Australian Open Day 2 - ‘Djokovic Passes Verdasco Test; 5 Brits in Rd 2; Murray on Lendl, No.1

Australian Open Day 2 - ‘Djokovic Passes Verdasco Test; 5 Brits in Rd 2; Murray on Lendl, No.1

A couple of weeks ago, Novak Djokovic fought through five match points to beat Fernando Verdasco and reach the Doha final. There was no such drama this time, and although it was far from vintage Djokovic, he did more than enough to go through to round two. In the Telegraph’s Tennis Podcast on day two of the Australian Open, presenters Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport) and David Law (BBC 5 Live) assess Djokovic’s form, and also try to establish what Boris Becker meant when he said the World Number 2 had not worked hard enough late last year. They asked both Djokovic and Becker for clarity, and you can hear those exchanges here. Five British players have reached the second round at the Australian Open for the first time in 30 years (1987), and the team react to the wins of Heather Watson, Jo Konta and Kyle Edmund on day 2.All of the other big stories on day 2 are reviewed and we also look ahead to Andy Murray’s second round match against Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. Catherine’s exclusive interview with...

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Aus Open Day 8 - The day the big guns arrived

Aus Open Day 8 - The day the big guns arrived

Catherine, David and Matt review a day which promised much only to deliver little in the way of drama, but did feature several incredible performances from some of the sport’s biggest names and rising...

25 Jan 1h 14min

Aus Open Day 7 - Are Sinner and Djokovic lucky to still be in the tournament?

Aus Open Day 7 - Are Sinner and Djokovic lucky to still be in the tournament?

Catherine, David and Matt catch up at the end of a day of scorching heat in Melbourne as Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both survived very different scares. Part one - Men’s results. We cover all t...

24 Jan 1h 12min

Aus Open Day 6 - Things are about to get serious

Aus Open Day 6 - Things are about to get serious

Catherine, David and Matt discuss a day which saw almost all of the big names win through to set up a series of enticing Last 16 matches. Part one - Women’s results. We discuss Coco Gauff’s comeback a...

23 Jan 1h 13min

Aus Open Day 5 - What led to Osaka aggro?

Aus Open Day 5 - What led to Osaka aggro?

Catherine, David and Matt are together to look back on Stan Wawrinka’s epic victory and a day with some aggro as well as the first big upset in the women’s draw. Part one - Men’s results. We discuss W...

22 Jan 1h 10min

Aus Open Day 4 - Where does this loss leave Raducanu?

Aus Open Day 4 - Where does this loss leave Raducanu?

Part one - Men’s results. We discuss Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev withstanding good performances from Yannick Hanfmann and Quentin Halys, Alex de Minaur weathering a bit of a storm on Laver, Ale...

21 Jan 1h 7min

Aus Open Day 3 - Keys, Sinner start title defences well

Aus Open Day 3 - Keys, Sinner start title defences well

Catherine, David and Matt gathered on an outside court towards the end of day three as round one came to a close. Part one - We focus on the day’s fun matches including Madison Keys coming through the...

20 Jan 1h 10min

Aus Open Day 2 - Big guns progress, but who looked best?

Aus Open Day 2 - Big guns progress, but who looked best?

Part one - Women’s results. We cover Iga Swiatek passing a pretty tough test against Yuan Yue, Mirra Andreeva’s Mix credentials after her comeback win over Donna Vekic, victories for Coco Gauff and Am...

19 Jan 1h 17min

Aus Open Day 1 - How did post-Ferrero Alcaraz look?

Aus Open Day 1 - How did post-Ferrero Alcaraz look?

Catherine, David and Matt review an opening day which saw the big contenders advance at night after a fun day session filled with upsets. Part one - Men’s Results. We discuss Carlos Alcaraz’s first ma...

18 Jan 1h 15min

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