About this episode
It's not easy to say goodbye to Andrew Murray -- and we're not saying goodbye yet. But, we begin our Australian Open preview with a tribute to the authentic, generous, straight-to-the-point Scot who has changed our sport forever. It's not all doom and gloom: we also talk through this week's results and the Australian Open Heat Stress Scale, followed by an analysis of both the men's and women's draws. We conclude with an update on the ever-tempestuous ATP leadership battles; this time, the Board will vote on Kermode's future, and what a Board it is. 1:00 Appreciating Andy Murray: present tense only 18:00 Results from this week: Kvitova and Barty beat a boatload of AO contenders between them 21:45 The new Australian Open heat protocol: you down with AOHSS? 26:40 Women's draw - "dangerous floaters" and the Simona-Serena-Venus quarter of death 38:15 Women's bottom half - we disagree on whether the women's draw is lopsided 43:40 A diversion on Sloane Stephens and star power - the mainstream press isn't sure what to do with her 52:15 Men's draw: who could possibly stop Novak from getting to the final? 1:01:00 Men's bottom half is crowded af 1:03:30 ATP Board set to vote on Kermode's contract ... digging into the almighty mess that is men's tennis governance