Alex de Minaur has protected his home turf on Rod Laver Arena, holding back a feisty challenger in Hamad Medjedovic… How far can the Demon go in the 2026 Australian Open? Alexia Mitchell and Brett Thomas look into the crystal ball, and open a new page of the history books – where Mirra Andreeva has marked her name. Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz roll into the third round, and we see some weird and wonderful crowd interactions on Day 4. AO Radio’s Nat Edwards unpacks Emma “Rado” Raducanu’s struggles on The Evening Serve, plus a preview of the biggest tennis matches on Day 5.

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Alex de Minaur has protected his home turf on Rod Laver Arena, holding back a feisty challenger in Hamad Medjedovic&hellip; How far can the Demon go in the 2026 Australian Open? Alexia Mitchell and Brett Thomas look into the crystal ball, and open a new page of the history books &ndash; where Mirra Andreeva has marked her name. Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz roll into the third round, and we see some weird and wonderful crowd interactions on Day 4. AO Radio&rsquo;s Nat Edwards unpacks Emma &ldquo;Rado&rdquo; Raducanu&rsquo;s struggles on The Evening Serve, plus a preview of the biggest tennis matches on Day 5.
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What happens when tennis and fun collide at high speeds? The answer is: Pod Laver Arena. It’s tennis news, hot gossip and a bevy of unforced errors, hosted by comedians Mike Goldstein and Lizzy Hoo.

We chat to the world’s best players, explore the AO with an ‘all access pass’, and probably get into shouting matches with fans. So talc up your thighs and charge into the net, this is Pod Laver Arena! Putting the ‘fun’ in tennis ‘fundamentals’… or something.

What happens when tennis and fun collide at high speeds? The answer is: Pod Laver Arena.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s tennis news, hot gossip and a bevy of unforced errors, hosted by comedians Mike Goldstein and Lizzy Hoo.
We chat to the world&rsquo;s best players, explore the AO with an &lsquo;all access pass&rsquo;, and probably get into shouting matches with fans. So talc up your thighs and charge into the net, this is Pod Laver Arena! Putting the &lsquo;fun&rsquo; in tennis &lsquo;fundamentals&rsquo;&hellip; or something.

Pod Laver Arena

Day 4: Demon haunts Serb on home turf, Mirra makes history, top seeds roll in!

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