1 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: Okay, well, hi everyone, welcome to the Renee Stubbs, a 2 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: tennis podcast. 3 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 2: It's me on my own again. 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: This week Caitlin Thompson is traveling up to the Tennis 5 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame area to do a little bit. 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 2: Of this and that. 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: Of course, Peco is super busy and parasol. You've got 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: me on your own butt thankfully. You all sent in 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: a lot of questions for me to answer this week, 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: so we're going to get to those. 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: In a little bit. 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: But before we get to those questions, of course, the 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: French Open is underway, and boy oh boy, I don't 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: know if any of you follow me on substack. If 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: you don't get on it, and if you do, thanks 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: because I just joined, so I'm officially a sub stacker 17 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: whatever you call that stacking my subs and I wrote about, 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: of course, the French Open, and what I saw was 19 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: the potential of the winners and losers. Of course, the 20 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: women's still is the Hunger Games, Let's face it. I 21 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: did start my sub stack by saying, if you can 22 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: tell me who's going to definitively win the French Open 23 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: on the female side, you're a better tennis mind than me, 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: because I don't think that there's a clear favorite going 25 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: to the French I very much doubt anybody could say 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: that there's a lead woman going into the French Open. Clearly, 27 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: we know the class players that show up at the 28 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: Grand Slams, and those are of course Rebakina, Saberlenca, Coca Goff. 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: You know, these are types of players that do manage 30 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: to work their way through two week a major title. 31 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: So to see them at the pointy end of a tournament, yes, 32 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: absolutely do. 33 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: I suspect that. 34 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: They will be at the pointy end of the tournament. 35 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: Probably who's going to finish up winning the tournament, that's 36 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: a whole different story. As we've spoken about over the 37 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: last few will literally feels like years. The unpredictability of 38 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: women's tennis is one of the funnest parts about tennis 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: these days, whereas on the side of the men's we 40 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: know the predictability of that is probably more than like 41 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: going to be anig sinner unless his body stops him 42 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: from doing that. But before we get to that, I 43 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: do want to talk a little bit about the sub 44 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: steck that I did, because guests who I predict to 45 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: having a great tournament, kin Ween Cheng. 46 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 2: Guess what happened to Kinwen Cheng out in the first round? 47 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: What do I know? 48 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: And of course I also mentioned that Medvedev was probably 49 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: going to be the only player that could probably push 50 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: Sinner out in the first round. What in the living 51 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: daylights is happening? I mean, this is what I'm talking about, 52 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: the unpredictability of tennis in general. But Mahdi losers to 53 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: Adam Walton from Australia. Now a lot of people are 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: probably shocked by this. I'm not Adam beat him last 55 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: year in Cincinnati, so but to beat him on clay, 56 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: I mean Australians aren't really known for their clay court 57 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: expertise other than clearly Ashbardy and Sam Stoza on the 58 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: female sad who had terrific results at the French Open. 59 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: But it's been a little bit of a dry spell 60 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: for the Aussie men. So Adam Molton coming and beating 61 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: Medvedev today, meverdet today is just unbelievable. It's just out 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: of the blue. Daniel played great in Rome, he pushed Inner, 63 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: so for him to go out in the first round 64 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: is just remarkable. Obviously, Adam Walton has his number, that 65 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: is for sure, and I mentioned that Kinwn. 66 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: Loses first round. 67 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: I really thought that if she could get through a 68 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: round or two in Paris, that she would be hard 69 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: to beat, just overall because of her results in Paris, 70 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: so having won the gold medal there a couple of 71 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: years ago at the Olympics and pushing eager Scion Tech 72 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: to the brink so many times. 73 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: So I was shocked. 74 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: I was shocked to see her lose first round. But 75 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: one thing I do did love and if you didn't 76 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: catch her press conference after the match I and you're 77 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: a fan of hers, I would say watch it, especially 78 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: the Chinese version of her answering the Chinese questions from 79 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: the reporters, because she was very open and honest about 80 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: what she said, and a lot of it was I 81 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: just feel like I need to drop back and win 82 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: some matches at lower level. So she knows she needs matches, 83 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: and we won her back. She's such a great just 84 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: personality on the tour. She's brings in huge amount of 85 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: fans from you know, from the Asian region, so I 86 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: just I'd love to see her back playing well. She 87 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 1: was quite upset in the press conference after the match, 88 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: but that's what I like to see. I like to 89 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: see this plays that cares so much that it bothers 90 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: them to the point where you know, they even show 91 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: it in the press conferences, which is sort of where 92 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: they get to their the end of their tether. So 93 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: it was nice to see that Maria Sakari a good 94 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: win in the first round against Linda Noskova. 95 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: Of course, Noskova who. 96 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: Beat Eager Shontek back a couple of weeks ago, and 97 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:38,559 Speaker 1: you're such a dangerous player. 98 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: That was a really tough first round. And to see 99 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 2: Sakari get through. 