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Murray Musings

99 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago -

Three friends come together to talk about the Scottish professional tennis player, Andy Murray. Listen in as they examine Andy's career in a detail that only the most passionately dedicated/obsessive(!?) of fans could manage. Follow Claire, Scott and Peter as they ramble, rave, and generally attempt to articulate their love for the man that's given them so much joy. As Andy looks to prove that he's still capable of top level tennis ahead of the 2021 season, join his biggest fans as they prepare themselves for what could well be the most important year in their hero's career so far...

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Episodes

Episode 92 - "Bienvenidos a Miami"

March 20, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Peter and Claire sat down for a little chit chat ahead of Andy's first round match with (sob) Matteo Berrettini in Miami - although, full disclaimer, if you've come to MMHQ looking for a full and thorough analysis of the Miami Open draw, you are without doubt in the wrong place. If you're here for general chaos and delusional Andy Murray-related chat... we got you. Enjoy and as ever, thanks for listening!

Episode 91 - A Conversation with Liam Broady

March 04, 2024 19:52 - 55 minutes - 31.9 MB

WELL, THIS IS COOL! Our hosts welcomed the first ATP tennis player to step into Murray Musings HQ last night as Mr Liam Broady (world ranked 97!) sat himself down to talk life on the tour, his career aspirations and exactly what he thought of Mr Murray's retirement announcement last week... Join. Us.

Episode 90 - We're going to miss you, Andy Murray...

February 29, 2024 14:01 - 42 minutes - 26.7 MB

If this is it, we're just going to miss knowing that he was going to be playing at some point again. Come sit with us awhile and digest the news that we will very likely end this year with Andy Murray no longer an active ATP professional... Join us!

Episode 89 - The Fellowship of the Muzza

February 25, 2024 23:46 - 51 minutes - 30.7 MB

Claire, Peter and Scott sit down at the end of one Andy Murray tournament week and right at the start of yet another! This is a big one though because HE HAS A WIN UNDER HIS BELT! IN THE YEAR 2024, ANDY MUZZA MURRAY HAS WON A MATCH AND WE ARE CELEBRATING THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE, YES, PLEASE, THANKING YOOOOOU!!!!!! Join us!

Episode 88 - First Win Of The Season?! Maybe?!

February 19, 2024 23:21 - 46 minutes - 26.7 MB

Claire and Scott sat down exactly 18 years on from Andy Murray's first ATP tournament title win to talk about the possibility that he could possibly get his first match win this season this week... Join us!

Episode 87 - AO! Let's Go!

January 13, 2024 17:45 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

Peter and Claire were joined in MMHQ by our good friends Owen and Andre of Tennis & Bagels podcast fame to dissect the Australian Open draw in typical Murray Musings fashion - unserious, slightly chaotic, lots of laughter and talking over one another, and of course, good vibes only. How will our favourite guy do in Melbourne for the first major of the year? Listen in to hear our thoughts... Once again, please forgive the lack of Andy outro and any minor sound issues - Claire still hasn't ...

Episode 86 - New Year, New Hope?

December 30, 2023 23:06 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

First and foremost, we here at Murray Musings HQ hope everyone had a wonderful festive period and have a great new year when it comes. Come and sit down while our hosts look at our man's singles and doubles draws in Brisbane this coming week ahead of a brand new season that invites a whole lot of questions... Join us.

Episode 85 - A Third Conversation with Ben Rothenberg

December 06, 2023 23:05 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Peter and Scott sat down in Murray Musings HQ a few days ago to have a third recorded chitchat with Ben Rothenberg. Ben comes with his usual insight on the tennis media landscape but this time, he's got a book to promote as well! Naomi Osaka: Her Journey To Finding Her Power And Her Voice comes out next year and charts Osaka's rise and the many difficulties she's faced along the way. Join us! *TW: this episode does contain brief mention of accusations of domestic violence*

Episode 84 - Let's talk Andy Murray's 2023 season then...

November 20, 2023 21:10 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MB

Well... That was a season that happened. But so quick will some right Andy Murray's 2023 season off as a disappointment, our hosts aren't of that ilk. Join us for an Andy Murray 2023 season review...

Episode 83 - A Conversation with Stuart Fraser

October 26, 2023 17:32 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

A few nights ago, Peter and Scott had the pleasure of hosting the tennis correspondent for The Times newspaper Stuart (Stu) Fraser in Murray Musings HQ. Originally from Scotland, Stu now lives down in London and is on the move a LOT covering the game we love for one of the most prominent news outlets. Stu brings with him tales of behind the scenes press conferences, advice on how to break into the industry, critique of the LTA and a unique insight into what it's like to interview the man h...

