Marcos Baghdatis Interview
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Our final episode of 2019 is a big interview with Marcos Baghdatis (details below). In the meantime, our Kickstarter continues to run, and we will be back in the first week of January to preview the new season. Thanks to everyone who has supported us throughout the year. To back The Tennis Podcast in 2020 - http://po.st/TP_Kickstarter2020
*** BAGHDATIS INTERVIEW ***
Marcos Baghdatis opens up to David Law on a range of topics, including:
- Australian Open final run in 2006
- Idolising Andre Agassi
- Injury problems
- Leaving home aged 14 to pursue tennis
- Finding happiness in life
- Smashing four racquets in a row
- His toughest opponent
- What makes Stefanos Tsitsipas special
- How he wants to give back to the sport
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McEnore, I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.3 | This is Martina Navratlova, I'm Matt Vylander, this is Mary Carrillo, I'm San Roinka, I'm |
| 0:07.2 | like Newt, I'm Andy Murray, hi this is John Weir and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | So huge thank you to John Weir for introducing the 130 second and final edition of the tennis |
| 0:28.9 | podcast in 2019. |
| 0:30.9 | John is one of our biggest backers, has been over the last couple of years with his wife, Leah, |
| 0:36.7 | we're hugely grateful to them for their support. |
| 0:39.4 | As we are to all of you who've pitched into our Kickstarter to crowdfund 2020, |
| 0:45.1 | we've had more than 70% success so far in trying to fund next year, still some way to go for us, |
| 0:52.3 | but we can't thank you enough, it really has been incredible to see the reaction. |
| 0:56.4 | More than 800 people as I speak to you have got behind the show and contributed various |
| 1:02.6 | different levels and you can continue to do so. |
| 1:05.2 | If you want to get a Kickstarter.com, search tennis podcast 2020 and you'll be able to find us there |
| 1:10.8 | or we have the link as well in our show notes on your phone right now, if you want to just |
| 1:16.4 | scroll down and have a look on there, you can back us to as much sure as little as you've deemed fit. |
| 1:23.8 | I should say as well, but a news since last week, our creditations for Catherine and Matt have both |
| 1:29.3 | been confirmed for the Australian Open as have their visas so we are going and we can't wait |
| 1:36.7 | to bring you daily editions of the tennis podcast in 2020 starting with the Australian Open, of course. |
| 1:42.7 | We've had a FaceTime chat, a meeting a few days ago, the ideas are flying around between |
| 1:49.6 | three of us at the moment and yeah, we can't wait to get started, a little break after this show, |
| 1:55.3 | but yeah, Christmas, New Year, then let's get started. |
| 1:59.4 | Anyway, first of all though, our final edition of 2020 is a big interview and it is with Marcus |
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