Episodes

  • Alcaraz sinks Sinner in Beijing, Djokovic hunting 100th title in Shanghai
    Oct 3 2024

    Carlos Alcaraz has toppled Jannik Sinner for the third time this year to snatch the title in Beijing, while Chinese surprise packet Zhang Shuai has ended a record 24-match losing streak to join compatriot Zheng Qinwen in the women’s quarterfinals. Title favourite Aryna Sabalenka has a last 8 date with Karolina Muchova — Australian Billie Jean King Cup coach Nicole Pratt reveals why the Czech’s game troubles the two-time Australian Open champion. Four-time champion Novak Djokovic is hunting his 100th ATP title in Shanghai among a star-studded draw featuring nine of the top 10 men. And could we see firebrand Nick Kyrgios back on court in time for Australian Open 2025 in under 100 days’ time?

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    42 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Andrea Petkovic
    Sep 30 2024

    Professional player-turned-analyst Andrea Petkovic sits down with Matt and Viv to reflect on her illustrious career, which saw her crack the WTA top 10, reach the Roland Garros semifinals in 2014, and reach three major quarterfinals in a breakout 2011 season. The German’s playing career spanned multiple generations, beginning when she took her first steps on the professional tour in the mid-2000s and ending when she retired at the 2022 US Open, coinciding with Serena Williams’ swansong. Ever the curious mind, Petkovic has kept herself busy since retiring, especially in the media as a writer, commentator, and podcaster. Her perspective on the sport is sharp, insightful and nuanced, as evidenced in this chat from Berlin prior to the Laver Cup.

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    26 mins
  • Big names in Beijing for Asian swing, Team Europe snatches Laver Cup in Berlin
    Sep 26 2024

    After leading Team Europe to victory in the Laver Cup, Carlos Alcaraz resumes his rivalry with US Open champion Jannik Sinner in a Beijing field brimming with talent, while the Spaniard’s winning doubles partner Casper Ruud is in Tokyo where he could be on track for a semifinal showdown with his Laver Cup opponent Ben Shelton. Commentator Peter Marcato joins the panel to discuss the recent surge in Chinese men’s tennis, while Dan Imhoff turns his focus to five players to watch, including Australia’s Alexei Popyrin and Paula Badosa. Plus, Brie reveals her top five social media moments out of the first week in China.

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    42 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Olivia Gadecki
    Sep 23 2024

    Olivia Gadecki is Australia’s latest success story of 2024 after her recent maiden WTA singles final in Guadalajara. The 22-year-old sits down with Viv and Matt to discuss what clicked during a breakthrough week in Mexico, which vaulted her to a career-high world No.81 and Australia's No.1 WTA player. Gadecki is the first Aussie woman to reach a 500-level singles final since Ash Barty, a fellow Queenslander who’s been a guiding light to the rising star. Now entrenched in the top 100, with new scheduling and competitive opportunities opening up, Gadecki is hoping to maintain her momentum in the build-up to the 2025 Australian summer.

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    22 mins
  • Laver Cup preview: Team Europe unleashes Alcaraz in Berlin, ‘Fire and Ice’ age comes to an end
    Sep 19 2024

    Outgoing captains John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg are set to lead their teams one last time at Laver Cup Berlin. Carlos Alcaraz heads a star-studded European team including Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev, while the American trio of Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe have joined forces with Francisco Cerundolo, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alejandro Tabilo as Team World attempts its title defence. Todd Woodbridge is on the ground in Berlin with Mark Petchey and Sam Smith to preview the event and reveal their championship predictions, while Duncan McKenzie-McHarg speaks to Roger Federer, Alcaraz and Kokkinakis. Victoria Rudnikov looks back at the last six instalments of the event and the storied rivalry of the ‘Fire and Ice’ captains, and we reveal the first group of players for United Cup 2025 with fewer than 100 days till the Australian summer of tennis.

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    46 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Torben Beltz
    Sep 16 2024

    Following his long stint with Angelique Kerber, esteemed German coach Torben Beltz is entering a new phase of his career. The 47-year-old sits down with Viv to discuss the highs of his 20-year partnership with Kerber, including her AO title that kick-started an unforgettable 2016 season. Beltz also relives his own playing career, which began at club level in Germany and took him through the US college system before he coached several WTA stars. Having grown up during a boom ignited by Steffi Graf and Boris Becker, Beltz believes tennis is enjoying another surge in his homeland, helped by Germany’s 2024 United Cup victory – which he captained – and that Berlin is hosting the Laver Cup, plus a healthy competitive culture. As he contemplates his next steps, Beltz also reveals the emerging German players to look out for.

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    19 mins
  • US Open wrap: Aryna's and Jannik's bookend trophies, Tiley forecasts AO 2025
    Sep 12 2024

    Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner are the first pair of Australian Open champions to salute at Flushing Meadows in the same year since Steffi Graf and Mats Wilander in 1988 — Casey Dellacqua and Todd Woodbridge analyse the champions’ performances against American finalists Jess Pegula and Taylor Fritz and cast a long gaze to the Australian Open. AO tournament director Craig Tiley joins the show to preview AO 2025 and celebrate recent achievements by Aussies abroad including US Open men’s doubles champs Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, and teenager Emerson Jones – Australia’s first junior girls world No.1 since Jelena Dokic in 1998. Plus, content queen Brie is back from the ‘Big Apple’ to share her top 5 social media posts from the US Open.

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    46 mins
  • The Sit-Down with John Fitzgerald
    Sep 9 2024

    Who better to sit down with during a Davis Cup week than John Fitzgerald, a member of two winning Australian teams in the 1980s, who later captained Australia to the 2003 title? Fitzy joins Viv and Matt to reflect on those incredible memories, plus his glittering doubles career that saw him rise to world No.1 and win all four Grand Slam titles. He's encouraged by Australia's continued success on the doubles court — most recently Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson's US Open triumph and Matt Ebden and John Peers’ Olympic gold at the Paris 2024 Games. Fitzy also recalls his own Olympic experiences of 1988 and 1992, the friendships he formed out of successful doubles partnerships, and his excitement at the current generation of rising stars.

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    28 mins