1 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: Because you also don't say more school. Do you say 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: more school? Moscow is moscool and Russian? 3 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: Okay, yes we are he everyone. Welcome to the Renee 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: Subs Tennis podcast with special guests my roommate Andrea Pekovic. 5 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 3: Petco Eh today mayor. 6 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: What a mediocre day? 7 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: Here we go. It wasn't a poo poo day. It 8 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 3: was a mediocre day. There were some great matches, in particular. 9 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: John Kine Arena. That was a great thing. 10 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 2: That was match. 11 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 3: Well, let's start with Rod Labor. 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: The first match on Rod Labor was Diana Yastremska, the qualifier. 13 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 3: Now, I was like, oh a qualifier betsa. 14 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: As a ranker, I'm like, listen, Yestremska is a really 15 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: good hitter of the ball. 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 3: We have known her for years. This was somebody who 17 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 3: was once ranked twenty one in the world. 18 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: She is capable, very capable of beating anyone on their 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: day on her day, because. 20 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: She hits the ball unbelievable. She hits about unbelievable. And listen. 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 4: When she was seventeen, eighteen years old, she had played 22 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 4: the finals here, had lost in a here in Australian Open. 23 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: After junior Sorry and she. 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,559 Speaker 4: Had lost a heartbreaker in the third set, seven sixth 25 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 4: in the third. 26 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 3: But she having a tequila. 27 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: Renee is having a tequila. One of us is healthy. 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 4: As you could see in Renee stories, one of us 29 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 4: is trying to take care of their body and another 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 4: one is trying to not take care of their body. 31 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: I admit it. It's okay. 32 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: I just needed a little to take tonight, a little 33 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: pick me up. Well, you know who else likes tequila Mannorino? 34 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: That's true. 35 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 4: There you go, so carrys and so when she came 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 4: on the on the WTA tour, she had some amazing successors. 37 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 4: She's one, she was one title, so she really was 38 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 4: the next big star on the horizon, and a lot 39 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 4: of people thought she's going to be the next one 40 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 4: of the young generation to win a Grand Slam. So 41 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 4: I think that has to be put into context that 42 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 4: this is why we say this is not out of nowhere. 43 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 4: I think a lot of people expected her to make 44 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 4: a big run at a major tournament way before now. 45 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Of course, injuries happened. She had a ban, right. 46 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, she had a drug band that she in the 47 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 3: end they took away. 48 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: She had an explanation on why and if you don't 49 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: know what that explanation is, look it up. 50 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 3: It's a good one. Yeah. 51 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 4: Well we don't know, right, we don't know they took 52 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 4: it away. It was ruled this way and so but 53 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 4: she had breaks. Let's just put it this way. She 54 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 4: had breaks, whether that be through injury or through other things. 55 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 4: And now she seems to be hitting her astride and 56 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 4: it really looked to me today like she was able 57 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 4: to overpower Victoria Zarenka. I don't think I playing badly, honestly, 58 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 4: I think she was playing okay. I just think that 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 4: Yastremska came with such firepower. 60 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: She had nothing to lose. She really want to win 61 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: this match today. 62 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, because there's undertones, let's also put that out there. 63 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 2: We got a Balerusian playing against a girl from Ukraine, 64 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: so we know what's happening in the world, and so 65 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 2: the Ukrainian players have an extra incentive when they play 66 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: against any Russian or Balerussian player. And you know, you 67 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: saw it today. 68 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 3: Yustramsker was too good. 69 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, I thought it was a great 70 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 2: postmatch interview that she gave an insight into what she 71 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: was thinking. She's like, I never felt like I was 72 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: going to win the match because she was down the 73 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: whole time. But the biggest issue and will forever be 74 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: and we had a really long discussion about this in 75 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: the players restaurant, about the fact that Victoria Azarenka serve 76 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 2: has let her down throughout her career. Without question, she 77 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 2: would have won at least, in my opinion, six Grand 78 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: Slams at least if she'd had a good, reliable serve, 79 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: and it's what led her. 80 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: Down again today. 81 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: She served for the first set, She had opportunities to 82 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: close out the first set, couldn't do it, whether it 83 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: was a double fold or just shitty serving. In general, 84 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: she served well against Ostapenko, but today she did not 85 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: serve well and no first serves in barely a first 86 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 2: serve in the court in the first set, like it 87 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: was a joke. 88 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 3: It was like five. I think she maybe had four 89 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 3: or five first serves in the court. I mean, you. 90 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 2: Cannot beat anyone not getting a first serve in the court, 91 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: especially when your second service kind of crap. Right, So, 92 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm being tough on Victoria, but it's like, 93 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 2: I have so much respect for her as a tennis 94 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 2: player and a competitor but to me, it's so disheartening 95 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 2: that she never ever improved that serf, the reliability of 96 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: her serve. 