Australian Open Day 9 - Andy Roddick: ‘A Federer vs. Nadal final would be the most important Australian Open match ever’; Martina Navratilova on Konta vs. Serena; Chris Clarey on everything

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports & Recreation, Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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On a day that Roger Federer moved one match away from the final of the Australian Open, and Rafael Nadal is still there, Andy Roddick joined The Tennis Podcast to declare that a meeting between the two in the final could be ‘the most historically significant match ever’. Roddick, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in an on-court ceremony, told podcast presenter Catherine Whitaker (in Melbourne for Eurosport) that it could be an earth-shifting moment for the sport if it happens. He also talks Milos Raonic, Serena and Venus Williams, and who he thinks will win the two titles.The podcast team are also joined by Christopher Clarey, who has covered tennis for the New York Times for more than 20 years. Clarey talks about his impressions of the greats and their resurgence, and the rise of Coco Vandeweghe, who will face Venus Williams in the semis. They also preview Serena Williams vs. Johanna Konta, with Martina Navratilova giving her views on the match to David Law (BBC Radio 5 Live)....

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast
0:14.6	Hello, welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you an association with the telegraph and with your sport
0:20.5	Myself David Law part of the BBC Radio 5 live commentary team alongside Catherine Whittaker of course
0:26.2	Who's here for your sport and once again we come to you from the radio room
0:30.8	This is our new favorite place isn't it Catherine because we get to watch
0:34.5	While Roger Federer is playing against Misha's Varivies two sets to love up 6175 two games all as we speak to you and
0:42.6	Yeah, he's looking alright. What do you think?
0:45.8	There were 12 minutes in that first set where he was looking an awful lot more than all right
0:50.6	It looked like it was going to be a super 15 minute first set and get on Misha's Variv
0:56.1	for putting the ghosts of the six love six love in Hallor a couple of years ago behind him and and managing to get a game on the board and
1:03.5	Subsequently for making
1:05.2	If not quite a match of it, but certainly making it competitive he could have
1:11.1	Faded and certainly mentally capitulated
1:15.0	I've no idea how do you take the court against somebody who lost love and love to
1:20.3	Maybe you just think well
1:22.3	Things can only get better
1:24.6	But yeah, gosh Roger Federer looked he looked like a
1:28.7	Predator stalking his prey was doing that stalking round the back of the court the you know the peacock feathers of
1:37.3	I'm back for a belong and poor Misha's Variv is just
1:42.5	Unfortunate enough to be his prey to doubt he is I can't say strongly enough how much respect I have for Zverev at the start of that
1:51.3	Second set having lost
1:53.9	Basically six love six love six warning an hour the three previous sets that he played against Roger Federer
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