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Speaker 1: Hi Ramond, Welcome to the re Nice Up Centers podcast.

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Speaker 1: I am in Washington, d C. And Kaitlin you are

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Speaker 1: in New York City. Got a lot to talk about

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Speaker 1: this week. What's on your mind before we get going, Kaitlin,

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Speaker 1: I haven't seen you at all.

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Speaker 2: No, you came back from travels and you were only

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Speaker 2: in New York for a couple of days. I was

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Speaker 2: not here and now I'm about to go to Europe

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Speaker 2: myself because we just put our latest issue to bed

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Speaker 2: and this is one of the only times that anything

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Speaker 2: I do doesn't matter because the issue is already on

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Speaker 2: the printing press, which you know, we make an analog product,

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Speaker 2: so it stays in the world of the real So

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Speaker 2: have to send it to people. And while that is happening,

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Speaker 2: there's absolutely nothing I can do. So it's a really

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Speaker 2: actually nice forced break because, as you've very well know,

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Speaker 2: between coaching and broadcasting and doing the many things that

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Speaker 2: you do, the slams are just absolutely hectic, crazy times

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Speaker 2: and that's definitely true for us at Racket, and we

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Speaker 2: have all these.

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Speaker 1: Events and many da da da dah. Maybe we even

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Speaker 1: will do a.

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Speaker 2: Live podcast edition at some point if you'd like, during

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Speaker 2: the US Open season here in New York. So it's

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Speaker 2: a nice little forced sort of disco nap of sorts

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Speaker 2: love that tournament, and I know you do too, so

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Speaker 2: I would love to start there since it is hard

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Speaker 2: court season and they have an incredible field this year.

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Speaker 1: They do. But I just want to ask, what is

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Speaker 1: a disco nap? Oh, it's you don't know this.

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Speaker 2: You're always telling me all sorts of insane Australian slang,

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Speaker 2: so I'm sort of surprised you don't know this, which

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Speaker 2: must be maybe more North American slang.

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Speaker 1: A disco nap is at the disco.

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Speaker 2: No, it is a brief rest you take before you

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Speaker 2: go out so you have renewed energy to hit the town.

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Speaker 1: Okay, things I learn. I mean, there are things that

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Speaker 1: I say as an Australian that you probably think, what

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Speaker 1: the WTF is that? But there you go. I know

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Speaker 1: what a disco nap is, Thank you very much. DC.

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Speaker 1: It is hot. It is incredibly popular in the evenings

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Speaker 1: because after about seven pm it gets real beautiful to

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Speaker 1: watch tennis here, but in the day it is a

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Speaker 1: hard slog for these players, so they start at eleven,

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Speaker 1: they go through the day. We've got an incredible field

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Speaker 1: ahead of us here, including you know, the likes of

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Speaker 1: what Venus Williams back. Even the qualifying was super competitive.

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Speaker 1: We've got some great guys playing here as well. The

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Speaker 1: first matchup with Alex Dimenor, who's of course the defending

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Speaker 1: So yeah, it's awesome. I love this week. Mark Ian

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Speaker 2: You know, I know you have a personal connection to

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Speaker 2: the city. You plead for mark Ain's World Team Tennis

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Speaker 1: Right, yes, I did both Venus and Serena, so they

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Speaker 1: friendship with Mark Iroin as well, but that was put

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Speaker 1: something I love to play at the late thirteen season

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Speaker 1: World Team Tennis, and I can honestly say that playing

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Speaker 1: on Mark's team was also always so great because he

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Speaker 1: treats the players really really well here, you know, from

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Speaker 1: the community and the actual city of Washington to expand

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Speaker 1: the popularity, because of the field that they do get.

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Speaker 1: It's it's they need the help from the the city.

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Speaker 1: It's kind of like in New York, why we can't

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Speaker 1: kind of trying to schmooze. I mean, I'm in his

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Actually you know on that point.

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Speaker 2: My wife is an urban planner, and I can tell

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Speaker 2: you the perspective of the New York City leadership is

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Speaker 2: that the USTA has not always paid its bills, and

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Speaker 2: they are a nonprofit, and there's a lot of stuff

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Speaker 2: I mean this has been reported the New York Times.

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Speaker 2: It's they're not exactly great tenants and they were given massive,

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Speaker 2: for me, the USTA one of the many things that

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Speaker 2: has taken over the leadership as the CEO of the USTA,

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Speaker 2: is thinking about what would make for a better US

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Speaker 2: I know they have a massive budget, couple hundred million

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Speaker 2: to the city like Melbourne has done with their fantastic

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Speaker 2: a place for concerts for families. Yeah, I would put

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Speaker 2: it on Randall's Island. Yeah, I take over Randall's Island.

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Speaker 2: I think that that's an actual not a bad idea.

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Speaker 1: You know, as much as the USTA have tried to

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Speaker 1: That would be a great idea. And I know that

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Speaker 1: the Arthur Ash Stadium, as huge as it is, it's

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Speaker 1: I'm for it, like start again, but yeah again. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: but they can't, Caitlin, because they've just put so much

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Speaker 2: Real I do anything if I were to believe that.

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Speaker 1: The points on Earth were fixed.

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Speaker 2: I mean, we thought that Earth was flat a couple

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Speaker 2: like people could do anything they want to like. For me,

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Speaker 2: it's a matter of getting public will and trying to

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Speaker 2: the rest of the US and North American hard court swing.

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Speaker 2: Montreal is a fantastic town. It happens to be my hometown.

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Speaker 2: Toronto is a fantastic town. Both have incredible food cities.

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Speaker 2: They're both incredible hospitality places to visit. The tournament obviously

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Speaker 2: You're going to be shocked at how much you enjoy them.

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Speaker 2: And it doesn't carry the fee and the headache and

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Speaker 1: And that's definitely true of DC. Yeah, I agree one

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Speaker 1: And I guess to be continued with that conversation until

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Speaker 1: the great things that happened over the last week, but

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Speaker 1: speaking of Montreal and Toronto, of course Yannick Sinner and

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Speaker 1: And I want to preface by saying the Canadian Open

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Speaker 1: Carlos al Karaz and now Novak Djokovi, Like, how do

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Speaker 1: we change this narrative, Caitlin of this calendar being such

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Speaker 1: a nightmare. And I don't blame Yanick for not playing.

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Speaker 2: the most excited I've been about watching a player in forever.

432
00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,520
Speaker 2: It seems to me she is the reincarnation of Justin Anna,

433
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:20,520
Speaker 2: which I am always trying to talk about Justine Hill

434
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,200
Speaker 2: for a couple of reasons, because she has a beautiful game,

435
00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,399
Speaker 2: but also because she played very brave all court tennis.