97 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 3: At five foot eleven, she should have had a better serve. 98 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: And now if you look up her serf as a junior, 99 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 2: her service come a long way, because it was horrendous 100 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: as a junior. But we had a really interesting discussion. 101 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: So I want you to tell me what you said today. 102 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 4: Well as two things. The one thing where I agree 103 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,239 Speaker 4: with you to extend. The thing that I don't didn't 104 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 4: agree with you is that she didn't work on her serf. 105 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 4: Because we had a stat in the match against O 106 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 4: Stapenko that her serf is ten ks or seven miles 107 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 4: an hour faster than it was last year. So clearly 108 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 4: she is working on it, and she might not be 109 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 4: working on the things you would work with on her, 110 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 4: the reliability, maybe a bit different spins, a bit smoother technique. 111 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: That's what you told me you will do with her. 112 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 4: However, I do think she's working on it, and I 113 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 4: do think that she's going about it because I know 114 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 4: Vika is somebody that wants to improve every day, and 115 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 4: I wants to improve every year, and she clearly has 116 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: the stats the fact stated that she has not in 117 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 4: the department that you would like her. So that was 118 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 4: I think our discussion today. And I really loved this discussion. 119 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 4: Shanda Rubin was part of it because we went hard 120 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 4: and we discussed hard, and we debated, and there was 121 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 4: a lot of like, I disagree, I think this, but 122 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 4: it was so respectful. I actually getting a goosebum because 123 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 4: it was so respectful and we were having fun and 124 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 4: we were laughing, and in the end we basically were like, oh, 125 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 4: we love you. 126 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: I love you guys. Okay, see you buy. 127 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 4: And it was so fun to talk about this in 128 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 4: like a really hard, like passionate manner and just go 129 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 4: aside and be like, okay, and we're still best friends 130 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 4: because we. 131 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 2: All agree to an extent on certain Yes, exactly. But 132 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 2: one thing that you talked to me about today, which 133 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: I thought was really interesting. I was like, how Mike, 134 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 2: I said, how can someone not change that serve as 135 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: a junior better? And you had an interesting thought about that, 136 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: particularly someone coming from Belarus. 137 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 4: Yes, So my that was really that was a good 138 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 4: That was maybe the most interesting part of the discussion 139 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 4: because I got an insight into your and Chanda's brain 140 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 4: and you are Australian Chanda as American. You are both 141 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 4: from federations that always had a lot of money because 142 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 4: they own Grand Slam tournaments, so they have a lot 143 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 4: of money to put in the youth development, to have 144 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 4: good coaches and to be like, it's important that we 145 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 4: build good juniors with good technique that will win US 146 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 4: titles when they are pros, when they play ATP and 147 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:08,679 Speaker 4: WTA tournament. 148 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: Now I come from Germany. 149 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 4: It's not the poorest country in the world by no definition, 150 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 4: but it's not a federation that has a lot of money. 151 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 4: And I have strong roots in back then Yugoslavia now Serbia, 152 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 4: so I know how these federations think. And for them, 153 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 4: they get money from the government if they win the 154 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 4: europe Cup under twelve, if they win TARP under fourteen, 155 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,119 Speaker 4: if they win a certain you know, if they become 156 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 4: team champions in the World Cup. Those are the competitions 157 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 4: you get money. They get money from the government because 158 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: they get the funding based on performance of the juniors, 159 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 4: and then they get youth money for this thing. So 160 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 4: they are not going to go to Victoria and be like, hey, 161 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 4: let's twelve. At twelve years old, she's the best junior 162 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 4: in Europe by far, by far. I know because I 163 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 4: was two years older and we heard when I was fourteen, 164 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 4: we already heard there's a twelve year old and she's 165 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 4: winning everything that was Victoria as a ranker. 166 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 3: And one thing that hasn't changed about her. If you 167 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 3: go to the video back end, looks amazing. 168 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: Fourhand looks similarized, and she's feisty fuck and she does 169 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 2: the same thing with her fingers and her hands when 170 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: she loses the point. 171 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 3: It's classic. But your service motion is horrible. 