100 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: Sakary to win first rounds is hilarious to me because 101 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: she's the type of person over the last few years 102 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: has lost a lot of first rounds at Grand Slam level, 103 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: and the one match that a lot of people thought 104 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: she probably would lose, she wins against Noskova. So nice 105 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: to see Sakary get get a win there because she's 106 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: been struggling over the last few years. Of course, we 107 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: saw the retirements of stan Vavrinca and Gael Montfee, two 108 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: of the great personalities, particularly in Paris. Clearly they are 109 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: beloved in the capital city of France. Of course, gaul 110 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: Montfi's has been such an unbelievable entertainer, amazing player through 111 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: the years, so it was nice to have his moment. 112 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: We thought maybe he was going to pull through against 113 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: his fellow Frenchman, but unable to have the gas in 114 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: the fifth set. And that's you know the thing about 115 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: best of five. Once you get into your late thirties, 116 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: that's where it starts to really take its toll on you, 117 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: and we saw that in the fifth set for Gayel. 118 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: But what an amazing player he's been in Paris, is 119 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: given such entertainment value to so many people around the world. 120 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: He's not done yet. We'll see him at the US Open. 121 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: Hopefully he'll get the same sort of love at Wimbledon 122 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: and the US Open. But it's got a few more 123 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: matches under his belt to go before we say dueu 124 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: to the fine Frenchman. But it was nice to see 125 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: him have at least a really fun sort of five 126 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: set match on his way out. And then stan Stan Vavrinka, Yeah, 127 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: I was a little bit surprised by this. I thought 128 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: he got a decent draw against Deyong, particularly when he 129 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,679 Speaker 1: got a replacement to play him in the first round. 130 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: I thought that was he was going to play Arthur Fie. 131 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: I thought it was going to be a really fun match, 132 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,119 Speaker 1: and then of course he goes out to a player 133 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: that he probably thought. 134 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 2: He should beat. 135 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: But Stan has given us so many amazing moments at 136 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: the French Open and around the world, so it was 137 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: lovely to see him at least get another opportunity to 138 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: play in the main draw in Paris. A couple of 139 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: players that pulled out first rounds that you know I 140 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: see going really deep in this tournament was caspar Rude. 141 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: Oh boy, oh boy, did he almost blow it big time, 142 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: up two sets, five to two, serve for the match 143 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: at five to three, had love forty on his opponents 144 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: serve with three match points, loses the set, loses the 145 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: next set. Looks like he's about to die. Clearly extreme 146 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: weather in Paris. It's over ninety degrees there, and he 147 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: was suffering. When I say suffering, suffering, he looked like 148 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: he was about to go down and out. I went 149 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: off the court after the fourth set, cooled off his 150 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: body probably enough, came back on the court Boom wins 151 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: the fifth set. So look out for Casparu because often 152 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: when players get through a match like that, as long 153 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: as physically he feels better, like okay after such an 154 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,559 Speaker 1: arduous match, you know he can be dangerous now because 155 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: he probably feels like he's very lucky to still be 156 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: in the tournament. An nice little shout out to before 157 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: I get to the women's player that just scraped through 158 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: the first round was Tanasi Cocanarkus from Australia. Wins in 159 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: five sets against a really good opponent. After all the 160 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: injuries and just so many injuries over the last few years, 161 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: but what is it about Tanasi Cockonarkus when he comes 162 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: back that he wins a match like this? Just an 163 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: amazing match against a Frenchman with the crowd on his side. Utmine, 164 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: it was just awesome to see. I'm just so so 165 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: proud of Tanasi to get through a match like that. 166 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: Let's hope physically he's okay today. I know his body 167 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: would be hurt, hurting, but that was really great for 168 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: me to see. 169 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 2: On a personal note. 170 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: And Elena Switzerlina, Wow, this is a player that comes 171 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: in the tournament. A lot of people are picking her 172 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: to win the tournament after she won Rome. And she 173 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: didn't just win Rome, it was the players that she 174 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: beat to win Rome. You know, she beat Rebakina, she 175 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: beat Eagers, she on Tech, she beat Coco Gough, She 176 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: beat the best players in the world other than Saberlenka. 177 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: I mean, so a lot of people are saying, hey, 178 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: why can't Swizelna finally win a major? Certainly I'm asking 179 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 1: the same question. But man, was she lucky to get 180 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: out against Bonda in the first round. This is a 181 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: player that always pushes her. I don't know what it is. 182 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: They play similarly in a lot of ways. Neither have 183 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: massive power but tenacious. So Switzerlina to get through a 184 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: match like that, look out because that's the type of thing, 185 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: just like Kasparude, just like Switzerlina. To get out of 186 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: a tough match like that in the first round is 187 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: such a relief that you feel like you're playing with 188 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 1: house money. So I was really happy to see no 189 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: To get through because I think they can go deep. 190 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: One thing that has given a little bit of controversy 191 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: over the last few days and something I really wanted 192 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: to talk to Caitlin about as well, but is this 193 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: Naomi Osaka dinner party that she put together. And if 194 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: you have seen it on the internet, it was great. 195 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: She had most of every black player that's in the 196 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: main draw of the French Open from Cocoa Golf, Taylor Townsend, 197 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: Chris Eubanks is not playing but over there doing television, 198 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: and Francis Tiofa, like every player you could think of 199 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: in the draw other than a couple I think. Don't 200 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: think Ben Shelton was there. There was a few other players. 