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Matthew Roberts (born in 1996) is a British tennis broadcaster and on site reporter. He has been a third voice on The Tennis Podcast show,[1] travelling to Grand Slam tournaments.[2] He also writes newsletter, edits most episodes, leads the research on Tennis Re-Lived series, and shares Twitter duties with David outside of the slams.[3]

Life and career

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Roberts began as the show's Twitter intern in 2015 when he was still at Durham University.Then he became the third co-host of the show, interviewing various notable tennis insiders and key figures (e.g. Billie-Jean King) and representing the show as lecturer at the Tennis History Conference in Wimbledon in 2023. He has presented The Tennis Podcast along with the two co-founder, Catherine Whitaker and David Law since 2018.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast
  2. ^ Futterman, Matthew (June 28, 2022). "Not Just a Tennis Podcast, but Rather 'The' Tennis Podcast" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "The Team". The Tennis Podcast.
  4. ^ Gibertini, Vanni (January 4, 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: How Matt Roberts Became One Of The Voices Behind The Tennis Podcast".
  5. ^ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2024-live-updates-zverev-stuns-alcaraz-in-race-to-semi-final-aussies-in-doubles-juniors-action-gauff-takes-on-sabalenka-20240125-p5ezwk.html?post=p55liv