Matt Roberts
@MattRobertsTTP
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Teenager, 36-year-old…old Chatrier, new Chatrier…day session, night session…Babolat balls, Wilson balls…June, October…roof open, roof closed…fully fit, foot injury. Everything changes. Except the outcome at #RolandGarros. 112-3.14 x🏆.Rafael Nadal
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I saw this guy play in New York tonight. Blew my mind a little that someone could be that good at 19. He's now got his first Grand Slam title and the #1 ranking.
I saw this kid play in Barcelona last year. Blew my mind a little that someone could be that good at 13. He's now got his first ATP point.
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Obsessed with the Indian Wells bee guy who appears to be Lance Davis, President of Killer Bee Live Removal
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Cry for Del Potro, cry with Del Potro. The man with the biggest forehand and the even bigger heart, who gave so much and yet had so much more to give. Gracias por todo, Delpo. Te echaremos de menos.
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I think my favourite part is the reaction of the woman with the Spanish flag
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The most extraordinary mess. Djokovic’s career since the restart in 2020 has been totally wild. Defaulted, dominated, deported.
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Roger Federer, after winning a gruelling match in front of nobody at 12:43am aged 39: . “J’adore le tennis.” . That’s really it, isn’t it? . #RolandGarros.
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The Big 3 Grand Slam Race, man. Its transcendent feel. Its enduring power. Its twists and turns. I just love it all. After Federer played for 21 at Wimbledon, after Djokovic played for 21 in New York, Nadal will now go for 21 in Melbourne. #AusOpen.
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pov: you’ve just watched Andy f*****g Murray come all the way back from two sets down to win and you’ve loved every single second but it’s also 4am and you still have a podcast to record and you can’t help but think this is all on Matteo Berrettini for missing that backhand.
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Years in which Venus Williams has won a WTA Tour singles match:. 1994.1995.1996.1997.1998.1999.2000.2001.2002.2003.2004.2005.2006.2007.2008.2009.2010.2011.2012.2013.2014.2015.2016.2017.2018.2019.2020.2021.2023.
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#RolandGarros is a tennis tournament on red clay in Paris, with 128 men and women in the draws, played annually over a fortnight in May/June, or in September/October, outdoors or indoors, with Babolat balls or Wilson balls, and at the end of it, Rafael Nadal wins.
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I’ll miss Ash Barty’s game. Her slice, her quiet competitiveness, her tennis eye, her point construction. All of it. But "there's no right way, there's no wrong way, there's just my way” are words to live by and her legacy. I admire her and I’m happy for her.
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The last time we saw Djokovic at a Grand Slam in New York he told the fans: “My heart is filled with joy and I am the happiest man alive because you guys made me feel very special on the court. You guys touched my soul.". Something tells me Melbourne might be *quite* different.
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If Kyrgios vs. Djokovic doesn't happen over the next few weeks, then why are we even bothering with all of this?.
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I’m old enough to remember this
Novak Djokovic is on the tournament entry list, and therefore is placed into the draw today. We are currently in communication with his team; however, it has not been determined if he will participate in the event by getting CDC approval to enter the country. #IndianWells.
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Nadal’s greatest win, no? His legacy match. He shouldn’t even be here. He takes the lead in the race with no finish line. #AusOpen.
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The Adria Tour became a real-life Greek tragedy for Djokovic: he was the protagonist, he thought it was well-intentioned, but his hubris meant he lost touch with reality and caused his downfall. And with a sad 2020 twist: public health was risked. It was frankly indefensible.
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Alcaraz, Djokovic…I simply cannot get enough. The stress they put each other under, the insanity they extract from each other. Crazy Cincy final a perfect Wimbledon follow up. The most Djokovic move to bounce back and win. 128 men in the US Open draw but it kind of feels like 2.
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It’s been coming, but that doesn’t make it any easier to bear. A beautiful, heartfelt piece by Serena about the pain of stepping away from tennis. “I showed up 23 times, and that’s fine. Actually it’s extraordinary.” .
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Random thought: last time Indian Wells was played, Roger Federer led the men’s Grand Slam Race 20-17-15.
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Andy Murray basically said the other week that he's still playing because he loves tennis and he wants more 'moments'. I think we can call what just happened a bloody amazing 'moment'. #Wimbledon.
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Winning a Grand Slam title on just your second Grand Slam appearance, doing it from qualifying, and not even dropping a set. At 18. Who does that? Nobody does that. Emma Raducanu just did that. I cannot believe my eyes. It’s just phenomenal. #USOpen.
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Nobody loses their shit and then gets their shit together so extremely and hilariously and quickly as Daniil Medvedev. #AusOpen.
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Osaka vs. Serena feels like the fifth time *this tournament* that I’ve watched a women’s final. #AusOpen.
