Speaker 1: Gooday, welcome to the tennis for another epic adventure through
Speaker 1: the land of on court and off. Forty three days
Speaker 1: left until the AO strap in for that, but before
Speaker 1: we get to that, records tumble interin sinner salutes, but
Speaker 1: Alcoraz escapes is number one. Captain Pratt delivers, Australia secures
Speaker 1: a spot and the BJK Cup qualifieres between twenty six
Speaker 1: and Demon Hunter Alex promises even more in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1: That's all ahead with me and more joining me is
Speaker 1: always It's Brice Stewart. Welcome back, Brie Hi.
Speaker 2: No, welcome back to you.
Speaker 3: We had a brilliant Oh yeah, I wasn't here last night,
Speaker 3: low volume, balanced show last week. Yeah, and sitting here,
Speaker 3: I'm like, eh, hey is vibrating through my ear?
Speaker 1: That's good. Let's get loud on the pod. Oh jeez, okay, cool, well,
Speaker 1: calm down and across the desk. After a stellar weekend
Speaker 1: at the BJK Cup down south and Tazzy, it's Captain
Speaker 1: Pratt herself and Jamie Fallis welcome gang.
Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, yeah. What what a week actually, and especially
Speaker 4: the weekend. So I got back on Monday, I got
Speaker 4: to say and I was exhausted. I was absolutely exhausted. Yeah.
Speaker 4: So now it was a terrific week and we as
Speaker 4: a team so happy to be through. And I'm so
Speaker 4: proud of the girls.
Speaker 2: They did great.
Speaker 4: Tell us about the weather, Well, Tasimani is great except
Speaker 4: for the weather, but no, it was extraordinary actually because
Speaker 4: we were thinking that we wouldn't get any practice in,
Speaker 4: like the forecast was not good and it turned out
Speaker 4: that we had amazing practice all week and then we
Speaker 4: actually got to the Friday, and then of course it
Speaker 4: was interrupted with rain and three four hours off court
Speaker 4: and then the same on Sunday. So other than the weather,
Speaker 4: you pulled through.
Speaker 2: It was Australia's prettiest tennis club.
Speaker 3: Reallyiful, but it's beautiful.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and it was great to see Jamie there as well. Yeah,
Speaker 4: the girls really enjoyed it and we all reconnected, so
Speaker 4: I was fab.
Speaker 5: Yeah, it was good and what were you up to, Jermy?
Speaker 6: I was very lucky to follow the media team during
Speaker 6: the couple of days that I was there, which was
Speaker 6: really awesome, and enjoyed that so much. And watching the
Speaker 6: girls play from the side. It's actually quite stressful watching
Speaker 6: from the side when you can't actually control what they're doing,
Speaker 6: so my anxiety was high. I tried to keep the
Speaker 6: keep out of minimum. But it was a really cool weegan.
Speaker 6: You enjoyed it a lot.
Speaker 1: Should we jump straight into what's caught your eye?
Speaker 2: Yes, let's do it?
Speaker 1: Love that button push, but I'm sure it was I'll
Speaker 1: start how about it kick us off so it.
Speaker 2: Would be nice.
Speaker 1: But some big news which everyone knows, but let's really
Speaker 1: dive into it. Sinner wins ATP Finals, leaving al Karez
Speaker 1: not the dust because he's still year number one. But
Speaker 1: it was pretty epic finalization that we think. And I'm
Speaker 1: going to end this little vanter with an amazing mathematical.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm trying to see where you're going here.
Speaker 1: Well anyway, yeah, an I did defeat Carl sal Karez
Speaker 1: in seven six seventy five, defended his twenty twenty four title.
Speaker 1: He's the first player this century to win consecutive ATP
Speaker 1: final titles without dropping a single set.
Speaker 5: That's crazy, twenty five years pretty you know.
Speaker 3: We talked about this on the pod last week and
Speaker 3: Sam Stowzer and danim Hoff both thought that our Christ
Speaker 3: would win, but Simon Ray and I went for Sinner
Speaker 3: right once again, I'm the winner.
Speaker 1: We just do The rule is just do what Simon says.
Speaker 2: Totally, and I chose on color of hair.
Speaker 1: Yeah, good fellow.
Speaker 2: So Redheads win.
Speaker 1: Fair enough, fair enough. But he took home five point
Speaker 1: zero seven million dollars in prize money, which is the
Speaker 1: highest payout in ATP Finals history. So lots of big
Speaker 1: bucks on the line these days.
Speaker 4: In celebrations are going to be pretty good.
Speaker 1: I think, yeah, absolutely, What do you do think about
Speaker 1: the ATP finals? Rollout?
Speaker 4: Listen? I mean what I mean again? What a final? Right?
Speaker 4: You know, Sinner and our Karaz. Any time they get
Speaker 4: through the drawers and then meet in the final, you know,
Speaker 4: it's a it's a tantalizing matchup. So yeah, just on
Speaker 4: the prize money piece, the women's prize money is ws more,
Speaker 4: yeah than the ATVP. So that's go girls, that's cool.
Speaker 1: But the thing that another element of this eye catch
Speaker 1: that caught my eye again was so head to head,
Speaker 1: ourgraz is up ten six. Okay, However, through a twist
Speaker 1: of mathematical magic, they both were sitting on one thy,
Speaker 1: six hundred and fifty one points apiece.
Speaker 5: I saw that. That's crazy.
Speaker 3: I didn't believe whether the math was mathing. So I
Speaker 3: made the producers do the math. Yeah, and it's true.
Speaker 1: Like manual, there were aba kisses out yeah, but no
Speaker 1: chat chapt How can you check this form? He was
Speaker 1: out there.
Speaker 2: Coins yeah, yeah, he's good.
Speaker 4: Yeah.
Speaker 1: So yeah, I just thought it was quite interesting. Yeah,
Speaker 1: happens all the time.
Speaker 4: Well, you know, we talk about matches being one or
Speaker 4: lost one point or two points here or there. It
Speaker 4: makes sense, but that's that's unbelievable. Yeah, well done, reduces.
Speaker 1: Not very good.
Speaker 3: But also like Sinner is now sitting in a very
Speaker 3: interesting kind of group.
Speaker 2: With Roger Federer Novak Djokovic.
Speaker 3: So Sinner's had three appearances, two titles, has a fifteen
Speaker 3: to two record and ten consecutive wins. Roger Federer eighteen appearances,
Speaker 3: six titles, fifty nine to seventeen record, twelve consecutive wins.
Speaker 3: Djokovic seventeen appearances, seven titles, fifteen nine eighteen record, fifteen
Speaker 3: consecutive wins.
Speaker 1: Are you saying that Sinner's on the path to goat status.
Speaker 2: Well, it would appear.
Speaker 1: So I think I think Sinner is better than Jokovic.
