Laver Cup Verdict - New Ryder Cup Or Just Another Exhibition? Race To Singapore, Davis Cup update; Catherine's new forehand
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2017
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
A couple of weeks off after the US Open, and the Tennis Podcast team are back with a bang to assess the Laver Cup, which took place over the weekend. What did everyone think of it? Is it tennis’ answer to the Ryder Cup, or can it only ever be an exhibition event?
We hear from the Telegraph’s Simon Briggs, who was in Prague to watch it in person, and Catherine Whitaker and David Law are back together to give their impressions.
Was the event scripted to provide a Federer vs. Kyrgios climax? Does the points system work, with more available on day 3 vs. day 1? Elsewhere, an update on the Race to Singapore - Jo Konta’s pursuit to be among the top eight players at the WTA Finals. Will she get over the line? Early losses in Wuhan for the two US Open finalists will help.
The podcast team also look back on the conclusion to the US Open, given Catherine was unable to appear on the show because of illness, and the subsequent Davis Cup semifinals.
And there’s the new Catherine Whitaker forehand, rebuilt while she was sunning herself at the La Manga Club in Spain.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McEnore. I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.4 | This is Martina Navratlova. |
| 0:03.9 | I'm Matt Vylander. |
| 0:05.1 | I'm Stan Roenka. |
| 0:06.1 | I'm Lighten Ewitt. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Jim Boyle. |
| 0:08.8 | And you're listening to The Tennis Podcast. |
| 0:22.0 | Well, hello, welcome to The Tennis Podcast. |
| 0:23.9 | Brought to you in association with the telegraph |
| 0:26.0 | and with your sport and presented and introduced today |
| 0:29.4 | by Jim Boyle, one of our kickstarter backers |
| 0:33.1 | who has helped this tennis podcast exist in 2017. |
| 0:36.6 | And hopefully you'll all agree that it has flourished as well. |
| 0:39.8 | So thank you very much, Jim, for backing us. |
| 0:42.5 | Catherine Whitaker and I are back together. |
| 0:45.7 | Sort of. We're not in the same place, |
| 0:47.4 | but we're on the same line. |
| 0:48.7 | Catherine, we got loads to talk to you about today, |
| 0:52.1 | not only the fact that we missed out on your thoughts |
| 0:54.7 | of the US Open because you were ill for several days on end. |
| 0:59.1 | Don't need to remind you about that. |
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