Australian Open Round 1 - Eala, Osaka, Oliynykova, Tiafoe, and More

With the first round of the Australian Open main draw finally complete, Ben and Tumaini got together to discuss some of the biggest moments and stories. We discussed the women first, starting with Naomi Osaka's big fashion moment (and her interview with Ben ), the tournament's failure to supply seats to meet the massive crowd demand for Alexandra Eala , the impressions Oleksandra Oliynykova made on court and in the press room, plus the veterans Venus Williams and Karolina Pliskova. On the men's side, we discussed Frances Tiafoe's turnaround , as well as a bit on Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic, Michael Zheng, and Italian incontinence. Thank you for listening! Our Patreon is back up and running to ensure NCR keeps going and stays ad-free, and we hope you can join in supporting NCR ! And we especially thank our GOAT backers: Pam Shriver and J. O'D. And please check out Ben's new writing home, Bounces ! And Tumaini's work at The Guardian !

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Australian Open Round 1 - Eala, Osaka, Oliynykova, Tiafoe, and More is an episode from No Challenges Remaining by No Challenges Remaining Tennis Podcast.

This episode is 57:24 long.

This episode was published on Jan 20, 2026.

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