1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: This episode of the Rare Stub Sennas podcast is by 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: to You Babe A one. You one is Slum Stevens. 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: First serve of the day, Major Winds start in the 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 2: morning with Age you one. 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 3: All Right, Hi, everybody, welcome to the Renee of Tennis podcast. 6 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 3: We are coming to you live, live and in person, 7 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 3: literally at the US Open. We are sitting in the 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 3: media area and we're going to pump out a great 9 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 3: podcast and we have just seen a match that we 10 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 3: all hoped to see, but we hope to see a 11 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 3: better match rough It was Coco and Naomi. But before 12 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: we get to that, let's talk a little bit about 13 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 3: what's happened pretty much in the week. 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: The women's side. Let's start with that. 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 3: Can I just talk about the Taylor Townsend match yesterday? 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I was caught side for that. It was 17 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 3: brutal to watch someone lose a match up eight match points. 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: We have talked about like what Janick Sinner when losing 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: the French Open having three match points, and obviously it's different. 20 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 3: It's the finals, right and there was a little bit 21 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,559 Speaker 3: more on the line, but still for someone like Taylor 22 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 3: to win that match and would have been humongous. But 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,199 Speaker 3: I have to say she didn't play a bad point. 24 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: She really did not play a bad point on any 25 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: of the match points. And Barbara Kujikova came up with 26 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: two of the most unbelievable shots. The back end volly 27 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: down the lineelieving of a batcan down the line, the 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 3: back end online hit the outside of the line, and 29 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 3: the back end volley was world class. 30 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: Those eight match points, to me, you can see a 31 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 2: compilation of them on the internet all over the place, 32 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: some of the finest points. Brave hitting, bold hitting, moving 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: into the net. 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: Yep. 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: I don't think other than two arrant groundies that Taylor 36 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: missed that she made a single mistake. Ye that was 37 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: Barbera Kajukiva. Ice called yeah, composure and cleeping her cool. 38 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 3: My three ceats, Composure, clarity, and commitment we're on display 39 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 3: in that particular tiebreak. It was Unbelieva was like, what 40 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: a thirty minute tiebreak? It was just unbelievable. 41 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: I do want to talk a little bit about Taylor 42 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 2: Towns and since she's somebody who's no stranger to the 43 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: racket audience, she came to a lot of our events. 44 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 2: She has she has for the last couple of years. 45 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 2: We've been following her career for a really long time. Obviously, 46 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: you know, you can go back and listen to reams 47 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: and reams of archival episodes where we talk about her journey, 48 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: her getting denied by the USTA, her triumph, parenthood, all 49 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 2: the stuff for Taylor Townsend. 50 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: This this sort. 51 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: Of felt like, you know, obviously she had a first 52 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: rounder against Simona Hallup that she won in front of 53 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 2: a pack Louie Armstrong many years ago. 54 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: She's had these big moments. This felt like an accumulation 55 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: of big moments. 56 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: It wasn't just about the cudic of the match, it 57 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: was about the match prior, and it was about her 58 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: entirety of you know, her presence here. 59 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: I feel she maybe made a major breakthrough. 60 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I did notice before her matches that 61 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: I she the only place she has a winning singles, 62 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 3: you know, whence. 63 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: The losses is at the US Open. Amazing. 64 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 3: So she was like two and five somewhere, like five 65 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 3: and eight somewhere, and at the US Open, I think 66 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 3: she was ten and nine or ten and eight. So 67 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 3: that just shows you how much she loves playing here 68 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 3: at the US Open, how much she loves the courts 69 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 3: here all the things, and I think the crowd do 70 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 3: get her through a lot of matches, and the fact 71 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: that I don't even know if they count qualifying in that, 72 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 3: and so you know, all the times that she probably 73 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 3: had play colleagues and gotten through. 74 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: But anyway, it was awesome. 