'Cincinnati' preview; Lindsay Davenport interview

What this episode covers

ATP Tour tennis is back with the first big, combined women's and men's tournament since the pandemic struck down Indian Wells in March. With the 'Cincinnati' draw made, Catherine, David and Matt assembled once more to discuss the highlights, catch up on latest news, and also release our big interview with Lindsay Davenport (from 38.00).Is the WTA draw now more star-studded than the men's draw, despite the withdrawals?What did we think of Novak Djokovic's interview with Chris Clarey in the New York Times (linked below)?And thoughts are exchanged about Denis Shapovalov's rap video.Later, Davenport talks about tennis in front of no fans, her own career, and the greatness of Serena and Venus Williams.The Tennis Podcast is presented by Catherine Whitaker and David Law, and features Matt Roberts, and will be daily throughout the US Open.Next week, we will produce two big special editions, focusing on first Althea Gibson, and then Arthur Ashe.* TELL YOUR FRIENDS *If you enjoy listening to The Tennis Podcast, please spread the word and share our link on your social media platforms - https://podfollow.com/the-tennis-podcast* NEWSLETTER *Sign up to get our news, offers, predictions and Matt’s Stat - http://eepurl.com/gbmzRX*SHOP*Let everyone know how you feel with our new I LOVE TENNIS range - https://thetennispodcast.teemill.com/* EMAIL *We hope that the podcast helps to provide some form of escape during these challenging times. If you ever feel like writing to us, our e-mail is open – [email protected]*REDDIT *We have a sub-reddit page! It's a growing online community where over 950 listeners chat about the show and all things tennis. Join in - https://www.reddit.com/r/thetennispodcast/* KICKSTARTER * We are crowdfunded for 2020, but if you’d like to receive a reminder e-mail when we launch our next Kickstarter in December, then you can put your details here - http://eepurl.com/gwWILX*SOCIAL MEDIA *Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast/Twitter - www.twitter.com/tennispodcast *RELATED READING *Novak Djokovic interview - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/sports/tennis/djokovic-us-open.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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