1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: And autograve Happy New Year and to yourself as well, 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: although on the twenty first of the first you'd suggest. 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 2: After three weeks it's like still having a Christmas tree upwards. Incidentally, 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 2: I do. 5 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Yes, I took mine down on Sunday. Anyway, I've not 6 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: seen you this year, so it's you and I know 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: you had a beautiful summer of love and this is 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: all good. Hey. So I was watching tennis light to night. 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: It was Gale mom Feace against his kid Shelton, and 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: in the final set that they played, Gail was playing 11 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: the thing that the commentators called walking tennis, where you 12 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: just slip around the plays, just walk to your shots 13 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: and then you unleash. And he ended out taking all 14 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: the way to the tiebreak, and I said, on behalf 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: of all older tennis players, Gal mom Feasts, you are 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: my hero. He quit after that because he lost the tiebreak. 17 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: But it was a beautiful thing. 18 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: Eh. It's like playing squash with old men. They just 19 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: stand in the middle and just direct the ball around 20 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: and just run around the circles. 21 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: And they went, yeah, it went beautiful. 22 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: Tonight's quite pleased to you went out because that means 23 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: I could switch over and watch the Wellington Phoenix win 24 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: because I was. It's like excited old big Jim arms there. 25 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 2: I don't know. I remember the action figure from back 26 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: in the day. It's a gym with the depressed back account. 27 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeh yeah, yeah, I get it. And you pull 28 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: the cord and he says stuff. I don't know. I understand. 29 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: Now tonight's big game ten ten tonights and this is 30 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: Novak Djokovic, the world's most sensitive tennis player. You can't 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: make you can't take fun out, am can you also? 32 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: Cars Akkavath, the new the new nadle El Carras. 33 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, everyone knows what you're talking about and who you're 34 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: talking about. Nadal. Sorry Nadal, you see I've already swapped 35 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: it out with the Spaniard. Djokovic does this to himself 36 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: deliberately because it gives him this edge. He gets riled 37 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: by silly little things. Yeah, when he could just leave 38 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: it behind. Look, the guy insulted him to a degree, 39 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: doesn't matter, no, get on with it. But he likes 40 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: to light a fire under what he's doing because that 41 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: gives him that edge. It gives him that fury, give 42 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: them their attitude. 43 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: So will he have enough edge to beat the to 44 00:01:59,120 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: beat the young buck. 45 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: Well, this is the problem, isn't it. The young man 46 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: al karavrav Rav is exactly that he's young, he's full 47 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 2: of running and look, maybe Novak will pull the old 48 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 2: man tennis attle standing there running around the course and see. 49 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: But I think the field that he's got at the moment, 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: what Djokovic has got, what he's staring down the barrel 51 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 2: of to become like the statistical goat across men and 52 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: women in history. That is one hell of a driver 53 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: for any athlete. So what I do know is that 54 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: I'll be up really late because I'd expect it to 55 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: go five sets, So she's going to be a long long. 56 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, New Zealand is doing great. Aaron rautlift through to 57 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: the women's double semi finals and she's in the mixed 58 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: doubles as well with Michael Venice or that's just starting 59 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: shorts quarter final this. Yeah, he's in the quarter finals, 60 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: so she could get through to a second semi final. 61 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: That's amazing. 62 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, Gaby Drowski's a doubles partner and did that in 63 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: straight sets. Isy enough, Flock. Their competition wasn't ranked as 64 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: high as they were there a number two seeds in that, 65 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: but you've still got to beat the players in front 66 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: of you, and they come back and do it all 67 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: over again. And she's been one of the success stories 68 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 2: in New Zealand tennis of a recent time. So really 69 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 2: good to watch that. I hope Venus does well. We 70 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 2: all love Michael Venus, and that Gabby doesn't run it 71 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: a step so not Gabby, that Aaron doesn't run out 72 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: a steam too much during that. But it should be good. 73 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 2: And after getting a taste of live tennis at the 74 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: ASP Classic over the break, I'm excited again to carry 75 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: on watching it, of course at this level and then 76 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 2: in this time zone. Oh yes, unless it's till in 77 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: the morning and they're still playing, which case is not 78 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: so great. 79 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: But there you go, Monica, doctor tennis arena roof, yes, yes, yes, 80 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: twenty five mil Come on, well is that all? 81 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? Really? Yeah? Well, you know what they do. The 82 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 2: glen Eed and Intermediate School that my daughter used to attend, 83 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: right back in the day, they put something up over 84 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: their courts. It wouldn't have cost them twenty five million dollars. 85 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: They've got a. 86 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: Couple of poles and girls that girls have got three 87 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: netball courts under a cover come. 88 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 2: All they need is a bit of canvas or some 89 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: tar pauland and a bit of rope and a couple 90 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: of bamboo sticks. 91 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: This sweep Love your work Tonight at seven o'clock. Darsy 92 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: Walter Grave for more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive. 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