On the eve of the Australian Open, Catherine, David and Matt were live on YouTube to get hyped for the start of the tournament.

Part one - Our reaction to press conferences from Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper, Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva.

Part two (from 36m47s) - Titles for Gael Monfils, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Madison Keys and McCartney Kessler.

Part three (from 52m28s) - Day one preview and questions from the live chat.

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