Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast, Richard Pagliaro, Erik Gudris and Chris Oddo break down the first five days of Roland-Garros and look ahead to the third round.

You heard that right! The third round is set on both the men's and women's side? What did we learn? Who is in the best shape? Who have we lost along the way?

How will the Naomi Osaka controversy reshape the way tennis players interact with the press at tournaments? What could have been done to make the situation turn out better this week in Paris?

This, that AND SO MUCH MORE!

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Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast Richard Pagliaro joins the show to break down the happenings at the Internazional BNL d'Italia in Rome, where Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek came away with the titles.

We also discuss...

The rise of Novak Djokovic and what his performance means for his Roland-Garros hopes.

Who has a better shot of going deep in Paris, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Dominic Thiem?

If Nadal and Djokovic did not exist, who would be the men's favorite at Roland-Garros?

What's up with Serena, and why going to Parma was the perfect decision.

Why Coco Gauff is going to be a good one on the clay.

Will Osaka and Medvedev ever find form on the clay, and which one will win more matches in Paris?

And so much more... THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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Richard Pagliaro joins Chris Oddo to break down what we saw in Monte-Carlo and talk about Dominic Thiem's revealing interview in Der Standard.

The conversation about Thiem starts at 15:08!

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Richard Pagliaro, Tennis Now editor, joined host Chris Oddo moments after Andrey Rublev completed his stunning upset of Rafael Nadal at Monte-Carlo. We talk about the match, the implications for both players, and then dive into Dan Evans' upset of Novak Djokovic and what it might mean for Djokovic.

Thanks for listening!

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Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast Richard Paglario joins Chris Oddo to break down the performance of Roger Federer in his first week back on tour since January 2020.

How did Roger perform, and how did the Swiss pull up physically?

What does it mean that he has pulled out of Dubai and where will we see him next?

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Tennis Now editor Richard Pagliaro joins Chris Oddo to break down the two biggest stories of the day - Novak Djokovic's 311th week at No.1 and Roger Federer's return in Doha.

We then continue, because why not?, to break down last week's finals which include:

Clara Tauson's magnificent performance in Lyon

Andrey Rublev's run in Rotterdam

Petra Kvitova's commanding victory over Garbine Muguruza in Doha

and Diego Schwartzman's title run at Buenos Aires.

Thanks, and enjoy!

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Today on love holds, a subpod of the #LuckyLetcordPodcast, Chris Oddo focuses on Dane Clara Tauson, the talented teenager who is having a breakout week in Lyon.

We talk about:

Tauson's father, an ex ice hockey star in Denmark and her longtime coach.

Tauson's new coach, Olivier Jeunehomme, and the work they have been doing.

Tauson's love of tennis and how she is a walking tennis Wikipedia

Tauson's wickedly aggressive game and how it looks good on any surface.

Thanks for listening!

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Today host Chris Oddo wraps up the week that was with a quick peek at the performances of Iga Swiatek, Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Alexei Popyrin.

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Today we try out a new short format - called Love Holds!

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Richard Pagliaro and Erik Gudris join the Lucky Letcord Podcast to take stock of this year's Australian Open champions.

We look at Djokovic's tremendous success in Australia, and in general, and wonder if the Serb might be the one to top Margaret Court's Grand Slam record when it is all said and done.

We discuss the fantastic performance of Naomi Osaka in Grand Slam finals. What does her success say about her long-term future in the sport?

We wonder what went wrong for Daniil Medvedev in the final? What specifically did Djokovic do so well and what could Medvedev do to improve on his performance?

And plenty more! Thanks to Erik and Richard for joining and thanks to all for listening!

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