Tuesday at the Australian Open was bookended by a pair of extraordinary results as Paula Badosa beat Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic overcame Carlos Alcaraz. It meant that Catherine, David and Matt were recording the podcast at well after 3am in an adrenaline-fuelled frenzy.

Part one - Djokovic vs Alcaraz & Zverev vs Paul review.

Part two (from 32m25s) - Gauff vs Badosa & Sabalenka vs Pavlyuchenkova review.

Part three (from 57m11s) - Goran Ivanisevic quits working with Rybakina and Day 11 order of play

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