Episodes

  • Wimbledon preview: Djoker good to go? Murray mystery, Alex & Ajla to lead Australia
    Jun 27 2024

    Novak Djokovic has hit the grass courts and is firming to take his place in the main draw of Wimbledon, but Andy Murray's plight is shrouded in mystery — Storm Hunter joins the panel to discuss their chances of making it to the start line and preview the men’s and women’s singles championships, we check in with Viv Christie and Todd Woodbridge from Qualifying, Alex de Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic are set to spearhead a nine-strong Australian contingent for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and Storm Hunter reflects on her time at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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    44 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Jelena Dokic
    Jun 24 2024

    When Jelena Dokic stunned Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon 1999, the Australian qualifier was catapulted into global stardom. The win came at a tournament where she won 20 of her first 24 matches, and she ultimately peaked at world No.4 in one of the strongest eras the women’s game has seen. Dokic sat down with Matt and Viv to relive those highs, recounting her upset of the Swiss superstar in vivid detail, describing what it was like to face many WTA icons, and how her run to the medal rounds of Sydney 2000 remains one of her proudest achievements.

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    25 mins
  • Novak’s Wimbledon scramble, spotlight on Alex and Katie, Ash is back!
    Jun 20 2024

    Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are in a race against time to be fit for Wimbledon with Novak turning to Taylor Fritz for advice on how to fast-track his rehab, Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter have both won grass-court titles in the lead-up to the Championships — we turn the spotlight on tennis’ golden couple to analyse their symbiotic improvement with the help of GIG analyst Simon Rea, meantime Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata are flying the Aussie flag at Queen’s following Demon’s shock first-round elimination, and Casey Dellacqua reveals who she’ll be teaming up with in the Wimbledon Legends Doubles.

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    39 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Matt Ebden
    Jun 17 2024

    Australian doubles star Matt Ebden is hitting new highs deep into his tennis career. As one half of the men’s doubles champions at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, the 36-year-old is now the ATP doubles world No.1, and is targeting more silverware as he heads into his beloved grass-court season. Ebden joins Viv and Matt on The Sit-Down to discuss his long career that just keeps getting better with age.

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    19 mins
  • Roland Garros wrap: Iga the invincible, Carlos chasing Career Grand Slam at AO25
    Jun 13 2024

    As the dust settles on the clay swing, world No.1 Iga Swiatek has another Roland Garros crown and Carlos Alcaraz has completed the ‘Surface Slam’ in just his third major final — Simon Rea breaks down the champions’ performances and casts a magnifying glass over five players of interest in the lead-up to Wimbledon: Jasmine Paolini, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, Brie reveals her top 5 thinks you didn’t know about the new men’s world No.1, plus Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley stops by The AO Show.

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    39 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Stephen Farrow
    Jun 10 2024

    As the tours pivot from clay to grass, former Queen's Club tournament director Stephen Farrow sits down with Matt and Viv to reveal how he entered the tennis industry and rose to oversee one of the world's most historic events. Now living in Australia in his role as tournament director of the innovative United Cup, the British native recalls some of his most memorable moments across his career in tennis, and envisages an exciting future for the sport.

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    30 mins
  • Roland Garros week 2: "The Slam we've been waiting for"
    Jun 6 2024

    The women’s final of Roland Garros will feature a Grand Slam champion against a first-time major finalist, following Mirra Andreeva’s upset of Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini’s ousting of Elena Rybakina — our panel of experts previews the women’s semis and a star-studded men’s last four that includes two major champions (Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz) and two players still yet to taste Grand Slam success (Alex Zverev and Casper Ruud), quarterfinalist Alex de Minaur analyses his career-best Roland Garros campaign, and Brie counts down the top 5 moments from on-court interviews.

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    38 mins
  • The Sit-Down with Nicole Bradtke
    Jun 3 2024

    An unseeded 18-year-old at Roland Garros 1988, Australia's Nicole Bradtke (née Provis) reached the semifinals — her best Grand Slam singles result. The clay-loving Melburnian sits down with Luke Dennehy to reflect on her charmed run 36 years ago that included a quarterfinal win over eventual three-time Roland Garros champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, the elusive match point against Natasha Zvereva that cost her a spot in the final, and the telegram she received from the Australian Prime Minister.

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    24 mins