75 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: Do we want to go back a little bit and 76 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: mix up with a little situation with Ostapenko and what 77 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 3: happened there? 78 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, that was just ridiculous. 79 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: Now that the Astapenco news has bullitted around the world, 80 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: Now that she's issued an apology and a social media 81 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: post with people of color in a sort of we 82 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: call that CYA in the biz, cover your ass, she 83 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: is attempting very much. 84 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: To do some CYA reputation repair. 85 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: I have to say, in many of the years that 86 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 2: I've spent watching a letter Aspenko, I have never seen 87 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: her apologize to anyone anywhere, under any circumstance. So the 88 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: fact that she wrote a long Instagram notes message was 89 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: pretty wow sucking. 90 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 91 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, you know, I'm not gonna sit here as 92 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 3: a white woman and trying to, you know, describe what 93 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 3: it must feel like and pretend that I have any idea. 94 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: But you know that word of saying you're uneducated really. 95 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: Feels very feels coded. It's coded and very you know, yeah, 96 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: it's coded. Now whether Ostapenko meant it that way because 97 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 3: she was talking about tennis etiquette, that's what she says, 98 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: what happened with the net cord that you didn't apologize, Well, 99 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 3: Taylor actually hit a winner after that. It wasn't she 100 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: didn't win the point on the net cord. She won 101 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: the point by hitting a chip lob winner over her head. 102 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 3: And then also saying about the warm up. Everybody knows 103 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 3: that Taylor warms up at the net. Now, is it normal? No, 104 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: it's far from normal. 105 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:55,799 Speaker 1: Would I do that? And I was a certain volley. 106 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 3: No, But everyone knows that that's Taylor's sing. So you 107 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 3: just have to accept that sott educated because it's not 108 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 3: a tennis educated or etiquette thing. Is just that you 109 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 3: can't you can't, you can't move around that this is dumb. 110 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 2: I have to say, this is the first time, like 111 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: I said, I've ever seen Alanapo give an inch. She 112 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: doesn't give too many inches. No, she's not somebody who does. 113 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: Doesn't give a. 114 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: Mirror either, And the fact that for you Americans, a 115 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 3: centime is smaller than an inch much less. 116 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: Now Leapinko is bananas and I kind of knew, as 117 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 2: did a lot of us, like helmets on for this match. 118 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: It's sort of hard to imagine that there wasn't like 119 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 2: more of an adult supervision kind. 120 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: Of situation happening. But I think Taylor Townsend could not 121 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: have handled it better. 122 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: What an incredibly gracious, thoughtful and she's fiery. Taylor is 123 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: famously fiery, So the fact that she was like, you 124 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: need to learn how to lose better, I thought that 125 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 2: was the that was possible thing to say, Just incredible. 126 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 3: She's a mom, she knows how to talk down to 127 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 3: a younger audience and that's more imature for a more 128 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: immature person. And that's what she did beautifully in that. 129 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 3: And you know what Taylor does. She used it her 130 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 3: advantage in getting the crowd and the public behind her 131 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: and they almost pulled her through an incredible upset again 132 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: yesterday against Krijikova. 133 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: And Critica, like I said, credit to her. 134 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 2: Not only did she fend off those match points, but 135 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 2: also she played a very poised, thoughtful match, and I 136 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: thought her post match. 137 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: Interview fantastic, very very very elegant. Yes, she's always been 138 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: She's always been great. She's a great She's always been great. 139 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: I do want to talk about last night as well 140 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 3: with Rebakna and Vondrousova. Okay, so I have to tell 141 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 3: you I was so happy to see Marqueta Vondrosova win 142 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 3: that match and be doing so well. And why do 143 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 3: you ask, because this is somebody who wins Wimbledon, who 144 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 3: has a terrible injury not long after that, then comes 145 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 3: back from that terrible injury and is playing great and 146 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 3: gets another terrible injury. And so to see her, we 147 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 3: know what she's capable of. She's a Wimbledon champion, she's 148 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 3: a major champion. We saw her serve unbelievably last night. 