436
00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,120
Speaker 2: She had incredibly soft hands. She moved forward with these

437
00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,000
Speaker 2: and she really took it to a lot of players

438
00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,840
Speaker 2: who were bigger and hitting through the court more than

439
00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,800
Speaker 2: she was because of her incredible timing and you know

440
00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,200
Speaker 2: sort of determination. Lily Tagger has all that, and she's six'.

441
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,960
Speaker 2: One she's got a serve that's a, cannon and she's

442
00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,800
Speaker 2: got a forehand that's a, rifle and her backhand is

443
00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,440
Speaker 2: not only not a, weakness it is a multifaceted tool

444
00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,320
Speaker 2: with which she can do whatever she. Wants and she's

445
00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:53,000
Speaker 2: not afraid to come.

446
00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:53,159
Speaker 1: In.

447
00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,480
Speaker 2: Now i've seen this girl play in. PERSON i watched

448
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,440
Speaker 2: her At Indian wells lose To Maria. Sachary In, STRAITS

449
00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,840
Speaker 2: i saw her Play Maria sakary again in person In,

450
00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,600
Speaker 2: rome got to set Off Maria zachary this, time little,

451
00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,879
Speaker 2: inexperienced little nerves looking, up this is WHEN i realized

452
00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,160
Speaker 2: she was being coached by again one of my favorite

453
00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,840
Speaker 2: players of all, time Frances Kis. GAVONE i looked up

454
00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,119
Speaker 2: in the box BECAUSE i hear This austrian girl speaking

455
00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,040
Speaker 2: Fluent italian with the umpire asking FOR i don't, know

456
00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,400
Speaker 2: more bananas or, something AND i was, like, wait, What

457
00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,520
Speaker 2: and THEN i look up in the coaching. Box It's lallynessa,

458
00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,199
Speaker 2: Herself milan's finest grandson Winner Francescas gavone And i'm, like,

459
00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,960
Speaker 2: Okay i'm locked. IN i see this girl week in

460
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,480
Speaker 2: week Out, wimbledon she lose his first round but gets a.

461
00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,720
Speaker 2: Set In, athens she wanted a couple of, rounds fell

462
00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,520
Speaker 2: a little. Short this week In prague second finals she'd

463
00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,639
Speaker 2: ever been. In won it, handily especially after kind of

464
00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:48,000
Speaker 2: mounting a pretty good comeback after The ukrainian player, sneaker

465
00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,919
Speaker 2: who's got kind Of Angelie kerber. Vibes but really the

466
00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,760
Speaker 2: match of the tournament was her incredible win Over Barber

467
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,800
Speaker 2: kujikova in the. Semifinals did you watch that match With

468
00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,800
Speaker 2: Barbara kujigo And Lily. TAGGER i have a feeling it

469
00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,399
Speaker 2: was popcorn for, you BECAUSE i know that was parpcorn for. Me.

470
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,879
Speaker 1: YEAH i mean she's a. Kid she's, eighteen and we

471
00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,000
Speaker 1: say that Mirror andreva just want A Grand, slam not

472
00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,840
Speaker 1: that much. Older but the difference is her game, style,

473
00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,440
Speaker 1: right as you already, mentioned the, serve the all court,

474
00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,840
Speaker 1: play the, slice back, end the one, hander the coming

475
00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,680
Speaker 1: into the. Net she's kind of she's very. Tall she's

476
00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,639
Speaker 1: going to grow into her, body and most people that

477
00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,080
Speaker 1: become that tall so young are also a little bit

478
00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,840
Speaker 1: like a deer on. ICE i MEAN i remember talking

479
00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,080
Speaker 1: To Maria sharapova about that when she grew like an

480
00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,760
Speaker 1: enormous mount between the, ages like fifteen, sixteen but an

481
00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,840
Speaker 1: all court, player which she, is a player that likes

482
00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,359
Speaker 1: to come, in a player that has that sort of

483
00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,480
Speaker 1: like A Carolina mouhover in a lot of ways Except.

484
00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,640
Speaker 1: Carolina Maybe carolina should have had a one hander because

485
00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,560
Speaker 1: her backhand is her. Weakness AND i said, that, honestly

486
00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,600
Speaker 1: same As Sam. Stosa sam had a two hander back,

487
00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,760
Speaker 1: end should have had a one, hander Ash, BARDY i

488
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,800
Speaker 1: thought could have been better even with the one. Hander

489
00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:56,800
Speaker 1: And i'd bring up these people because they all have

490
00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,679
Speaker 1: weaknesses on their, backhand AND i think.

491
00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,120
Speaker 2: The greek, places and if they had paired the great

492
00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,679
Speaker 2: slice with a great topsman, Backhand you're totally, right it

493
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,040
Speaker 2: could have gone from defense to offense.

494
00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:10,560
Speaker 1: Because they're, strong right Ash Sam. Mukhova they're all naturally

495
00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,359
Speaker 1: like kind of jockey and, strong so they could have,

496
00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,520
Speaker 1: probably but they were taught with for two. Hands, anyway

497
00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,159
Speaker 1: that's a whole different story we could talk.

498
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,000
Speaker 2: About but, well ACTUALLY i kind of do want to

499
00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,439
Speaker 2: get into it because the bravery of committing to a

500
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,199
Speaker 2: one hitded, backhand especially for a, woman should Be and

501
00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,880
Speaker 2: that's really WHY i want to talk, about not only Justin,

502
00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,879
Speaker 2: hannah But Amaly. Moresmo this has disappeared on the men's

503
00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:31,440
Speaker 2: tour and it's.

504
00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,160
Speaker 1: SCAVY i mean it's been atomized on the women's. Tour

505
00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:35,800
Speaker 1: almost no.

506
00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:40,080
Speaker 2: Swears navarro generation had. It Rambon Suarez navarro one of

507
00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,840
Speaker 2: my favorite. Players it's a dying art and then all

508
00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,520
Speaker 2: of a sudden you see it back and you're, like,

509
00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,720
Speaker 2: well why did this ever go? Away when it's deployed,

510
00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,360
Speaker 2: correctly when coaches have the patience to teach, it it

511
00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,200
Speaker 2: can be a. Weapon can, you as a coach and

512
00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,760
Speaker 2: a player who has an excellent one hinded, backhand both

513
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:56,320
Speaker 2: slice and?

514
00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,040
Speaker 1: Over what is this?

