Tennis Unfiltered

Calvin Betton is back and anything BUT boring... however, is the Australian Open turning into a boring tournament? George Bellshaw and James Gray join him to discuss...

- Ben Shelton knocking out Casper Ruud to add another top-eight seed to the men's quarter-finals, making it seven in total and 13 across the two singles draws

- Lorenzo Musetti sets up a clash with Novak Djokovic by putting Taylor Fritz out of his misery

- All four women's matches end in straightforward straight sets victories for the favourites

AND, as a special treat, here is a free link to read James's column for The i Paper: https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-getting-lucky-4193977?utm_campaign=PNITUx1xSr1ai7e&ito=gifted_article&data-target=gifted_article&utm_source=XJPLeh5koSHChZEU
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- Novak Djokovic has been handed a free pass into a record 65th grand slam quarter-final after Jakub Mensik pulled out of their fourth-round clash

- Are the stars aligning for Djokovic slam No 25?

- Daniil Medvedev is out, beaten in straight sets by Michael Chang-coached Learner Tien

- Elina Svitolina crushed Mirra Andreeva's AO dream with an efficient performance

- Coco Gauff fought fire with fire to beat Karolina Muchova

And much more!
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Ben Rothenberg of Bounces and James Gray look back (mostly) at the seventh day of action at the Australian Open.

- Jannik Sinner lost the opening set to Elliot Spizziri in sweltering conditions, which triggered the heat rule, shut the roof and seemingly swung the match in the Italian's favour

- Madison Keys's title defence goes on in fine style

- And why Daniil Medvedev vs Le-arn-er Tien is the match of the day on Sunday

And loads more!

Go check out Ben's work on Bounces (https://www.benrothenberg.com/), it really is excellent.
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George Bellshaw is back for his last podcast of the week with James Gray in tow.

- Aryna Sabalenka admits she felt 'disconnected' from her body in a double tie-break win over Anastasia Potapova

- Coco Gauff came from a set down to beat Hailey Baptiste after a tactical adjustment on her forehand side

- Daniil Medvedev delivered on his annual AO five-setter

- The British interest in the singles is over for another year, Cam Norrie beaten in four sets by an imperious Alexander Zverev

- Yulia Putintseva did NOT disappoint!

And so much more...
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James Gray and George Bellshaw look back at the fifth day of action at the 2026 Australian Open.

- No 10 seed Belinda Bencic is shocked by qualifier Nikola Bartunkova, the teenage sensation who served a six-month ban for inadvertently ingesting banned substance TMZ

- Stan Wawrinka kept rolling back the years to beat Arthur Gea in five sets and set up a third-round clash with Taylor Fritz

- Naomi Osaka wound up Sorana Cirstea, knocked her out the tournament and then hung her out to dry. Just watch: https://x.com/tntsports/status/2014296632775336143
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