Welcome to The Service Game, where serves start the story.
In this week’s First Serve episode, I discussed the stories that dominated this year’s Australian Open. Although many people online have deemed this year’s tournament to be lackluster, I found there to be quite a few interesting storylines. From Novak Djokovic’s jaw-dropping performance to Aryna Sabalenka’s struggles in Grand Slam finals, the Service Game got you covered! I also highlighted matches worth looking back on if you missed them! Finally, I introduced the three segments of my weekly podcast—the toss, the hit, and the follow through—listen more to find out!
Matches/Links mentioned:
Venus Williams vs. Olga Danilovic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_ppI7H92c
Victoria Mboko vs. Clara Tauson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8SCY8gcTME
Tomas Machac vs. Lorenzo Musetti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U82bgeYFQ5M
Lorenzo Musetti vs. Novak Djokovic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR_gkDhc9BM
Gael Monfils vs. Dane Sweeny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sa15eG5srQ
Stan Wawrinka vs. Arthur Gea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m_ZDcGigjI
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alex Deminaur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUpaa3HNwFQ
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYlFxO1HA_A
Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDn5WfnV5g0
Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z99RntcbEtY
Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69CCqjPNc6o
Aus Open 2023 Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWPzUDJhP6Y
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