{"podcast":{"title":"The Tennis Podcast","slug":"the-tennis-podcast-590442","podcast_index_feed_id":590442,"rss_url":"http://rss.acast.com/thetennispodcast","website_url":"http://www.tennispodcast.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/1784307176966-ac776f1b-0509-415e-8fb3-9c991dbafa89.jpeg","author":"David Law","episode_count":1545,"summary":"Your definitive tennis round up, daily at the Slams. Part of the Athletic Network. Named in Time Mag's Top 100 podcasts of all time. Friends of The Tennis Podcast have access to exclusive Q & A's, new editions of Tennis Re-Lived and more bonus content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T16:18:47.710123+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442"},"episode":{"title":"French Open Day 2 - Svitolina, Ruud survive scares","slug":"french-open-day-2-svitolina-ruud-survive-scares","published_at":"2026-05-26T00:03:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/french-open-day-2-svitolina-ruud-survive-scares","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/french-open-day-2-svitolina-ruud-survive-scares","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a14e02a6ee822cbfbb940d6/media.mp3","summary":"Catherine, David and Matt capture another day at Roland Garros which saw Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils say goodbye, Elina Svitolina and Casper Ruud survive, and more players succumb to hot conditions. Part one - Day session. We cover Svitolina’s hard fought win over Anna Bondar, overcoming her recent difficulties in that match up. What makes Bondar tricky for her? And how did she come through? Elsewhere, there’s chat about Amanda Anisimova’s winning return, a tough day for Zheng Qinwen, and Rafael Jodar’s emphatic victory. Part two - Night session (38:31). Gael Monfils ended his Roland Garros career with a 6-0 final set loss to Hugo Gaston. Why was this such a weird match? And how will Monfils be remembered? We also pick the bones out of an even more bizarre five-setter between Casper Ruud and Roman Safiullen. Part three - Mousquetaire of the day and Day 3 Order of Play (56:21). 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.","meta_description":"Catherine, David and Matt capture another day at Roland Garros which saw Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils say goodbye, Elina Svitolina and Casper Ruud survi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/french-open-day-2-svitolina-ruud-survive-scares/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/french-open-day-2-svitolina-ruud-survive-scares.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}