Speaker 4: No, no, no, no, no, Like on Sinner again, What
Speaker 4: is so exciting about Sinner is I still feel like
Speaker 4: he has an untouched part of the court that he's
Speaker 4: not utilizing as much as he could. Is the transition
Speaker 4: and moving forward. I mean, there's no question from a
Speaker 4: serving perspective now where he's done the work on that,
Speaker 4: he's fine. You in that with Darren Kyle off the ground,
Speaker 4: you know, there's not another player that hits the ball
Speaker 4: as big as him. He's improved his movement and so
Speaker 4: for me, it's the fore court. If he starts to
Speaker 4: transition a little bit more beaulty skills, then you know,
Speaker 4: because players are going to keep asking the question. But
Speaker 4: the fact that he's still got growth within his game
Speaker 4: and he's already achieved what he's achieved. If he can
Speaker 4: stay healthy enough like the top guys did, the Federers
Speaker 4: and the Jokoviches, then you know he is on a
Speaker 4: pathway to potentially be up there with the with the goats.
Speaker 1: Well, that's a really good point because if he's a
Speaker 1: master of what he does, but there's still a whole
Speaker 1: bit of real estate that is underutilized by him. If
Speaker 1: he can expand that and perfect it, he's going to
Speaker 1: be a weapon. That's unstoppable, but maybe it's just because
Speaker 1: he's so lanky, Like if he gets close to that,
Speaker 1: Natty might get caught like a fish.
Speaker 4: Look at the coverage, he's like mister octable.
Speaker 1: Perfect And another little thing, little tidbit here. So, Sarah
Speaker 1: al kraz this is the first to contest three Grand
Speaker 1: Slam finals and the ATP Finals final in the same season.
Speaker 1: Obviously we missed out because of no back. It did
Speaker 1: a little dipsy do. But yeah, so they've played three
Speaker 1: Great Grand Slam finals in the finals of the ATP
Speaker 1: Final in the same season. And we've actually got a
Speaker 1: little clip of one sinner talking about Carlos.
Speaker 7: You are definitely a player I look up to, you know,
Speaker 7: a lot of motivation. I need this, you know, every
Speaker 7: practice session with a with a big, big purpose. And
Speaker 7: I'm we're all very happy. I'm the whole fans here
Speaker 7: are very happy to see you play. You're the most
Speaker 7: energetic and player on tour.
Speaker 4: So keep going.
Speaker 1: I know there's any doubt that Carlos is going to
Speaker 1: keep going. Maybe not to the same barber, but he's
Speaker 1: going to keep going.
Speaker 5: Did they warm up together? Did you see that for
Speaker 5: the final practice?
Speaker 3: It's well I think they really like and respect each other,
Speaker 3: which I one really nice.
Speaker 4: Ye.
Speaker 1: Well, at the end of the day, the colleagues that
Speaker 1: kind of work together, but their rivals but.
Speaker 5: Not healthy competition.
Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, and we're all better for it, but not
Speaker 1: for the blokes. Let's get over to the world of
Speaker 1: women's tennis. Pratty, what caught your eye? I've got a hunch.
Speaker 4: I've got to say every baj Ok carp there is
Speaker 4: a level of some type of drama, like something happens,
Speaker 4: whether it be you know, player coming in with you
Speaker 4: know a little bit of an injury, or you know,
Speaker 4: someone doesn't get along with someone. Sometimes that does happen.
Speaker 4: So there's always something, there's always something. I have to say.
Speaker 4: This tie in Hobart, there was nothing, no, there was
Speaker 4: no no drama. I mean the I mean, we have
Speaker 4: an amazing support team where you know, the players have
Speaker 4: everything they could ever ask for that week, which is
Speaker 4: that's what it's about, because we want to have them
Speaker 4: performing well on the weekend. But we just enjoyed the
Speaker 4: delights of Hobart. We went to great restaurants, the food
Speaker 4: was amazing. We did the staff did, the players didn't.
Speaker 4: We had to try a little bit of the Tasmanian Wife.
Speaker 4: So that went over well. That went over well, and
Speaker 4: then to see the performances on the weekend, you know,
Speaker 4: I'm super I obviously work with Kim Berrell throughout the
Speaker 4: year and to see her get the win, and it
Speaker 4: was tough. It was a tough win. It wasn't easy.
Speaker 4: So she got the win there and maya wow. But
Speaker 4: I mean after that, after she won and later on
Speaker 4: into the night, I just kept saying to her, ridiculous,
Speaker 4: ridiculous that you actually won that match, because yeah, it
Speaker 4: was not looking good at all.
Speaker 2: She did.
Speaker 4: She did. And a bit of an insight you know
Speaker 4: that people don't see is you know, there was the
Speaker 4: rain delay. It was she was down six to one
Speaker 4: all and she came into the clubhouse and you know,
Speaker 4: I was obviously on the side of the court, and
Speaker 4: she was out of it. She was out of it.
Speaker 4: I said to it five too, I said, hey, feeling
Speaker 4: she goes, I can't think, I can't think. I actually
Speaker 4: don't even know what I'm doing or trying to do.
Speaker 4: I'm like, okay, well let's try and keep it simple.
Speaker 4: And we spoke about that. But anyway, went inside and
Speaker 4: Kim Berrell comes up to her and go, you know, my,
Speaker 4: can I just give you a hug, and gave my hug.
Speaker 4: Maya broke down in tears and then goes, it's not Stormy,
Speaker 4: and Kim goes, it's okay, It's okay. Stormy and Ellen
Speaker 4: have got it. It's a team. Doesn't matter if you win,
Speaker 4: you lose, even if you lose doesn't matter because Stormy
Speaker 4: and Ellen have got it. And so I just think
Speaker 4: that that release of emotion, she just felt so much
Speaker 4: weight on his shoulders. She let it all out. And
Speaker 4: then we had the sort of two three hours there
Speaker 4: and she chilled out and had some fun, and when
Speaker 4: she came back out on court, she was much better
Speaker 4: than she was in the in the in the first set,
Speaker 4: but then to pull that out from match point down
Speaker 4: and then just steam roll third set and win it
Speaker 4: for us was amazing.
Speaker 1: She's only nineteen. Do you see that she's matured a
Speaker 1: lot in the last few months. Maybe he I.
Speaker 4: Wouldn't say it's some maturity. I feel like it's she's
Speaker 4: gained so many experiences, like she's just bride eyed, bushy tail.
Speaker 4: This is all amazing. I can't believe I'm here, I
Speaker 4: actually still feel like she's in that stage and even
Speaker 4: BJK Cup it was a bit like that, like from
Speaker 4: the beginning of the week, which we don't normally do.
Speaker 4: We actually said, Maya, you are clearly our number one
Speaker 4: player for Australia. You are playing on the weekend and
Speaker 4: you're our leader here so to speak. And she was
Speaker 4: really taken back by that. So there are a number
Speaker 4: of conversations we had Stormy go and speak to her about,
Speaker 4: you know, the role that she's playing now and what
Speaker 4: comes with being the number one Australian and so I
Speaker 4: just think she's accumulating experiences still and the maturity is
Speaker 4: going to come from having you know, doing it second time,
Speaker 4: yea third time over, everything is still first time for.
Speaker 6: Her and they're just lessons along the way that show
Speaker 6: through from and gain that experience.
Speaker 5: And I think that's pretty cool.
Speaker 2: I love it.
