Roland Garros Re-Lived 2002: The Serena Slam Begins

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The 2002 French Open final is etched into tennis history as the only meeting between Serena and Venus Williams at Roland Garros and the start of their run of four consecutive Grand Slam finals against each other which ended with Serena winning her first Serena Slam.

How did the sisters take the sport to new heights during this period? What did Venus’ reaction to defeat reveal about her character and her relationship with Serena? And how have their careers shined a light on race issues in tennis?

We also hear from Mary Carillo and Christopher Clarey who talk more about how their sibling rivalry played out on court, the way in which Serena embraced clay more than Venus, and whether or not they enjoyed watching the Williams sisters face off.

The Tennis Podcast is presented by Catherine Whitaker and David Law, featuring Matt Roberts. It is produced weekly year-round, and daily during the Grand Slam tournaments. It is crowdfunded by listeners each December.

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0:32.6	Hi, this is Maen Bartoli.
0:34.3	I'm Matt Vellander, this is Mary Carillo.
0:36.6	I'm Stan Ravinka, I'm Lain Newt, I'm Andy Murray.
0:39.2	This is Janik Noah, and you're listening to Tenys Podcast.
0:42.8	MUSIC
0:53.1	Our 10th edition of Roland Garros Relived here with you on the Tenys Podcast,
0:57.9	and it features an all-William sisters final from 2002, Venus against Serena, and we have just watched it.
1:06.5	It was the start of Serena Williams dominating, and it's been fascinating.
1:13.7	We've just watched little moments from all of their next three grandstand finals
1:18.3	that would follow straight away as well, and it's just one of the great stories of Tenys.
1:24.1	That has ever happened, really, the William sisters story, and it never ceases to intrigue me
1:32.5	just to watch how they tried to deal with the moments, how to deal with the situation that they're in.
1:38.2	And we're here to relive it with you on the Tenys Podcast. Catherine, how you doing?
1:42.0	I'm very okay, the same, thanks David.
1:46.5	In the same spot I noticed.
1:48.6	Yeah, nothing changes.
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