Steve Flink's AO 2022 Recap - Ashleigh Barty's and Rafael Nadal's historical Grand Slam title runs

Returning Guest - Hall of Fame Tennis Writer and Historian, Steve Flink, joined Vansh this week to unpack the Australian Open 2022. They discussed Nadal’s 21st Major Triumph in rich detail & broke down the tactics in the final. Where does this leave Nadal in the GOAT conversation? Additionally, they analyzed the tennis performances & future outlook of Matteo Berrettini, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Maxime Cressy, Denis Shapovalov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, and more from the fortnight! In the last half hour, they put a bow on the whole Novak Djokovic/Tennis Australia Deportation Saga and concluded the podcast by discussing Ashleigh Barty’s most impressive run to a major title & why Women’s tennis would benefit with an Osaka-Barty rivalry!

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