Episode 2964: Ken Takes Berlin, Conor Niland’s Racket, McClean’s Armoured Battle Pig, Ten Hag 1 – 0 Fake Media

It’s already been hailed in the Guardian as “one of the top half-dozen books on tennis ever written”, and The Racket by Conor Niland, with help from friend of the show Gavin Cooney, is out in all good bookshops now.

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The lads are in studio today, as Conor tells us what it was like to play Novak Djokovic at the US Open while suffering from food poisoning, nearly playing Roger Federer on centre-court, gambling and match-fixing, and the gruelling realities of playing professional tennis when you’re outside the top 200 in the world – the mundane setbacks, the insane schedules, and the semi-regular indignities.

Oh man! The Racket is out in the world today! Thank you for all the kind words so far.

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— Conor Niland (@conorniland1) June 6, 2024

Ken has landed in Germany and we also discuss Ireland’s 3-0 loss to Portugal, Man United’s decision to stick with Erik Ten Hag, and look ahead to Ireland’s latest medal hope, the 4x400m women’s relay team, off at 8.05pm tonight.

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