Speaker 3: I think we've got a clip or an image that
Speaker 3: she went and got her tattoo, So the number fifty eight.
Speaker 4: See another first first tattoo. Yeah, that was a long
Speaker 4: time in the making, let me tell you, because you know,
Speaker 4: her parents were not happy that she was going she
Speaker 4: was going to get one at the at Roland Garross
Speaker 4: because they offer tattoo service at rolland Garris and she
Speaker 4: wasn't allowed. So the fact that she actually got it
Speaker 4: across the line and that's the first thing she did
Speaker 4: when she got back on Tuesday, is.
Speaker 2: It located elbow her elbow?
Speaker 4: Yeah, inside of her own like that. Yeah, Alen Perez
Speaker 4: has got one there in the same spot actually, So I.
Speaker 1: Just told her parents Pratty made me do it.
Speaker 4: Well, they've all said Pratty's next. So we'll see if
Speaker 4: a number thirty gets somewhere in the next twelve months.
Speaker 3: And how hard was it for you to choose the
Speaker 3: team and the matchups and like, because you've got.
Speaker 1: To be making some pretty fast, hard decisions quickly too.
Speaker 4: Yeah. I think the toughest decision was choosing the team
Speaker 4: in the first place, the team that's actually going to
Speaker 4: go to Hobart. Once you get past that, you know
Speaker 4: you've got, you've got, And it's about seeing who what
Speaker 4: form they're in, where they're at, you know, emotionally mentally.
Speaker 4: So the second spot, which we spoke to the players,
Speaker 4: is up for grabs, right Mie I had number one
Speaker 4: and second spot was between Tali Gibson and Kim Kim Byrell,
Speaker 4: Storm and Ellen were of course our doubles team. They
Speaker 4: were a Locke and so yeah, we saw the first
Speaker 4: couple of practices from Kim. Kim had just come off
Speaker 4: finals of Chennai as well, so we knew she was
Speaker 4: in good form. Talia also had been winning matches, and
Speaker 4: I got to say, I'm super impressed with Talia Gibson.
Speaker 4: I like, she was terrific during the week and I
Speaker 4: think she's going to have a breakout over the next
Speaker 4: twelve months. I was really impressed, Like she's got she's
Speaker 4: got a big game, massive serve, edible backhand, like she's
Speaker 4: got a well and I spoke to her about it.
Speaker 4: I said, you know, just for reference here for me,
Speaker 4: you've got a top ten backhand in the world, not even.
Speaker 1: Not even a question, but I mean that means that's
Speaker 1: not from any that's not from me or you, that's
Speaker 1: from Praamy.
Speaker 4: Yeah, it'd been like Jamie Follis's back then today Jamie's
Speaker 4: got a very good backhandsebumps.
Speaker 5: Yep, she told me a couple times before.
Speaker 1: Thanks, But it's gotta be thinking, like you're talking about
Speaker 1: the team being you know, more cohesive than it ever
Speaker 1: has been. And you know there was no dramas on
Speaker 1: that side. A sorry from the weather. So who was
Speaker 1: the problem?
Speaker 4: Was it? Sam Stoze definitely not a Sam Stoser. I
Speaker 4: mean it's never the.
Speaker 2: Individuals pushing for the team it is.
Speaker 4: It is more about how they're coming into the type.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah like that.
Speaker 4: It's it's just it's actually things that have happened previously
Speaker 4: and then how they're coming in based on and and
Speaker 4: to be honest, like and Sam and I spoke, so
Speaker 4: it was great to have Sam down, Oh yeah, excited
Speaker 4: with the new barb and the family, so that was lovely.
Speaker 4: But yeah, I just think it makes such a difference
Speaker 4: also to to have five healthy players coming into the tie.
Speaker 4: That's what made it easy.
Speaker 8: You know.
Speaker 4: I've referenced that quite a few times as well. So
Speaker 4: good on our girls for being a hundred.
Speaker 5: So healthy and sorry, just a question.
Speaker 6: So you've been coached for the last couple of times,
Speaker 6: the last couple of years and then that transitioned to
Speaker 6: be a coach. Did Mol or Sam give you any
Speaker 6: advice or did you go in and ask for any
Speaker 6: advice pre tie putting on the captain? Yeah, or did
Speaker 6: they kind of let you go a little bit.
Speaker 4: I didn't ask for any advice because I felt like
Speaker 4: I've been around long enough and you know, as coach,
Speaker 4: I've always been one hundred percent supporter of the captain
Speaker 4: because I believe that's the role. You're just there to
Speaker 4: support the captain and obviously the players through the captain.
Speaker 4: And so I had a couple of little things that
Speaker 4: I felt like I wanted to introduce and it's and
Speaker 4: it's just more for me, a little bit overarching, bringing
Speaker 4: the team in more like for example, we did we
Speaker 4: don't normally do it, but we you know how we
Speaker 4: did the little team huddle out on the court. I
Speaker 4: wanted all of us together before going out to do
Speaker 4: a whole team huddle. So we did the whole team huddle,
Speaker 4: staff and the players all together before we went out,
Speaker 4: and it was really nice. And I did a bit
Speaker 4: of a team Rara pep talk as well each time.
Speaker 2: So that was currying football.
Speaker 4: That was football. Yeah, But Marley introduced the little team
Speaker 4: huddles as captain out on the court, and I thought, let's,
Speaker 4: you know, let's broaden that a little bit more and
Speaker 4: then you know, just catching up with staff at the
Speaker 4: end of the day, like there was a real commitment.
Speaker 4: Let's all, you know, we'd make a time and as
Speaker 4: a staff we would review the day, speak about the
Speaker 4: next day. And I just think that just helped give
Speaker 4: clarity to everyone as well. I mean we do it
Speaker 4: to players, we just you know, as a staff. I
Speaker 4: thought that was important. So that was really cool.
Speaker 1: That just speaks the team is not just the players.
Speaker 1: It is a big machine making up the JK team.
Speaker 1: Yeah no, but congratulations.
Speaker 4: Against Yeah, super honor, super privilege. I'm happy that, you know,
Speaker 4: Ta and Sam you know, gave me the reins for
Speaker 4: one tie and yeah, I think five and is going
Speaker 4: to be hard.
Speaker 1: Ever, Yeah, Sammy might just leave that with you. Well.
Speaker 1: Speaking of team tennis, on the other side of the
Speaker 1: fence with the Davis Cup about halfway through, Carlos Alcarez
Speaker 1: has just withdrawn from Team Spain because of an injury.
Speaker 1: Hopefully he's back sometime in December. Leading into the summer
Speaker 1: of tennis down under here. But we've got Italy has
Speaker 1: defeated Austria, Belgium took down France and in the next
Speaker 1: quarter finals we've got Spain and Chechire and Argentina and Germany.
Speaker 1: It's a bit of activity over there in the Davis
Speaker 1: Cup Land.
Speaker 3: Yea, interesting to see what happens. And good luck to
Speaker 3: our cras. Hopefully you're just having a bit of a rest, so.
Speaker 1: Put the foot up.
Speaker 2: We'll see avoid anything worse.
Speaker 5: Doesn't he have the exhibition match coming up?