Episode 82 - Angie's Andy Archives

October 26, 2023 17:31 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MB

The infamous Angie (@mooney_angie on Twitter) joined Peter and Claire down at MMHQ for a chit chat on all her favourite things: tennis, Leon Smith and a certain Mr Andrew Murray!

Episode 81 - Peter tries to ignore the fact Novak won the US Open...

September 13, 2023 15:45 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

Scott is back editing these episodes as you can probably tell from the title here. Our hosts were back together post-US Open to talk about it and the upcoming Davis Cup that our man Andy will be playing in... hopefully... maybe... if he's picked to play... please dear god let him be picked to play... Join us.

Episode 80 - USO here we go!

August 27, 2023 20:44 - 47 minutes - 42.8 MB

The final major of the year is upon us! Join Peter, Scott and Claire as they chew the fat over the upcoming US Open and how they think their hero - a certain Sir Andy Murray - will fare over the course of the next fortnight... will we see Andy make it through to the second week of a slam for the first time since 2017?? WE THINK SO!

Episode 79 - Dave Sammel returns to MMHQ!

August 22, 2023 20:58 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Welcome back to MMHQ! Ahead of the US Open, Claire was thrilled to sit down with friend of the pod - and coach of one of our faves Liam Broady - Dave Sammel to look back on his three stand-out matches from the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, and chat about the work that goes into preparing your player for a major competition. As ever, it was an absolute joy to chat to Dave, and we hope you enjoy his insights! PS - if you're still listening out for our Andy intro... don't - Elder...

Episode 78 - A Wimbledon Special

July 25, 2023 07:45 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The whole gang is back together as they gather round the firepit to discuss the weeks that were Wimbledon - less of an analytical roundup and more of Claire babbling on about her visit to the sacred grounds. It's been over a week since Vondrousova and Alcaraz lifted their maiden Wimbledon titles (spoiler alert) so please forgive our typical Murray Musings timings on this one!

Episode 77 - how appropriate...

July 01, 2023 15:19 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Join Claire and Peter as they delve into the Wimbledon draw and look at Andy's chances on the hallowed turf of Centre Court - 10 years since he won his first Wimbledon title, and became the first British man in 77 years to do so. Welcome to Murray Musing, episode 77.

Episode 76 - A Surbiton Special

June 14, 2023 20:12 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

OK, so Claire did promise that she would either learn how to add Andy back in, or that Scott would be back to start doing it again... neither has happened *YET* but it will, it will! In the meantime, join Claire and Peter as they sit down and chat about the week that was in glorious Sunny Surbiton! Andy Murray is a grass court champion once again, and we couldn't be happier! Prepare for a laugh as we try to remember exactly how each match went, and listen in as Claire compares Ivan Lendl to...

Episode 75 - Scott is back! Andy is back! Yippee!

June 05, 2023 08:59 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

While Claire was nursing the hangover from hell, Scott and Peter got together to chat all things Andy Murray kicking off his grass court season in the Surbiton Trophy challenger event. Are you as excited as us for glorious glorious grass?! Let's go!

Episode 74 - French Open Preview/Chaos

May 26, 2023 22:25 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Claire and Peter get together with a lil glass of a wine and lot of chaotic chat over the French Open draw, which they hadn't looked until they started recording... We promise Scott will be back eventually, when he gets out of Podcast Prison. And we promise to have Andy back on our outro soon as well!

Episode 73 - Back in the winners circle

May 07, 2023 22:10 - 56 minutes - 51.1 MB

ANDY MURRAY WON A TITLE!!! ANDY MURRAY WON A TITLE!!! Claire and Peter are besides themselves with joy as they celebrate Andy winning his first title since November 2019 - 1295 days ago - and his first on clay since 2016, beating top seed (and world number 17, and Australian Open semi-finalist!!) Tommy Paul in the Aix-en-Provence Challenger 175 event. Grab a glass of whatever tickles your pickle and join us as we talk about the week that was...

Episode 72 - The Top 5s plus a little bit extra

April 27, 2023 09:02 - 1 hour - 68 MB

*Not a Madrid preview* Chaos ensues as Scott, Peter and Claire get together to discuss their top five Andy Murray matches - we lose Peter twice due to storms raging through Texas and Claire trashes MMHQ after discovering Scott "stole" two of her top five picks. But please, sit back and enjoy as our hosts talk about the Murray matches that have left them feeling warm and fuzzy (or in Scott's case, gutted but optimistic...??) on the inside over the course of his career! *FULL DISCLAIMER* - C...

