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The year's third Grand Slam Wimbledon gets underway at the All England Club Monday night NZT. Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber are the defending singles champions. This week on the Game Set and Match podcast, Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea give their tips for the title. They break down the men's and women's contenders and look at the prospects for the New Zealand doubles players Michael Venus, Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell. Matt chats to Sitak who captured his 5th ATP title at the weekend and we cross to London to catch up with commentator Chris Bowers who will be covering the Championships for Radio Sport.
We are a week away from the start of Wimbledon and Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is back with Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea to present the Game Set and Match Podcast. A week where Ash Barty has become the new women's world number one and Roger Federer achieved another milestone, winning the Halle ATP tournament for the 10th time. We hear from both Barty and Federer along with New Zealand's Michael Venus who has captured the biggest ATP doubles title of his career outside of the French Open in 2017, winning with Raven Klaasen in Halle and breaking through to the top 10 in the rankings for the first time. We also chat to Artem Sitak who together with Israel's Jonathan Erlich have beaten the French Open doubles champions at the ATP tournament in Antalya in Turkey. Matt and Simon also wrap up New Zealand's campaign at the Fed Cup Asia Oceania Group 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Rafael Nadal for an incredible 12th time and Ash Barty with her first Grand Slam title are the Roland Garros champions for 2019. Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is in Paris thanks to Emirates Airline and presents the ‘Game Set and Match tennis podcast. Matt is joined by leading tennis strategist Craig O’Shannessy from Brain Game Tennis to break down the men’s singles final won by Nadal in four sets over Dominic Thiem. Australian scribe Leo Schlink discusses the men’s tournament and Ash Barty’s phenomenal run to the women’s title. WTA Tour senior writer Courtney Nguyen wraps up the women’s tournament and the final word goes to veteran Australian broadcaster Craig Gabriel.
There are just two weeks to go to the year's second tennis Grand Slam - the French Open in Paris. World number one Novak Djokovic seems to be timing his run to perfection, capturing his 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title in Madrid while Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens has emerged as a genuine French Open women's contender with her victory in the women's final over defending Roland Garros champion Simona Halep.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea to discuss the events in Madrid, we hear from Djokovic and Bertens and reflect on Rafael Nadal's relative struggles. Yes - the King of Clay has failed to win any of the three clay events he has played this season - Monte Carlo, Barcelona and now Madrid. Is he still the favourite for Roland Garros?
Simon and Matt also chat about what some of the leading Kiwis are up to, most notably Erin Routliffe capturing the biggest doubles title of her career in Florida.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by New Zealand doubles player Marcus Daniell to present the Game Set and Match tennis podcast.
Marcus is fresh from reaching the final at the ATP tournament in Budapest and starts his campaign in Estoril on Thursday morning. This week we discuss Rafael Nadal's shock defeat to Dominic Thiem in the Barcelona Open semi finals, his second loss on the clay in as many weeks. Is Rafa still the favourite to win a 12th French Open in a few weeks? Marcus gives his few on a number of ATP Tour developments including the players voting out Tour chief Chris Kermode and whether Player Council representative Justin Gimelstob who has been convicted of an assault, should be voted off the council at its meeting in Rome next month. Matt catches up with New Zealand women's champion Valentina Ivanov who has been back in Auckland for a couple of weeks preparing to head to Europe for a series of ITF tournaments.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis Podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Sion Rea wrap up the Fed Cup semifinals. They review the Monte Carlo Masters which saw colourful Italian Fabio Fognini stun the king of clay Rafael Nadal and go on to win his first Masters 1000 title. Matt and Simon share their views on ATP Player Council representative Justin Gimelstob who this week was sentenced to three years probation and 60 days community service for a an assault on a former friend in California. The ATP Player Council will decide in Rome next month whether he retains his position. We also hear from Kiwi doubles player Marcus Daniell who is reunited with his regular partner Wesley Koolhof at the ATP tournament in Budapest while tournament director Karl Budge updates us on developments with Auckland's ASB men's and women's Classics following his return from meetings in the UJS.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand High Performance Manager Simon Rea to present the Game Set and Match tennis Podcast. This week we review the Miami Open where Roger Federer reigned supreme in the men's draw and young Australian Ash Barty captured the biggest title of her career in the women's draw.