172 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: Okay, but let me finish. 173 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 4: So at that time, no coach will go to her 174 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 4: and be like, Vika, you can win slams. And in 175 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,119 Speaker 4: order to win slams, we need to change this motion 176 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 4: because this will take six to eight months, and we 177 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 4: have europe Cup in three months, we have the team 178 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 4: competition in five months, we have the junior Billygy and 179 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 4: Kinkap in six months. I can't have you serve twenty 180 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 4: five double falls because I changed the emotion. 181 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: So they just go with what they have. 182 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 4: And this was such an insight for me into your 183 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 4: guy's different mentality who have grown up around really good 184 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 4: coaches who invested into you long term. 185 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: And I was lucky with my dad. 186 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 4: My dad was coach and he always told me like, 187 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 4: I don't care if you win juniors, don't push because 188 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 4: once you call on the wtaight to or if you start, 189 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 4: if you push there you'll be toast. So just hit 190 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 4: the ball, hit two hundred unforced errors. I don't care, 191 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 4: but don't win the europe Cup Under sixteen and then 192 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,719 Speaker 4: lose on the WTATO first rounds. And so I was 193 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 4: lucky in that. But federations need, especially the coach. But 194 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 4: parents were not We're not. 195 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: Not from tennis, right. 196 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 4: I think they were athletes, or one of them was 197 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 4: an athlete, but they weren't tennis coaches. And so I 198 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 4: think you have to consider how a federation thinks and 199 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 4: what they expect of their juniors. And for them, every year, 200 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 4: the new junior around the corner, they will win them 201 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 4: titles hopefully, and those titles will give them money so 202 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 4: they can fund their own salary. 203 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was. 204 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 2: It was such a It was such an insight that 205 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: Chandra and I were like, so that makes sense. But 206 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: having said that, still, you know, once she got out 207 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 2: of that and sort of making money, I think there 208 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 2: was an opportunity for her to really work on that 209 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 2: service motion without the hitches, and she has literally three 210 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,719 Speaker 2: hitches in her serf still. So anyway back to the 211 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: ustream scout, she played fantastic in the end. She was 212 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 2: down for to one in the second set and looked like, oh, 213 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: it's going three sets because she won an incredibly tough 214 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: first set. She played some incredible tennis to win the 215 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 2: first set, like winners all over the place when it 216 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 2: really mattered, and then got down for one, which is 217 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 2: so normal, We're like, oh, here we go. 218 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: It's going three sets now, and. 219 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 2: Then she Vicka sort of didn't do enough for for one, 220 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 2: and Streams just sort of settled again got that second win, 221 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 2: and she was unbelievable. So congrats to her because she 222 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 2: was really it was It's nice to see these these 223 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 2: young women that have had these young expectations start coming 224 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 2: through in these moments, and that was one of them today. 225 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 3: So I was really impressive with the way she handled. 226 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 4: Her and I think at six isle in the first 227 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 4: set tybreak, I think there was the epitome of the 228 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: Hall match. Vicka hid a nice return through the middle, 229 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 4: like a high person entered shot with good depth, and 230 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 4: yess a kind of on the back foot pulled off 231 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 4: ale and then the. 232 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: Same thing again. 233 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 4: She hit like a good return on set point, had 234 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 4: a good return. Vika actually got really good depth on 235 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 4: it with a lot of spin and I was like, 236 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 4: this is the perfect percentage shot. 237 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: Again like a good shot. 238 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 4: And then again Yamska half on the back foot, hit 239 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 4: a forehand inside in winter at that time, so she 240 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 4: really too good. 241 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: She took it in her own hands and she pulled 242 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: it off and that was great. 243 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 3: Sadly for you and I both. 244 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 2: I was calling the Vika match and but we were 245 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 2: keeping an eye on a clearly what was happening over 246 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: Margaret court and went over it and Switzerlina was down 247 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 2: well to love. She hurt herself in the second game 248 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 2: of the match, something went wrong with her back, and 249 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 2: so that was absolutely horrendous. 250 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 3: To see her have to default. It was it was 251 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 3: in tears. I was in tears. 252 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 2: I was calling Vika's match, but we were watching it 253 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 2: in ESPN and we went over there and we saw 254 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 2: it when she left the court in tears, I was like, 255 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 2: had tears in my eyes. I had to refocus, you know, 256 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 2: I was calling the other match but it was really 257 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 2: I feel so bad for Sinceelena. 