About this episode
Ash Barty and Rafa Nadal are your 2022 Australian Open champions -- Barty winning her third Slam and further cementing her #1 status, and Nadal notching an unlikely victory from a two-sets-to-love hole against a much younger opponent, leading the Grand Slam tally for the first time. Danielle Collins leaves Melbourne with many new fans while Daniil Medvedev leaves a bit shattered. We'll take you through the final rounds of the tournament and what it means for the players and the state of the tours, plus we chat about doubles, unruly crowds, corporate Pride celebrations, dreams deferred, and the fashions. 2:55 How did that happen? A men's final of disbelief 18:20 Medvedev's stunts catch up to him? But the crowd was bad, really bad 22:45 Tennis looks amateurish again: make a decision on coaching 32:20 The other notable men’s matches and wrapping up this men’s tournament 44:10 Women’s final: Ash Barty wins her 3rd Slam on as many surfaces 55:55 DanYell’s fanbase is growing despite some initial skepticism 63:30 Doubles: Azealia - err, Nick & Thanasi 67:10 Dylan Alcott retires as the only Golden Slam winner in his discipline 69:05 So who will become the ‘hero’ of this next generation? 75:00 AO Pride Day: great idea, so-so execution 78:00 Fave fashions and fave tweets of the tournament 84:15 Ranking updates: there’s a lot of movement and it’s not pretty