163: ATP Record Broken, Pegula Continues to Shine, Tommy Paul Clutch | EP 163
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Aryna Sabalenka is the heavy favorite for the Australian Open - her dominant performance in Brisbane and physical progression currently place her ahead of Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek in the betting odds.
“The way Sabalanka dominated Brisbane, like she's the betting favorite, she's just getting stronger by the day, I feel like.”
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The Gauff-Swiatek rivalry has reached a new level of intrigue - after a period of dominance by Swiatek, Coco Gauff has won their last four matchups, injecting genuine animosity and competitive tension into the WTA.
“There's just, there's a little animosity between the two and it's like making for like great, like a great little rivalry. Cocoa's won the last four.”
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Tennis interest is surging in Australia with record-breaking attendance - the Australian Open qualifying rounds saw a massive spike to 30,000 fans on opening day, shattering the previous record of approximately 7,500.
“They had 30,000 fans come through the gate in the first day of qualifying. I saw this on Twitter, and their previous day one record of qualifying attendance was like 7,500 or 7,000... That's absurd.”