Australian Open Day 4 - Post 3am Finish After Classics Galore; Halep, Zverev Survive; That Svitolina Question
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
The latest ever start to a match at the Australian Open, and one of the latest ever Tennis Podcast recordings, as David Law, Catherine Whitaker and Grad Matt got together at 12:46am, with tennis still being played, to discuss the events of Day 4 at the Australian Open.
The day began with Grad Matt’s quarter-final pick Viktoria Kuzmova being beaten. What happened? Is Elina Svitolina playing better than expected? And was it appropriate to ask her about her relationship with Gael Monfils?
The match of the day was Milos Raonic vs. Stan Wawrinka. Did we see Goran Ivanisevic’s influence on Raonic? Despite losing, is Stan Wawrinka properly back now?
In the women’s event, Serena Williams and Simona Halep remain on a collision course. But how much is Halep struggling physically?
Elsewhere, contrasting late-night wins for Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic are discussed, there’s chat about the new Dunlop balls being used this year, and a look ahead to Day 5.
The Tennis Podcast will be produced daily throughout the Australian Open (and at all the Slams) after our Kickstarter was funded by our listeners. It is produced in association with The Telegraph.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the Tennis Podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | Music |
| 0:14.0 | It's a bonkers sport with the words that Grant Matt just mentioned to us. |
| 0:20.0 | Here, what time are we got at the moment? We've got 12.46 am. |
| 0:24.0 | Quarter to one in the morning and you're Hannah Conte and Garpini McGruith are |
| 0:28.0 | just taken to the court for their second round match, which is faintly ridiculous |
| 0:34.0 | and it is the latest start ever to match at the Australian Open here. |
| 0:40.0 | Catherine Whitaker is here just about and Grant Matt is here just about |
| 0:44.0 | and we are sitting here in an almost deserted media cafe to talk about tennis here. |
| 0:48.0 | I'm tennis podcast brought to you in association with the Telegram. |
| 0:52.0 | It's 12.46 am. Yes. In the words, violin partridge. |
| 0:58.0 | It's actually been a fun day. Yeah, Phil, it has been a very fun day. |
| 1:02.0 | What's going on? Up with the partridge. |
| 1:06.0 | So highlights, what's been going on today? Where do we start? |
| 1:10.0 | What do you mean by today? Let's start by clarifying that. |
| 1:14.0 | Yes, yesterday. Yes, today. Yes. I'm trying to think what matches I've seen. |
| 1:20.0 | Can I emphasize the situation by saying David's going to be here since I last heard. |
| 1:26.0 | I mean, for real. Yeah, I mean, anybody who knows me knows that I don't really grow |
| 1:33.0 | here. Not out of, not out of a wish not to, just an inability to. |
| 1:40.0 | However, it has been so long today. I saw you at dinner as well. |
| 1:44.0 | You didn't have a beard at dinner. Well, I've been working on it. |
| 1:48.0 | Sometimes have you come? Have you entered here today, David? Have you entered the grounds? |
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