1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Are they? We are ready. Grand Slam Daily, huge show 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: ahead for you, Alexi Popper and hunting a place in 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: the fourth round for the first time. Also in action 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: last night, the world's Best, the top seed Arena Sablenca 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: and this man, the brilliant Brazilian Joel Fonseca, lighting it 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: up in France. That is all ahead on a cracking 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: Grand Slam Daily. As we make our way into the 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: fourth round, encounters Chris Stubb's with you alongside me? Wally 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: My welcome back Wally after a few days off, the 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: two time semi finalist The Roland Gareth if you don't mind, 11 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: former top fifteen. 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 2: Good to have me back. 13 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: Thank you well, welcome back with mischief. Thanks with mischief. Well, 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: what do you think we're going to do? First? 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 2: You've got my moment, your moment, and I have quite 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: a few moments in the course of a day, but 17 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: this one is Ben Shelton, and I love watching this 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: guy play each When he's playing badly, something's happening, but 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: he's playing well at the moment. He's got imagination, he's 20 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: got athleticism, he's creative, and I'd love him. That was 21 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: an awesome point. Now we know, he's a great hardcarter, 22 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: moves brilliantly, feet of clay. He's finding his ways dubsy, 23 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 2: but look at the effort. 24 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: He is desperation. 25 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: And this looks like you in kindergarten. You just covered 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: in mud, the French clay all over his chest. But 27 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 2: that was a great I. 28 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: Like that, well done, well done for me. It was 29 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of behind the scenes, just scrolling through 30 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: the cameras and we came across this one. So Yannick Sinner, 31 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: this is what it takes to be a winter perhaps 32 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: and straight back, and I thought that was you Wan 33 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: he a silver fox in a tight white T shirt 34 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: with a nice tan Darren Kahlen the green. What do 35 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: you think of his foot? 36 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 2: Well, that's not a push up killer. That is the worm. 37 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: I mean, that is not full extension. And what is 38 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 2: that game? I mean I could do that. Just knocked 39 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: the ball in the basket with your head. 40 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, well that's how I knew it wasn't you, because 41 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: it went in Okay. Yeah, so I thought maybe you'd 42 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: been over and rolling. 43 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: Running games in the locker room. But look at the 44 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: facilities for the players, so they get so well looked after. 45 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: So good. Now. We teased off the top about Alexi 46 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: Popper and hunting a place in the round for the 47 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: first time at Roland Garas. While he got the job 48 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: done straight sets, but it was not straightforward, was it. Yeah? 49 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: But Stuvesy, there was so much to like about this 50 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: because he was expected to win on paper, so he's 51 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: playing with expectation. He comes out of the blocks really well. 52 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: We know he's got this powerful serve and a massive fourhand, 53 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 2: such a dangerous player. But the way it played out, 54 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: he got a little tense serving for the second set. 55 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: I'm not saying he got nervous, but he just rushed 56 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: a little bit. He wanted it to be. 57 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: Over six set points. 58 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then he had trouble closing it out in 59 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: the end, but he remained calm. He used other elements 60 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 2: of his game to get the win. He was really 61 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: really good at the net. I think he came forward 62 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: like thirty six times in one about seven or eighty 63 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 2: percent of those points. He can volley. He's a legitimate volleyer. 64 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: I mean a few times. Yes, he was dragged in 65 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 2: with dropshots, but there was so much to like. There 66 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: was poise, he had to think on the run. He 67 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: had to deal with a very difficult opponent. Nuno Borges 68 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 2: was a good defender. A lot of his best shots 69 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: came back, so there was patients required. It was very pleasing. 70 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: He was asked a lot of questions in that match 71 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: and he certainly answered them, and Duncan asked him some 72 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: questions afterwards too. 73 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: It was also a very solid match for the first 74 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 3: set and a half, and then the next set and 75 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 3: a half were a mental and physical battle on my 76 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: heart on my part, you know, I started feeling it 77 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: a little bit with the heat in the third set, 78 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 3: so it was really important for me to stay on 79 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 3: my serve and focus on my service games and then 80 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: when opportunities arise on returning games to try and capitalize. 81 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 3: But yeah, for me, I served really well all match 82 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 3: and that was the key thing for me today in 83 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: the match. But the first set and a half, we're 84 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: probably the most solid tennis that I've played in a while. 85 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 4: Crucial part of the match, into that second set, you 86 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: and him were trading breaks, It goes to a breaker, 87 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 4: you win that thirteen and eleven. Did you think at 88 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 4: the time, Wow, that was really really critical. 