1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,279 Speaker 1: From the newsroom at news dot Com Today. 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 2: Let's go lo lisahang ii II. 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, busy morning, locks Comings. 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 3: That's really good. 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: Frank is diving into the kind of Plato controversy now 6 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: about Goiday. There. I'm Andrew Bucklow and what you heard 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:20,319 Speaker 1: just then is our. 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 3: Daily editorial meeting at news dot com dot Au. 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: It's exciting, isn't it yet. 10 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 3: It's actually happening right outside my studio door, and basically 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 3: it's where our whole team of reporters get together for 12 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 3: a chat about all the stories they're working on today 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 3: and what news we can expect will be breaking in 14 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 3: the coming hours. We've also got team members overseas in 15 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 3: the US and the UK who dial in for that meeting. 16 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 3: And as you heard, there's a fair big going on today. 17 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 3: We've got those nasty fires wreaking havoc in LA They're 18 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 3: the worst in the city's history. 19 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: Is what was said about that at news conference. 20 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: And to that how it can get this bad West 21 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: to blame, how this happens in Los Angeles in January. 22 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: I've had so many like messages about that overnight, just 23 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: being like I don't understand. 24 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've also got stories coming in All the crazy 25 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 3: tech items that have been unveiled at CES in Las Vegas, 26 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 3: including the World's Biggest TV, which is coming to Australia 27 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: later this year. Costs more than twenty five K. You 28 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 3: think I'll have to save up for that one. There's 29 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 3: one story though, that really grabbed my attention. Here's what Joey, 30 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 3: our sports editor, said just a few moments ago. The 31 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: Ossie Open draws also today, so we always get some 32 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 3: good stories about crazy matchups, especially the Ozzies who they're 33 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 3: playing in round one. Now this peaked my interest because 34 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 3: there are so much going on in the world of 35 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: tennis right now. The Australian Open kicks off in just 36 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: a few days. Controversial Aussie star Nick Curios is hoping 37 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 3: to make his bigger comeback, but he's actually making more 38 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 3: headlines for what's happening off the courts. So Curios is 39 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 3: involved in this pretty heated back and forth with Andy Roddick, 40 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 3: an ex tennis champ from the US. Now Roddick has 41 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 3: let rip at Kurios for comments he made about Cruz Hewitt, 42 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 3: who is the sixteen year old son of another Ossie champ, 43 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: Layton Hewitt. 44 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: News Dot com dot to use. A sports reporter. 45 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: James Dampney is all over these feuds, so I'm gonna 46 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 3: grab him in just a moment. He's going to spill 47 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 3: all the goss and tell us what we can expect 48 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 3: from the Ossie Grand Slam. 49 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: If there's one thing I love, it's a feud. 50 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 3: I'm not a big sportsman, to be honest, I'm not 51 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: even much of a man, but when there is a feud, 52 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 3: I get excited. And there's obviously one going on in 53 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 3: tennis at the moment. James, thank you so much for 54 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 3: joining me. 55 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: Obviously. 56 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: Nick Kurrios, Ozzie Tennis star, he's twenty nine years old. 57 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 3: Yannick Sinner twenty three year old world number one from Italy. 58 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 3: Kirios doesn't really like Sinner. Can you just explain the 59 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 3: backstory there for us? 60 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's probably an understatement, I think, And in terms 61 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 4: of beefs, this is about as one sided as it gets. 62 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 4: It all comes from our boy, Nick, but look at 63 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 4: all stems from the positive doping tests last year. Sinner 64 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 4: tested positive twice in March. You know, very small trace 65 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 4: amounts to a band substance. No one heard about it 66 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 4: until August and then he basically got a slap on 67 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 4: the wrist and very little punishment, and then right after 68 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 4: that won the US Open, and that didn't sit too 69 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 4: well with a lot of people, particularly Nick Kurios, and 70 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 4: he's sort of been teeing off at him ever since 71 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 4: he called for a two year ban. He's had all 72 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 4: sorts of shots at him on social media. Look, Sinner 73 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 4: has taken the high road. The only thing he's really 74 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 4: said is there was a chance that Kurios could have 75 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 4: interviewed Sinner at the US Open because he was working 76 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 4: for ESPN, And he said, Look, people are allowed to 77 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 4: say and think and ask whatever they want. And that's 78 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 4: his only comment through this entire so called beef. But 79 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 4: Curios has been leading the kind of charge against you know, 80 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 4: doping in tennis. We've had these tests last. 81 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 3: Year, all right, So Kurios hates Sinner, doesn't really care. 82 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: Now Is that true that another part of this beef 83 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: might be that Sinner is allegedly dating or has been 84 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 