Episode 72: The Top 5s plus a little bit extra

April 27, 2023 09:02 - 1 hour - 68 MB

*Not a Madrid preview* Chaos ensues as Scott, Peter and Claire get together to discuss their top five Andy Murray matches - we lose Peter twice due to storms raging through Texas and Claire trashes MMHQ after discovering Scott "stole" two of her top five picks. But please, sit back and enjoy as our hosts talk about the Murray matches that have left them feeling warm and fuzzy (or in Scott's case, gutted but optimistic...??) on the inside over the course of his career! *FULL DISCLAIMER* - C...

"I don't want to play here on this surface"

April 13, 2023 13:42 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB

So this episode is now *slightly* out of date because we chatted about Andy's chances in Monte Carlo (we don't know her), he played... and then the tournament just ended so... what happened?! Who knows. Anyway - is it grass season yet? On a brighter note (!!!) listen in as we delve a bit further into Peter's experiences in Indian Wells, including ANOTHER interaction with our main man! (And yes, we do talk about Andy's metal hip given we've never covered that topic before)

Episode 71 - "I don't want to play here on this surface"

April 13, 2023 13:42 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB

So this episode is now *slightly* out of date because we chatted about Andy's chances in Monte Carlo (we don't know her), he played... and then the tournament just ended so... what happened?! Who knows. Anyway - is it grass season yet? On a brighter note (!!!) listen in as we delve a bit further into Peter's experiences in Indian Wells, including ANOTHER interaction with our main man! (And yes, we do talk about Andy's metal hip given we've never covered that topic before)

Midnights...with Mark Petchey

March 22, 2023 15:44 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Peter and a very sleepy Claire were thrilled to sit down with one of our favourite tennis commentators, and former coach of Andy, Mark Petchey for the second time. Join us as we delve into Indian Wells, Miami, Andy's chances in a potential R3 meeting with current ATP world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz, and our plans for an Andy Murray / Taylor Swift musical movie career montage!

Episode 70 - Midnights...with Mark Petchey

March 22, 2023 15:44 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Peter and a very sleepy Claire were thrilled to sit down with one of our favourite tennis commentators, and former coach of Andy, Mark Petchey for the second time. Join us as we delve into Indian Wells, Miami, Andy's chances in a potential R3 meeting with current ATP world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz, and our plans for an Andy Murray / Taylor Swift musical movie career montage!

Episode 69 (ha...) - Indian Wells, Let's See What You Have For Us...

March 13, 2023 17:47 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MB

Recorded before Indian Wells began, this episode going out and our man STILL BEING IN THE TOURNAMENT AFTER 2 ROUNDS is a a pleasant surprise... Our hosts try to unpack Andy's temperamental history with Indian Wells and why the 2023 edition of the event could be a turning point. Pull up a chair and settle in with us on this cold, damp and dreary Scottish day.

Episode 68 - A Conversation with Steven Cree

February 22, 2023 08:58 - 1 hour - 82.4 MB

Steven Cree, actor from Outlander and A Discovery of Witches, shares his love of Andy Murray with Peter and Claire. In this interview, he details his fandom of Andy going back to his junior days all the way up until now!  Join us.

Episode 67 - Did You Know That Andy Murray Has A Metal Hip?!

January 21, 2023 01:16 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY ANDY MURRAY IS INTO THE 3RD ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN WITH TWO MATCHES OF OTHERWORDLY QUALITY DAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! Join Peter and Scott as they speak with Claire who is LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND ABOUT TO GO AND WATCH ANDY'S 3RD ROUND MATCH!

Episode 66 - A Conversation with Tom Humberstone

November 15, 2022 15:37 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

Last week, our three hosts got the chance to welcome Tom Humberstone to Murray Musings HQ! Tom is an established comic artist and graphic novelist and has just released a book called Suzanne, all about the great French tennis legend Suzanne Lenglen! Listen on in as Tom takes us through his history as a tennis fan through to the point that he knew he wanted to write a story about it. We also talk Andy everything and look at what could be lurking in the uncertain future for our man... Join us!

