Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open, rounding up all the action from Dan's first-hand experience in Melbourne!

In this episode, Dan breaks down the action over the last couple of days from Melbourne. Talking about Medvedev and Tiens late night 5 set brawl of a match, Michael Venus and Nikola Mektic's exit of the slam, Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe fighting back to advance to round 3 and so much more that has happened!

This is the place to go to get a quick summary of the events at the Australian Open from a coach's perspective.

Also in this episode, Dan is joined by a special guest. The former coach to Pat Cash who won Wimbledon in 1987 and our very own Dan Kiernans former coach, we have the legendary Ian Barclay joining this episode to give his insight and perspective at the 2025 Australian Open.

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These are shorter episodes aiming to provide a round-up of the Australian Open action in Melbourne with Dan Kiernan, coach of doubles pairs Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe and Michael Venus and Nikola Mektić!

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Chapters

00:00 Welcome and update on Venus, Mektic, Dabrowksi and Routliffe

02:46 Young Guns and Tournament Insights reflecting on the last couple days

06:02 The Legend Ian Barclay Joins the Conversation

12:01 Davis Cup Culture and Future Stars

15:45 Advice for Young Players and Grand Slam Preparation and predications

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