89 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was really critical, and I knew that at 90 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 3: the while we were playing that second set breaker that 91 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 3: it was very very important to get that second two 92 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 3: sets of love lead because if it goes to one 93 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 3: set all then then it's a really difficult, difficult match 94 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 3: in a really difficult situation. 95 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: He's got the. 96 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 3: Momentum on his side and who knows what the result 97 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 3: would have been. But yeah, that second set breaker was 98 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 3: probably the most important part of the march, and I'm 99 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 3: just really happy with the way that I kind of 100 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 3: stuck in it and serves really well towards the end. 101 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,799 Speaker 2: Tennis Australia supported Alexi popperin all through his junior career, 102 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: but he did it his way. He was living in 103 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: Europe ninety percent of the time and he had his 104 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: own team, but we funded him to do that and 105 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: it was interesting watching him return. He was returning from 106 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 2: the bleachers. You won't see too many Australians doing that 107 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: because we play so much of our tennis emerging tennis 108 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: on faster courts, but he spent a lot of time 109 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: in Europe, so he definitely knows how to play and 110 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 2: how to move on clay. Still a few little issues 111 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: on that back end. He tends to get the right 112 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: leg across the body, he closes himself out, he waits 113 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 2: for the ball to come to him, a little bit 114 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: vulnerable on that backhand side. So there's still room for 115 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: improvement in his game, which is pretty encouraging given that 116 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: he's already broken into the top twenty on the back 117 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: of this rolling Garris performance. 118 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, this has equaled his best performance at a 119 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: Grand Slam into the fourth round and his match up 120 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: with Tommy Paul tomorrow, so we're very much looking forward 121 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: to that one. A men's update in general will work 122 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: our way through some of the big names that were 123 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: in action last night, none bigger than Carlos al Karaz 124 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: took four sets. This was a little bit like his 125 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: previous round match where he dropped a set after winning 126 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: the first two comfortably against this time Damir Zamhor. 127 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 2: Yeah and zoom. It's been around forever. He's thirty three 128 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 2: years of age. He's never done anything outrageous, but he's 129 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 2: a very solid competitor. Sometimes I think with these very 130 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: best players like al Karaz, who's obviously got his eye 131 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: on the prize, I'm not saying dismissive is not the 132 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 2: right word, but when you're playing these lesser players. He 133 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 2: kind of just let's get through it, let's get this over. 134 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: But you've got to kind of reset for every match, 135 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: which is something that I think every player can learn 136 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: from Rafa. He had total respect for every opponent and 137 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 2: just kind of went to work with his bag of tools, 138 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 2: and you know, to drop a couple of sets against 139 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 2: lesser players, no drama. His eyes on the second week, 140 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: but you can lose in that first week. You just 141 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 2: got to be careful. 142 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: You can't afford to drop that intensity for one moment 143 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: these days. And this was a similar theme for Lorenzo 144 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: Musetti in his match as well. So he dropped the 145 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: first set and was quite out of sorts. He was 146 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: having some unusual misses, which is. 147 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: Unusual given how well he has played throughout the clay 148 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: court season. But that's that's the nature of the sport. 149 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 2: You know, it's so day in day out. Yes, you 150 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 2: get the day off in a slam to recover from 151 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 2: a best of five set match, but the nature of 152 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: the sport, I mean, it's dynamic, but it's an endurance 153 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 2: sport at the end of the day, and it's like 154 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: your mental sort of acuity and focus just has to 155 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: be there on a daily basis. As I said, I 156 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 2: keep going back to Rafa. Yeah, just reset every match, 157 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 2: reset every point, and he was ready. 158 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: So Lorenzo the eighth seed will now play Holgaruna, now 159 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: Holga again, same story. He was just two points away 160 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: from losing in the fourth set and had to come 161 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: back and win it in five. So he has been 162 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: tested by a Quentin Alis. 163 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: I love the way you say that, But you know 164 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 2: what I liked about Gwandon He played up in the court, Like. 165 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: What about this though for a shot, Well spectake. 166 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 2: Isn't it. But I love the way he took the 167 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: match to him. He played up in the court. Runa 168 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 2: was deep. He was doing a lot of defending for 169 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 2: a guy that liked to dictate, and at least certainly 170 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 2: had him in all sorts of trouble throughout the course 171 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 2: of this match. But I haven't really spoken much about 172 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: Runa hap with there. He is number ten in the world, yep. 173 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: And he's done well here in the past, some of. 174 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: His better form, hasn't he This was a break through 175 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: twenty two here rolling well. 176 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 2: I think part of his problem. You know, his parents 177 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: were very involved in his career, particularly his mother, And 178 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 2: you know, there was a real coaching roundabout going on 179 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: there for a while, so there just wasn't any continuity. 