Australian Open: The Happy Slam

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Stay subscribed to this channel as Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury bring you daily updates during the 2023 Australian Open. As all eyes turn to Melbourne for the most anticipated two weeks on the tennis calendar, Nine’s Wide World of Sports brings you Australian Open: The Happy Slam. In this six-part documentary mini-series, James Bracey chats with the stars who made The Australian Open what it is today. Subscribe so you don’t miss Pat Rafter, Dylan Alcott, Jim Courier, Jelena Dokic, Ajla Tomljanovic and Todd Woodbridge, as they tell their stories of how the Australian Open changed them, and how they changed it.

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AO23 WRAP - 10 out of 10 for Novak

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead.In this Episode:- Novak Djokovic wins his 10th Australian Open- Emotion we have never seen from Novak before- What this means for Stefanos Tsitsipas- Women’s Doubles Final- Best bits of AO23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 29, 2023

24 min

DAY 14 - A Queen and a pair of Kings

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Sabalenka’s Maiden Slam- Back to Back Aussie Men’s Champions- Biggest Winners from Day 13- The moment Aryna joined Daphne- Coming up on Day 14See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 28, 2023

18 min

DAY 13 - The Greek and The Freak

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Men’s Final is set- Takeaways from the Semis- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 12- Liam Hemsworth's Cameo?- Coming up on Day 13- Who takes home DaphneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 27, 2023

19 min

DAY 12 - You have never seen a shot like THAT

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury every day of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Aussies dominate- Doubles in Troubles- Women’s final is set- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 11- Craig’s missed opportunity- You have never seen anything like it- Coming up on Day 12 BONUS:Craig Gabriel sits down for a chat with American Tommy Paul.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 26, 2023

20 min

DAY 11 - Angry Novak levels with Agassi and Fair Rinkum live on!

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Novak puts on another masterclass- Magda Linette keeps taking down the seeds- Day 10 Results- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 10: New Aussie Nicknames- Coming up on Day 11 BONUS:Craig Gabriel sits down for a chat with Aryna Sabalenka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 2023

19 min

DAY 10 - Tsitsipas nearly loses it all with 1 hit of the ball

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Heartbreak for American- 10 years in waiting for Azarenka- Day 9 Results- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 9: Tsitsipas big mistake- Coming up on Day 10 BONUS:Craig Gabriel sits down for a chat with AO23 Semi-Finalist, Karen Khachanov.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 24, 2023

21 min

DAY 9 - It is Novak’s to lose

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Novak unstoppable- Top seeded women keeping falling- Craig Gabriel with Aryna Sabalenka- Day 8 Results- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 8: The new Special K’s- Coming up on Day 9- How The Happy Slam got it's nameSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 23, 2023

21 min

DAY 8 - Tsitsipas calls AO his Home Slam

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Top Seed is out- Craig’s thoughts on in match coaching- Tsitsipas calls AO his Home Slam- Day 7 Results- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 7- Coming up on Day 8: Can the Demon pull off the impossible?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 22, 2023

19 min

DAY 7 - Sir Andy’s tournament is over but AO is the big loser

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - Aussie win and Aussie loss- Sir Andy’s tournament is over but AO the big loser- Next bright star?- Day 6 Results- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 6- Coming up on Day 7- Alex deMinaur has a singalong BONUS:Craig Gabriel sits down for a chat with Australia’s highest ranked player left in the AO, Alex de Minaur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 21, 2023

21 min

DAY 6 - Daniil Done and Calls for a Curfew

Join Nine Radio's tennis commentator Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury everyday of the 2023 Australian Open as they keep you up to date on everything you need to know about the play from the day before and what is coming up in the day ahead. - ANOTHER Top See drops out- The debate dividing the Tennis World- 2 set comebacks a theme of AO23- Day 5 Results- Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 5: The Greek God- Shot of the tournament?- Coming up on Day 6 BONUS:Craig Gabriel sits down for a chat with Russian Tennis player Andrey Rublev.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 20, 2023

21 min