515
00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,720
Speaker 2: About why it's hard to, Teach why maybe not everybody's

516
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,560
Speaker 2: up for. IT i switched from two to one and

517
00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:05,960
Speaker 2: it was the best THING i ever. Did what can

518
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,080
Speaker 2: you tell me about the decision to do? It BECAUSE

519
00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:09,800
Speaker 2: i think we're going to be talking About Lily tagger

520
00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,040
Speaker 2: for a long time AND i want to go on

521
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,399
Speaker 2: the record, now both as a fan and also somebody

522
00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,720
Speaker 2: who really wants to understand how she could represent WHAT

523
00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,399
Speaker 2: i think should be a weave and maybe won't be

524
00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,040
Speaker 2: or maybe will.

525
00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,760
Speaker 1: Be but what are your thoughts about. That there's a

526
00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,320
Speaker 1: couple of reasons why this happens.

527
00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:25,520
Speaker 2: Now.

528
00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:30,320
Speaker 1: Right one is a lot of young women we're talking, six,

529
00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,320
Speaker 1: seven eight years of, age, right they pick up a

530
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,600
Speaker 1: racket for the first. Time it's really hard for them

531
00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,159
Speaker 1: to hit technically a one handed back end because they

532
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:41,440
Speaker 1: don't have the. Strength, Right so most young, kids most

533
00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,800
Speaker 1: coaches will see a young woman and men and men

534
00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,640
Speaker 1: to a certain, degree but little you, know young, boys

535
00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,680
Speaker 1: they just are, stronger you, know with their one arm

536
00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,280
Speaker 1: to be able to hit a one handed back. End

537
00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,800
Speaker 1: and most girls grab the racket with two hands and

538
00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,680
Speaker 1: they hit a two handed back, end and then the coach,

539
00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,119
Speaker 1: goes great, Job, okay keep that doing. That so it

540
00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,640
Speaker 1: comes down to, physicality comes down to, Strength it comes

541
00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,320
Speaker 1: down to just the basics of hitting your first tennis

542
00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,560
Speaker 1: ball are easier with technically two hands on the. Racket

543
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,720
Speaker 1: SO i think it comes from the very start of

544
00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,200
Speaker 1: when a player starts playing tennis and they a young

545
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,439
Speaker 1: girl will put two hands on the. Racket and also

546
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,720
Speaker 1: when you see, it you want to be. It so

547
00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,399
Speaker 1: if you love watching tennis and your parents love watching,

548
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,879
Speaker 1: tennis and you're watching Sable, anka and you, know go

549
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:28,560
Speaker 1: down the list of women that are playing on the.

550
00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,320
Speaker 1: Tour they all have two hand a, backhand so of

551
00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:34,320
Speaker 1: course they naturally start wanting to play, like, oh my favorite,

552
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,080
Speaker 1: Player Serena, Williams, oh my favorite, player you, Know Angie,

553
00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,520
Speaker 1: kerber whatever it. Is you all have two. Hands so

554
00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,440
Speaker 1: that's part of, it and the physicality part of. It

555
00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,120
Speaker 1: it also is part of you, know most people will

556
00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,280
Speaker 1: say to return a, serve especially serve that's coming out

557
00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:49,960
Speaker 1: you at one hundred and. Twenty you, know if you're

558
00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,480
Speaker 1: playing Against Cocoa golf or Sable anka and you're hitting

559
00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,719
Speaker 1: serves that are one fifteen miles an hour and, above

560
00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:58,399
Speaker 1: it's easier to return that with two, hands for. Sure

561
00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,120
Speaker 1: SO i think that we're going to continue to see

562
00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,080
Speaker 1: the two handed back ends because also on the women's,

563
00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:07,240
Speaker 1: tour ninety nine percent of, them ninety nine percent all

564
00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,119
Speaker 1: have better two handed back ends than four. Hands like

565
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,119
Speaker 1: if they had to choose to hit a backhand or

566
00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,360
Speaker 1: a foehand on match, point they're hitting. Backhands unless They're Carolina,

567
00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,200
Speaker 1: muhova they're hitting for who's going to run around that

568
00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,119
Speaker 1: forehand backhand and hit a fourhand, Right so you, know

569
00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,359
Speaker 1: and the people THAT i brought up At Ash party

570
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:23,960
Speaker 1: Is Sam. Stozer they're going to run around and hit

571
00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,040
Speaker 1: a four hand all. Day so it comes down to the,

572
00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,800
Speaker 1: Physicality it comes down to what they, see and it

573
00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,480
Speaker 1: also comes down to the strength to be able to

574
00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,439
Speaker 1: hit a return of serve or a big. Ball with

575
00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,439
Speaker 1: two hands is. Easier SO i wouldn't necessarily teach a

576
00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,679
Speaker 1: one handed. BACKHAND i think you have to see what

577
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,920
Speaker 1: a player is physically like if they if A Lily

578
00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,720
Speaker 1: taggert for, sure came and was like oh, BOOM i was, like,

579
00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,200
Speaker 1: okay well you can turn and still strike that backhand

580
00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,720
Speaker 1: as well as a two, hander and you are a

581
00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,720
Speaker 1: little bit of a, jock which she, is and you're,

582
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,359
Speaker 1: Strong keep the one, hander keep the one. Hander. Now

583
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,480
Speaker 1: that's where comes down to having such an important role

584
00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:06,159
Speaker 1: model or coach in your life at early stages of

585
00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:10,080
Speaker 1: when you start playing tennis and, recognizing for, example On Nash,

586
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,080
Speaker 1: PARTY i would, say, listen you have really strong. Arms

587
00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,399
Speaker 1: you're able to hit a fourhand toppy like Justin, anna

588
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,280
Speaker 1: very good. Example you know your favorite is that you

589
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:21,800
Speaker 1: had the strength to be able to hit a fourhand

590
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,560
Speaker 1: the way you. Do that's why Sam stoza should have

591
00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,800
Speaker 1: had a one hander back, end because she had that

592
00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,159
Speaker 1: short back swing with really quick, hands and that's what

593
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,920
Speaker 1: her one handed back end would have been like as.

594
00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,000
Speaker 1: Well she was, strong and she was very very. Strong

595
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,960
Speaker 1: well look at her, kicksurf so her shoulders and her

596
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,080
Speaker 1: ability better hit one handed back end would have been

597
00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,040
Speaker 1: much better for her than to have a two, hander

598
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,840
Speaker 1: which was very slappy and not good with the left.

