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Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller, Pat Cash and Annabel Croft react as Elena Rybakina beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Melbourne to win the Australian Open women's singles title for the first time in her career and secure her second Grand Slam title.

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Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller, Pat Cash and Annabel Croft review a dramatic day of men's singles semi-final action, where both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz required five sets to beat Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev respectively. Alcaraz battled through a controversial cramp injury whilst Djokovic beat the reigning champion to reach his 38th Grand Slam final at the age of 38.

Plus, the team react to the news that Emma Raducanu has split from her coach Francis Roig.

1:00 - Novak Djokovic beats Jannik Sinner

Gigi Salmon and Russell Fuller are joined by Annabel Croft and Pat Cash as they review the semi-finals of the women's singles at the Australian Open. Aryna Sabalenka beat Elina Svitolina to reach her fourth Australian Open final in a row, whilst Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets to end her three year long wait for a Grand Slam final and to set up a rematch of the 2023 final.

They also discuss the odd incident where the umpire called hindrance on Sabalenka during the first set, whether Serena Williams is teasing a comeback and Neal Skupski keeping the flag waving for the Brits as he makes it to the men's doubles final in Melbourne.

1:00 - Why so many straight sets matches?

Gigi Salmon is joined by Annabel Croft, Mark Woodforde and Abigail Johnson at Rod Laver Arena to reflect on a dramatic second day of Australian Open quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic reaches his 13th Australian Open semi-final after Lorenzo Musetti retires injured despite leading by two sets, raising questions about Djokovic’s form and fitness.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner books his place in the last four with a straight-sets win over Ben Shelton, while Elena Rybakina ends Iga Swiatek’s career Grand Slam bid and Jessica Pegula continues her run with victory over Amanda Anisimova.

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02:01 – Djokovic progresses after Musetti injury

Gigi Salmon is joined by Russell Fuller and Pat Cash to react to Carlos Alcaraz reaching his first Australian Open semi-final with a straight-sets win over Alex De Minaur.

They also discuss Coco Gauff’s heavy defeat to Elina Svitolina, Aryna Sabalenka’s relentless form, and the impact of extreme heat in Melbourne.

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00:31 – How the heat shaped the day

Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller and Mark Woodforde wrap up Day 9 at the Australian Open, where history is made with the top six seeds in both singles draws all reaching the quarter-finals.

We run through a star-studded last eight, discuss the rise of the American women, hear from Jessica Pegula after her win over Madison Keys, and look ahead to brutal heat and a huge test for Alex De Minaur against Carlos Alcaraz.

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Gigi Salmon is joined by Russell Fuller and Annabel Croft to wrap up Day 8 at the Australian Open with Carlos Alcaraz's serve in the spotlight and whether it's been modelled on Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic himself has a walkover into the last eight but what does Alex De Minaur’s run means for the home fans?

There’s also chat on Aryna Sabalenka’s record-breaking tie-break streak and the rapid rise of American teenager Iva Jovic.

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01:49 – Why Alcaraz is still Annabel’s title favourite

04:01 – Is Alcaraz modelling his serve on Djokovic?

05:03 – Alcaraz reflects on his improved serve

07:59 – Djokovic moves straight into the quarter-finals

12:16 – Is Alex De Minaur ready for the next step?

17:04 – Sabalenka thriving in the pressure moments

18:15 – Teenager Iva Jovic reaches the last eight

19:15 – Could Serena make a comeback?

Gigi Salmon and Russell Fuller are joined by 1987 Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash to review day seven of the action from the 2026 Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the competition due to injury, whilst Jannik Sinner benefited from the extreme heat in Melbourne, which he admitted helped him beat American Eliot Spizzirri. Meanwhile Novak Djokovic added yet another record to the history books with his 400th win in Grand Slam competitions to advance to round four, whilst Stan Wawrinka, a former Australian Open Champion in 2014 waved goodbye as he exited the tournament for the final time.

2:00 - Naomi Osaka withdraws due to injury

Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller and Grand Slam winning coach Dan Kiernan break down the sixth day of the Australian Open. Cameron Norrie exited at the hands of Alex Zverev, leaving no British players left in the singles competitions. Dan gives his response to if British tennis is punching below its weight. We also hear from Jamie Murray on the defeat of British doubles pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.

Yulia Putintseva aired her annoyance with the crowd after her win over Zeynep Sönmez, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka make it through and how will the players deal with the extreme heat expected over the coming days.

1:00 - Norrie loses to Zverev

Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller and wheelchair tennis Grand Slam champion Andy Lapthorne discuss day five of the 2026 Australian Open from Melbourne.

Stan Wawrinka won a marathon five-set match over Arthur Gea to reach the third round in his final Australian Open at the age of 40, and there was shock in store too with qualifier Nikola Bartunkova beating tenth seed Belinda Bencic in the women's singles.

The team also react to the post-match exchange between Sorana Cirstea and Naomi Osaka, and Gigi’s look for a 5 Live tennis fashion correspondent continues.