But the story of the tournament was the run of Canadian teenagers Denis Shapovalov and Felix-Augier Aliassime to the men's semi finals, a week after Bianca Andreescu won the Indian Wells title. Matt catches up with Tennis NZ Performance coach Christophe Lambert who coached Andreescu when he worked at Tennis Canada. Lambert talks about the reason for their unprecedented success and how Tennis New Zealand can learn from it to hopefully produce similar success stories in the future.
Bianca Andreescu is the talk of the tennis world, the 18 year old Canadian who broke through as a qualifier to reach Auckland's ASB Classic final. She's won the prestigious WTA Premier tournament at Indian Wells. Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance manager Simon Rea present the Game Set and Match podcast and reflect on her phenomenal achievement. We catch up with ASB Classic tournament director Karl Budge on the prospects of luring Andreescu back to Auckland in 2020. We hear from Andreescu and the men's champion Dominic Thiem who stunned Roger Federer in the final. Plus we round up all the action from Kiwis around the world.
Roger Federer captures his 100th ATP title in Dubai. Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand High performance Manager Simon Rea on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast. Simon is backing Federer to go on and catch Jimmy Connors with 108 tour titles before he retires. We also reflect on an incredible week for Aussie Nick Kyrgios who won the ATP title in Acapulco where Kiwi Artem Sitak reached the doubles final while a host of young New Zealand players are in action across the Tasman and also at tournaments in Asia and Mexico this week.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea to chat the world of tennis. Kiwi Finn Tearney has claimed his second ITF title in Portugal. Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus, Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell return to action at big ATP 500 tournaments in Dubai and Acapulco, and we look at the changes to the ITF circuit that has angered players around the world with fewer opportunities for professional players.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand High Performance Manager Simon Rea to wrap week one of the ASB Classic and look ahead to the men's tournament starting today. We hear from women's champion Julia Goerges and runner up Bianca Andreescu. Matt chats to Kiwi number one Rubin Statham ahead of his first round match against world number 25 Hyeon Chung. The boys also look ahead to the tournament including a doubles draw featuring 15 of the world's top 30 players, and Matt chats to top Kiwi Michael Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand High Performance Manager Simon Rea to look ahead to the summer of tennis. The ASB Classic is underway in Auckland with qualifying and the main draw starting Monday afternoon. Matt will be commentating LIVE on Radio Sport with expert comments from Dave Mustard over the next two weeks. We hear from seven times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, Australian Open champion and top seed Caroline Wozniacki and former world number one Victoria Azarenka. Matt also reviews the Kiwi's performance in the singles with Fed Cup captain Neil Carter and catches up with 17 year old Valentina Ivanov.
17 year old Valentina Ivanov has been crowned national champion at the New Zealand Tennis Championships in Auckland. Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown chats to Valentina and New Zealand Fed Cup captain Neil Carter on this edition of the Game Set and Match podcast wrapping up a very competitive women’s tournament . Matt also chats to Finn Tearney who has won the men’s event to retain his national title
The end of an era in New Zealand tennis with Kiwi number one Marina Erakovic announcing her retirement from the Sport.
The former world number 39 caught up with Radio Sport tennis commentator on the 'Game Set and Match' podcast to reflect on her career.
Matt and Marina chat about some of her best moments in a career spanning more than a decade. There were some what might have been moments and t hey discuss the state of women's tennis now compared to when Erakovic started.
