WEBVTT - Sinner triumphs in Turin but Alcaraz keeps No.1, Maya’s BJK Cup miracle 0:00:04.160 --> 0:00:07.520 Gooday, welcome to the tennis for another epic adventure through 0:00:07.560 --> 0:00:09.960 the land of on court and off. Forty three days 0:00:10.039 --> 0:00:12.320 left until the AO strap in for that, but before 0:00:12.360 --> 0:00:15.319 we get to that, records tumble interin sinner salutes, but 0:00:15.360 --> 0:00:20.440 Alcoraz escapes is number one. Captain Pratt delivers, Australia secures 0:00:20.440 --> 0:00:23.640 a spot and the BJK Cup qualifieres between twenty six 0:00:23.680 --> 0:00:26.880 and Demon Hunter Alex promises even more in twenty twenty six. 0:00:26.920 --> 0:00:29.240 That's all ahead with me and more joining me is 0:00:29.280 --> 0:00:32.280 always It's Brice Stewart. Welcome back, Brie Hi. 0:00:32.400 --> 0:00:33.720 No, welcome back to you. 0:00:33.840 --> 0:00:36.319 We had a brilliant Oh yeah, I wasn't here last night, 0:00:36.520 --> 0:00:41.120 low volume, balanced show last week. Yeah, and sitting here, 0:00:41.159 --> 0:00:44.599 I'm like, eh, hey is vibrating through my ear? 0:00:44.680 --> 0:00:47.599 That's good. Let's get loud on the pod. Oh jeez, okay, cool, well, 0:00:47.600 --> 0:00:51.800 calm down and across the desk. After a stellar weekend 0:00:51.840 --> 0:00:54.840 at the BJK Cup down south and Tazzy, it's Captain 0:00:54.880 --> 0:00:57.120 Pratt herself and Jamie Fallis welcome gang. 0:00:57.440 --> 0:01:06.000 Yeah, yeah, yeah. What what a week actually, and especially 0:01:06.280 --> 0:01:10.760 the weekend. So I got back on Monday, I got 0:01:10.840 --> 0:01:15.440 to say and I was exhausted. I was absolutely exhausted. Yeah. 0:01:15.480 --> 0:01:18.600 So now it was a terrific week and we as 0:01:18.600 --> 0:01:21.760 a team so happy to be through. And I'm so 0:01:21.840 --> 0:01:22.560 proud of the girls. 0:01:22.560 --> 0:01:23.119 They did great. 0:01:23.480 --> 0:01:28.399 Tell us about the weather, Well, Tasimani is great except 0:01:28.440 --> 0:01:32.040 for the weather, but no, it was extraordinary actually because 0:01:32.040 --> 0:01:33.959 we were thinking that we wouldn't get any practice in, 0:01:34.319 --> 0:01:38.199 like the forecast was not good and it turned out 0:01:38.400 --> 0:01:41.200 that we had amazing practice all week and then we 0:01:41.280 --> 0:01:43.160 actually got to the Friday, and then of course it 0:01:43.200 --> 0:01:46.600 was interrupted with rain and three four hours off court 0:01:46.720 --> 0:01:49.920 and then the same on Sunday. So other than the weather, 0:01:50.760 --> 0:01:51.360 you pulled through. 0:01:51.600 --> 0:01:54.280 It was Australia's prettiest tennis club. 0:01:54.400 --> 0:01:58.160 Reallyiful, but it's beautiful. 0:01:58.320 --> 0:02:00.280 Yeah, and it was great to see Jamie there as well. Yeah, 0:02:00.760 --> 0:02:04.080 the girls really enjoyed it and we all reconnected, so 0:02:04.120 --> 0:02:05.520 I was fab. 0:02:05.400 --> 0:02:07.400 Yeah, it was good and what were you up to, Jermy? 0:02:07.680 --> 0:02:09.880 I was very lucky to follow the media team during 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:12.280 the couple of days that I was there, which was 0:02:12.320 --> 0:02:14.960 really awesome, and enjoyed that so much. And watching the 0:02:15.000 --> 0:02:18.080 girls play from the side. It's actually quite stressful watching 0:02:18.160 --> 0:02:21.000 from the side when you can't actually control what they're doing, 0:02:21.160 --> 0:02:23.840 so my anxiety was high. I tried to keep the 0:02:24.160 --> 0:02:26.280 keep out of minimum. But it was a really cool weegan. 