Episode 65 - A Conversation with Marcus Buckland

October 31, 2022 12:23 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

The day before he flew out to America to cover the WTA Finals, tennis commentator and analyst Marcus Buckland was kind enough to spare some time to sit down and chat with our hosts awhile in Murray Musings HQ. Marcus has previously worked for Sky and currently works for Amazon Prime and so is well-placed to provide some valuable insight into what life is like behind the scenes in the commentary booth. He also offers advice to up-and-coming tennis journalists before going on share his thought...

Episode 64 - CLAIRE RAN THE LONDON MARATHON!!!!... Oh, and Andy played some tennis!

October 20, 2022 23:46 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

I usually type these episode descriptions from a half-jokey perspective of an omnipresent overlord in Murray Musings HQ but I'd like to be serious for a second to say that both Peter and myself (Scott!) are very proud of Claire for completing the London Marathon a few weeks ago! She's such a badass and we love her greatly. But anyways, yes, our boy did play some tennis recently and yes, we do have some thoughts so come join us as we both reflect back on the last few weeks before looking for...

Episode 63 - From Davis To Laver...

September 23, 2022 00:08 - 1 hour - 90.4 MB

Our three hosts finally got their heads in the game and sat down to talk about Andy's journey from the first week of the US Open all the way to Glasgow in Scotland where he participated in the Davis Cup tie last week! And Claire and Scott where there! And Claire even got a selfie with him! And she hasn't shut up about it since! Peter and Scott are considering investing in ear plugs... Aside from that, our hosts also look ahead to this coming weekend's Laver Cup, a pretty significant event gi...

Episode 62 - Hypothesising Up Until The Fourth Round But No Further...

August 29, 2022 00:13 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

Alright then... On the evening before the start of the final major tennis tournament of the year, our three hosts sat down to talk about their boy's chances. Come chill a little as they talk through the possibilities and why it is that all of them are really damn hoping for at the VERY LEAST a second week showing from this tournament. We also hear from Peter about what working at Cincinnati was like and how it feels to now be a recognisable figure for Andy Murray... Join us.

Episode 61 - This Episode Is Less Than An Hour Long Because Scott Isn't On It To Interrupt Peter And Claire Every 5 Seconds...

August 13, 2022 00:01 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MB

Catchy episode title, we know... Back at the beginning of this week, Claire and Peter sat down to talk about the recent happenings in the career of some guy called Andy Murray. Thankfully, no real predictions were made for Andy's week in Canada and so you can close your eyes and pretend with us for awhile that THAT match with Taylor Fritz simply didn't happen... 

Episode 60 - Wimbledon And Everything It Contained

July 12, 2022 00:05 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Wimbledon was a thing and it happened and some of it was bad and some of it was fucking excellent because Scott and Claire got to actually go and meet Judy Murray and see Andy Murray and see Jamie Murray and see Venus Williams and my goodness, they met some friends for life. Join our hosts as they unpack what went down in Wimbledon town...

Episode 59 - A Conversation with Mark Petchey

June 23, 2022 08:39 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

Well, this is definitely a Murray Musings highlight! Former professional player, former coach of Andy Murray and current Amazon Prime tennis commentator and analyst Mark Petchey visited Murray Musings HQ this week and amazingly, didn't get scared off by the fact that one of the very first things Scott wanted to show him was his life-size Andy cardboard cutout! Mark offers insight into his own career, giving advice to aspiring commentators and pundits, as well as telling us about what Andy w...

Episode 58 - Murray vs Bublik in Stuttgart

June 09, 2022 14:36 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

So by this point, it's pretty much a given that Murray Musings content is generally an absolute mess of unfiltered love for Andy Murray and so on this episode, our hosts sat down to commentate on a match as it happened. Oh, yes, listen on in for a whole lot of swearing and screaming and swearing and yelling and swearing and moaning and swearing and...

Episode 57 - The French Open with Bagels

May 27, 2022 22:47 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Ah, yes, another classic "let's record a preview of this tournament when it's already started" episode of Murray Musings! Gotta' love them! Our hosts sat down alongside Owen, Vansh and Andre from Tennis and Bagels to talk about the French Open and to make their predictions for who's going to beat who along the way. Let it be said that some of these predictions have aged well since this was recorded!... Some have not... We encourage you to laugh freely at the ones that have already disastrou...

Episode 56 - Talking About Everything And Anything All At Once

May 23, 2022 09:07 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

So Scott was off this week, the wee skiver, and so Claire and Peter were flying solo but not without some help from their special guest, Nick Carter! A massive tennis fanatic and frequent writer, Nick swings by Murray Musings HQ with his thoughts on who will win the French Open, alongside his thoughts on just about everything else other than tennis to be honest! Grab a cup of hot chocolate and settle in for a conversation that wanders and meanders in a style only Murray Musings is truly capa...