149 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 3: Barkina was serving lights out in this tournament. So for 150 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: her to actually match it on the serving front, because 151 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 3: that's what it came down to. And you know a 152 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 3: lot of people think Fondressa is not a big server, 153 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 3: Well guess what she proved that she is under big 154 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: time circumstances last night. 155 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: Came up with some huge, huge serving, the serving and 156 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: then the plus one. 157 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, like a lot of the combos of that match 158 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: were really really notable, which is kind of similar to 159 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 2: the way but she won Wimbledon, which is just like 160 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 2: Serf plus one amazing returning by Rebeccna. She didn't get 161 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: a bunch to work with and then she'd just be 162 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: able to position herself really well. I thought from a 163 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 2: technical perspective, she played the match really well, and I 164 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: kind of favored Rebeccna. 165 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: For this match. I would say most wasted with a. 166 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: Lot of momentum, obviously with kind of the better preparation 167 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: or maybe certainly better kind of well more matches under 168 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: a belt. 169 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, here's the thing, though, I did see Rabeckna. She 170 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 3: did have that knee strapping yesterday. And the one of 171 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 3: the things about Rebecken, she's been struggling, I feel like, 172 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 3: with this Achilles thing and then last night with the knee, 173 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 3: and even when she won the second set, if you 174 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 3: go back and look at the tape, she kind of 175 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 3: like walked a little gingerly and it was a little 176 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 3: weird after the after the match, after the set point 177 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: to win the second set. So I don't know if 178 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 3: she's she was one hundred percent, But having said that, 179 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 3: for me, I'm so happy you saw how happy Vondrespa 180 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 3: was when she won that match with the tears, with 181 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: the interview with James Blake, and it was just really 182 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 3: nice to see someone that is so deservedly in a 183 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 3: latter part of a Grand Slam again and it just 184 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: makes me really happy because she's a great kid. And yeah, 185 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 3: I was super super happy to see that. Jessica Gooler him, well, look, 186 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: she was out. You know when we talked about Americans 187 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: that could do well, you know, just didn't come in 188 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 3: here playing really great tennis. 189 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 1: And she was the first to admit it. 190 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 3: One of the first questions we asked her at ESPN 191 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 3: when she came after winning her first round, and she said, look, 192 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 3: I'm aware I don't have the tennis under my belt. 193 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 3: I come in here a little bit unknown, not playing 194 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 3: as well as I did last year, and so I'm 195 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 3: fighting myself a little bit. But she's now starting to 196 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 3: really feel more comfortable. And after winning and getting through 197 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 3: to the final here last year, that's when you going, hey, 198 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: I can do this again. I maybe I can get 199 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 3: deeper in this tournament, maybe I can get the wins 200 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 3: that I need. 201 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: And she's definitely doing that. I watched her practice this. 202 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 2: Morning, and I was really impressed because it seems like 203 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 2: she is she is dialing in, she's getting better match 204 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 2: to match, and I think especially when you come in 205 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 2: with that form, you know, that doesn't always happen. 206 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes you pick up. 207 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 2: An injury, you walk a little more mincingly across the baseline. 208 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: You know, it's shrder to shake off late nights or 209 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 2: rough battles. 210 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: And I think Kagoula is dialing in. Yes, she feel 211 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: like she's really a threat, you know. And she she's. 212 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 3: Always talked about how she didn't she didn't really feel 213 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 3: the ball that well, and the ball with a sudden this, 214 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 3: and she's very technical with the rackets and the stringing 215 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 3: and all that sort of stuff. But I think now 216 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 3: she's now that she's got a couple of matches under 217 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 3: a BELTI and playing well, she goes, oh, yeah, that's right. 