In part one of our review of 2021, Catherine, David and Matt review the first two Grand Slams of the year and some of the major events in between, including: 

• The chaos and uncertainty around the Australian Open 
• How great it felt to have fans back 
• Serena’s wave goodbye and tearful press conference in Melbourne 
• Discovering Barbora Krejcikova as a singles player 
• The time Vasek Pospisil ranted about Andrea Gaudenzi during a match in Miami 
• The way Ash Barty and Aryna Sabalenka formed a rivalry throughout the Spring 
• Looking back on Naomi Osaka’s decision not to do press at Roland Garros 
• Whether we should have seen Rafael Nadal’s struggles coming 
• How Novak Djokovic added to his greatness at the French Open 

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