180 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: And you know he's almost changing game style with each coach. 181 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 2: You've got to be settled, you've got to have a goal, 182 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: and it's got to be one foot in front of 183 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: the other. But you're right, he seems to have found 184 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 2: some equilibrium. 185 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: So Alexipoppam will play Tommy Paul. Now. He was also 186 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: tested last night, as we expected by Karen Hatchanov, and 187 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: Poppy referred to feeling a little flat in his battle. Well, 188 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: Tommy Paul in good news. This one went on and 189 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: on and on, ten sets. He's played eight hours in 190 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: the last two matches. TP. 191 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 2: Well, you know Alexi was talking about the heat. Wear 192 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 2: a hat. Wear a hat. That's just helped. There's two 193 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: men with the. 194 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: Had on forwards facing. Perhaps might be even better. 195 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: Exactly, Well, Tommy Paul. I mean he's had a rough trot. 196 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 2: He's played a lot of tennis, as you said, to 197 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: get to this point, a couple of five setters, but 198 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 2: he's been around a while. You know, he's got the 199 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 2: miles in his legs. He doesn't expend unnecessary energy is 200 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 2: really efficient. But you've got a figure that Poplin would 201 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,719 Speaker 2: be quite happy with the workload that Tommy Paul has 202 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: been through to get to this fourth round encounter. 203 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: Staying with the American theme because there are plenty of 204 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: them doing well as we've seen in recent slams. Ben Shelton, 205 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: who we saw off the top with that courageous effort 206 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: to get back up and win that point. But overall, 207 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: look at that scoreline, that was super impressive. 208 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, g gunt qualifier yep, and a bit like Neuno 209 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 2: Bulshes did nothing wrong, really solid, moved well, tricky, got 210 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: the drop shot, knows how to play on clay. I 211 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 2: just love watching Ben Shelton play like he has a serve. 212 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 2: What the ball does through the year and what it 213 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 2: does off the court is just incredibly. I mean, if 214 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 2: I had that serve, I would never hit a ground 215 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 2: shot when I'm serving it is so good. 216 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: How does yeah, no, I was gonna say, how does 217 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: the rest of his game on clay? Though? Is he 218 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: a legitimate factor? 219 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 2: H yeah, absolutely, if the conditions are right. I see 220 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 2: him as a disruptor. He can beat anybody on a 221 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 2: given day, whether he can get on a roll and 222 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 2: you back to back to back on clay, I'm not 223 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 2: so sure. We know he's done well and majors on hardcore, 224 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 2: but he's getting better all the time. Players with big 225 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 2: games just take a little bit longer for it all 226 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: to come together. You know, Jack Draper might be a 227 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: casing point as opposed to a smaller player who's a counterpuncher. 228 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 2: They might be really organized by eighteen or nineteen. So 229 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: he's getting better all the time. But that serve is 230 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 2: just it's beautiful. 231 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: Well, there's also an all American affair last night Francis 232 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: Taro against in quarter and the scoreline in this after 233 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: the first set was quite comfortable. Francis Tafa that's his 234 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: first top thirty win on clay in one thousand, one 235 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty seven days. Had to get the calculator 236 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: out for that one. But Ta has clicked. He's found something. 237 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: Good stat good seat. Yeah. Sometimes I think we play 238 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 2: I mean, is a quality player, and we've seen that 239 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 2: in Grand Slam tournaments, particularly the US Open. I think 240 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 2: sometimes and even Daniel Medvedev, players talk themselves out of 241 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 2: a certain surface, whether it be grass or whether it 242 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 2: be clay. They're not used to it. They've had some 243 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,439 Speaker 2: bad losses on that surface. But look, Francis is a 244 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 2: great athlete. He holds his ground really well. He's really strong, 245 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 2: he can deal with the height of the bounce. He's 246 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 2: got power, he can move. You can see him. They're 247 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 2: just embracing Sebastian Quarter, who is a very good player 248 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 2: in his own right on clay. So that's a pretty 249 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 2: handy winning straight So sometimes a bit of a mindset 250 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 2: as much as anything. 