Australian Open Day 1 - Federer Returns (we have a cool Federer anecdote), Murray toils, Halep crashes, Wawrinka survives

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Roger Federer is back after six months away, and Catherine Whitaker has a pretty cool anecdote about what she saw moments before the 17-time Grand Slam champion took to the court against Jurgen Melzer.As for the match, how did he play in his four-set win? What are his prospects for the rest of the tournament? And how did Federer think Andy Murray would be influenced by coming into a Grand Slam tournament for the first time as the World No.1? We hear from him on The Tennis Podcast. Murray won in straight sets, but not comfortably, and there were narrow squeaks for Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka. The latter was a break down in the fifth, and drew gasps from the crowd when he nailed a forehand into a defenceless Martin Klizan at the net. Did he deliberately hit his opponent? David Law, who was commentating for BBC radio, gives his view. On the women’s side of the draw, Simona Halep is out and World No.1 Angelique Kerber looked a little vulnerable. Catherine and David assess what they’ve seen on day...

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast
0:14.3	Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you in association with the telegraph and
0:19.2	Eurasports who have exclusive television rights in the UK my name is David Law
0:25.0	I'm joined by Catherine Whittaker of Eurasport on day one of the Australian open is it still day one?
0:31.9	It's not anymore isn't Catherine Whittaker because it's 20 past midnight, which means it's effectively day two
0:37.7	As your day one thing, certainly doesn't feel like it's still day one. It's been really good long as you can probably
0:44.7	Tell from my voice not from yours David because you're just a bundle of energy this week. It's certainly from mine
0:52.0	But it's it's been pretty great hasn't it a bit warm a bit warm but lovely
0:58.3	It's been all right, but I mean in terms of the stuff that we've witnessed today
1:01.9	I mean just to set the scene very quickly
1:03.6	We're sitting out at the moment outside. I mean it shows how nice the climate is when the sun has gone down a little bit because we're sitting outside under
1:10.9	Black skies and
1:12.4	Would flood lights all around next to the Margaret quarter rena and one of the outside courts as well
1:17.6	Looking into the flood lights you see just thousands of little flies
1:22.8	Flying around the place and and yes little what other than
1:28.9	They look like sort of dinosaur birds to me. They look like taradactyls. I'm off
1:35.0	But anyway, that sets us in a little bit Catherine Whittaker, but other than that's deserted
1:38.6	This is garden square where all the crowds
1:41.3	Congregate to watch on the big screen and my goodness they've had a lot to to enjoy today
1:47.0	Upset big names in trouble the return of Roger Federer. Let's start with Roger Federer
1:53.8	I mean there will be lots of people listening to this who are not necessarily Roger Federer fans
1:59.0	I would get to know as to say lots that will be a few but I don't think there will be lots do you know many there aren't
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