144: 2026 Australian Open Semifinals Recap, Novak & Alcaraz Brilliance! | Something Major | EP 144
Nothing Major
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4.8 • 607 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
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The Australian Open is nearing its conclusion, which means we’re back with Something Major, our round-by-round recap and preview show!
Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson & Jack Sock break down all the news from the SFs on both the Mens & Women’s draws, including arguably two of the greatest Semifinals the Australian Open has ever seen! They also give their previews of the Finals and debate whether Novak can claim Slam number 25, or whether Carlos Alcaraz can become the youngest ever to get the ‘Career Slam’. Plus, whether Sabalenka can be stopped in Australia!
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00:00 Introduction
00:31 MGM Grand Slam Bracket Breakdown
04:56 Alcaraz vs. Zverev Match Recap
12:44 Novak Djokovic's Performance
16:42 Analyzing Novak's Tactical Brilliance
18:05 Debating the Importance of Career Slams
20:05 Men's Final Predictions: Novak vs. Carlos
22:16 Women's Semifinals Recap & Final Preview
27:32 Bracket Standings
29:12 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, everyone, on today's episode of Something Major, let's break down the incredible semifinals that we just witnessed. |
| 0:10.7 | All right, welcome back to Something Major. |
| 0:12.9 | I got Jack, I got Stevie. |
| 0:14.7 | John couldn't make it. |
| 0:15.6 | Couldn't make it like on the most important tennis day of the year. |
| 0:18.2 | So weak. |
| 0:20.1 | Charlie Fox's team at Sipt is here. |
| 0:21.7 | I am shooketh to my core over what we just watched. |
| 0:25.3 | That was insane. |
| 0:26.7 | Those two matches, |
| 0:27.6 | maybe the single best day of tennis I've ever been a part of. |
| 0:30.0 | We're going to get to it a second. |
| 0:31.8 | Before that, though, |
| 0:32.7 | we're just going to dip back in one more time. |
| 0:35.0 | MGM Grand Slam bracket draw that we've been advertising all week that |
| 0:41.4 | tiebreaker event with the $1 million in prize money MGM. |
| 0:44.9 | The draws are out for those. |
| 0:46.4 | We've all selected our draws. |
| 0:48.3 | Real quick, remember this is tiebreakers, eight guys, and it's going to go to four guys. |
| 0:51.6 | And two guys, we got a winner. |
| 0:53.0 | Winner is going to get $300,000 of that $1 million. We've all filled out draws. So I'm going to go to |
| 1:00.1 | Stevie first. We've got Stevie's draw up. I feel like... Don't break it down that much, |
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