599
00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,480
Speaker 1: Hand if you Watch serena, practice And i've done this

600
00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,680
Speaker 1: a million times, now she will hit one handed four

601
00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,000
Speaker 1: hands with her left, hand and her one handed forehand

602
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,880
Speaker 1: with the left hand is as good as my regular,

603
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:59,920
Speaker 1: forehand like any good two handed Backhand Maria. Sharapova, SERENA

604
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,840
Speaker 1: i would, argue most everyone has a really good left

605
00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,680
Speaker 1: hand and they use it a lot right, so which

606
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,200
Speaker 1: is Why Raphael nadal was so good with his, backhand for,

607
00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,240
Speaker 1: example because he was a natural right. Hander SO i

608
00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,120
Speaker 1: think it comes down to a lot of those. Reasons

609
00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,320
Speaker 1: but With, LILY i, think And i'm going to make

610
00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,880
Speaker 1: a big statement, here she's good now at eighteen she

611
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,200
Speaker 1: just won her first. TOURNAMENT i think she's going to

612
00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,520
Speaker 1: be even better at twenty, eight, agree because she's going

613
00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,080
Speaker 1: to learn how to utilize all of those beautiful strokes

614
00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,920
Speaker 1: like A mohova when she gets to the twenty, six twenty,

615
00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,320
Speaker 1: seven twenty eight years of her. Age AND i think

616
00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,960
Speaker 1: that's Why muhova's doing. Better she's not injured every week as.

617
00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:40,800
Speaker 1: Well knock on, Wood BUT i think when you have

618
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,520
Speaker 1: the choice of shots that these players have and they're

619
00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:47,520
Speaker 1: not just a ball basher like with just whacking the

620
00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,000
Speaker 1: ball at like eighteen, YEARS i, Mean Mira andreva is

621
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,560
Speaker 1: a little bit different because she doesn't really have a

622
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,080
Speaker 1: quote unquote massive, game but she has a very beautiful.

623
00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:57,680
Speaker 1: Game but she's a little different because she's in tactfully

624
00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,240
Speaker 1: very good and or dwell and has good. Hands but,

625
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:01,880
Speaker 1: yeah all of the.

626
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,600
Speaker 2: Things tagger has more, tools AND i think those tools

627
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,840
Speaker 2: take longer develop AND i think that's where you, know

628
00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,440
Speaker 2: for the casual tennis, fan why it's such a delight to,

629
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,360
Speaker 2: watch even if you're not sure why you love. IT i,

630
00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,520
Speaker 2: Mean federer is the best example of all people who

631
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,440
Speaker 2: even casually like, tennis understand that they're watching something very.

632
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,400
Speaker 2: Beautiful it's not just the one hit a, Backhand it's

633
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:22,800
Speaker 2: not just the feathery. Footsteps you, Know cinner has. That

634
00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,520
Speaker 2: nobody who's a better, mover probably Than Novak. Djokovic you,

635
00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,240
Speaker 2: know there's certain aesthetic things that you look at a

636
00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:29,600
Speaker 2: court and you, say, ah now that's, incredible and you

637
00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,040
Speaker 2: maybe can't describe. It for, me what is so exciting

638
00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,520
Speaker 2: about this young kid is she has these tools that

639
00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,800
Speaker 2: you say are going to. Develop she, has Like Yannick,

640
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:43,320
Speaker 2: cinner a background in skiing in The Austrian. ALPS i,

641
00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,440
Speaker 2: mean In sinner's, CASE i think it was more The Italian,

642
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,360
Speaker 2: alps but it's from a pretty similar part of the,

643
00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:52,720
Speaker 2: world and they are, solid, strong and there's a base

644
00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,160
Speaker 2: there that's not just you, know it's not just. FLASH

645
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:57,520
Speaker 2: i think it's going to take her a while to.

646
00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,840
Speaker 2: Develop but why we Like Carlos alkaraz is because he

647
00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,400
Speaker 2: can improvise and he has a lot of, tools and

648
00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,480
Speaker 2: like And, ocova and why we Like center so much

649
00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,360
Speaker 2: is because he's so solid and he moves so well

650
00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,520
Speaker 2: and he's. Grounded AND i think for me watching this,

651
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,600
Speaker 2: WOMAN i was, Like, wow this is the most Excited

652
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,280
Speaker 2: i've been about watching a tennis. Player and don't get me,

653
00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,280
Speaker 2: Wrong i've loved The, MUKHOVA'S i love The, Barties i've

654
00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,680
Speaker 2: loved The you, know there's many many tennis players that

655
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,040
Speaker 2: you like to watch for the contrast and style as

656
00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:22,400
Speaker 2: much as for their. Games but this from a game,

657
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,400
Speaker 2: perspective she's only going to get better and. Better AND

658
00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,120
Speaker 2: i love the way she's being coached and mentored because

659
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,840
Speaker 2: it seems to me That, skiavone who has had her

660
00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:32,520
Speaker 2: at her high performance academy outside Of milan for now

661
00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,200
Speaker 2: the past couple of, years is playing the long. Game

662
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,640
Speaker 2: and oh, yeah tennis is the longest of. Games, yeah

663
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,280
Speaker 2: because you really have to work so hard upfront and

664
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,880
Speaker 2: believe that it's going to, work believe that the tools

665
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,960
Speaker 2: you're building now are in ten years, time as you,

666
00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,440
Speaker 2: say going to pay. Dividends AND i hope that is.

667
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,600
Speaker 2: True AND i hope more than anything else is THAT

668
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,040
Speaker 2: i get to watch this girl get better and play

669
00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,600
Speaker 2: better and better opponents and higher and higher stakes, matches

670
00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,440
Speaker 2: AND i, hope really truly that she inspires more and

671
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,200
Speaker 2: more people to fall in love with, tennis because when

672
00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,040
Speaker 2: you watch somebody play it like she, does it is

673
00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:06,360
Speaker 2: hard not.

674
00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,040
Speaker 1: To, well we're going to take another, break but we'll

675
00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:10,600
Speaker 1: come back with the questions that were sent to me

676
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:14,320
Speaker 1: on the. Socials BUT, aj we answered your question BECAUSE

677
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,200
Speaker 1: aj asks full breakdown Of Lily tagger's, game and so

678
00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,120
Speaker 1: there you. Go all, Right we're going to take a

679
00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:36,560
Speaker 1: quick short break and be back with reader's questions after. This, Okay,

680
00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:40,200
Speaker 1: calaitland it's time for reader's. QUESTIONS i did shoot out

681
00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,760
Speaker 1: a tweet about an hour, ago So johnny on the,

682
00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:44,840
Speaker 1: spot everyone who wrote, in thank you so much BECAUSE

683
00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,320
Speaker 1: i have to get going to the tennis tournament here In,

684
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,120
Speaker 1: WASHINGTON dc. Soon so good Old. Nebby do you have

685
00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,720
Speaker 1: the questions? Up, caitlin would you like to read?