Speaker 9: Oh?
Speaker 1: You always, He'll make that work. We got bills, y'all.
Speaker 1: Now we've got a little tooth bree Jamie take us
Speaker 1: through the United Cup.
Speaker 3: Well, we thought while we were on the topic of
Speaker 3: country group playing tennis, to talk about the ultimate like
Speaker 3: event that actually brings the men and women together by
Speaker 3: the rugby sevens with equal prize money played across Sydney
Speaker 3: and Perth. The United Cup down under here in Australia.
Speaker 3: The United Cups tennis. You're really annoying anyway, it's one
Speaker 3: of my favorite events here to work. Have the draw,
Speaker 3: didn't we Yes, we did have the draw.
Speaker 2: Welcome back.
Speaker 3: We just thank you for joining us here in Sydney
Speaker 3: just on Monday, and we have some really great teams
Speaker 3: across Perth and Sydney.
Speaker 2: Jamie's going to take it away.
Speaker 3: But I love this event because I just love to
Speaker 3: see the patriotism and the men and the women coming together.
Speaker 2: Anyway, that's my speel.
Speaker 1: And the other thing, jump in is the best thing
Speaker 1: about United Cup is because Australia is such a melting
Speaker 1: pot of people that come from all over the world. Multicultural, yes,
Speaker 1: like we have fans like true fandoms and patriotism of
Speaker 1: all of.
Speaker 2: Them, overcome dressed uff the colors. It's really and I
Speaker 2: really love it.
Speaker 1: Shut up, Jamie, talkus three person.
Speaker 6: Well, I think United Cup is one of my favorite
Speaker 6: tournaments as well, and the world and the world. And
Speaker 6: is it forty three days to AO or forty three
Speaker 6: days till the summer of tennis start thirty three three
Speaker 6: days days till United Cup, which is very exciting, stressful
Speaker 6: for you guys, but enjoyable for us.
Speaker 5: But I'll take you serious Perth.
Speaker 6: So in Group A we have you're say, Spain and Argentina.
Speaker 6: Group C we have Italy, France and Switzerland. And Group
Speaker 6: E we have Great Britain, Greece and Japan. So some
Speaker 6: exciting matches going on there. And we start our season Friday,
Speaker 6: second of January. Team greecee first Team Japan will kick
Speaker 6: us off in Perth, which is exciting. And then I'll
Speaker 6: just go through some of the other teams. Great Britain
Speaker 6: plays Japan, Italy will play Switzerland on Sunday fourth of January.
Speaker 6: Team USA will play Spain on the Monday fifth of January,
Speaker 6: and then the night session we have Great Britain and
Speaker 6: Tim Greese going head to head, which is very exciting.
Speaker 6: So yeah, it's a great group of men and women competing.
Speaker 1: We have golf Fritz Paulini, Oh my god, my man
Speaker 1: stands back.
Speaker 6: Stands back, really cool, and ben Chicch Melinda.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 6: Yeah.
Speaker 4: The match out for me there is Italy and Switzerland
Speaker 4: January fourth. I think you mentioned Jamie. That'll be a
Speaker 4: really interesting one because ben Chicch is in form, Paulini
Speaker 4: obviously top ten player, and the younger bowl the old
Speaker 4: man's hi. I that's the one to watch for me.
Speaker 1: Yea, well, that's that's an interesting thing about the United Cup.
Speaker 1: I'm like a lot of tennis events, buy a ticket
Speaker 1: and have a pretty good idea who are you going
Speaker 1: to see and that that's the country.
Speaker 3: I think it's yeah, and that's part of the players
Speaker 3: and normally because the goal is to get the top
Speaker 3: players from each country that's how they are able to
Speaker 3: qualify again, qualify to get in like Great Britain, Jack
Speaker 3: Draper and Radakanu.
Speaker 2: That's not going to be a bad day at the tennis,
Speaker 2: is it.
Speaker 3: It's going to be a good one Britain, like Greece
Speaker 3: Sissa Pass and Sakari Japan Osaka with Mochi Zuki.
Speaker 1: Like, it's just it's incredible, it's amazing. What about Sydney, Oh, Sydney,
Speaker 1: I'm really excited.
Speaker 4: Are you going to Sydney?
Speaker 2: Group No.
Speaker 3: I will be going for a couple of days to
Speaker 3: work and support the team, but also because it's my favorite.
Speaker 2: But what have we got?
Speaker 3: We've got Group B, We've got Canada, Belgium, China.
Speaker 1: So you've got Felix, my man Felix.
Speaker 3: Yeah, with Victoria and Boco, Belgium, Mertens and Zizi Bergiz.
Speaker 3: I got to say we met Zziers at Davis Cup
Speaker 3: this year. Brilliant, brilliant person, great interview, great human.
Speaker 5: Played really well at Davis Cups.
Speaker 3: He was so good he is now. Yeah, China, We've
Speaker 3: got Jiang ji Zen and lind Zu. Really happy about
Speaker 3: getting China qualified as well, because we have a lot
Speaker 3: of audience that comes.
Speaker 2: For that country, So that's exciting.
Speaker 3: Okay, Australia led by Alex Demenol and Debutton my joint.
Speaker 3: Then we have Chekhia with Menziic and Kratchikova, and Norway
Speaker 3: we've got Caspar Rude coming back again.
Speaker 2: I think this would be his third or fourth year.
Speaker 3: And then with Malin Helgo, Melena Helga, brilliant, brilliant, One
Speaker 3: more group, one more group group f Germany Zverev back
Speaker 3: again as well and even which we're loving at the moment.
Speaker 3: And then we've got Poland, two time finalists led by
Speaker 3: IgA and hub Hurt Cats, and then also the Netherlands
Speaker 3: led by Greek Sport and Suzanne Lemons.
Speaker 1: I mean, Poland's got to be stinging for a win
Speaker 1: after that.
Speaker 3: I think that's why the I think that's why Iiger
Speaker 3: and QB keep coming back.
Speaker 2: Wayne, will we get this in the back.
Speaker 3: And they also have a little they have a mascot
Speaker 3: which is called Flammy, the flamingo that they have every
Speaker 3: year that we blow up.
Speaker 2: And bring in.
Speaker 1: So that's actually the national bird of Poland, Flamingo.
Speaker 6: But do you know what's really exciting about this year's
Speaker 6: United Cup is the bunch of players that, especially more
Speaker 6: on the women's side.
Speaker 5: They're quite young.
Speaker 6: It's like I haven't seen it's like the next age
Speaker 6: group of girls that are coming up in Boco Liz Mayer.
Speaker 6: So that's kind of exciting for them to be a
Speaker 6: little bit in the spotlight as well.
Speaker 3: So, Praddy, you have been the coach in the past
Speaker 3: for quite a few of our United Cup Australia teams.
Speaker 2: What do you think of the lineup that we've got
Speaker 2: this year.
Speaker 4: Oh, listen, I think we've got a terrific team. I'm
Speaker 4: super excited. So I'm penciled in to go. I've just
Speaker 4: got to get that ticked off.
Speaker 6: So can we had Storm as well to that lists
Speaker 6: on the list double the list for doubles.
