{"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":"Serena’s Wimbledon singles comeback is ON","slug":"serena-s-wimbledon-singles-comeback-is-on","published_at":"2026-06-21T23:58:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/serena-s-wimbledon-singles-comeback-is-on","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/serenas-wimbledon-singles-comeback-is-on","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a387a8d4a187774acdaf4fb/media.mp3","summary":"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 after accepting the last wildcard.  Part one - Serena’s singles return at Wimbledon (00:00 - 32:12). We discuss how shocking it is, what to expect, and some fun possible round one matches.  Part two (32:13 - 1:15:21) - We cover the big results from this week, including titles for Frances Tiafoe in Halle, Francisco Cerundolo at Queen’s and Linda Noskova in Berlin, big wins and performances from Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula, and some more question marks over Aryna Sabalenka’s form.  Part three (1:15:22 - 1:37:49) - A look ahead to this week as the build up to Wimbledon intensifies, headlined by the return of Jack Draper alongside coach Andy Murray.  For ad-free listening and bonus content, 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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"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 after a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5870,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/serena-s-wimbledon-singles-comeback-is-on/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/serena-s-wimbledon-singles-comeback-is-on.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}