258 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 3: It was a major opportunity for her in this draw. 259 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: Well it wasn't. 260 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 2: She She was playing a post match in like press 261 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 2: conference where she said, everyone's like, oh, it's a good draw, 262 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 2: and da da da da, and she's like, there's no 263 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 2: good draw. She was like, everyone's really good. Everyone that's 264 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 2: there deserves to be there. And she was so classy 265 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 2: with the way she handled that really dumb fucking question. 266 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 3: I mean, there's yeah, we can say it internally that 267 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 3: this is a good draw. I mean there were some 268 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 3: good draws. 269 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 2: You're not playing a Rebarkina in this situations or an 270 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 2: eager Shyon Tech. But those players are there because they've 271 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 2: beaten players that have beaten those players, and that's just 272 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 2: the way tennis is. 273 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 3: So I thought she handled that really well. But Elena, God, 274 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 3: I hope she gets better. But Monoscova, WHOA. 275 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 2: She's going to be dangerous because she hits. 276 00:12:58,400 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 3: The ball really really big. 277 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, she's well. 278 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 4: It was actually in the last point of the first game, 279 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 4: injured herself and she pinched a nerve in her back, 280 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 4: in the lower back. 281 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: And she kind of bent over. 282 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 4: We thought it was her ankle because she grabbed her ankle, 283 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 4: but she was just stretching it out. And then when 284 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 4: she called the physio, I turned around to my co 285 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 4: commentator Mark Patchy, I muted us, and I. 286 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: Was like, this is done. 287 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 4: Because you just have this locker room reputation and that 288 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 4: you always talk about. And Alena Swittulina is known as 289 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 4: a tough motherfucker. She's so pain resilient and she would 290 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 4: rather chop her leg off than call the physio out 291 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 4: on court, and I was I just made a gesture 292 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 4: to Mark, this is done. 293 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: If she calls the physio, this is done. 294 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 4: And she tried two more games but it was virtually 295 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 4: impossible and she had to retire. 296 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, so Elena get better. But you know what the 297 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 3: bottom line is. 298 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 2: You're so right about the locker room reputation because it's 299 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 2: certain places that if they called the locker, like for training, you'd. 300 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 3: Be like, oh, yeah, here we go. Whereas when you. 301 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 2: Have someone like that called the training, like oh this 302 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: is bad, dude. Like I think I called the. 303 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 3: Trainer twice in my whole career twenty two years. 304 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 2: So if I'm calling the trainer and I actually remember them, 305 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: I fell at their French open and I literally like 306 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: like tore fingers in, like my fingers and the trainer's like, 307 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: Rene's calling, the train got to be bad. Let's get 308 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 2: out there, because that's the reputation that people have. And 309 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 2: so Elena, oh Man, that was that was really hard 310 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 2: to see. 311 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: Do you want to finishes? 312 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 3: Looked good enough tonight. I don't know what the hell 313 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 3: with Ocean Doda though, I mean, what the fuck kind 314 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 3: of attitude is that going on? Was? Here's the thing, 315 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 3: I think she was shitting herself. 316 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 2: I think it's the biggest court she's played on in 317 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 2: the biggest moment of a career. And some people they 318 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 2: handle their nerves with anxiety and trying to do too 319 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 2: much and like you know, screaming and yelling at the 320 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: crowd or screaming kneeling at their coach. 321 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 3: And then there's some that just look like they don't care. 322 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 2: There's some people their way of handling stress is like 323 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 2: they don't care. 324 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 3: And that was her tonight, and I'm like, what are 325 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 3: you doing? 326 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 4: Well that aside, I think she might have also been 327 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 4: a little bit hurt because her leg was chapped. 328 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: Whatever. 329 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 4: That aside, she spent thirty percent of her energy fighting 330 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 4: her opponent and seventy percent of her energy fighting with 331 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 4: her coach because I was sitting courtside and I could 332 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 4: hear her after every single point going. 333 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 3: Like Ahrett, Ahrette, stop it, stop it, stop it. The 334 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 3: guy is just sitting there like a statue, Like. 335 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: What do you want him to? Adrett? Should he stop breathing? 336 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 2: Yeah? 337 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 3: Like I die? Should he die? 338 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: What are you? 339 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 2: What does he have to Is that going to be 340 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 2: our new shirt tomorrow? Yes? 341 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 3: Srett? Why you want me to die? I was. I 342 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 3: would go, Okay, I'm stopped breathing for you exactly. 