Podcasts about Ernests Gulbis

Lielie turnīri 2025. gada tenisa sezonā ir aizvadīti un mūsu studijā leģendārs viesis- Ernests Gulbis. Ernests atklās detaļas par savu akadēmiju, aprunās Ostapenko veikumu šogad un vai lielajā tenisā arī šajos laikos ir iespējami dopinga gadījumi.

Šoreiz raidījumā pievērsīsimies profesionālu sportistu sevis meklējumiem pēc karjeras noslēguma. Nereti tas ir ļoti grūts un sarežģīts process, labo pieredzes stāstu līdz šim publiski izskanējis maz.  Raidījumā Piespēle saruna ar bijušo brīvā stila cīkstoni, četrkārtējo Eiropas čempioni Anastasiju Grigorjevu. Lai gan viņai jau bija vairākas augstākās izglītības, bez pamatīgas personīgās krīzes pēc karjeras noslēguma viņa tomēr neizvairījās. Nedēļas topā: -Latvijas vīriešu basketbola izlasei divas pārbaudes spēles savā laukumā - zaudējums Lietuvai papildlaikā ar 105:109, bet ar 100:88 uzvarēta Slovēnija; -Latvijas 16 gadīgo puišu basketbola izlase Eiropas čempionātu noslēdz sestajā pozīcijā; -Latvijas vīriešu volejbola izlasei ne tā pārliecinošākā spēle laukumā, bet nodrošināta biļete uz Eiropas čempionātu, finālturnīram kvalificējusies arī sieviešu volejbola izlase; -Abi galvaspilsētas futbola klubi RFS un “Riga” spēlēs UEFA Konferences līgas kvalifikācijas izšķirošajā kārtā; -Ernests Gulbis piektdienas vakarā pēkšņi atkāpjas no Latvijas Tenisa savienības prezidenta amata, atlūgumu iesniedz arī ģenerālsekretārs Jānis Mellups.

Wimbledona ir sākusiess un mūsu studijā leģendārs viesis- Ernests Gulbis. Ernests atklās tenisa karjeras gaitas, aizkulises, kā arī prognozēs Wimbledonas uzvarētājus kopā ar Ģenerāli.

French Open ir sācies un mūsu studijā leģendārs viesis- Ernests Gulbis. Ernests atklās tenisa karjeras gaitas, aizkulises, kā arī prognozēs French Open uzvarētājus kopā ar Ģenerāli.

Šoreiz iknedēļas informatīvi izklaidējošajā raidījumā Valdis ar Andri priecāsies par RFS panākumu. Raidījuma tēmas: - Messi 46. tituls; - RFS pirmie punkti EL; - ️Sākās NHL; - Valūjevs zinātnieks?; - ️Eirolīgas pirmā kārta; - Kāpēc Luis Enrike neieredz žurnālistus?; - VEF un Bertāna pārsteigums; - Ernests Gulbis veidos savu akadēmiju?; - Dikembe Mutombo; - Emili Gantris; - Tautas nagla;

Raidījumā rezumējam aizgājušo gadu Latvijas un pasaules sportā. To darām kopā ar kolēģiem, kas aktīvi seko līdzi sporta norisēm: Latvijas Radio pētnieciskā raidījuma “Atvērtie faili” žurnālisti Lindu Zalāni, Latvijas Radio multimediālā satura veidotāju Rebeku Rozentāli un Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta ārzemju ziņu žurnālistu Uldi Ķezberi. Gadu sadalījām pieturas punktos – darvas karotēs un medus mucās. Šķietami, medus šogad lija daudz vairāk par darvu. Darvas karotes: Ernests Gulbis noslēdz savu profesionāļa karjeru; Latvijas dāmu basketbola izlase netiek ārā no apakšgrupas Eiropas čempionātā; Totalizatoru skandāls Latvijas futbolā - “Dinamo Rīga” acīmredzot izdarīja likmes uz savu maču; Latvijas futbola izlase zaudē deviņās no desmit spēlēm; Divi pedofilijas skandāli Latvijas sportā – Andris Steļmahs un kāds nesertificēts pludmales volejbola treneris; No Latvijas Olimpiskās komitejas prezidenta amata ar skandālu aiziet Žoržs Tikmers; Starptautiskā Olimpiskā komiteja un Starptautiskā Paralimpiskās komiteja atļauj krieviem un baltkrieviem piedalīties Parīzes spēlēs; Paulam Jonasam neveiksmīga, traumu nomākta sezona MXGP. Medus mucas: Latvijas hokeja izlase bronza pasaules čempionātā; Latvijas vīru basketbola izlases piektā vieta debijā Pasaules kausā; Teodors Bļugers kļūst par otro latvieti, kura vārds tiek iegravēts uz Stenlija kausa; Kristaps Porziņģis pievienojas Nacionālā basketbola asociācijas favorītei Bostonas “Celtics”; Agate Caune kļūst par Latvijas vieglatlētikas nākotnes cerību; Latvijai oficiāli piešķir tiesības 2024.gadā rīkot pasaules rallija čempionāta posmu; Mārtiņš Sesks/Renārs Francis izcīna Eiropas vicečempionu titulu; Jānis Mārtiņš Reišulis debijas sezonā uzvar Eiropas čempionāta 125 kubikcentimetru klasē motokrosā; Patrīcija Eiduka gada ievadā spoži startē “Tour de Ski”; Dramatisks Latvijas futbola virslīgas fināls; “Riga” telpu futbolisti spraigā cīņā tomēr nesasniedz Čempionu līgas finālčetrinieku.