201 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: But the amount of people that are losing their mind 202 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: over this party is hilarious to me. People going, well, 203 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: why don't they have Who's going to have a white 204 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: dinner party? 205 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 2: Now? 206 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: Am I listen as a white person? Seriously, grow the 207 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: fuck up? I mean, this is so ridicul I think 208 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: it's wonderful that these players that have grown up, you know, 209 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: with the likes of maybe watching a Serena and Venus 210 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: Williams on TV, or you know, even back in my 211 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: generation Laurie McNeil, Xena Garrison, there weren't that many guys 212 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: on the tour. Of course, the great Arthur Ash. It's 213 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: like when you get all your pennies in or not, 214 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, twisted in or not thinking about well, I mean, 215 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: why would she do that? 216 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 2: I'm like, why not? 217 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: Why not get a group of players together that look 218 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: like you when you haven't had a lot through the years, 219 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: and now you're starting to see a lot more of 220 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: these players due to the fact I believe in the 221 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: fact that Venus and Serena Williams have brought so many 222 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: young black kids that want to play tennis because of 223 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: these players and these players coming through like Nami Asaka 224 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 1: and Taylor Townsend, Francis Tiafo and you know all the 225 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: players that. 226 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 2: Are at the French Open. 227 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: The amount of kids that are going to watch them 228 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: play tennis and get into tennis because of them is 229 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: awesome and we need more toy We need more players 230 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: like this to be playing tennis. So if you have 231 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: a problem with this, you know, Naomi Osaka, Black party, 232 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: dinner party, you have a problem, you need to really 233 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: reassess what your priorities are in life. Because I thought 234 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: it was great. I thought it was wonderful that they 235 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: support each other, that they have each other's backs, that they, 236 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: you know, can have a dinner together and discuss probably 237 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: some of the things that they've had to deal with, 238 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: things that you and I, well, people that look like me, 239 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: have never had to deal with when it comes to 240 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: a very you know, it's a very white sport tennis 241 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: still even with the greats. You know that I've mentioned 242 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 1: all the players that I've mentioned that have come through 243 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: and had a wonderful career. 244 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 2: For me, I was like, that's great. 245 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: Good for you guys like support each other, keep supporting 246 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: each other, keep growing the game in the African American 247 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: and the Blacks, you know, and Brown society. For young 248 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: kids to see players like you out there supporting each 249 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: other and know that they have support on the tour 250 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: is fine by me. And if you have a problem 251 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: with it, you need to check yourself. You look in 252 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 1: the mirror and say, what the fuck do I have 253 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: a problem with this? Because if you have a problem 254 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: with that, you're probably not going to be my friend. 255 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: So anyway, all right, So that's my rant for the day. 256 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: I do really want to get to the questions because 257 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 1: of course, we have so much tennis that was played 258 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: today at Roland Garris Naomiasaka. Speaking of Naomiasaka, she comfortably 259 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: won her first round today in two sets, and Saberlenka 260 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: comfortable in her match, Cooker Golf comfortable in her match. 261 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: So a lot of the top women players are super 262 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: comfortable in their wins today. Of course, Iva Yovich, the 263 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: young American as well had a good win over Iyala, 264 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: and I want to say big props to Alicia Parks 265 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: as well had a good win, yes against later Fernandez. 266 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: And I'm going to get into Laila Fernandez because there's 267 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: a few people that send in my questions. So before 268 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: we get to those questions, everybody, because you send in 269 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: so many and I'm so happy and proud to answer 270 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: them for you. Are we going to take a quick 271 00:12:47,800 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: short break and we'll be back after this. Okay, So 272 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: it's question time on the Renee Stubs Tennis podcast, and 273 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: this one comes from Jim Bering Joe Hope. I said that, right, Jim, 274 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: Is it time for Roland Garris to adopt electronic line calling? 275 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: Hell to the yes. I've said this for at least 276 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: a year. I think it's ridiculous. We've seen some arguments already. 277 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: I don't care what anyone says, even if the line 278 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: call is a little bit off with the machine, and 279 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: it is, you know, it's been a bit of suspect 280 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: every now and again. 281 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 2: It's the same for the. 282 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: Player, It's the same for both players, right, So if 283 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: you get ripped off one time, cancers are your opponent's 284 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: probably going to get ripped off in the same spot. So, 285 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: as far as I'm concerned to know, fasten the game 286 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: up and take it out of the hands of a 287 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: human eye looking at these things. Yes, Roland Garris should 288 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: do electronic line calling, all right, stuff from Kenya. Why 289 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: is it this Saberlenka seems to add to her game 290 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: constantly and find even more success, while Ostapenko, Cannon and 291 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: many others seem stuck in their game and cannot recreate 292 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: their pre success. That is a great question. Thank you 293 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: for sending it in. I think the reason that Sablenca 294 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: keeps adding, as you said, to her game, is that 295 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: she keeps adding different people to her coaching box as well. 296 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: When you see Max Mini come in, Max Mirni is 297 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: going to concentrate a lot on her forward progress game, 298 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: her net game, her transition into the net, and that's 299 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: what she's trying to add to her game. She's trying 300 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: to add more volleying coming into the net, being more 301 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: aggressive at those sort of times, and being able to 302 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: finish the point at the net rather than having to 303 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: hit winners. And when she plays against people like Coca 304 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: Goth and even Switzelina. These players that run and move 305 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: so well on the baseline, you have to win the 306 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,239 Speaker 1: point sometimes at the net rather than on the baseline. 