251 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,599 Speaker 1: All right, well done, caught up with the big foe. 252 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 5: He's sounds crazy when my career has been up and down, 253 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 5: you know, and well, when I'm going, I'm going, and 254 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 5: I know what I'm keeping. You know obviously how Greek 255 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 5: this is, and you know everyone's pumped. You know, I'm 256 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 5: still very much wimanfeedo and still understand there's a lot 257 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:07,719 Speaker 5: more work to do, you know, I know where it 258 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 5: feels they to go deeper mejor So there's definitely don't 259 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 5: even nearly cause satisfied, but but definitely have understand of 260 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 5: small ones. 261 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: A confident big fou is a dangerous big fox. Now, 262 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: before we get to the women's results from overnight, there's 263 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: some really good matchups there as well. Let's get to 264 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 1: Duncan because he's got some breaking news for the men. 265 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, thanks Stubbs' breaking news from Roland Garross tonight with 266 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 4: fourteen seed in French, hope are to Feast out of 267 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 4: the tournament. Feast releasing a statement just a short time 268 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 4: ago saying it's withdrawing because of an injury he suffered 269 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 4: in that five set victory over at Jamae Mona yesterday. 270 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 4: As we know that match went for over four hours, 271 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 4: but how can we forget those on court celebrations, Feast 272 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 4: ripping his shirt off and flexing his muscles. Well, turns 273 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 4: out the twenty ar old isn't as fit as what 274 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 4: we thought he was, and Andre Rublev gets a free 275 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 4: pass through to the fourth round, which is such a 276 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 4: shame Waally, because Feasts was playing some great. 277 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 2: Tennis, absolutely dunk and I mean he's ripped like yourself 278 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: in the trailer this morning getting ready for this show, 279 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 2: sus what a dressing? Yeah, well I guess, yeah, Look, 280 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 2: it must be a fairly serious injury. I mean, he's 281 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 2: a very exciting player. He really knows how to light 282 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: up a stadium. But he withdrew so early, obviously, you 283 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 2: get forty eight hours to determine whether you fit to play, 284 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 2: so you kind of think that he's had scans and 285 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 2: must be something seriously because of backspasm, you give yourself 286 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 2: half a chance to recover. 287 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: Maybe disappointing peck or a bicep it. 288 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 2: Could have done that, and try that at home. 289 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: Someone else who's an impressive physical specimen is Arena Sabolenka. 290 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: What a powerful performance she rolled out again, this time 291 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,119 Speaker 1: against Olga Danilovich. 292 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, sort of what you would expect from Arena in 293 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 2: these early rounds. Just too much firepower from every part 294 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 2: of the court. And I spoke about her at the 295 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 2: start of the tournament. Know, if the conditions are lively, 296 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 2: she's just there's so much power. It doesn't matter how 297 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 2: good an athlete you are. You can't track it down 298 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 2: off both wings. 299 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: It's out of the hitting zone. 300 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, so quickly, and she's so good at that first strike. 301 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 2: And obviously over the years her service improved enormously. It's 302 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 2: hard to attack that she doesn't give you those double 303 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 2: faults that were part of her makeup earlier in her career. 304 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 2: So she's still my favorite for the tournament and with 305 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 2: the sun shining. I think it even plays more into 306 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 2: her game. 307 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: But Wally her next opponent, Amanda and Nissa moment, what's 308 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: the head to head? 309 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 2: Well you you are praised me of this, dubbs you 310 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: and I was surprised. 311 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 1: You didn't believe. 312 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 2: No, I didn't believe. I actually I fact checked because 313 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 2: you will throw things out there that are not always correctly. 314 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: Get that. 315 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 2: But five to two Adams over that is unusual. But 316 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 2: a few of them were going back to twenty twenty two. 317 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 2: Some of them are on Clay. 318 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: Three are the wins on class And I. 319 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 2: Just I was just thinking, was that that patch where 320 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: Sabolenka was having trouble with the serv You know, wasn't 321 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 2: the confident player that she is now having won slams? 322 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: All right, we'll take a look at that match up 323 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: tomorrow as we preview with Jasmine Paulini. A victory just 324 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: getting the job done, isn't she another pretty straightforward result 325 00:13:59,559 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 1: for her? 326 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 6: Yeah? 327 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 2: Gee, I just she's there's a little power pack, you know, 328 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 2: she just throws her racket at the ball with abandon 329 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 2: and trust and hit the ball this big for someone 330 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: so short in statue is quite incredible. I mean, it's 331 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 2: a little bit of a nod to the technology that 332 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 2: the players have available to them these days. Slightly longer racket, 333 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 2: your string it loose, you've got the poly strings and 334 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: you just wail. But yeah, she's an extraordinary player and 335 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 2: must be confident having just one in. 336 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: Rome, real all court player as well. 337 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 2: She finished on a downwarding place. 338 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: I was waiting, Yeah, but she's she's up and running 339 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: and and looks like she could go all the way 340 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: to the final. Once more. Our match yesterday one to watch. 341 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: It was pretty evident. It was Elena Rebark against Lena Ostapenko, 342 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: two Grand Sam Champs. But g that's scoreline. Osta Penco 343 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: was just all over the place early. 