Black Spin Global: The Podcast

Australian Open 2026 Recap: Gauff's racket smash, Vukov coaching Rybakina & Alcaraz makes history

February 2, 2026·56 min
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Congratulations are in order for Elena Rybakina and Carlos Alcaraz, the respective women’s and men’s Australian Open singles champions. We also shout out Coco Gauff and Ben Shelton for reaching the quarter-finals, Thea Frodin for reaching the semis in juniors and Ntungamili Raguin for making Grand Slam history for Botswana. Send your voice message here! https://blackspinglobal.com/#:~:text=Join%20the%20conversation Don't forget to rate, review and share on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Audioboom.  For daily tennis updates:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackspinglobal Twitter:  https://twitter.com/BlackSpinGlobal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blackspinglobal GET OUR MERCH HERE: https://blackspinglobal.com/collections Intro 00:00 Voice message 02:06 Was AO dull? 03:28 AO Champion: Elena Rybakina 06:06 Will Sabalenka win a non HC slam? 08:16 Vukov coaching Rybakina 09:57 AO Champion: Carlos Alcaraz 15:59 Will Novak get #25? 16:43 MTO for Carlos situation 21:13 Will Zverev ever win a slam? 22:43 Thea Frodin, juniors SF 27:00 Ntungamili Raguin 29:07 Coco’s SF match 31:05 Shelton vs Sinner 47:00 Next tournaments 52:49

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