# French Open Preview, Arthur’s agony and an extraordinary Oliynykova interview Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/french-open-preview-arthur-s-agony-and-an-extraordinary-oliynykova-interview Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/french-open-preview-arthur-s-agony-and-an-extraordinary-oliynykova-interview.md Podcast: [The Tennis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442) Published: 2026-05-23T19:49:28+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/rg-preview-arthurs-agony-and-an-extraordinary-oliynykova-int Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a1204c94c45d20ee2f17fc0/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/french-open-preview-arthur-s-agony-and-an-extraordinary-oliynykova-interview Duration seconds: 4715 ## Resource 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. Part one - We react to the sad news that Arthur Fils has withdrawn, talk about what it means for the landscape of men’s tennis as the significant injuries pile up, and provide a further update on the player’s media action. Part two (15:58) - We talk about some of the main headlines from qualifying and pick out the best matches on the day one Order of Play. Part three (36:41) - We have an extraordinary interview with Oleksandra Oliynykova who talks about her experience of being a Ukrainian on tour, with a war going on at home. To finish the show, we make our predictions for the tournament. Who will reach the final from the men’s bottom half? And can Coco Gauff defend her title? Become a  ⁠Friend of The Tennis Podcast⁠ Check out our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !  Talk tennis with Friends on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to receive our free  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/french-open-preview-arthur-s-agony-and-an-extraordinary-oliynykova-interview/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/french-open-preview-arthur-s-agony-and-an-extraordinary-oliynykova-interview.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.