Positive covid cases, more than 70 players facing two weeks stuck inside without any practice, and mice in hotel rooms…it all calls for an emergency pod.
Catherine and David convene to discuss the situation in Melbourne. How has it all got out of control so quickly? What is Tennis Australia’s role now? How much sympathy do we feel for the players in all of this? And does it change who should be considered the Australian Open favourite?
We also speak to Pam Shriver about how she thinks she would have found the strict quarantine, how she might have tried to keep sharp and fit in that situation, how it might affect the men and women differently, what measures or format changes could be implemented by the tournament, and the inequality of the separate quarantine in Adelaide for top players.
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Listener questions - Key stats, dream mixed doubles and the Lost Law Years
Aus Open Day 14 - Sublime Djokovic closes the gap
Aus Open Day 13 - Osaka joins Seles and Federer in the record books
Aus Open Day 12 - Mount Medvedev too much for Tsitsipas
Aus Open Day 11 - Is this where Naomi Osaka takes over?
Aus Open Day 10 - Tsitsipas conquers Nadal and Barty loses her way
Aus Open Day 9 - Serena-Osaka is ON
Aus Open Day 8 - A dud of a day but the pod’s great, honest
Aus Open Day 7 - Slam finals galore in round 4; Thiem tonked
Aus Open Day 6 - Silent, subdued, but intriguing
Aus Open Day 5 - Last night at the tennis
Aus Open Day 4 - Kenin conquered, Nadal heckled, Italian aggro
Aus Open Day 3 - The Day Tennis Came Home
Aus Open Day 2 - Brits abroad, Vika’s gone, Stef’s awkward interview
Aus Open Day 1 - Bianca's back as WTA Avengers Assemble; Shapovalov-Sinner Epic
Aus Open 2021 - Let's Do This!
Aus Open - Draw Dissection
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