Speaker 4: Yep and JP Smith, So we're going to have of course,
Speaker 4: you know, if it's one one the captain sort of decides,
Speaker 4: which we assume will most likely be late, so the
Speaker 4: captain will decide. So yeah, we you know, Alex stepped
Speaker 4: in last year in the deciding mixed but yeah, great
Speaker 4: to have stormback. And I mean I'm just super super
Speaker 4: happy that Alex is playing again.
Speaker 2: I mean, it's.
Speaker 4: Sydney is it's his court, it's his hometown. Yeah, I mean,
Speaker 4: we had a great time last year. It was really
Speaker 4: fab so I'm looking forward to it again. And you're right,
Speaker 4: it's it's so unique to have them men and the
Speaker 4: women together and a team's competition.
Speaker 3: Even when they sit on in the team zone on
Speaker 3: the court, like and you see them.
Speaker 2: Like laughing together and clapping together and this pumpy just
Speaker 2: I just really like it. I love that.
Speaker 3: Whole team aspect. Great to have the men and women
Speaker 3: together and the mixed doubles.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Brient, it's going to be quite a spectacle or reckon.
Speaker 1: Sydney and Perth are both going to turnout in droves
Speaker 1: for this.
Speaker 2: Well, yes, the ticket sales would indicate.
Speaker 3: So, so please make sure if you are wanting to
Speaker 3: quick join us in Sydney end or Perth. If you'd
Speaker 3: like to do both, please purchase because they are selling fast.
Speaker 1: Perfect Christmas present.
Speaker 2: Just throwing it out there, but no better way to spend.
Speaker 6: Schedule is out online for the first eight days, so
Speaker 6: you can thank you.
Speaker 1: Tickets kicking in there.
Speaker 3: But while we're in a similar vein, I just wanted
Speaker 3: to mention what's happening at Brisbane because also.
Speaker 1: Summer of tennis, So Cup, what's during an during.
Speaker 2: The United Cup.
Speaker 3: We also have Brisbane International Choice. We are actually spoiled
Speaker 3: for choice. It's really hard to choose what to watch.
Speaker 3: But we have just announced that Madison Keys and Danil
Speaker 3: Medvedev will be joining us in Brisbane, which is really great.
Speaker 1: That's amazing. See you've got the reigning Australian Open Women's champion, yes,
Speaker 1: and former world number one Daniel Medvedev cashing it out
Speaker 1: in Bristy.
Speaker 3: And Medvedev has just had an interesting beginning to his
Speaker 3: year obviously, and he's kind of turned it around at
Speaker 3: this last moment, so I think he will be coming
Speaker 3: back to Brisbane with a lot of retribution, seeking it
Speaker 3: to turn around how his years started last year.
Speaker 1: I think he still twenty shitt Camery Smith, we'll see
Speaker 1: if if the check clears.
Speaker 3: Can you see Medvedev recapturing his career best form in
Speaker 3: twenty twenty six?
Speaker 2: Pratty or Jamie Well.
Speaker 4: I always think a player who's been struggling and then
Speaker 4: they reintroduce a new coach. I believe it's Thomas Johansson's
Speaker 4: working with him. So signs are good, Signs are good.
Speaker 4: He turned around the back end of the year. But
Speaker 4: then equally, you go through a honeymoon period with a coach,
Speaker 4: so it's something to sort of keep keep an eye
Speaker 4: on to see whether it actually sticks. So yeah, I mean, listen,
Speaker 4: he's just fun to watch, right, you know, to see
Speaker 4: him get get sort of through the drawer. You know,
Speaker 4: his character, it's.
Speaker 2: Kind of passion.
Speaker 4: He has to evolve. I'm going to make a call.
Speaker 4: He's got to evolve. You know, we're talking about sinner
Speaker 4: and he's got room for growth and Alcoraz and everyone.
Speaker 4: So I think he has to find something a little
Speaker 4: bit different. So I'll be interesting to see what him
Speaker 4: and Thomas put together in the preseason.
Speaker 1: Maybe it's more of an emotional evolution and not calling
Speaker 1: umpires small cats.
Speaker 2: I do still like that call.
Speaker 3: It's one of my favorite moments.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you're a small Cat's.
Speaker 2: Meaning is pussy.
Speaker 1: He was calling it a pussy, but he was trying
Speaker 1: to do it in a broadcast friendly way. But in
Speaker 1: the podcast, as she went short, all right, well, no
Speaker 1: very exciting stuff summer of tennis, and we've just sort
Speaker 1: of scratched the service there. You've also got adelaide. We're
Speaker 1: going back to Hobart for the Hobart International and then
Speaker 1: there's the big show, the Australian Open. But we've got
Speaker 1: plenty of time coming up in a few weeks to
Speaker 1: cover that. But stick around. We're gonna have a quick break.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna refillm my water with whatever's in the cup.
Speaker 1: Come on back for more tennis with us on the
Speaker 1: tennis and Bree's got a new top five for us
Speaker 1: a second welcome back to the tennis. We've got a
Speaker 1: few other news stories that we're gonna whizz through. First up,
Speaker 1: the Australian Tennis Awards, the newcre Medal coming up next
Speaker 1: month in December.
Speaker 3: It's our Oscars, Yeah, the Oscars for Australian Tennis.
Speaker 1: Yeah. But it's a really great event because it goes
Speaker 1: not just for the elite players but also more local
Speaker 1: focus as well. So that's really good and for the
Speaker 1: potentially his fourth newcre Medal, Alex Demono has been nominated
Speaker 1: for the six times, so that's pretty exciting. He's the
Speaker 1: first Australian in twenty one years to make the final
Speaker 1: four at the ATP Finals. Last up it was of
Speaker 1: course old mate Layton in two thousand and four and
Speaker 1: Alex is a very strong attender for his fourth nu
Speaker 1: Can medal. Two ATP titles this year, a mass Is
Speaker 1: one thousand final and a breakthrough ATP finals run so
Speaker 1: pretty specky, pretty good.
Speaker 3: Should we have a bit of a clip of him
Speaker 3: talking about his loss to Sinner before we talk about
Speaker 3: some of the other nominees.
Speaker 9: Great, even though a lot of people may not think
Speaker 9: so I know how to beat him, It's just not
Speaker 9: that easy to do, right. You've got to hit the
Speaker 9: ball very hard, very flat, very deep and very close
Speaker 9: to the light for me to have genuine chances. I
Speaker 9: need to serve so well throughout the whole match, and
Speaker 9: myse'f dropped a little bit and could have been better.
Speaker 3: Do you think Sinna would be very worried about Alex
Speaker 3: Damenol and the way he plays.
Speaker 4: Oh, I think he would sort of have Alex in
Speaker 4: his radars as someone that he Alex plays very different
Speaker 4: to other players, you know, incredibly flat, so he does have,
Speaker 4: I guess, a point of difference compared to the players
Speaker 4: he normally plays against. But yeah, I think what we
Speaker 4: heard from Yannick before was he just looks at Alcoraz
Speaker 4: and that's that's the benchmark I need to stay in
Speaker 4: front of.
