{"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":"Live from Wimbledon preview - Serena steals the show","slug":"live-from-wimbledon-preview-serena-steals-the-show","published_at":"2026-06-28T20:33:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/live-from-wimbledon-preview-serena-steals-the-show","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/live-from-wimbledon-preview-serena-steals-the-show","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a41851313f23e0ab6d96458/media.mp3","summary":"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 joined by tournament director Jamie Baker to discuss Wimbledon’s position on the player protests, the expansion plans, and wildcards.  Finally , we look ahead to the opening day’s order of play (55:00) and react to the news that Stefanos Tsitsipas has split permanently from his father as his coach.  For ad-free listening and bonus content, Become a Friend .  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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The night before Wimbledon, Catherine, David and Matt were live for one last hype show. We start by discussing some more pre tournament press confer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4436,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/live-from-wimbledon-preview-serena-steals-the-show/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/live-from-wimbledon-preview-serena-steals-the-show.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}