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The Tennis Podcast

RG Day 14 - History made and Iga eager for more; Alcaraz vs. Zverev preview

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Iga Swiatek has won Roland Garros for a fourth time, beating Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-1 in the final. Catherine, David and Matt discuss the match, Swiatek’s peerlessness on clay, her place in the sport’s history, and what the future might hold for her. There’s also a round up of all the other results and a preview of the men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. 


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0:00.0

Hi this is Billy Jean King this is Marion Bartotti I'm Matt's Willander this is Mary

0:04.9

Carillo this is Pam Shriver this is Yannick Noah and you're listening to the tennis

0:09.0

podcast Well, hello folks, and welcome to Roland Garros on day 14 of the tournament.

0:26.0

We're on our outdoor position in the eaves of Philip Chatere Stadium, and I am looking over

0:30.8

the left shoulder, well your right shoulder David and I can see Eegiswiantec

0:35.4

fresh from a visit to the tennis channel set showing off her trophy to a

0:41.0

waiting collection of tennis fans who have just watched her put in an

0:46.5

absolutely sublime performance yet another sublime performance this

0:51.3

fortnight to beat Jasmine Paulini 621 in an hour and 8 minutes

0:56.8

making it four French Open titles in five years and adding a fifth to her total of Grand Slam titles overall and

1:06.2

while that school line I guess is terrible news for but Jasmine Parolini

1:10.3

excellent news for our takes yesterday which for ones have

1:13.7

have aged quite well. What your takes? My mind went so good. There was a moment in there

1:20.8

I was thinking right it's 2.1 Paulini with a break and and then it was 3 2 and 30 all or 2 330

1:30.5

and I thought if she holds here I'm going to do the sunglasses

1:33.6

emoji for showing off about my take publicly or to the group to the group

1:38.6

maybe to the barge and then and then she lost 10 games in the row.

1:44.0

Yeah and that is what Eager Schontic does when somebody wrongs her by having the audacity to

1:50.9

break serve she goes oh that's all doing is it and wins 10

1:55.3

games in a row that is who eager fjointeck is everywhere of course she is

1:59.8

she is the world number one a dominant world number one but in particular on clay and at this

2:06.4

tournament there is a lot to talk about here there's also a men's final to like a head to tomorrow

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