<p>Catherine, David and Matt convene to catch up on all the latest news from the off season and to look ahead to 2025.&nbsp;</p><p>Part one - Coaching updates. Hubert Hurkacz hires Ivan Lendl AND Nicolas Massu; Donna Vekic teams up with Sascha Bajin; Emma Raducanu starts working with fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura.&nbsp;</p><p>Part two (from 32 minutes) - Davis Cup Final 8 moves to Italy; Del Potro’s sad farewell in Argentina; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5995939/2024/12/16/joao-lucas-reis-da-silva-out-gay-male-professional-tennis-player/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva becomes first active male pro player to come out as gay</a>; WTA Awards.&nbsp;</p><p>Part three (from 54 minutes) - Djokovic to start his season in Brisbane; United Cup preview.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Become a&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Friend of the Tennis Podcast</a>&nbsp;to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes,&nbsp;Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah’s Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast.&nbsp;</p><p>Join&nbsp;<a href="https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Barge!</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Sign up to receive our free&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newsletter</a>&nbsp;(daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)</p><p>Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&nbsp;(@thetennispodcast)</p><p>Subscribe to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>&nbsp;channel.</p><p>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop</a>&nbsp;- We have just launched a range of caps!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Tennis Podcast

David Law, Catherine Whitaker, Matt Roberts

Coaching carousel reaches crescendo; Off-season news and views

DEC 16, 202485 MIN
The Tennis Podcast

Coaching carousel reaches crescendo; Off-season news and views

DEC 16, 202485 MIN

Description

<p>Catherine, David and Matt convene to catch up on all the latest news from the off season and to look ahead to 2025.&nbsp;</p><p>Part one - Coaching updates. Hubert Hurkacz hires Ivan Lendl AND Nicolas Massu; Donna Vekic teams up with Sascha Bajin; Emma Raducanu starts working with fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura.&nbsp;</p><p>Part two (from 32 minutes) - Davis Cup Final 8 moves to Italy; Del Potro’s sad farewell in Argentina; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5995939/2024/12/16/joao-lucas-reis-da-silva-out-gay-male-professional-tennis-player/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva becomes first active male pro player to come out as gay</a>; WTA Awards.&nbsp;</p><p>Part three (from 54 minutes) - Djokovic to start his season in Brisbane; United Cup preview.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Become a&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Friend of the Tennis Podcast</a>&nbsp;to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes,&nbsp;Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah’s Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast.&nbsp;</p><p>Join&nbsp;<a href="https://tennis.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Barge!</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Sign up to receive our free&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastNewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newsletter</a>&nbsp;(daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)</p><p>Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.instagram.com/thetennispodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&nbsp;(@thetennispodcast)</p><p>Subscribe to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thetennispodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>&nbsp;channel.</p><p>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/TennisPodcastShop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop</a>&nbsp;- We have just launched a range of caps!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>