Charleston, Houston and would you rather have Pegula, Kenin or Ostapenko’s career?

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Catherine, David and Matt discuss the start of the clay court season, headlined by victories for Jessica Pegula and Jenson Brooksby.

Part one - WTA Results. Pegula shows her toughness and her variety to win the first clay court title of her career in Charleston over Sofia Kenin. We discuss her reascension to American number one and compare her career with players like Jelena Ostapenko and Sofia Kenin who have won a slam but don't have her consistency. Plus, Camila Osorio wins Bogota for the third time.

Part two - ATP Results (from 30m). Brooskby saves match point in three different matches to win the first title of his career in Houston. We discuss his return to the tour, why we enjoy watching him play, and his final victory over Frances Tiafoe. There’s also chat about Flavio Cobolli not only snapping his 8-match losing run, but doing so by winning the title in Bucharest.

Part three - News (from 50m27s). Top players send a letter to the Grand Slams asking for more prize money, so what does that mean for the PTPA lawsuit? There’s also change at the top of the ATP, Coco Gauff leaving Team8, and a look ahead to Monte Carlo and the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers this week.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Billy Jean King.
0:02.0	This is Marion Bartoli.
0:03.2	This is Bianca Andrescu.
0:04.7	I'm Matt Villander.
0:05.8	This is Mary Carrillo.
0:06.9	This is Pam Schreiber.
0:08.0	This is Janik Noah and you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:39.6	Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast on Monday the 7th of April here to wrap up a week that included title wins for Pugula Rosario, Brooksby, Kaboli and Dar dairy and to look ahead to a week that includes the return of the Monte Carlo Masters and Billy Jean King Cup qualifiers in various different places.
0:47.2	And here is a man who is so excited about the return of the Monte Carlo Masters
0:52.9	that yesterday he was not only watching Stephanos
0:57.3	and Petros Sitzpass play doubles, he was live texting updates to the group. Hello, David Law.
1:03.9	Yes, hello, I was, and I was pumped. Not quite as pumped as they were. Coming back from
1:09.9	5'1 down in the tie the tie-break in the second
1:13.6	set to eventually win that and then win the champions tie break the third set thing as well
1:20.1	and yeah Petros has had a bit of a bit of a makeover it seems he's grown his hair and his
1:25.7	beard and he looks like a miniature version of
1:28.3	Stephanos now. So, yeah, that's what I was doing, but you're right. I absolutely adore the
1:35.6	Monte Carlo Masters and Rome and Ron Garos. To me, that is the old gen, the original
1:43.4	Claycourt season, really.
1:46.1	You can fill in the blanks everywhere else, but those are the ones.
1:49.6	Barcelona are a bit as well, I think, but I just love these three tournaments.
1:53.6	They're absolutely magnificent.
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