307 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: Which brings me to a question that Mary also sent 308 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: me on actually an email a couple of days ago. 309 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: Why are so many women so scared of the net 310 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: because they don't practice it, Mary, That's why they practice 311 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: an hour and twenty minutes on their groundstrokes. They do 312 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: ten minutes of serves, five minutes of volleys. It's ridiculous. 313 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: So I think that if you want to improve your service, 314 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: your net game, you have to practice at the net. 315 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: And that's the whole point of why you have to 316 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: spend at least ten to fifteen minutes a day minimally 317 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: on your volleys if you want to improve them. And 318 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: you'll see Sabolenka, she'll be out there for twenty minutes 319 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: practicing your volleys because she knows that's what's going to 320 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: win her. A lot of these matches come the pointy 321 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: end of a tournament. All right, Steve Leonard, do you 322 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: think the incessant screaming by certain, not all players is 323 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: an attempt to hinder their opponents. Absolutely not, Steve. This 324 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: is sadly what players do. They see it on TV. 325 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: Maybe their idol was Monica Sellis, or their idol was Sabolenka, 326 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: or their idol was Maria Sharapova, and then they tend 327 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: to think that they need to do that all the time. 328 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: And so, no, you don't need to scream when you 329 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: hit the tennis ball. You need to definitely exhale. You'll 330 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: hear a lot of players like Mary Joe Fernanders back 331 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: in the day used to do this like woshing noise 332 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: to let the air out of her lungs. But unfortunately, 333 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: so many of these players are following some of the 334 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: suits of the for more mentioned sable ankas Asarenkas and 335 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: Monica Seles's and Maria Sharapover's instead of maybe Aniga Shiontek 336 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: who doesn't grant, or Coco Goth who doesn't grant. So anyway, 337 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: unfortunately we have to live with that. And but to 338 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: answer your question, it does not hinder It really doesn't 339 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: unless they scream long and into the when you're striking 340 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: the ball. It's not a hindrance to the player. And 341 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: if it was, believe me, the player would say something 342 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: to the umpire. All right, James tan Stubbsy Saverev named 343 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: himself and Alcarez at tier two. Carlos is I already 344 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: sort of answered this question, so I'm just going to say, 345 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: go back to the previous podcast to listen to that. 346 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: But you said, but do you think he's contesting fo 347 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: Or Memblane finals with Sinner? I think his only chance 348 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: to play this final at the next few Grand Slams 349 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: is at the French because his best surface is clay. 350 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 2: Can he make the finals? 351 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: Yeah? Absolutely, Look, he's he is the third best, fourth 352 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: best player in the world when he's at his best. 353 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: He certainly nowhere even close to Alcorazm Sinner at their best. 354 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: But look, if Verev plays at his best, yes, he 355 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: can beat every other player in the drawer. 356 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 2: So can you make the finals here? 357 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: Yes? At Wwimberland, No, tennis man, Okay, how does one 358 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: train mentally, if at all, to focus so intensely for 359 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: hours at a time, which were required to beat one's opponent. 360 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: It seems every everyone trains physically isn't in great shot. 361 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: But how does one eliminate all those negative thoughts and distractions? Well, 362 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: tennis man, it seems like you have that problem, because 363 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: I think that's why you're asking that question. But sincerely, 364 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: you train your brain like you train your body, you 365 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: have to practice it and in practice. And I'm a 366 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: very big believer in practice, if you don't practice the 367 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 1: right things, and that includes the mental relationship with your sport, 368 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: which is letting go of things, which is being more positive, 369 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: which is not dwelling on the past, all of the things. 370 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 2: That you need to do. 371 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: If you can't do an hour of that in practice, 372 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 1: you are never going to do an hour in a match. 373 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: So my whole big thing is you need to practice 374 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: it on the practice court. Whatever it is that you 375 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 1: feel like you're not doing well, listen to your coaches 376 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: or people around you. And also, you know, meditation I 377 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,719 Speaker 1: think really helps. If you can do meditation, it allows 378 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 1: you to think clearer on the court. But yes, this game, 379 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: this tennis game, is all about mental. If you've got 380 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: the physicality and you have the talent, if you don't 381 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,719 Speaker 1: have the brain to be able to focus and you know, 382 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: hang in there in big matches, you're not going to 383 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: win those matches. And that's what it comes down to 384 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: a lot with these top players, okay Ama. Has the 385 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: clay at Rolling Garris changed over the last few years 386 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: the way the grass courts got slower at Wemblen or 387 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: does it still play the same way as in the 388 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: eighties and nineties, Omar Yes, Roland Garris really hasn't changed 389 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: at all. The clay has been as perfect in the 390 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: eighties the nineties as it is now in the twenty twenties. 391 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: It's just the most beautiful clay court. It is a 392 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 1: court that you don't get to play on anywhere else 393 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: in the world. And there are great courts around the world. 