Marina also discusses her plans for the future and her passion for music.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea present Game Set and Match, our tennis podcast. This week the boys wrap up the ATP Finals which saw a breakthrough triumph for Germany's Alexander Zverev, stunning world number one Novak Djokovic in the final. 'Sascha' as he is known is still 21 and has been talked about as a future Grand Slam champion for a couple of years. Perhaps 2019 will be the year, remember Roger Federer was 21 when he broke through to win his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2003.
Matt and Simon reflect on a tennis season that saw four different women's Grand Slam champions with the biggest story the US Open final won by Naomi Osaka in controversial circumstances over Serena Williams. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic with two kept youngsters at bay yet again in the men's Grand Slams. Will it be a similar story in 2019? Matt and Simon also discuss another fantastic year for Kiwi doubles player Michael Venus and look ahead to the Auckland Caro Bowl Championship final on Friday night between Karaka and Blockhouse Bay which will be streamed live on nzherald.co.nz
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea present the Game Set and Match tennis podcast. This week the boys reflect on the WTA Finals in Singapore which saw an unlikely champion in Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. We hear from Svitolina and the boys discuss Caroline Wozniacki's Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis revealed after her exit from the tournament. The men's tour saw a couple of major milestones with Roger Federer capturing his 99th career title in his home town of Basel in Switzerland and Kevin Anderson won in Vienna to confirm his spot in the field for the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Matt and Simon chat about who they think will grab the final two places in the elite eight man field.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown chats and Tennis NZ High Performance manager Simon Rea reflect on the Shanghai Masters where Novak Djokovic has confirmed he's the best player on the planet by some distance at the moment.
Matt catches up with 19 year old Kiwi Ajeet Rai who won his first ITF Futures tournament in Thailand at the weekend and we congratulate Kiwi doubles star Michael Venus and his fiancee Sally on the birth of their first child in London. Venus made it back for the birth just in time after losing in the quarter finals at the Shanghai Masters.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ Zealand High Performance Manager Simon Rea.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea review the second edition of the Laver Cup, a Ryder Cup style tournament between Team Europe and Team World in Chicago. The players seemed to buy into the concept, nearly 100 thousand fans attended the three days but does it have a long term future in the tennis calendar.
We also chat about the latest news involving Kiwis around the world and here at home with the Otago Open held over the weekend.
This week on the Game Set and Match podcast Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand High Performance Manager Simon Rea in Korea to review New Zealand's Davis Cup defeat in Gimcheon.
They reflect on a disappointing result punctuated by some good individual performances including a debut for 19-year-old Ajeet Rai in the doubles.
Rai chats to Matt about his Davis Cup experience and Matt and Simon ponder whether the time has come to promote singles specialists to Davis Cup tennis, rather than relying on top doubles player Michael Venus to play the singles. Matt also wraps up the Davis Cup World Group semi finals.
One of the more dramatic US tennis Open's has come to an end in New York.
On this edition of the Game Set and Match podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown is joined by New Zealand's Fed Cup captain Neil Carter to analyse the women's final controversy involving Serena Williams.
Matt and Neil offer some strong opinions about Serena's antics and accusations lamenting the fact Naomi Osaka's incredible achievement got overshadowed.
With Novak Djokovic winning the men's title to get to 14 Grand Slams can he catch Rafael Nadal on 17 and perhaps even Roger Federer's 20 Grand Slam titles and is the women's game with eight different winners in the past eight Grand Slams in a better state than the men's game with Federer winning three, Nadal three and Djokovic three of the past nine slams.
We look ahead to New Zealand's Davis Cup tie against South Korea this week in Gimcheon and here from 19 year old Kiwi Ajeet Rai. Kiwi Erin Routliffe caught up with Matt while on a month long training block in Auckland before heading off with Neil later this week for a series of tournaments across the Tasman.
One of the more dramatic US tennis Open’s has come to an end in New York. On this edition of the Game Set and Match podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown is joined by New Zealand’s Fed Cup captain Neil Carter to analyse the women’s final controversy involving Serena Williams. Matt and Neil offer some strong opinions about Serena’s antics and accusations lamenting the fact Naomi Osaka’s incredible achievement got overshadowed.