Lucas Renard är ankare i Mälarhöjdens IK Tennis elitserielag och har i många år varit en av de bättre manliga tennisspelarna i Sverige. Han har en karriärhögsta ranking på 672 i världen och bland höjdpunkterna syns en kvalvinst i Stockholm Open mot Ernests Gulbis 2019.   I samtalet idag pratar vi bland annat om:   -       Den stress och press Lucas känt under många år  -       Den kommande elitserien  -       Hur det varit svårt att få förtroende för tränare under karriären -       Bristen av sammanhållning inom svensk tennis -       Vad pappa Kurre betytt för Lucas tennis -       Statusen på Lucas satsning just nu

  Ķīnas novērošanas balona notriekšana pie ASV krastiem sadusmo Pekinu Aptuveni 40%-os no 399-iem pārbaudītajiem starptautiskajiem interneta veikaliem konstatēta manipulatīva tieš-saistes prakse Pēdējo reizi Latvijas izlases kreklā kā spēlētājs šodien laukumā dosies tenisists Ernests Gulbis

Raidījumā Piespēle saruna par ātrslidošanu. Vai līdz ar šī gadsimta Latvijas labākā ātrslidotāja Haralda Silova karjeras noslēgumu, beigusies arī ātrslidošanas pastāvēšana pie mums? Par to stāsta pats Haralds. Nedēļas topā: Ernests Gulbis savu līdzjutēju priekšā noslēdz karjeru Latvijas tenisa izlasē; Turpina mutuļot temats par krievu un baltkrievu atgriešanos olimpiskajā apritē; Rūdolfu Balceru neviena komanda neizvēlas no neaizsargāto spēlētāju saraksta, viņš sezonu turpinās NHL kluba Tampabejas “Lightning” fārmklubā AHL; Klubi briest jaunajai futbola virslīgas sezonai - čempioni saņēmuši atļauju startēt, daudzas komandas brauc uz siltajām zemēm, “Riga” iepērkas nopietni. Rubrikā “Vēstures stūrītis” par 20.gadsimta Latvijas izcilāko ātrslidotāju Lāsmu Kaunisti.

Šodienas raidījumā Valdim ir prieks par Spānijas zeltu un Andris atšķetina šaha pasaules krāpšanās skandālu. Raidījuma tēmas: - Spānija ir Eiropas čempioni; - Ernests Gulbis kļūst par LTS prezidentu; - Rodžers Federers beidz karjeru; - Latvijā slēdz hokeja halles; - RFS zaudē skotiem; - Messi guvis vārtus pret vairāk klubiem kā Ronaldo; - Latvijas futbola izlasei svarīga spēle pret Moldovu; - Maikla Džordana krekls par 10 miljoniem; - Šahā krāpjas ar seksa rotaļlietām; - Deivids Bekhems nostāv 13 stundas rindā, lai atvadītos; - #TautasNagla

