Roland Garros Day 1 - Rafael Nadal and the final farewell

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Part one - Our reaction to the ceremony honouring Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros, which saw Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray come onto court to celebrate his career.

Part two - Women’s results and headlines (28m00s). Dominant starts for Aryna Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen, we learn more about Victoria Mboko and Eva Lys as they set up a second round clash, and Jasmine Paolini survives a scare.

Part three - Men’s results and a look ahead to Day 2 (50m35s). There weren’t too many great matches on the men’s side, but Lorenzo Musetti impressed, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard brought the vibes on Lenglen, and Tommy Paul beat Elmer Moller and then revealed more about his truck being repossessed.

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0:36.9	throughout the summer.
0:38.5	Roland Garros is finally here
0:39.9	and we've got two weeks of non-stop action
0:42.0	as the biggest stars in the world
0:43.6	take to the iconic orange clay courts
0:45.7	serving up a thrilling start to summer.
0:48.1	Matt, what is your favourite thing about clay court tennis?
0:52.4	Variety.
0:53.5	You need every shot in the book to win on clay,
0:56.6	and that is what makes it so special.
0:59.2	And David, why is Ron and Garros so special?
1:01.8	I think it may well be my favourite Grand Slam now.
1:04.4	It's just so stylish, it's cool,
1:06.8	it's the springtime, it's Paris, it's beautiful.
1:10.2	I love it.
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