WEBVTT - The Sit-Down with Jannik Sinner

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, and welcome to the AO Show. I'm Mattrolo

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<v Speaker 1>from oz open dot com and we're bringing you a

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<v Speaker 1>new stream of the podcast called The sit Down, which

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<v Speaker 1>will be released at the start of each week. For

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<v Speaker 1>every episode, I'll be joined by Viv Christy from Australian

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<v Speaker 1>tennis magazine.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Viv, Hey Matt, it's so much fun to be

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<v Speaker 2>here with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell our listeners more about what they can expect from

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<v Speaker 1>the sit Down.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's a bit like a change of ends in

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<v Speaker 2>a professional tennis match. It's a chance for us to

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<v Speaker 2>sit down with players, coaches and other tennis identities and

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<v Speaker 2>just get their take on the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the sound of that. I love a deep

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<v Speaker 1>dive conversation where you get a little bit more into

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<v Speaker 1>the weeds of what people think and what makes them ticks.

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<v Speaker 1>So that sounds great. And who's our first guest today,

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<v Speaker 1>Viv on the Sitdown?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we start with the look back from Yanick Sinner,

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<v Speaker 2>who sat down with Nick mccarvill, a very good friend

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<v Speaker 2>of the pod during the History and Open.

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<v Speaker 1>And what a great guest to start off the first

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Sitdown. Given Yanick Sinner's start to season

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's absolutely the man of the moment, isn't he.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to hear from him.

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<v Speaker 3>Janick Center, thanks you for your time as always. You've

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<v Speaker 3>now been in Australia for a few years. But adding

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<v Speaker 3>Darren Cahill to your team does that help you know

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<v Speaker 3>how to navigate the Australian and Australian people.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, first of all, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 5>It's obviously you know, working with with Darren and also

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<v Speaker 5>with Simone. I think the combination is really nice. And

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<v Speaker 5>obviously he knows here in Australia are really well where

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<v Speaker 5>to go and and and how to handle a little

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<v Speaker 5>bit of the situation. And I think he's, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the person who gives us confidence and also calmness in

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<v Speaker 5>the team, and so we we always say to him

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<v Speaker 5>he is our our dead for all of us know.

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<v Speaker 5>And Simon is more for the technical and tactical side.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think, as I said, a combination is working

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<v Speaker 5>really well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And Darren comes in as the.

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<v Speaker 4>Wise father exactly. It's it's important, he's important to be honest.

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<v Speaker 5>And when I chose him, I felt immediately a good

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<v Speaker 5>connection because also human wise, he's he's so nice and

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<v Speaker 5>he has a beautiful family and we all understand.

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<v Speaker 4>Us really well. Which is the most important.

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<v Speaker 3>What are the one or two things he's told you.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you've spent now a few years in Australia,

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<v Speaker 3>but coming here and seeing it maybe through his eyes,

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<v Speaker 3>is it different.

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<v Speaker 4>It is a little bit different, for sure.

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<v Speaker 5>When I played in Adelaide last year, you know, he

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<v Speaker 5>showed us a little bit how how everything works there

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<v Speaker 5>and that's us hometown.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, exactly, it's it's his hometown.

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<v Speaker 5>So we went for and the thirty first of December,

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<v Speaker 5>we went to it in a in a restaurant with him.

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<v Speaker 5>So you know, I also get to know his his taste,

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<v Speaker 5>what he likes and what he doesn't like, and usually

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<v Speaker 5>he likes the unhealthy stuff with It's okay, it's really yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>it's but it's he's in he's in good shape, he's

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<v Speaker 5>looking right, and it's it's all going in the right way.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 3>Off season, obviously players take some time away.

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<v Speaker 4>You get to have a little bit of a break.

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<v Speaker 3>But you went skiing, which I think surprised a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of people because fans at home, I think many of

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<v Speaker 3>them will know that you're a champion skier. As a junior,

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<v Speaker 3>you chose tennis, but a lot of tennis players wouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>take that risk because not only are you skiing, but

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<v Speaker 3>you're a really dang good skier.

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<v Speaker 4>So I used to be good, but they're still pretty good.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's say that.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel I feel still safe on the on the skis,

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<v Speaker 5>on the slopes. It's just more to be very careful

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<v Speaker 5>with other skiers. You know, I watch around a lot.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, if somebody is cutting you a little bit,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, you never know, but it's I always say

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<v Speaker 5>it's it's you also have to enjoy no I am

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<v Speaker 5>I'm I'm in a tennis court basically every day. But

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<v Speaker 5>when you get a little bit of time off, it's

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<v Speaker 5>it's nice to do something different. I love to go

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<v Speaker 5>cart I love to play a little bit of golf,

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<v Speaker 5>even if I'm really bad in golf, but it's good

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<v Speaker 5>for your mind. You don't think about tennis and skiing.

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<v Speaker 5>For me, it is always a positive emotion. It's something different.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, you can feel the wind, you can feel

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit the cold weather and being in the nature.

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<v Speaker 4>I love to so it's it's nice to go sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>to ski.

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<v Speaker 3>Does it feel like freeing too for yourself as a

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<v Speaker 3>person to be up on the mountain.

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<v Speaker 4>And yeah for me.

