US Open Day 5 - Stress, tears and turmoil can’t stop Coco Gauff

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

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🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Part one - Women’s results. Once again, Coco Gauff was the big story as she fought through tears and tremors to beat Donna Vekic. We cover the performance, the press conference and Gauff’s prospects in this tournament. Elsewhere, there’s chat about Iga Swiatek dropping a set, Catherine reports on a quite extraordinary win for Karolina Muchova, David has all the analysis of another Naomi Osaka victory, and Matt reacts live to Amanda Anisimova’s win.

Part two - Men’s results (37:59). We discuss the way Jannik Sinner shut down the threat of Alexei Popyrin, how Lorenzo Musetti and Flavio Cobolli set up an enticing third round clash, and five set defeats for Karen Khachanov and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Part three - Day 6 order of play (59:05).

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0:47.8	The Disney Lullaby playlist. Listen now. Music Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast coming to you from the Media Garden come wind tunnel at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center on day five of
1:13.0	the US Open a day that isn't quite done yet there are a few matches still on court and one of
1:19.3	those matches involves Amanda Anissimova so David is here hello David hello. I'm here and all present and accounts for and ready to go.
1:31.3	Talk about tennis.
1:32.3	Never in doubt. Is Matt Roberts here? I hear you ask.
1:36.3	Are you kidding?
1:38.3	It's Pride night, it's a Nissomover playing. I've got Fayeye, I've got Rose. It's basically Matt Roberts it's anissomova playing, I've got fire,
1:45.0	I've got rosé, it's basically Matt Roberts night at the US Open.
1:48.0	I've torn myself away from Armstrong, you've got it on a screen for me.
1:53.0	Yeah, we bribed him with his favourite yoghurt and a glass of wine.
1:56.0	And we had a compromise.
1:58.0	You are good people.
1:59.0	It's like you've been upgraded to business cars again.
2:01.9	Except this time there is tennis to watch.
2:03.9	Exactly.
2:04.5	We let him have a set in person.
2:06.1	I said she won, thank goodness.
2:08.2	Yeah, so a slightly distracted Matt Roberts on tonight's podcast.
2:14.9	But a slightly distracted Matt Roberts is still pretty much better than anybody
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