Best Of Three

With Miami approaching, we assess three players at very different stages of leverage. Jack Draper, now 24, already owns a Masters 1000 title and deep Slam credentials. The gap between him and sustained Top 5 status is narrower than it appears. This episode breaks down the marginal gains conversation — specifically how one additional free point per service game alters ranking math, physical load, and match control. Talent is not the question. Durability and serve efficiency are. Francis Tiafoe...

The WTA Doha 1000 wrapped up with one of the most satisfying storylines of the season. Karolína Muchová wins her first WTA title in six years, Vicky Mboko announces herself as a top-10 player, and the next generation keeps forcing its way into the conversation. Alvin Owusu and Torrey Hawkins break down what we learned from Doha, why Muchová’s all-court game still causes matchup problems at the top of the game, and what makes Mboko so difficult to deal with already. We also zoom out to talk ab...

The Australian Open is in the books, and we zoom out on what actually mattered. In this episode of Best of Three, we break down what the 2026 Australian Open told us about the state of both tours — from Aryna Sabalenka’s continued dominance and the growing depth of the WTA, to Carlos Alcaraz’s separation at the top of the men’s game and what this tournament revealed about Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner, and the next generation. We also dig into: Whether the women’s tour is more open than eve...

Elena Rybakina is your 2026 Australian Open Champion, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in a razor-thin three-set final (6-4, 4-6, 6-4). Alvin and Torrey break down one of the highest-level women’s finals in recent memory: • why this match truly was a coin flip (92 points apiece) • first-strike tennis vs high-tempo rally dominance • the tactical adjustments that swung the third set • what this result means for the WTA hierarchy heading into the hard-court sprint • Rybakina’s resurgence, Sabalenka’s c...

The women’s side of the Australian Open is delivering heavyweight tennis. We break down: • Sabalenka’s dominance and why she’s in a class of her own • Elena Rybakina surviving Pegula and setting up the final we’ve been waiting for • Coco Gauff’s loss to Svitolina – what’s real, what’s fixable, what matters long-term • Why 18-year-old Eva Jovic is very different from the usual “next American” hype • What Jessica Pegula’s consistency really means in today’s power era Power vs power. Control v...

The Round of 16 is in the books at the 2026 Australian Open, and now the real fun begins. Alvin and Torrey break down the women’s and men’s quarterfinal matchups, starting with Aryna Sabalenka’s form and the rapid rise of Eva Jovic, then moving through Coco Gauff vs Elina Svitolina and the evolving ceiling of Mirra Andreeva. On the men’s side, we dig deep into Carlos Alcaraz vs Alex de Minaur, what “changing gears” actually means at the elite level, why Tommy Paul struggled to hurt Carlos, an...

The 2026 tennis season is officially underway, and we’re kicking it off with our full Australian Open Draw Show. In this episode of Best of Three, we break down: • The women’s draw first – contenders, dangerous floaters, and early-round landmines • The men’s draw second – blockbuster first rounds, brutal sections, and who really got tested • Which seeds are vulnerable • Which unseeded players could blow things up • And what the draw tells us about how this tournament might actually unfold If ...