pairings being announced, Bill Ackman receiving a wildcard to play in Newport, and Tara Moore’s four year doping ban.
Part three - Canada Preview (from 82m25s). How are our excitement levels as the women head to Montreal and the men to Toronto?
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David is away on holiday, but Catherine and Matt are here to wrap up the week’s results and talking points, before an audio montage of Wimbledon highlights.
Part one - Catherine and Matt discuss the title winners from last week including Lois Boisson and Alexander Bublik, the spate of withdrawals from Canada, and the upcoming week in Washington which looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun.
Part two (24m25s) - If you’re missing Wimbledon, then this will hopefully be just the thing for you. The wonderful Vicki Spreadbury has put together a montage of some of the lighter, funnier moments from the podcast during Wimbledon.
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On the final day of Wimbledon 2025, Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to win the singles tournament, and Catherine, David and Matt were live afterwards to react to his four set defeat of Carlos Alcaraz.
In part one we talk over the manner of this win and how Sinner put paid to any suggestion of scar tissue from Paris with a focused and intelligent performance. We discuss Alcaraz’s unmatchable brilliance at the end of the first set, and how Sinner’s resilience allowed him to stay on task, break at the start of a second, and win clinically in four sets. There’s speculation about what might happen next, with the incredible prospect of Sinner, Alcaraz - and Iga Swiatek - all heading into 2026 with the potential to complete a career slam before the age of 25. Will this rivalry between the two of them continue as a duopoly? Or is there a third player yet to emerge from their wake and challenge at the top?
In part two (43m34s) we round up the other results from the day at Wimbledon, including a tense battle between Alfie Hewett and Tokito Oda for the men’s wheelchair singles crown, and a thrilling women’s doubles won by Mertens and Kudermetova over Hsieh and Ostapenko.
Thus ends Wimbledon 2025! In part three (49m44s) we finish with a look back at our favourite memories from the past fortnight, and thanks to all those who have contributed to the making of our shows from the Championships.
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Catherine, David and Matt were joined by Charlie Eccleshare of The Athletic to talk through Iga Swiatek becoming Wimbledon champion and her 6-0 6-0 win over Amanda Anisimova in the final.
In part one we talk through what happened in a match that had the most one-sided of scorelines and the most brutal of defeats for a nervous and – in her own estimation – tired, Amanda Anisimova. We discuss how nerves played their part in limiting Anisimova’s ability to hurt Swiatek and how much the semi-final against Sabalenka may have taken from her in emotional energy. Disappointing as it was from her point of view, however, we had plenty of space to talk about the brilliance of Iga Swiatek in grand slam finals, her ruthlessness and power today, her resilience in coming back after a number of disappointing results to take this title, and how her victory changes the narrative of women’s tennis. Finally, it’s a scoreline which once again got us talking about best of three vs best of five.
In part two (44m04s) we discuss the other results from today, including a first victory in a very long time for an all British pair – Cash and Glasspool - in the men’s doubles, of an intense and dramatic victory for De la Puente and Spaargaren over Hewett and Reid in the men’s wheelchair doubles, and of a new star in Chinese wheelchair tennis as Wang Ziying denied Yui Kamiji her first Wimbledon victory and a career golden slam.
In part three (50m18s) we give you a preview of the men’s final tomorrow and look ahead to the final order of play at the Championships 2025.
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Catherine, David and Matt were live from Wimbledon on Day 12 as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner set up a mouthwatering final, while Novak Djokovic looked his age.
In part one we focus on Djokovic and digesting his press conference after his one-sided loss to Sinner. We speculate about what Djokovic’s future may look like now injuries are affecting him and he can’t keep up with Sinner and Alcaraz.
In part two (20m54s) we cover Alcaraz’s four set win over Taylor Fritz, another strong serving performance, and whether we actually like it when he plays this way. There’s also plenty of chat about Fritz, his impressive attitude and consistency in this match and in this tournament, and whether he can one day win a grand slam title. Finally, we can’t help ourselves and we start previewing Alcaraz vs Sinner on Sunday.
In part three (43m16s) we look ahead to tomorrow’s women’s final between Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova. Will Matt be going blond?
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Catherine Matt and David were joined by special guest Pam Shriver to analyse two completely different women’s semi-finals and look ahead to tomorrow’s men’s semis.
In Part 1 we discuss the gripping match between Amanda Anisimova and Aryna Sabalenka, a tight, three-set tussle that felt on the edge until the very last point. We talk about where the match was won and lost, whether Sabalenka got her tactics right, and what Anisimova did to carry herself over the line.