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Sometimes you talk, write & think about tennis for a living and you feel like you have at least a bit of grasp of what’s what. And then *this* (waves at the last two weeks) happens and you realise you don’t know a thing. It’s actually the best. #USOpen.
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Victoria Azarenka and I are taking *very* different approaches to post-US Open week. I’ve barely moved ten feet from my bed, she’s flown to Rome and beaten Venus Williams.
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Watching Rio 2016 highlights (you know, for “work” research purposes) and re-discovered Nadal’s epic running-fist-pump-while-the-crowd-goes-bananas-followed-by-crazy-forehand-pass, one of my favourite tennis sequences ever 😍
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Just over a week ago I thought Serena was retired. Today we got to see extended grunt assisted backhand winners, double fist pumps, a fight back from the brink, that greatest serve of all time, desperate pick ups at the net, and so much fun with Jabeur. It felt really special.
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This feels like the moment to point out that Matteo Berrettini has never lost a grass court match when he’s won the first set (22-0). #Wimbledon.
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When you consider that, in January, Andy Murray couldn’t put his socks on or take his dog for a walk without pain, the fact he’s just beaten the US Open semi-finalist, only a few weeks into his singles comeback, is absolutely remarkable. His best win in years. #ChinaOpen.
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Omg I can’t stop saying “goooooodnight” I just said it to the Uber driver.
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It’s come to my attention that if Felix Auger-Aliassime were to win the next 50 Grand Slams in a row, he still wouldn’t have as many Grand Slam match wins as Roger Federer. My mind is a little bit blown. #Wimbledon.
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Some moments are so big they’re almost impossible to process in real time. That was one of them. Serena Williams, not winning, but fighting, feeling, and forging another part of her legacy. I loved how much it meant. 🐐. #Wimbledon.
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I find it distressing to watch Federer when his body is out of tune with his tennis talent, because usually the two are in such perfect harmony. But there’s also something mesmerising about watching him have to calmly fight through it, because it’s his most underrated quality.
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There is only one Top 15 player remaining in the bottom half of the women's draw and she's won 23 majors. #RolandGarros.
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I don’t know what the #LaverCup means, or what it matters, or what its future will be, but I do know that it’s really enhanced my tennis viewing experience for 3 years in a row now, combining fun with competition, and showing us stuff we don’t usually see, and that’s just great.
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Nadal not losing a tennis match since being asked if his wedding was a distraction feels a bit like the scaled up version of Nadal never losing the next point after getting a time violation. If only everyone could channel their anger by playing devastating tennis. #DavisCupFinals.
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I wonder how Zverev will feel about the fact that his ranking will actually go up to No.6 despite his R2 loss in Miami 🙃.
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Gosh, I can’t process that this is actually the end, when just a few moments ago her tennis was making me feel so alive. Quite a night. One last twirl. I’m going to miss it all so much. #Serena.
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Bublik doing his bit for the 71% of Americans who think they can win a game off a pro.
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It’s only just properly hit me how incredible it is for Nadal to be doing what he’s doing this week. Playing & winning 2 matches a day on hard courts in the final week of the season, aged 33, when in many of his strongest years he has not even made it to the end. #DavisCupFinals.
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Leylah Fernandez winning #RolandGarros the year that Court Philippe-Chatrier is adorned with the quote “victory belongs to the most tenacious” would be pretty fitting.
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First question of the press conference about the royal family. What is this, Wimbledon? . #AusOpen
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I just love Grand Slam stories like these today: . - Tim van Rijthoven, playing his 1st Grand Slam main draw, reaches R4 for the first time. - Heather Watson, playing her 43rd Grand Slam main draw, reaches R4 for the first time. Both so special and worthy of praise. #Wimbledon.
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A first WTA 1000 title fittingly sealed with a backhand winner, so it’s official: . OUT: Golubic .IN: Collins.
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Started the match with a double fault. Ended it by not once backing down, by serving it out to win her first Grand Slam title. The Aryna Sabalenka journey, perfectly encapsulated. What a final. #AusOpen.
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Here’s hoping Federer begins his comeback from this knee surgery in the same way as before: with a high-tech live stream of his practice featuring warm up drills, lots of giggling, big kid energy, and this insight into what goes through his mind as he fluffs three break points.
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If Medvedev wins #AO2021, he will become the first man outside of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic & Murray to be ranked in the Top 2 since Hewitt on 24th July 2005. In the same period, *23* different women have been ranked 1 or 2.
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Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the pod team photograph we shared today caused. To confirm, Federer is not on this episode.
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Still basking in the experience of last night’s pod awards. Seeing listeners be so pleased has been so special. And as Coco would say, thanks to all the haters too!.