Raidījumā Piespēle šoreiz runājam par skeletonu un tā nākotni pēc Dukuru ģimenes paiešanas malā no šī sporta veida. Lielā intervija šoreiz ar Daiņa Dukura izveidotās “Skeletona akadēmijas” treneri, bijušo braucēju Ivo Šteinbergu. Nedēļas notikumu topā: Rodžers Federers, viens no lielā trijnieka tenisistiem, noslēdz karjeru; Ernests Gulbis  - jaunais Latvijas tenisa savienības vadītājs; RFS futbolisti zaudē skotu “Hearts”, Vecrīgu “ieņem” Edinburgas kluba fani; “EuroBasket 2022” finālisti. Rubrikā “Vēstures stūrītis” šoreiz Reinis Grundspeņķis atskatījās uz brāļu Martina un Tomasa Dukuru izcīnītajiem panākumiem 20 gadu laikā.

Šodienas epizodē Valdis ar Andri jautros toņos noslēdz raidījuma ''Ģenerāļa un Buļa Naglas'' 4. sezonu! Raidījuma tēmas: - Pasaules čempionāts vieglatlētikā; - Mairis nolēmis doties politikā; - Ernests Gulbis sācis runāt skaļos toņos; - Levandovskis beidzot nonācis ''Barcelona''; - F1 Francijā; - Aleksandrs Volkovs saņēmis Neismita apbalvojumu; - Žuzē Mouriņu unikāls tetuvējums; - Kur pazudis Useins Bolts; - Ronaldu špricē botoksu vīriešu daļās; - Hamitlonas stilīgs ''Maybach''. - #TautasNagla

