Tennis Unfiltered

Calvin Betton returns, albeit from Turkey, to join George Bellshaw and James Gray to look back at the Australian Open men's final

- Was Novak Djokovic's gameplan the right one?

- How did Carlos Alcaraz turn it around?

- Was Djokovic injured? Will he ever come back as an active player?

All that and more...
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Molly McElwee subs in for George Bellshaw to review the women's singles final at the Australian Open with James Gray.

- Elena Rybakina came from 3-0 down in the deciding set to win her second grand slam title

- World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka has now lost three of her last four major finals, including two in a row in Melbourne

- Rybakina's coach Stefano Vukov was presented with a trophy too, despite his chequered history working with Rybakina
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- Carlos Alcaraz came through cramps, vomiting and an Alexander Zverev comeback to win his Australian Open semi-final and reach the final in Melbourne for the first time ever

- Jannik Sinner could not join him, denied a three-peat by an inspired Novak Djokovic, who is now just one win away from the 25th grand slam title of his career
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James Gray and George Bellshaw are back around the microphone after two MORE straight-sets wins

- Aryna Sabalenka saved break points in the opening game against Elina Svitolina but never looked back after that..

- ...except when she was called for a hindrance in the fourth game of the match, a decision she says "p***ed her off" but also inspired her to win the match

- Elena Rybakina came through the challenge of the religiously consistent Jessica Pegula to set up a repeat of the 2023 final
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James Gray and George Bellshaw get down to it after a series of last eight matches in which...

- Coco Gauff sparked a privacy row after she complained about her racket smash in a corridor being broadcast to millions

- Novak Djokovic was "going home" after losing two sets to Lorenzo Musetti... and then the Italian pulled out injured

- Iga Swiatek was knocked out by a familiar opponent Elena Rybakina

- Michael Chang's kids turned up in Learner Tien's press conference
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