Should the BBC be showing the ‘Battle of the Sexes’?

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

The tennis off season is here and so are Catherine, David and Matt for their first catch up since the Davis Cup.

Part one (00:00 - 26:12) - Reaction to our interview with Andy Murray and concerns as Jack Draper pulls out of playing UTS.

Part two (26:13 - 51:49) - Everything we dislike about the upcoming ‘Battle of the Sexes’ including the platforming of Nick Kyrgios, Aryna Sabalenka’s involvement, and the broadcasting of it on BBC One in the UK.

Part three (51:50 - 1:21:10) - We discuss lots of news such as Serena Williams shutting down comeback rumours despite reentering the anti-doping testing pool, Anastasia Potapova’s nationality switch just days after taking part in a Gazprom-funded exhibition in Russia, and the death of Italian tennis great Nicola Pietrangeli.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Tommy Hayes in Oakland, California, and you're listening to The Tennis Podcast.
0:14.8	Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast, introduced like a pro there by Tommy Hayes aptly from California,
0:24.5	because that is a real movie star name.
0:26.9	Thank you, Tommy.
0:28.5	Intros of the podcast are available to Friends of the Tennis Podcast,
0:33.5	along with shoutouts and personal greetings.
0:36.1	And from today, the fourth birthday of our Friends of
0:40.9	the Pod subscription service, the chance to make your pet a mascot in 2026, guest edit, a friend
0:47.3	show, or take us on in predictions, or our bespoke fantasy league competition. Lots more on that later.
0:56.1	We are two weeks into the off-season,
0:59.7	regretting everything we've ever said about the calendar being too long,
1:03.1	gazing out of our windows,
1:05.9	an incessant grey drizzle,
1:08.8	counting down the days until tennis kicks off again in Australia in 2026.
1:14.7	Tennis being tennis, though, is doing an incredible job of providing quite a lot of news
1:20.0	and controversy for us to get our teeth into. And that's exactly what we'll be doing over the
1:26.1	next hour or so. David, how are you doing? How is the particular
1:31.6	solid hole brand of grey drizzle? Oh, well, I think it really is as good as it gets, you know. It is
1:40.5	particularly grey. It is particularly disappointing in terms of a weather outlook.
1:48.4	And, you know, the thing with the off-season is I simultaneously think this is really good for me.
1:55.8	And by the time tennis starts up properly in Australia again, I'm going to be absolutely buzzing and ready for it.
2:04.4	And yet, at the same time, I am like,
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