What were the key moments of the Australian Open 2025? Who were the players that truly made their mark, on top of the obvious champions Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner? Does Djokovic need to play more matches? Is Aryna Sabalenka still the player to beat, and even more improved than in previous seasons? What will happen to Elena Rybakina? What does Carlos Alcaraz need to do to challenge Sinner for the No.1 Spot?

Steve Flink, renowned tennis writer and hall-of-famer gives his time in a deep conversation with Vansh to look for answers to all these questions and more in our post-Grand Slam review!

Thanks to Flink for continuously offer his great tennis mind to our podcast for these episodes!

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Andre here!

Giving my thoughts on the Australian Open 2025 and what I thought was most noteworthy, like:

• Madison Keys winning her first Grand Slam and whether this will impact the rest of the season (US Open title coming?)
• Aryna Sabalenka's upset, and how she will bounce back to assert her dominance on hard courts and as World No.1
• Iga Swiatek's quest to become a bigger factor on hard courts to be on equal footing with Sabalenka and other hard hitters.
• Coco Gauff and whether she is getting too comfortable winning matches from behind.

Also some ATP notes:

• Jannik Sinner is No.1 and there's not much else to say about it
• Novak Djokovic is getting old, but he's the GOAT for a reason.
• Carlos Alcaraz: how to win when matches are boring? And he is the true second best player in the world, and will only get better.
• Daniil Medvedev's window is all but closed. Unless something major changes, he will start slipping in the rankings and will not be a factor in big tournaments anymore (sadly)
• Alexander Zverev is never going to win a Grand Slam, and is only winning because of luck.

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2024 was a year of new beginnings, and bittersweet ends. Andre, Vansh, and Owen discuss the careers of several incredible players who announced their retirement this year, reminiscing of fantastic matches they played, their game styles, and what value they brought to the tennis world.

Rafael Nadal, the eternal Clay GOAT, but so much more.

Garbiñe Muguruza, who did all that a tennis player could dream of, and leaves tennis enjoying full health and a well deserved rest.

Angelique Kerber, an unorthodox player who probably overachieved, and will forever be one of the greatest defenders tennis has ever seen.

Andy Murray, the only one who could possibly challenge the Big 3 consistently, and carved a space where he alone stands in history.

Dominic Thiem, who had his career stolen by injuries, but reach such heights that will leave fans in awe of his on-court aggressive mindset forever.

And dang, what the heck, Andy Murray is already back on the Tour coaching Novak Djokovic. What?

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