Part 2 (40m44s) - Anisimova will meet Iga Swiatek in the final, who was utterly dominant against a seemingly compromised Belinda Bencic. We discuss Swiatek’s progress on grass and how her own success has surprised her at this tournament. Plus, a brief detour to sample some strawberry pasta.
In Part 3 (55m56s) we review the Wimbledon mixed doubles final and Pam and David disagree on the status of the US Open mixed doubles to come. Then we look ahead to the men’s semi-finals, do some more punchy percentage predictions, and Pam gives us her scoop on what happened to Djokovic’s scheduled practice.
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Catherine, David and Matt were live as blockbuster semi-final line-ups were set up in both draws.
In Part 1 we review the defeats by Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner of Flavio Cobolli and Ben Shelton respectively. We discuss how much better Cobolli performed than we expected, how Djokovic is looking at this stage of the tournament, and whether his late stage fall is anything to be concerned about. Jannik Sinner’s elbow seems to be holding up reasonably well; we talk over Shelton’s approach to the match and whether there’s anything he could have done differently to trouble the world no. 1. Then it’s time for the Sinner vs Djokovic hype to begin. Will it be a repeat of Paris a few weeks ago? Or can Djokovic get him this time?
In Part 2 (31m09s) we discuss the victories of Iga Swiatek and Belinda Bencic over Liudmila Samsonova and Mirra Andreeva. Why did Andreeva not quite play her best tennis? How much is grass suiting Bencic’s game? And will the quick turnaround ahead of tomorrow’s semi-finals have any effect on Swiatek?
In Part 3 (54m51s) we preview the two women’s semifinals happening tomorrow and there’s a round of punchy percentage predictions in which Matt and David briefly reverse roles. Will Anisimova bring us closer to Matt dying his hair? Or will we get the Swiatek-Sabalenka grand slam final we’ve always wanted?
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Catherine, David and Matt were live at the end of the first day of quarter-finals.
In Part 1 we covered Sabalenka’s efforts to overcome Laura Siegemund, who was using every single one of her arsenal of tricks to frustrate and wind up the world number one. It looked fraught at times but Sablenka fought through in the end to set up a semi final clash with Amanda Anisimova, who likewise required no small amount of resilience to put missed opportunities behind her and win a compelling second set tiebreak against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
In Part 2 (29m40s) we discuss the first set of men’s quarter finals, as Alcaraz showed he was on a different level to Cam Norrie, and Fritz held his nerve to see off Khachanov. Looking ahead to that semi final, there was news of confidence and optimism from Fritz about his ability to take on Alcaraz.
In part 3 (42m13s) we look ahead to tomorrow’s second set of quarters, but not before giving appropriate attention to Andreeva’s stint at coaching Conchita Martinez with a professional level sign and hat. We ran through the percentage chances we think Cobolli and Shelton have against Djokovic and Sinner, though with some uncertainty for the latter as we wait to see the true significance of the injury he sustained against Grigor Dimitrov.
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Moments after Grigor Dimitrov’s shocking retirement at two sets to love up against Jannik Sinner, Catherine, David and Matt were live to feel their feelings and review the day.
Part one - We start by reacting to the heartbreaking moment Dimitrov had to retire against Sinner after tearing his pec. We discuss the devastation on Centre Court, the way Dimitrov had been outplaying Sinner up until that point, and the uncertainty facing Sinner as he goes into the next round having not won a set and having hurt his elbow after taking a fall in the opening game. In the quarter-finals Sinner will face Ben Shelton who beat Lorenzo Sonego for the third straight major in a really fun match. Can Shelton trouble Sinner? There’s also an assessment of the difficulty Novak Djokovic had against Alex de Minaur, the way he turned the match around, and how he might fare against Flavio Cobolli in the last eight.
Part two (38m55s) - In the women’s draw, Mirra Andreeva impressed on her Centre Court debut by beating Emma Navarro, Belinda Bencic eventually came through against Ekaterina Alexandrova, Iga Swiatek didn’t have too much trouble against Clara Tauson, and Liudmila Samsonova is finally putting her game together at a slam.
Part three (56m11s) - A look ahead to tomorrow’s quarter-finals and the moment Reggie got a selfie with Roger Federer.
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On Day 7 of Wimbledon 2025 Catherine, David and Matt were live straight after Amanda Anisimova surged into the quarter-finals.