343 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 4: He was literally every time they showed him, and every 344 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 4: time I looked at when you sit courtside, you kind 345 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 4: of have to get up, so I would always get 346 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 4: up and look at him, and it seems on TV 347 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 4: he wasn't moving, and he wasn't moving. 348 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 3: At at one point. 349 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 2: He was about to say something to her and she 350 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: wasn't looking at him, and he kind of stepped back 351 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: and he was like, Okay, well, I can't really do 352 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 2: anything if you're not gonna look at me. 353 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 4: Every single point between serfs, she would miss a surf 354 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 4: go around be. 355 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: Like, ah, you should have purpose it. 356 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 4: I'm like, you can say, I can't serf, I'm not 357 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 4: feeling well. This is a lot. You can say all that, 358 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 4: get it out off your chest, but don't tell him 359 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 4: to arette breathing, because then we have a situation and 360 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 4: we need to call a medical team. 361 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 3: You need to get the end. 362 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 4: My boyfriend was sitting there like it's nobody's business, trying 363 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 4: to support her with like a statue hasque face, and 364 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 4: she's just like yelling at him to areth. 365 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: It was a scene. 366 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 4: It was tough to call. It was tough to call, 367 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 4: but you're absolutely right. Every player has a different type 368 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:07,719 Speaker 4: of defense mechanism. When she ain't good, when emotions overwhelmed 369 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 4: them and situations overwhelmed them, and you could see she 370 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 4: was up and down right, then she raised her hand 371 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 4: when she wanted to go, and then she didn't try again. 372 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 4: Then she tried so hard and played well, So it 373 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 4: was just I. 374 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: Think she was dealing with herself. 375 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 3: But the better player went through in Chin one Chin 376 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 3: win chang, and she looked good. I mean, she played solid. 377 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 2: She played within herself because she knew that her opponent 378 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 2: was self destructed left. 379 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 4: Right, and she was really good in I thought she 380 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,719 Speaker 4: was really good in restraining her energy and keep containing it, 381 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 4: because there was one point where Dodan really tried and 382 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 4: she just remained cool, like neutralized the pace, didn't like 383 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 4: fist pump, but didn't go crazy, didn't show any negative emotions. 384 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 4: And she was struggling on surf today a little bit, 385 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 4: so I think she had like forty serfs. 386 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: It was really really bad, but she got away with it. 387 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 4: There was just no energy, There was no energy going anywhere. 388 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 4: It was all within herself and that will help her. 389 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 3: In the next that's the important thing. 390 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 2: Yes, if you know that you're beating your opponent and 391 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 2: they are beating themselves, don't beat yourself. 392 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 3: And that's what she did tonight. So too good from her. 393 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 2: Nice to see Kelln Skayer get through. You know, look, 394 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 2: Peelini is one of my favorite players. 395 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 3: I love her. 396 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 2: She's like five foot three and she's just so fun 397 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 2: to watch and she was the twenty sixth seed, so 398 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 2: she's had a great twelve months. 399 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 3: But Killan Sky as this player that. 400 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 2: Has been on the verge of like breaking through and 401 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 2: she just cannot quite get over the line. She's had 402 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 2: some good wins, but she just can't get over the line. 403 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 2: And one of the things that I want to stress 404 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 2: about Kellen Skaya is that she has been with her coach, 405 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:52,719 Speaker 2: Patricia Tarabini for years, like we're talking like over four years, 406 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 2: and it's unfortunate that a lot of these players don't 407 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 2: hang in there with certain coaches. And I love the 408 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 2: fact that this former player and Patricia Tarabini has been 409 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 2: with Kellen Skaya. 410 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 3: They train in Miami. 411 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 2: She's put so much time and effort into and every 412 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 2: conversation I've ever had with Patricia Tarabini, she's always so 413 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 2: positive about Kellan Skuya's efforts and her work ethic and. 414 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 3: Just trying to pick the right shot at the right time. 415 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 3: And she's just. 416 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: Da da dah. 417 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 2: But the fact that she is now into a quarterfinal 418 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 2: of a Grand Slam, I'm. 419 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 3: Just I'm happy for her, But I'm really. 420 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 2: Happy for Patricia Tarabini, who's invested a lot of time 421 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 2: and effort and emotion and she's invested in this kid, 422 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 2: and it's come to fruition in this situation. And look, 423 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 2: she can keep going. 424 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 3: She's good enough. 425 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 2: She plays amazing tennis when she's on, and she's quick 426 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 2: as fuck around the court. So I was really happy 427 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 2: to see her get through comfortably today because that was 428 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 2: a fairly comfortable match for her. So anyway, the women's 429 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 2: are through for the day. The guys, let's face it, how. 430 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 3: Good did mister al Karez look today? I mean he 431 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 3: was unbelievable. 