0:02:26.360 --> 0:02:27.240 You enjoyed it a lot. 0:02:27.240 --> 0:02:29.239 Should we jump straight into what's caught your eye? 0:02:29.480 --> 0:02:30.520 Yes, let's do it? 0:02:30.560 --> 0:02:35.440 Love that button push, but I'm sure it was I'll 0:02:35.440 --> 0:02:37.000 start how about it kick us off so it. 0:02:37.000 --> 0:02:37.600 Would be nice. 0:02:37.639 --> 0:02:42.600 But some big news which everyone knows, but let's really 0:02:42.639 --> 0:02:46.520 dive into it. Sinner wins ATP Finals, leaving al Karez 0:02:47.360 --> 0:02:49.920 not the dust because he's still year number one. But 0:02:50.080 --> 0:02:53.359 it was pretty epic finalization that we think. And I'm 0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:57.120 going to end this little vanter with an amazing mathematical. 0:02:56.639 --> 0:02:58.639 Yeah, I'm trying to see where you're going here. 0:02:58.680 --> 0:03:01.560 Well anyway, yeah, an I did defeat Carl sal Karez 0:03:01.919 --> 0:03:05.200 in seven six seventy five, defended his twenty twenty four title. 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:08.560 He's the first player this century to win consecutive ATP 0:03:08.720 --> 0:03:11.280 final titles without dropping a single set. 0:03:11.880 --> 0:03:15.040 That's crazy, twenty five years pretty you know. 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:16.840 We talked about this on the pod last week and 0:03:16.919 --> 0:03:21.880 Sam Stowzer and danim Hoff both thought that our Christ 0:03:21.880 --> 0:03:25.200 would win, but Simon Ray and I went for Sinner 0:03:25.600 --> 0:03:27.200 right once again, I'm the winner. 0:03:27.280 --> 0:03:30.440 We just do The rule is just do what Simon says. 0:03:30.639 --> 0:03:33.280 Totally, and I chose on color of hair. 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:35.360 Yeah, good fellow. 0:03:35.400 --> 0:03:36.240 So Redheads win. 0:03:36.480 --> 0:03:39.840 Fair enough, fair enough. But he took home five point 0:03:39.960 --> 0:03:42.920 zero seven million dollars in prize money, which is the 0:03:43.000 --> 0:03:46.600 highest payout in ATP Finals history. So lots of big 0:03:46.640 --> 0:03:48.119 bucks on the line these days. 0:03:47.880 --> 0:03:50.240 In celebrations are going to be pretty good. 0:03:50.280 --> 0:03:52.720 I think, yeah, absolutely, What do you do think about 0:03:52.720 --> 0:03:54.360 the ATP finals? Rollout? 0:03:55.560 --> 0:03:58.480 Listen? I mean what I mean again? What a final? Right? 0:03:58.720 --> 0:04:01.000 You know, Sinner and our Karaz. Any time they get 0:04:01.000 --> 0:04:03.520 through the drawers and then meet in the final, you know, 0:04:03.640 --> 0:04:07.600 it's a it's a tantalizing matchup. So yeah, just on 0:04:07.640 --> 0:04:10.839 the prize money piece, the women's prize money is ws more, 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:14.400 yeah than the ATVP. So that's go girls, that's cool. 0:04:14.480 --> 0:04:17.320 But the thing that another element of this eye catch 0:04:17.520 --> 0:04:20.880 that caught my eye again was so head to head, 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:24.760 ourgraz is up ten six. Okay, However, through a twist 0:04:24.760 --> 0:04:28.200 of mathematical magic, they both were sitting on one thy, 0:04:28.279 --> 0:04:29.800 six hundred and fifty one points apiece. 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:31.719 I saw that. That's crazy. 0:04:31.839 --> 0:04:34.680 I didn't believe whether the math was mathing. So I 0:04:34.760 --> 0:04:37.839 made the producers do the math. Yeah, and it's true. 0:04:37.560 --> 0:04:39.640 Like manual, there were aba kisses out yeah, but no 0:04:39.760 --> 0:04:42.200 chat chapt How can you check this form? He was 0:04:42.240 --> 0:04:42.880 out there. 0:04:42.800 --> 0:04:44.400 Coins yeah, yeah, he's good. 0:04:44.600 --> 0:04:44.880 Yeah. 0:04:44.880 --> 0:04:47.200 So yeah, I just thought it was quite interesting. Yeah, 0:04:48.080 --> 0:04:48.840 happens all the time. 0:04:49.640 --> 0:04:52.640 Well, you know, we talk about matches being one or 0:04:52.680 --> 0:04:56.400 lost one point or two points here or there. It 0:04:56.480 --> 0:05:00.920 makes sense, but that's that's unbelievable. Yeah, well done, reduces. 