Roland Garros Day 5 - Arthur Fils lights up Lenglen. But is he f****d?

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Part one - It was an extraordinary day in the men’s draw but nothing was more incredible than Arthur Fils’ five set victory over Jaume Munar on Suzanne Lenglen. We describe the twists and turns of the match, the spine tingling atmosphere, and what it might mean for Fils in this tournament. We also cover Novak Djokovic shutting down the Corentin Moutet show, losses from two sets up for Alex de Minaur and Jakub Mensik, and the news that Stefanos Tsitsipas is to be coached by Goran Ivanisevic.

Part two (41m20s) - It was a less thrilling day in the women’s event, but we cover straight sets wins for both Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff as well as a third round to look forward to between Jessica Pegula and Marketa Vondrousova

Part three (53m07s) - Jack Draper’s impressive win over Gael Monfils, a recognition of best of five set tennis, and a look ahead to Day 6.

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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.
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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 five of Roland Garros, an absolutely stunning day in Paris today.
1:25.4	And you find the three of us not in our usual spot in the foothills
1:29.6	of court Philippe Chatechier, but instead in the foothills of Court Suzanne Longlin. And let me tell
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