Speaker 3: Yeah, because of the hair, exactly because of the hair,
Speaker 3: nothing else. So Pratty and Jamie. Which other nominees have
Speaker 3: impressed you this season?
Speaker 1: Let's do a quick whiz through who we got. So
Speaker 1: we've got Alex Deveno as we just mentioned. I've also
Speaker 1: got my joint Adam Walton, Kim Beryl Twist and school
Speaker 1: Kate and Priscilla hon all up for the big One.
Speaker 4: Yeah.
Speaker 6: I think it's quite exciting in terms of all those nominees.
Speaker 6: Everyone's had a career high which is really cool, and
Speaker 6: especially going into an event like this just to be
Speaker 6: celebrated and to be able to celebrate tennis. But I
Speaker 6: think for me, I'm gonna go the girls and go Maya.
Speaker 6: I think she's had an incredible year and I think
Speaker 6: she deserves the recognition as well.
Speaker 5: Great hair color, great grey hair color. It was actually
Speaker 5: really cool.
Speaker 6: I'm not sure if you saw the two little girls,
Speaker 6: the two twins that.
Speaker 5: Came to Hope.
Speaker 2: I did.
Speaker 5: I saw them.
Speaker 6: Yeah, So they were there every day supporting Maya. They
Speaker 6: had their little go Maya. She had the glasses as well,
Speaker 6: which was really cool.
Speaker 4: So they're supporting my actually said there should be a
Speaker 4: mini Meyer competition at the AO is quite and these
Speaker 4: two girls are sweat Amie Myers, you can be in agree.
Speaker 2: I will get the glasses again Star Love Island where them?
Speaker 8: Yeah?
Speaker 5: Are you watching it?
Speaker 8: Yeah?
Speaker 4: But anyway, doesn't want spoilers That night that on the
Speaker 4: new co metal is you know, alongside what you're saying
Speaker 4: there they're Jamie. It was actually just yesterday where if
Speaker 4: we if we roll the if we roll the clock
Speaker 4: back two years ago, Maya has jumped an incredible six
Speaker 4: hundred holy crap ranking spots, and even this year she's
Speaker 4: jumped seventy over seventy ranking spots in order in order.
Speaker 4: Now she's currently thirty two in the world, so it'd
Speaker 4: be really interesting. I guess how they look at this
Speaker 4: newkes is it. You know, if you look at purely results,
Speaker 4: Alex Demona right, purely results. However, if you look at improvement,
Speaker 4: that's sort of a different story, because Alex finished the
Speaker 4: year six in the world, or got to six in
Speaker 4: the world last year, and he's six against which is amazing.
Speaker 4: But you know, talking about the other nominees again, little Bias,
Speaker 4: kim Byrell, you know, she reached a career hive have
Speaker 4: sixty in the world earlier in the year, and fab
Speaker 4: for Prihon who qualified it at Wimbledon and the US Open,
Speaker 4: and she made the third round the US Open. Had
Speaker 4: some injuries at the back end this year unfortunately, because
Speaker 4: I think she would have cemented herself inside the top hundred.
Speaker 6: So and even a mention to Adam and Tristan who
Speaker 6: had good solid years throughout the year, and I know
Speaker 6: Tristan was borderline one hundred and then got himself in
Speaker 6: and just to.
Speaker 1: Have that breakthrough prey high number ninety five.
Speaker 6: And now intermandur of Ao and I think Maya will
Speaker 6: now be seated, which.
Speaker 1: Is I mean, there's a lot of headlines here that
Speaker 1: are making me Yeah, I mean I did suggest Maya
Speaker 1: and everyone kind of went maybe's changed.
Speaker 2: I just think it will be a difficult choice.
Speaker 5: Two winners.
Speaker 1: We have had joint winners.
Speaker 3: I think Dylan and Ash were joint when you so
Speaker 3: you guys will be there right, yeah, dress away, I
Speaker 3: don't get to dress up.
Speaker 4: I'm actually overseas unfortunately. The night of the Night of Nights.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm sure if it is Maya or one of
Speaker 1: the other girls there will be in very rapid race
Speaker 1: to have a FaceTime call with Pratty the medal. So
Speaker 1: you can medal, do not miss it. It will be
Speaker 1: all over the news. But what else is happening? Speaking
Speaker 1: of Foreman you can medal winners?
Speaker 2: Layton Hewittt, can I talk about it just to lead in?
Speaker 1: He's got real people to Layton Hewittt has gone on
Speaker 1: a cruise in Sydney. What I don't know.
Speaker 5: I thought for a bit who was actually on a grouse?
Speaker 3: Got a world card into our New South Wales Open,
Speaker 3: played doubles with his son.
Speaker 4: Cruise.
Speaker 1: Oh, with his son cruise, not a sun cruise. Oh, Bree,
Speaker 1: you got to work with me. It's called Banta.
Speaker 8: Yeah.
Speaker 3: So the former world number one came out of retirement
Speaker 3: to partner with his sixteen year old son, who is
Speaker 3: currently ranked number seven hundred and fifty nine atp Singles rankings.
Speaker 2: Now, I did watch this.
Speaker 1: Match last night, I pick five hour battle.
Speaker 3: I loved Leighton Hewett when I was younger, and it
Speaker 3: was just so nice to see him on the court
Speaker 3: again and playing a cruise. They got it in two
Speaker 3: sets in forty seven minutes, so it was a very
Speaker 3: quick match. I just kept thinking about Hayden and PAVELI,
Speaker 3: two other young assies on the rise.
Speaker 2: Imagine coming out and going, oh, bloody hell, why are you?
Speaker 3: Yeah, like obviously they knew they were going to be
Speaker 3: playing Layton Hewett, but I just saw them at times
Speaker 3: giggling because it's like, well, what are you going to do?
Speaker 6: Yeah, it's quite uncomfortable. And I had this conversation with
Speaker 6: my sister and like, what it kind of feels like
Speaker 6: it's weird. It's weird, Like it's quite weird. And I
Speaker 6: kind of remember going back to mixed doubles when I
Speaker 6: played against Sam. I'm like, oh my god, it's Sam.
Speaker 6: But I'm like, no, I don't look at her like
Speaker 6: you're not trying to be friends, but.
Speaker 1: To be stressful enough having Layton commentate your match, let
Speaker 1: alone your opponent.
Speaker 2: Yeah, but it's great for the sports all across the
Speaker 2: headlines today because I challenge open.
Speaker 1: The map, which would have kind of come and gone
Speaker 1: without much fanfare.
Speaker 5: That happened pretty come back, yeah, or too much nepotism.
Speaker 4: In sports, No, I think I mean it's special, it's
Speaker 4: really special. And you know, Lighton has been obviously very
Speaker 4: invested in Cruiser's career and it's a special moment and
Speaker 4: I just can't wait to see what decision Craig makes
Speaker 4: whether or not to give them a long card in
Speaker 4: this straight open because I think that's coming.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I haven't even thought of that.
Speaker 5: Yeah, that's the first thing that can be big.
Speaker 4: That's can be big. I'm calling it now. I'm calling
Speaker 4: it now.
