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The Tennis Podcast

Indian Wells Review, Miami Preview & a Big Announcement from Rafa

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Wimbledon, Sports, Tennis, Sports & Recreation

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2015

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

David & Catherine meet up in their favourite Putney coffee shop to pick over the bones of two sensational Indian Wells finals and look ahead to the Miami Open. Who is the best player in the world over three sets, is Novak Djokovic made of elastic, and isn't it time we started talking about Timea Bacsinszky? Plus, we discuss Rafa's decision to return to the AEGON Championships and the Queen's Club in June. 

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm John McEnore and you're listening to the tennis podcast. Hi, my name is Gregor Dmitro

0:06.4

for you listening to tennis podcast. Hi, I'm Matt Svillander and you are listening to the tennis podcast.

0:13.2

Well hello and welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you once again from the Puttany Exchange shopping center in

0:20.9

Southwest London, BB, Coffee and Muffins. If anyone from the marketing department there is listening, you're very welcome to sponsor us

0:29.1

and I'm of course joined by David Law. Hello, just before we go any further, what are you doing plugging a business that hasn't actually paid us anything yet?

0:37.1

Let's get the money first, then do the plugs but anyway, BBs, Muffins, whatever your name is, there you go. You're a part of the tennis podcast already. You didn't know it but you are.

0:47.1

Catherine, we've got plenty to talk about today because we come to you the morning after a pretty stack only exciting Indian Wells final.

0:56.1

On both sides actually, the women's final was a bit all over the shop. The men's final was up and down as well but probably the quality of a higher level sustained throughout the match.

1:10.1

But before we get into any of that, should we hear from Rafael Nadal?

1:14.1

Hello, this is Rafael. I am coming back to the Queen's Club for the tournament this year. I'm very happy to be back there as a tournament that I played.

1:25.1

So many times in the past I always had an amazing feeling to play in a real club with an unbelievable atmosphere that's entered courties.

1:35.1

Just amazing and the people have been always very, very nice with me so I'm very excited to be back for 2015.

1:43.1

Just I am very looking forward to play there again and I hope to see you there. Big hug everybody.

1:49.1

So that was Rafael Nadal breaking the news that he is to return to the Aegon Championships at the Queen's Club for the first time since 2011.

1:59.1

So he's been away for three years. Now Catherine, as you know, as I know, as everybody knows, we work at the tournament. I'm the media director at the tournament so we are very, very excited.

2:09.1

Everybody else will be pretty excited about that news as well, won't they? Because he is a huge drawcard wherever he goes.

2:17.1

I think he has a special relationship with every crowd he plays in front of. But at Queen's, we've witnessed it first hand close up.

2:26.1

It's unbelievably intense that connection that he has with the fans there.

2:32.1

He first arrived and played there after he'd won his first French Open. And the excitement, the magnetism, the electricity he generates, I think is probably more extreme than any other player I've seen up close.

2:46.1

I agree. The magnetism and the relationship we have with the crowd at Queen's is probably the best I've seen.

2:53.1

And certainly one of the best feelings I've ever had working in tennis is the several times that we've welcomed Rafford to Queen's coming off the back of having won the French Open.

3:05.1

Often the day after having won the French Open, seeing him arrive and the reaction he gets, it causes...

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