The Tennis Podcast: Is Naomi Osaka a future world No 1?

With Juan Martin Del Potro and Naomi Osaka mixing up tennis’ natural order in Indian Wells, the Tennis Podcast discusses what the pair’s respective victories mean for the future.

Does Osaka have the desire and ruthlessness to propel her to world No 1? And how powerful a role model could she end up being? Can Del Potro continue his rise back up the rankings? And will Federer maintain his No 1 status, and beard, in Miami?

Also discussed is the ATP and ITF ‘arms race’ to stage the definitive team tennis competition - isn’t further division the last thing tennis needs? Will they eventually get together and stage ‘the fifth Slam’? 

Plus, Catherine Whitaker gets a long-awaited chance to talk about her love affair with gin and tonic after Fever-Tree, the premium mixer drinks company, is announced as the new title-sponsor of the tournament at The Queen’s Club. 

Presented by David Law (BBC 5 Live, BT Sport) and Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport), The Tennis Podcast is produced weekly throughout the year and daily during the Grand Slam tournaments, in association with Telegraph Sport.

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