Roland Garros Day 2 - Has the real Iga Swiatek arrived?

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Part one - We cover an impressive first performance for Iga Swiatek, the still taboo subject of periods in sport, and Naomi Osaka’s sadness and worrying press conference following her narrow defeat to Paula Badosa.

Part two (35m12s). Novak Djokovic finally does his pre tournament press conference and it does not disappoint. We discuss his answers on Andy Murray, being part of the Nadal ceremony, and the form he found in Geneva. Plus, shock defeats for Francisco Cerundolo and Taylor Fritz.

Part three (58m22s). Jannik Sinner wins a fun one. And FFT President Gilles Moretton says Roland Garros night slot is based on ‘what’s better for spectators’. Sigh.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by TNT Sports, where you can watch Grand Slam tennis throughout the summer.
0:05.9	Roland Garros is finally here and we've got two weeks of non-stop action as the biggest stars in the world take to the iconic orange clay courts serving up a thrilling start to summer.
0:15.5	Matt, what is your favourite thing about clay court tennis? Variety. You need every shot in the book to win on clay
0:23.7	and that is what makes it so special. And David, why is Ron and Garos so special? I think it may
0:29.9	well be my favourite Grand Slam now. It's just so stylish, it's cool, it's the springtime, it's Paris,
0:36.6	it's beautiful. It's beautiful.
0:38.2	I love it.
0:41.5	Watch every match with Roland Garros from May 25th to June 8th,
0:43.4	exclusively live on TNT Sports.
0:44.8	Stream only on Discovery Plus.
0:49.3	Or watch TNT Sports channels on E.E. Sky and Virgin Media subscription required.
0:51.7	Age 18 plus, T's and C's Apply.
0:54.7	Thank you to T&T Sports for sponsoring this episode.
0:57.0	Hi, this is Billy Jean King.
0:58.3	This is Marion Bartoli.
0:59.7	This is Bianca Andrescu.
1:00.9	I'm Matt Vlander.
1:02.0	This is Mary Carrillo.
1:03.1	This is Pam Schreiber.
1:06.3	This is Janik Noah, and you're listening to the tennis podcast on day two of Roland Garros 2025.
1:22.6	You find the three of us in our usual spot being looked down upon by court Philippe Chattrier
1:29.8	where Yannick Sinha the men's world number one is currently on the serve against Arta Rinder-Kanesh.
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