1 00:00:02,390 --> 00:00:04,729 Speaker 1: Hi everyone and welcome to the AO Show. I'm Matt 2 00:00:04,750 --> 00:00:07,690 Speaker 1: Trollope from ozopen.com and we're bringing you a new stream 3 00:00:07,730 --> 00:00:09,890 Speaker 1: of the podcast called The Sit Down, which will be 4 00:00:09,930 --> 00:00:12,490 Speaker 1: released at the start of each week. For every episode, 5 00:00:12,619 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: I'll be joined by Viv Christie from Australian Tennis Magazine. 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:16,259 Speaker 1: Hey Viv. Hey Matt. 7 00:00:16,340 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 2: It's so much fun to be here with you. 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,300 Speaker 1: Tell our listeners more about what they can expect from 9 00:00:20,380 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: The Sit Down. 10 00:00:21,380 --> 00:00:23,139 Speaker 2: Well, it's a bit like a change of ends in 11 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,549 Speaker 2: a professional tennis match. It's a chance for us to 12 00:00:25,610 --> 00:00:28,850 Speaker 2: sit down with players, coaches and other tennis identities and 13 00:00:29,170 --> 00:00:30,390 Speaker 2: just get their take on the game. 14 00:00:30,750 --> 00:00:32,170 Speaker 1: I love the sound of that. I love a deep 15 00:00:32,190 --> 00:00:34,310 Speaker 1: dive conversation where you get a little bit more into 16 00:00:34,330 --> 00:00:36,540 Speaker 1: the weeds of what people think and what makes them tick. 17 00:00:36,580 --> 00:00:37,420 Speaker 3: So that sounds great. 18 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,860 Speaker 1: And who's our first guest today, Viv, on The Sit Down? 19 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: Well, we start with a look back from Yannick Sinner, 20 00:00:42,420 --> 00:00:44,980 Speaker 2: who sat down with Nick McCarville, a very good friend 21 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,870 Speaker 2: of the pod, during the Australian Open. 22 00:00:47,150 --> 00:00:48,690 Speaker 1: And what a great guest to start off the first 23 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:51,010 Speaker 1: episode of The Sit Down, given Yannick Sinner's start to 24 00:00:51,050 --> 00:00:52,390 Speaker 1: season 2024. 25 00:00:52,390 --> 00:00:54,210 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's absolutely the man of the moment, isn't he? 26 00:00:54,650 --> 00:00:55,550 Speaker 1: I can't wait to hear from him. 27 00:00:59,220 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 4: Yannick Sinner, thank you for your time, as always. You've 28 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,539 Speaker 4: now been in Australia for a few years, but adding 29 00:01:05,620 --> 00:01:09,070 Speaker 4: Darren Cahill to your team, does that help you know 30 00:01:09,150 --> 00:01:10,670 Speaker 4: how to navigate the. 31 00:01:11,930 --> 00:01:15,069 Speaker 3: Australian people? Yeah, first of all, thanks for having me. 32 00:01:15,890 --> 00:01:20,420 Speaker 5: Obviously, working with Darren and also with Simone, I think 33 00:01:20,450 --> 00:01:21,660 Speaker 5: the combination. 34 00:01:21,220 --> 00:01:21,899 Speaker 3: Is really nice. 35 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 5: Obviously, he knows here in Australia really well where to 36 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 5: go and how to handle a little bit of the 37 00:01:27,819 --> 00:01:34,170 Speaker 5: situation and I think he's the person who gives us 38 00:01:34,770 --> 00:01:39,250 Speaker 5: confidence and also calmness in the team. So we always 39 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:44,020 Speaker 5: say to him, he's our dad for all of us. 40 00:01:44,140 --> 00:01:47,919 Speaker 5: And Simone is more for the technical and tactical side. 41 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 5: And I think, as I said, the combination is working 42 00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:50,540 Speaker 5: really well. 43 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,810 Speaker 4: Yeah, and Darren comes in as the wise father, tennis father. 44 00:01:53,830 --> 00:01:59,190 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly. He's smart. He's important, he's important, to be honest. 