With John Silk of Talking Tennis, we review the first week of tennis in Australia including Tsitsipas and Swiatek at the United Cup, Djokovic and Sabalenka in Adelaide and Gauff in Auckland.

United Cup
0:54: Rafa Nadal loses his first two matches of the year.
3:41: Alexander Zverev makes his competitive comeback.
5:37: Matteo Berrettini wins back-to-back top-10 matches, his first wins in two years.
7:38: Stefanos Tsitsipas breaks Borna Coric’s winning streak over him.
13:38: Iga Swiatek loses emphatically to Jessica Pegula.

Adelaide Women’s
17:50: Aryna Sabalenka wins her first title since the Madrid Masters in 2021.
19:42: Czech teenage sensation Linda Noskova emerged from the draw as Sabalenka’s opponent in the final.

Auckland
21:26: Coco Gauff wins the title in Auckland emphatically.

Adelaide Men’s
24:23: Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune lose early in Adelaide.
27:12: Novak Djokovic defeats Daniil Medvedev enroute to the final.
31:10: Djokovic saves championship point against Sebi Korda in the final.

Australian Open
33:05: Looking at the players in contention for the Australian Open.
38:29: Carlos Alcaraz’s withdrawal.