How Do Alcaraz & Sinner compare? Rybakina Reigns In Riyadh, 'Winning 101' With Djokovic | The Tennis

With Elena Rybakina crowned WTA Champion for the first time, attention turns to Turin where Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are in battle for the season-ending title. Brie and Dan (AusOpen.com) are joined by Simon Rea and Sam Stosur to break down the biggest stories of the week, including Novak Djokovic’s 101st career title in Athens, Rybakina’s rampaging end to the season in Riyadh and Alex de Minaur’s heartache in Turin. Simon casts a spotlight over the games of Alcaraz and Sinner to see how they stack up against each other and the panel discusses the ups and downs of Alex de Minaur’s career-best season following his loss to Lorenzo Musetti. And Vic Rudnikov checks in from Hobart with Aussie star Kim Birrell ahead of the weekend’s Billie Jean King Cup round-robin play-off tie against Brazil and Portugal.

0:00 - Welcome, Simon Rea and Sam Stosur
1:58 - Running into Sam on the streets of Brisbane
2:51 - Preview of Simon's player analysis
3:41 - Rybakina's hot streak at WTA Finals
10:15 - ATP Finals down to business end
10:28 - Alex fighting top-10 demons
15:30 - Fritz under injury cloud
17:15 - 'Sincaraz' battle for year-end No.1
18:51 - Sinner v Alcaraz game analysis
25:01 - It augurs well for Auger-Aliassime
26:16 - Winning titles 101 with Novak Djokovic
30:02 - Australia hosts Brazil and Portugal in Hobart
32:06- Kim Birrell gears up for BJK Cup
36:03 - Sam Stosur highlights Aussie team
38:29 - 50 days till United Cup 2026
39:36 - UC 2026: how does it work?
40:05 - Fonseca and Bencic to play Adelaide
41:42 - Jabeur's baby joy announcement
43:12 - Ace of the Week

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