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Live from Wimbledon preview - Serena steals the show
The night before Wimbledon, Catherine, David and Matt were live for one last hype show.
We start by discussing some more pre tournament press c...
Live from Wimbledon - Player media protest gathers pace
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 priz...
Live from Wimbledon - Draw puts Serena, Swiatek on collision course
Catherine, David and Matt were Live at Wimbledon for the first time in 2026 to dissect the singles draws which were made on Friday, headlined by Seren...
Wimbledon - Has Sinner conquered the heat?
Catherine, David and Matt are together at Tennis Podcast Towers in Putney as Wimbledon qualifying wrapped up at Roehampton and excitement grows ahead...
Understanding Marketa Vondrousova's four-year ban
2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was banned from playing for four years this week for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping test.
Serena’s Wimbledon singles comeback is ON
Catherine, David and Matt were live on YouTube on Sunday night to react to the huge news that Serena Williams will be playing singles at Wimbledon aft...
Will Serena play singles at Wimbledon?
Catherine and David are rejoined by Matt, who’s back from Chicago, to catch up on the week’s results so far and speculate about whether Serena William...
Dan Evans - The party's (almost) over
Dan Evans has decided to call time on his career, with one more Wimbledon to play first. After making his decision just before the French Open, Evans...
Grass! Donna Vekic, Emma Raducanu and Ben Shelton enter the chat
With Matt in CHICAGO! Catherine and David get together to look back on the first week of the grass court season in 2026.
Part one - The WTA even...
French Open Day 15 - Zverev wins, but polarises
Catherine, David and Matt convene at Roland Garros for one last time in 2026 after Alexander Zverev won his first Grand Slam title, beating Flavio Cob...
French Open Day 14 - Andreeva’s dream comes true
Catherine, David and Matt react to Mirra Andreeva’s 6-3 6-2 win over qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the Roland Garros final.
Part one - We discus...
French Open Day 13 - Surely now for Zverev?
On a very strange day at Roland Garros, Catherine, David and Matt discuss Alexander Zverev reaching a fourth Grand Slam final and a semi-final that di...
French Open Day 12 - Will Maja Chwalinska match Raducanu’s title run?
Catherine, David and Matt are joined by The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare on the day that Maja Chwalinska and Mirra Andreeva booked their spots in Sat...
French Open Day 11 - Sabalenka self-destructs in the wind
Catherine, David and Matt react to another seismic upset at Roland Garros as Aryna Sabalenka lost 12 of the last 13 games in her quarter-final against...
French Open Day 10 - Can Kostyuk win it all for Ukraine?
Catherine, David and Matt look back on a day which saw Mirra Andreeva, Marta Kostyuk, Alexander Zverev and Jakub Mensik reach the semi-finals at Rolan...
French Open Day 9 - Sabalenka shines as Serena announces return
Catherine, David and Matt wrap up another eventful day, headlined at Roland Garros by Aryna Sabalenka vs Naomi Osaka in the night session, and elsewhe...
French Open Day 8 - Kostyuk and stress send Swiatek packing
This crazy French Open took yet another twist on Sunday as Iga Swiatek was beaten by Marta Kostyuk before a thrilling Joao Fonseca performance in the...
French Open Day 7 - Gauff falls, so who’s in the title Mix now?
Catherine, David and Matt review yet another dramatic day at Roland Garros, headlined by defeat for defending champion Coco Gauff to Anastasia Potapov...
French Open Day 6 - Djokovic downed as Fonseca comes of age
At the end of another extraordinary day at this year’s French Open, Catherine, David and Matt are together at Tennis Podcast Towers in Paris to discus...
French Open Day 5 - Sinner STUNNED! What happened, and what now?
Catherine, David and Matt react to Jannik Sinner’s loss at Roland Garros, a result which blows the whole tournament wide open.
Part one - Men’s...
