French Open Day 14 - Ostapenko the champion, but how good will she become?; ‘Would any sporting achievement top Nadal winning 10 French Opens? I don’t think so.’ - John McEnroe;
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2017
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Jelena Ostapenko is the French Open champion, but was it a red-hot couple of weeks and ultimately a flash in the pan, or will she go on to win multiple Grand Slam titles? It provoked a fiery disagreement on the latest Tennis Podcast between presenters Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport) and David Law (BBC 5 Live).
Ahead of the men’s final, John McEnroe joined Whitaker on Eurosport to sum up the magnitude of achievement if Nadal were to seize his 10th title on Sunday.
“Nadal winning ten titles at the French Open would be at the top of all sporting achievements,” said McEnroe. “Guys like Phelps have had all those gold medals, and there are so many other great achievements, and Federer’s are up alongside him, but then you think, has anyone ever topped this? I don’t think so.”
Does McEnroe think Wawrinka could spring an upset?
“Stan has to hurt him early on, he is incredibly fit, and we have to make sure people realise how great a player Wawrinka has become. But this is the ultimate...
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| 0:49.2 | Well hello and welcome to The Tennis Podcast. |
| 0:51.3 | I have a question with your team. |
| 0:55.2 | We have just one singles match of the French Open still to go. |
| 0:59.8 | It is the French Open Men's final between Stanford-Frenker and Raffaunadau, |
| 1:04.8 | who is going for 10 French Open titles. |
| 1:07.7 | My name is David Law. |
| 1:09.0 | joined by Catherine Whitaker of your sport, who is in Paris right now. |
| 1:13.6 | Before we go on to anything else, Catherine Whitaker, |
| 1:15.8 | I think we need to talk about the women's final, which was a cracker. |
| 1:19.9 | And it featured a first time winner of a Grand Slam tournament, |
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