Episode 55 - A Conversation with Lee @tennisontelly

May 16, 2022 23:18 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

There were cobwebs hanging from the rafters of Murray Musings HQ when our guest arrived last week, so long has it been since we last recorded an episode. Thankfully, he didn't judge us Scott's cleaning skills too harshly... You may know Lee better as the man behind the twitter handle in the title of this episode. Lee joins us to talk about his life and how he came to be involved in the British tennis scene alongside many other details and tidbits which may prove handy to anyone thinking abo...

Episode 54 - A Conversation with Bastien Fachan

April 26, 2022 18:10 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

We're back! Finally! One day we'll get a regular upload schedule on the go again but until then, you'll have to make do with Scott's schedule which is basically whenever he can stop being lazy and get to work... Anyways! We're back and we've brought a very special guest in to chat with us all at Murray Musings HQ. Bastien Fachan works in tennis social media, most notably having spent time at the Mouratoglou Academy while also tweeting out content for TennisTV! Oh, yes, Bastien's the man beh...

Episode 53 Properly This Time! - We're Still Here, Still Moving, Still Going!

April 12, 2022 12:39 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

We're still here and alive! After overcoming the disappointment of an Andy Murray second round loss in Miami, Peter, Scott and special guest Angie sit down together to talk clay courts and the absence of their one true hero from the tour at the moment. Get a drink, settle in and prepare to get annoyed at Scott if you're a Casper Ruud fan...

Episode 53 - A Conversation with Ivan Lendl...

April 01, 2022 07:53 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

We know, we can barely believe this actually happened either! 

Episode 53 - A Conversation with Ivan Lendl... *THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOL PLEASE DON'T HATE US!*

April 01, 2022 07:53 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

We know, we can barely believe this actually happened either! 

Episode 52 - Indian Wells Review, Miami Preview, Ash Barty Career Overview

March 24, 2022 09:06 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

Well... it's certainly been a week! Come join Peter, Claire and Scott as they sit down together in Murray Musings HQ to discuss the last week and a half of tennis action before turning their attention to the week and a half of tennis action to come. They also talk Ash Barty and the groundbreaking news regarding the current world number 1's decision to take early retirement! What does this mean?! Where does the WTA go from here?! It's all discussed right here in your favourite Andy Murray po...

Episode 51 - 698, 699... 700!!!!

March 13, 2022 08:44 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

Just the other night, Andy Murray reached a career milestone that at one point looked to be just about out of his reach. 700 career match wins put him in an elite category of players to reach that number and it only adds to his legacy as one of the greatest, both of his generation and of all time. Join Peter, Claire and Scott as they discuss the match while SOMEHOW FORGETTING TO MENTION THE NUMBER 700 AT ALL THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE! In their defence, it was early in the morning for Claire and...

Episode 50(!!!) - Ivan fu*king Lendl!!!

March 07, 2022 11:35 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

It's our 50th episode! Thank you all for sticking with us through this weird journey that we started over a year ago now, we can't quite believe that we've made it to this point and we can't quite believe people still listen on in to us, especially given the fact that Scott's been on 95% of the episodes and never shuts up. The perseverance from all of you to put up with THAT is simply astounding! Anyways, come join us for a special 50th episode where we discuss Andy Murray's BIG coaching hi...

Episode 49 - LaWanda and Indian Wells

March 01, 2022 16:43 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MB

Peter took charge of the Murray Musings ship this week as he sat down in the HQ with general tennis twitter legend LaWanda to talk all things Indian Wells. LaWanda guides us through her origin story with tennis and how exactly she came to be known as a player selfie extraordinaire out in the desert. Wherever you're at, stick some headphones in and let Peter and LaWanda take you through why Indian Wells is so unique. 

Episode 48 - Peter Got Us A Wee Interview With Liam Broady!

February 14, 2022 18:31 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

Indeed he did! Joining our hosts on the show today is Travis Landry, a longtime Andy Murray fan and friend of the podcast. Travis brings with him fond/not-so-fond memories of being there live as Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Andy at the US Open last year. Alongside this, we discuss Travis and Peter meeting in person this week at the Dallas Open, what the tournament was like as a whole and what, exactly, it was like to get the chance to interview British number 4 Liam Broady! ...oh, we also discu...

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