45 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,910 Speaker 5: When I chose him, I felt immediately a good connection 46 00:02:02,690 --> 00:02:09,070 Speaker 5: because also, human-wise, he's so nice. He has a beautiful 47 00:02:09,110 --> 00:02:12,130 Speaker 5: family and we all understand us really well, which is 48 00:02:12,169 --> 00:02:12,850 Speaker 5: the most important. 49 00:02:13,070 --> 00:02:15,060 Speaker 4: What are the one or two things he's told you? 50 00:02:15,130 --> 00:02:17,340 Speaker 4: I mean, you've spent now a few years in Australia, 51 00:02:17,380 --> 00:02:20,179 Speaker 4: but coming here and seeing it maybe through his eyes, 52 00:02:20,260 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 4: is it different? 53 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 3: It is a little bit different, for sure. 54 00:02:25,700 --> 00:02:31,100 Speaker 5: When I played in Adelaide last year, he showed us 55 00:02:31,180 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 5: a little bit how everything works there. 56 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,610 Speaker 3: That's his hometown, too. Yeah, exactly. It's his hometown. 57 00:02:36,650 --> 00:02:43,030 Speaker 5: So we went for the 31st of December. We went 58 00:02:43,070 --> 00:02:45,910 Speaker 5: to eat in a restaurant with him. So I also 59 00:02:45,930 --> 00:02:48,750 Speaker 5: get to know his taste, what he likes and what 60 00:02:48,790 --> 00:02:49,540 Speaker 5: he doesn't like. 61 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,780 Speaker 3: Usually he likes... the unhealthy stuff to it, but it's okay. 62 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: Really? 63 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 64 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,500 Speaker 5: But he's in good shape. 65 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 3: He's looking great and it's all going in the right way. 66 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:06,700 Speaker 4: Now off-season, obviously players take some time away. You get 67 00:03:06,740 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 4: to have a little bit of a break. But you 68 00:03:09,660 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 4: went skiing, which I think surprised a lot of people 69 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 4: because fans at home, I think many of them will 70 00:03:14,540 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 4: know that you were a champion skier as a junior. 71 00:03:17,139 --> 00:03:20,780 Speaker 4: You chose tennis, but A lot of tennis players wouldn't 72 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,650 Speaker 4: take that risk because not only are you skiing, but 73 00:03:23,750 --> 00:03:26,070 Speaker 4: you're a really dang good skier. 74 00:03:25,970 --> 00:03:26,850 Speaker 2: Too, right? 75 00:03:26,910 --> 00:03:29,610 Speaker 3: So I used to be good, but... You're still pretty good. 76 00:03:30,669 --> 00:03:35,150 Speaker 5: No, let's say that I feel still safe on the skis, 77 00:03:35,210 --> 00:03:38,740 Speaker 5: on the slopes. It's just more to be very careful 78 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,220 Speaker 5: with other skiers. You know, I watch around a lot, 79 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,500 Speaker 5: you know, if somebody is cutting you a little bit. 80 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 5: You know, you never know, but it's... I always say it's... 81 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,930 Speaker 5: You also have to enjoy. I'm in a tennis court 82 00:03:53,110 --> 00:03:55,610 Speaker 5: basically every day, but when you get a little bit 83 00:03:55,650 --> 00:03:58,550 Speaker 5: of time off, it's nice to do something different. I 84 00:03:58,570 --> 00:04:00,470 Speaker 5: love to go kart, I love to play a little 85 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:02,630 Speaker 5: bit of golf, even if I'm really bad in golf, 86 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 5: but it's good for your mind to not think about tennis. 87 00:04:06,700 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 5: Skiing for me is always a positive emotion. 88 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 3: It's something different. You can feel the wind, you can. 89 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:17,620 Speaker 5: Feel a little bit the cold weather, and being in 90 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,650 Speaker 5: the nature I love too, so it's nice to go 91 00:04:20,690 --> 00:04:21,470 Speaker 5: sometimes to ski. 92 00:04:21,570 --> 00:04:24,250 Speaker 4: Does it feel like freeing too for yourself as a 93 00:04:24,310 --> 00:04:25,210 Speaker 4: person to be. 94 00:04:25,150 --> 00:04:27,330 Speaker 3: Up on the mountain and to feel all those things? 