WEBVTT - Will Paris be Djokovic’s last stand?

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<v Speaker 1>Young Superstars. Novak Djokovic says he just can't match it

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<v Speaker 1>with Carlos al Karaz or Yannick Sinner. So who knew

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<v Speaker 1>the spiky cocky serve would turn out to be a

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<v Speaker 1>gracious loser? And is this the beginning of a whole

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<v Speaker 1>new era in tennis? As all eyes turned to the

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<v Speaker 1>Paris Olympics. We're joined by tennis writer Will Swanton.

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<v Speaker 3>Jokovic, What ho you do?

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<v Speaker 4>Is outing? What point? Sen Saxon from Jakovich's very best?

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<v Speaker 1>Novak Djokovic the greatest of all time? So Skovich, He's

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<v Speaker 1>been wonderful to watch and sometimes hard to light. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I know we're supposed to be impartial. I'm sure you

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<v Speaker 1>are impartial even if I'm not. So do you love

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<v Speaker 1>Novak Djokovic or do you hate him?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I don't know if anyone in sports journalism is impartial.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Will Swanton, a sports writer at The Australian and

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<v Speaker 1>our man in the press box at the All England

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<v Speaker 1>Lawn Tennyson Croquet Club, Wimbledon.

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<v Speaker 4>I really admire Djokovic, I think like everyone else. Oh,

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<v Speaker 4>I thought he was probably a bit too much a

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<v Speaker 4>few years ago and he enjoyed lauding it over everyone.

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<v Speaker 4>But in the last few years he does a great

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<v Speaker 4>salesman's job for the sport as in he does long interviews,

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<v Speaker 4>he gives deep and meaningful answers. He's shown amazing kind

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<v Speaker 4>of dedication to doing what he wants to do, which

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<v Speaker 4>was overtake Roger and Raffa, which he's done. He's thirty

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<v Speaker 4>seven now, and it's a fascinating thing because in life

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<v Speaker 4>he's still a young man.

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee. Isn't like Doggie, and.

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<v Speaker 4>He hasn't always been a great winner. He could probably

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<v Speaker 4>say he was a gracious loser yesterday. The way he

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<v Speaker 4>spoke to us afterwards, he was just completely accepting of

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<v Speaker 4>Carlos was better and it was almost as shocking as

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<v Speaker 4>the lopsided result. Was no vatch reaction. Such a nice loser.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, huge congrats to Carlos. Deserved this win today. He

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<v Speaker 5>was a better player from the beginning to the end.

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<v Speaker 5>But it was I guess inevitable for him to win

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<v Speaker 5>today because he was just coming out on the court

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<v Speaker 5>with a better quality tennis. That's as simple as it is.

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<v Speaker 1>More than twenty five years at the top, a record

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four Grand Slam singles titles, and your sense. Importantly

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<v Speaker 1>for the Joker, he's outlasted the other two of tennis's

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<v Speaker 1>Big three, retired Swiss gentleman Roger Federer and the chronically

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<v Speaker 1>injured Spanish artist Rafel Nadal. And then so we can

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<v Speaker 1>changed round a straight sets thrashing in the Wimbledon final

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<v Speaker 1>at the hands of twenty one year old Spaniard Carlos Alparez.

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<v Speaker 4>This that slone sixteen sixteen seventy six.

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<v Speaker 3>Stop twenty one years of age.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess we haven't got to see him losing much,

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<v Speaker 1>have we. We've always seen him in victory, and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>none of us would behave that well as world champions.

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<v Speaker 4>And even when Novac used to talk himself up, he

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<v Speaker 4>always used to say, I'm just being honest and if

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<v Speaker 4>I'm winning a lot, I'm just telling you what I

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<v Speaker 4>actually think. And now it makes you think that rings

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<v Speaker 4>true because he was just absolutely cleaned up by Alcoraz

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<v Speaker 4>and again he was just completely honest.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, you can always analyze the match, of course

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<v Speaker 5>after and say, you know, I could have done this

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<v Speaker 5>or that, but just overall, the way I felt on

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<v Speaker 5>the court today against him, I just I was inferior

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<v Speaker 5>on the court.

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<v Speaker 4>That's it.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, he was a better player. He played every

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<v Speaker 5>single shot better than add so.

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<v Speaker 4>When I was leaving last night, I was even more

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<v Speaker 4>stunned by just how great Chokovic was in this significant

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<v Speaker 4>moment where it really felt like one era of tennis officially,

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<v Speaker 4>and that's what it felt like. Without Roger, without Rafa,

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<v Speaker 4>Novak was just completely outplayed. A new era has begun,

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<v Speaker 4>and no one seems more accepting of it than him.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think it's safe to say then that Carlos

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<v Speaker 1>al KaAZ is the new face of tennis? Or do

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<v Speaker 1>we have to wait a couple of decades to work

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<v Speaker 1>that out?

