THE 2 BARRYS TENNIS TAKEAWAY
By T2B
THE 2 BARRYS TENNIS TAKEAWAYApr 22, 2019
Pod 43: Australian Open review
Pod 42: Davis Cup - final thoughts
Pod 41: Stefanos storms the O2
Pod 40: Finals galore!
Pod 39: Barty, Djokovic and the Next Gen
Pod 38: Home successes for Federer and Thiem
Pod 37: Andy Murray - Antwerp champion!!
Pod 36: More Medvedev magic...and Gauff too!
Pod 35: Special guest George Bellshaw (MetroUK)
Pod 34: Back to Europe and onto Asia
Pod 33: US Open review with special guest Marcus Buckland
Pod 32: US Open - midway points
Pod 31: US Open preview
Pod 30: Reflections on Cincinnati
Pod 29: From Canada to Cincinnati
Pod 28: Kyrgios wows Washington!
Pod 27: Wimbledon - final thoughts
Pod 26: Wimbledon - the story so far
Pod 25: The Wimbledon draw
Our take on Wimbledon's draw for The 2019 Championships.
Pod 24: Special guest Miles Maclagan
MILES MACLAGAN, the former British player, now coach and commentator, joins BM to reflect on a remarkable week of grass-court tennis in the lead-up to Wimbledon, including the exploits of Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez at Queen's, Roger Federer winning Halle for a 10th time and Ash Barty becoming the new women's world No.1 following her triumph in Birmingham.
Pod 23: Stephen Farrow interview
Pod 22: A final look at Roland Garros
Pod 21: Mark Woodforde interview
Midway through Roland Garros an interview with the Australian doubles legend and ITF Board Member MARK WOODFORDE who talks about Ash Barty, Nick Kyrgios, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, doubles and the Davis Cup.
Pod 20: Roland Garros - Early view
We're in Paris for the second major of the season and look back on a dramatic first day in the stylish new Simonne Mathieu show court, plus a very welcome and straightforward return for former champion Roger Federer, four years after his last appearance at Roland Garros.
Pod 19: Special guest Jamie Delgado
This week's special guest is the former British Davis Cup player, Jamie Delgado, now Andy Murray's coach and newly appointed as an ITF Player Relations Consultant.
Pod 18: Special guest Greg Rusedski
Former world No.4 Greg Rusedski guests on the podcast to discuss the main stories of the week including Novak Djokovic's return to form in Madrid, the rise of Stefanos Tsitsipas comparing the Greek's backhand with Dominic Thiem's, Kiki Bertens claiming the biggest title of her career, plus the British hopes heading into Rome and where things stand going into an important week for the ATP Board and Player Council.
Pod 17: The plot thickens!
Drama aplenty to discuss this week including who's next for the #ATPBoard, #RogersReturn, #CuevasThe Conjurer, #KontaOnClay and the latest #WimbledonWonder
Pod 16: Special guests Gilles Muller and Arvind Parmar
Two special guests this week: recently retired Gilles Muller, now Luxembourg's Davis Cup captain, in conversation with BM - and former British Davis Cup player Arvind Parmar chatting to BC. Topics include #Thiem #Rafa #Ferrer #Berretini and #ATPFinals switching to Turin.
Pod 15: Special guests Nick Lester and Naomi Cavaday
Pod 14: Anne Keothavong interview
Heading into the Easter weekend's Fed Cup playoff against Kazakhstan at the Copper Box Arena in London, The 2 Barrys talk to Great Britain's captain Anne Keothavong about her team's recent successes in Bath and their hopes of finally gaining promotion into World Group II.
Pod 13: Jamie Murray interview
This week a wide-ranging chat with doubles specialist JAMIE MURRAY, a man who's not only won numerous major titles, reached the top of the world rankings and been a Davis Cup champion, but also represents his peers on the ATP Player Council. He also talks to us about Andy's hopes for a comeback and ensuring there will be a legacy when the brothers eventually do retire.
Pod 12: Miami's champions + Wheelchair tennis star Alfie Hewett
Some brief thoughts on Miami titles for Roger Federer, the Bryan brothers & Ash Barty before and in-depth chat with the inspirational wheelchair star Alfie Hewett, already a multiple major winner aged only 21.
Pod 11: Miami Open (midway point) + the latest LTA re-brand
BM + BC take stock of a dramatic first week in the Miami Open and discuss the LTA's latest re-brand / vision for the future.
Pod 10: Indian Wells review with Nick McCarvel + an interview with Geoff Thompson MBE
As Bianca Andreescu and Dominic Thiem celebrate their stunning successes in Indian Wells, tennis journalist and broadcaster Nick McCarvel joins us from California to review events in 'tennis paradise'. We also have an interview with Geoff Thompson MBE, a former karate World Champion, founder of the Youth Charter charity and long-time tennis fan who talks about trying to help and develop young talent in today's challenging world.
Pod 9: Simon Briggs (The Telegraph) discusses tennis politics
Following two major personnel changes announced during the past week we discuss the hot topic of tennis politics with The Telegraph's tennis correspondent Simon Briggs.
Pod 8: Special guest Leif Shiras discusses the build-up to Indian Wells
Former US player, now commentator LEIF SHIRAS joins us to discuss a thrilling, headline making start to the month and to look forward to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells...
Pod 7: The 'Transition' Tour - good, bad or too soon to tell?
In addition to some remarkable performances in the latest ATP and WTA tournaments, we discuss the controversial new ITF World Tennis Tour - the pathway for emerging players into professional tennis - with contributions from Dan Kiernan, Evan Hoyt and Mark Petchey.
Pod 6: Tennis correspondents Mike Dickson and Stuart Fraser
Tennis correspondents Mike Dickson (Daily Mail) and Stuart Fraser (The Times) join The 2 Barrys to discuss the season so far, many of the main issues currently preoccupying the sport and covering tennis in the digital age.
Pod 5: Julie Heldman interview + Fed Cup reflections
Along with our thoughts on the Fed Cup we have a fascinating interview with former World No.5 Julie Heldman, one of the Original 9 who, led by her pioneering mother Gladys, paved the way for the WTA Tour. Their very difficult mother / daughter relationship behind the scenes is the basis of an extraordinary memoir Julie has now written entitled Driven: A Daughter's Odyssey.
Pod 4: Colin Fleming interview re Davis Cup and Fed Cup
Pod 3: Australian Open review with Annabel Croft and Peter Marcato
After the great triumphs of #Djokovic and #Osaka tennis broadcasters Barry Millns and Barry Cowan review the year's first grand slam in conversation live from Melbourne with former British No.1 Annabel Croft and the Australian commentator Peter Marcato...
Pod 2: Dave Miley interview + Australian Open chat with Jill Craybas
Pod 1: Philip Brook interview + Andy Murray retirement news
Heading into the Australian Open, tennis broadcasters Barry Cowan and Barry Millns enter a new dimension with the launch of their Tennis Takeaway podcast which will include in-depth interviews with high profile figures in the sport, plus those from other fields who are also BIG tennis fans.
Wimbledon chairman Philip Brook is the first to feature as he moves into his final year in the role, while on the day that Sir Andy Murray sadly announced his plans to retire, Australian commentator Peter Marcato joins in the discussion direct from Melbourne as the two Barrys pay tribute to one of Britain’s greatest ever sports stars.