218 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,959 Speaker 3: I'm using the same equipment, I'm playing at the same place, 219 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 3: and I'm using the same ball. Oh that's right, I 220 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 3: can make the final. Okay, So look it only gets tougher. 221 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 3: But she does play ker Jikova, and they play similar 222 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 3: in a lot of way where they kind of hold 223 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 3: the ball on their strings and then it is like 224 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 3: an absolute like sling. So you think about a sling shot, 225 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 3: how it goes in, you pull it back and then 226 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 3: you're ping you let it go. That's how they both 227 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 3: hit the ball. So they hold the ball in their 228 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 3: string and then it freaking rifles off their. 229 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: Rackets like so hard. So it that to me. 230 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 3: I think that match, if they both play their best, 231 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 3: it's going to be a great match. 232 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: So excited about that. One of the matches that we 233 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 2: started off talking about that we were hoping would be 234 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: a great match is the match we just watched on 235 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 2: Arthur Ash which ended up being a little bit of 236 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: a nothing burger in Ameo Soaker versus Cocoa Gap. Coco 237 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 2: has not looked good. She looked anxious. She's talked about it, 238 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 2: which I really respect. You know, that's okay. Obviously she's 239 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 2: just now hired a new Serve coach. We talked a 240 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: little bit about that. What were your takeaways from the match. 241 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 2: Was that as big a victory as it seemed or 242 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 2: was that kind of easy pickings for an amet. 243 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 3: I mean, unfortunately it sort of went the way I 244 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: thought it was going to go. 245 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: I think Naomi's playing great. 246 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 3: I think Thomas Witkowski has done a terrific job in 247 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 3: coaching her. He's the type of personality that is not 248 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 3: fun to be around. He's just a boring dude. And 249 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 3: I say that not to give him shit. It's to 250 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 3: say he's not the type of guy that's going to 251 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 3: come up with some you know, shenanigans to make you happy, 252 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 3: or like go and buy you a little la boo 253 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 3: boo doll, or like look at too much analytics. He's 254 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 3: just going to make you practice really hard. He's going 255 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 3: to make everything simple, and he's going to make you 256 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 3: understand that you have to focus on every point. 257 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: Well, considering what he's dealing with Naomi, I cannot talk 258 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 2: about these lab boobos. 259 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: I refuse. Yeah, do you think I'm talking about la boobos? 260 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: But I feel like that's just with the doctor order. Yeah. 261 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 3: I think that he is about business and about hitting 262 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 3: tennis balls and about hitting tennis balls the right way. 263 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 3: And you know he's not He's just not a fluff guy, right, 264 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 3: He's not a fluff guy. And Naomi has all her 265 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 3: fluff with her clothes and the laboo boo and all 266 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 3: the stuff that she does. But in the end, she 267 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: wants to win, and she's not real happy when she loses. 268 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 3: And I think that this guy is all about focusing 269 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 3: on making her a better tennis player and making her 270 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 3: realize what she does really really well. And one of 271 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 3: the biggest things that she was not doing well over 272 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 3: the last like I would say six months are coming back, 273 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 3: is she wasn't moving that well. And he's all about 274 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 3: working hard on the tennis court. And I think that 275 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 3: the more and more she wins quick as she's getting 276 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 3: on the court, the more comfortable she is. And the 277 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 3: opposite for Coco's not comfortable. She's fighting demons, she's fighting 278 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 3: her serve, she's fighting her aforehand. You know, Gavin's come 279 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 3: in to try and do his best to kind of 280 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: correct some of the stuff, but that's impossible to do 281 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 3: in a week. It's impossible, especially when they're real egregious 282 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 3: like her grips and her technique is really really tough 283 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 3: to change in a week. 284 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 2: Like will this be like Australian Open, will be seeing 285 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 2: this or do you think sooner? 