Cracked Racquets contributors Damian Kust and Jakub Bobro recap another exciting week of ATP Challenger action. The guys discuss a Top 100 breakthrough for Cachin, and a brutal stretch for Thiago Monteiro. Damian also speaks briefly with Jan-Lennard Struff, Maximilian Marterer, Henri Laaksonen, Zhizhen Zhang, Taro Daniel, Ernests Gulbis, and Igor Zelenay Don't forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna MEGA TAC: It's the TACKIES GRIP EVER CREATED by far. You know Tourna Tennis for their world famous Tourna Grip, but did you know they also make the TACKIEST grip in the world? MEGA TAC is THE tackiest grip on the market. It starts tacky and stays tacky, longer than any other grip on the market as well. If you like Tacky Grips, you have to try Mega Tac.   You can have anyone reach out to sales@uniquesports.com and mention Cracked Racquets to get a FREE sample!   Swing Vision SwingVision is the official ball tracking app of Tennis Australia, the UK's Lawn Tennis Association and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The startup's mission is to democratize the Grand Slam experience for tennis players of all levels. Using just a single smartphone, the app automatically tracks your shot trajectory, generates match highlights and provides line challenges, all in real-time on any court in the world. Take advantage of Cracked Racquets' exclusive partnership by using our promo code "cracked20" for a 14-day Pro Trial and a $20 discount. Don't miss out on this exclusive deal, available by clicking here! Tennis Point Discounted Tennis Apparel, Tennis Racquets, Tennis Shoes & Equipment from Nike, adidas, Babolat, Wilson & More! Visit their store today and use the code "CR15" at checkout to save 15% off Sale items. Some Exclusions (MAP Exceptions) apply and code will not work on those items. This code will add 1 FREE CAN of WILSON Balls to the cart at checkout.  Lucky Racket The hub for tennis fans, based out of Dayton, OH. Our mission is to make everyone smile when they see our products on and off the tennis courts! Get 15% OFF by using our promo code "Cracked15" at luckyracquet.com. Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on the latest tennis news and trends and enjoy in-depth analysis and dynamic debates. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Email Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rainer has lived the dream of any young boy/girl who grew up playing and loving the sport of tennis. From starting at the age of 10 to going Pro at 18/19, getting to a Grand Slam Final, cracking the top 5 ATP Tour ranking and retiring with an amazing career behind him at they age of 36 and then becoming an Entrepreneur by buying a license for an ATP event. Rainer has lived it and been there and is sharing his thoughts, emotions and learning from his amazing tennis journey.   Key Highlights Tennis professional by mistake – started playing at age 10 At 16-17 starting to take it serious, playing ITF Junior Tournaments around the world, getting on Junior World Ranking His coach, Dirk Hordorff was instrumental in taking pressure off him and setting him up for a successful transition from Junior to professional player Making the ATP Ranking at the age of 18-19 Learning from losing & winning, always look where you want to be 6 months in the future, improved ranking 11 years in a row Dealing with losing every week (at least once) Started early to learn other business beyond tennis from Coach Toughest loss – becomes winning the Silver Medal in Doubles at the Olympics with Nicolas Kiefer later Learning for business from his tennis career Taking over the ATP World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, now ATP 250 event in Geneva, partnered with Ion Tiriac His event also a Covid-19 victim and learning from this Thoughts on tennis and the rest of the season Life now, German Fed Cup Captain, his own event, attending the Grand Slams, etc   About Rainer Schüttler is a retired German professional tennis player. As of 2019, he is the most recent male German player to reach the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament, finishing as runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open. Schüttler also won a silver medal in doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 5 in April 2004. He began playing tennis at the age of nine. He resides in Switzerland. In 2003, Schüttler became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the fourth round at all Grand Slams. He became the first German to reach a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since Michael Stich was the runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996. En route to the final, which he lost in straight sets to Andre Agassi, he defeated Andy Roddick who would end the season as world No 1. In 2004, Schüttler reached his first career ATP Masters Series final in Monte Carlo by beating Gustavo Kuerten in the first round, Lleyton Hewitt in the third round, Tim Henman in the quarterfinal and Carlos Moyá in the semifinal. In the final, he lost to Guillermo Coria. That week, he would reach a career-high ranking of No. 5. Schüttler won a silver medal for Germany in men's doubles with partner Nicolas Kiefer at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 2004 was the sixth straight year in which he finished in the ATP top 50. Schüttler reached his first career semifinal at Wimbledon by beating Santiago Ventura, James Blake, Guillermo García-López, Janko Tipsarević, and Arnaud Clément 6–3, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7, 8–6. His match with Clément was over five hours, completed in two days to reach the semifinals, in which Schuettler saved a match point at 6–5 down in the fifth set. He was defeated by eventual champion Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–7, 4–6. His achievement was a big surprise, since he entered the tournament ranked 94th and with a streak of 13 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without making it past the second round. His 2009 season, Schüttler started off at the Chennai Open, beating Prakash Amritraj 6–2, 4–6, 6–1. In the second round, he beat Simon Greul 6–4, 6–2, and in the quarterfinals Björn Phau, 6–2, 7–5. Unfortunately Schuettler had to withdraw from his semifinal match against Somdev Devvarman because of a wrist injury. He also withdrew from the tournament in Sydney. At the Australian Open, he was seeded 30th but lost in the first round to Israeli Dudi Sela 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4. He also participated in the doubles with Lu Yen-hsun, but they were defeated by Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach. In the first round in Rotterdam, he lost to Mario Ančić. He played the Open 13 in Marseille, defeating Laurent Recouderc in the first round 6–1, 6–4. He competed at the ARAG World Team Cup in Germany, helping his country reach the final, where they lost to Serbia. In the second round at Wimbledon, though seeded 18th, he was upset by Dudi Sela, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2. He reached the second round of the Australian Open defeating Sam Querrey in four sets. However he lost to Feliciano López in four sets, too. At the French Open, he again suffered a first-round exit, this time against Guillermo García-López in straight sets. He reached the semifinal of the Aegon Championships at the Queens Club in London but lost to Sam Querrey in three sets 7–6, 5–7, 3–6. Despite his good form he was defeated by Denis Istomin in the second round of Wimbledon in five sets. At the quarterfinal of the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, Schüttler could not manage to close out the match against Querrey despite serving for it at 5–4 and 6–5 in the deciding set. He was knocked out in the first round of the US Open losing to Benoît Paire. At the Thailand Open in Bangkok, Schüttler beat Ricardo Mello in round one for a second round berth against Ernests Gulbis. He lost 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 in a close match. In 2010, Schüttler and his former Davis Cup companion Alexander Waske founded the Schüttler Waske Tennis-University, a tennis academy for professional tennis players. Schüttler started the tour at the Qatar Open where he confronted Teymuraz Gabashvili in the singles, but lost 3–5, 6–7. He also played doubles with Guillermo García-López confronting Marco Chiudinelli and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to whom they lost 1–6, 2–6. At the Australian Open, he played ninth seed Fernando Verdasco in the first round, but lost 1–6, 3–6, 2–6. He then played several Challenger series tournaments. At Wimbledon, he defeated Thomaz Bellucci in the first round, but lost to Feliciano López in the second 6–7, 7–6, 2–6, 2–6. Schüttler retired in October 2012 and has coached Sergiy Stakhovsky and Vasek Pospisil. 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Podkāsta jaunajā epizodē Andrejs Siliņš, Ulvis Brože un TVNET sporta žurnālists Raimonds Ozoliņš runā par aktuālo sportā: koronavīrusa ietekmi uz profesionālo sportu, Deivisa kausa izcī;nu, kurā Latvijas izlases sastāvā atgriezās Ernests Gulbis, debitēja Kārlis Ozoliņš, bet skandalēja Mārtiņš Podžus, Rīgas Dinamo vadības lēmumu atbrīvot treneru kolektīvu un kurš būtu piemērotākais treneris un ģenerālmenedžeris,Kristapa Porziņģa un Lukas Dončiča lomām Dalasas "Mavericks", kā arī izsaka prognozes jaunajai Virslīgas sezonai futbolā. Podkāsta draugs: http://www.picasmeistars.lv/ Podkāsta video ieraksts: https://ej.uz/ArpusKadra76

