Who Have The Best Rivalry After Alcaraz v Sinner? Tiley Previews AO 2026 | The Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner aside, which two players have the best rivalry in tennis? Todd Woodbridge and Rhys de Deugd join Brie and Xave to tackle this week's Big Question. The panel also shares their highlights from this week's Australian Tennis Awards where Alex de Minaur secured his fourth Newcombe Medal, and discusses the upcoming WTA Awards, including whether Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova or Ekaterina Alexandrova is the Most Improved Player. Plus, tournament director Craig Tiley stops by to preview Australian Open 2026, including Opening Week, where Carlos Alcaraz and Nick Kyrgios will battle it out in the 1 Point Slam and Matteo Berrettini will headline the Red Bull BassLine event. 0:00 - Welcome, Todd Woodbridge and Rhys de Deugd! 1:27 - What is the second-best rivalry in tennis? 12:07 - Australian Tennis Awards highlights 15:26 - What’s next for De Minaur? 20:40 - Who will win the WTA Awards? 28:18 - Alcaraz’s TikTok game 33:55 - AO 2026 entry list unveiled 37:55 - "Most ambitious" Opening Week yet 45:33 - What tennis rule you would change? 49:12 - 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