Indian Wells - Is Bianca Andreescu The Next Big Tennis Star?; Thiem Edges Federer
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Two thrilling finals at Indian Wells produced two surprising winners in the form of Bianca Andreescu and Dominic Thiem. On the Tennis Podcast, Catherine Whitaker and David Law discuss their remarkable performances.
In Andreescu, it feels like tennis has a new teenage star, one who embraces meditation and plays with stunning variety. What makes her so special? And how does she compare to the other crop of youngsters who are breaking through so rapidly on the women’s tour?
As for Dominic Thiem, how did he wrestle the final away from Roger Federer? And how has he adjusted his game to suit hard courts?
Other talking points from Indian Wells include another knee injury for Rafael Nadal, and a small blip for Novak Djokovic.
Elsewhere, there’s debate about the potential of having Main Draw lucky losers, an update on ATP politics, and tribute to Paul Hutchins.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McAnerd. I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Martina Navratlova. I'm Matt Vylander. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm Stan Ravinka. I'm like Newt. I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.7 | I'm Andy Mariet. |
| 0:08.8 | And you're listening to The Tennis Podcast. |
| 0:22.0 | So thank you to Tom Afranow, who introduced The Tennis Podcast, |
| 0:25.2 | one of our kickstarter backers who've helped keep the show going |
| 0:28.6 | all year long, or certainly into March. |
| 0:30.9 | Let's see how we go in the rest of the eight-month show. |
| 0:32.8 | We've been four I get too carried away. |
| 0:34.4 | But we've got another edition of The Tennis Podcast here for you right now. |
| 0:37.5 | Following Indian Wells, following two magnificent finals, |
| 0:41.3 | myself David Law alongside, or not alongside, |
| 0:44.7 | but on the same show as Catherine Whittaker, |
| 0:46.7 | who's how many miles away is Indian Wells? |
| 0:49.2 | Digitally alongside, David. |
| 0:52.0 | I think it's about 6,000. |
| 0:54.4 | But by the miracle of technology, it is zero. |
| 0:59.2 | Isn't that amazing? Imagine if 30 years ago when you were, |
| 1:04.3 | well, barely born, somebody had said we would be able to do this. |
| 1:08.0 | Amazing. |
| 1:09.6 | Anyway, so I digress, the tennis world has had its eyes on those two |
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