Pēc sešu gadu pārtraukuma Deivisa kausā atgriezies Latvijas tenisa izlases pirmais numurs Ernests Gulbis. Kopā ar ātrslidotāju Haraldu Silovu un biatlonistu Jēkabu Nākumu atcerēsimies izcilo sporta žurnālistu Artūru Vaideru. Latvijas grāmatu izstādē Rakstnieku viesistabā notika tikšanās ar grāmatu "Olimpiskās dienasgrāmatas. Vasara. Ziema" lasītājiem un grāmatu varoņiem. Kopā ar Reini Strupoviču un Aivaru Svirido uzzināsim ko vairāk arī par Individuālās sagatavošanas  basketbola skolas darbību.

I avsnitt 50 av Source - En podd om tennis summerar vi Sveriges senaste Fed Cup-omgång i Polen och vi ringer upp Rebecca Peterson och Mirjam Björklund. Vi var minst sagt heta på gröten då vi också slog en pling till utrikeskorrespondenten, Marina Yudanov, som gav oss en rykande färsk rapport från kvalet i Rotterdam. Det blev en hel del snack om Ernests Gulbis. Mycket nöje!

As the first week of Wimbledon 2018 draws to a close, Catherine & David meet on the broadcast centre roof overlooking the grounds to discuss yet another shock defeat in the women's draw, that of top seed and French Open Champion Simona Halep to perennial Grand Slam giant-killer Su-Wei Hseih. They also discuss the rest of the day's women's results which included wins for 'tennis magicians' Daria Kasatkina and Belinda Bencic, and another jaw-dropping performance by on-fire Jelena Ostapenko.The day's men's results saw straightforward victories for Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro, but also the end of British hopes at the Championships as Kyle Edmund battled valiantly before losing in four sets to a defiant and resurgent Novak Djokovic. And what of Kei Nishikori's 'best ever' grass court performance to beat Nick Kyrgios in fading light, and of his fourth round opponent Ernests Gulbis, whose rankings history is quite the rollercoaster ride. And as the order of play dropped mid-episode, discussion moved on yet again to contraversial court assignments, including inequitable distribution of men's and women's matches, and a seeming refusal to put three-time champion Djokovic on Centre Court.The Tennis Podcast will be daily throughout Wimbledon, presented by David Law and Catherine Whitaker.It is produced in associated with Telegraph Sport and sponsored by Amazon Prime Video, the new home of the US Open in the UK. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In advance of the release of the Strokes of Genius documentary, Ben is joined by friend of the show Jon Wertheim, who wrote the book, literally, on the 2008 Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.We discuss what had made this match so exulted and immortal, what it takes to put together a production like this in the disjointed world of tennis, and how the match did (or didn't) change the course of tennis. The show closes with a cameo by shoeless Ernests Gulbis, who has thoughts on being a second-class Wimbledon citizen as he competes in the qualifying draw at Roehampton. As always, thanks for liking us on Facebook (leave comments on the episode thread! Engage with other listeners!), following us on Twitter (discuss this episode with hashtag #NCR209!), and subscribing/reviewing on iTunes on iTunes or whatever your podcasting app/platform of choice may be!

