Davis Cup preview - Inside GB Team Room; Gilles Simon 1-1; Quarterfinal Preview
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2015
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
With the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinals about to get underway, The Tennis Podcast's David Law was invited inside the Great Britain team room to talk to captain Leon Smith, Andy and Jamie Murray, and James Ward and Dominic Inglot together, moments after the draw for their tie with France.
What does the captain's job entail? Which Davis Cup memory stands out for Andy Murray from his childhood? And what are Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot's thoughts after being picked for the doubles?
We also hear from the No.1 player in France, Gilles Simon, and David and Catherine Whitaker look ahead to all of the quarterfinals.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi I'm Layton Huett and you are listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:12.7 | Well hello and welcome to the tennis podcast. It is Davis Cup by BMP Power Bar Weekend and |
| 0:18.3 | Catherine Whittaker and myself come to you from the BMP Power Bar headquarters in London where |
| 0:24.1 | the tie between Great Britain against France, the draw has just been staged and Catherine |
| 0:29.6 | Whittaker caught a final time of the Davis Cup. It is so much fun to look forward to this and we |
| 0:34.8 | have got something particularly special for you on this edition of the show because I've been invited |
| 0:39.8 | into the British team room to speak to the entire team together. We'll also hear from Jules Simon |
| 0:45.2 | but first of all Catherine Whittaker, Great Britain against France, we've been waiting for this |
| 0:49.1 | a while. Have we Wimbledon is now in the past and the Davis Cup by BMP Power Bar is in our future. |
| 0:54.7 | Yeah it's amazing how quickly Wimbledon has become a part of our past and everybody's past. |
| 0:59.8 | I mean today just felt like it was Wimbledon was a mere memory certainly seeing you know Jamie |
| 1:05.6 | Murray as Jolly as he was last time I saw him he was in the press conference room following that |
| 1:10.0 | doubles defeat and he was you know in a pretty sorry state mentally obviously very upset and then |
| 1:15.5 | today to see the transformation is amazing and I think that's probably what coming into a team |
| 1:19.8 | environment can do for them so it's really exciting it as a Brit it almost feels like a bonus |
| 1:27.6 | and an added privilege to be in a Davis Cup qualifying to have something like this to look for to |
| 1:31.9 | because throughout my childhood you know it was just great to see Great Britain play in world |
| 1:37.0 | group matches you know I've got so many memories of Tim Hemman winning ties single-handedly to |
| 1:42.0 | to keep us hanging in the world group so to be in this sort of position to be in with a chance |
| 1:48.8 | of beating the French to qualify for a world group semi-final is extraordinary really when you |
| 1:57.5 | think about it particularly extraordinary when you consider that you're about 15 years younger than |
| 2:01.7 | I am and I don't ever remember anything that was any good in the past day that particularly although |
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