286 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: Like as I listen, we've talked about this. I already 287 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 3: said this on the podcast. I think she should take 288 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 3: the entire rest of the year off, the whole rest 289 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 3: of the year off and break every single thing down. 290 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 3: Because today we saw a more complete tennis player in 291 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 3: Naomi Osaka. 292 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: She has a more complete serve. She has a better. 293 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 3: Grip on her I don't mean grip as in the 294 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 3: actual grip, but like a grip on her groundstrokes's forehand, 295 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 3: her backhand. She knows what she's doing. She sees a 296 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 3: short ball, she knows where she's going with it. Like 297 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 3: with the way Coco is sometimes it's like she doesn't 298 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 3: know whether to go high with the loopy or the four. 299 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 3: I mean match point was it just a basic forehand 300 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 3: in the middle of the net. So it's like Naomi 301 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 3: is a more complete tennis player right now. 302 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: She's playing better. 303 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 3: Coco cannot use just her speed on the court when 304 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 3: you're playing against someone that's going to hit you from 305 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 3: side to side and not really miss and hit it 306 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 3: really well and hard. And so can I tell you something, 307 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 3: Naomi when she gets to the quarters doesn't lose. 308 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: She does not lose hysterically. 309 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 3: She's eight and no eight and o I believe or 310 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 3: something like crazy. So so not she can't be eight no, 311 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 3: because she doesn't have that many Grand Slams, but she 312 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 3: doesn't lose a quarterfinals. So when she gets the quarter finals, 313 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: I think she's like eight no or something crazy. But 314 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 3: she's gonna be hard to beat. Naomi Osaka is gonna 315 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 3: be hard to beat. Who to win this years Open? 316 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: Who else can? Who else? Is dangerous? We talked a lot. 317 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: Of course, Eagas played um leave all today. 318 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 2: She should just dealt with Alexandrova, who can be a 319 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 2: yeah nuisance. 320 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, No, Eager is just I think went through. And 321 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 3: the thing with the ego is she struggled a little 322 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 3: bit in the first couple of rounds, didn't dropped a 323 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 3: set in the second round, was down five to two, 324 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: I believe, in the next match, and then came back 325 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 3: and won that match reasonably, comfortably, comfortably and straight. But 326 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 3: she's kind of battled and today was just like, oh yeah, guys, 327 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 3: remember when I get to the second week, speaking of 328 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 3: getting to the final, she never loses. So I think 329 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 3: I think Eager, you know, is down there lurking. She'll 330 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 3: play the winner of an Anisimova and Hadaj Maya, who 331 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 3: played later today. 332 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: Hopefully that's a good match. Amanda. 333 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 3: Certainly we know how well she can do when she 334 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 3: gets deep in the tournament. She's kind of fighting her 335 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 3: own demons out in the court. She's a little bit 336 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 3: moody up and down. But I mean, overall the women's draw. 337 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: The women have been delivering other than pretty great. The men. 338 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: I feel. 339 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 2: Here and there, there's been some good matches, but I've 340 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 2: can kind of a second. 341 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: Let me do it for you because I know how 342 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: excited you are. 343 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 3: I'm so excited that Felix, as your elie seem a 344 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 3: won his match today. And not only did he win it, 345 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 3: he won it in three straight sets. Zeilan looking unbelievable 346 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 3: against Rublev, who's been playing pretty well in this tournament. 347 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 3: I have to say, I'm in a little bit of shock, 348 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 3: and the guys up in the green are getting I'm 349 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 3: getting said he's the third best. 350 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: Player in the draw right. 351 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 3: Now, behind of course and of course Carlos, but like this, 352 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 3: this is what we've been I would not put him 353 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: ahead of Novak, sorry, but anyway, I would put him 354 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 3: forth best. 355 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: But what a what a what a triumphant turn of 356 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 2: events Zev. 357 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: That match broke something open in Felix. 358 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 2: I feel just the aggression the controlled poys We've seen 359 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 2: how good his physicality is. He's obviously won a lot 360 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 2: of indoor hardcore matches, but this to me was like 361 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: an amazing turning point. I saw something in an assertiveness 362 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 2: out of him that I had never seen, at least 363 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: not at this confidence, in this level. 