Miami - Sabalenka surges, Mensik arrives; Where does this leave Djokovic?

Catherine, David and Matt were live to look back on Finals weekend in Miami and ahead to the clay court season. 

Part one - ATP Miami. Have we been under-hyping Jakub Mensik? Was this still a positive week for Novak Djokovic? And what can we conclude from the Sunshine Double?

Part two - WTA Miami (from 26m21s). How Aryna Sabalenka overcame Jessica Pegula in the final to cap her strong start to the season.

Part three - News and clay season hype (from 39m59s). Daria Kasatkina to represent Australia, Andrey Rublev hires Marat Safin, and clay season predictions. 

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