Ahead of the Australian Open Men's and Women's finals, Ben Rothenberg joins Joey from Melbourne to preview the matchups. The Women's final features World no. 1 Simona Halep up against world no. 2 Caroline Wozniacki, while the Men's final pits No. 2 Roger Federer up against No. 5 Marin Cilic. We discuss the contributing factors that may be crucial in determining a winner.

If you like this podcast, you will definitely enjoy No Challenges Remaining, a podcast Ben co-hosts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/no-challenges-remaining/id583552127?mt=2

After a tournament marked by upsets and unseeded players making a statement, we discuss just how good the level is at every level of professional tennis. Why haven't you heard of the 200th ranked tennis player? Because we have so often labeled these players as "journeymen" or "minor league" athletes. Joey goes on a slight rant about why you should go support small professional tennis tournaments.

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In episode 12 of Open Stance Audio, Joey discusses a topic that is up for debate among coaches and players alike. Should you spend more of your time improving the weak areas of your game? Or getting better at your strengths? We believe the latter is actually more valuable and efficient, and give some player examples.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this subject!

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In today's episode, Joey tells the story of how he was essentially self-taught in the sport of tennis, and how watching tennis can have a big impact on your game. From technique to tactics, watching the pros gives you insight and helps your instinct on the court without even realizing it. With the introduction of video coaching online, it has never been more accessible to become a great players. Check out our video series below if you're interested!

Play Like the Pros video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4c8uNbZGUw&list=PLK00WUpRVKCYR9YZDfYNTydmWb1-qm-kL&index=1

Episode 10! Our first mini-milestone, and today we bring on guest Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand to talk about how we predict the outcome of tennis matches. Ricky has picked and previewed matches on his site for many years, and has a process he goes through to make those predictions. Finally, we give you our insight into Tuesday's Quarterfinal matchups at the Australian Open!

Check out our Quarterfinal picks: http://tenngrand.com/2018/01/22/australian-open-nadal-cilic-edmund/

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As we've seen at this year's Australian Open, playing through fatigue is something that almost everyone has to deal with. Even at your local club, the summer heat can wear you down. Today, Open Stance Audio gives you 5 keys to playing though the pain, teaching you how to manage your body and keep you in contention for the victory.

Playing in 100 degree conditions in Melbourne, players at the Australian Open battled, fought and competed to the bitter end Wednesday. It was another prime example of why tennis players are the fittest athletes on earth. Here we discuss why tennis is so tough at the highest level, and compare it to some other high profile sports.

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"I lost my shock absorber!" A phrase all tennis players have heard too often. Today on Open Stance Audio, Joey takes a great listener question about shock absorbers and if they are actually beneficial or not. While most professionals don't use them, some of the world's highest ranked players do! There has been plenty of research on the actual effects of vibration dampeners, so it often comes down to feel and personal preference. This and more on today's episode!

The elephant in the press room this week in Australia has been about a player's only meeting called by Novak Djokovic to discuss the idea and reality of starting a players union and asking for more prize money across the board, especially at grand slam events. Today on Open Stance Audio, Joey explains both sides of this argument gives you a breakdown of how much players are actually making at no. 50, 100, 200 and 300 in the world.

Original reporting in the daily mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-5268709/Novak-Djokovic-career-earnings-82m-wants-more.html

The first day of grand slam play was disastrous for U.S. players; Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandewhege, Venus Williams, John Isner, Jack Sock were amongst a plethora of American players that fell in round 1. Belinda Bencic looks to be well on her way back to the top 10, while Andrey Rublev picked up an impressive 5 set win over David Ferrer. Catch up with all things Australian Open on this episode of Open Stance Audio.