US Open Day 9 - Nadal Wins Late-Night Epic Against Thiem; Sevastova Bamboozles Stephens; Serena Eases Past Pliskova; Is There An Irresistible Force Behind Del Potro?
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2018
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
For the second night in a row, the end of The Tennis Podcast had to be recorded at past 2am in New York.
That’s because Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem played a marathon match long into the night, with Nadal prevailing in a thrilling deciding set tiebreak.
This was tennis at its absolute best, say David and Catherine, and also a brilliant advert for fifth set tiebreaks.
Nadal will now face Del Potro in a repeat of last year’s semi-final. Del Potro beat Isner in a match that played out as most people expected. Is there an irresistible force behind Del Potro pushing him to the title?
Elsewhere, there was a big surprise in the opening match of the day when Sloane Stephens was beaten in straight-sets by Anastasija Sevastova. How did Sevastova “bamboozle” the defending champion? Did Stephens show mental weakness?
Will Sevastova’s variety and court craft trouble Serena Williams in the semi-finals? Serena was a comfortable winner against Karolina Pliskova on Tuesday night. How well did she play?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McEnore. I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Martina Navratlova. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm Matt Svillander. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm San Roenka. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Lighten Huat. |
| 0:06.8 | I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.7 | And you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:20.2 | I'm here again behind the Amazon Prime studio desk. |
| 0:24.6 | The more I hang out here, Catherine, the more I like it. |
| 0:27.1 | Because you've got a good view of the practice course. |
| 0:30.9 | Good view. |
| 0:31.8 | On the practice course. |
| 0:33.3 | I know. |
| 0:33.8 | Tell you what, we could have a game. |
| 0:36.1 | You don't seem to. |
| 0:36.9 | I'm sure the USDA wouldn't mind at all. |
| 0:39.2 | No, no, I dare say that. |
| 0:40.4 | Very mind that Greg got in some trouble. |
| 0:43.1 | A former finalist. |
| 0:44.4 | Did he? |
| 0:45.4 | For trying to hit on one of the courts earlier in the week. |
| 0:48.9 | Daniela's over there. |
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