{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/4d90c19e-d564-4949-a998-27e24cca2aee/61b755db97cccb0012b38ab2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2021 Review part 1: Serena’s wave, Re-thinking Naomi Osaka, Djokovic domination","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In part one of our review of 2021, Catherine, David and Matt review the first two Grand Slams of the year and some of the major events in between, including:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The chaos and uncertainty around the Australian Open&nbsp;</li><li>How great it felt to have fans back&nbsp;</li><li>Serena’s wave goodbye and tearful press conference in Melbourne&nbsp;</li><li>Discovering Barbora Krejcikova as a singles player&nbsp;</li><li>The time Vasek Pospisil ranted about Andrea Gaudenzi during a match in Miami&nbsp;</li><li>The way Ash Barty and Aryna Sabalenka formed a rivalry throughout the Spring&nbsp;</li><li>Looking back on Naomi Osaka’s decision not to do press at Roland Garros&nbsp;</li><li>Whether we should have seen Rafael Nadal’s struggles coming&nbsp;</li><li>How Novak Djokovic added to his greatness at the French Open&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCAST&nbsp;</strong></p><p>We’ve launched a subscription service called Friends of The Tennis Podcast.&nbsp;</p><p>All Friends will receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts throughout the year and will help to keep the weekly podcast and the Grand Slam Dailies free-to-all.&nbsp;</p><p>You can become a Friend here - <a href=\"https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/FriendOfTheTennisPodcast</a></p>","author_name":"The Tennis Podcast"}