Live from Wimbledon Day 4 - Draper stunned by Cilic, should we have seen this coming?
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
We were live after close of play on a busy day 4 at the Championships.
In part 1 we discuss Draper’s shock loss to former finalist here Marin Cilic. What does this mean for both of them? How can Draper still improve both on grass and at Wimbledon? And Can Cilic go even further? We also cover Novak Djokovic and Jannik cruising through, as well as an intriguing epic between August Holmgren and Tomas Machac which was notable not only for four tie-break sets out of five, but also some unexpected clothing-rule-related-drama.
In part 2 (43m05s) we wrapped up the women’s results. Mirra Andreeva held firm despite being tested by Lucia Bronzetti, and defending champion Krejcikova slipped past Dolehide to set up a match with Emma Navarro. Swiatek too made it through; we discuss how her confidence is holding up as she progresses through the draw. And another former champion, Elena Rybakina, is looking strong, swatting away Sakkari with the kind of skills we wish we could employ to dispatch the insects currently plaguing our podcast bench!
In part 3 (57m49s) we run through tomorrow’s order of play, consider how Alcaraz might fare against Struff, preview Sabalenka-Raducanu, and come to the conclusion that tomorrow, Court 2 is where it’s at in terms of excitement, as Fonseca takes on Jarry and Keys plays Siegemund.
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| 1:42.0 | Thank you. Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast live from Wimbledon on day four of the championship starting the show in daylight for the very first time this tournament. |
| 1:44.6 | Thank you Taylor Fritz for not being on today's schedule. |
| 1:51.6 | And that means, folks, that we have a crowd, a crowd of hardy folk over there. |
| 1:57.0 | Hardy, Hardy Folk, Captain Whitaker is among them, who have stayed to cheer us on this evening and celebrate the fact that we are coming on in daylight hours. |
| 2:01.1 | Not 45 minutes ago, Gail Monfis was battling away on Court 18, just metres away from us down there, |
| 2:08.1 | trying to avoid the dreaded, suspended due to lack of, due to bad light announcement. |
| 2:14.8 | But alas, it did come. |
| 2:16.7 | Two sets all, he and Martin Futchevichich they'll be back tomorrow a classic wimbledon scene people standing on tables trying to catch a glimpse of the last dregs of an incredible day of tennis booing standing on this very table booing boo booing when the match got called off. |
| 2:35.5 | It was quite a scene, wasn't it? |
| 2:38.2 | I'm Catherine Whitaker alongside me, as always. |
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