1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: So the after match interviews at the Australian Open have 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: been awkward and this has come out and become news 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: because the Australian Open semi finalist Ben Shelton came out 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: and mouthed off about it at a press conference last 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: night and he is not happy with the performance of 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: those court side interviewers. 7 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: I've been a little bit shocked this week with how 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: players have been treated by the broadcasters. And I don't 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: think that the guy who mocked Novak, I don't think 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: that was just a single event. 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: And he also came out and said some of the 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: questions interviewers have asked him and the other players have 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: been disrespectful. 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: Today on the court. Hey Ben, how does it feel that, 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: no matter who you play in your next match, no 16 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 2: one's going to be cheering for you. I just don't 17 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: think a comment that's respectful from a guy I've never 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: met before in my life. 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: And this, of course, as he mentioned, comes only a 20 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: few days after Novak Jokovic's big old stoush with Channel 21 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: nine's Tony Jones. So Craig Gabriel is how correspondent at 22 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: the Australian Open and joins us now Helly. 23 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: Craig he Andrew good to be with you. 24 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: What's wrong with these people? 25 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 3: I think you know what it is. They're missing the 26 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 3: aussy sense of humor. They're losing in a translation, they're 27 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: not quite getting it. I think things are getting a 28 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 3: bit casual in the time to be here, and they 29 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: try to be a bit funny and amusing it lighthearted 30 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: for the fans over here, and a lot of the 31 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 3: players and some of the well, certainly the foreign ones 32 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 3: are not quite getting it. But then again, in most 33 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 3: cases with Americans, you've got to hit them over with 34 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 3: a sledgehammer over the head before they'll understand a joke. 35 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: Now, hold on, are you blaming the players or because personally, 36 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: I think the interviewers have got the wrong end of 37 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: the stick. They should know this, they should be pros. 38 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: Look in all seriousness about it, I think some of 39 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 3: them have gone a little bit far. What I'm not 40 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 3: getting are the length of the questions they are going forever. 41 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: Whereas it on stage, you'd want to get the question 42 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: then quick, smart, so it gives the player the opportunity 43 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: to respond in a longer, better fashion. But certainly there 44 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 3: are some instances where things have probably gone a little 45 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 3: bit too far, a little bit too familiar. I would 46 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 3: say it's probably a good word with some of the 47 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: questions to players, and I understand some of the responses. 48 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: Some of these players are pretty young and they're not 49 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 3: quite getting it okay. 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: So the guys who do the interviews, are they employed 51 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: by Channel nine or are they employed by the Aussie Open? 52 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: So who's putting them in front of these people? 53 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: It's a combination. And the on court interviews are essentially 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 3: part of the general broadcast the world feed aspect, so 55 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: Channel nine picks up that they've got the commentators, So 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 3: those commentators are coming down and doing most of the interviews. 57 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: So whose side is the Australian public on I embarrassed 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: by the interviewers or are they? Are they amused by 59 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: the player's reactions? 60 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 3: You know, not much as far as I'm aware, has 61 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 3: really been said by the Australian public. A lot of 62 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 3: this really came up. Came up on two occasions, one 63 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 3: with the Tony Jones issue with Novak Djokovic and his fans, 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 3: and the second one is Ben Shelton actually making a 65 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 3: statement of that statement you just played during his post 66 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 3: match one of his post match media conferences right at 67 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,119 Speaker 3: the very end. So those have been essentially the two 68 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 3: main aspects that have brought this to light. But you know, 69 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 3: I think some of the things that have been said 70 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 3: probably would have been better not said. And with things 71 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 3: that being I guess a little bit touchy on how 72 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 3: things are spoken of these days. I think you've got 73 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 3: to be a little bit careful. But some of it 74 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: is rather find I mean make some of the stuff 75 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 3: that Jim Courier does with players, and he had a 76 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: wonderfully change with you sinner yesterday on court and there 77 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 3: was a lot laughing about it. So, hey, Jim is brilliant. 78 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: So I was going to say, Craig, I watch a 79 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: lot of tennis. I am sleep deprived at the moment. 80 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: I'm watching the Australian Open. I watched the US Open. 81 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: I can tell you Jim Courier is great. He's got 82 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: the manor, he's got the authority. He's been there, he's 83 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,559 Speaker 1: done it, and he has just the most wonderful style. 84 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: Just get him to do all of the interviews from 85 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: quarterfinals on. 86 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 3: Maybe that's what will happen. I think Elena Dockach has 87 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: had also a very good rapport with a lot of 88 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 3: the players, the female players in particular, So you know 89 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 3: there's another one. So I think Todd Woodbridge is very 90 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: good as well. So you know there are a few 91 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 3: of them, and then there are some Johnny Matt John 92 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 3: mckins misses the mark on a lot of occasions as well. Well. 93 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Gabriel, and get back to work 94 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: because he works very long. Now it's this man, great Gabriel. 95 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: Now for more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live 96 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 3: to news Talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or 97 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 3: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.