{"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 Media Day - A boycott of sorts, but did it work?","slug":"french-open-media-day-a-boycott-of-sorts-but-did-it-work","published_at":"2026-05-22T19:37:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/french-open-media-day-a-boycott-of-sorts-but-did-it-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/rg-media-day-a-boycott-of-sorts-but-did-it-work","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a10b06a4c45d20ee2b1ab6f/media.mp3","summary":"Catherine, David and Matt report from media day at Roland Garros as the top players cut short their media commitments in a protest over prize money and treatment from the Grand Slams. Part one - We discuss how today’s protest played out and whether it met our expectations. Why did it all feel a little bit flat? In what way could it have been successful? And what is next for this movement? Part two (18:14) - Away from the protest, what did the players have to say in their press conferences? We discuss Aryna Sabalenka’s positive update on her fitness, a huge shift from Emma Raducanu as she detailed working with Andrew Richardson again, how to interpret Novak Djokovic’s comments about his preparation, and Taylor Fritz’s reality check over his knee. Part three (58:15) - We react to concerning reports about Arthur Fils’ fitness and pay tribute to our colleague, Howard Fendrich of the Associated Press, who sadly passed away earlier this week. 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 report from media day at Roland Garros as the top players cut short their media commitments in a protest over prize money and tr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4060,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/episodes/french-open-media-day-a-boycott-of-sorts-but-did-it-work/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-media-day-a-boycott-of-sorts-but-did-it-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}