Day 1 Australian Open LIVE Round Up. Opening Days of the Slam!

Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open!

More episode will be coming throughout the 2 weeks of the opening slam of the year with breakdowns of the behind the scenes of the event, talking points and will be joined by many incredbile guests from the world of tennis!

Each episode LIVE on YouTube 11am GMT by searching 'Control the Controllables Podcast'!

These are shorter episodes aiming to provide a round up of the Australian Open action in Melbourne with Dan Kiernan, coach of doubles pairs Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe as well as Michael Venus and Nikola mektić!

Make sure to check out the Australian Open PREVIEW FULL EPISODE out on all podcast platforms!

In this episode:

Summary

Coach Dan Kiernan shares insights from the Australian Open 2025 so far, discussing the dynamics of practice, player entitlement, and the emotional journey of qualifiers.

He highlights the importance of player development, particularly focusing on Irina Sabalenka's unique slice technique, and reflects on the emerging talents in tennis.

Many listener question are answered LIVE during the episode with a shout out! If you want to be named and have your question read out in the next LIVE episode during the Australian Open Round Ups submit your questions to our instagram @ctc.podcast or join us LIVE and talk to Dan whilst he is in Melbourne!

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the Australian Open 2025

08:15 Player Development: The Sabalenka Slice

15:18 Alex Di Minaurs Slam Chances

22:12 New Doubles Teams and Their Potential

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