Reaction to Halep's suspension; Pegula's big breakthrough; Andreescu & Thiem set for a big 2023?
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
The tennis world was shocked this week by the news that Simona Halep has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance at the US Open. We start this week's podcast by reacting to that news and how it fits into a turbulent year for Halep.
Elsewhere, with David away on holiday, Catherine and Matt discuss Jessica Pegula seizing her moment in Guadalajara, the completion of the WTA Finals lineup, and a great week for Gen Z on the ATP Tour with Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti and Felix Auger-Aliassime all winning titles impressively. There's also excitement about the progress of both Bianca Andreescu and Dominic Thiem, a review of a chaotic week in Napoli, and a look ahead to this week's events in Vienna and Basel.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Billie Jean King. |
| 0:01.8 | This is Mayan Bartori. |
| 0:03.1 | I'm Matt's Belander. |
| 0:04.2 | This is Mary Carrillo. |
| 0:05.3 | This is Pam Shriver. |
| 0:06.4 | This is Yannick Noah. |
| 0:07.5 | Hi, this is Mike Clary from Calgary, Alberta, |
| 0:10.6 | and Palm Desert, California. |
| 0:12.4 | And you're listening to The Tennis Podcast. |
| 0:25.8 | Well, hello folks, and welcome to your weekly tennis |
| 0:29.2 | podcast and thank you to Mike from both Calgary and the Palm Desert |
| 0:35.9 | for his teleportation or his ability to be in two places at once. |
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