Roland Garros Re-Lived 2018: Halep lays Grand Slam ghosts to rest

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

When Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens in the 2018 Roland Garros final, the tennis world could breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, she was a Grand Slam champion.

We discuss her previous three final losses, analyse a memorable match against Stephens, and reflect on how she lived with that victory during the months that followed.

In a fascinating interview, her coach, Darren Cahill, reveals the switch he made to his usual pre-match pep talk before the final, the tactical change that helped Halep turn the match around in the second set, the weight of expectation on Halep, and the reception and adoration she received when she returned to Romania with the trophy.

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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0:53.2	Hello and welcome to our 15th and final edition of Rodin Garros Relived.
0:58.1	Catherine, how are you feeling when I say that?
1:01.2	Wistful. I'm going to start missing the past.
1:05.2	Sort of like a double, I don't know what that is.
1:10.4	Are you feeling that? You're right.
1:11.9	I'm all right. I can believe it's the 15th.
1:15.6	When I came up with the idea, I think, well, let's just keep doing the daily podcasts that the slams that we promised people at the start of the year,
1:21.6	even though there's no tennis, by watching lots of matches in the past, I thought it'd be ever so easy.
1:26.6	It turns out then we got lots of ideas about how to do it, including interviewing everybody we possibly could find relevant to each match.
1:36.0	And that's what we've done again today for Simona Halib against Sloan Stevens 2018 final.
1:42.8	And we've got down K-Hill as our special guest coach to Simona Halib.
1:47.1	And yes, it's been a long and tiring journey to get through today.
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