Welcome to the Official Wimbledon Podcast. Catch up with the latest updates from The Championships 2021 or sit back and enjoy our audio narrative series which aims to demonstrate the power of players’ on-court achievements in effecting broader cultural change.
11: Wimbledon Daily Briefing - Day 5
Jul 01, 2021
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Third Round action comes to Wimbledon 2021 on Day 5. Look ahead to the matchups for former champions Andy Murray and Garbine Muguruza, 2019 Champion Novak Djokovic, plus the likes of Andrey Rublev, Aryna Sabalenka and Francis Tiafoe
10: Wimbledon Daily Briefing - Day 4
Jun 30, 2021
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Take a look at the key Second Round matchups in the Gentlemen and Ladies Singles - including ties for Ashleigh Barty, Roger Federer and CoCo Gauff
9: Wimbledon Daily Briefing - Day 3
Jun 29, 2021
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Hear what is coming up on Day 3 of the 2021 Championships, including the first round ties for Matteo Berrettini and Victoria Azarenka, plus a preview of second round play on Centre and No. 1 Court, featuring Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Venus Williams
8: Wimbledon Daily Briefing - Day 2
Jun 28, 2021
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Take a listen at what's coming up on Day 2 of the Championships, where Ashleigh Barty, Roger Federer and Serena Williams are in action on Centre Court as well as Cori Gauff, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev
7: Against All Odds
Jun 26, 2021
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In 2011, a young Czech dared to follow in the footsteps of her tennis hero, stepping out as a Wimbledon finalist just five years after discovering she was quite good at tennis. Opting to do all the talking with her racquet, Wimbledon was where it all started for a relatively unknown, Petra Kvitová, but there was much more to come...
Ten years on and Kvitova is beloved by tennis, not simply for her dominant displays on court, but the way she has overcome all the odds off it, too. A horrendous incident that almost robbed Petra of her life, and very nearly ended her career, tested her metal in a way that Grand Slam finals never could.
In this episode, we retrace Kvitová’s steps, from a small-town girl practising with her father in school sports halls, to stunning the world by winning two Wimbledon titles in the most extraordinary fashion. We also dig a little deeper, and get to know the woman who has emerged from a ten-year journey that has been anything but smooth. Join us for a story of raw power, remarkable resilience and dogged determination; a story of triumph against all odds.
With special thanks to Petra Kvitová, Jiří Vaněk, Katie Spellman, Courtney Nguyen, Barbora Strycova, Martina Navratilova, Australian Open
6: Wimbledon 2021 Preview
Jun 25, 2021
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Presenter Marcus Buckland is joined by former players Barry Cowan and Jill Craybas to look ahead to the fortnight of action, dissect the draws and pick out the major talking points. Former British Number 1, Tim Henman, talks about tennis returning to SW19 after two years, Novak Djokovic reveals who he considers to be his main rivals, whilst Roger Federer and Andy Murray discuss finding form after injury. In the Ladies Draw we hear from defending champion, Simona Halep, who had to withdraw due to injury, young American Coco Gauff looks back on a breakthrough 2019 at Wimbledon and home favourite Jo Konta speaks about her form ahead of the Championships. There’s also a trip down memory lane with 1991 Wimbledon Champion, Michael Stich, who speaks about his career and gives his views on the current crop of players.
5: More Than A Tennis Player
Jun 28, 2019
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Every now and then the trivial charm of sport can offer the perfect escape from reality. In July 2016, across seven matches at Wimbledon, Andy Murray provided the best of distractions, uniting a nation divided by a vote. In the fifth and final episode of the opening season of Join The Story, we look at how a gangly teenager from Dunblane, Scotland captured the hearts of the British public and how his legacy now stretches far beyond his remarkable tennis achievements. Join the conversation across social media using #JoinTheStory. With thanks to Judy Murray, Jamie Murray, Roy Erskine, Shirley Erskine, Courtney Nguyen, Russell Fuller, Stuart Fraser, Simon Briggs, Mark Petchey, John Barrett, Ruth Davidson MSP, Anne McElvoy, Lorraine Slabbert, the people of Dunblane, Gregor and Katie from Dunblane Primary School and Siminn TV.
4: When Cultures Collide
Jun 27, 2019
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When Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe met in the 1980 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles Final, they contested a match heard around the globe. From the thousands cramped inside Centre Court to a lone figure hunched over a radio in a prison cell on Robben Island, sports fans in all corners of the world were gripped. Then again, this was so much more than a tennis match. It was a clash of cultures, personalities and styles on a stage fit for two kings. In our latest episode, we explore tennis' original fire and ice and the very society their rivalry was reflecting. Join the conversation across social media using #JoinTheStory. With many thanks to Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Ingrid Lofdahl, Steve Tignor, Mary Carillo, Tim Adams, Anne McElvoy, Peter Fleming, Bob Kain, John Barrett and Simon Chadwick.
3: Doppel Deutschland
Jun 26, 2019
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When Boris Becker and Steffi Graf swept the Wimbledon singles titles on an historic July day in 1989, millions of Germans west and east of the Berlin Wall were glued to their television and radio sets. A few months later, Germany came together for very different reasons with the fall of the Wall. This is a tale of opportunity, restrictions and hope, and how sport has a unique way of bringing people together. Join the conversation across social media using #JoinTheStory. With many thanks to Boris Becker, Paul Zimmer, Anne McElvoy, Jens-Peter Hecht, Martina Navratilova, Sebastian Fitzek, Rennae Stubbs, Zina Garrison and Simon Chadwick.
2: Game Changer
Jun 25, 2019
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In one remarkable summer, Billie Jean King reshaped the future of not just women’s tennis but women’s sport. A champion on the court, her career coincided with the revival of feminism and they went hand in hand. This was never more evident than in 1973 when in between forming the Women’s Tennis Association and beating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of The Sexes, she became the first and only player in the Open Era to win Wimbledon’s Triple Crown. Join the conversation across social media using #JoinTheStory. With many thanks to Billie Jean King, Rosie Casals, Judy Dalton, Ingrid Lofdahl, Mary Carillo, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Zina Garrison, Susan Ware and Grace Lichtenstein.
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