In part 1 we cover the women’s results, starting of course with Anisimova’s victory over Linda Noskova taking us one step closer to a blond Matt Roberts. We also go into detail on Anastasia Pavyluchenkova’s win over Sonay Kartal, the story of her year, and the electronic line calling fail which overshadowed the match. There’s also chat about Aryna Sabalenka’s high-quality win over Elise Mertens, and the unique challenge that awaits her in the next round when she faces Laura Siegemund and her exploits.
In part 2 (40m20s) we react to Carlos Alcaraz’s win over an impressive Andrey Rublev, an unfortunate retirement for Jordan Thompson against Taylor Fritz, an impressive dispatching of Kamil Majchrzak by Karen Khachanov, and a five set marathon between Nicolas Jarry and Cameron Norrie, which included some lowkey aggro and was eventually won by Norrie in front of a delighted Court 1 crowd.
In part 3 (59m08s) we looked ahead to tomorrow’s order of play. What chance do we give De Minaur against Djokovic, Dimitrov against Sinner, and Tauson against Swiatek?
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Taylor Fritz was not on the schedule today so Catherine, David and Matt were live at the scheduled time of 9.30pm to bring you all the news from Day 6 at Wimbledon.
In Part 1 we cover the women’s results, starting with Iga Swiatek’s statement win over Danielle Collins, her ebullient interviews, and what jt might all mean for this tournament. Combined with Clara Tauson’s victory over Elena Rybakina, it was surely a good day for Swiatek. We also discuss Mirra Andreeva’s comfortable victory over Hailey Baptiste, and the sad scenes of Barbora Krejcikova being physically compromised in the latter stages of her defeat to Emma Navarro.
In Part 2 (40m19s) we discuss Novak Djokovic beating fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic and whether Alex de Minaur has any chance against him this year. Jannik Sinner has been imperious to the point of it being statistically significant and he saw off Pedro Martinez with no trouble at all. We also cover victories for Lorenzo Sonego, Ben Shelton, Flavio Cobolli and also for Grigor Dimitrov, who finally seems to be stringing some matches together without injury.
In part 3 (62m25s) we look ahead to tomorrow’s order of play. Can Sonay Kartal and Cameron Norrie continue the British run by beating Anastasia Pavyluchenkova and Nicolas Jarry? Will Carlos Alcaraz be focused on the job in hand? And can Taylor Fritz win in less than five sets?
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Catherine, David and Matt react to the events of Day 5 at Wimbledon, moments after Aryna Sabalenka wrapped up victory over Emma Raducanu.
In Part 1 we discuss the final match of the day and the improvements shown by Raducanu despite her eventual loss to the world no 1. We also look at the defeat of Madison Keys by Laura Siegemund and ask if that’s something we should have seen coming, analyse the losses for Naomi Osaka and Elina Svitolina, and discuss big wins for Sonay Kartal and Amanda Anisimova.
In part 2 (49m48s) we look at all the men’s results including Alcaraz’s four set victory against Struff, Fritz’s continued progress through the draw, and Rublev’s improved form as he beat Adrian Mannarino. There was even more Matt-coded content as Jarry beat Fonseca and Ben Shelton added to history with a 70 second serve-dominated winning game on the resumption of his match.
In part 3 (77m27s) we look look ahead to tomorrow’s order of play.
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We were live after close of play on a busy day 4 at the Championships.
In part 1 we discuss Draper’s shock loss to former finalist here Marin Cilic. What does this mean for both of them? How can Draper still improve both on grass and at Wimbledon? And Can Cilic go even further? We also cover Novak Djokovic and Jannik cruising through, as well as an intriguing epic between August Holmgren and Tomas Machac which was notable not only for four tie-break sets out of five, but also some unexpected clothing-rule-related-drama.
In part 2 (43m05s) we wrapped up the women’s results. Mirra Andreeva held firm despite being tested by Lucia Bronzetti, and defending champion Krejcikova slipped past Dolehide to set up a match with Emma Navarro. Swiatek too made it through; we discuss how her confidence is holding up as she progresses through the draw. And another former champion, Elena Rybakina, is looking strong, swatting away Sakkari with the kind of skills we wish we could employ to dispatch the insects currently plaguing our podcast bench!
In part 3 (57m49s) we run through tomorrow’s order of play, consider how Alcaraz might fare against Struff, preview Sabalenka-Raducanu, and come to the conclusion that tomorrow, Court 2 is where it’s at in terms of excitement, as Fonseca takes on Jarry and Keys plays Siegemund.
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