# Australian Open Semis Finally Delivered - Alcaraz Survival, Djokovic Magic, Finals Preview Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/australian-open-semis-finally-delivered-alcaraz-survival-djokovic-magic-finals-preview Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/australian-open-semis-finally-delivered-alcaraz-survival-djokovic-magic-finals-preview.md Podcast: [Ground Pass: A Tennis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111) Published: 2026-01-30T23:43:03+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/ground-pass/episodes/semis-that-finally-delivered-alcaraz-survival-djokovic-magic Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/651ccfef9b495d0012f9d190/e/697d4207f1dd68ab365e59d0/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/episodes/australian-open-semis-finally-delivered-alcaraz-survival-djokovic-magic-finals-preview Duration seconds: 2268 ## Resource We finally gets the semi-finals we were waiting for. We break down Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic, including the cramping debate, the breakpoint chaos, and what it all means for a historic final. Plus, quick hits on Aryna Sabalenka vs Elina Svitolina, Elena Rybakina vs Jessica Pegula, the doubles and wheelchair finals, and a few tournaments we are tracking beyond Melbourne. Also, last call for the Ground Pass sweatsuit drop. Links: Ground Pass Sweatsuits: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop/p/us-summer-swing-heavyweight-tee-2025-sfkbw-cz6zw-amx89 Off Season YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OffSeasondoc Chapters: 00:00 Australian Open Semi-Finals Recap 04:07 Women's Semi-Finals Overview 13:38 Men's Semi-Finals Highlights 19:49 Djokovic vs. Sinner: A Clash of Generations 23:50 Historic Final: Alcaraz vs. Djokovic 28:20 Doubles and Wheelchair Events Overview 34:14 Other Tournaments happening 37:03 Outro We have Merch!!!  Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop   💬 Don’t forget to give us a rating and drop us a comment ⭐️ Subscribe to Our Substack at - https://groundpass.substack.com   Visit Our Website at - www.groundpasspodcast.com   Email us at - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com   Follow us for daily updates on Social: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass   Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast   X: https://x.com/groundpasspod Disclaimer: This video does not contain a paid for advertisement. PR samples are denoted by… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/episodes/australian-open-semis-finally-delivered-alcaraz-survival-djokovic-magic-finals-preview/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ground-pass-a-tennis-podcast-6637111/australian-open-semis-finally-delivered-alcaraz-survival-djokovic-magic-finals-preview.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.