Speaker 2: I like it really cute.
Speaker 4: We know where breib.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I've been down watching later. But imagine having to
Speaker 3: high five your dad that much.
Speaker 1: I reckon they would high five all the time I
Speaker 1: was watching, but just in their day to day life
Speaker 1: and then.
Speaker 3: And then at the end, which I found really interesting,
Speaker 3: clash of the generations, Layden finishes and there were some
Speaker 3: people in the stadium watching. Laden goes and signs autographs, cruises,
Speaker 3: sitting on the the seats on the side on his phone.
Speaker 2: It's just a maturity thing.
Speaker 3: And you know, maybe people did want Layton's and maybe
Speaker 3: not cruises yet because they're not yet. But there were
Speaker 3: young girls they looked like they wanted cruises. But he
Speaker 3: was kind of like, I was sorry, I'm just going
Speaker 3: to apply to some messages.
Speaker 1: Can stay on Instagram?
Speaker 2: Well, he can otherwise just sa Tan would kick him off.
Speaker 1: Yeah exactly. But one other thing, what was either tennis
Speaker 1: or acting? So you know he could have been on
Speaker 1: Home and Away. Instead he decided to play the new
Speaker 1: South Wales Open.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I love it.
Speaker 1: Okay, what did Laighton? Also? Didn't he get put into
Speaker 1: Hall of Fame?
Speaker 9: Yeah?
Speaker 3: We got inducted to the Sports Australia Hall of Fame
Speaker 3: on Monday night.
Speaker 1: Speaking of Halls of Famer, there's another one little thing
Speaker 1: called the International Tennis Hall of Fame. And after a
Speaker 1: stellar career, one of the greats, if not the greatest,
Speaker 1: sorry Novak fans, Roger Fetner, finally eligible and of course
Speaker 1: he's been put in straight away. Roger Feedder to be
Speaker 1: inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in twenty
Speaker 1: twenty six.
Speaker 2: That's amazing.
Speaker 5: Yeah, what's exciting.
Speaker 3: What would something like this feel for Federer? Like, how
Speaker 3: would this make him feel?
Speaker 4: I think he'd be an honor for him. You would
Speaker 4: be feeling like it's an honor. Yeah, he's been someone
Speaker 4: I think that's always recognized, respected, appreciated the past and
Speaker 4: the fact that almost in a way he is becoming
Speaker 4: the past. So I can't wait to see each person.
Speaker 4: The recipient gets to choose who would like to speak
Speaker 4: before being before he's introduced. I'm dying to know who
Speaker 4: he's going to have come up and speak. I'm not sure.
Speaker 4: I mean, I think surely Raffer will be there. I mean, listen,
Speaker 4: he can have as many people as he likes. It's Roger,
Speaker 4: So yeah, I'm really curious who it's special. It's really special,
Speaker 4: you know, the especially on the grass, Rhode Island, all
Speaker 4: all of that. Certainly Roger will certainly appreciate.
Speaker 1: I mean, with that kind of power though, go rogue
Speaker 1: like I'd be like Obama.
Speaker 4: Wild I listen. Also to mention Mary Carillo is being
Speaker 4: inducted as well, who's been a major contributor broadcaster for
Speaker 4: me many years and are really a pioneer for women
Speaker 4: in broadcasting.
Speaker 8: Yeah.
Speaker 4: Absolutely, so well done, Mary, Yeah, well done.
Speaker 1: Congratulations. No, well, that's going to be very exciting next
Speaker 1: year at the Hall of Fame Awards. Now, Bri, I'm
Speaker 1: going to change my button landscape here because I've had
Speaker 1: it on good authority for the producers. You have a
Speaker 1: top five for us to take us out.
Speaker 3: So the major events for the w T are done
Speaker 3: and dusted for the year.
Speaker 2: And for a lot of players, they turn their eyes
Speaker 2: of to where do I.
Speaker 1: Go relax for They finally get a little cunning.
Speaker 3: For the small window of time they get off. How
Speaker 3: much time is it they get off?
Speaker 4: Like quarter five weeks?
Speaker 1: Yeah?
Speaker 3: Yeah, not enough when you're having.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 3: Anyway, so they go, they go have a bit of
Speaker 3: an R and M. So I want to talk about
Speaker 3: the top five players and where they went this year
Speaker 3: or where they are currently. I've got some visual stimulus.
Speaker 2: Number five is okay, this is okay?
Speaker 1: What have we got here?
Speaker 2: She's in the Maldives.
Speaker 1: Baglioni, Maldives, luxury all inclusive resort.
Speaker 3: Yes, and she's having a lovely time from all reports
Speaker 3: with her husband. She won a singles title and Stutgar
Speaker 3: and a pair of doubles titles in Abu Dabby and Charleston.
Speaker 3: And she yeah, she's having a lovely time after leaving read.
Speaker 1: And being sons March got a fifty Yeah plus.
Speaker 2: There does it look there? Anyway? We're going to move
Speaker 2: to four benchit can anyone guess where she is.
Speaker 1: The Ritz Carlton, Maldives.
Speaker 2: Yeah, she's in the Maldives.
Speaker 1: She's also there she's in the Maldives. Our original, Yeah,
Speaker 1: the Beni.
Speaker 3: She had a great year and she has decided to
Speaker 3: go the mal Dives as well.
Speaker 1: I mean, it looks beautiful, doesn't it. Love variety? Where
Speaker 1: else did the next person?
Speaker 2: Number three, we've got Sablenka.
Speaker 1: On where this looks familiar.
Speaker 2: She's in the Maldives.
Speaker 3: She's also with the Maldives.
Speaker 4: It's a special rate for tennis players and they've.
Speaker 1: All got an air B and B just on the beach.
Speaker 1: It's really good, and.
Speaker 3: There's more of them who went to the Maldives. But
Speaker 3: I decided to stop at three because I was.
Speaker 1: Like, because you're seeing the same time.
Speaker 3: I think the joke wasn't getting funny after three, because
Speaker 3: that's the point.
Speaker 1: It would have been not funny at two, but it
Speaker 1: would have been funny again at one.
Speaker 2: Anyway, moving on from stads.
Speaker 1: To actually have again beach looks through from me.
Speaker 2: Please tell me this one's a video, let's watch it.
Speaker 1: So for those who were just listening to music, oh
Speaker 1: hang on, she's not by herself. So Taylor Townsend and
Speaker 1: ami Osaka dancing on a yacht just having fun. Frankly,
Speaker 1: they look like they're having a good time. But geez,
Speaker 1: that's cringe wow.
Speaker 3: I realize our friends either until I saw this and
Speaker 3: I couldn't stop watching it. I think we talked about
Speaker 3: it producing Vick and I and I was like, what
Speaker 3: are they doing?
Speaker 6: But wasn't that French open when they started commenting on
Speaker 6: each other's instinct.
Speaker 3: So I think they've created quite a nice friendship because
Speaker 3: they've been in the Caribbean together, so they are not
Speaker 3: in the Maldives, even though it.
Speaker 1: Looks like the Maldives an original thought.
Speaker 2: That's good've had an original thought, I reckon.