686
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,800
Speaker 2: Them give me a, second just BECAUSE i got wee

687
00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,920
Speaker 2: laid On twitter looking at all The Lily tagger love

688
00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,760
Speaker 2: our Friend vance he's saying that she's the real. Deal

689
00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:03,920
Speaker 2: it's it's so hard not to get excited and talk

690
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:05,920
Speaker 2: about this. Woman so thank you for letting me indulge

691
00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,720
Speaker 2: in a little bit of you, know.

692
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,600
Speaker 1: One handed backhand. Love, Listen, hey we're both one headed

693
00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:15,000
Speaker 1: backhand so we love to see. This SO'S i can,

694
00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:18,680
Speaker 1: say great kid like great, kids such a nice, kid

695
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,040
Speaker 1: and of Course Francesca scivoni and MAY i just also

696
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:23,280
Speaker 1: add female, coach female.

697
00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,880
Speaker 2: Coaching, okay so these days doing pretty well on the

698
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,800
Speaker 2: two of these, days present company very much. Included all, Right,

699
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,000
Speaker 2: SO aj we gave you a full breakdown Of Lily tiger's.

700
00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,880
Speaker 2: Game here's a related question From raydon while we're on the,

701
00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:35,960
Speaker 2: subject and THEN i promise you we'll move. On Lily

702
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,000
Speaker 2: tagger was not the only person playing tennis this past,

703
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,640
Speaker 2: week even if to me it felt like it. Was raydon,

704
00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,760
Speaker 2: asks what are the future prospects of the one hitting

705
00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:46,480
Speaker 2: backhand Aka Lily. Tagger there's another young WOMAN i believe

706
00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,440
Speaker 2: She's french who is on THE itf, tour who has

707
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,120
Speaker 2: a gorgeous one hit of backhand that a lot of

708
00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,600
Speaker 2: coaches like to post about on the. Socials you, know for,

709
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,920
Speaker 2: ME i, agree it's hard to imagine that this is

710
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,160
Speaker 2: going to cause another resent. Renaissance but what do you

711
00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,200
Speaker 2: think the future of the one handed backhand is what

712
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:01,520
Speaker 2: it is?

713
00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,000
Speaker 1: Now we will see the odd one or two that

714
00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,760
Speaker 1: will come out that will be. Beautiful they'll get all

715
00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,000
Speaker 1: the love that they deserve because they had the. Courage

716
00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:12,200
Speaker 1: as you, said, earlier and their coaches had the courage

717
00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:14,279
Speaker 1: to not change what they did really. Well AND i

718
00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:18,240
Speaker 1: think it's really important for coaches to understand the physicality

719
00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:21,000
Speaker 1: of their young. Player if they have a one handed back,

720
00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:23,759
Speaker 1: end they're strong and they have quick, hands they have quick.

721
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,640
Speaker 1: Forehand if a player has a really whippy, forehand like

722
00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,319
Speaker 1: And i'm to keep bringing out the same, people But Sam,

723
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:33,080
Speaker 1: stoza Ash, Bardi Carolyn, mukhova if they have that, good

724
00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:38,799
Speaker 1: strong forehand that's quick with the racket, face let them

725
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,560
Speaker 1: try it with the one handed. Backhand SO i think

726
00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,040
Speaker 1: that's super. Important and you have to develop a slice.

727
00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,840
Speaker 1: Backhand so if you have a one, hander your slice

728
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:47,479
Speaker 1: back end is going to be good, naturally just because

729
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,080
Speaker 1: you're going to be, stronger which is why two handed

730
00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:54,719
Speaker 1: backhands don't have great slices except for the greats Like Kim,

731
00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,839
Speaker 1: kleisters for, example had a great slice. Backhand so IF

732
00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,319
Speaker 1: i had to model someone after a, BACKHAND i would

733
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,080
Speaker 1: model it off To Kim. KLAISIS i would have that

734
00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,640
Speaker 1: beautiful slice AND i would have a two handed back.

735
00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:06,960
Speaker 1: In so we're not going to see many one hand as,

736
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,400
Speaker 1: anymore but, boy when we, do we love. It, WELL

737
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,520
Speaker 1: i hope you're, wrong BUT i suspect you're. Right, YEAH

738
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,200
Speaker 1: i Hope i'm wrong, Too BUT i don't think. Wibboble,

739
00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:15,040
Speaker 1: NO i don't think so.

740
00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:19,000
Speaker 2: Too Kitty kat asks With, Andreva Mira, andreva who we

741
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:22,839
Speaker 2: spoke about, earlier and Now Linda noskova who just won

742
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:24,560
Speaker 2: wimbled in and MAY i say she turned up at

743
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,080
Speaker 2: The Prague open where all This Lily tagger match for

744
00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,560
Speaker 2: Berber kujigovia stuff went down and did a sort of

745
00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:32,160
Speaker 2: victory lap BECAUSE i gather That prague is her. Hometown

746
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:35,160
Speaker 2: and she looked amazing and was, amazing And i'm delighted

747
00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:37,799
Speaker 2: that she has joined the ranks Of slam. Winners it

748
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,840
Speaker 2: seems both deserved and also probably. Repeatable but back To

749
00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:46,640
Speaker 2: Kviti kat's. Question As andreva And noskova are first time,

750
00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:49,280
Speaker 2: winners who is next a young player Like Iva djovic

751
00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,200
Speaker 2: Or Alex, yala or maybe Even Lily tagger or more

752
00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:56,560
Speaker 2: experienced players Like Jessica pagola Or Elena. Spiddelina what do

753
00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,000
Speaker 2: you think in terms of Next slam? Winner it is

754
00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:02,360
Speaker 2: literally like shooting a fish in a? Barrel how do

755
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,160
Speaker 2: you predict that it's, like just.

756
00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:06,799
Speaker 1: Shoot it on the women's do her. ANYTHING i don't.

757
00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,399
Speaker 1: KNOW i will say this after she comes back from.

758
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:14,440
Speaker 1: INJURY i Think Vicki ambocco has the ability and the

759
00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,800
Speaker 1: hutzba and the, confidence very quiet confidence because She's canadian

760
00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:23,200
Speaker 1: so they're very, sweet but she has this very quiet

761
00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:27,359
Speaker 1: confidence about. Her she doesn't get overly. Nervous she goes for.

