Halep back, anti-doping system in tatters; Indian Wells update
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Indian Wells is underway but it was a news-heavy week in the tennis world and Catherine, David and Matt begin by discussing the fact that Simona Halep can return to tennis after CAS reduced her suspension to 9 months.
Why did CAS come to such a different conclusion to the ITIA? How do we feel about tennis’ anti-doping system in light of this case? And what do we make of Halep receiving a wildcard to play Miami?
Elsewhere, there’s chat about Netflix not renewing Break Point for season three, a possible WTA grass court event at The Queen’s Club, and the main stories from Indian Wells so far.
We cover the withdrawals of Rafael Nadal and Elena Rybakina, Carlos Alcaraz’s improved form, whether anyone can beat Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka’s incredible comebacks, a Last 16 clash between Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber, and Iga Swiatek redoing her Australian Open experience and making it better.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Billy Jane King. This is Marion Bartori. I'm Matt Villander. This is Mary Carrillo. This is Pam Schreiber. This is Yannick Noah. |
| 0:07.8 | Hi, this is Amy Hallfeld from Seattle, Washington, and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | Well, hello folks, and welcome to the tennis podcast, introduced beautifully there by Amy |
| 0:29.3 | Helfield, Amy in Seattle, Washington, which might be why David is wearing his Seattle Seahawks |
| 0:36.8 | jumper this morning, or it might just be that the entirety of David's wardrobe is Seattle, Seahawks memorabilia. |
| 0:44.7 | Hello David. |
| 0:46.0 | Hello, yes. |
| 0:47.4 | I did get asked why I was at a British, |
| 0:51.4 | inverted commas, soccer game the other day with an NFL, Seahawks top on. |
| 0:58.0 | And yeah, I mean, that's what was clean. |
| 1:01.0 | And there are about another four options behind that one as well but not much else so you are right. |
| 1:06.8 | He's got hoodies he's got bags he's got neck pillows he is basically a walking advert for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1:16.2 | merchandise shop. Matt Roberts, how are you doing? I'm fine, thank you, yes. A day |
| 1:21.8 | ending in why is a day that David is wearing some sort of Seattle |
| 1:26.4 | merch. I find it very comforting actually. If David comes on here wearing something else, it's going to be like, what going to be like what's going on in David's |
| 1:34.2 | world this is this is how I now think of David in his yes it's our new normal |
| 1:41.8 | to borrow some some COVID lingo that absolutely nobody misses whatsoever. |
| 1:47.0 | We have lots to get into today folks. |
| 1:52.0 | Indian Wells is underway in earnest. We're going to be |
| 1:55.1 | covering the results and stories that we've seen so far and there's been a fair bit of major news |
| 2:00.9 | in the tennis world over the course of the last seven days which we're actually |
| 2:04.3 | going to lead with on this show but first I need to tell you about on location the |
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