ATP Finals Day 7 - Drama At Last As Zverev Beats Federer In Hostile Atmosphere; Dreamy Djokovic Cruises
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
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🗓️ 17 November 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In the immediate aftermath of Alexander Zverev’s victory over Roger Federer, David is joined by Simon Briggs and Grad Matt to discuss Zverev’s excellent performance, the moment of controversy that overshadowed the ending, and the crowd’s reaction.
Firstly, was the incident with the ball-boy handled correctly? Was Annabel Croft right to step in and tell the crowd off for their booing? Could Zverev’s humble response endear him to more people? And what did both players say about the incident in their press conferences?
None of the controversy should detract from Zverev’s efforts. David, Simon and Matt agree he played brilliantly. Did we see the Lendl effect on his forehand? Has he found extra pop on his serve this week? And what happened to
Federer’s serve in the tight moments?
In the second half of the pod, David and Grad Matt catch their breath after Djokovic’s dismantlement of Kevin Anderson. Is Djokovic playing better than ever? Does Zverev stand a chance in tomorrow’s final?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | We come to you from the media restaurant which is all of a buzz after the first of the two |
| 0:20.3 | semi-finals at the O2 Arena. We will be back. Don't forget. Don't worry. We will be back after Jockovic against Anderson as well |
| 0:26.9 | but we felt as though we just had to touch on everything that has just happened in Roger Federer against Alexander Zverev |
| 0:32.9 | in which Zverev has been victorious in straight sets but that doesn't really tell the story. |
| 0:39.9 | 75, 76 was the scoreline but Grand Math is here. Simon Briggs of the Telegraph is here. |
| 0:45.9 | A lot has just happened Simon. We have had just to run you through it. |
| 0:50.9 | First of all, I mean Zverev played very well today. Very well. He won that first at 75 which was on serve all the way through. |
| 0:59.9 | Then there was the break right at the end. Start of the second Federer got a break, started playing some glorious tennis for a few points. |
| 1:06.9 | Immediately broken back went into a tie break and then at 4-3 to Federer, a rally ensued. |
| 1:15.9 | Federer hit a big backhand, seemed to be in charge of the rally. Zverev pulled out of the rally, pulled away from it and alerted Federer and |
| 1:23.9 | Unparkala's Bernadis' attention down to Federer's end of the court where a ballkid had dropped a ball mid-rally. |
| 1:30.9 | Stop the rally. Unpair asked the ballkid if that had happened that the ballkid had dropped the ball. |
| 1:36.9 | Federering acquirited as well. Yes, said the ballkid. They replayed the point. Zverev hit an ace, went on to win the match. |
| 1:44.9 | Interview afterwards with Anabel Kroft. Zverev clearly had this on his mind, apologized for what had happened. |
| 1:53.9 | Kroft started booing him. Anabel Kroft then ticked them all off and said, he's right, you know. |
| 2:01.9 | And I really feel that you shouldn't be booing him, show a bit more respect. What an afternoon we've had Simon. What's your take? |
| 2:10.9 | Well, a much more proactive response from Anabel comparing the situation that we had at the US Open in similar circumstances. |
| 2:22.9 | It wasn't quite as extreme a situation as it was at the US Open. I mean here you felt that people were annoyed there. |
| 2:30.9 | You felt that somebody might literally be ripped limb from limb. It was like a colosseum. |
| 2:35.9 | So I, to be honest, I was running down the stairs. I mean I've watched the crucial point from the stadium. |
| 2:40.9 | I was right behind Zverev when it happened. So I had kind of his eye view. |
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