344 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 2: Yeah that look, Rebucca has got so much firepower to 345 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 2: see her win two and two. We get it. But 346 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 2: Osta Pinker is a great she's a great match player. 347 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 2: She can control the arena, you know, control the court, 348 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 2: take a little bit of time, have a conversation with 349 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 2: the umpire, but a niggle, you know. But there was 350 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 2: none of that. She just seemed to be a little 351 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 2: bit absent and she completely let Rebecca to control the court. 352 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, well let's get some more reaction. Dunk has been 353 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: a busy, busy man. 354 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 6: Well, feeling great with the wins of course, and I 355 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 6: knew it's going to be tough much today was really 356 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 6: what the ball was flying award, so quite the award 357 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 6: also in the four Sarahs, I would say from both 358 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 6: but really happy with the wins and looking forward for 359 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 6: my next match. 360 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: And that next match would be Eagish Film Tech after 361 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: her pretty pretty good win against Jacqueline Christian. A couple 362 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: of moments in that second set, though. 363 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess we're sort of eagers had a tough 364 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 2: year by her standards, and certainly not the clay court 365 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 2: player that she's been in the pasting twenty twenty five, 366 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 2: so we're sort of looking for little chinks in her armor, 367 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 2: and you know, there was just exposed to a degree 368 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 2: in that second set, but she got through it comfortably 369 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 2: in the end. Let's not forget she's one of the 370 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 2: great movers on this surface, so she defends so well, 371 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 2: so you're going to have to have a bit of 372 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 2: five power and a bit of quality to beat her. 373 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 2: But rubeccaha certainly has that, yes, and. 374 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: That is the matchup that we've got next. And the 375 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: way it actually worked out is that this match Eager's 376 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: win was happening on court while the other match was happening, 377 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: so she didn't know if she'd be playing Elena Rebakna 378 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: or she'd be playing Elena Ostapenko. Now, the head to 379 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: head between Ostapenko and Eagish Fronteka's may, as you may know, 380 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: six zero. She's never been able to defeat Ostapenko, so 381 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: of course the question was put to her, who would 382 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: you rather play? 383 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 7: Ellano's winning, so so yeah, we'll see obviously was gonna win. 384 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 7: But for sure, both of the mare great players, you know, 385 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 7: and we've been playing for many years, you know a 386 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 7: lot of matches, so we know our games, and yeah, 387 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 7: both measures are going to be a challenge, but let's 388 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 7: see who wins. 389 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 8: Have preference? 390 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: No, she went on to say, I wouldn't be very 391 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: good at poker, would I? So we all knew, yeah, 392 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: and she would have been breathing a mass inside of 393 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 1: relief a few minutes later when Rebecca won that match. 394 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 2: It's hard to believe that head to head record, wasn't 395 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 2: it six and eight? 396 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: I mean really remarkable. So this whole section is phenomenal. 397 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 1: So we saw like the best in the world playing 398 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: last night, really didn't we including Jung chin Ween, who's 399 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: got to be one of the favorites for this title 400 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: outside the Big two. 401 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, she's got a win against Saberlenka in this Cliar 402 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: caught season leading into the French tremendous athlete, like a 403 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 2: lot of the modern players, power on tap, moves well, 404 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 2: ultra competitive, not afraid to defend, which is pretty important 405 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 2: on clay. Turn a few of the points that we 406 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 2: just witnessed there that are going against you turn them 407 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 2: into your favor. 408 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: And this was a good match Boco like, yeah, eighteen 409 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: year old later in the future. Yeah, three hundred and 410 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: thirty three to start the year. She's strung together a 411 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: heap of itf titles and she hit hard ball. 412 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 2: Don't you think it's interesting? I mean, Moboco and there's 413 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: young men. You know, we're going to talk about Fonsaka 414 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: and various players. It's you sort of think, you know, 415 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 2: Williams and Cheruff Pover they depart, the Big four departing. 416 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 2: The men will obviously have act still around, but I 417 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 2: don't know, just keeps regenerating. There's some exciting players coming through. 418 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: Look at this top half sable Anka Jung who's just 419 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: won the gold medal there last year at Roland Gas Paolini. 420 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,719 Speaker 1: The finalists from last year egas shoon Tek looking for 421 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: four straight titles against Rebuka or a former Wimbledon champion, 422 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: the overall champion comes through here, Wally, Is that what 423 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: you think? 424 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 2: Or do they all beat each other up? Is it 425 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 2: so hard to get through this section that they've got 426 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 2: nothing left in the final go GoF can Absolutely. Yeah, 427 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 2: But look I said at the start of the week, 428 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 2: I think Sablenka was my favorite. I'll stick with it. 429 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 2: But there's a lot of dangerous players in that section 430 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 2: and draw. I mean, someone like Sidelina never puts a 431 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 2: foot wrong either. Very competitive too, Wally. 