About this episode
As the rain poured down at Roland Garros on Day 6, some matches failed to deliver on the hype, while others brought unexpected drama and two French players provided rays of sunshine. Catherine, David and Matt discussed it all on the podcast. Roof and unadvertised night sessions keep tournament on track (0-4 mins) Wawrinka – OUT, Thiem vs Wawrinka – OFF, Hugo Gaston – BONJOUR! (4-19 mins) Does Nadal need to be tested? Korda up next. (19-29 mins) Inspired Garcia beats Mertens in front of an actual crowd! (29-37 mins) Halep 6-0, 6-1 Anisimova – what happened? Swiatek on the rise. (37-46 mins) Martina Trevisan opens up about her anorexia struggle (46-50 mins) Saturday’s slightly underwhelming order of play (50-60 mins) The longest tiebreak in Roland Garros history (60 mins – end) 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. It is crowdfunded by listeners each December. *MASCOT* Watch a new video about our wonderful mascot. It's called Cam's Dreams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZaT6_bpVTI&feature=youtu.be * PODCAST LINK * If you enjoy listening to The Tennis Podcast, please spread the word and share our link on your social media platforms - https://podfollow.com/the-tennis-podcast * NEWSLETTER * Sign up to get our news, offers, predictions and Matt’s Stat - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX *SHOP* Let everyone know how you feel with our new I LOVE TENNIS range - https://thetennispodcast.teemill.com/ * EMAIL * We hope that the podcast helps to provide some form of escape during these challenging times. If you ever feel like writing to us, our e-mail is open – info@tennispodcast.net *REDDIT * We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community where over 1000 listeners chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/ * KICKSTARTER * We are crowdfunded for 2020, but if you’d like to receive a reminder e-mail when we launch our next Kickstarter in December, then you can put your details here - http://eepurl.com/gwWILX *SOCIAL MEDIA * Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/ Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.