Australian Open Day 2 - ‘Djokovic Passes Verdasco Test; 5 Brits in Rd 2; Murray on Lendl, No.1

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

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🗓️ 17 January 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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A couple of weeks ago, Novak Djokovic fought through five match points to beat Fernando Verdasco and reach the Doha final. There was no such drama this time, and although it was far from vintage Djokovic, he did more than enough to go through to round two. In the Telegraph’s Tennis Podcast on day two of the Australian Open, presenters Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport) and David Law (BBC 5 Live) assess Djokovic’s form, and also try to establish what Boris Becker meant when he said the World Number 2 had not worked hard enough late last year. They asked both Djokovic and Becker for clarity, and you can hear those exchanges here. Five British players have reached the second round at the Australian Open for the first time in 30 years (1987), and the team react to the wins of Heather Watson, Jo Konta and Kyle Edmund on day 2.All of the other big stories on day 2 are reviewed and we also look ahead to Andy Murray’s second round match against Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. Catherine’s exclusive interview with...

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast
0:14.5	Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you in association with the telegraph and with
0:19.5	Euro Sport the exclusive rights holders for television in the UK of the Australian Open and we have got one of
0:25.8	Euro Sport big stars with us here of course because Catherine Whittaker joins me David Law who's part of the five live team who's been
0:33.1	Commentating on the matches today Catherine how's your day been day two at the Australian Open headlines no back jocke
0:39.1	Which has beaten Fernando Van Asco Britain has five players five through to the second round of the Australian Open first time in
0:48.3	30 years that that has happened with Heather Watson and Johanna Conter and of course
0:53.6	Carleadman joining Dan Evans and Andy Murray we nearly had six with a nine-by-body narrowly losing out to Daria Gavrilova
1:00.3	So it's been a bit of an eventful day
1:02.3	Yeah, and I think the the greatest thing about that is that it doesn't feel like a massive surprise and a massive deal
1:09.3	anymore
1:10.5	And that's that's fantastic, you know, yeah, we should be getting five plays three to the second round
1:15.8	I suppose the only real surprise in that bunch was Heather Watson
1:19.9	I don't you think that was that much of a surprise, you know, we know how susceptible Sam Stozer is I find
1:26.2	Something a little bit sad and uncomfortable about watching Sam Stozer play it at her home Grand Slam because she's such a nice
1:33.9	Person in a good ambassador for the sport and it's
1:37.1	It's awkward seeing somebody look uncomfortable on their home stage which she kind of always has
1:43.9	Um, but Heather Watson still had to play very very well and really keep her head in some very difficult conditions to beat her
1:52.1	So yeah, perhaps that's the only semi surprise
1:55.4	but uh, yeah, it's it's deserved and
1:59.9	Almost expected
2:01.7	Yeah, I agree with you about the strange atmosphere
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