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The Tennis Podcast

Aus Open Day 4 - Big Names Wilt in Brutal Heat

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Wimbledon, Sports, Tennis, Sports & Recreation

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As temperatures exceed 40 degrees celcius on day four of the Australian Open, Catherine & David question why on earth the heat policy wasn't invoked, and indeed whether there should even be a heat policy (some merciless people seem to think there shouldn't!).


They also analyse those that survived the withering conditions - including a warrior-like Novak Djokovic, who 'out-bluffed' Gael Monfils in the heat of the day - and those that didn't, including third seed Garbina Muguruza, seventh seed David Goffin and Britain's Jo Konta.


The Australian Open will be live on Eurosport from midnight, with radio commentary available on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.


The Tennis Podcast will be produced daily throughout the Australian Open, 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 Ravinka. I'm Lainya Eud. I'm Andy Murray.

0:07.6

And you're listening to the tennis podcast.

0:20.0

Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast.

0:22.0

Brought to you an association with a telegraph and with your sport.

0:25.7

My name is David Law from BBC Radio 5 Live,

0:28.4

sitting in the radio room, which is where we bring our reports worldwide all the way around the globe

0:35.0

on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service.

0:37.8

I'm sitting next to Catherine Whitaker, who's part of the Euro Sport team.

0:40.9

They've been wall to wall with their coverage today and there's been so much to talk about,

0:45.5

hasn't they Catherine? Because you know, results galore, shocks galore,

0:49.8

and heat stories galore. Because I mean, we're sitting now in this nice air-conditioned

0:56.0

radio room keeping our voices down because our colleagues are all around.

0:59.2

But the fact is the weather outside is pretty unpleasant to walk out into.

1:05.2

And now I'm sure if you're in the snow right now, you're thinking, David Law, can you just shut up?

1:09.8

But, describe it. But, yeah, I mean, I know people sitting back

1:15.2

came or wherever they are in what I'm hearing described as an arkshick bomb.

1:19.9

Probably don't want to hear the first 12 problems of tennis journalists talking about how hot it is

1:25.4

at the Australian opening Melbourne. But there's heat and there's what it is today.

1:30.0

And what it is today is a, it's an inferno. I mean, there's something so many thing about it.

1:36.5

And even in the shade, it's extraordinary. 140 degrees Fahrenheit, apparently reached on the

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