US Open 2018 Preview - Media Day Reaction; Draws Discussed; Predictions; Greg Rusedski & Annabel Croft Cameos
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2018
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Spirits are high on the new Tennis Podcast with David and Catherine back together on Fifth Avenue to preview the US Open.
David may have just stepped off the plane, but Catherine has been in New York for a couple of days. In that time, she’s seen the brand-new Louis Armstrong Stadium, soaked up the joy of Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day and spoken to a number of players at the “Superbowl style” media day, including Andy Murray. What state of mind is he in? And how far can he realistically go this fortnight?
On paper, Novak Djokovic has the draw from heaven, while Federer’s is a bit of a nightmare. Will we see them face off in the quarter-finals?
We will also get our first look at the new partnership between Ivan Lendl and Alexander Zverev. Will Lendl be the difference-maker?
On the women’s side, can Stephens pull off the rare feat (unless you’re Serena Williams) of defending her title? And how will Halep cope without the on-court coaching of Darren Cahill?
Angelique Kerber, meanwhile, is looking relaxed. Can she win back-to-back Grand Slams?
There’s also the possibility of Serena vs. Venus in the third round. But David and Catherine both think it might not happen.
Elsewhere, there are some bold predictions and a couple of cameo appearances from two former British No.1s…
David and Catherine will be back with daily shows throughout the US Open fortnight.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McEnore. I'm Bjorn Borg. This is Martina Navratlova. I'm Matt Vylander. I'm |
| 0:05.1 | San Roenka. I'm Lighten Huat. I'm Andy Murray. And you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:19.9 | Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you in association with the telegraph and with |
| 0:24.7 | Amazon Prime Video UK who are just two days away now from their inaugural US Open broadcast. |
| 0:32.8 | Prime Video is the home of the US Open in the UK. A reminder, if you haven't received the message |
| 0:40.2 | yet, if you want to watch the US Open in the UK, then you have to do so on Amazon Prime, which |
| 0:45.4 | although I'm biased, I think is a wonderful way to do so. And you can do that from 3.30 pm |
| 0:51.7 | on Monday when I will probably be feeling a little bit nervous as we go on air for the first time. |
| 0:57.6 | I'm Catherine Wittaker, by the way. I'm joined by David Law. Hello. It's fresh off a plane. I've |
| 1:02.8 | been in New York for a couple of days now. I'm feeling practically like a local David, as that slightly |
| 1:09.6 | glazed jet lagged. Oh my goodness me. I've still got another five hours before I can go to sleep, |
| 1:16.9 | look in his eye. And I'm really, obviously I'm very familiar with. I'd rather went to scenic |
| 1:20.7 | route about getting here over the last 24 hours. How does how many planes you've taken? I've been |
| 1:24.6 | in Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, and now New York in the last 24 hours. I've heard Copenhagen's very |
| 1:31.1 | nice. It was delightful for the 55 minutes that I spent there in the airport terminal, but I'd |
| 1:36.8 | particularly enjoyed Stockholm for the two hours I was there. That's no way to visit Stockholm. |
| 1:42.3 | There's an insult to Stockholm with anything. Okay, I'll make a proper journey. But anyway, you are |
| 1:46.8 | in New York for thisiable future for, for, for, what, I'm 14, 16 days? Yeah. 16 days. |
| 1:52.0 | 16 days and it's my 16th US Open. What are the 16s do we know? It's my fourth. |
| 1:59.6 | Do we count fan visits? Because I came twice as a fan with my dad. Right, we're up to six then for you. |
| 2:04.6 | Okay. We'll count those. Anyway, you find us in, I mean, talk about in the heart of things. We are |
| 2:12.0 | on Fifth Avenue. We are in, in a hotel lobby on Fifth Avenue. And yeah, we're, we're enjoying life |
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