3: dating someone that Curios used to date. 85 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, this is the spicy part of the beef which 86 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 4: is added to it as well. So Anna Kallen Skayer, 87 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 4: who's actually a tennis player, as well. Nick and dated 88 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 4: her briefly in twenty twenty and then they broke up 89 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 4: and now Sinner is dating her now. They were after 90 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 4: every match in the US Open last year and then 91 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 4: it kind of blew up. This is where Nick just 92 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 4: keeps getting it wrong, Bucky. He just keeps making these 93 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 4: stupid mistakes. If he just stuck to doping, he'd probably 94 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 4: get most people on side. But anyway, somebody, somebody defending 95 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 4: Sinner decided to post a photo of Nick and Anna 96 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 4: from when they were dating, and Nick had to comment 97 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 4: second serve is what he wrote on this post, which 98 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 4: is pretty disgusting. It's misogynistic, it's all of that. And 99 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 4: then he deleted it, you know whatever. But you know 100 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 4: that just adds a little bit to it. So they're 101 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 4: still together. Yeah, and Nick couldn't help biting, you know 102 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 4: when someone posted a pick, well. 103 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 3: That's a little bit of a dog act there. Now 104 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 3: some have said that curios die a little bit of 105 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 3: a dog act. 106 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: Again. 107 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 3: The other days, he basically commented on a post from 108 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 3: Cruz Hewett, who was late and Hewart's sixteen year old son. 109 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 3: He went and had a hit with Yannick Sinner. I 110 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 3: believe just tell us what happened here and what Curios 111 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 3: actually commented on Instagram. 112 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, so you know, CRU's good luck to win with 113 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 4: his it's name, he's getting some opportunities. But he had 114 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 4: a hit with Sinner. He's also since had a hit 115 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 4: with Carlos Alcaraz, but he's trying to make his way 116 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 4: in the tennis world. You know, of course, being a 117 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 4: sixteen year old, you're going to post a photo of 118 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 4: having a hit with the world number one totally, and 119 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,119 Speaker 4: Kurios couldn't help himself. He posted all sorts of stuff. 120 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 4: He wrote, love your Cruz, but this is wild. He 121 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 4: wrote cooked post with some needle emojis, like we didn't 122 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 4: get what he was talking about, and then he wrote 123 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 4: thought we were boys with all these broken hearted emojis, 124 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 4: and this is just so ridiculous. Like it's a sixteen 125 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 4: year old, you're a twenty nine year old man. Let 126 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 4: the kid have his moment. If you want to give 127 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 4: Sinner all the shit in the world, post more stuff 128 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 4: about his doping. He's going to try to defend his time. 129 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 4: Say what you want, but leave the kid alone. 130 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: Mate, Come on, well, you're obviously fired up. You're not 131 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: the only one. 132 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 3: Andy Roddick, who is a former tennis champ from the 133 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: United States. He has a podcast called Serve which you 134 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 3: can watch on YouTube. He actually spoke about this whole 135 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 3: drama on his episode yesterday. 136 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: Let's have a listen to what he had to say. 137 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 2: Cruz Hewett, sixteen years old, is sixteen years old, son 138 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 2: of Leyton gets to hit with the guy who's number 139 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: one in the world at the Australian Ope. That's a 140 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: big deal. So imagine as an almost thirty year old 141 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 2: man going into the comments of a sixteen year old 142 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: who's just hit with someone who's the best player in 143 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 2: the world. That's a big moment. And to simply post 144 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 2: a picture and then have this guy go into the 145 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: comments and make it all about himself. Oh I thought 146 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: we were bros, Like, oh I, you know whatever, he says, 147 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: I love your cruise. But this is wild cooked post 148 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: with a syringe emoji that San thought we were boys 149 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 2: with a bunch of broken hearts. Okay, so one, it's 150 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: just making it about you, which he does, and then 151 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: defense was all made. It was a joke. The lack 152 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 2: of awareness that you have with bringing trolls in all 153 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: of the worst parts of tennis fandom into a sixteen 154 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 2: year old's comments is ridiculous. 155 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: You he's pretty fought up. His knee says that is rae. 156 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: So you're on Roddick's side. This is not a little 157 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 3: bit of harmless fun from old Curios. This is just 158 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 3: Nick being a dick. 159 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 4: Nick is absolutely being a Nick. That's a very eloquent 160 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 4: way of putting it. Look, Roddick and Curios have some 161 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 4: beef going back a while. But in terms of this, Roddick, 162 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 4: as you heard, absolutely teed off on Nick. And I 163 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 4: completely agree with him. And also, I mean Roddick got nasty. 