0:05:00.560 --> 0:05:01.080 Not very good. 0:05:01.279 --> 0:05:04.719 But also like Sinner is now sitting in a very 0:05:04.720 --> 0:05:07.240 interesting kind of group. 0:05:07.000 --> 0:05:09.080 With Roger Federer Novak Djokovic. 0:05:09.200 --> 0:05:12.840 So Sinner's had three appearances, two titles, has a fifteen 0:05:12.839 --> 0:05:17.240 to two record and ten consecutive wins. Roger Federer eighteen appearances, 0:05:17.320 --> 0:05:21.840 six titles, fifty nine to seventeen record, twelve consecutive wins. 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:27.919 Djokovic seventeen appearances, seven titles, fifteen nine eighteen record, fifteen 0:05:27.960 --> 0:05:28.839 consecutive wins. 0:05:29.120 --> 0:05:32.520 Are you saying that Sinner's on the path to goat status. 0:05:32.120 --> 0:05:33.440 Well, it would appear. 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:37.919 So I think I think Sinner is better than Jokovic. 0:05:38.080 --> 0:05:41.600 No, no, no, no, no, Like on Sinner again, What 0:05:42.040 --> 0:05:45.320 is so exciting about Sinner is I still feel like 0:05:45.480 --> 0:05:48.920 he has an untouched part of the court that he's 0:05:48.960 --> 0:05:52.160 not utilizing as much as he could. Is the transition 0:05:52.680 --> 0:05:55.279 and moving forward. I mean, there's no question from a 0:05:55.320 --> 0:05:57.920 serving perspective now where he's done the work on that, 0:05:58.000 --> 0:06:01.400 he's fine. You in that with Darren Kyle off the ground, 0:06:02.040 --> 0:06:04.640 you know, there's not another player that hits the ball 0:06:04.680 --> 0:06:08.360 as big as him. He's improved his movement and so 0:06:08.400 --> 0:06:10.520 for me, it's the fore court. If he starts to 0:06:10.560 --> 0:06:14.599 transition a little bit more beaulty skills, then you know, 0:06:14.640 --> 0:06:17.479 because players are going to keep asking the question. But 0:06:17.520 --> 0:06:19.920 the fact that he's still got growth within his game 0:06:20.160 --> 0:06:23.080 and he's already achieved what he's achieved. If he can 0:06:23.080 --> 0:06:26.200 stay healthy enough like the top guys did, the Federers 0:06:26.240 --> 0:06:29.960 and the Jokoviches, then you know he is on a 0:06:30.400 --> 0:06:34.280 pathway to potentially be up there with the with the goats. 0:06:34.480 --> 0:06:36.480 Well, that's a really good point because if he's a 0:06:36.520 --> 0:06:39.200 master of what he does, but there's still a whole 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:41.720 bit of real estate that is underutilized by him. If 0:06:41.720 --> 0:06:44.640 he can expand that and perfect it, he's going to 0:06:44.640 --> 0:06:47.240 be a weapon. That's unstoppable, but maybe it's just because 0:06:47.240 --> 0:06:49.200 he's so lanky, Like if he gets close to that, 0:06:49.279 --> 0:06:50.599 Natty might get caught like a fish. 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:53.839 Look at the coverage, he's like mister octable. 0:06:55.400 --> 0:06:58.479 Perfect And another little thing, little tidbit here. So, Sarah 0:06:58.520 --> 0:07:01.480 al kraz this is the first to contest three Grand 0:07:01.480 --> 0:07:06.640 Slam finals and the ATP Finals final in the same season. 0:07:06.920 --> 0:07:10.480 Obviously we missed out because of no back. It did 0:07:10.520 --> 0:07:13.760 a little dipsy do. But yeah, so they've played three 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:15.920 Great Grand Slam finals in the finals of the ATP 0:07:16.080 --> 0:07:17.760 Final in the same season. And we've actually got a 0:07:17.760 --> 0:07:20.400 little clip of one sinner talking about Carlos. 