Tomorrow at 3.30pm nationally on Nine and 9Now, The Greatest: Australian Open Matches continues with Todd Woodbridge and Sam Groth.

This week on the show:

• Andy Roddick v Younes El Aynaoui, 2003 men’s quarter-final, a game that played out for an epic five hours with the final set running for a record two-and-a-half hours.
• At the end, Roddick emerged bruised, battered, and bloody, a 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-4 21-19 victor.
• Serena Williams claiming her 16th straight victory over Maria Sharapova in the 2015 women’s final.
• Williams think she’s won it with an ace – the crowd think she’s won it – but the umpire calls a let! Williams recovers her poise and settles matters with another ace, her 18th, to win the match, making it her sixth Australian Open title.

Following this, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater, Wally Lewis and Mark “Spudd” Carroll are among the special guests this week joining Nine’s panel of NRL experts including Brad Fittler, Phil Gould, Peter Sterling and James Bracey to discuss the greatest rivalries to make their mark on NRL history.

This week on the show:

• Nine’s expert commentators give their opinions of the game’s amazing rivalries.
• Cowboys legend Johnathan Thurston will talk about the incredible Queensland rivalry between the Cowboys and Broncos.
• Billy Slater talks about Melbourne Storm’s bitter rivalry with the Manly Sea Eagles, while Wally Lewis reminisces about referee Barry Gomersall’s rivalry with NSW.
• Mark Carroll on his fierce rivalry with Newcastle legend Paul “Chief” Harragon.
  All this and much more on The Greatest Presents: Rivalries with Brad Fittler, Phil Gould, Peter Sterling and James Bracey. Available nationally this Sunday on 9Now.

For further information please contact Nine Publicity: (03) 9420 3466

Friday, May 15, 2020