762
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,720
Speaker 1: It she can improve a lot of, things most importantly

763
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:33,840
Speaker 1: her SERVE i think can get even better. TECHNICALLY i

764
00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:37,720
Speaker 1: think her forehand can technically get. Better but her quiet

765
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:41,480
Speaker 1: confidence is what makes me go probably. Her so let's

766
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,319
Speaker 1: hope when she comes back from this knee injury which

767
00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:47,160
Speaker 1: she suffered At. Queen's, UNFORTUNATELY i think she really can

768
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,879
Speaker 1: win A slam in the next few years because of

769
00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,320
Speaker 1: not only can she hit the ball huge and she

770
00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:56,320
Speaker 1: has a massive first. Serve she just believes in. Herself,

771
00:36:56,560 --> 00:37:00,120
Speaker 1: internally she doesn't show. It she's not this outwardly cocky.

772
00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,480
Speaker 1: Person BUT i think she has the game a little

773
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,279
Speaker 1: bit more Than Yala yala serve is just never going

774
00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:07,759
Speaker 1: to get win her. SLAM i JUST i know IT'S i,

775
00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:09,720
Speaker 1: mean you can say the same thing About Angie. Kober

776
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,680
Speaker 1: she didn't have a great serve, Either BUT i just

777
00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,800
Speaker 1: feel like that is what is holding her. BACK i

778
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,239
Speaker 1: think it's what Hold Jessica pagoula. BACK i think it's

779
00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,200
Speaker 1: what WE'VE i talked about this yesterday with a friend

780
00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,040
Speaker 1: of mine on the, Phone Like jessica PAGOL i keep

781
00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:23,360
Speaker 1: picking her to win a, slam and she keeps letting me.

782
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,000
Speaker 1: Down AND i think it's a lot because her second

783
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,440
Speaker 1: serve is so vulnerable against these big, hitters and So

784
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:31,360
Speaker 1: i'm still have hope That jack can win, one BUT

785
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,919
Speaker 1: i just don't see. It same With. Fitzalina second serve

786
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,279
Speaker 1: is so, vulnerable doesn't have the power to. Overplay it can.

787
00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,080
Speaker 1: Happen look what happened to Was. Niaki we've had players

788
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,399
Speaker 1: that are technically not big hitters of the ball. Win

789
00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,880
Speaker 1: but IF i had to pick, ONE i Pick Vicky

790
00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:48,080
Speaker 1: amboco and, Hey Lily. Tager but not. YET i give

791
00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:48,719
Speaker 1: her about five.

792
00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,680
Speaker 2: YEARS i think she needs a little more time in the.

793
00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,400
Speaker 2: BEARER i, Mean i'm going to see something incredibly. Controversial

794
00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,680
Speaker 2: carolyn Was naki slam was an act that He.

795
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,279
Speaker 1: It was A she won the W Ta finals two

796
00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,320
Speaker 1: three months earlier and beat every one and served everyone

797
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,560
Speaker 1: off the, court hit everyone. Off the quote was, unbelievable

798
00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,920
Speaker 1: and then took that confidence Into. Australia SO i won't

799
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,160
Speaker 1: say that About caroline because you had to Beat caroline.

800
00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:09,839
Speaker 2: And She, yeah, sure you had to beat, her And

801
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:13,560
Speaker 2: Simona hallepp did not that. Day but my belief about

802
00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,560
Speaker 2: her is best. Encapsulated And Yolena asapeko's, quote which you

803
00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:21,400
Speaker 2: can look. Up, okay speaking of, quotes Is venus's comment

804
00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:25,960
Speaker 2: On Maya joint fair or. Unfair venus's comment About Maya,

805
00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:29,319
Speaker 2: joint who you'll remember Beat serena in the first round

806
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,719
Speaker 2: Of wimbledon in three, sets and Had venus had this

807
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,960
Speaker 2: to say about. It she Meaning serena played stellar in that.

808
00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:38,160
Speaker 2: MATCH i think her level was so extraordinarily.

809
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:39,040
Speaker 1: High it was very.

810
00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:41,440
Speaker 2: Unlucky sometimes you play players who are on fire and

811
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:42,959
Speaker 2: they don't seem to maintain that level.

812
00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:47,399
Speaker 1: Afterward, yeah she's not. WRONG i, mean she's not. Wrong

813
00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:50,120
Speaker 1: serena played. Well we know what happened with the. Knee

814
00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,560
Speaker 1: she was very much hobbled and that was definitely a,

815
00:38:54,600 --> 00:39:00,399
Speaker 1: problem certainly in the third. Set But Maya joint played

816
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,040
Speaker 1: the match of her. Life she made not the match

817
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:04,919
Speaker 1: of her. Life she definitely played the, WELL i would,

818
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,160
Speaker 1: say probably the match of. Life but she played the

819
00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:12,720
Speaker 1: best match this year and then subsequently lost the next

820
00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:15,040
Speaker 1: match the following, day played a great first set and

821
00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:16,960
Speaker 1: then just fell away AND i think lost the third

822
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:21,080
Speaker 1: set six. Love so when you have technically quote unquote

823
00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:23,799
Speaker 1: nothing to lose and everyone thinks that you're shouldn't you're

824
00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:25,479
Speaker 1: probably not going to win this match because you haven't

825
00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,200
Speaker 1: won a match SINCE i don't even, know six months or,

826
00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:31,200
Speaker 1: something and you play against you, know the greatest player

827
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:33,399
Speaker 1: of all time as somebody who's won the tournament seven. Times,

828
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:34,920
Speaker 1: yes she hasn't played a match in three and a half,

829
00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:37,520
Speaker 1: years but, still you, know everyone's, like, ah what a great.

830
00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,919
Speaker 1: Draw maya joint hasn't won a match in so, long

831
00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:42,080
Speaker 1: this is the perfect. Match and then she came out

832
00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:45,920
Speaker 1: and played, unbelievable served well every big, point and she

833
00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 1: had a little stumble at the end of the second,

834
00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:49,719
Speaker 1: set started missing a few balls here and, there but

835
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:54,040
Speaker 1: overall she played. Great and so What venus is saying

836
00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:56,399
Speaker 1: IS i have no problem with her saying that because

837
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:59,200
Speaker 1: it was. Correct and then you, know Unfortunately maya went

838
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,040
Speaker 1: and lost the Next so, YEAH i Mean. Caitlin there's

839
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:05,800
Speaker 1: so much that players or people don't say in public

840
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,880
Speaker 1: that they want to say that they say in their private.