0:07:21.960 --> 0:07:26.840 You are definitely a player I look up to, you know, 0:07:26.880 --> 0:07:30.000 a lot of motivation. I need this, you know, every 0:07:30.240 --> 0:07:33.720 practice session with a with a big, big purpose. And 0:07:34.360 --> 0:07:38.080 I'm we're all very happy. I'm the whole fans here 0:07:38.080 --> 0:07:40.520 are very happy to see you play. You're the most 0:07:40.640 --> 0:07:43.200 energetic and player on tour. 0:07:43.360 --> 0:07:44.840 So keep going. 0:07:47.160 --> 0:07:48.840 I know there's any doubt that Carlos is going to 0:07:48.960 --> 0:07:50.920 keep going. Maybe not to the same barber, but he's 0:07:50.960 --> 0:07:51.640 going to keep going. 0:07:52.400 --> 0:07:54.520 Did they warm up together? Did you see that for 0:07:54.640 --> 0:07:56.200 the final practice? 0:07:55.840 --> 0:07:59.600 It's well I think they really like and respect each other, 0:07:59.640 --> 0:08:00.720 which I one really nice. 0:08:00.760 --> 0:08:00.840 Ye. 0:08:00.960 --> 0:08:02.520 Well, at the end of the day, the colleagues that 0:08:02.600 --> 0:08:05.360 kind of work together, but their rivals but. 0:08:05.280 --> 0:08:06.480 Not healthy competition. 0:08:06.560 --> 0:08:09.800 Yeah, exactly, and we're all better for it, but not 0:08:09.920 --> 0:08:12.160 for the blokes. Let's get over to the world of 0:08:12.200 --> 0:08:14.680 women's tennis. Pratty, what caught your eye? I've got a hunch. 0:08:14.880 --> 0:08:17.560 I've got to say every baj Ok carp there is 0:08:17.760 --> 0:08:21.440 a level of some type of drama, like something happens, 0:08:21.520 --> 0:08:24.680 whether it be you know, player coming in with you 0:08:24.720 --> 0:08:27.800 know a little bit of an injury, or you know, 0:08:27.840 --> 0:08:30.200 someone doesn't get along with someone. Sometimes that does happen. 0:08:31.360 --> 0:08:35.200 So there's always something, there's always something. I have to say. 0:08:35.320 --> 0:08:39.880 This tie in Hobart, there was nothing, no, there was 0:08:40.000 --> 0:08:43.800 no no drama. I mean the I mean, we have 0:08:43.840 --> 0:08:46.760 an amazing support team where you know, the players have 0:08:46.960 --> 0:08:49.520 everything they could ever ask for that week, which is 0:08:49.600 --> 0:08:52.080 that's what it's about, because we want to have them 0:08:52.080 --> 0:08:55.560 performing well on the weekend. But we just enjoyed the 0:08:55.600 --> 0:08:59.760 delights of Hobart. We went to great restaurants, the food 0:08:59.880 --> 0:09:04.120 was amazing. We did the staff did, the players didn't. 0:09:04.160 --> 0:09:06.240 We had to try a little bit of the Tasmanian Wife. 0:09:07.120 --> 0:09:11.840 So that went over well. That went over well, and 0:09:11.880 --> 0:09:14.480 then to see the performances on the weekend, you know, 0:09:14.480 --> 0:09:17.920 I'm super I obviously work with Kim Berrell throughout the 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:20.840 year and to see her get the win, and it 0:09:20.880 --> 0:09:22.720 was tough. It was a tough win. It wasn't easy. 0:09:22.760 --> 0:09:26.480 So she got the win there and maya wow. But 0:09:26.760 --> 0:09:30.160 I mean after that, after she won and later on 0:09:30.200 --> 0:09:32.800 into the night, I just kept saying to her, ridiculous, 0:09:33.240 --> 0:09:37.199 ridiculous that you actually won that match, because yeah, it 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:38.880 was not looking good at all. 0:09:39.120 --> 0:09:41.200 She did. 0:09:41.280 --> 0:09:43.080 She did. And a bit of an insight you know 0:09:43.160 --> 0:09:46.080 that people don't see is you know, there was the 0:09:46.160 --> 0:09:48.600 rain delay. It was she was down six to one 0:09:48.679 --> 0:09:51.839 all and she came into the clubhouse and you know, 0:09:51.880 --> 0:09:53.320 I was obviously on the side of the court, and 0:09:53.360 --> 0:09:55.280 she was out of it. She was out of it. 0:09:55.320 --> 0:09:57.840 I said to it five too, I said, hey, feeling 0:09:57.920 --> 0:10:00.400 she goes, I can't think, I can't think. I actually 0:10:00.440 --> 0:10:02.400 don't even know what I'm doing or trying to do. 0:10:02.840 --> 0:10:04.680 I'm like, okay, well let's try and keep it simple. 