432 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 4: And against mishmirk Kakman, me and mir Kidsmanovich or some 433 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 4: I have to repeat it until the day I die. 434 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 4: As one American announcer in Miami once called him Mishmir Kakman. 435 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 4: So mishmirk Kakman. Maybe we should make a t shirt 436 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 4: with my favorite players. 437 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 2: If anyone can work it out. But Alcaraz was just 438 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 2: awesome today. 439 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: He and the last time, that's what I wanted to play. 440 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 4: The last time they played, it was a brutal match 441 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 4: in Miami and it was really and Kkman. 442 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: I can't say it. 443 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 4: The game, Yes, Kisvanovich has the game that can borther 444 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 4: because he has a good backend down the line that 445 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 4: he can take early and he could have bothered him. 446 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 4: But carlos Man, he looked incredible today and I still 447 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 4: feel like he's flying under the raider. 448 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: Is that the same? 449 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 4: And I don't understand why, because he pulled off the 450 00:20:55,600 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 4: same old Carlos al karaz shots and uh and I 451 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 4: it's because he had a huge plate of potatoes next 452 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 4: to us. 453 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 2: We were sitting having lunch today and I look over 454 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 2: it and I'm like, oh my god, he is eating. 455 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 3: Thirty five potatoes. 456 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: He was like, he was eating two pounds of potatoes. Potatoes. 457 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 3: Well, shit, I got to tell you it's worked. It worked. 458 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, he looked. And so we were talking about whatever 459 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 4: we were talking about, and we just both stopped mid 460 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 4: sentence when we saw him come with like seven thousand potatoes. 461 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: We were like, is he going? Like did he bring 462 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: sides for the tape? 463 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 4: That was it? 464 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: Just like, is it going to have a steak when 465 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: shared with his team. 466 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 2: I told him I saw him as we were leaving 467 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 2: the courts tonight, because we were leaving the same time. 468 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: I said, listen, I saw the potatoes. I made fun 469 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 2: of it in the interview and he was really funny. 470 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 3: But that was pre match. Last night was sushi, but 471 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 3: but tonight he was. He was so cute. 472 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 2: I said, you know, the last time I saw you 473 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 2: eating in the players restaurant, you're eating a. 474 00:21:58,920 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 3: Big fat cheeseburg. 475 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 2: He is the opposite of Novak in every way, but 476 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 2: he's also a kid, so maybe that maybe Thatto Danil 477 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 2: Mevedev went four sets today. I think he was a 478 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 2: little upset, but I love the fact that he said 479 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 2: at the end Borgus was playing really good tennis and 480 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 2: really made him play a lot of all. He said, 481 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 2: I was tired, Yeah, he said, at the end of 482 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 2: the third set, I was exhausted. 483 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 3: But then he got a he got fired up for 484 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 3: the set. 485 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 4: He had also a ten minute meltdown of emotions he 486 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 4: sometimes has that he was up five to two and 487 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 4: the third set he I don't know if he had 488 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 4: match points, but he served for the for the match 489 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 4: and had a complete meltdown there and then picked it 490 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 4: back up. 491 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: And me too. 492 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 4: But I have to shout out another fucking fantastic interview. 493 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 4: Oh you're going to say about he's just so good 494 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 4: and I love him so much, and I I every 495 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 4: time I see him. I found over him and he 496 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 4: thinks I'm really weird, and Jim were he sees me, 497 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 4: He like, you know, yes, when you you know, when 498 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 4: you go at night as a woman, when you walk 499 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 4: the street and like a strange man comes and. 500 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: You change this and the strange man for Jim Courier. 501 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: I am the strange man for Jim. 502 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 4: When I come, he changes the side off the street 503 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 4: because it's. 504 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: Like, oh my god, you she. 505 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 2: Comes with a fan again. 506 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 3: I'm like, Jim, no, you know what. 507 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,439 Speaker 2: Everyone everyone said it to him. He had a lot 508 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 2: of people giving him a lot of praise. But it's funny. 509 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 3: I asked Danil about why. 510 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 2: He stands so far back at the US Open last year, 511 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 2: because I'm so interested in things like that as well, 512 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 2: and he told me the story. He's like, listen, I 513 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 2: was just kind of messing around a little bit with 514 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 2: my coach, and you know, I stood back and then 515 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 2: I made the return. 516 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 3: I was like, oh, that's actually pretty good. 517 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 2: And his explanation today to Jim was so perfect, and 518 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 2: it was so spot on, and it was so funny. 