Line Call Podcast: Recent Episodes
Toby Foot
Two fans having their say on the world of tennis. Tune in for tournament previews, predictions and recaps, as well as chat on all other tennis news.
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With just over a month until the end of the ATP season, Hector and Toby look ahead to the year-end event in Turin and predict who will be qualifying for the ATP Tour Finals.
Hector also closes the show with an emotional recap of the Laver Cup and says goodbye to Roger Federer.
Deep from the vaults of early summer, we go back in time to get the boys' recap of their day out at Wimbeldon! Tune in to hear our recap of the final, our favourite matches, and our day out in SW19.
00:00 - 39:15 - Tournament review
39:35 - 48:00 - Day out at SW19 recap
48:00 - 55:00 - Tiafoe vs Bublik instant recap from Wimbeldon
55:00 - 01:10:00 - Maria vs Sakkari instant recap from Wimbeldon
01:10:00 - 01:15:57 - Closing bits
This week recap the grass court season so far, highlighting some of our favourite moments and standout players. We also talk Wimbledon, best matches to look out for, and give our pick for the title.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:30 - Intro
01:30 - 06:05 - Tim van Rijthoven ATP takeover
06:05 - 13:00 - Maxime Cressy first ATP final
13:00 - 17:10 - British Players recap
17:10 - 19:05 - Hubi wins in Halle
19:05 - 19:35 - Tsitsigrass - first grass court title for Stefanos Tsitsipas
19:35 - 36:05 - Wimbledon Preview
36:05 - 40:57 - Predictions for the title
We were very lucky to welcome former GB No.2 and world no. 184 onto the show for a chat this week. We discussed Josh's takes on Wimbledon, a look behind the curtain on the realities of life on the professional tennis circuit and much more. Enjoy!
Here it is, our first Grand Slam preview and it's a doozy. Enjoy over an hour of tennis chat discussing the French Open draw, Wimbledon being stripped of it's ATP ranking points, and the boys have an okay boomer moment with a technical mishap halfway through the show.
00:00 – 10:50 – Wimbledon stripped of their ATP ranking points
10:50 – 01:00:00 – French Open Preview
01:00:00 – end – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
What a great week it was in Rome for the Big Three, with all Novak Djokovic, Toby and Hector coming away very pleased with their respective efforts last week. The boys discuss the results from the Rome Masters 1000 tournament last week, go over their successful predictions from the previous Line Call Podcast episode, and reflect on the ongoing saga with Wimbledon and the blanket ban of Russian players.
Timestamps
00:00 – 00:30 – Intro
00:30 – 07:50 – Wimbledon Ranking Points saga
07:50 – 20:30 – Rome Masters Recap / Look back at our predictions
20:30 – 24:11 – Brief look ahead at Geneva and Lyon ATP 250’s this week
This week we go over the mind blowing tennis of last week's Madrid Masters, and give the draw preview and our predictions for the upcoming Rome Masters. We also finally have a success story for our predictions, and what does Andrey Rublev have against bananas? Tune in to find out more.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:10 / Intro
01:10 - 14:20 / Madrid Recap
14:20 - 35:40 / Rome Draw Preview and Predictions
35:40 - 36:38 / Closing thoughts
The clay court swing is really picking up, and we've got to the fourth Masters 1000 event of the ATP calendar. Tune in to hear the boys break down the Madrid Open draw, react to Tsitsipas' tweets, and predict the winner at this week's tournament.
Timestamps
00:00 - 01:30 / Intro
01:30 - 21:20 / Bracket-by-bracket breakdown
21:20 - 34:40 / Final 8 Predictions
This week we recap Barcelona and Belgrade, two more exciting tournaments from the European Clay Court Swing. We also discuss the recent breaking news of Wimbledon’s ban on all Russian and Belorussian players in this year's tournament.
Time stamps:
00:00 - 01:10 - Intro
01:10 - 08:50 - Wimbledon Russian + Belorussian Player Ban
08:50 - 25:00 - Barcelona Recap
25:00 - 31:40 - Belgrade Recap
31:40 - 34:20 - Raducanu on Clay
34:20 - 40:25 - Estoril and Munich Preview
40:25 - 42:55 - Injury updates Nadal + Medvedev
42:55 - 46:14 - Closing thoughts
This week go over the recent Monte-Carlo Masters, where we discuss our favourites matches and moments of the week and give a little preview of the upcoming action next week in Barcelona and Belgrade.
Time stamps:
00:00 - 00:55 - Intro
00:55 - 05:15 - Monte Carlo Recap
05:15 - 39:55 - Predictions + Draw Recap
39:55 - 42:45 - BJK Cup + Emma Raducanu
42:45 - 43:33 - Closing thoughts
In today’s episode we discuss the upcoming Monte-Carlo Masters event, where we preview the draw, discuss potential clashes and give our picks for the title.
We also highlight the recent news of Boris Becker facing jail time, and the announcement of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s retirement after Roland Garros this year.
Time stamps:
00:00 - 01:15 - Intro
01:15 - 04:10 - Boris Becker news
04:10 - 05:40 - Tsonga retirement
05:40 - 07:45 - Monte-Carlo Preview
07:45 - 35:10 - Draw predictions
35:10 - 36:29 - Closing thoughts
Welcome to our debut tennis podcast! In the first episode, Hector and Toby look back over the Miami Open and discuss the brilliance of Carlos Alcaraz and other young players who made a name for themselves this week.
Time stamps:
00:00 - 01:50 - Intro
01:50 - 08:45 - Carlos Alcaraz
08:45 - 13:45 - Casper Ruud
13:45 - 16:45 - Francisco Cerundolo
16:45 - 22:35 - Miomir Kecmanovic
22:35 - 30:10 - Daniil Medvedev
30:10 - 35:25 - Alexander Zverev
35:25 - 36:50 - Cam Norrie and Joe Salisbury
36:50 - 48:10 - Anger in men’s tennis
48:10 - 51:10 - Thoughts on position of Miami Open in ATP Calendar
51:10 - 55:00 - Women’s Miami Open final
55:00 - 01:02:07 - Closing thoughts