432 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: We need to talk about doubles. You did make the 433 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: final four a couple of times in the doubles at 434 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: Roland Garros, and we've got a very talented Ossie pairing 435 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: Maddy Eddun and John Pierce who have done some good 436 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: things at Roland Garros in the last twelve months too. 437 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 1: That means they're a real real chance despite being seated 438 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 1: at fifteen. 439 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, they've done some good things on every surface all 440 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 2: over the world. In Davis Cup, super experienced, they both 441 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 2: play fairly similar tennis. They really efficient, they don't do 442 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 2: much wrong, they never beat themselves. They both serve really accurately, 443 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 2: and they understand how to play doubles. So let's hope 444 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 2: fingers crossed. We covered all at stand. 445 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: That's it. Every Minutch is available, and of course they 446 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: are the gold Millos from Paris twenty twenty four. Now, 447 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: speaking of Paris, the place is going to be lit 448 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: up tonight because Juel Fonseka. We're going to preview that 449 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: match in just a Moment's not just about the tennis, though, 450 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 1: and stand tonight. Get your devices ready. It's the final 451 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: of the Champions League PSG and into Milan in the 452 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: early hours off tomorrow morning. I got this should be 453 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: The atmosphere is absolutely incredibly incredible. 454 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 2: The dead eye finish up. 455 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 7: This is a stoic. 456 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: This is going for God, the same sanction, our glorious girl. 457 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: This competition is like in the jungle. 458 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 2: You're at war. 459 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: I was trying to build something in your heart in 460 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: the jungle every day his psitation, I want to please, 461 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: we can just be I want it and sacrifice. Well, 462 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: we gotta learn. Nobody plays Frank Lucas in the junk. 463 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: The most dangerous creation is the man who has nothing 464 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: left to lose down across me wants more. We will 465 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: go to war just in case. Yes, the godfather of 466 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: Harlem Wally is the godfather of Manly, no doubt about that. 467 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: And some would say the godfather of Roland Garros two 468 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 1: after those semi final runs. But let's not dwell on 469 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: the past. Let's talk about the future and the future 470 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: right now. Is Darik Hazat Keena our final female flying 471 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 1: the Aussie flag. It's going to be a tough one, 472 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: a good matchup against power Bidoza tonight. How do you 473 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 1: see this one going and how she's progressed so far 474 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: playing for our country. It's something she's taken very seriously 475 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: and with great pride. 476 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 6: Yeah. 477 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 2: Well, she's a quality player, she's a great professional. Three 478 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 2: and three against Bodosa, so they've played six times three. Also, 479 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 2: they both know each other's games well, they've both been 480 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 2: on the tour for a number of years. I thought 481 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 2: Asaka was going to beat Bidosa in the first round 482 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 2: because she hadn't played a lot of tennis. She's had 483 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 2: a back injury really since Miami. She was making her 484 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 2: way back from that now she's had a couple of 485 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 2: three setters, Bidoza. Does that player into four or does 486 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,719 Speaker 2: that kind of tipper over the year. I don't know, 487 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 2: but I don't think there's a lot in this. And 488 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 2: it might be who can find it on the day, 489 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 2: but Daria certainly you can see they're any separated by 490 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 2: seven places in the rankings. There's not much between these two. 491 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 2: Who gets it right on the day. 492 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: It's my one to watch seven PM Family friendly time tonight, 493 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: so looking forward to that. I think Kena she's got variety, 494 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: but OS's got fired. 495 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 2: It's contrast, Yeah, but OsO probably has a little bit 496 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 2: more firepower. She's a bit more one dimensional. You're right, 497 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 2: Kazuk Kinnick can mix it up. She'll play deep in 498 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 2: the court, you know, offense, defense sly, she'll throw a 499 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 2: lot at her. But when you play that style of game, 500 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:31,719 Speaker 2: you've got to get the execution right. 501 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 1: Coco Goff, Marie Buskeba you actually quite like Marie, don't 502 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: you think there's a sneaky chance in upset here? 503 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 2: Well, they've actually she's got a winning record against GoF 504 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 2: which is pretty extraordinary too. I know one of them 505 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 2: was a deef GoF roller ankle at Cincinnati, but I 506 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 2: think Boskov has beaten her on clay before, so that's 507 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 2: got to give us some belief. But GoF is a 508 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 2: much improved player, you know since they last met. There's 509 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 2: no doubt about that. And she's good on clay, tremendous mover. 510 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,239 Speaker 2: Your best shots are just going to keep coming back, 511 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 2: so you're going to have to be awfully patient. You're 512 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 2: gonna have to reset the point time and time again. 