Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open, rounding up all the action from Dans first-hand experience in Melbourne!

Today, Dan breaks down the day's action in Melbourne, including Gaby Dabrowski and Erins Routliffes' battle of a first round, Naomi Osakas looking strong, Jack Draper POWERING through back-to-back five-set thrillers, and much more.

As well as being joined by tennis coach Ollie Cores, who has been working at the practice courts at the Australian Open this year, organised courts for the game's biggest stars. Here to give his unique insight into the slam and what it is like to work there.

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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 and Michael Venus and Nikola Mektić!

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

Chapters

00:00 Highlights of the Matches

05:45 The Role of Coaches and Players and Meeting Andy Murray again

08:59 Commentary Insights and Experiences

11:54 Emerging Talents in Tennis

15:07 Ollie Cores Joins to Talk about Challenges on the Practice Courts

17:53 Crowd Dynamics and Player Performance

20:46 Ollie's Australian Open Experience as Someone Working at the Slam

23:44 Final Thoughts and Future Prospects

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