394 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: Obviously in Rome they're very good, Madrid they're quite good. 395 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: You know, places in Germany are pretty good. They get 396 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: a little bit gluggy, I feel sometimes gluggy by it 397 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: rains a lot. Paris changes, and the clay changes based 398 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 1: on the weather. So if it's sunny, it's fast and 399 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: it's bouncy, and if it's rainy and cold, that ball 400 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: doesn't bounce anywhere near as much and it's not anywhere 401 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: near as fast. So really the only thing that changes 402 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: at Rolling Garis is the clay based on the weather. 403 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: But the clay itself has not changed through the years, 404 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: all right, doctor Sook, what is the main risk injury 405 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 1: that ends tennis careers TFCC? How much is innate quick 406 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: twitch versus training responsible for movement and speed. McNally uses 407 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 1: both backhands and two handed topspin. Who else does that? Now, 408 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: doctor Snook? Sook, you asked me two questions there. They 409 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: can only allow you to ask me one. But I'm 410 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: just kidding. You know, wrist injuries are varying. They vary, 411 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: but a lot of it is the if you look 412 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: at the outside of the wrist, A lot of players 413 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: deal with some tendon issues there and it has a 414 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: lot to do with just the overuse of it. You know, 415 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: I had a joint issue that they're affected my tendons 416 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: and so yeah, kitney can vary. But and as far 417 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: as McNally, who uses a slice and two hand back 418 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 1: and oh my god, I'd have to go through the 419 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: entire drawder to figure that out. But you know, look, 420 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: even sabal Ankas using your slice a little bit more 421 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: these days, and Coco will throw one in there every 422 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: now and again. 423 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 2: But McNally really is sort of one of the very 424 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 2: few players. 425 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: I'd say Mokhova is a type of player that can 426 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: can also do that Haley Baptiste can do that. I 427 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: would recommend teaching kids both of those things. All right, 428 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: doctor Susanna Camarago, what happened to Vike as a ranker? 429 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: Is she injured or is she staying quietly retired? 430 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 2: She hasn't been at. 431 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: A tournament for a long time. Do you know what 432 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: is going on? I don't know what's going on, Susanna. 433 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: I'm assuming that clay is not her favorite surface, and 434 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: obviously she's got a lot maybe got a lot of 435 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: things going on, I don't know, and maybe preparing herself 436 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: to play on the hard court, which is by far 437 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: her best surface. But as far as I know, personally, 438 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on with Vika. Sorry about that, 439 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: all right, Wimu. How embarrassing for the sport? Is it 440 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: that Radakanu really only played to have her uniclo outfit 441 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: photographed and film some social Okay, Wimu, I did read 442 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: this question yesterday and I wanted to respond back to 443 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: you with something like, don't be stupid. Honestly, it's that 444 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: is the dumbest thing to ever assume or accuse a 445 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: player of signing a new contract and only playing based 446 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: on the fact that she's making money from it. Emma 447 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: Radakhanu wants to win. She wants to win matches. She's 448 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: tried to bring back her old coach, like nothing satisfies 449 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: anybody if she keeps the same coach and goes backwards, 450 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: if she hires a new one and doesn't win, Now, 451 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: you guys think it's because of a new contract. I 452 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: know Emma Radikanu, she wants to win. She wants to 453 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: win badly, And sometimes the confidence drops and you don't win, 454 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: and she's going to have a tremendous amount of pressure 455 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: on her shoulders going to the grass court season now 456 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: in singles. But give her a break, okay, and don't 457 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: accuse her of playing based on her clothes steal. It's 458 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: it's just asinine to say that, Okay. So let's kind 459 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: of pull back on the abuse of some players. And 460 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: I'm not okay with it? All right, one more here 461 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: and then we might take another break. Georgia Suwa Kalska. 462 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: Do you think Tech of Old can return and beat 463 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: everyone six love, six to one. We saw a glimpse 464 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: of it in Rome. I just wonder if I can 465 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: come back for good. I think you meant if she 466 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 1: can come back to good listen, eager cion Tech can 467 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: maybe get back to dominating on clay. But I think 468 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 1: she's had a bit of a dent in her confidence 469 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: that it's going to be hard to beat people zero 470 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,719 Speaker 1: and one is very difficult. She obviously had a very 471 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: good first round, but she was playing against young Australian 472 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: who just plays a little bit like her in some ways, 473 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: just nowhere near the power, and so you could tell 474 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 1: that Ego was just so comfortable out there playing against Emerson. 475 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,239 Speaker 1: So I do I think so she can get back 476 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: to dominating maybe, but it's going to take her really 477 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: getting through this tournament, and she's going to have some 478 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: she has some big land mindes in her way, most 479 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: notably in the third round of this tournament, if Ostapenko 480 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: wins and beats her opponent, because that is a disaster 481 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: for Ego. She's never she can't beat us to Penko. 482 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: So if she can beat us to Penco, that might 483 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 1: get her back to her winning ways. All right, guys, 484 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: we're going to take a really short break and we're 485 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: going to be back because you guys have sent in 486 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: so many questions a day and I want to answer 487 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 1: them all once. 488 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 2: We get back from the break. Okay, a lot of questions. 