@BillieJeanKing @TennisPodcast @CWhitakerSport @MattRobertsTTP @DavidLawTennis @britpodawards I don’t! Terrible podcast. Awarded for their agendas, not competence . They’ve diminished every historical milestone Djokovic has achieved, while joyfully celebrating his setbacks. So unprofessional. I can recall they’ve mentioned how boring was Nole winning yet another AO.
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2am chat with taxi driver about the #AusOpen: . “Who’s going to win?”. “Tough to say.”. “That Australian girl?”. “Barty? Yeah she has a good chance. But so does Serena.”. “She’s still playing? She must be old?”. “Well she’s 38.”. “Oh, not that old. I thought she was in her 50s.”.
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I know there were four people on that court. And they all contributed to one of the best doubles matches imaginable. But I’ve never been so captivated by one man. It’s impossible to play better tennis under pressure than what Nadal just produced. #DavisCupFinals.
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Greetings from NYC where I’m completing my calendar slam for the @TennisPodcast! . First assignment? Court 7, where I’m here to tell you that Viktoria Kuzmova has just qualified for the #USOpen main draw.
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I ❤️ @TennisPodcast listeners. So extremely grateful for all the support. Bit lost for words at the last few days actually. So I’ll leave it to Nadal for now.
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And no I didn’t pick him to win it this year and yes I’m an idiot.
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Jelena Ostapenko: number of main draw match wins at Roland Garros by year. 2015 - 0.2016 - 0 .2017 - 7.2018 - 0.2019 - 0 .2020 - 1 (and counting). She’d better win the tournament now and maintain the trolliest record around. #RG20.
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👋 from Seville. It’s 5 years to the day since my full debut on @TennisPodcast and I can confidently say that I just did my worst ever interview. Apparently you’ll hear it on Monday’s pod to preview the BJKC Finals, so if that’s not a way to celebrate then I don’t know what is.
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So I spoke to Billie Jean King and we (almost) matched! 💜💜
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If only there were an obvious way for the Laver Cup to help rectify the obviously huge mismatch between Team Europe and Team World 🤔.
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This is the first time in his career that Nadal has defended a non clay-court title. #CoupeRogers.
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When I wasn’t podcasting this year, I was reading. These are the books that kept me company in 2020.
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This is exactly why our sport is suffering. and he is supposed to be a player. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️.
“To be honest I haven’t seen him play at all before the Australian Open.” . -Novak Djokovic on Aslan Karatsev. #AusOpen.
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Current status: feeling emotional about Serena 😭😭😭. (Will also be my status for the entirety of the next few weeks).
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Ash Barty’s 10 match winning streak against top 10 players is better than the personal best of some major WTA players this century:. 9: Azarenka, Mauresmo.8: Jankovic.7: Sharapova, Kerber, Kvitova, Ivanovic.6: Radwanska, Halep, Safina, Li.5: Muguruza, Wozniacki, Stephens.4: Osaka.
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Started the week with a 37 second interview with Yulia Putintseva, ended it by speaking to Billie Jean King for 25 minutes. Over and out from Seville ✌️.
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Jelena Ostapenko just hit 25 doubles faults and still beat World No.2 Karolina Pliskova. Iconic.
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Covering the Davis Cup Finals qualifiers this week which, reassuringly, are taking place on Earth.
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Did Jim Courier just get Carlos Alcaraz to do his version of the ‘name a woman’ challenge?.
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It’s just ticked past midnight here in Melbourne. That means the #AusOpen officially starts *today*. And that’s wild because it feels like it’s actually been going on for two weeks already. Watching 7 screens at once is going to be quite the change of pace from court hearings.
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32 seeds were introduced halfway through the 2001 season. This #USOpen is the first Grand Slam tournament since then where none of the Top 20 women’s seeds have lost in either R1 or R2. Straight fire next few days coming up.
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Saving 23 break points against Novak Djokovic - as Aslan Karatsev just did - is such a monumental feat. And he explained it by saying "I wasn't thinking in those moments", which reminded me of David Foster Wallace's take on the importance of an empty mind in sport.
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Meet your heroes! 😍😍.
Big night in UK tonight watching England against Ukraine with the @TennisPodcast team and my namesake dog, Billie Jean. England wins! 🇬🇧 ⚽️
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The match of the tournament is the next match you watch. Just a non-stop thrill ride! . #USOpen.
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I saw this kid play in Barcelona last year. Blew my mind a little that someone could be that good at 13. He's now got his first ATP point.
❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️.Enhorabuena Carlos Alcaraz (14 años) por lograr tu primer punto @ATPWorldTour_ES en el ITF Futures de Murcia después de superar a Federico Gaio 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3)
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