0:10:04.720 --> 0:10:07.560 And we spoke about that. But anyway, went inside and 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:10.720 Kim Berrell comes up to her and go, you know, my, 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:15.000 can I just give you a hug, and gave my hug. 0:10:15.480 --> 0:10:20.760 Maya broke down in tears and then goes, it's not Stormy, 0:10:20.800 --> 0:10:23.920 and Kim goes, it's okay, It's okay. Stormy and Ellen 0:10:24.000 --> 0:10:26.240 have got it. It's a team. Doesn't matter if you win, 0:10:26.440 --> 0:10:29.320 you lose, even if you lose doesn't matter because Stormy 0:10:29.320 --> 0:10:31.960 and Ellen have got it. And so I just think 0:10:32.040 --> 0:10:34.760 that that release of emotion, she just felt so much 0:10:34.800 --> 0:10:37.560 weight on his shoulders. She let it all out. And 0:10:37.600 --> 0:10:39.840 then we had the sort of two three hours there 0:10:39.920 --> 0:10:42.480 and she chilled out and had some fun, and when 0:10:42.520 --> 0:10:45.240 she came back out on court, she was much better 0:10:45.280 --> 0:10:47.560 than she was in the in the in the first set, 0:10:47.600 --> 0:10:49.480 but then to pull that out from match point down 0:10:49.800 --> 0:10:51.800 and then just steam roll third set and win it 0:10:51.840 --> 0:10:53.960 for us was amazing. 0:10:54.080 --> 0:10:57.320 She's only nineteen. Do you see that she's matured a 0:10:57.320 --> 0:11:00.240 lot in the last few months. Maybe he I. 0:11:00.200 --> 0:11:03.200 Wouldn't say it's some maturity. I feel like it's she's 0:11:03.320 --> 0:11:08.720 gained so many experiences, like she's just bride eyed, bushy tail. 0:11:09.040 --> 0:11:12.280 This is all amazing. I can't believe I'm here, I 0:11:12.320 --> 0:11:15.760 actually still feel like she's in that stage and even 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:18.120 BJK Cup it was a bit like that, like from 0:11:18.160 --> 0:11:20.160 the beginning of the week, which we don't normally do. 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:24.720 We actually said, Maya, you are clearly our number one 0:11:24.760 --> 0:11:28.640 player for Australia. You are playing on the weekend and 0:11:29.640 --> 0:11:33.640 you're our leader here so to speak. And she was 0:11:33.679 --> 0:11:35.480 really taken back by that. So there are a number 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:38.160 of conversations we had Stormy go and speak to her about, 0:11:38.480 --> 0:11:40.800 you know, the role that she's playing now and what 0:11:40.960 --> 0:11:45.120 comes with being the number one Australian and so I 0:11:45.160 --> 0:11:49.480 just think she's accumulating experiences still and the maturity is 0:11:49.520 --> 0:11:53.680 going to come from having you know, doing it second time, 0:11:53.920 --> 0:11:57.199 yea third time over, everything is still first time for. 0:11:57.160 --> 0:11:59.760 Her and they're just lessons along the way that show 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:01.760 through from and gain that experience. 0:12:01.800 --> 0:12:03.440 And I think that's pretty cool. 0:12:03.600 --> 0:12:04.040 I love it. 0:12:04.120 --> 0:12:07.079 I think we've got a clip or an image that 0:12:07.160 --> 0:12:10.120 she went and got her tattoo, So the number fifty eight. 