489 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: As I said, you really sent them in it a 490 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,200 Speaker 1: lot today, so I really appreciate it. Okay, Brandon Thomas 491 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: hi Renee thoughts on rolling Garross holding off on electronic 492 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: line calling. Okay, so I already answered that question, Brandon, 493 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: but I did want to say your name and thank 494 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,479 Speaker 1: you for the question. You say that it's kind of 495 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: refreshing in a world of AI and because Clay leaves 496 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: the mark, you want the old system back. Well, Brandon, 497 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: I can tell you the players not so much, because 498 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: I know that the ballmark shows. 499 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 2: But it is really hard. 500 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: Even for tennis players who see the ball all the time. 501 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: There are times where we can look at a ballmark 502 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: I swear on my life and not agree. We can say, no, 503 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: it's touching the line. I don't think it's touching the line. 504 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: It happened the other day with Sabalannka Andjigoba and Krejigoba 505 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: was like, oh, it's touching and she's like, no, it's not. 506 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: So even players can't really tell because you know the 507 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: way they sweep the lines, there's always a little bit 508 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: of a gap. You're never quite sure so I just 509 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: would rather electronic line calling call it and not have 510 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: the arguments. And I understand you hate AI. A lot 511 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: of us don't really love it. It's ruining the world. 512 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I'd rather than get the 513 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: line calls right or at least the same. 514 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 2: Okay, Jag. 515 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: When the guy kicked the racket into the stands, could 516 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: the tournament ref step in and default him since the 517 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: umpire did nothing? 518 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 2: How does that work, actually, Jack, That is a really 519 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: good question. 520 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: I think that the tournament advisor could come out and 521 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: default him, Yes, but usually they don't come out until 522 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: the umpire calls them out and tells them what happened. 523 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: So it's very I would say almost would never ever 524 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: ever happen that a referee would come on the court 525 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 1: and default them unless the umpire calls him out. Fergus 526 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: Murphy made a huge mistake by not defaulting Altmann he 527 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: lost first round to Kockanachus, because that, to me was 528 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 1: egregious enough for him to be defaulted out of that match. 529 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: You cannot kick your racket and have a go into 530 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: the stands and think that's okay. And of course, you 531 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: know a lot of people wrote me and They're like, oh, 532 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: well it was a Novak. You know, look, if Novak 533 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 1: had done that, and I would have expected him to 534 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: be defaulted as well. That The bottom line is, this 535 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: is not about picking sides. 536 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 2: He hit an umpire. 537 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: I mean Novak at an umpire on the court with 538 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: a ball in the neck. Like every player should be 539 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: defaulted for doing stuff like that. So this is not 540 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: about Novak, This is not about Alpman. This is not 541 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: about you know it sits a pass or any other player. 542 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: If you kick your racket into the If you kick 543 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: your racket and you don't control it and goes into 544 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 1: the crowd and almost hits a member of the public, 545 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: you should be off the court. And that's the only 546 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: way to teach players not to do this. And that's 547 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: coming from someone I had a temper on the court. 548 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: I would never have done that, and if I did, 549 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: you better believe my ass would have been off the 550 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: court with a default. So that to answer your question, 551 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: all right, Philly proper, who is nao Why? No, I'm 552 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: not going to answer that, Philly. Sorry, you talk about 553 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: Naomi Osaka being insufferable. I don't understand why you think 554 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 1: that she goes out she has a show, she went 555 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: out in the court today and address, she had a 556 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: great dinner the other night. And I'm sure you're asking 557 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 1: about that. Just you know, you don't know these people, 558 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: so to actually say those things, it's really not okay, okay, 559 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: Peter Gorman, why is there so much hate directed at 560 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: Emma Radikanu, who has done nothing to deserve that? Well, Peter, 561 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: I just sort of answered that question. I don't understand 562 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: it either. I think is a lot of jealousy. I 563 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: think people think that she's, you know, taking the money 564 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: and she doesn't deserve it. The girl won the US 565 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: Open through qualifying. It's one of the most incredible stories, 566 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: if not the most incredible story in tennis is history, 567 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: to do what she did. I don't understand it either. 568 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: She's a nice young girl. She's a nice young woman 569 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: off the court, she's very smart, she treats people nicely. 570 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 2: Just leave her alone. It's just next level hate on 571 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 2: there with her. 572 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: But you know a lot of these superstar people have 573 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: to deal as shit like this, all right, next level. 574 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: Do you think tennis needs to combine tours or not 575 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: commissioner to realize true potential? Yes, I have said this 576 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: for years. I believe that tennis should join I think 577 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 1: the men and the women should join together, and we 578 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: should have a great commission. And I've got a few 579 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,479 Speaker 1: people that I would have in mind to do that. 580 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: So there you go, all right, If you had to 581 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: pick one current WTA player, this is from I got 582 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: the motts. You have to pick one WT player currently 583 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: to win one match on any surface and get ten 584 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 1: million dollars. 