{"podcast":{"title":"The Tennis Podcast","slug":"the-tennis-podcast-7345967","podcast_index_feed_id":7345967,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/4d90c19e-d564-4949-a998-27e24cca2aee","website_url":"http://www.tennispodcast.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/1782397233180-b4c5a4e5-1157-4241-90a4-afea107d5bfc.jpeg","author":"David Law","episode_count":1539,"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":"2026-07-11T08:18:01.729823+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967"},"episode":{"title":"French Open Day 4 - A frenzy of drama, injuries and upsets","slug":"french-open-day-4-a-frenzy-of-drama-injuries-and-upsets","published_at":"2026-05-27T23:49:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/french-open-day-4-a-frenzy-of-drama-injuries-and-upsets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/french-open-day-4-a-frenzy-of-drama-injuries-and-upsets","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a1782ff30535b3e1894bcbd/media.mp3","summary":"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. Part one - Women’s results. This was a very good day for Iga Swiatek, right? She beat Sara Bejlek, Jelena Ostapenko lost to Magda Linette, and Rybakina was beaten by Yulia Starodubtseva. We discuss all of those matches and their ramifications. Does this propel Swiatek to title favourite? Elsewhere, we cover a devastating injury for Hailey Baptiste, a sad exit for Jasmine Paolini, and some spectacular, no-notes aggro between Tamara Korpatsch and Wang Xinyu. Part two - Men’s results (27:24). We get stuck into all things Novak Djokovic - his enthralling win over Valentin Royer in almost four hours beneath the blazing hot sun and his punchy press conference afterwards. How much will this match have taken out of him and what could it mean for his tournament? In the next round he’ll face Joao Fonseca who came back from two sets down to beat Dino Prizmic. There’s also some distressing Jakub Mensik scenes, a crazy story about Alejandro Davidovich Fokina being abandoned by his coach, and a big reunion between David and the Drop Shot Dragon. Part three - Mousquetaire of the day and Day 5 Order of Play (1:00:25) 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 A…","meta_description":"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. Part one…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4222,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/episodes/french-open-day-4-a-frenzy-of-drama-injuries-and-upsets/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-7345967/french-open-day-4-a-frenzy-of-drama-injuries-and-upsets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}