0:12:10.320 --> 0:12:14.760 See another first first tattoo. Yeah, that was a long 0:12:14.840 --> 0:12:17.240 time in the making, let me tell you, because you know, 0:12:17.400 --> 0:12:19.600 her parents were not happy that she was going she 0:12:19.640 --> 0:12:21.800 was going to get one at the at Roland Garross 0:12:21.840 --> 0:12:24.920 because they offer tattoo service at rolland Garris and she 0:12:25.000 --> 0:12:27.240 wasn't allowed. So the fact that she actually got it 0:12:27.280 --> 0:12:29.240 across the line and that's the first thing she did 0:12:29.960 --> 0:12:33.160 when she got back on Tuesday, is. 0:12:33.160 --> 0:12:35.640 It located elbow her elbow? 0:12:36.080 --> 0:12:39.600 Yeah, inside of her own like that. Yeah, Alen Perez 0:12:39.640 --> 0:12:42.280 has got one there in the same spot actually, So I. 0:12:42.400 --> 0:12:44.240 Just told her parents Pratty made me do it. 0:12:45.240 --> 0:12:49.320 Well, they've all said Pratty's next. So we'll see if 0:12:49.360 --> 0:12:52.280 a number thirty gets somewhere in the next twelve months. 0:12:52.320 --> 0:12:55.240 And how hard was it for you to choose the 0:12:55.360 --> 0:12:58.440 team and the matchups and like, because you've got. 0:12:58.360 --> 0:13:01.559 To be making some pretty fast, hard decisions quickly too. 0:13:02.280 --> 0:13:05.680 Yeah. I think the toughest decision was choosing the team 0:13:05.840 --> 0:13:07.760 in the first place, the team that's actually going to 0:13:07.800 --> 0:13:10.680 go to Hobart. Once you get past that, you know 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:15.000 you've got, you've got, And it's about seeing who what 0:13:15.240 --> 0:13:19.760 form they're in, where they're at, you know, emotionally mentally. 0:13:20.400 --> 0:13:22.640 So the second spot, which we spoke to the players, 0:13:22.720 --> 0:13:24.920 is up for grabs, right Mie I had number one 0:13:25.280 --> 0:13:29.679 and second spot was between Tali Gibson and Kim Kim Byrell, 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:32.200 Storm and Ellen were of course our doubles team. They 0:13:32.240 --> 0:13:35.120 were a Locke and so yeah, we saw the first 0:13:35.120 --> 0:13:37.800 couple of practices from Kim. Kim had just come off 0:13:37.840 --> 0:13:40.040 finals of Chennai as well, so we knew she was 0:13:40.080 --> 0:13:43.160 in good form. Talia also had been winning matches, and 0:13:43.440 --> 0:13:46.000 I got to say, I'm super impressed with Talia Gibson. 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:50.520 I like, she was terrific during the week and I 0:13:51.200 --> 0:13:52.839 think she's going to have a breakout over the next 0:13:52.840 --> 0:13:56.560 twelve months. I was really impressed, Like she's got she's 0:13:56.559 --> 0:14:01.120 got a big game, massive serve, edible backhand, like she's 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:02.439 got a well and I spoke to her about it. 0:14:02.520 --> 0:14:05.960 I said, you know, just for reference here for me, 0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:10.560 you've got a top ten backhand in the world, not even. 0:14:11.240 --> 0:14:13.520 Not even a question, but I mean that means that's 0:14:13.520 --> 0:14:15.839 not from any that's not from me or you, that's 0:14:15.840 --> 0:14:16.319 from Praamy. 0:14:16.480 --> 0:14:19.960 Yeah, it'd been like Jamie Follis's back then today Jamie's 0:14:19.960 --> 0:14:22.120 got a very good backhandsebumps. 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:27.360 Yep, she told me a couple times before. 0:14:28.040 --> 0:14:30.520 Thanks, But it's gotta be thinking, like you're talking about 0:14:30.560 --> 0:14:33.480 the team being you know, more cohesive than it ever 0:14:33.520 --> 0:14:35.160 has been. And you know there was no dramas on 0:14:35.160 --> 0:14:36.880 that side. A sorry from the weather. So who was 0:14:36.880 --> 0:14:37.320 the problem? 