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The Tennis Podcast

Episode 39 - Meet Donna Vekic; Coach David Felgate's view; And Who Is The Player Of The Year So Far?

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis, Sports & Recreation

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2013

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

We are into the fifth month of the year, and David is already nominating someone for player of the year  so far - here's a clue, he's not in the Top 4. We also meet the youngest woman in the Top 100 - Donna Vekic - and talk to her coach, David Felgate.

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Gregor Dmitro, and you're listening to Tennis Podcasts.

0:13.0

Well, hello and welcome to the Tennis Podcast.

0:16.0

We record this week's edition, episode 39, from the Queen's Club in London,

0:22.0

home of the Aegon Championships, where the sun is shining.

0:25.0

It is blue, beautiful sky, and, myself, David Law.

0:29.0

I am joined by Catherine Whittaker. We're here. We're ahead of the tournament, about a month out, Catherine.

0:34.0

This is a beautiful scene, isn't it?

0:36.0

It's glorious, isn't it? This is what people talk about when they talk about English springtime.

0:42.0

And the court is being, the stands are being erected, everything is,

0:46.0

it suddenly feels very close to the Aegon Championships, isn't it? Very close.

0:49.0

Indeed, we sit right on the edge of the courts here.

0:52.0

In fact, we're sitting next to the outside courts, where a lot of the members are going through their pace.

0:58.0

Is there any great talent out there, Catherine, if we've got any, maybe, wild card entrance here?

1:04.0

There's some good veteran talent around, isn't there?

1:07.0

There's some good, sort of, over 65 talent.

1:10.0

There is indeed. I mean, I'm not going to say too much, because every last one of them could beat me.

1:15.0

I can assure you of that.

1:17.0

Well, the tournament will be getting underway in a month's time,

1:20.0

and if the weather's anything like this, it will be a joy to behold.

1:24.0

Well, before we get underway with tennis chat in general, here on the tennis podcast,

1:30.0

we would just like to give our condolences to the family of ATP chairman, Brad Druer,

1:36.0

who last week died from moat and euro and diseased age, just 54.

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