It hasn't been a very eventful French Open yet (not necessarily a bad thing), so here after the first two rounds have finished we bring you a few morsels from the press room. From Thursday evening, hear Tatjana Maria's indignation at the behavior of her opponent Alize Cornet in their dramatic second round clash. Then, hear Florida-raised Naomi Osaka attempt to speak to her country's press in Japanese with mixed results. Lastly, some snippets from the ever thoughtful Ernests Gulbis, who is on a surprise rebound into the third round. And as always, thanks for liking us on Facebook (leave comments on the episode thread!), following us on Twitter (discuss this episode with hashtag #NCR155a!), and subscribing/reviewing on iTunes or whatever your podcasting app/platform of choice may be.

Just before they reunite again in SW19, Ben and Courtney bring you this treat of an episode from opposite sides of the world. After cameos by Rene Denfeld (of @WTAReactions) and Ernests Gulbis (of top-10 reambitions), we are taken on a tour of the Wimbledon grounds by Alex Willis, who is director of digital and content for the Championships (and Wimbledon.com). From Court 18 to Henman Hill to Centre Court to the Clubhouse, you'll "see" it all! Or, at least, a fair amount of it! Anyhow, the scenery is more interesting than what Courtney experienced in the Dakotas and Saskatchewan, as she'll tell you as we end the show. As always, thanks for liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, and subscribing/reviewing on iTunes or whatever your podcasting platform of choice may be!

At long last, here it is! Because they're not super great at counting, Ben and Courtney have finally reached Episode 100 in their 115th episode, and they hope it was worth the wait! Wanting to make it jampacked but also true to what the show has been about, we assembled an all-star lineup of guests for the show. We start with the dulcet tones of Jelena Jankovic, and the glittery block from which she is still from. After a disastrous segment attempt, we then talk to Ernests Gulbis about his thoughts on the tour, and the mental battles fought on and off court. Lastly, because we give the people what they want, we bring you our third guest spot by the one and only Andrea Petkovic. It's a whole century worth of show, we think. For the 100+th time, thanks for liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, and subscribing/reviewing on iTunes or whatever your podcasting platform of choice may be! 

Mark Walton speaks to Dave Kelner ahead of day two of the Australian Open. We've already had a few major shocks at the season's opening Slam with Thanasi Kokkinakis knocking out Ernests Gulbis and eight seeds being eliminated from the women's side of the draw. Listen now to hear the best bets for day two. #tennis #betting #podcast #AusOpen #AustralianOpen

A couple of hours after Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic beat Ernests Gulbis in the French Open finals, Catherine and David got together to predict winners for the finals, and ponder whether Nadal vs. Djokovic is the greatest rivalry of all time.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andy Murray overcame Frenchman Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros to set up a semi-final clash with reigning champion Rafael Nadal. Novak Djockovic plays Ernests Gulbis in the other mens semi, whilst Maria Sharapova takes on Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep plays Andrea Petkovic in the womens. Dave Kelner joins Nick Lester on the podcast to look ahead at all four semi-finals from Roland Garros and Nick offers his best selections. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes http://serve.williamhill.com/promoRedirect?member=audiobooUK&campaign=DEFAULT&channel=will_tennis&z

We have so much to catch up on, you guys! Unable to find recording daylight through the thick iron curtain while Ben spent the last five weeks in Sochi, Ben and Courtney finally reunite to catch you up on all the happenings in tennis! Like Stan Wawrinka winning a Slam! What was that about? Also Li Na did big things, too! What are we still learning about her? We also look at many of the other big players from this time period, including Dominika Cibulkova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Genie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Simona Halep, Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Grigor Dimitrov, Ernests Gulbis, and more! We also try to make sense of the IPTL and what the Winter Olympics tell us about why women's tennis is more successful than so many other women's sports. We have so much to give, you guys! As always, thanks for liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, and subscribing and reviewing on iTunes! You are the bears on unicycles of our hearts.

James Waterson and Lauren Lynch report on news from the tennis world. Serena Williams beat Marion Bartoli at the Bank of the West Classic to win her first title since her return to the tour from injury and health problems. Nadia Petrova won her first title of the year at the Citi Open, and Alexandr Dolgopolov won his first career title in Umag. Meanwhile, Ernests Gulbis of Lativa defeated Mardy Fish to claim the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles. Serena’s victory takes her back inside of the top 80.