0:14:37.360 --> 0:14:41.240 Was it? Sam Stoze definitely not a Sam Stoser. I 0:14:41.280 --> 0:14:42.000 mean it's never the. 0:14:42.000 --> 0:14:44.200 Individuals pushing for the team it is. 0:14:44.440 --> 0:14:47.840 It is more about how they're coming into the type. 0:14:48.200 --> 0:14:49.160 Yeah, yeah like that. 0:14:49.240 --> 0:14:52.680 It's it's just it's actually things that have happened previously 0:14:52.800 --> 0:14:55.520 and then how they're coming in based on and and 0:14:55.600 --> 0:14:58.200 to be honest, like and Sam and I spoke, so 0:14:58.360 --> 0:15:00.960 it was great to have Sam down, Oh yeah, excited 0:15:01.000 --> 0:15:04.000 with the new barb and the family, so that was lovely. 0:15:04.080 --> 0:15:06.200 But yeah, I just think it makes such a difference 0:15:06.200 --> 0:15:09.720 also to to have five healthy players coming into the tie. 0:15:09.720 --> 0:15:10.680 That's what made it easy. 0:15:10.720 --> 0:15:10.880 You know. 0:15:11.080 --> 0:15:13.400 I've referenced that quite a few times as well. So 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:15.840 good on our girls for being a hundred. 0:15:15.600 --> 0:15:17.440 So healthy and sorry, just a question. 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:20.360 So you've been coached for the last couple of times, 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:22.160 the last couple of years and then that transitioned to 0:15:22.200 --> 0:15:25.760 be a coach. Did Mol or Sam give you any 0:15:25.760 --> 0:15:27.640 advice or did you go in and ask for any 0:15:27.680 --> 0:15:30.880 advice pre tie putting on the captain? Yeah, or did 0:15:30.880 --> 0:15:32.160 they kind of let you go a little bit. 0:15:33.400 --> 0:15:35.280 I didn't ask for any advice because I felt like 0:15:35.320 --> 0:15:39.120 I've been around long enough and you know, as coach, 0:15:39.520 --> 0:15:42.400 I've always been one hundred percent supporter of the captain 0:15:42.440 --> 0:15:44.960 because I believe that's the role. You're just there to 0:15:45.000 --> 0:15:49.080 support the captain and obviously the players through the captain. 0:15:49.520 --> 0:15:51.280 And so I had a couple of little things that 0:15:51.440 --> 0:15:54.760 I felt like I wanted to introduce and it's and 0:15:54.800 --> 0:15:59.440 it's just more for me, a little bit overarching, bringing 0:15:59.480 --> 0:16:02.960 the team in more like for example, we did we 0:16:03.000 --> 0:16:05.680 don't normally do it, but we you know how we 0:16:05.720 --> 0:16:09.200 did the little team huddle out on the court. I 0:16:09.320 --> 0:16:13.280 wanted all of us together before going out to do 0:16:13.400 --> 0:16:16.760 a whole team huddle. So we did the whole team huddle, 0:16:16.840 --> 0:16:19.200 staff and the players all together before we went out, 0:16:19.240 --> 0:16:21.080 and it was really nice. And I did a bit 0:16:21.120 --> 0:16:24.680 of a team Rara pep talk as well each time. 0:16:25.800 --> 0:16:27.080 So that was currying football. 0:16:27.200 --> 0:16:31.320 That was football. Yeah, But Marley introduced the little team 0:16:31.400 --> 0:16:35.040 huddles as captain out on the court, and I thought, let's, 0:16:35.080 --> 0:16:37.640 you know, let's broaden that a little bit more and 0:16:37.680 --> 0:16:40.120 then you know, just catching up with staff at the 0:16:40.200 --> 0:16:42.120 end of the day, like there was a real commitment. 0:16:42.640 --> 0:16:45.000 Let's all, you know, we'd make a time and as 0:16:45.040 --> 0:16:48.720 a staff we would review the day, speak about the 0:16:48.760 --> 0:16:52.040 next day. And I just think that just helped give 0:16:52.200 --> 0:16:54.800 clarity to everyone as well. I mean we do it 0:16:54.840 --> 0:16:57.320 to players, we just you know, as a staff. I 0:16:57.360 --> 0:16:59.040 thought that was important. So that was really cool. 0:16:59.160 --> 0:17:01.920 That just speaks the team is not just the players. 0:17:02.080 --> 0:17:05.760 It is a big machine making up the JK team. 0:17:05.960 --> 0:17:08.119 Yeah no, but congratulations. 