With Novak Djokovic winning the men’s title to get to 14 Grand Slams can he catch Rafael Nadal on 17 and perhaps even Roger Federer’s 20 Grand Slam titles and is the women’s game with eight different winners in the past eight Grand Slams in a better state than the men’s game with Federer winning 3, Nadal 3 and Djokovic 3 of the past eight slams. We look ahead to New Zealand’s Davis Cup tie against South Korea this week in Gimcheon and here from 19 year old Kiwi Ajeet Rai. Kiwi Erin Routliffe caught up with Matt while on a month long training block in Auckland before heading off with Neil later this week for a series of tournaments across the Tasman.
One the eve of the year’s final Grand Slam the US Open, Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Kiwi doubles player Marcus Daniell in New York to look to preview the tournament.
Marcus gives his dark horses for the men’s and women’s singles and rates his chances and that of fellow Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Artem Sitak in the doubles.
The boys talk about some of the key matchups in the early rounds including former champion Stan Wawrinka against 8th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the opening match on centre court tomorrow morning NZT
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea reflect on Novak Djokovic's extraordinary achievement, becoming the first player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles.
His victory over Roger Federer in the Cincinnati Masters final has installed Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal as US Open favourites next week.
Matt and Simon also discuss the WTA final where Kiki Bertens shocked world number one Simona Halep.
Matt caught up with Australian great Pat Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon champion who has some strong views on the radical changes made to the Davis Cup from next year. We also wrap the Kiwis results from around the world over the past week, including a first ITF title for 22 year old Rhett Purcell.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast... Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea reflect on Novak Djokovic's extraordinary achievement, becoming the first player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles.
His victory over Roger Federer in the Cincinnati Masters final has Federer installing Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal as US Open favourites next week.
Matt and Simon also discuss the WTA final where Kiki Bertens shocked world number one Simona Halep. Matt caught up with Australian great Pat Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon champion who has some strong views on the radical changes made to the Davis Cup from next year. We also wrap the Kiwis results from around the world over the past week, including a first ITF title for 22 year old Rhett Purcell.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio sport commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea to name the New Zealand Davis Cup team to take on South Korea in a crucial Asia Oceania relegation tie in Gimcheon next month.
We look back at Michael Venus's run through to the doubles final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto and reflect on Rafael Nadal's 80th career singles title and the US Open champion signals his intentions before defending his US Open title this month.
Matt and Simon discuss Simona Halep's compelling form in Montreal as the world number one beats US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the final. And re recap all the action featuring the Kiwis around the world.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio sport commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea to name the New Zealand Davis Cup team to take on South Korea in a crucial Asia Oceania relegation tie in Gimcheon next month. We look back at Michael Venus’s run through to the doubles final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto and reflect on Rafael Nadal’s 80th career singles title and the US Open champion signals his intentions before defending his US Open title this month. Matt and Simon discuss Simona Halep’s compelling form in Montreal as the world number one beats US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the final. And re recap all the action featuring the Kiwis around the world.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea are joined by Kiwi Erin Routliffe after making her first WTA doubles final in Washington DC.
It's been a case of welcome to the big time for the 23 year old who has climbed from 339 in the WTA doubles rankings into the top 100 after her run in the US capital.
Matt and Simon chat about some encouraging results for young Kiwi Paige Hourigan and teenagers Ajeet Rai and Macsen Sisam who are just starting out in their professional careers.
It's been a good week for Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Artem Sitak who reached the semi finals and quarter finals respectively in Washington DC.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea are joined by Kiwi Erin Routliffe after making her first WTA doubles final in Washington DC.
It's been a case of welcome to the big time for the 23 year old who has climbed from 339 in the WTA doubles rankings into the top 100 after her run in the US capital.