95 00:04:27,350 --> 00:04:29,510 Speaker 5: Yeah, for me when I'm in a mountain I just take, 96 00:04:29,950 --> 00:04:33,090 Speaker 5: or I just need a couple of days to refuel myself, 97 00:04:34,029 --> 00:04:37,589 Speaker 5: to relax, but also when I get back on tennis. 98 00:04:37,370 --> 00:04:39,370 Speaker 3: Court I feel ready again. 99 00:04:41,510 --> 00:04:43,650 Speaker 5: The problem is when you go with friends to ski, 100 00:04:43,930 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 5: because then you start to think like you were thinking 101 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 5: when you were 10 years old, so things can go 102 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 5: a little bit crazy. 103 00:04:52,060 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 3: But in the other way now, I. 104 00:04:55,380 --> 00:04:58,700 Speaker 5: Have to say I have quite good self-control of myself, 105 00:04:58,779 --> 00:05:00,740 Speaker 5: so it's fun. 106 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, we've seen obviously your talent on the tennis court, 107 00:05:03,580 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 4: but there's also been the fashion piece of it, right? 108 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,430 Speaker 4: The deals off-court, it feels like maybe that's something that 109 00:05:09,470 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 4: you've Enjoyed exploring and I don't know if you would 110 00:05:12,900 --> 00:05:14,810 Speaker 4: you have any like fashion inspiration? 111 00:05:14,890 --> 00:05:18,130 Speaker 5: Yeah So let's say in the in the beginning was 112 00:05:18,230 --> 00:05:21,930 Speaker 5: really strange for me But when I started to work 113 00:05:21,970 --> 00:05:27,930 Speaker 5: with Gucci, I I'm very curious Man, and I also sometimes, 114 00:05:27,970 --> 00:05:30,180 Speaker 5: you know would like to know what what's the story 115 00:05:30,220 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 5: behind and so you get to know and also to 116 00:05:33,580 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 5: learn new things which which is sometimes really nice and 117 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,580 Speaker 5: and how they choose the colors and everything it's it's 118 00:05:40,510 --> 00:05:44,690 Speaker 5: it's nice to be also just part of it, you know, 119 00:05:44,710 --> 00:05:47,510 Speaker 5: to see a different point of view, you know, sometimes, 120 00:05:47,670 --> 00:05:49,650 Speaker 5: or most of the time I see only, you know, 121 00:05:49,670 --> 00:05:55,140 Speaker 5: the tennis court and the tennis fans, which is also nice, but, 122 00:05:55,420 --> 00:05:58,740 Speaker 5: you know, when you start to make a couple of shootings, 123 00:06:00,060 --> 00:06:01,980 Speaker 5: it's fun to see also a different side. And then 124 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,900 Speaker 5: you say, this I don't like, and then this, yeah, 125 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,099 Speaker 5: it's better, but, you know, it's. 126 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:09,780 Speaker 3: Also part of a little bit taste, no? 127 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:09,980 Speaker 4: Yeah. 128 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:11,260 Speaker 3: It's fun. 129 00:06:11,430 --> 00:06:14,130 Speaker 4: Yeah, my very last question, the KOROTA boys, they're here, 130 00:06:14,170 --> 00:06:17,690 Speaker 4: they've completed their career Grand Slam. There's really been nothing 131 00:06:17,790 --> 00:06:20,630 Speaker 4: like it in tennis, this group of fans dressed in 132 00:06:20,730 --> 00:06:24,430 Speaker 4: orange supporting you. Does it give you that special energy? 133 00:06:24,730 --> 00:06:27,130 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is a special feeling. 134 00:06:27,950 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 5: You have this fan club which is basically coming now to. 135 00:06:35,100 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 3: A lot of tournaments. 