Svitolina Stars in Singapore; Federer Wins 99th Title; Agassi and Dimitrov Join Forces
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2018
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
After a few weeks apart, Catherine and David are back together in London for this week’s show, with Elina Svitolina’s sensational title run in Singapore at the top of the agenda. Why did nobody see it coming? Can she now ‘do a Wozniacki’ and go on to win her first Grand Slam next year?
The other major storylines from the WTA Finals are also discussed, including Wozniacki’s rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis.
In Basel, Roger Federer won the 99th title of his career, but what should we make of his week? Did he find form just in time for the ATP Finals or did his run just paper over some cracks?
Elsewhere, the past week featured yet another case of ‘tennis player treats ballkid badly’, this time involving Stefanos Tsitsipas. His behaviour is bemoaned, but his public apology is commended.
As the tour heads to Paris, Nadal and Djokovic are locked in a battle for the World No.1 ranking, but they’re also coming under increasing pressure to cancel their controversial exhibition in Saudi Arabia. They’ve both been talking about the issue, and Catherine and David give their reaction.
In coaching news, Andre Agassi has been spotted in Paris helping out Grigor Dimitrov. Could it be the start of a successful partnership? Can Agassi rebuild his reputation as a coach after a failed stint with Djokovic? Is Dimitrov the perfect pupil? Catherine and David can’t wait to find out.
Finally, there’s time for the long-awaited segment on Tennis Chokes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McAnerid. I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Martina Navratlova. I'm Matt Svillander. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm Stan Roenka. I'm Lighten Youet. I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.6 | And you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:20.3 | So Catherine Whittaker and myself, David Law, join you from where the boat leaves on its way |
| 0:26.2 | to the O2 arena for the ATP finals. This is where the players board just outside Waterloo |
| 0:30.9 | Station and we're next to the river Thames. We're not actually in Waterloo Station today. |
| 0:35.6 | So you won't hear any of our travel reports. But what you will hear about is lots of tennis |
| 0:41.2 | because there's been lots of it going on. Catherine Whittaker, how are you today? |
| 0:45.3 | Very well, thank you. I've just done a commute, which is an alien concept for me. |
| 0:50.2 | Yeah. I've been following a nap. |
| 0:53.1 | No, I wish I wish it had done too early for one of those. |
| 0:57.6 | Yeah, commuting. I mean, probably a chance like it, of too much because probably lots of people |
| 1:03.1 | listening to this are, as I speak, commuting. I feel for you. |
| 1:07.2 | Yes. What I have to say, I feel you're paying well. |
| 1:10.5 | Yeah, so basically, what is it? Just over two weeks from now, it'll be time for the ATP finals |
| 1:16.4 | and in London. We've just had the WTA finals. It's final year in Singapore. That's the first thing |
| 1:24.4 | we're going to be talking about today. We're also going to be talking about another title for Roger |
| 1:27.6 | Ferrer. It would be same final a lot. The WTA finals final for the final time in Singapore. |
| 1:32.0 | Yeah. Okay. I've heard them finals, everybody. |
| 1:34.5 | And we're going to be... Well, no, there's no way to avoid it. |
| 1:36.4 | I know. The decider. The... The clear... I did the voiceover yesterday evening for the |
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