Osaka, Zverev - Future No.1's; The Davis Cup Debate; A Surprising Guest

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Two weeks since the US Open podcasts and Catherine Whitaker has finally returned, joining up with David Law to review debut career titles for Alex Zverev and Lucas Pouille, a run to the final in Tokyo by Naomi Osaka, and to preview Wuhan.Catherine comes out firing, predicting that both Osaka and Zverev will be World No.1's.There's much Osaka/Zverev insight and excitement, much bewilderment at Dominic Thiem continuing to play every week, and a big debate about the proposed changes to the Davis Cup.The show also features a very surprising guest. So surprising, the presenters knew nothing about it until the guest appeared on the show. The Tennis Podcast is produced in association with Telegraph Sport.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm John McEnore. I'm Bjorn Borg. This is Martina Navratilova. I'm Matt Vylander. I'm
0:05.2	Stan Ravinka. I'm Lainey Njut. I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:19.9	Well hello, welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you in association with the telegraph. My name is
0:24.5	David Law. I'm a BBC Radio 5 Live tennis commentator. I also work for BT Sport who I'll be with
0:31.5	next week for the Beijing tournaments from the WTA. This week it's Wuhan and various other tournaments.
0:38.0	There's one in Chengdu and in Seoul and I'm happy to say I'm joined again by Catherine Whitaker
0:44.0	from Euro Sport. Catherine, it's been a while. You weren't with us in the Davis Cup last week.
0:48.7	Where were you? What were you doing? Why were you not on the tennis podcast?
0:52.0	Well, I was watching the Davis Cup but from the comfort of my home and yeah just doing the world's
1:01.4	slowest recovery from jet lag. I think it's taking me about two weeks but I'm just about there.
1:07.2	As your record for sleeping in one session was? 14 hours. I managed 14 hours on one night. Yeah,
1:16.3	it's pretty good, isn't it? 14 hours. I think I managed that in about four nights. Anyway,
1:21.2	there we go. Catherine, we're to go back with us back in the land of the living now having got back
1:25.8	on something resembling normal UK time and we have plenty to talk about today. Catherine, we have
1:33.4	lots to review in terms of the tournaments that have just gone. We've got our tennis podcast
1:38.0	Davis Cup debate which is on the back of the announcement by the ITF that they are looking at
1:45.3	proposals for change with the Davis Cup. We're going to be hearing the views of the British
1:50.4	Davis Cup captain Leon Smith, Greg Rzeadski, Paul McNamie who was at a long time,
1:56.8	great doubles player and of course Davis Cup Player plus a former Australian Open Ten tournament
2:02.9	director. We had Twitter conversation with all of them over the course of the last week so
2:08.3	we'll be bringing you their views on the Davis Cup and what should be done with it. Colin Fleming
2:11.8	as well, current doubles player and Catherine Whitaker and I will chime in with our thoughts and
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