519 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 3: And I just love Daniel Mevede. I think he's so funny. 520 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 3: He's so engaging. People either like him or don't like him. 521 00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: I get people say I really love his personality, but 522 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 2: his game so ugly blah blah. 523 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 3: I go, guys, you have to appreciate the fact and 524 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 3: look up Nick Curios's comments. 525 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 2: Nick Curious made this comment about the fact that he 526 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 2: saw him in Genius and he was like, oh my god, 527 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 2: who is this kid? 528 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 3: He should get another job. He's like, his game was 529 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 3: so ugly. 530 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 2: He's like, who is this guy? Why is he playing tennis? 531 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 2: His game is so bad. He was and he said 532 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,719 Speaker 2: he was terrible in Junius and then he goes and 533 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 2: now what did he do? 534 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 3: Oh, he's only won a Grand Slam, being number one 535 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 3: in the world. 536 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 2: He's like, it's amazing how much he has changed the 537 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 2: last like ten years of his career. 538 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 3: And I'm here for it. 539 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 4: I have to say, I have to say one thing. 540 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 4: I am such a sucker for people who play a 541 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 4: sport in an ugly manner. They are my favorite people 542 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 4: in the world for me. That is. 543 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 1: Dan. 544 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 4: He met with it Monica Lescu Mario Gomez, a soccer 545 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 4: player from Germany. He played so ugly and always in 546 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 4: the eighties. Six minutes he would stumble and like his 547 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 4: right hip would somehow score a goal. Dick Novitsky, Okay, 548 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 4: if you think about it, he doesn't have Oh it's Dick. 549 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 3: No, not Dirk. 550 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: No, it's not Dirk. 551 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 2: It's Dick dag the americanized way. 552 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 4: Yeah, hey Dirk, Yes, But don't you love these players 553 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 4: who look like kind of lanky, they look like they 554 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 4: should never have been athletes, but they make it work. 555 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 4: And not only do they make it work out of 556 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 4: this supposed weakness, they make something so unorthodox that nobody 557 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 4: can play them. 558 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 3: And I love it. 559 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 2: I love watching him, I love his personality, I love 560 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 2: his crazy, I love all of it. So I'm here 561 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 2: for mister danil Medvedev from start to finish because I 562 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 2: think he's great. 563 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 3: Alex Zverev gets through again in five sets. 564 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 2: He wins the fifth set tiebreak against cam Nori, and 565 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 2: it was a great match, like it was super competitive. 566 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 2: Camp played so well. He's coming into the net a 567 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 2: little bit more. He's working with this Ozzie guy now 568 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 2: that's helping him sort of navigate getting into the net 569 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 2: a little bit more on Stephen Hass. 570 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 3: But he played the worst tiebreak I've ever seen. The 571 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 3: drop shot was working. 572 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 2: When he was hitting that inside out one and then 573 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 2: he just thought, oh, I'm gonna hit one cross court 574 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: now and then I'm going to back. 575 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 3: I was like, dude, the drop shot works from. 576 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,360 Speaker 2: Time to time, and when it works, you're like, oh 577 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 2: that was no, Oh great shot, and then you're like. 578 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 3: He missed so many balls fault in the tie break. Yeah, 579 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 3: Vera just hit the ball in the court. 580 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 2: Cam was fucking awful in the time break, and I 581 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 2: was like, dude, where did you go during the tie break? 582 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 4: And Zah is very good at putting the ball in 583 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 4: the court when it matters, that's his biggest strength, and 584 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 4: I was sure did. 585 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 3: That in the tiebreak. 586 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 2: And mister Kim Norri was horrendous in the tiebreak, which 587 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 2: was a bummer because it was such a competitive, good 588 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 2: match and just to finish it like that was just like, oh, okay. 589 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 3: One guy that usually goes the distance every match that 590 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 3: he ever plays. 591 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 2: I mean, if there's a guy that's played more tie 592 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 2: breaks this year or last year and gone three sets, 593 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 2: it's ubi third couch eye adoor. He's like a five 594 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,439 Speaker 2: year old in a twenty five year old body. He walks, 595 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 2: you know, he's got that pigeon toe walk, and he's 596 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 2: like it it's like a it's like a big kid. 597 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 3: It's like playing in a movie. 598 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: You know, you're like pretending to be twenty five, but 599 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 2: he's actually really five. 600 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 3: That's what he reminds me of. And he's so nice 601 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 3: he's so sweet. 