The On The Line Tennis Podcast

Episode 48: French Open 2022 Men's and Women's Finals


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Jack and Gav's review of the men's and women's finals at this year's Roland Garros including Rafa Nadal's win over Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek's win over Coco Gauff.

Women's Final

0:53: The pressure on Coco Gauff in getting to her first Grand Slam final.
4:44: Swiatek on learning to accept the outcome from Rafa Nadal.
8:17: Gauff's technical improvements throughout the tournament.
10:58: What Gauff felt Swiatek did particularly well.
13:22: Swiatek gets asked an atrocious question in her press conference.

Men's Final

17:33: How Casper Ruud felt going into the final.
19:58: The tactical mismatch between Ruud and Rafa Nadal.
22:30: Acknowledging Ruud's success this tournament but discussing his exploitable backhand weakness against better players.
26:11: Rafa's treatment on his foot and his plans for a permanent fix.
28:41: Rafa's thoughts on playing Wimbledon.
32:00: Rafa's motivation for continuing to play.

Other Thoughts

35:20: Wheelchair final held in Philippe Chatrier for the first time at the French Open.
37:50: Peak viewership at this year's Roland Garros.
41:21: Dmitry Tursunov splits with Anett Kontaveit.
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