Aus Open Day 12 - Boris Becker on Federer vs. Cilic, Halep vs. Wozniacki and how peak Becker would have done against Federer; Mary Carillo on everything
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Moments after Hyeon Chung pulled out of his Australian Open semifinal because of blisters, ensuring Roger Federer would reach a 30th Grand Slam singles final, Boris Becker joined Catherine Whitaker and David Law on the Tennis Podcast to look ahead to Sunday’s clash with Marin Cilic.
The two-time champion also previews the women’s final between Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep, explains why he left the stadium immediately after match point in the 1991 final, and predicts how a peak Becker would have done against Federer.
As well as Becker, Catherine Whitaker and David Law are joined by Mary Carillo, who was voted by listeners as the podcast’s favourite guest of 2017. A former player and feted broadcaster in the United States for her work on tennis, documentaries and coverage of the winter and summer Olympics for NBC, Carillo talks about her reaction to Chung’s decision to retire mid-match, her expectations for the men’s and women’s finals, and the documentary she has produced about Margaret Court.
On Saturday, the women’s final will be broadcast live on Eurosport, with coverage starting at 8am UK time. BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra will carry commentary from 8.30am.
The Tennis Podcast is produced daily throughout the Australian Open, presented by Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport) and David Law (BBC 5 Live), in association with Telegraph Sport and Eurosport.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McEnore. I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Martina Navratlova. I'm Matt Vylander. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm Stan Roenka. I'm Lighten Huat. I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.6 | And you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:19.9 | Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:21.9 | Brought to you an association with a telegraph and with Euro Sport. |
| 0:25.6 | We are standing outside the Margaret Cort Arena just moments after Roger |
| 0:29.8 | Federer has beaten Hion Chung to reach the final yet again. |
| 0:33.5 | Catherine Whittaker is here. Hello Catherine. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello David. How about this though? |
| 0:36.8 | We've only got Boris Becker here. Boris, how are you doing? |
| 0:39.1 | Good evening. Yes, it's me. |
| 0:40.9 | It's you and former champion here in 1991. |
| 0:45.2 | How does that bring back memories for you to think of all those years ago? |
| 0:48.5 | Now it's been a great tournament for me. |
| 0:51.6 | This time of the year it's the country you want to go to after long winter |
| 0:55.7 | in the UK with all the rain and a bit of snow. |
| 0:58.4 | We just couldn't wait to get into the sunshine. |
| 1:00.4 | And this arena played one of my best matches. |
| 1:02.8 | I won two titles as a player and two titles as a coach. |
| 1:06.2 | And I love coming to Melbourne. |
| 1:07.6 | Cranky, yeah. That's, I mean, you know, we're not just talking to one title. |
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