Hi I'm John McHenryle and you're listening to the tennis podcast.

Well hello and welcome to the tennis podcast. It is how many days are we in Noca Thryn?

I've forgotten. 150 or something. Yeah it feels like we've been here a while now.

But this is the Statole Masters tennis still. It is a fantastic tournament full of past champions

such as John McHenryle, Andy Rodic, who have all been on the show already, Pat Cash

and today Catherine Whitaker. We've got the ultimate guest haven't we?

Yeah I need to start jazzing up the way and introduce the guests. So,

Delidah, Drumroll, it's Tim Henman. Hello Tim Henman. Hello.

How you doing? I'm very well thank you. How was today because you faced the man with the biggest

forehand on the planet I think, didn't you? And you almost won.

Yeah that's right I was playing Fernando Gonzalez and it's been great to have him on the

Champions Tour. This is his debut and obviously I wanted to make his debut memorable. I didn't want to

beat him in his first tournament. But no so it was great. He's still hitting his forehand,

I'm believely well and we had a tight match. It was a set all went to the Champions

tie break and he ended up coming out just on top. And what is that atmosphere like out there?

Because it was absolutely packed today, wasn't it? Yeah I mean the attendance is always good but

I think this year has been one of the best. It was amazing to see not only the seats around

the court, the boxes but up the top it was a real full house. So the atmosphere is amazing and

the Albert Hall is such a special place to play given the history of the building itself but

the design, everyone so close to the action and that really helps. It's the sound, the acoustics

when you're running around on the court, the ball on the strings and add to that a few

pops of the champagne corks. Yes there are a few of those and hey maybe we'll

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