Djokovic WINS 100th match at AO, Gauff + Swiatek into Round 2 | Australian Open 2026

Australian Open Day 2 did not disappoint and on today’s episode Joel and Kim are back at Tennis Weekly HQ as they react to Novak Djokovic cruising to his 100th Australian Open win, barely dropping a point on serve as Melbourne once again feels like his kingdom. We also discuss Iga Swiatek surviving a nervy opening-round first set, a skirt-for-shorts wardrobe change and whether her second serve still is a vulnerability for opponents to attack.

There’s celebration for Daniil Medvedev, who finally snaps a 370-day Grand Slam drought, while hotly tipped Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Australian Open campaign comes to a frustrating and premature end with cramps that he could not explain (and nor could we!). We also touch on Casper Ruud’s dominant start, Stan Wawrinka’s long-awaited Slam win, dramatic comebacks elsewhere on the men’s side (did someone say Jaume Munar?), plus the prize money controversy involving Michael Zhang shaking up tennis Twitter. We also unveil our Collect a Set player pick predictions and look ahead to Day 3 order of play headlined by Jannik Sinner and Naomi Osaka in the Rod Laver night session and Madison Keys getting her title defence underway.

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00:00 - Intro
01:22 - AD AO Travel & Experiences
02:48 - Medvedev wins a match
03:55 - Andreescu wins W35
05:30 - Djokovic wins in style
07:13 - Casper Ruud strong win
08:43 - Medvedev
10:10 - FAA retires
13:03 - Nakashima out
13:17 - Bianca Andreescu
15:55 - Jaume Munar comeback
17:14 - Should Amateurs be denied prize money?
24:07 - Swiatek through
27:35 - Coco Gauff impresses
30:10 - Andreeva past Vekic
31:23 - Alexandra Eala chaos
33:27 - Fran Jones injury
34:57 - Collect-a-set predictions
37:21 - Day 3 Order of Play