Djokovic/Murray - Now Where Does The Balance Lie? Dimitrov Back From The Wilderness; David's Early Aus Open Prediction

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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One of the most pulsating first weeks of the tennis season that we can remember concluded with Novak Djokovic edging Andy Murray in the Doha final. What does that do to the balance of power with Murray the World No.1 but Djokovic a six-time Australian Open champion?In Brisbane, Grigor Dimitrov returned from the wilderness to beat three Top-10 players and win his first title in two and a half years. Is he back for good or is this just a token reminder of what might have been?Karolina Pliskova won the women’s event in Brisbane, and that tournament prompted our presenter David Law to make a big, early pick for the Australian Open women’s title. And it isn’t Pliskova. We discuss which rivalry makes for the best matches, and David has a spectacular rant about how Stan Wawrinka never gets picked by anyone to win anything. So does this mean he’s picking him?The Tennis Podcast is presented by David Law (BBC 5 Live, BT Sport) and Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport), and produced in association with Telegraph...

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:14.0	Well, hello, welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you in association with the telegraph.
0:19.0	My name is David Law from BBC Radio 5 Live and BT Sport.
0:22.0	I'm joined by Catherine Whittaker from Euro Sport.
0:25.0	We have just had Catherine Whittaker week one of the tennis season.
0:30.0	How was it for you?
0:32.0	It was however good it was for me, David.
0:35.0	It was probably even better for you, wasn't it?
0:38.0	Because you were the one that was on the brink of exploding with anticipation.
0:42.0	But I mean, it has to be said that no matter how exploding you were with anticipation,
0:49.0	whether you were on the Catherine Whittaker and of the scale or the David Lawrend,
0:53.0	it was pretty darn good, wasn't it, as first weeks of the season go?
0:57.0	It was. I would actually have to say to exceeded expectations, even from my expectations.
1:03.0	And I spent a month running poll vaults, 21 of them in total, just trying to keep up with my level of enthusiasm and satisfy it.
1:13.0	And then eventually we had the first week, there were three men's tournaments, three women's tournaments and the hotman cup.
1:18.0	And most of them delivered.
1:21.0	I mean, let's just start very quickly with the Doha final, because I think that has to be the best first week tournament final that I've ever seen.
1:32.0	It was relentless, wasn't it?
1:37.0	I tweeted during the final that there should be a nap break for these guys.
1:42.0	What I basically were saying was, I need a nap, because this is just exhausting to watch.
1:47.0	But I mean, then by extension, if I needed that, how on earth does no about a jog of itch feel right now?
1:55.0	Yeah, I mean, the level of tennis is just unreal.
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