Three years ago, Victoria Azarenka was the pre-eminent rival to Serena Williams and about to win her second Australian Open title.
A debilitating foot injury, unhappiness off the court and a plummeting ranking later and the Belarussian’s career took some rebuilding. Finally, it seems the foundations are back in place, and after winning the Brisbane title, the Tennis Podcast (in association with The Telegraph) wonders whether a third Australian Open crown could be a couple of weeks away.
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Fitness doubts surround Williams, Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, and Azarenka, despite being ranked No.16 in the world, is the player that could profit when the year’s first Grand Slam tournament gets underway on Monday.
Meanwhile, pod presenter Catherine Whitaker was in Doha and didn’t know where to look while watching Rafael Nadal suffer a ‘toe-curling’ defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final.
Can anyone beat Djokovic in Melbourne? Stan Wawrinka is looking pretty good again, says co-presenter David Law, who is on his way to Melbourne for BBC Radio 5 Live.
Finally, Andy Murray talks about how he is targeting a record 5th Aegon Championships title at The Queen’s Club, having signed up to play in the event in the weeks before Wimbledon.
The Tennis Podcast is produced in association with The Telegraph.
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