513 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: The third seed, Jessica Pegoula, is also in action. She's 514 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: up against Markheadev Androsopha So, a former Wimbledon champion. This 515 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: one is another one of our matches to watch, isn't it. 516 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: This could go either way. 517 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 2: I reckon well. I like Pagoula on hard. I think 518 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 2: a game is so suited to hardcore. But she's such 519 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 2: a good player that you know she translates reasonably well 520 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 2: to clay. Vondras over being a bit unlucky with injury. 521 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 2: You know, she's had time away from the game with 522 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 2: shoulder issues. She missed the Australian Open with a leg injury, 523 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 2: so probably not quite as many matches or as much 524 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 2: tennis as she would like. But a very skillful player. 525 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: So it's quite a contrasting styles. Pagoola, you know exactly 526 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 2: what you're going to get, and Vondra serv will be 527 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 2: the creative one. 528 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: The check she's made the final here before. They've played once. 529 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: The check got the win was in the quarterfinals at 530 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: row on Gareth. So I'm just just throwing out there, 531 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: Mira Andreva put in Saver, who wins this one? 532 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 2: I'll go with Andreva. Isn't it funny, you know, just 533 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 2: a year ago on this up and coming player sensation 534 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 2: teenage sensation emerging story. Now we're not even really discussing 535 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 2: it because we'll talk about her more in the second 536 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 2: week she's arrived. 537 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: I mean expected that she's gonna win. 538 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, the number six by her name tells a big story. 539 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 2: She's played so well and so consistently throughout the year. Look, yeah, 540 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 2: I think she'd get the job done in that one. 541 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: Okay. Madison Keys takes on her compatriots, Sophia Kennon to 542 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: people who knows what it takes to win a slam. 543 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 2: And Sophia Kennon so won this strain open and then 544 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 2: kind of fell away a little bit, and we saw 545 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 2: that a bit, didn't we When Serena and Cheripov kind 546 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 2: of left the game, there was a series of one 547 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 2: time Grand Slam winners who didn't really go on with it. 548 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 2: But I'll go with Madison in this one. I think 549 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 2: she's one of the great ball strikers. I mean, she 550 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 2: just clubs the ball. But in years gone by, when 551 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: things weren't going well, it was kind of hard, harder, hardest. 552 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 2: Now there's a little bit more subtle to do a game. 553 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 2: You know, she's playing better tennis, and that's important if 554 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 2: you want to maximize your ability on all surfaces. So 555 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 2: I think she's in a good place. 556 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 1: All right. Let's look ahead to the man. How much 557 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: do you love? 558 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: I love him? 559 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: All right, let's learn a little bit more about him 560 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: and why the fans love him as well. Eighteen year 561 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: old Joel Fonseca. It's gonna be rowdy. 562 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 2: The phones are out waiting to get photos of this 563 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 2: budding superstar. I forget the yeah goose bumps. 564 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 8: I'm here for supporting want to go. I'm here to 565 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 8: watch his own the revelation player to South America. 566 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 2: South America, Columbia and Chilean support. 567 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 6: We support if everything that we have like my voice 568 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 6: not even like really good right now. 569 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 8: You know, the crowd here is just amazing. It's it's 570 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 8: a pressure, but it's a good pressure because I love 571 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 8: playing here. I love playing. 572 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 5: Just another phenomenal time break performance from Joe al Fonseca. 573 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 5: He plays a really beautiful, really really beautiful tennis like 574 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 5: his foehand is crazy. 575 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: Electric stuff from the teenager. 576 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 5: One of the best Brazilians I've ever played tennis in 577 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 5: the history. This crowd that has followed him are just 578 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 5: so thrilled to have another Gustavo Curtain like player from Brazil. 579 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 1: I can't believe. 580 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 4: I know, I think more than a title for me, 581 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 4: it's for them. This is a Gustavo Curtain's shirt. 582 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 8: And now I come to see ron I just tried 583 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 8: to be nice, to be very entertaining and try to 584 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 8: be me. 585 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 1: Really strong at many areas of tennis. But also he's 586 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: very humble. 587 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 2: They are very polite and very nice and very carriage. 588 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 6: An inspiration for all of us juniors, who's like, we're 589 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 6: kind of like following his steps. 590 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 1: Show winning a punishing physical battle and the teenagers through 591 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: to the third round. 592 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 8: Playing the third round of my first Revember Resis is incredible. 593 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 8: So it makes more special because my grandmother was here. 594 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 8: She she entered in the court after one, and so 595 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 8: it was super emotional. 596 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: Good luck the Open, Seca, you're the winner of the 597 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 1: Rolanda Roast. 598 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 2: Three years so far. 599 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 8: So yeah, I just played my tennis and be heavy. 