Episodes

  • S1 Ep1: Foreword

    S1 Ep1: Foreword
    Mar 26 2019
    Introducing dropshot, a new podcast series looking at the rising stars of tennis.

    The full series is served weekly from 2 April 2019.

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    4 mins
  • S1 Ep2: The Next Gen

    S1 Ep2: The Next Gen
    Apr 2 2019
    The dropshot journey starts in Milan as Garry Hayes and Ceri Levy go behind the scenes at the Next Gen Finals. Garry introduces Ceri to the finer arts of covering a major sporting event, helping him negotiate press conferences and interviews with some leading stars.

    The drama hits fever pitch on court as the players, including Stefanos Tsitsipas, complain about the stress of having to collect their own towels during matches. Yes, it was Towelgate...

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    36 mins
  • S1 Ep3: The American Dream

    S1 Ep3: The American Dream
    Apr 9 2019
    After finding their feet at the Next Gen Finals in Milan, Garry and Ceri take a closer look at the rising talents of tennis.

    In this episode they speak with Frances Tiafoe and Liam Caruana, digging into the latter's Italian-American heritage. David Nainkin, coach to Taylor Fritz, gives his insight to the challenges of nurturing a developing talent.

    Garry and Ceri also hear from John McEnroe and John Isner about the hopes of these young Americans.

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    35 mins
  • S1 Ep4: Eurovision

    S1 Ep4: Eurovision
    Apr 16 2019
    After last week's US-focused episode, Garry and Ceri take the dropshot story back east across the Atlantic with a closer look at the emerging tennis talent in Europe.

    Ceri conducts his first walk and talk interview with Andrey Rublev, who discusses training with Rafa Nadal while still only a teenager. We also hear from Dominic Thiem on the changing demographic of the ATP's top 100.

    Away from the tennis, Ceri gets himself confused about why Garry has grown a beard...

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    40 mins
  • S1 Ep5: El Australiano

    S1 Ep5: El Australiano
    Apr 23 2019
    When Ceri met Alex De Minaur at the 2018 Surbiton Trophy it was, well, love at first sight. Their eyes locked across court, Alex served an ace and won his match as Ceri watched on, reveling in his talents. They lived happily ever after...

    OK, not quite. De Minaur would win his match, though, and so started Ceri's fascination with one of tennis' rising stars, following him across the grasscourt season and beyond.

    In this episode, Garry and Ceri relive the journey from Surbiton to the Next Gen Finals, speaking with De Minaur and his agent David Drysdale about his development.

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    33 mins
  • S1 Ep6: The Tsitsipas Bounce

    S1 Ep6: The Tsitsipas Bounce
    Apr 30 2019
    We've heard all about Ceri's affections for Alex De Minaur. Well, in Chapter 5 of dropshot, Garry gets his chance to delve a little deeper into why Stefanos Tsitsipas is his tennis crush.

    From witnessing the Greek's bounce - the Tsitsipas Bounce - throughout the Next Gen finals in Milan, Garry and Ceri look at the bigger picture and how Tsitsipas is proving himself to be equally talented away from the court.

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    36 mins
  • S1 Ep7: The Changing of the Guard

    S1 Ep7: The Changing of the Guard
    May 24 2019
    dropshot is back from our mid-season break!

    In this episode, Garry and Ceri cast the net a bit wider than the Next Gen players from Milan, turning their focus to the leader of tennis' rising stars, Alex Zverev.

    We hear from Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Zverev himself, plus a host of journalists with their views on what the future holds.

    Garry also turns the clock back to when he met Denis Shapovalov at Queen's in 2017, fresh from victory over home favourite Kyle Edmund.

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    37 mins
  • S1 Ep8: The Old Gen

    S1 Ep8: The Old Gen
    May 26 2019
    On the dawn of the French Open, tennis' Next Gen continue to leave their mark on the tour. Throughout this series, we've heard from the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex De Minaur and Alex Zverev, who have all progressed in 2019.

    But what are the challenges beyond these early signs of promise? In this episode Garry and Ceri spend time with some former players, asking that very question.

    Tim Henman, Mark Philippoussis, Thomas Enqvist and Tommy Haas all give their views, looking back at their own experiences as young players.

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    31 mins