Match Point Canada: S5, E2 – Australian Open preview with Jon Wertheim

The first Grand Slam of the year is upon us in Melbourne, and Ben Lewis and Mike McIntyre dive deep into the Aussie Open draw this week in Episode 2 of Match Point Canada. They’re joined by acclaimed tennis writer and broadcaster Jon Wertheim, who has worked for Sports Illustrated and the Tennis Channel, where you read and heard his expert analysis.

In this week’s podcast, the guys share their views on favorites and dark horses. The consensus picks have Novak Djokovic on the men’s side as he aims for an incredible 10th^th The Australian Open title on the women’s side will be hard to argue with world number one Iga Swiatek looking to claim her first Slam.

As for how Canadians fared in the draw, both Match Point Canada hosts and Wertheim believe Bianca Andreescu could make some noise. Their guest had the following to say about his ambush as an unseeded player:

He’s another one of those players that we know is much better than his ranking suggests. He hasn’t even started and there can’t be a better 32 player in the world than he is.

In addition to everything about the Aussie Open, there was also a lot of talk about the new tennis series on Netflix: Break Point. Hear what the reaction was to the first few episodes and how the show can positively impact the sport of tennis in general.

We discuss this and much more in the latest episode of Match Point Canada, available at Megaphone, Apple Podcastsor from Spotify below. We hope you enjoy!