The Tennis Podcast

It’s wedding season, it’s holiday season and it’s moving house season, but tennis never stops so Catherine, David and Matt are here to react to the latest results and news since Wimbledon.

Part one - We cover a big week for Stefanos Tsitsipas who won the title in Gstaad. Could this help to revitalise him? And will it be validation for ending his coaching relationship with his father? Elsewhere, there’s chat ...

For one last time at Wimbledon in 2026, Catherine, David and Matt were live on YouTube to react to Jannik Sinner beating Alexander Zverev 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4 to defend his title at SW19. 

We discuss the way Zverev hit his forehand better than ever to take a one set lead, how Sinner stayed calm to raise his game and level up, and the final two sets which saw the Italian take charge. 

Should Zverev take the positives from pushing...

Catherine, David and Matt are joined by The Athletic’s Ava Wallace to look ahead to the men’s singles final between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. 

We discuss the way Sinner has dominated their recent matches, analyse what Zverev might be able to do differently, compare them as tennis players more generally, and give our predictions for the match.  

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Catherine, David and Matt were live moments after Linda Noskova became Wimbledon champion, defeating her Czech compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3 in what became a dramatic final. 

We start by discussing the important moments in the match; Noskova’s sublime performance at the start to build a 6-2 5-2 lead, the choke which saw her lose five match points across three games and be taken to a third set, and her remarkable...

Catherine, David and Matt are joined by The Athletic’s Matt Futterman to look ahead to this afternoon’s women’s final between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova. 

We discuss both players, analyse the match up, and give our predictions. 

Matt F also talks us through his articles on how Wimbledon plays an important role in the history of Czech tennis and Gabriela Dabrowski’s cancer journey. 

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Catherine, David and Matt react to men’s semi-finals day as Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev set up a meeting in Sunday’s final.

We start with Sinner’s comprehensive win over Novak Djokovic and discuss the way that Sinner upped his level enormously compared to the rest of the tournament, and where this result leaves Djokovic moving forward. 

In part two, we cover Zverev’s straight sets victory over Arth...

Catherine, David and Matt react live to women’s semi-finals day as Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova ensured there will be a Czech winner on Saturday. 

We start with Muchova’s extraordinary win over Coco Gauff in a final set tiebreak. How did Muchova manage to beat Gauff over the distance? What was Gauff thinking with that drop shot on her match point? And do we have any concerns about Muchova when it comes to phys...

Catherine, David and Matt react to British wildcard Arthur Fery reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals. 

There’s chat about the way he completely outplayed a disappointing Flavio Cobolli, his remarkable self-assuredness and confidence in press, and how his game might stack up against Alexander Zverev, who emphatically ended his recent streak of losses to Taylor Fritz, in the semi-finals. 

We also run through a long list o...

On another late night at Wimbledon, Catherine, David and Matt react to Novak Djokovic’s remarkable final set tiebreak win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. 

How did Djokovic pull this off? What was it like to be in the stadium? And how much will those five hours on court take out of Djokovic ahead of his semi-final showdown against Jannik Sinner? 

Speaking of Sinner, we discuss his win over Jan-Lennard Struff and how much o...

Catherine, David and Matt are live on the day that Arthur Fery became the sixth British man in the Open Era to reach a Wimbledon quarter-final, beating Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court. 

Where was the match won and lost? How far can Fery’s game take him? And why was it tough to see Dimitrov cast as the villain as Fery Fever swept SW19? 

Fery will face Flavio Cobolli who played some seriously good tennis to beat a crest...

On yet another dramatic day, Catherine and David were joined by Charlie Eccleshare of The Athletic straight after Coco Gauff’s victory over Belinda Bencic, just in the nick of time before the 11pm curfew. 

Charlie explains why Gauff is his pick for the title, but will she even be the favourite in the next round against Jessica Pegula? 

The main talking point is Naomi Osaka’s incredible victory over Aryna Sabalen...

Catherine, David and Matt were live after a couple of late night five-setters as Grigor Dimitrov’s feel good run went on and Alexander Bublik ended Frances Tiafoe’s hopes. How much regret will Tiafoe have after failing to take any of his nine set points in the third? And just how far can Dimitrov go? 

It was also a huge day in the women’s draw as former champions Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina were both beaten...

Catherine, David and Matt were live at the end of Day 5 as a series of brilliant Last 16 women’s matches were set up. 

We discuss the good mental place Naomi Osaka is in this tournament and whether she can finally trouble Aryna Sabalenka, whether Barbora Krejickova’s closing problem will be an issue for her against Karolina Muchova, how Iva Jovic doesn’t feel out of place in the line-up despite her age, and wh...

Catherine, David and Matt were live moments after Grigor Dimitrov beat Jakub Mensik in a match which began outdoors and finished under the roof, exorcising the demons of twelve months ago. 

Dimitrov now faces Matteo Berrettini who impressed again by beating Arthur Fils. Could one of them..reach the final? The bottom half of the men’s draw remains open and we discuss Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Zverev and Flavi...

We start by reacting to Deadline Djokovic and his rapid victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. How much will that efficiency help him later on in the tournament? 

We then move on to the two standout matches of the day - Barbora Krejcikova’s thrilling win over French Open champion Mirra Andreeva, and Coco Gauff winning the last six points to survive a final set tiebreak against Solana Sierra. 

We discuss what makes Krejcikov...

Catherine, David and Matt react to Serena Williams’ singles return as she lost in three sets on Centre Court to Maya Joint. 

In what way did this match and occasion actually exceed our expectations? How did Joint manage to overcome her nerves to play so well and win? Would playing a warm-up tournament have helped Serena? And what might the rest of her summer look like? 

We then wrap up the other women’s results ...

Catherine, David and Matt were live at the end of an eventful opening day at Wimbledon in 2026. 

We start with the day’s most dramatic events including Novak Djokovic’s late night victory on Centre Court, Jannik Sinner overcoming the triple threat of a dramatic fall, a bloody shoe and an inspired performance by Miomir Kecmanovic, French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska’s cruel injury on match point, and a brutal ...

The night before Wimbledon, Catherine, David and Matt were live for one last hype show. 

We start by discussing some more pre tournament press conferences and most notably Serena Williams’ return to the media room at Wimbledon. What did we learn? 

We also have updates from Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, while Matt is cautiously optimistic about what he heard from Amanda Anisimova. 

In part two (29:42), we’re...

Catherine, David and Matt were live to discuss what the players had to say at the end of another media day affected by player protest action over prize money revenue and welfare issues. 

How much of a feature was this action on media day? Would it help if the players were more specific about the welfare improvements they’re seeking? And where does this movement go from here? 

Moving on to the tennis chat (16:20), we c...