600 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: Wally, is the hype real? What is it about this guy? 601 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 1: Not just his age, but what is it about his 602 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: tennis on court or even just his mental approach. 603 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 2: To well that like most that fan said it, the 604 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 2: forehand is something special. But you know what, I love Stubsy. 605 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,879 Speaker 2: He's not. He's not a clay courter that's waiting for 606 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 2: the ball to come to him and hitting a dropping ball. 607 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 2: He takes that forehand on, he gets it on the rise, 608 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 2: he smokes it with a lot of reck of his beat, 609 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 2: and then he looks to come in and he cherry 610 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 2: picks at the net. You know, he comes in. It's 611 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 2: very hard to serve volley these days with the quality 612 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 2: of the groundshops. But if you can dominate from the 613 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 2: back of the court and create space and come in 614 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,120 Speaker 2: and take that floating ball out of the air, which 615 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 2: we have has not done on his big forehand. That's 616 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 2: what I like. He's playing an all court game. 617 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: And this is the lightning Bolt. The lefty lightning bolt. 618 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 2: Is a big unit, isn't he Isn't he's he's arrived. 619 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 2: I mean, he's got the miles in his legs, he's 620 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 2: got the wins. He's got number five next to his 621 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 2: name there, and he's a disruptor. He doesn't really let 622 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 2: you play your game, play the match on his terms. 623 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 2: And that tremendous on the back of that huge lefty serve, 624 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 2: which is so awkward to deal with. It's going to 625 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 2: be tough for Fonsacah, but he's so young and emerging. 626 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 2: We don't know what the next day is going to bring. 627 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 2: He might just light it up and show us something 628 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 2: we haven't seen yet, because he is the real deal. 629 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 2: So this is your wonder watch, Absolutely my wonder watch. Yeah, 630 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 2: contrasting styles great story with the fon Sacre and Jack Draper, 631 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 2: an Englishman doing great things on. 632 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: Clay who wins? 633 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 2: I'll go with Draper at this stage. 634 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: Okay, Janick Sinner up against Yurie Leahetzka. They're very dangerous 635 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: and a man who's had quite a few deep runs 636 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: at slams himself. Is this a threat for Yanick? 637 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 2: A threat? It's a test, Okay, it's a test. We'll 638 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 2: find out where Yannick is. He came back in Rome 639 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 2: solid as a rock, got rolled by Alcaz in the final, 640 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 2: did nothing wrong in Rome, so he's in a pretty 641 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 2: good place having missed three months on the tour. So far, 642 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 2: he's been solid, if not, he hasn't needed to be 643 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 2: spectacular this year's Roland Garris yet. But I think Leahitchka 644 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 2: is a test see exactly where he's at. Because Lehetrik 645 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 2: is a good athlete. He knows how to play and clay, 646 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 2: he knows how to move, there's no real weaknesses in 647 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 2: his game. Yeah, we'll see exactly where Sin is at well. 648 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: Also floating around in this section of the draw is 649 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: Alexander Severev, who we haven't spoken much about so far 650 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: on the show. He takes on Koboli. 651 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's interesting, isn't it. He's not had the season 652 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 2: or the clay court season that we might expect because 653 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 2: he's been a real threat here at Roland Garris over 654 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 2: the years. I mean unluckily so you know, broke his 655 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 2: ankle against Raffa when he was in a pretty good 656 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 2: situation there there one year, and like you say, we 657 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 2: haven't really been speaking about him too much, and I 658 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 2: think you'll get through this one pretty comfortably. 659 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, So why he thinks he gets the 660 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: job done? Djokovic against miss Lich as well as coming 661 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: up tonight, you'll see every match right here on stan Sport. 662 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: And before we go, I have to issue you a 663 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: formal apology. While he for those that have been watching 664 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: every episode, I did suggest that you had lost to 665 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: someone outside the top one hundred at Wimwood and back 666 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty six when we're talking about your upset 667 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: win over Boris Becker, I saw the look in your eye, 668 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: the little twitch, and I knew straight away I probably 669 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: should have fact checked. 670 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 2: In this Trumpion era of misinformation and false news, you 671 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 2: can't just throw things out the ether and not expect 672 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 2: damaged your repute back. I could lose to anybody at 673 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 2: any time, and I actually lost to Fitzie in that particular, 674 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 2: which is maybe even mortualmatic and losing to someone outside 675 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 2: one hundred, but let's get back. 676 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: That's it. The action and the shout out to our 677 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: great friend FITZI don't forget tonight. Even with one second 678 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: draper you can catch it as a mini. It's a 679 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: later match, so if you can't stay up and watch it, 680 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: catch the mini in the highlights right here on stand Sport. 681 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: A massive night in Tenniswaally, thank. 682 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 2: You, thank you. 683 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: We'll see again tomorrow. It's all happening tonight at Roland 684 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: Garross