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The tour has divided and Ceri follows the women's tour to Edgbaston in Birmingham for the Nature Valley Classic. The sun has come out and it may be time to put the shorts on. In the meantime Ceri is occupied by an array of top talent and manages to get a one to one interview with a young player who has only recently joined the WTA circuit. Her name is Iga Swiatek and she discusses what it's like as a wide-eyed newcomer to the pro world. Little would we know just how much her life would change in the coming months. Featured in this episode: Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek, Elena Svitolina, Heather Watson and Jo Konta
Love Sport Radio Tennis Girls Ros Satar and Abigail Johnson get together to discuss the Nature Valley Classic final between Ashleigh Barty & Julia Goerges
In what many would consider Petra Kvitova's best WTA season, the big-hitting Czech won six titles in 2011, capturing her first Wimbledon title before finishing the season as the WTA Finals champion. But how about this: Kvitova now has five titles under her belt, is up to No.2 in the Porsche Race to Singapore, and we haven't even hit the grass at Wimbledon yet. After defending her title at the Nature Valley Classic to tally her tour-best fifth title of 2018, Kvitova joined the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on her season and look ahead to her favorite Slam: Wimbledon.
Ben and Courtney go back to their curtain-pulling roots to bring you the wisdom of Eleanor Preston, who works as Media Manager at the Nature Valley Classic where B+C were this week, as well as other various roles in sporting events around the globe. We discuss credentialing (one of the things we're asked about most), press conferences, diversity in media, and much more. We then finish with a very brief wrap of what's happened on the grass so far.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 #NCR208!), and subscribing/reviewing on iTunes on iTunes or whatever your podcasting app/platform of choice may be!
Ros Satar & Abigail Johnson have a chat about the final of the Nature Valley Classic between Petra Kvitova & Magdalena Rybarikova, the return of Andy Murray as he takes an Eastbourne WC and... Scones!