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<v Speaker 4>Definitely the new face of tennis. Like when you turn

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<v Speaker 4>up at a tournament, you see who the faces of

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<v Speaker 4>tennis are, because all over that city posters of that face,

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<v Speaker 4>and every tournament we go to now front and center

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<v Speaker 4>will be Carlos al Karaz, and he's such a godsend

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<v Speaker 4>for the sport. I remember not so long ago we

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<v Speaker 4>used to wonder, how will tennis continue to thrive when

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<v Speaker 4>you don't have these great characters in Roger Back and

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<v Speaker 4>Raffa who capture people's attention, who don't just love tennis?

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<v Speaker 4>How is tennis going to keep going when they've gone?

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<v Speaker 4>But then Alcoraz has popped up and it's just this joyful, beaming, entertaining,

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<v Speaker 4>extremely likable showman of a young Spaniard and it's just

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<v Speaker 4>such a great thing for the sport. But as Novak

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<v Speaker 4>so graciously conceded, it's the year of Alcaraz and sinner

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<v Speaker 4>in his days are numbered.

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<v Speaker 1>Carlos, you've defended your title.

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<v Speaker 5>Does it feel as good as the first time?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes? Yeah, it's yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel he was the first one.

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<v Speaker 1>It is an amazing feeling for me being the champion,

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<v Speaker 1>killing women on back to back.

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<v Speaker 5>It is great. So I'm really proud and really happy about.

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<v Speaker 1>It coming up. So will Djokovic finally throw in the towel?

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<v Speaker 1>Plus a spine chilling moment for Britain's in saor NEI

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<v Speaker 1>of some good news. We'll be back after this break.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a treat looming for tennis fans. Both Novak Djokovic

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<v Speaker 1>and Rafael Nadal have confirmed they'll play at the Paris

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<v Speaker 1>Olympics beginning next week. As a Rafa Nadal fan myself,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm desperately hoping that he retires and doesn't get humiliated

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<v Speaker 1>as an old man. He's a hearing forty getting thrashed

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<v Speaker 1>by twenty year olds. That is now happening to Novak Djokovic.

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<v Speaker 1>Are those guys going to retire now?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, good old Rafa, stop the fight. I agree with

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<v Speaker 4>you at a slightly different point, but an absolute highlight

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<v Speaker 4>of the Olympics will be the men's doubles because young, sprightly,

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<v Speaker 4>exuberant Los Alcarez will be trying to carry you know,

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<v Speaker 4>good old Rafael and Nadhal through the doubles.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh what a match up.

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<v Speaker 4>That will be fantastic. I think Novaks. It's a funny

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<v Speaker 4>one with Novak because he did reach the winmbledon final,

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<v Speaker 4>so it's not like a complete disaster. But I when

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<v Speaker 4>there's two damning stats for Novak. He hasn't beaten another

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<v Speaker 4>top ten player since last November, which is incredible, and

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<v Speaker 4>his final here in London was the first final he's

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<v Speaker 4>made all year of any tournament. Roger and Rafa hung

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<v Speaker 4>in there as long as they could. I don't think

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<v Speaker 4>Novak will do the same. I think his pride in

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<v Speaker 4>performance means that if he really starts believing he's not

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<v Speaker 4>going to win majors, I think he'll walk away, and

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<v Speaker 4>he might walk away pretty quickly. Whereas Roger and Raffa

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<v Speaker 4>they just had this kind of they've always had this

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<v Speaker 4>boyish love of playing tennis. They just wanted to keep

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<v Speaker 4>playing or.

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<v Speaker 1>What will was at center court for a spine tingling moment,

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<v Speaker 1>a standing ovation for Catherine, Princess of Wales. Has she

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<v Speaker 1>emerged for a rare break from her chemotherapy treatment, escorting

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<v Speaker 1>her daughter, Princess Charlotte.

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<v Speaker 2>And here we are the appearance of her Royal Highness.

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<v Speaker 2>Very appearance, Sarah, symbol of the resilience, hmm, exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>My request for a seat in the Royal Box didn't

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<v Speaker 4>come through, so I was at the far I was

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<v Speaker 4>at the far end of the court. But so you're

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<v Speaker 4>looking straight at the Royal Box and there's no kind

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<v Speaker 4>of announcement that Kate was about trumpets trumpets, And but

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<v Speaker 4>then this beautiful wave of applause just went around this

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<v Speaker 4>truly beautiful sporting stadium. And I looked up and unless

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<v Speaker 4>she was sworning down the aisle to her seats, there

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<v Speaker 4>was a touching kind of gave me a great sense

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<v Speaker 4>of what the royal family and what means to people.

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<v Speaker 4>With that myself, it was a really heartfelt long ovation,

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<v Speaker 4>and she did this beautiful, little understated way with everyone.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought, oh that's quite nice.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, Oh you you're Amnicus. Now, Will Swanton and our

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<v Speaker 1>team of sports writers are heading to Paris for the Olympics,

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