{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ebd4f3042ecff3e0017461b/63d36044fc04b4001043f015?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"John Newcombe Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ebd4f3042ecff3e0017461b/1674796402020-4a5ea3b2d458e8a327475ccf946b3749.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>26 major titles, 67 tournament wins, 5 Davis Cup titles, World #1 in 1967, the great Australian <a href=\"https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/john-newcombe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John Newcombe</a> joined me from the roof of Rod Laver Arena and it was a tremendous thrill. </p><p><br></p><p>In the 60s and 70s John first served and volleyed his way to tennis fame, and with his signature moustache became one of the most famous people in the world.  We talked in length about the modern day  <a href=\"http://australianopen.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open</a>, the current state of Australian tennis including his thoughts on Tomic, Kokkinakis, and Kygrios. We talked about the plight of The Davis Cup, and he regaled me with stories of his time on tour, including  his win at <a href=\"http://wimbledon.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon</a> in 1970, beating Rosewall in 5 sets. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Recorded 1.23 Released 1.26</p><p><a href=\"http://shaptennispod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast</a> is powered by <a href=\"http://diadora.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Diadora </a></p><p>@cshaptennispod on Instagram </p><p>@shaptennispod on Twitter</p>","author_name":"Craig Shapiro"}