Anisimova, Bencic, Andreeva: Who's Next To Win A Slam? Serena's Mysterious Move | The Tennis

Which WTA player will win their maiden Grand Slam next year? That’s the Big Question on today’s show. Aussie tennis star Ellen Perez and Luke Saville join Brie and Xave to discuss the contenders. The panel also reacts to Serena Williams re-entering the ITIA testing-pool and previews the upcoming ATP Awards, including whether Joao Fonseca or Valentin Vacherot will win Breakthrough Player of the Year. The captains have been unveiled for United Cup, Luke and Ellen give their thoughts on Stan Wawrinka, Lleyton Hewitt, Tim Henman, Petros Tsitsipas and first-time captains Lucas Pouille and Gabriela Dabrowski. Plus, Brie shares her Top 5 Unmissable Things This Australian Summer. 0:00 - Welcome, Ellen Perez and Luke Saville! 4:09 - Who will win their maiden Slam in '26? 10:35 - Is Serena plotting a comeback? 14:02 - The ATP Award goes to... 19:59 - Is this the quirkiest player in the Top 100? 24:02 - The wildcards locked in for AO so far 29:40 - Here are the United Cup captains 33:26 - Vale Nicola Pietrangeli 34:42 - Brie's Top 5: Aussie summer action 43:40 - Ace of the Week Watch more episodes of The Tennis: https://bit.ly/TheTennis Listen to the full episode: https://pod.link/1447078646 Subscribe to keep up with the latest from the Australian Open: http://bit.ly/AustralianOpenTV Welcome to the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel. The Australian Open 2026 main draw runs from 18 January - 1 February in Melbourne. The tournament takes place for the 114th time and is the first Grand Slam of the year. Jannik Sinner is the men’s singles reigning champion and Madison Keys is the women’s singles reigning champion. The tournament takes place on 25 hard courts, including Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena. Look out for highlights, press conferences, memorable moments and much more! Facebook: / australianopen X: / australianopen Instagram: / australianopen TikTok: / ausopen Website: https://ausopen.com/ Follow live coverage of all matches, breaking news, updates, highlights and more on: Nine (Australia): https://wwos.nine.com.au Eurosport (Europe): https://www.eurosport.com ESPN (Americas): https://www.espn.com beIN Sports (South East Asia, MENA): https://www.beinsports.com And visit: https://www.ausopen.com/broadcasters for all our broadcast partners worldwide