164 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 4: He's talking. You know, you're just an influencer, you're just 165 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 4: looking for likes and all the rest of that. But look, 166 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 4: I agree with Roddick. I think Curios went way too far. 167 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 4: He should have just stayed out of this one. 168 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: Honestly, this Tennis World sounds like a little high school 169 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: courtyard at the moment, all these people having beef with 170 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: one another. I'm loving it. But enough about Curios. 171 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 3: In a moment, we will be back and we will 172 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 3: talk about the big tournament, the Australian Open, which kicks 173 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 3: off on Sunday. I'm chatting to news dot com dot 174 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 3: to use a sports reporter, James Dampney, he's all across 175 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 3: the world of tennis. The Australian Open, of course, kicks 176 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 3: off on Sunday. James, who are the favorites at the 177 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 3: moment to win this for the men and the women. 178 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 4: It's going to be another great tournament. The players love 179 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 4: this tour, women with Sinner that man, so he had 180 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 4: his big breakthrough this time last year winning the Australian Open, 181 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 4: knocked out Djokovic on the way through, Like just a 182 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 4: huge tournament for him. He's a pretty short priced favorite. 183 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 4: He's the guy that everyone's going after. And al KaAZ 184 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 4: So he's only made the quarters is his best result 185 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 4: at the Aussie Open, and he's won all the rest 186 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 4: of them, so I think he's going to be pretty 187 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 4: fired up. And I think, honestly, these two are going 188 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 4: to have one of those storied tennis rivalries for the 189 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 4: next decade. I think it's going to be fantastic. So 190 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 4: they're definitely the two guys to watch. We often see 191 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 4: someone sort of pop up, you know, make a semi final, 192 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 4: maybe even make a final in the Australian Open that 193 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 4: we weren't expecting. But it all goes through those two. 194 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 4: Alcaze is still twenty one. He turns twenty two in 195 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 4: May this year, like he's still a kid and crazy. 196 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: How good these young tennis stars are. They're dominating the world, 197 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 3: making millions. I'm forty years old. Here I am hope 198 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 3: STI in a podcast. I mean, come on, what a 199 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 3: reality check for me? What about the women on the 200 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 3: women's side. So Arena Sablenka, she's won the last two 201 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 3: in a row. She just loves playing in Melbourne, she dominates. 202 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 4: The court is perfect for her. I think she's really 203 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 4: the one to beat again. And then Coco Goff. They've 204 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 4: got a really good rivalry as well. These two. Goff's 205 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 4: actually up five to four in their head to head. 206 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 4: But Sablenka won the US Open last year to finish 207 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 4: off the year really well. Coco then got her in 208 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 4: the WTA finals last year. But I think they're the 209 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 4: two to keep an eye on for sure. 210 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: Any Aussie's expected to do well. 211 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 4: All we really have every now and again, we tend 212 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 4: to have one maybe that has a good chance. Like 213 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 4: we had Barty, we had Hewitt, you know, we had 214 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 4: Rafter does every now and again, we have one strong one. 215 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 4: This year, it's definitely Alex dimenor great end of the year. 216 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 4: Got a top eight seeding which is massive, so should 217 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 4: have his best chance of going deep into the tournament. 218 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 4: He says he's fit. He had some injury problems last year. 219 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 4: We've got a lot of players in the drawer. There's 220 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 4: some women playing really well, but I can't see too 221 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 4: many of them going past, you know, maybe third fourth round. 222 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 4: But the demon is the one to watch. 223 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: What about Nick Curios because he's hoping to play right. 224 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 3: I heard he had to pull out of a practice 225 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: match for this week up against Novak Djokovic because he's injured. 226 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: Do you think he'll actually make it into the tournament. 227 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 4: I wish he'd pull out of Twitter, get him out 228 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 4: of get him out of a lot of this trouble. 229 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 4: But look, it's really hard for him. He's had two 230 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 4: years off, he's had a lot of surgeries. He came 231 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 4: back and played one match, it looked like he didn't 232 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 4: recover too well. From that, it looks like he's going 233 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 4: to make the starting line. But I really wouldn't have 234 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 4: too many high expectations. Just doesn't have any tennis under 235 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 4: under his belt. So if he can start getting some matches, 236 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 4: maybe he'll win a round or two. You know, he'll 237 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 4: have the crowd, most of the crowd behind him. Probably 238 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 4: not the Hewitts or the Italians. 239 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 3: But the dream like matchup though, if he somehow managed 240 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 3: to get Janick Sinner and the opening around. 241 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 4: He said that he wants to play him. I don't 242 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 4: think he'd beat him, but my god, can you imagine 243 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 4: the interest in that? It would be awesome. 244 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 3: James Daphane, thank you so much, love reading your stories 245 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 3: on news dot com, Dot you. And that is it 246 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 3: for this episode of From the Newsroom. 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