585 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 2: Who are you picking? Oh? Good one? 586 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: Wow, this is the unpredictability I got to tell you 587 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: of women's tennis. But I guess if I had to 588 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: pick one, I would pick Sabalanca at the US Open. 589 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: And that's about it, because everyone else I just don't know. 590 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I just don't know. I mean I would 591 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: have said Eager two years ago on clay. But you know, 592 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 1: even with Eager right now, it's a bit of an unknown, 593 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: all right, Patrick klohes Ken Hailey Baptist create a big 594 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: shock at this tournament by when, well, yeah, if she 595 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: wins it, that'll be a big shock. Look, she's playing 596 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: well enough. She beat Sabaalanka a couple of weeks ago. 597 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: She got out of an unbelievably close match against Bobora 598 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: Kudjikova in the first round, which I knew was going 599 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: to be a hard match for her. She was down 600 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: two match points and got through it again. If you 601 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: get through matches like that, it's amazing how that can 602 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: change your thought process in a tournament. So Hayley absolutely 603 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: can she win this tournament. I don't know if she's 604 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: emotionally ready to win the tournament yet, but she certainly 605 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: is playing well enough these days to push every top 606 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: player on. 607 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 2: Any surface, so we'll see. 608 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: I think she can do really well at Wimbledon as well. 609 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: So there you go, Patrick, Okay, Jimmy t I sort 610 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: of already answered all your questions about early round matches 611 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: you're looking forward to, because most of them are over now, 612 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: and a lot of them I've spoken about. I was 613 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: really interested to see, honestly, how Coco and Taylor Townsend 614 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: match was going to go. And Coco just handled her beautifully, 615 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: and you know, to see where Sabolenka was at after 616 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: not having a great lead up into the tournament, and 617 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: I thought that she looked really good today, and of course, 618 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: you know, what's what's eager going to look like. But yes, 619 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: there's already been a lot of upsets, including that Sakari 620 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: when Overnskoba all right out of Lebon Hassan nineteen ninety eight. 621 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: Out of the top four players in the WTA, who 622 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: do you think has the most technical fundamentals and how 623 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 1: do you rank them in that regard, Well, that's. 624 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 2: A really good question. 625 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: I would say Technically, Sabolenka is pretty good when it 626 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: comes to most of her technique. She gets she's kind 627 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: of like gets the racket back really quickly. 628 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 2: Her ground stroke. 629 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, look her groundstrokes are quite large the backswing, 630 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: so it's not ideal. I think Rebarquina and Saballenka's backhands 631 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: are as good as you get. A forehand of Rebarquina 632 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 1: sometimes goes off a bit, but it's not bad. Coco's 633 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: backhand is as gorgeous as you get. Technically on the forehand, 634 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: not great. Same with Eager Scion tech. I'd say Jess 635 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: Pagoula has the most sort of like compact easy strokes 636 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: on both forehand and backhand. Amanda and a Samova as 637 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: well technique on the backhand. Most of them have unbelievable 638 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: technique on every on the backhands, like Andreva and Bocco, 639 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: But I would say probably the prettiest out in the 640 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: top ten anyway is definitely Carolina Mukhova. So those are 641 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: my players. I went outside the top four because there 642 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: was too many. All right, Patrick Koheses has eager found 643 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 1: her way? 644 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 2: Are you already? 645 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: You asked me, Kurt, you asked me two questions anyway, 646 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: sam in Hersheypa, why is Taylor Fritz so soft? No guts, 647 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: no grit? Well, sam in Hersheypa, that is not true. 648 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: And if you want to know the locker room reputation 649 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 1: of Taylor Fritz, it's the fact that he is a fighter, 650 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: and he has guts and he tries his ass off. 651 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: The difference is he's been dealing with a terrible knee 652 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: injury this year, which has not allowed him to do 653 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: the training that he needs. And one of the things 654 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: that he arguably has done as well as anyone over 655 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: the last three to four years is work as hard 656 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: as anybody. So to call him soft is a really 657 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: poor judgment. And so I would take that all back 658 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: if I was you, And hopefully his knee is recovering 659 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: and he can get the work that he needs to 660 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: do physically, because he will be a threat once the 661 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: hard court season comes around, as long as he's healthy, 662 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: all right, Marlene Monk after another loss today? Who can 663 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: convince Fernandez that it's time to look for new coaching. 664 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 2: Well, I've said it for a while. 665 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: I think that she does need to change coaches and 666 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: look for somebody else. We saw the interchange with the 667 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: father in Strasbourg. He wasn't exactly overly positive. I just 668 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: think she would thrive under a tough coach, but one 669 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: that would also build her confidence a lot more. So 670 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: that's my thought on that. All right, Gee, how soon 671 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: before Carlos will return? Well, g your guess is as 672 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: good as mine. Let's hope. Maybe he just thought he 673 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: wasn't quite ready to play on clay with the dodgy 674 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: bounces and clear with grass as well. It's not great 675 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: for the risk heavy balls at Wimbledon. So he's looking 676 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: obviously for the hardcourt season. I would say was hopefully 677 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: have him back by the Canadian tournament, and for the 678 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 1: man it's in Montreal, so that's where I suspect he 679 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: will make his comeback. CALLI burns, Yes, Why did T 680 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: and T Sports kill the Gael Monfi ceremony in the US. 681 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: Your guest is as good as mine. I was kind 682 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: of looking forward to it seeing it as well. So 683 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: I was a little bit disappointed because they were on 684 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: air too for a little while. Maybe they thought because 685 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: it was going to all be in French. I don't know, 686 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: but I don't know. Get some interpreters to tell you 687 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: what was being said, because a lot of people did 688 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: want to see that. 689 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 2: But I don't know. 690 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: Okay, here we go, Pietro forty eight from someone who 691 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: has watched and played for many years, why are there 692 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: Why are the players speeches at tennis at tournaments exactly 693 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: the same? Congratulations to my opponent and then team blah 694 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: blah blah. Well, Pietro, it's because most people want to 695 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: actually thank the same people. They want to congratulate their opponent, 696 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: they want to thank their team for getting them there. 