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Update frequency:
semiweekly
Average audio length:
37 minutes
English
United States
35 episodes
since March 26, 2019
serial

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1: Foreword

Introducing dropshot, a new podcast series looking at the rising stars of tennis.The full series is served weekly from 2 April 2019.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ThisIsDropshotdropshot is a HWY61 productionFor more information, visit us at:www.ThisIsDropshot.comwww.hwy61.media

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2: The Next Gen

The dropshot journey starts in Milan as Garry Hayes and Ceri Levy go behind the scenes at the Next Gen Finals. Garry introduces Ceri to the finer arts of covering a major sporting event, helping him negotiate press conferences and interviews with some leading stars.The drama hits fever pitch on cou…
After finding their feet at the Next Gen Finals in Milan, Garry and Ceri take a closer look at the rising talents of tennis.In this episode they speak with Frances Tiafoe and Liam Caruana, digging into the latter's Italian-American heritage. David Nainkin, coach to Taylor Fritz, gives his insight t…

4: Eurovision

After last week's US-focused episode, Garry and Ceri take the dropshot story back east across the Atlantic with a closer look at the emerging tennis talent in Europe.Ceri conducts his first walk and talk interview with Andrey Rublev, who discusses training with Rafa Nadal while still only a teenage…

5: El Australiano

When Ceri met Alex De Minaur at the 2018 Surbiton Trophy it was, well, love at first sight. Their eyes locked across court, Alex served an ace and won his match as Ceri watched on, reveling in his talents. They lived happily ever after...OK, not quite. De Minaur would win his match, though, and so …
We've heard all about Ceri's affections for Alex De Minaur. Well, in Chapter 5 of dropshot, Garry gets his chance to delve a little deeper into why Stefanos Tsitsipas is his tennis crush.From witnessing the Greek's bounce - the Tsitsipas Bounce - throughout the Next Gen finals in Milan, Garry and C…
dropshot is back from our mid-season break!In this episode, Garry and Ceri cast the net a bit wider than the Next Gen players from Milan, turning their focus to the leader of tennis' rising stars, Alex Zverev.We hear from Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Zverev himself, plus a host of journalists wit…

8: The Old Gen

On the dawn of the French Open, tennis' Next Gen continue to leave their mark on the tour. Throughout this series, we've heard from the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex De Minaur and Alex Zverev, who have all progressed in 2019.But what are the challenges beyond these early signs of promise? In th…
In the first of three bonus episodes, dropshot brings you our conversation with respected Italian journalist Ubaldo Scanagatta.Ubaldo has covered over 145 Grand Slams in a career that stretches across five decades. In that time he has seen John McEnroe blossom from a promising youngster into a domi…

10: The Coach

In our second bonus episode from dropshot one, we bring you the full interview with David Nainkin, coach of Taylor Fritz.Garry and Ceri sat down with David at the Next Gen Finals in Milan to discuss how he's nurturing the talents of an up and coming tennis player and what challenges they face toget…
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