Wimbledon Day 13 - Djokovic Is Back In The Big-Time; Mental Health In Tennis Discussed
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Novak Djokovic has been through some dark times over the past couple of years, but his 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 win over Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon final proved that he is very much back in the big time.
Afterwards, Tennis Podcast presenter David Law was joined by Charlie Eccleshare of the Telegraph to look back on a final that didn't get going until set three, and ultimately proved a step too far for Anderson.
Just how good was Djokovic? Where does this leave him for the US Open in a few weeks time? And how many more can Djokovic win? The Tennis Podcast team give their views.
As the subject of the men's doubles championships is covered, and the transition from junior tennis to senior success discussed, conversation takes a more troubling turn when the subject of player mental health is brought up. Eccleshare and Law have both discussed the issue with players that have struggled, and those struggles are detailed on the show.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McAnerd. I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Martina Navratlova. I'm Matt Svillander. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm San Roenka. I'm Lighten Huet. I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.6 | And you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:20.0 | So, done and dusted for another year. Charlie Eccleshire from the Tenor Graph |
| 0:24.4 | by myself, David Law, are here after Novak Chokovich won a fourth Wimbledon title. |
| 0:30.2 | beating Kevin Anderson 626276 and we are the tennis podcast brought to you an association |
| 0:36.5 | with the Telegraph and with Amazon Prime Video UK, the home of the US Open in the UK from next month. |
| 0:44.2 | And I suspect Charlie, Amazon Prime Video UK are going to have a pretty special |
| 0:48.9 | grand slam to cover after what we've witnessed from Novak Chokovich here because he is back in |
| 0:54.0 | the mix and of that there is no doubt. |
| 0:56.5 | Chokovich is back in the mix, definitely. |
| 0:58.8 | And Andy Murray might even be back by then to add some intrigue. |
| 1:01.6 | But, yeah, Chokovich, the big three, you know, they're all looking good again and, |
| 1:08.1 | yeah, this has been a statement a couple of weeks from Chokovich. |
| 1:11.1 | I thought today he just came out and left where he'd left off in the previous rounds, |
| 1:18.6 | ready? The speed with which Chokovich had his eye and was pretty mind blowing. |
| 1:24.4 | And I think it knocked Anderson's confidence immediately. |
| 1:29.2 | I think he was the absolute worst opponent for a tired Anderson. |
| 1:32.9 | You know, Chokovich is almost sadistic in his ability to just get everything back and say, |
| 1:38.8 | you know, you've got your limbs are creaking well. |
| 1:41.6 | Here's another low shot to try and deal with. |
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