San Diego, Chicago - Yes please!
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
With new tournaments in San Diego and Chicago proving a big hit, Catherine, David and Matt are together to talk through the last week in tennis.
How far can Casper Ruud go over the next few years? In what way does Cameron Norrie keep impressing? Did we learn anything new about Jannik Sinner after he successfully defended his title in Sofia? What’s made Chicago champion Garbine Muguruza so enjoyable to watch in 2021? And how did Alison van Uytvanck keep up her 100% record in finals?
Elsewhere, there’s discussion about the large British media contingent travelling to Indian Wells as Emma Raducanu plays her first match as US Open champion, as well as the news that a vaccine mandate may be required for players at the upcoming Australian Open.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello folks, the latest episode of the tennis podcast is coming right up, but there is a bit of news in the tennis world that dropped |
| 0:07.3 | moments after we finished recording and therefore isn't covered in the main podcast, but just wanted to make sure we brought it to you. |
| 0:15.0 | It is that the ATP has received an independent safeguarding report and |
| 0:20.7 | that an investigation into the allegations against Alexander's various has been |
| 0:25.4 | announced. This is the press release that we have received this Monday morning an |
| 0:30.9 | independent safeguarding report commissioned by the ATP earlier in the season has been completed. |
| 0:36.8 | It represents a key element of the ATP's overall safeguarding review to ensure all adults and minors involved in professional tennis are safe and protected from abuse. |
| 0:46.8 | Compiled by a team of experts led by Chris Smart, former detective chief inspector in the Metropolitan Police in the UK, |
| 0:54.1 | the report outlines a number of wide ranging recommendations to ensure safe guarding is embedded across all aspects of ATP |
| 1:02.0 | organizational activity topics covered include prevention reporting and investigation of abuse, |
| 1:08.2 | disciplinary measures, policy statements, event safety, training, information sharing, |
| 1:13.7 | collaboration with other bodies of tennis and the appointment of dedicated safeguarding leads. |
| 1:19.2 | The ATP will now evaluate the recommendations to identify immediate next steps and develop a longer term safeguarding strategy relating to all matters of abuse, |
| 1:29.4 | including domestic violence, Massimo Calvelli, the ATP CEO said the following as an organisation, |
| 1:36.1 | we recognise the need to be doing more to ensure everyone involved in professional tennis feels safe and protected. |
| 1:43.1 | The recommendations of the safeguarding report will help us approach this in a robust way. |
| 1:48.4 | We are committed to making meaningful steps forward and know this won't be an overnight process. |
| 1:54.1 | The statement goes on to say in parallel and internal investigation into allegations concerning Alexander's verve at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2019 is currently underway. |
| 2:08.0 | The ATP fully condemns any form of violence or abuse and investigate such allegations related to conduct and ATP member tournament. |
| 2:16.2 | Calvelli said the allegations raised against Alexander's verve are serious and we have a responsibility to address them. |
| 2:23.7 | We hope our investigation will allow us to establish the facts and determine appropriate follow-up action. |
| 2:29.3 | We understand that verve welcomes our investigation and acknowledge that is denied all allegations. |
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