Matt and Simon chat about some encouraging results for young Kiwi Paige Hourigan and teenagers Ajeet Rai and Macsen Sisam who are just starting out in their professional careers.
It's been a good week for Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Artem Sitak who reached the semi finals and quarter finals respectively in Washington DC.
This week on the Game Set and Match tennis podcast Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea are joined by Kiwi Erin Routliffe after making her first WTA doubles final in Washington DC. It's been a case of welcome to the big time for the 23 year old who has climbed from 339 in the WTA doubles rankings into the top 100 after her run in the US capital. Matt and Simon chat about some encouraging results for young Kiwi Paige Hourigan and teenagers Ajeet Rai and Macsen Sisam who are just starting out in their professional careers. It's been a good week for Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Artem Sitak who reached the semi finals and quarter finals respectively in Washington DC
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea on the 'Game Set and Match Tennis Podcast'.
This week we discuss changes to the ATP Challenger tournaments that could see fewer players playing professional tennis.
We reflect on the Wimbledon performances of Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber.
Kiwis Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak have had some good results in recent weeks on the ATP doubles circuit and we hear from Sitak after qualifying for this week's ATP 500 tournament in Washington DC. Matt and Simon recap an interesting week of results on the ATP and WTA Tours including news of the first player born since 2000 winning a WTA title.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea on the 'Game Set and Match Tennis Podcast'.
This week we discuss changes to the ATP Challenger tournaments that could see fewer players playing professional tennis.
We reflect on the Wimbledon performances of Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber.
Kiwis Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak have had some good results in recent weeks on the ATP doubles circuit and we hear from Sitak after qualifying for this week's ATP 500 tournament in Washington DC. Matt and Simon recap an interesting week of results on the ATP and WTA Tours including news of the first player born since 2000 winning a WTA title.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea present a special edition of the Game Set and Match tennis podcast on the eve of Wimbledon. The action gets underway tonight at the All England Club. Matt and Simon look at the contenders in both the ladies and Gentleman’s singles and give their picks to win the tournament. Kiwi doubles player Marcus Daniell joins the discussion from Wimbledon where he is preparing to start his doubles campaign with his Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea to present ‘Game Set and Match’ our Tennis Podcast. This week we chat about some good performances from a number of Kiwi juniors at ITF tournaments in New Caledonia. With the grass court season in full swing a week out from the start of Wimbledon we look at results from Halle, Queens and Birmingham and hear from top Kiwi doubles player Michael Venus who has won through to the quarter finals at his final ATP tournament ahead of Wimbledon, at Eastbourne.
Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are crowned French Open champions. This week on Game Set and Match our tennis podcast coming to you from Paris, Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown looks back on the French Open finals with senior Australian tennis writer for the Herald Sun in Melbourne Leo Schlink and former world number six Chanda Rubin. We hear from Nadal after an incredible 11th title and Matt grabs a few words with his former coach and mentor Uncle Toni. Simona Halep and her coach Darren Cahill talk about the joy of winning a first Grand Slam title in her fourth final and we look at what the Kiwis are doing around the world as our doubles players begin the grass court season.
Rafael Nadal confirms his favourtism for next week's French but is given a real fright by young star Sascha Zverev who along with Dominic Thiem shape as perhaps the biggest challengers to Nadal's quest for an 11th Roland Garros title.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown presents 'Game Set and Match' our weekly tennis podcast.
This week we hear from both Nadal and Zverev following the Rome Masters final along with women's champion Elena Svitolina and runner up Simona Halep after a one sided women's final in Rome.
