Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open! Rounding up the action from Dans first-hand expirence in Melbourne!

Today Dan is joined by British doubles player Marcus Willis to give his players persepctive of the 2025 Australian Open and also to talk about having to pull out of the mens doubles event because his doubles partner, No. 52 in the world Cameron Norrie picking up an injury.

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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 as well as Michael Venus and Nikola Mektić!

Make sure to check out the Australian Open PREVIEW FULL EPISODE out on all podcast platforms!

In This episode:

Dan Kiernan and Marcus Willis delve into the Australian Open. They discuss Emma Raducanu's 1st round win against Ekaterina Alexandrova and if the form Stefanos Tsitsipas is temporsary or permanent.

As well as the emotional challenges faced by Nick Kyrgios, and the inspiring story of Marcus Willis journey in tennis.

The conversation also touches on the financial realities of being a professional player and predictions for the tournament's outcome.

A great listen to stay up to date with tennis and the 2025 Australian Open with people such as Dan and guests at the event that have behind the scenes access to what they don;t show you on tv!

Many listener question are answered LIVE during the episode with a shout out! If you want to be named and have your question read out in the next LIVE episode during the Australian Open Round Ups submit your questions to our instagram @ctc.podcast or join us LIVE and talk to Dan whilst he is in Melbourne!

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Melbourne and Tennis Updates

02:47 Emma Raducanu: The Rising Star's Journey

05:23 Stefanos Tsitsipas: Current Form and Future Prospects

08:23 Marcus Willis Joins the Conversation

11:27 Nick Kyrgios: The Enigma of Tennis

14:18 Marcus Willis: Reflections on Career and Challenges

17:13 Financial Realities of Professional Tennis

20:07 The Australian Open Experience

23:07 Final Thoughts and Predictions

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