697 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: They want to thank the crowd, they want to thank 698 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: the sponsors because all those people really matter. So I 699 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 1: don't quite know what you want them to say other 700 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: than get up there and maybe do karaoke because they 701 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: got to thank all those people because they don't get 702 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: a chance to do it until they win the tournament, 703 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: and that happens. So rarely, so that's why you'll hear 704 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,360 Speaker 1: them say often the same thing. All right, let's see 705 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,879 Speaker 1: find motus skills. To what extent do some players block 706 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: themselves from knowing the draw at a slam? For those 707 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 1: who don't know don't want to know who they play next, 708 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: well find motor skills. 709 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 2: I was one of those people. 710 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 1: I hated to know who I was going to play 711 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: in a major until I had to play them. 712 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 2: So I did not like to know the drawer. 713 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: And often you knew who was on your side of 714 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 1: the draw because they were playing the same day as you, 715 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: that you did know, and you sort of were thinking, well, 716 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: I don't really want to look further because the worst 717 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:54,839 Speaker 1: thing you can do is look ahead. Let's just say, 718 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: for eager Streon Tech, she knows that oster Penko's a 719 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: nightmare for her in the third round. If she knew 720 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: she was in a third round, that may have affect 721 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 1: her in the first and second round thinking about that, 722 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 1: believe it or not. So I'm a big believer in thinking, 723 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 1: don't worry about what could happen. Let's worry about what 724 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: is happening, which is my next opponent. So that's why 725 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: I didn't like to look at the drawer. And that's 726 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: why most players don't look at the drawers because they 727 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: don't want they don't care about what is possible or 728 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: what could happen. They just want to know what's going 729 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: to happen. Okay, Andy Ferris Ferentzi, are you of the 730 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 1: opinion that coaching partnerships can get stale? Absolutely? Most coaching 731 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 1: and players relationships after about three to four years probably 732 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: do get stale. It's one thing if you're really good 733 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: friends with them and you really enjoy being around them, 734 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: and the player really likes to be around the coach 735 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: and they feel comfortable with them. But yes, I do 736 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: believe after about four or five years, most coaching player 737 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 1: relationships get a little bit stale because you're hearing the 738 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: same thing over and over. It's not much you can 739 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: change as a coach with a player that you've had 740 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 1: for five years. So you know, Oka Hill's always been 741 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:04,479 Speaker 1: the person that said, you know, five years probably his maximum, 742 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 1: and so I think he knows what he's talking about. 743 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: So yes, that's how I feel. All Right, here we go, 744 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:13,320 Speaker 1: let's okay. So J C. E j is one person 745 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: that wrote, yeah, when is the whites only party? Well, JCJ, 746 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: you heard my comments at the start of this podcast. 747 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: You're the type of guy that should not follow me, 748 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:22,760 Speaker 1: and you're the type. 749 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,520 Speaker 2: Of guy that's just an asshole. That's what I'm going 750 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 2: to say. 751 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: So you can take those comments and you can keep 752 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:31,760 Speaker 1: them to yourself. All right, here we go, last question. 753 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: Use the name zero zero. 754 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:34,160 Speaker 2: Five, one three. 755 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 1: You had the perfect opportunity for the vimos there like 756 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 1: a gimme overhead. I don't know where or why that 757 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: came through, but user, I'm going to say vamos to 758 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: you for writing in not so much varmous for the question, 759 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,360 Speaker 1: but for everybody else. Thank you for your questions. It 760 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: was a lot of them today. It was thirty eight 761 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: replies to my text yesterday. I know you're all watching 762 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:58,840 Speaker 1: the French Open. I know you're all excited about the tennis. 763 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: For those that you that wake up early in the morning, 764 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,320 Speaker 1: this is heaven for you. And with someone like Caitlin, 765 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:07,720 Speaker 1: she's always up at the early at the crack watching tennis, 766 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 1: and I love it as well. There's nothing better than 767 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: sitting having a cup of coffee watching the French Open, 768 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 1: or as they'd like to call it now. 769 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:14,720 Speaker 2: Roland Garris. 770 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,880 Speaker 1: And yeah, so we have so much of this to 771 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 1: talk about over the next couple of weeks. I will 772 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:22,879 Speaker 1: have a substack out at the end of the week 773 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: as well, so follow me on substack. I get into 774 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:29,439 Speaker 1: the nuances of everything that's going on. And yeah, other 775 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: than that, we're over for this week. Join us next week. 776 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:34,799 Speaker 1: Hopefully Caitlin will be aboard. Maybe I can get pet 777 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: Coo in to give us her thoughts on what's happening 778 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 1: over there in Paris because she's working for Tennis Channel 779 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:43,800 Speaker 1: and doing those first matches and then gallivanting around Paris. 780 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 1: I mean, what kind of she doesn't even work anymore. 781 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna have to call her up and tell 782 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: her that. But anyway, all right, guys, well thanks for 783 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: joining me this week and we'll see you next week. 784 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:55,280 Speaker 1: Enjoy the tennis, all right, au revoir. 785 00:37:55,920 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 2: Bye b