A Grand Slam can tell us many things. And the Australian Open results still mean a lot - if not more than the other three majors when it comes to clues to how the season will pan out.

Owen and Andre talk about all the players that made their mark at the Australian Open, what they expect from these athletes, and what they believe needs to change. They also mention other players who seem to be stagnant, or even regressing, and, should nothing change for them, will fall out of the lime light and slip down the rankings.

Oh, and also just how boring the men's tournament ended up being, in contrast especially with the dramatic and intense ending of the women's.

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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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