0:17:07.440 --> 0:17:13.080 Against Yeah, super honor, super privilege. I'm happy that, you know, 0:17:13.200 --> 0:17:16.560 Ta and Sam you know, gave me the reins for 0:17:16.640 --> 0:17:19.439 one tie and yeah, I think five and is going 0:17:19.520 --> 0:17:20.000 to be hard. 0:17:21.520 --> 0:17:24.880 Ever, Yeah, Sammy might just leave that with you. Well. 0:17:24.920 --> 0:17:27.760 Speaking of team tennis, on the other side of the 0:17:27.760 --> 0:17:31.200 fence with the Davis Cup about halfway through, Carlos Alcarez 0:17:31.240 --> 0:17:34.000 has just withdrawn from Team Spain because of an injury. 0:17:34.240 --> 0:17:37.680 Hopefully he's back sometime in December. Leading into the summer 0:17:37.720 --> 0:17:40.879 of tennis down under here. But we've got Italy has 0:17:40.880 --> 0:17:44.280 defeated Austria, Belgium took down France and in the next 0:17:44.760 --> 0:17:48.280 quarter finals we've got Spain and Chechire and Argentina and Germany. 0:17:48.640 --> 0:17:50.240 It's a bit of activity over there in the Davis 0:17:50.240 --> 0:17:50.680 Cup Land. 0:17:51.080 --> 0:17:54.560 Yea, interesting to see what happens. And good luck to 0:17:55.440 --> 0:17:57.520 our cras. Hopefully you're just having a bit of a rest, so. 0:17:57.720 --> 0:17:58.439 Put the foot up. 0:17:58.960 --> 0:18:00.600 We'll see avoid anything worse. 0:18:00.760 --> 0:18:02.479 Doesn't he have the exhibition match coming up? 0:18:02.600 --> 0:18:02.719 Oh? 0:18:02.800 --> 0:18:08.160 You always, He'll make that work. We got bills, y'all. 0:18:09.119 --> 0:18:12.159 Now we've got a little tooth bree Jamie take us 0:18:12.200 --> 0:18:13.320 through the United Cup. 0:18:13.680 --> 0:18:16.119 Well, we thought while we were on the topic of 0:18:17.400 --> 0:18:24.520 country group playing tennis, to talk about the ultimate like 0:18:24.640 --> 0:18:27.239 event that actually brings the men and women together by 0:18:27.240 --> 0:18:31.800 the rugby sevens with equal prize money played across Sydney 0:18:31.840 --> 0:18:35.560 and Perth. The United Cup down under here in Australia. 0:18:35.640 --> 0:18:40.080 The United Cups tennis. You're really annoying anyway, it's one 0:18:40.119 --> 0:18:42.840 of my favorite events here to work. Have the draw, 0:18:42.880 --> 0:18:44.600 didn't we Yes, we did have the draw. 0:18:44.760 --> 0:18:45.360 Welcome back. 0:18:46.280 --> 0:18:50.000 We just thank you for joining us here in Sydney 0:18:50.400 --> 0:18:53.919 just on Monday, and we have some really great teams 0:18:53.920 --> 0:18:55.120 across Perth and Sydney. 0:18:55.200 --> 0:18:56.280 Jamie's going to take it away. 0:18:56.280 --> 0:18:58.320 But I love this event because I just love to 0:18:58.320 --> 0:19:03.000 see the patriotism and the men and the women coming together. 0:19:03.119 --> 0:19:04.240 Anyway, that's my speel. 0:19:04.320 --> 0:19:06.439 And the other thing, jump in is the best thing 0:19:06.440 --> 0:19:09.040 about United Cup is because Australia is such a melting 0:19:09.080 --> 0:19:12.520 pot of people that come from all over the world. Multicultural, yes, 0:19:12.760 --> 0:19:16.160 like we have fans like true fandoms and patriotism of 0:19:16.200 --> 0:19:16.520 all of. 0:19:16.480 --> 0:19:19.760 Them, overcome dressed uff the colors. It's really and I 0:19:19.800 --> 0:19:20.240 really love it. 0:19:20.560 --> 0:19:21.879 Shut up, Jamie, talkus three person. 0:19:22.359 --> 0:19:24.040 Well, I think United Cup is one of my favorite 0:19:24.040 --> 0:19:26.840 tournaments as well, and the world and the world. And 0:19:26.960 --> 0:19:28.800 is it forty three days to AO or forty three 0:19:28.880 --> 0:19:31.200 days till the summer of tennis start thirty three three 0:19:31.280 --> 0:19:36.840 days days till United Cup, which is very exciting, stressful 0:19:36.880 --> 0:19:38.920