Positive covid cases, more than 70 players facing two weeks stuck inside without any practice, and mice in hotel rooms…it all calls for an emergency pod.
Catherine and David convene to discuss the situation in Melbourne. How has it all got out of control so quickly? What is Tennis Australia’s role now? How much sympathy do we feel for the players in all of this? And does it change who should be considered the Australian Open favourite?
We also speak to Pam Shriver about how she thinks she would have found the strict quarantine, how she might have tried to keep sharp and fit in that situation, how it might affect the men and women differently, what measures or format changes could be implemented by the tournament, and the inequality of the separate quarantine in Adelaide for top players.
The Tennis Podcast is presented by Catherine Whitaker and David Law, and features Matt Roberts. It is produced weekly year-round, and daily during the Grand Slam tournaments.
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Sliding Doors - Part 1
Lost in Time - Part 2
Lost in Time - Part 1
Running the ATP - Chris Kermode
Our 2020 awards, and a bit of news
Annus Horribilis Re-Lived - Part 2
Annus Horribilis Re-Lived - Part 1
Inside the ‘brutal experience’ of Australian quarantine, with John Millman
ATP Finals Day 8 - Medvedev does it his way as event leaves London
ATP Finals Day 7 - Nadal vs. Djokovic becomes Thiem vs. Medvedev; Catherine’s meme moment
ATP Finals Day 6 - Semis: Djokovic vs. Thiem, Nadal vs. Medvedev. Yes please.
ATP Finals Day 5 - Rafa remains, bubble struggle and what’s that hair?
ATP Finals Day 4 - Medvedev Makes Statement
ATP Finals Day 3 - Thiem-Nadal instant classic, and trouble brewing for tennis in Australia
ATP Finals Day 2 - A review and a Roger Federer row
ATP Finals Day 1 - Thiem vs. Tsitsipas reprised, but this time it’s different
Silence broken, ATP Finals preview, Catherine in the bubble
Zverev, Paris and uncomfortable silence
More listener questions – Federer in bronze, Felix or Denis, the best/worst of each Slam
Vienna, Nur-Sultan, and Djokovic or Sampras - whose No.1 record is better?
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