364 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 3: I don't know, he's just found some confidence. It's so 365 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: great to see. A match is going to be interesting. 366 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: M Swagger. 367 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 3: One match is going to be interesting tonight is Yanick 368 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 3: Sinner and Bublick. Now, Bublick has actually got a couple 369 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 3: of wins over Yanick, and he is no pushover. He's 370 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 3: playing unbelieve, he's serving out of his mind. It's going 371 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: to be really interesting to see. 372 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: How that match turns out tonight. 373 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 2: And then obviously we've got Carlitos we can talk about, 374 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 2: who has not really been pushed much. Obviously, we are 375 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 2: now getting to the business end of things where none 376 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 2: of these matches get easier. 377 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: No, well then I'm supposed to get easier. 378 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 3: But my guy Alex Demonoll looks good and I did 379 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 3: predict that he might make his. 380 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: First semi final here you're so open and if he does. 381 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 3: You heard it here first, Well, actually I said it 382 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 3: I said it like a week ago. 383 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: I did predict that. I think he can get to 384 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: the semis. 385 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 3: The big question for me is Novak and Taylor. Taylor, 386 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 3: I believe is oh and ten against Novak. And I 387 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 3: thought this morning we were kind of talking about this 388 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 3: at ESPN. I thought, if Taylor's gonna put up and 389 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 3: shut up about like wanting to actually take the next 390 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 3: set at the moment, this will be the moment because 391 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 3: if he can conjure up the mentality and game to 392 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 3: beat Novak, who's playing very well. If you can beat 393 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 3: Novak here and reverse that to ten, can that give 394 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 3: him enough confidence to go why not the rest? 395 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? Right? And so I don't feel like the kind 396 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: of he could be on the ascension. 397 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 2: Novak obviously always incredibly tough, but it does feel pretty 398 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 2: mrkedly that he's a little bit on the decline, and 399 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 2: it seems obvious in watching him play a little bit. 400 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 2: I think to me, that's like, this could be the 401 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: moment that Sling shouts Taylor enter the next level. 402 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 3: Well, as I said, if he does, I think that's 403 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 3: got to give him a tremendous It kind of feels 404 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 3: like the way Sinner beat Novak at Wimbledon where he 405 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 3: just smoked him. I no, Novak was a bit injured, 406 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 3: but it kind of I felt when he beat Novak 407 00:17:58,359 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 3: that easy, it had to have given him so much 408 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 3: confidence to actually beat Carlos in the final of Wimbledon. 409 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 3: And I feel like with Taylor, if he can beat 410 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 3: Novak in this situation, it might actually give him enough 411 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 3: impetus to think, can I get. 412 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: Back to the final again. 413 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 3: I don't know if he can beat Carlos and see 414 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 3: how back to back to win the tournament, but I 415 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 3: have to think that it's gonna get It'll give him 416 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 3: a ton of confidence if he can beat Nova. 417 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 2: One thing, and we've talked a lot about the American 418 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 2: men on the internet. Obviously everyone's been following Ben and 419 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 2: his injury. I see Francis, which. 420 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: Can I tell you how sad I was to see 421 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: what happened? Rude man. You know, Francis is obviously having 422 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: an off year. 423 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: Timmy Paul battled two within an inch of his life 424 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 2: and just got bublicked, certainly in that you know, third 425 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 2: and fourth set. But really, Taylor, Fritz is the one 426 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 2: who's like put his head down and continue to just 427 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 2: continue showing up and I think for me that would 428 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 2: be an amazing turn of events. 429 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: Now I know, are we done talking about the men? 430 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 3: Well, I just want to say now, looking at the draw, 431 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 3: Alex Dmanoll plays FAA, so one of them is gonna 432 00:18:58,480 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 3: make a senn. 433 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: Are we gonna be able to handle that together? We'll 434 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: be fine, We'll still talk. I like that. I feel 435 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: like I did predict. 