{"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/fc381818-1106-443a-8d4f-6de7330e86ef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"WTA Finals Day 6 – Cahill and Halep: Disgrace-gate; Pliskova hits form; Djokovic dominates in Paris","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/614d98d79de1aa0013020015.png?height=200","description":"<p>At last! After a couple of frustrating days in Shenzhen, there was no shortage of drama on Friday with two gripping matches and one extraordinary on-court coaching timeout involving Darren Cahill and Simona Halep.</p><p>Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts get stuck into it all on The Tennis Podcast.</p><p>How did it feel to watch Cahill call Halep a ‘disgrace’? Was it out of order or was Cahill well within his rights to use that language and tone? And what effect did it have on Halep?</p><p>There’s also plenty of chat about the sublime play of Pliskova and yet another win for Svitolina, this time over alternate Sofia Kenin.</p><p>In Paris, Novak Djokovic crushed Stefanos Tsitsipas in under an hour. What happened? And will Djokovic end up equalling Pete Sampras’ year-end World No.1 record?</p><p><strong>*** SHOW LINKS ***</strong></p><p>The Tennis Podcast is sponsored over the next two months by the&nbsp;<strong>Davis Cup Finals</strong>&nbsp;by Rakuten, which take place 18-24 November in Madrid. Tickets – <a href=\"https://www.daviscupfinals.com/ticketing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.daviscupfinals.com/ticketing/</a></p><p><strong>Newsletter</strong>&nbsp;- Sign up free,&nbsp;here – <a href=\"http://po.st/TTP_Newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://po.st/TTP_Newsletter</a></p><p><strong>Support The Tennis Podcast</strong>&nbsp;- Help keep The Tennis Podcast going and growing. Sign up for a reminder about our 2020 crowdfunding campaign on December 2nd, when we launch - <a href=\"http://po.st/SupportTheTennisPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://po.st/SupportTheTennisPodcast</a></p><p><strong>*** SOCIAL MEDIA ***</strong></p><p>Twitter - <a href=\"http://po.st/TTP_Twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://po.st/TTP_Twitter</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href=\"http://po.st/TTP_Instagram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://po.st/TTP_Instagram</a></p>","author_name":"The Tennis Podcast"}