BJK Cup Finals Day 6 - Switzerland at last; ATP Finals underway
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Twelve months on from the heartbreak of Prague, Switzerland are the Billie Jean King Cup champions for the first time ever after beating Australia in the final in Glasgow.
David and Matt react to wins for Jil Teichmann and Belinda Bencic, discuss the celebrations, and go inside the press conference room as Matt came full circle with a very happy (and tipsy) Swiss team.
There’s also admiration for Storm Sanders’ efforts, discussion about how Australia can turn themselves into champions, and curiosity over whether Bencic can carry her team competition form into the slams.
We also review the event generally and discuss how it might improve in the future.
Over in Turin at the ATP Finals, was Felix Auger-Aliassime disappointing in his loss to Casper Ruud? And should we be encouraged by Rafael Nadal’s first set form or worried about how he faded against Taylor Fritz?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Billie Jean King. This is Mayan Bartori. |
| 0:03.1 | I'm Matt Vellander. This is Mary Carillo. This is Pam Shriver. |
| 0:06.4 | This is Janik Noah and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:20.6 | Well Switzerland have put last year behind them once and for all because they are the champions |
| 0:27.4 | of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in their history. |
| 0:31.6 | It was 1998 when Martin Ehingus tried to do it and she was at the absolute peak of her powers |
| 0:37.8 | and she couldn't get over the line with Padish Nida in that fund against Spain. |
| 0:42.9 | A year ago it was Russia and all the recriminations and controversy about that final and |
| 0:49.1 | Matt prodding them in the press conference and causing all sorts of trouble. |
| 0:52.9 | He's been back in the press conference today. We'll hear about that in a little while. |
| 0:57.4 | Matt's in the end, that tie worked out pretty much exactly as you thought it would last night. |
| 1:05.8 | 20 in Switzerland's favour, no need to go to the doubles, Jill Typen drafted in just as you thought. |
| 1:16.1 | Are you inside? Finds good luck. Head or what? |
| 1:18.9 | I'm starting to think I might be. I have spent a very long time in his company |
| 1:23.6 | over this week in various press conferences when he's remembered to come to them. |
| 1:29.6 | But yeah, a very different feel to last year and I think Switzerland are worthy, worthy winners. |
| 1:37.6 | They have not lost a live match in this tournament. The only match they lost was a doubles when |
| 1:46.3 | they had already secured their qualification. Heinz Gunnert has got his team selection spot on. |
| 1:53.2 | Every time, shopping and changing between Teichmann and Golibeck, and obviously then |
| 1:59.2 | Belinda Bancic in the number one singles position, just so incredibly reliable, playing incredibly |
| 2:05.5 | well. Therefore, they didn't need the doubles. I did think that Heinz Gunnert would go with |
| 2:12.8 | Teichmann today, given the head-to-head with Sanders and the fact that it was in this competition |
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