Monte Carlo - Federer looked at me and said 'How come I lose all the close matches?'
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2016
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
One of the longest-running and most glamorous tennis tournaments on the calendar is about to get underway in Monte Carlo. Catherine Whitaker is there, as are the best male players in the world. David Law isn’t (and boy is he letting everyone know about it…).
That hasn’t stopped them getting together for a Tennis Podcast, nor has it prevented David from telling a story about how he once shared an elevator with Federer, moments after the great man, then only a teenager, had lost 7-5 in the third. ‘Why do I always lose the close matches?’ Federer asked. Find out what David said in response.
Other Monte Carlo memories are discussed, the upcoming week is previewed, and we hear from Federer ahead of his return from surgery. Novak Djokovic also talks about his quest for that elusive first French Open, and Rafael Nadal explains how he thinks there is very little pressure when you keep on winning.
We also hear your tennis ‘bucket lists’, and whether you prefer red, blue or green...
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast |
| 0:14.4 | Hello, welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you in association with the telegraph the clay court season for |
| 0:20.9 | 2016 is underway not all of it red clay some of it green in Charleston where |
| 0:25.8 | Sloan Stevens is up against you Elena Vesnina in the final as we record but the first really big event on the surface |
| 0:33.3 | starts this week with the Monte Carlo Rolex masters |
| 0:37.5 | It's not actually a mandatory event, but judging by the field the players it might as well be |
| 0:42.5 | Jacović, Vavrinka, Federer, Nadal, Murray all there and it promises to be a fantastic week |
| 0:49.7 | there to enjoy every drop of sunshine every glimpse of the most stunning panoramic view of the ocean imaginable |
| 0:57.4 | Every top spun forehand and slide into the red dirt is Catherine Whittaker |
| 1:02.6 | I'm not you know are you Dave? I'm in a little windalous room near Birmingham |
| 1:07.0 | I'm in a room so small Catherine that I could actually touch all four walls at the same time if I have to say I mean |
| 1:15.5 | Spaciasness is there's many things that Monte Carlo has going for it and |
| 1:20.2 | Spaciasness is not one of them. I'm in my hotel room at the moment and pleasant as the surroundings are |
| 1:27.0 | space and |
| 1:28.9 | property |
| 1:29.8 | Squaringches are quite the premium out here. So it's not exactly the most cat swingy |
| 1:36.2 | How to tell room I've ever been in |
| 1:39.0 | Cat swingy that is a wonderful description. Do you have a window though? |
| 1:43.3 | I've got I've got two windows David. They've treated me to two windows. So it's the lapel luxury beating me |
| 1:49.9 | Two zero and you're in Monte Carlo when I'm near Birmingham. So I think you've one hands down |
| 1:55.4 | But you're going to be there reporting over the course of the next week. You were there last week. What's it like Monte Carlo? |
| 2:02.1 | It's it's the most fascinating place. I mean, I can't believe that you actually |
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