841
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,080
Speaker 1: Lives and it's not Just, venus this is. Everyone it's trust,

842
00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,400
Speaker 1: me you're getting One you're getting one fifth of what

843
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:18,040
Speaker 1: they really want to say about. Anyone SO i Think

844
00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:20,880
Speaker 1: venus is being very protective if her little, sister And

845
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,160
Speaker 1: I'm i'm okay with it because she didn't say anything

846
00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:24,719
Speaker 1: that was not.

847
00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:28,399
Speaker 2: Correct, Yeah AND i want to bring up a point

848
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,400
Speaker 2: that you've made time and time and time, again and

849
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:32,439
Speaker 2: you were actually just making it About Yannick, center which

850
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:34,840
Speaker 2: is the amount of pressure it is to be the

851
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:36,520
Speaker 2: best in the world and defend it week in and

852
00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:38,120
Speaker 2: week out and weekend and week out and week in

853
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Speaker 2: and week.

854
00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,680
Speaker 1: Out you can't have a bad match.

855
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:43,800
Speaker 2: Anymore maybe you could at certain points in like the,

856
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,880
Speaker 2: nineties when you can win a couple of matches just

857
00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,480
Speaker 2: by showing up and being better skills, wise but that's

858
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:51,200
Speaker 2: not true. Anymore the tours have too much. Depth everybody's. Good,

859
00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:54,200
Speaker 2: everybody especially when they know they're playing, you is going

860
00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:55,840
Speaker 2: to try to have the match of their. Life sometimes

861
00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,359
Speaker 2: they want. Succeed most times they want, succeed but sometimes they.

862
00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:00,880
Speaker 2: Do and if you're not one hundred per because maybe you're,

863
00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:03,080
Speaker 2: injured or because maybe you're a little out of, practice

864
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:07,400
Speaker 2: or maybe you're not feeling, confident it's a to. Me

865
00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:09,719
Speaker 2: it's a lot about that, belief which is why the

866
00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:13,080
Speaker 2: belief stuff is so so. Important as you mentioned with

867
00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:16,319
Speaker 2: With victoria And, BOCO i do wish sometimes and this,

868
00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:20,000
Speaker 2: is you, know as toxic as many online spaces, are

869
00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:22,919
Speaker 2: it does fuel a lot of fun because people can

870
00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:27,319
Speaker 2: sometimes indicate how they really feel about certain. Things and we're,

871
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,200
Speaker 2: all you, know trying to be on our best.

872
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:29,840
Speaker 1: Behavior WELL i.

873
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:32,200
Speaker 2: Don't know that you AND, I i, mean but, HELLO i,

874
00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,839
Speaker 2: mean have you met. Me we're certainly more filtered than

875
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:35,320
Speaker 2: we would.

876
00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:37,560
Speaker 1: BE i get into trouble every week for comments THAT i,

877
00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,240
Speaker 1: make and it's just like fuck. Me like with social.

878
00:41:40,239 --> 00:41:42,400
Speaker 1: Media think, god social media wasn't around WHEN i was.

879
00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:46,239
Speaker 2: Playing holy oh my, god that would be, terrible catastrophic for.

880
00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:49,880
Speaker 1: You it would have been, Great, okay that's what. Entertaining

881
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,400
Speaker 1: it would have been, great AND i probably would have

882
00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:53,880
Speaker 1: had a vlog and you know, what probably would have

883
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:55,839
Speaker 1: made more. Money let's be, Honest.

884
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:59,120
Speaker 2: Okay if you hadn't been. Canceled, okay next, question this

885
00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:02,440
Speaker 2: is From. Neby this is a very very good question

886
00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:06,600
Speaker 2: because it's a little. Tough how do you Think Elena

887
00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:09,919
Speaker 2: rebuccin his year will go from? Here her first third

888
00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:11,680
Speaker 2: of the year was so, strong but sub part of

889
00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:13,600
Speaker 2: the last few months it does appear that she is.

890
00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:16,080
Speaker 2: Adrift wouldn't you? Say? Naw?

891
00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:21,680
Speaker 1: Absolutely you KNOW i picked her prior to months Before

892
00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:25,719
Speaker 1: wimbledon started THAT i thought she would Win. Wimbledon for

893
00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:28,600
Speaker 1: her to lose To Alisa, murtens WHO i believe she

894
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,880
Speaker 1: had an eight and one record against there was just.

895
00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:35,279
Speaker 1: Crazy of all the upsets At wimbledon this, year that

896
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,680
Speaker 1: was the one that just blew me away the. MOST i, was,

897
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:40,880
Speaker 1: like WHAT i MEAN A Lisa murtens is a good,

898
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,839
Speaker 1: player a very solid, play always round to, sixteen third,

899
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:46,960
Speaker 1: rounds always like sort of doesn't lose to anybody you

900
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:50,600
Speaker 1: know below her. Often but to lose that match Against,

901
00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,520
Speaker 1: rebutta to Beat rebuccin in that, situation to, me was

902
00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:56,440
Speaker 1: the biggest shock At. WIMBLEDON i had heard the day

903
00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:59,480
Speaker 1: before she did like hours on the practice court and

904
00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:02,960
Speaker 1: like was looking exhausted and so came into that. MATCH

905
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:06,160
Speaker 1: i don't, know maybe hitting too many balls a day.

906
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:09,480
Speaker 1: BEFORE i don't know what's going, on but this is

907
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:12,360
Speaker 1: a player that should be winning more slams than she already.

908
00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:15,520
Speaker 1: Has she won These Strain, open she played great tennis.

909
00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:19,200
Speaker 1: There hard court is definitely more her. Jam, so just

910
00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:20,839
Speaker 1: LIKE i said last, NIGHT i did a little thing

911
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,439
Speaker 1: FOR espn last night when the question was asked About

912
00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:25,719
Speaker 1: sabalanka at THE Us. Open she has not won a

913
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:29,560
Speaker 1: Tournament sablenka Since. Miami, OKAY i was going back to

914
00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:33,400
Speaker 1: back her. Up Actually Indian wells And. Miami we know

915
00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:36,280
Speaker 1: how well she plays on hard. Court same With. Rebakina

916
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 1: SO i will say, this If rabakina doesn't Win montreal Or,

917
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:44,560
Speaker 1: cincinnati she's still one of the favorites for THE Us

918
00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:48,000
Speaker 1: open because she is so good on hard, court as Is.