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<v Speaker 5>For me, when I'm in the mountain, I just take

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<v Speaker 5>or I just need a couple of days to refuel myself, no,

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<v Speaker 5>to relax. But also you know, when I get back

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<v Speaker 5>on tennis court, I feel ready Again.

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<v Speaker 4>The problem means.

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<v Speaker 5>When you go with friends to ski, because then you know,

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<v Speaker 5>you you start to think like you you were thinking

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<v Speaker 5>when you were ten years old, so things can go

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit crazy. But in the other way, now

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<v Speaker 5>I am, I have to say, I have quite good

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<v Speaker 5>self control of myself, so it's it's it's fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we've seen obviously your talent on the tennis court,

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<v Speaker 3>but there's also been the fashion piece of it, right

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<v Speaker 3>the deals of court. It feels like maybe that's something

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<v Speaker 3>that you've enjoyed exploring. And I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 3>would you have a like fashion inspiration.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so let's say in the in the beginning was

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<v Speaker 5>really strange for me. But when I started to work

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<v Speaker 5>with Gucci, I'm very curious man, and I also sometimes

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<v Speaker 5>you know, would like to know what's what's the story behind,

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<v Speaker 5>and so you get to know and also to learn

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<v Speaker 5>new things, which which is sometimes really nice, and then

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<v Speaker 5>how they choose the colors and everything. It's it's it's

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<v Speaker 5>nice to be to be also just part of it,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, to see a different point of view, you

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<v Speaker 5>know sometimes or most of the time, I see only

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<v Speaker 5>you know, the tennis court and and and the tennis fans,

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<v Speaker 5>which which is also nice. But you know, when you

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<v Speaker 5>start to make a couple of shootings, it's it's fun

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<v Speaker 5>to see also different side and then you say this

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<v Speaker 5>I don't like and then this it's it's it's better,

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<v Speaker 5>but you know, it's it's also part of a little

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<v Speaker 5>bit taste now, so it's it's fun.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>My very last question, the Corota boys. They're here, they've

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<v Speaker 3>completed their career Grand Slam. Yes, there's really been nothing

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<v Speaker 3>like it in tennis. This group of fans dressed in

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<v Speaker 3>orange supporting you. Does it give you that special energy?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it is. It is a special feeling.

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<v Speaker 5>No, you have this fang club which is basically coming

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<v Speaker 5>now to do a lot of tournaments, and they give

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<v Speaker 5>you a good feeling. You know, they are you know,

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<v Speaker 5>kind of family in one way. They are getting more

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<v Speaker 5>more and more famous than I am slowly, so it's

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<v Speaker 5>I am really happy for them, and but it's good

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<v Speaker 5>also for them, you know, to go a little bit

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<v Speaker 5>out of the country seeing senior things. You know, they're

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<v Speaker 5>here in Melbourne, they can they can explor as to

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<v Speaker 5>the city, maybe more than I do because I my

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<v Speaker 5>main goal is still, you know, to play tennis and

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<v Speaker 5>trying to win as many matches as possible.

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<v Speaker 4>But in other way, you know, it's it's nice.

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<v Speaker 5>That they are here. It's it gives a good feeling.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, let's see where they are coming next.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, all right, Well, we appreciate your time and thank great.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>So Matt.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing that struck me most about that interview is

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<v Speaker 2>that Yannick has achieved such a great balance, firstly with

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<v Speaker 2>his coaching team of Daran Klee and Semonia of Nazi,

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<v Speaker 2>and also in his life generally.

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<v Speaker 1>And also confidence. I think partnering with a big luxurious

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<v Speaker 1>brand like Gucci, there's a bit of swagger there and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's like high end and he looks great

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<v Speaker 1>and he's doing fashion shoots. And there's the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>he had the confidence to go on a skiing trip

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<v Speaker 1>in the off season. A lot of players would avoid

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<v Speaker 1>doing that. Because skiing is inherently risky and you can

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<v Speaker 1>get injured. But it's good for him. He wants to ski.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, he feels good on the slopes and you

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<v Speaker 1>know he comes out in January, he wins his So

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<v Speaker 1>it was the right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>It sounds to me like skiing puts him in a

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<v Speaker 2>really great state of mind. Actually, I mean, he sounds

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<v Speaker 2>almost poetic when he talks about it. He says, you

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<v Speaker 2>can feel the wind, you can feel the weather. He

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<v Speaker 2>loves the nature. So yeah, I think he arrived at

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<v Speaker 2>the Australian Open perfectly.

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<v Speaker 1>Placed, also in a great headspace. You can see that

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<v Speaker 1>into play he has with the team. They've got a

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<v Speaker 1>great dynamic. When Kale and Vanyotzi were doing that press

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<v Speaker 1>conference during the Australian Open, there were photos of Sinner

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<v Speaker 1>hoobbing up in the side of the press conference and

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<v Speaker 1>I think did he ask a question or he became

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<v Speaker 1>visible or something happened, And it was just a really

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<v Speaker 1>humorous little moment between the team that's seemed quite spontaneous.

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<v Speaker 2>So Matt, we'll be back next week with another episode

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<v Speaker 2>of the sit Down, and John and the team will

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<v Speaker 2>be back on Thursday with another episode of the Aoshow weekly.

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