Steve Flink reviews the Australian Open 2025 with Vansh

What were the key moments of the Australian Open 2025? Who were the players that truly made their mark, on top of the obvious champions Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner? Does Djokovic need to play more matches? Is Aryna Sabalenka still the player to beat, and even more improved than in previous seasons? What will happen to Elena Rybakina? What does Carlos Alcaraz need to do to challenge Sinner for the No.1 Spot?

Steve Flink, renowned tennis writer and hall-of-famer gives his time in a deep conversation with Vansh to look for answers to all these questions and more in our post-Grand Slam review!

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00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Madison Keys steals the show
09:29 - Sabalenka's impressive level and improvement
14:10 - Coco Gauff and Paula Badosa
16:30 - Naomi Osaka
19:43 - Best Grand Slam runs and Keys' win
21:00 - Worries about Elena Rybakina
24:22 - New Guys - Fonseca, Tien
31:23 - Medvedev's generation decline, next gen moves up
44:14 - Novak Djokovic - can he sustain his level?
53:22 - Disappointing SF and F, Zverev's poor performance
1:09:27 - Ben Shelton's progress and good performance
1:14:18 - Sinner's scare against Rune and favourable draw
1:17:46 - Alcaraz and his consistency
1:27:13 - Sinner's Doping case and future
1:29:59 - Ending