Aus. Open R1 - Metal-hip Murray magic, Swiatek survives & Novak’s raucous return

On today's episode, the gang are back at HQ to discuss the first couple days of action in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic returned with a flourish to Rod Laver Arena and Andy Murray grabbed victory from the backhand of Matteo Berrettini. They also reflect on other British fortunes with Emma Raducanu having a surprisingly comfortable win and Jack Draper cramping out to Rafa Nadal.

They also discuss top seeds Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur surviving tricky openers whilst the likes of Belinda Bencic, Caroline Garcia and Jessie Pegula comfortably navigate their first round encounters.

Their Collect A Set predictions are also revealed, amid debate over Break Point star Nick Kyrgios withdrawing from the tournament!

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