5 Live Sport: All About... Australian Open

Gigi Salmon is joined by Russell Fuller and Annabel Croft to wrap up Day 8 at the Australian Open with Carlos Alcaraz's serve in the spotlight and whether it's been modelled on Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic himself has a walkover into the last eight but what does Alex De Minaur’s run means for the home fans?
There’s also chat on Aryna Sabalenka’s record-breaking tie-break streak and the rapid rise of American teenager Iva Jovic.
Timecodes:
01:49 – Why Alcaraz is still Annabel’s title favourite
04:01 – Is Alcaraz modelling his serve on Djokovic?
05:03 – Alcaraz reflects on his improved serve
07:59 – Djokovic moves straight into the quarter-finals
12:16 – Is Alex De Minaur ready for the next step?
17:04 – Sabalenka thriving in the pressure moments
18:15 – Teenager Iva Jovic reaches the last eight
19:15 – Could Serena make a comeback?

Gigi Salmon and Russell Fuller are joined by 1987 Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash to review day seven of the action from the 2026 Australian Open.
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the competition due to injury, whilst Jannik Sinner benefited from the extreme heat in Melbourne, which he admitted helped him beat American Eliot Spizzirri. Meanwhile Novak Djokovic added yet another record to the history books with his 400th win in Grand Slam competitions to advance to round four, whilst Stan Wawrinka, a former Australian Open Champion in 2014 waved goodbye as he exited the tournament for the final time.
2:00 - Naomi Osaka withdraws due to injury
6:00 - Heat problems save struggling Sinner
11:45 - Jannik Sinner interview
14:00 - Novak Djokovic gets his 400th Grand Slam win
17:15 - Stan Wawrinka exits last Australian Open

Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller and Grand Slam winning coach Dan Kiernan break down the sixth day of the Australian Open. Cameron Norrie exited at the hands of Alex Zverev, leaving no British players left in the singles competitions. Dan gives his response to if British tennis is punching below its weight. We also hear from Jamie Murray on the defeat of British doubles pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
Yulia Putintseva aired her annoyance with the crowd after her win over Zeynep Sönmez, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka make it through and how will the players deal with the extreme heat expected over the coming days.
1:00 - Norrie loses to Zverev
4:00 - Cam Norrie Interview
5:00 - Assessing a disappointing Australian Open for the British singles players
6:30 - Dan Kiernan on whether British tennis punching below its weight
12:49 - Jamie Murray reacts to doubles loss
14:15 - Yulia Putintseva issues with the crowd
18:15 - Alcaraz and Sabalenka go through
19:20 - Getting prepared for the extreme heat

Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller and wheelchair tennis Grand Slam champion Andy Lapthorne discuss day five of the 2026 Australian Open from Melbourne.
Stan Wawrinka won a marathon five-set match over Arthur Gea to reach the third round in his final Australian Open at the age of 40, and there was shock in store too with qualifier Nikola Bartunkova beating tenth seed Belinda Bencic in the women's singles.
The team also react to the post-match exchange between Sorana Cirstea and Naomi Osaka, and Gigi’s look for a 5 Live tennis fashion correspondent continues.

Gigi Salmon is joined by Russell Fuller and and Grand Slam winning coach Dan Kiernan to analyse Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open exit after a straight-sets defeat to Anastasia Potapova.
We break down how the match unfolded, hear Raducanu’s post-match reflections, and assess her comments about not feeling at her best.
There’s discussion around her rebuilt forehand, recent coaching changes, scheduling concerns and what comes next, alongside wider questions about expectations, progress and where her game currently stands.