French Open Day 4 - A frenzy of drama, injuries and upsets
Catherine, David and Matt convene at the end of a quite crazy day at Roland Garros, headlined by Elena Rybakina’s defeat in a final set tiebreak.
French Open Day 3 - Is the sun Sinner’s most dangerous opponent?
It was a bit of a weird day at Roland Garros, bookended by a couple of big upsets, with Daniil Medvedev and Jessica Pegula both losing. Catherine, Dav...
French Open Day 2 - Svitolina, Ruud survive scares
Catherine, David and Matt capture another day at Roland Garros which saw Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils say goodbye, Elina Svitolina and Casper Ruud s...
French Open Day 1 - Djokovic fights through, but how did he look?
At the end of a hot and steamy day in Paris, Catherine, David and Matt wrap up the main results from Roland Garros, headlined by Novak Djokovic’s win...
RG Preview, Arthur’s agony and an extraordinary Oliynykova interview
On the eve of the French Open, Catherine, David and Matt are joined by The Athletic’s Ava Wallace to preview the tournament and make some predictions....
RG Media Day - A boycott of sorts, but did it work?
Catherine, David and Matt report from media day at Roland Garros as the top players cut short their media commitments in a protest over prize money an...
Roland Garros Draws - Swiatek vs. Ostapenko could be ON!
Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts are in Paris where the Roland Garros draws have taken place as players plan to protest the prize money...
Rome - Svitolina, Sinner’s stunning title wins
Catherine, David and Matt convened for a live show to discuss Elina Svitolina crowning one of the all-time great title runs, Jannik Sinner completing...
Rome - So is Swiatek back, or what?
Catherine, David and Matt review an eventful few days of action in Rome and look ahead to finals weekend.
Part one - WTA (00:00 - 44:40). We di...
Rome brings drama, but boycott talk dominates
Catherine, David and the Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare look back on a dramatic opening week at Rome’s Foro Italico.
Part one - WTA (00:00 - 16:4...
Madrid - What do Sinner/Kostyuk titles mean for The Mix?
Catherine, David and Matt are joined by The Athletic’s Matt Futterman to discuss finals weekend in Madrid and what it might all mean for Roland Garros...
Madrid - Sabalenka stopped, but what about Sinner?
Catherine, David and Matt look ahead to the women’s final and the men’s semis in Madrid.
Part one - WTA (00:00 - 29:59). The Athletic’s Matt Fu...
Madrid - Can Rafael Jodar fill the Alcaraz void?
Catherine, David and Matt catch up on all things Madrid - a tournament which has been hit by a bout of apparent food poisoning, but with plenty of int...
Emergency pod - Alcaraz out of Roland Garros
Catherine, David and Matt convened for an emergency live show to react to the sad news that defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from next...
Arthur Fils - future Roland Garros champion?
Part one - WTA (00:00 - 32:07). We start with Elena Rybakina’s title in Stuttgart which takes her to the top of the WTA Race for 2026. What were the k...
Has women’s tennis served its purpose for Saudi Arabia?
Catherine and Matt are together for a mid week catch up with events in Stuttgart, Barcelona, Munich and Rouen in full swing.
Part one - ATP (00...
Monte Carlo - Was Sinner’s statement win a game-changer?
Catherine, David and Matt are here to look back on the first Sinner-Alcaraz match of the 2026 season.
Part one - Monte Carlo (00:00 - 30:59). W...
Monte Carlo - What on earth was Daniil Medvedev doing?
Part one (00:00 - 41:30) David and Matt catch up on all things Monte Carlo which has seen Daniil Medvedev get double bagelled, Jannik Sinner actually...
Will Nadal inspire a Swiatek surge?
Catherine, David and Matt are together to discuss the start of the clay court season and a fascinating week of coaching changes on both tours.
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Miami - Are Sinner & Sabalenka getting even better?
David, Catherine and the Athletic's Matt Futterman had plenty to talk about after Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka completed the rare Double Sunshine...