Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner aside, which two players have the best rivalry in tennis? Todd Woodbridge and Rhys de Deugd join Brie and Xave to tackle this week's Big Question. The panel also share their highlights from this week's Australian Tennis Awards where Alex de Minaur secured his fourth Newcombe Medal, and discuss the upcoming WTA Awards, including whether Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova or Ekaterina Alexandrova is the Most Improved Player. Plus, tournament director Craig Tiley stops by to preview Australian Open 2026, including Opening Week, where Carlos Alcaraz and Nick Kyrgios will battle it out in the 1 Point Slam and Matteo Berrettini will headline the Red Bull BassLine event.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner aside, which two players have the best rivalry in tennis? Todd Woodbridge and Rhys de Deugd join Brie and Xave to tackle this week's Big Question. The panel also share their highlights from this week's Australian Tennis Awards where Alex de Minaur secured his fourth Newcombe Medal, and discuss the upcoming WTA Awards, including whether Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova or Ekaterina Alexandrova is the Most Improved Player. Plus, tournament director Craig Tiley stops by to preview Australian Open 2026, including Opening Week, where Carlos Alcaraz and Nick Kyrgios will battle it out in the 1 Point Slam and Matteo Berrettini will headline the Red Bull BassLine event. <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fausopen.com%2Flisten&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJHoevenaars%40Tennis.com.au%7Cdb6b4fa0cc8c4d8bdbed08de3872ef03%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C639010263476916282%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xqCOR9czgB5cz71wPQWA6Idm9BWPo50vrio1QgFbBjU%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="263a1e14-795a-4c0d-9b2c-6576055946e2">AusOpen.com</a> <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iheart.com%2Fpodcast%2F1300-the-ao-show-106540123%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJHoevenaars%40Tennis.com.au%7Cdb6b4fa0cc8c4d8bdbed08de3872ef03%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C639010263476945767%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kTIoQlyVN3WmguIRvxfTfaUQEA5pcTCYWTFNe7FRAcQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-outlook-id="0b26fbed-e90f-4f31-8ccb-2a9b93cb1a28">iHeart</a> <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fau%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-ao-show%2Fid1447078646&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJHoevenaars%40Tennis.com.au%7Cdb6b4fa0cc8c4d8bdbed08de3872ef03%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C639010263476962913%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ipRVdF0nBJREamiioxKYeObUGHN5tjfzChW0ZgM2Y5A%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-outlook-id="3bba9e58-6233-4164-b1f1-6a3cc3828d08">Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F5iZNWXsa7TQNs88F0PAmB1%3Fsi%3D720671f241a14afe&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJHoevenaars%40Tennis.com.au%7Cdb6b4fa0cc8c4d8bdbed08de3872ef03%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C639010263476979404%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=75D5Tp2TBFr37N%2BCjakx%2Bp0DmSyJ0Cum1X9pCQpWqn0%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" data-outlook-id="9c2bfda3-327c-4632-ba92-1ef69f964865">Spotify</a> <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FTheTennis&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJHoevenaars%40Tennis.com.au%7Cdb6b4fa0cc8c4d8bdbed08de3872ef03%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C639010263476995427%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BD8wh1aXc3f%2FiYy72pfnLWlzC0Wxaob7jz6w505xyFA%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" data-outlook-id="e31c752a-62b5-4d82-88f8-2e66ed69dc10">YouTube</a>

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Who have the best rivalry after Alcaraz v Sinner? Tiley previews AO 2026

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