602 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 2: He wins and straight sets seven six, seven, six six 603 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 2: four against mister caw. 604 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 3: Say it, kaz Kazu, thank you. Unheard of, unheard of 605 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 3: wild card. 606 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 4: But he's no kuzzle. I meant that hub Herd three 607 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 4: sets is unheard off. 608 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is unheard off, but but listen, he got 609 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 3: the job done. He won those times. 610 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 4: Kazo actually played a really good match against a fellow 611 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 4: French person in the tournament at the French Open, and 612 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 4: he had a wildcard there and I saw him. I 613 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 4: was like, oh, this kid, it's actually not bad because normally, 614 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,360 Speaker 4: you know, at the French Open, they give these randalls 615 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 4: wild cards. You've never seen them before and you will 616 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 4: never see them, and then you have like twenty thousand 617 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 4: French people screaming. 618 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: You're like, this dude is literally ranked seven thousand in. 619 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 4: The world and I love him, but I have to say, 620 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 4: but this one is really good. 621 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 2: He was averaging the other day one hundred and thirty 622 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 2: three miles an hour average. 623 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know, he's really good. 624 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 4: I saw him at the friend and I feel like Kaitlin. 625 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 4: I feel like Kaitlin was with me for some reason. 626 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 4: Maybe Kaitlin, have you did you see that with me 627 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 4: maybe I have. 628 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 2: The ability to answer that question right now, but anyway, 629 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 2: that was amazing. So guys, it was a great day. 630 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 2: Day nine over and done with. We look forward to tomorrow. 631 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: And may I just add that Andrea Pekovic won her 632 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: match earlier today as well with no injuries. 633 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 4: Did you win? 634 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 3: Oh, I think you played okay, great, but did you win? 635 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: I did one sixty three six? Thank you very much. 636 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 3: It's well done. So you're a vina. 637 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: Yes. 638 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 2: So tomorrow on the schedule, Marta Kostuk Coca goth Novak, 639 00:28:55,640 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 2: Djokovic against Taylor Fritz Kujikaba versus Sabalanka on the bottom 640 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 2: half of the drawing, the women's is three. 641 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 3: Grand Slam champions, yes, okay, and up the top it's 642 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 3: going to make the final. 643 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 2: That's never even been to a semi so it's unbelievable, 644 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 2: I believe, right, no one's been to a semi up there, 645 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 2: no one, I think, so absolutely not. 646 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 3: Absolutely not. 647 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 2: And so kajikovas Abalanka will go at it in the 648 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 2: night session and then Yannick Sinner and Rubib. 649 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: I just hope that I can I get This is 650 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: my goal for the Australian Open twenty twenty four is 651 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: to touch Yani Sentinet's hair. 652 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 3: Oh well, I can try and make that happen for you. 653 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: So I just want to touch it like this. 654 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 3: The two gingers are going at it. 655 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 4: That's going to be my T shirt. I want to 656 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 4: touch Yanick Sintenet's hair. 657 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 3: Okay, So I've got a new T shirt for the day. 658 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 2: But we just want to give a little shout out 659 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 2: to Chander Reuben today because as she came up with 660 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 2: the line of all time that we're going. 661 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 3: To turn into a shirt, and because you wanted to 662 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 3: know about how she played in her game. So she said, well, 663 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 3: did you have any problems playing certain place? 664 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: I asked her, like which players did you hate playing? 665 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 3: And she said, pushes. I have no respect. 666 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: I just can't respect that. 667 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 3: That's right, she. 668 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 2: Said, pushes. I just can't respect them. I go, oh 669 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 2: my god, I'm making that a shirt. It's going to 670 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 2: say pushes in the front and on the back it's 671 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 2: going to say I just can't respect them. 672 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 3: And for you at home that plays. 673 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 2: Tennis, you guys know the pusher is a pain in 674 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 2: the ass. 675 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 4: Yes, So pusher, don't be a push and a world 676 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 4: full of pushers. 677 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 2: Be a hitter in a world full of pushes. Be 678 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 2: a Chanda Reuben, be a pusher. All right, guys, So 679 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 2: day ten tomorrow, Day nine is over and done with Brudy. 680 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 3: Thanks buddy, another day in the bag. We look forward 681 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 3: to seeing you tomorrow. You'll see me on ESPN, and 682 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 3: you'll see and here on the World Feed, you will 683 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 3: see you. 684 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm playing at eleven air. 685 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 2: Actually, if you watch ESPN Plus and you get the 686 00:30:56,040 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 2: World Feed, you get the docent tones of Andrea Peck whisper. 687 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 4: I don't know. 688 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 3: I know, stop whispering. 689 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:04,960 Speaker 4: They can't hear you, I know, but sometimes I think 690 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 4: that if they do, they'll tell you. 691 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 3: Okay. Until then, speak up. All right, guys, thanks for everything. 692 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 2: We appreciate you listening to us, and for now it's 693 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 2: good to knocked and choose. Bye.