French Open Day 9 - 'Agassi/Djokovic won't last' - Goran Ivanisevic; Andy Murray on his 'night and day' improvement; Quarterfinals previewed - podcast episode cover

French Open Day 9 - 'Agassi/Djokovic won't last' - Goran Ivanisevic; Andy Murray on his 'night and day' improvement; Quarterfinals previewed

Jun 06, 201744 min
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Episode description

‘Night and day’ said Andy Murray to Catherine Whitaker on Eurosport, when comparing his form before the French Open to the tennis he displayed in reaching the quarterfinals on Monday.

That interview, reproduced here on The Tennis Podcast, gives an insight into his growing confidence, self belief, and relaxed state of mind. What does he expect to happen against Kei Nishikori in the next round? What do he and Ivan Lendl talk about in the locker room after matches? And is his daughter Sophia showing any signs of interest in tennis yet? He answers them all, with a twinkle in his eye that comes across even in audio form. 

On a busy day for Whitaker in Paris, she also tells us about a conversation she had with Goran Ivanisevic, on the day that he separated with Tomas Berdych. Ivanisevic told Whitaker the alliance between Novak Djokovic and Andre Agassi 'is not going to last'.

The form of Stan Wawrinka is covered, as his that of his quarterfinal opponent Marin Cilic, and there’s a...

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