136 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 5: They give you a good feeling, you know, you know, 137 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,940 Speaker 5: kind of family in one way. They are getting more 138 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:48,750 Speaker 5: and more famous than I am, slowly, so I am 139 00:06:48,810 --> 00:06:52,010 Speaker 5: really happy for them. But it's good also for them, 140 00:06:52,029 --> 00:06:53,890 Speaker 5: you know, to go a little bit out of the country, 141 00:06:53,950 --> 00:06:57,290 Speaker 5: seeing new things. You know, they're here in Melbourne, they 142 00:06:57,310 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 5: can explore also the city, maybe more than I do, 143 00:07:00,620 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 5: because my main goal is still, you know, to play 144 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 5: tennis and trying to win as many matches as possible. 145 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 5: But in another way, you know, it's, it's nice that 146 00:07:10,740 --> 00:07:14,340 Speaker 5: they are here. It gives a good feeling. So let's 147 00:07:14,380 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 5: see where they. 148 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 3: Are coming next. All right. Well, we appreciate your time 149 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 3: as always and best of luck. Thank you. Have a 150 00:07:19,620 --> 00:07:20,420 Speaker 3: great day. Thank you. 151 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:26,060 Speaker 2: So Matt, the thing that struck me most about that 152 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 2: interview is that Yannick has achieved such a great balance, 153 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: firstly with his coaching team of Darren Cahill and Simone Vignozzi, 154 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: and also in his life generally. 155 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,270 Speaker 1: And also confidence. I think partnering with a big luxurious 156 00:07:38,790 --> 00:07:41,060 Speaker 1: brand like Gucci. There's a, there's a bit of swagger 157 00:07:41,070 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: there and you know, it's like high end and he 158 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: looks great and he's doing fashion shoots. And there's the 159 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: fact that he had the confidence to go on a 160 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,740 Speaker 1: skiing trip in the off season. A lot of players 161 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,410 Speaker 1: would avoid doing that because skiing is, well, it's inherently 162 00:07:52,450 --> 00:07:54,850 Speaker 1: risky and you can get injured, but it's good for him. 163 00:07:54,910 --> 00:07:56,550 Speaker 1: He wants to ski. He said he feels good on 164 00:07:56,590 --> 00:07:59,370 Speaker 1: the slopes and you know, He comes out in January 165 00:07:59,390 --> 00:08:00,890 Speaker 1: and he wins the Australian Open. So it was the 166 00:08:00,940 --> 00:08:01,380 Speaker 1: right thing to do. 167 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,420 Speaker 2: It sounds to me like skiing puts him in a 168 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:05,900 Speaker 2: really great state of mind, actually. I mean, he sounds 169 00:08:05,940 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: almost poetic when he talks about it. He says you 170 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,850 Speaker 2: can feel the wind, you can feel the weather. He 171 00:08:10,900 --> 00:08:13,390 Speaker 2: loves the nature. So yeah, I think he arrived at 172 00:08:13,710 --> 00:08:15,630 Speaker 2: the Australian Open perfectly placed. 173 00:08:15,910 --> 00:08:18,090 Speaker 1: Also in a great headspace, you can see that interplay 174 00:08:18,150 --> 00:08:19,990 Speaker 1: he has with the team. They've got a great dynamic. 175 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,140 Speaker 1: when Cale and Vagnonci were doing that press conference during 176 00:08:23,180 --> 00:08:26,110 Speaker 1: the Australian Open, there were photos of Sinner bobbing up 177 00:08:26,140 --> 00:08:27,910 Speaker 1: in the side of the press conference. And I think, 178 00:08:27,990 --> 00:08:30,250 Speaker 1: did he ask a question or he became visible or 179 00:08:30,290 --> 00:08:32,349 Speaker 1: something happened? 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