Kiwi doubles players Artem Sitak and Michael Venus join the conversation a week out from the start of the French Open with Sitak having one final hit out at this week's ATP tournament in Geneva.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand's new Performance coach Christophe Lambert to present Game Set and Match, our weekly look at the world of tennis. This week Artem Sitak joins the conversation after reaching the doubles final at the ATP tournament in Estoril. Top Kiwi doubles player Mike Venus looks ahead to his first appearance at this week's Madrid Masters. Matt and Christophe discuss whether anyone can challenge Rafael Nadal and talk about some of the women's contenders on the clay courts of Europe.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Kiwi doubles player Marcus Daniell.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by Tennis New Zealand High Performance Manager Simon Rea to present Game Set and Match, our weekly wrap of the world of tennis. This week the boys reflect on John Isner’s stunning triumph at the Miami Open and US Open champion Sloane Stephens brilliant run to the women’s title after showing no real form since her Flushing Meadows triumph last September. Matt and Simon discuss Novak Djokovic’s split from coach Andre Agassi and whether Rafael Nadal can retain the world number one ranking throughout the clay court swing where he has a lot of points to defend. The boys also look ahead to this week’s Davis Cup World Group quarter final ties and wrap the performances of Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell in Miami.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by New Zealand’s top ranked doubles player Michael Venus to present the Game Set and Match tennis podcast. This week’s focus is on the Miami Open where Mike and his South African partner Raven Klaasen have reached the doubles quarter finals. They will take on the world’s most famous doubles team, Bob and Mike Bryan for a place in the semis. Matt and Mike talk about the difference between the Miami and the Indian Wells Masters and how his Mike’s partnership with Klaasen has developed since the pair joined forces at the start of the year.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by New Zealand doubles player Marcus Daniell on our Game Set and Match podcast. They review the Indian Wells Masters where Daniell reached the doubles quarter finals and practiced with world number one Roger Federer. The boys chat about the performance of Juan Martin del Potro in beating Federer to win his first Masters 1000 title and about 20 year old Naomi Osaka who clinched her first title of any sorts in the women’s final. Matt and Marcus also look ahead to the Miami Masters where Daniell and Kiwi number one Michael Venus have received difficult doubles draws.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown is joined by New Zealand doubles player Marcus Daniell on our Game Set and Match podcast. They review the Indian Wells Masters where Daniell reached the doubles quarter finals and practiced with world number one Roger Federer. The boys chat about the performance of Juan Martin del Potro in beating Federer to win his first Masters 1000 title and about 20 year old Naomi Osaka who clinched her first title of any sorts in the women’s final. Matt and Marcus also look ahead to the Miami Masters where Daniell and Kiwi number one Michael Venus have received difficult doubles draws.
The Indian Wells Masters is in full swing and it’s been an unhappy return for struggling five times former champion Novak Djokovic. This week Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea discuss Djokovic’s struggles on Game Set and Match our tennis podcast. We look at the impressive return of Serena Williams after 15 months out of the sport and catch up with top kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell who are both through to the second round at what is dubbed the unofficial fifth Major.
The Indian Wells Masters is in full swing and it’s been an unhappy return for struggling five times former champion Novak Djokovic. This week Radio Sport commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea discuss Djokovic’s struggles on Game Set and Match our tennis podcast. We look at the impressive return of Serena Williams after 15 months out of the sport and catch up with top kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell who are both through to the second round at what is dubbed the unofficial fifth Major.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea chat the world of tennis on Game Set and Match, our tennis Podcast. This week we hear from Kiwi doubles player Artem Sitak who has finished runner up in the doubles final at the ATP tournament in São Paulo. We wrap up the Tour events in Dubai and Acapulco and look ahead to the unofficial 5th Grand Slam at Indian Wells as Simon Rea explains just why it’s rated the best tournament in the world.
Radio Sport tennis commentator Matt Brown and Tennis NZ High Performance Manager Simon Rea chat the world of tennis on Game Set and Match, our tennis Podcast. This week we hear from Kiwi doubles player Artem Sitak who has finished runner up in the doubles final at the ATP tournament in São Paulo. We wrap up the Tour events in Dubai and Acapulco and look ahead to the unofficial 5th Grand Slam at Indian Wells as Simon Rea explains just why it’s rated the best tournament in the world.