Speaker 1: They just saw the price in the boat they wanted
Speaker 1: to write and went, shiit do you want to go? Haes?
Speaker 3: And they've been doing a whole heap of content together,
Speaker 3: and I've got to say it's kind of the jewe
Speaker 3: I didn't know I needed.
Speaker 1: Is this the high bar or the high bar is always?
Speaker 2: But the TikTok trend? Have you not seen that?
Speaker 1: Gray hair? I don't know what's going on.
Speaker 2: I love that.
Speaker 3: TikTok trend and I really like the song and the
Speaker 3: what do you call it? The remix of the song? Anyway,
Speaker 3: moving on, we can I go a.
Speaker 1: Number one, not on a beach. Good are there's alex Do.
Speaker 3: You know what we've gone with Emma Radicanu and Katie also,
Speaker 3: because you know what they did just out stayed home
Speaker 3: to see their families. And I thought, look, I love
Speaker 3: the Male Dives, but I do like the wholesomeness of
Speaker 3: just getting home being around the people you love. They
Speaker 3: they're very rugged up. It looks cold, but it's no
Speaker 3: Male Dives. But I really thought, you know, with everyone
Speaker 3: else in the Male Dives, let's just go home to London.
Speaker 1: You know, they spend the whole year flying around from
Speaker 1: North America, South America, Asia, Middle East Australia.
Speaker 2: You just want to familiar surrounding you.
Speaker 1: Like Katie going out for lunch with Alexander x.
Speaker 2: I think that's a grandfa.
Speaker 1: No, that's very good.
Speaker 4: Welldown, Bree, I don't want to I like.
Speaker 2: To like my number, but wait, where would you go?
Speaker 1: Great question?
Speaker 2: Oh if I break.
Speaker 5: Post as.
Speaker 2: I really really love Spain, so probably Barcelona.
Speaker 1: I also like congratlations. I'm not saying Buffa Salona.
Speaker 3: I also like Marra Cash They're two of my favorite
Speaker 3: places in the world, so probably one of them, or Japan,
Speaker 3: but only in summer.
Speaker 2: Wouldn't go to Japan.
Speaker 1: And Japan skiing elite now shelters.
Speaker 7: I don't.
Speaker 2: I've got double joints everywhere. I can't ski. You wouldn't ski.
Speaker 1: Being the holidays and fun things, let's take it out
Speaker 1: for our favorite time of the week. It's Ace of
Speaker 1: the week, Jamie. What's your race of the week.
Speaker 5: I'm going to go today. Can I do something for today?
Speaker 5: That's fine.
Speaker 6: My sister's playing their semifinals for their mixed competition. No, no, tennis, yeah, tennis,
Speaker 6: not at fault.
Speaker 1: It's a joke.
Speaker 5: So tennis, so very excited doing some place South Wales Open.
Speaker 2: No.
Speaker 5: Yeah, they've got a wild cut. Actually that's cool. Yeah,
Speaker 5: five PM show call against Cris and Lighton.
Speaker 2: Are you going to Sydney?
Speaker 9: Yeah?
Speaker 5: Flying up?
Speaker 2: I was so good.
Speaker 6: No, I'm going to say no, they're playing like local
Speaker 6: So yeah, okay, I was just.
Speaker 5: Lakeview Tennis Club. I don't know whether you I'm severely gullible.
Speaker 1: No you're not.
Speaker 2: I am, I really am.
Speaker 6: I'm so confused. Then sounds like you know, late and
Speaker 6: a cruise a playing tonight.
Speaker 3: I know, I know, but you were nodding, so I
Speaker 3: was just going along with you.
Speaker 1: Pretty. What's well, I'm not normally like this, but it's
Speaker 1: like us winning, it's US Australia winning.
Speaker 4: Anytime Australia wins, I'm I'm happy. And and the fact
Speaker 4: that it was us even better, even better. So it
Speaker 4: was a lot of pressure and now we have a
Speaker 4: chance to go through the final. So that's my ace
Speaker 4: of the week, short and sweet. We love it.
Speaker 3: We won, you did and you deserved it. Good captaining
Speaker 3: what about you?
Speaker 1: That's the way.
Speaker 3: I had a really busy weekend last weekend, so I
Speaker 3: intend to do nothing this weekend. And the ace of
Speaker 3: my week is that I bought a jaffle maker and
Speaker 3: my friend is coming over tomorrow night.
Speaker 1: We're making jaffles, experimental jaffles.
Speaker 2: She's she's thinking about what we need to put in
Speaker 2: the jaffles.
Speaker 1: Can I throw a suggesting? And this was from There's
Speaker 1: a place in Northfolk called Trailer Park and they have
Speaker 1: like free bands and stuff at the back. And I
Speaker 1: misread a sign and I thought they were selling bacon
Speaker 1: and the teller jaffles and I'm like, I love a
Speaker 1: weird thing. So I went in order and they went,
Speaker 1: what are you talking about it? And they point down
Speaker 1: they go, no, it's banana and the teller. But I
Speaker 1: was so excited about this content, like, no, have you
Speaker 1: got any bacon? And they made it for me and
Speaker 1: it was bloody delicious.
Speaker 2: No, I won't be doing it.
Speaker 1: Also explains my BMI. Anyway, my s of the week
Speaker 1: to take me out of here. I'm going on my
Speaker 1: final holiday of the year, but not to the mold eyes.
Speaker 1: Off to Port Douglas for four days' winning a schnorkeling.
Speaker 1: And it's the first time my wife and I are
Speaker 1: going on a holiday.
Speaker 2: Without the kid, without the kids taking the kids.
Speaker 1: No, sorry to rephrase that, No, not this time. Yeah,
Speaker 1: so looking forward to that.
Speaker 2: That's good.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we've never it's always been like one night here,
Speaker 1: one night.
Speaker 2: How many holidays have you had this year because I've
Speaker 2: had none.
Speaker 1: Well, I've had enough for both of us. Actually, I've
Speaker 1: had enough for both of us to have two.
Speaker 3: Yeah.
Speaker 1: Anyway, that's my ace of the week. Thank you, Pratty.
Speaker 2: Thank you.
Speaker 1: Made it not just BJK but through this show. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's quite to get through though. Yeah, true, there was
Speaker 1: a few times. Even right now she's giving me the eyes.
Speaker 1: Hurry the hell, hurry up, Jamie. Thank you for coming
Speaker 1: back in a regular on the pod, much loved by
Speaker 1: ours fans and by us. Brie, You've done a great
Speaker 1: job as my co host and co driver in this
Speaker 1: Thank you.
Speaker 3: It's great to be here. I won't be here next week.
Speaker 3: I'm going to the TikTok Awards.
Speaker 1: What are you nominated for?
Speaker 2: Nothing? I'm going to.
Speaker 1: Schmooze, booze and schmooves.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm going to meet up with some of our
Speaker 3: influencers that we work with year round and kind of.
Speaker 2: Catch up with them.
Speaker 1: Well, you know who's co hosting it, Australian Open Zone.
Speaker 2: She's part of the reason why I'm going.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's good. Well say gooday for me.
Speaker 2: I will cool.
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