919
00:43:48,040 --> 00:43:50,560
Speaker 1: Sabalanka SO i still put them at the top of

920
00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:53,000
Speaker 1: the list to win THE Us open just because they

921
00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:55,360
Speaker 1: play so well on hard. Court but there are definite

922
00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:59,640
Speaker 1: questions that need to be answered By rebakina going into

923
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:02,520
Speaker 1: the sun and leading into THE Us. Open having said

924
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:04,560
Speaker 1: the fact that she hasn't played well in this latter

925
00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:06,480
Speaker 1: part of the, Year she's still a player that nobody

926
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,400
Speaker 1: really wants to, play let's be. Honest and Also cincinnati

927
00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:11,640
Speaker 1: is quite similar to THE Us. Open the speed of the,

928
00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:16,239
Speaker 1: court the conditions are, hot so we will see to be.

929
00:44:16,320 --> 00:44:18,920
Speaker 1: Determined when we were sort of counting her out a

930
00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:20,640
Speaker 1: couple of years ago or a year, ago she comes

931
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:22,600
Speaker 1: back and wins this Strain. Open so still a player

932
00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:25,399
Speaker 1: with all the ability to win A Grand. Slam so

933
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:27,879
Speaker 1: she'll still be definitely knocking on the door at THE Us,

934
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:31,120
Speaker 1: open but we will soon find. Out, okay we're done

935
00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:34,200
Speaker 1: with our. Questions thanks for sending them in so nice of, You.

936
00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,200
Speaker 1: Caitlin thanks for joining. Me i've got to jump on

937
00:44:36,239 --> 00:44:38,040
Speaker 1: the bus and get to the tennis courts here In.

938
00:44:38,200 --> 00:44:41,879
Speaker 2: Washington, wonderful wonderful week In. Washington you've got an absolutely

939
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:45,399
Speaker 2: gangbusters a number of matches to, watch AND i hope

940
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:47,800
Speaker 2: anybody who did not hear us earlier in the show

941
00:44:48,239 --> 00:44:51,600
Speaker 2: please CONSIDER i don't care if you live In, ROMANIA

942
00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:53,600
Speaker 2: i don't care if you live In Hong. KONG i

943
00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:57,080
Speaker 2: don't care wherever you. Are go support your local tournament

944
00:44:57,680 --> 00:45:01,200
Speaker 2: and look at these smaller weeks on the tour as

945
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,840
Speaker 2: opportunities to get close to this amazing sport BECAUSE i guarantee,

946
00:45:04,840 --> 00:45:07,520
Speaker 2: you whoever you are watching a name you know or

947
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,160
Speaker 2: a name you're about to, know you're going to watch

948
00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:12,160
Speaker 2: some incredible. Tennis and so much of our sport is

949
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:15,320
Speaker 2: made or broken in the weeks that are Not slam.

950
00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:17,680
Speaker 2: Weeks we love The, slams no shade to The, slams

951
00:45:17,840 --> 00:45:20,000
Speaker 2: but a tournament LIKE, dc a tournament like Those, cabos

952
00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:22,760
Speaker 2: a tournament like The Canadian, open these are phenomenal places

953
00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:24,279
Speaker 2: with the best player in the, world and they're also

954
00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:26,960
Speaker 2: great cities to. Visit so really think about getting outside

955
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:29,120
Speaker 2: of your comfort zone and going to a smaller tournament

956
00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:31,000
Speaker 2: if you don't, already because it is an incredible.

957
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:35,799
Speaker 1: Experience exactly my, sentiments. Exactly last couple of things before we.

958
00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:37,919
Speaker 1: GO i want to also say well done to Friend

959
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,319
Speaker 1: jones who WON a one twenty. Five yes you don't

960
00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:43,120
Speaker 1: know her, story please look Up Franny. Jones please look

961
00:45:43,160 --> 00:45:45,000
Speaker 1: up what she has to deal with as a tennis.

962
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:48,319
Speaker 1: Player it's incredible she won a tournament this past, week

963
00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:49,200
Speaker 1: and well.

964
00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:50,960
Speaker 2: By cin a, row two tournaments in a, row and,

965
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:52,759
Speaker 2: yeah two tournaments a you're, correct, yes.

966
00:45:52,840 --> 00:45:56,799
Speaker 1: EXACTLY i Love Linda's noskova is trolling THE wta by

967
00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:59,480
Speaker 1: saying why AM i? Here because she was posted on

968
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:04,239
Speaker 1: the the transgender that was the funniest Thing i've.

969
00:46:04,239 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 2: Seen she has the news hilarious transgender update to the

970
00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:11,520
Speaker 2: testing and they just she was, like, walla what AM?

971
00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:12,759
Speaker 1: I what DO i have to do with any of?

972
00:46:12,840 --> 00:46:12,920
Speaker 2: This.

973
00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:15,839
Speaker 1: EXACTLY i also want to throw out a congratulations To

974
00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:18,480
Speaker 1: Tommy paul and his new wife who got, married and

975
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:21,879
Speaker 1: of Course Alex demonor And Katie bolter who also got

976
00:46:21,880 --> 00:46:23,040
Speaker 1: married over the last.

977
00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:30,880
Speaker 2: Week and they Are geese and they and married AND.

978
00:46:31,160 --> 00:46:35,040
Speaker 1: Dc they're all. Here Tommy pole's, Here Alex demonoi is,

979
00:46:35,080 --> 00:46:37,759
Speaker 1: Here Katie bolter's, here all the new married couples are

980
00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:40,040
Speaker 1: all here IN. Dc so stay tuned On Tennis channel

981
00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,360
Speaker 1: and watch that and you might catch me on the

982
00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:44,759
Speaker 1: court interviewing the. Play so stay tuned on. That if

983
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:47,080
Speaker 1: you've got questions you want me to ask, them send

984
00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:49,200
Speaker 1: them to me on the Old. Socials all, right, guys

985
00:46:49,239 --> 00:46:51,279
Speaker 1: thanks for joining us this. Week we'll see you next. Week,

986
00:46:51,320 --> 00:46:53,800
Speaker 1: CAITLIN i know you're probably trying to go To. Europe

987
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:56,320
Speaker 1: you're also going to an area that has got a

988
00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:58,400
Speaker 1: little bit of fire going, on so good luck with, that.

989
00:46:58,440 --> 00:46:59,520
Speaker 1: MATE i just twitched my.

990
00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:02,719
Speaker 2: Tickets i'm not flying into the wildfair, okay good for.

991
00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:05,280
Speaker 1: You i'll be In, marseille not Cap Foray.

992
00:47:05,719 --> 00:47:09,640
Speaker 2: Mercibuku have a great, week ENJOY dc and watch tennis

993
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:11,520
Speaker 2: in person or live if you.

994
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:14,640
Speaker 1: Can all, right thanks, everyone see you next. Week bye

995
00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:16,400
Speaker 1: b