436 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 3: That Alex was gonna make the semi, so I might 437 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 3: be reading a little bit harder for him. 438 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 1: So I look good. It's all about me, Well, it 439 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: is all about you. This is the show's named. 440 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 3: Even though I love FAA, it would be in the 441 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 3: end my ego matters more. 442 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 2: That's the poor for this episode. That's it, Okay, the 443 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 2: most fun thing that I'm seeing. I'm about to go 444 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 2: watch it. You and I are both Can we talk 445 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 2: about the Venas Ball of the Century Williams Venus Williams 446 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 2: and country Woman Williams and my country woman, Layla Annie Fernandez? 447 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: What you just nailed the middle names? I did. And 448 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: it's my confirmation name, you know, and it's my mother's name. Well, 449 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: there you go. So first of all, it's awesome. 450 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 3: Second of all, I don't know if you follow Serena 451 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 3: on TikTok. 452 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: But she did a hilarious TikTok where. 453 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 3: She did a video of them winning the other day 454 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 3: and then put and was like all fake happy and 455 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 3: then was like not happy about it. 456 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 2: So I don't know seeing your f I'm doubles partner 457 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 2: win a bunch of matches, are they well? 458 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 3: I mean, I will say, as you know, coaching seren 459 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 3: A couple of years ago here at the US soap 460 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 3: and playing doubles with Venus on Arthur Ash, Venus did 461 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 3: not play great. Yes, she did not see her best. 462 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 3: She was a little bit. I was like, I think 463 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 3: it's time. And now all of a sudden she's found 464 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 3: this resurgence hitting the ball unbelievable. She almost beat Mukhova, 465 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 3: who's still in the tournament. Like, and you know, Venus 466 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 3: plays unbelievable in doubles, and Serena's like, what WTF where. 467 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: Was this four years ago? We's got to be pissed off, 468 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: like we could have won the doubles yet played a 469 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: little better. 470 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 2: And exactly, well, that's the most fun, delayful thing. And 471 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 2: I'm mostly excited, not only because I get to cheer 472 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 2: on my Countrywomen and Venus Avenue Williams, but also what 473 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 2: is she gonna wear? 474 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: Well, we don't know. 475 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 3: I love that out the gifts out there gifts And 476 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 3: in the first round people were probably like, she looks 477 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: like she's playing at Wimboleland, and I would have been like, no, 478 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 3: pay attention, She's doing the O to out THEA gifts. 479 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 2: That's where they need to listen to this podcast so 480 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 2: they can get the levels upon levels. It's shall we 481 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 2: uh go check out that amazing doubles match and check 482 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 2: in before the end of the week, because I think 483 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 2: we gotta just maybe come back in with one more 484 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 2: podcast before the finals. 485 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, we'll definitely be doing that. Let's hope Venus 486 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 3: and Layla win. They're playing great. Taylor's a good little 487 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 3: doubles player, has made a final of her Grand Slam 488 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 3: before with Taylor Townsend, who is also Taylor still in 489 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 3: the doubles with sneak Kova, uh and her. We'll be 490 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 3: talking a lot about their that match with Kujikova yesterday 491 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 3: because we know that Sinney Kova and Kujika play doubles 492 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 3: for a long time, so I can imagine the stories 493 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 3: that they'll be telling each other today. 494 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: I sometimes I do wish I spook check me too, 495 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: or Russian or both. 496 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,199 Speaker 3: Actually, if there was one superpower that I would like, 497 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 3: it would be like to understand every language in the 498 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 3: world to right and speak it. 499 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: I agree, Yes, yeah, I only speak of when I'm drunk, 500 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: and and well I'm not great. 501 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 3: I'm speaking when I'm drunk, I speaking English and it 502 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 3: doesn't sound like English, so technically I do speak another 503 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 3: language anyway. All right, thanks for listening and the sites 504 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 3: and literally the sounds of the US open here from 505 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 3: the media room. 506 00:21:58,640 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: Awesome, Hi bank 507 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 2: B