THE SQUIZ
It’s all happening at the Australian Open… With Aussie finalists up the wazoo playing their matches today and over the weekend, it’s going to be a hectic 72 hours… on the couch.

WHAT AM I LOOKING OUT FOR?
• Let’s start with the doubles because a lot is going on… For the men, it’s an all Aussie final – the first in 42 years – with Nick Kyrgios/Thanasi Kokkinakis taking on Max Purcell/Matt Ebden tomorrow night. The ‘Special Ks’ are guaranteed to make it loud… And don’t forget the ‘Double Js’ – Aussies Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler play in today’s mixed doubles final. The wildcard pair had never won a match together before entering the Open – they play 5th seeds Kristina Mladenovic/Ivan Dodig at 2.30pm this arvo.

• The women’s singles final is on tomorrow night at 7.30pm. Last night, Ash Barty had a straightforward win against American Madison Keys. She’ll face 27th seed/American Danielle Collins. Barty is the first Aussie woman to reach the Open final in 42 years. As the Queenslander said last night, “it’s unreal.”

• And the tournament wraps with the men’s singles final on Sunday night. We’ll find out who will be in it today after 2 semi-finals. Sixth seed/crowd favourite Rafael Nadal takes on Italian Matteo Berrettini at 2.30pm, and top-seed/crowd protagonist Daniil Medvedev plays 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at 7.30pm tonight. 

FOR ONE MORE TIME THIS WEEK… HOW GOOD IS DYLAN ALCOTT?
So good. He was in high spirits after receiving his Australia Day award on Tuesday night. “Sh*t, I gotta play tennis tomorrow, don’t I?” he remarked… And it was that kinda vibe from Alcott yesterday after his defeat by Dutchman Sam Schröder. Alcott is the most successful men’s quad tennis player of all time. He accumulated 3 US Open, 2 Wimbledon, 3 French Open titles, and 7 Aussie Open titles. And last year, he became the first male player to complete a Golden Slam – a clean sweep of the major tournaments + Paralympic gold in a calendar year. The Logie winner/disability advocate/Roger Federer man-bits admirer now moves on to the next phase of his life. “I’m really the luckiest guy in the world, and I didn’t need to win today to realise that,” he said.