1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: The men's final locked in. Welcome to the AO RAP. 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: You're with the Late crew. I'm Brett Thomas. 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 2: And I'm Lexi Mitchell. Here's your quick hit from day thirteen. 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 2: The King is in. Novak Djokovic summons the tennis gods 5 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: and kicks out the defending champion. Match for the ages, 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 2: Carlos al Karaz defeats Alexander Zeverev in a five and 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: a half hour epic. 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: We're joined by Candy Reid to recap that match and 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: cast our eyes ahead to the women's final. 10 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 3: Match Point number three for Djokovic and the serv honor 11 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 3: the four and. 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: A sinner hammer cross court sinner. 13 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 3: We'll go the crossback air cross back hair for Djokovic. 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: Sinna Guy's wide. 15 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 4: Three, so sticky three six sex three. 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 3: Cross six on the courts where he's created so much history. 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 3: This will have to go down as one of his 18 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 3: greatest performances. 19 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: Well, Lexi, we thought we might be starting with the 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: krlos El Karez alex Verev semi final. We didn't think 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: anything could beat that, but we're very lucky to be 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: joined by a Candy Reid sports broadcaster tennis commentator. Candy, 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: we have saved the best tool. The last of this tournament, 24 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: were waiting for a couple of epic matches, and we 25 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: got not one, but two in the semi finals. 26 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 5: Oh my gosh, what a day. It's just been an 27 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 5: incredible day. It wasn't like that was it. When karlos 28 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 5: akraz was leading Zverev by two sets of love, we 29 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 5: thought that was going to be straight sets. I don't 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 5: think anyone really gave Novak Djokovic a full chance that 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 5: he was going to come through. Maybe he'd win a set. Yeah, 32 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 5: I think that was the best case scenario because Novak 33 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 5: had sort of got a free pass, hadn't played against 34 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 5: Yaka Menshic, the young Chekia pulling out before they played. 35 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 5: Then he was two sets to love down against Lorenzo Massetti, 36 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 5: who was too injured and to continue. Novak Djokovic had 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 5: this huge blister on his foot. He said he was feeling, 38 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 5: you know, a little bit sorery No really went on 39 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 5: court without feeling an injury of some sort. Now he's 40 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 5: thirty eight, but somehow he summoned up amazing courage. The 41 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 5: first three games of that match were just so one 42 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 5: sided towards the Annick Sinner that It just seemed it 43 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 5: was going to be an absolute non event. And then 44 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 5: suddenly Novak Djokovic found not one more level, not two 45 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 5: more levels, but about ten more. He started going for broke. 46 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 5: And the question then was can he sustain that level? 47 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 5: Can he keep serving that hard? Can he keep hitting 48 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 5: winners off the wings? Can he keep moving like that? 49 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 5: Can he keep moving to drop shots and putting his 50 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 5: own drop shots and getting to the net. And it 51 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 5: was just extraordinary. Yes, the answer is yes, And then 52 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 5: yes again. He came out for the third set. He 53 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 5: looked like he was going to be sick. He kept 54 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 5: punching over It looked like just the world was coming apart. 55 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 5: We've seen that from Novak before, though He's either high 56 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 5: or low, or everything's awful or everything's great, but he 57 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 5: just kept sticking around. Yannickcinner I think was well well 58 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 5: below his best actually today. Not to take anything away 59 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 5: from Novak, but I had so many break points. They 60 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 5: just came one after another after another, and he could 61 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 5: not take them, and it almost became a bit mental. 62 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 5: In the end, Novak Djokovic just holding firm and water. Result, 63 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 5: yeah a lot. 64 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 6: I mean, it was, you know, very important slam for 65 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 6: me of course, you know, knowing also the background and 66 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 6: it can happen. And it was a good match from 67 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 6: both of us, and yeah, I was had many chances, 68 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 6: couldn't use them and that's downcome. So yeah, it hurts 69 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 6: for sure. 70 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: It's incredible to think he hasn't won a set before 71 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: that since the third round. He just absolutely dialed in today. 72 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 5: Oh my gosh. Well, we were joking before that match. 73 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 5: What happens if Sinner's injured and then Carlos can't play 74 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 5: in the final. It would just be the worst result, 75 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 5: wouldn't it for the Australian Open As it is, it's 76 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 5: it's a dream scenario for the Australia in Open twenty 77 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 5: twenty six and Craig Tiley. 78 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: But not the one we're expecting. As you said, Yani 79 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: could only convert two out of eighteen break point opportunities, 80 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: which is just crazy because you'd think he would have 81 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: converted a couple more or of those and taken the match, 82 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: Especially after that first set. It looked like Center in 83 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: straight sets, pretty comfortable. 84 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 5: It was so one sided. He was hitting the bool 85 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 5: harder Novak Djokovic was being pushed off the line, but 86 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 5: Novak being Novak, he just changed his mind about how 87 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 5: he was going to play. Was so much more aggressive. 88 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 5: He was hitting second serves down the tee at one 89 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 5: hundred and eighty one kilometers an hour. It was extraordinary 90 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 5: and most amazingly, he just kept the standard up. It's 91 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 5: the analogy is you're running with a five thousand meter expert. 92 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 5: You can keep up with them for five hundred meters. 93 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 5: Suddenly they start to pull away, and you think, how 94 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 5: on earth Novak stayed the distance. 95 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 7: It feels surreal to be honest, playing almost you know, 96 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 7: it was over four hours almost. Where reminiscing in twenty 97 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 7: twelve when I played Rafa in the finals and that 98 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 7: was six hours almost. But the level of intensity and 99 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 7: I guess the quality of tennis was extremely high, and 100 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 7: I knew that that was the only way for me 101 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 7: to have a chance to win tonight against him. You know, 102 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 7: he won last five matches against me. He had my 103 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 7: he had my mobile number, so I had to change 104 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 7: my number for tonight. 105 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: He's fourteen years older than yannicks In. It is crazy 106 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: that he had to play so big, but then to 107 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: keep it up for so long, for four hours and 108 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: to win is just incredible. 109 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 5: To finish it off. Yeah, because that's always the danger. Yeah, 110 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 5: you can get there, but can you actually seal the deal? 111 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 5: And of course Novak can. If anyone can, Novak can. 112 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 5: That should be a saying, if anyone can, Novak can. Yeah, 113 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 5: I should copyright that one. 114 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: Well, he wont a cut of it because he said 115 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: on court afterwards he wants to cut up the ticket 116 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: sales for tonight because of the entertain they brought to 117 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: the course. 118 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 5: And also wants copyright doesn't he from the new al 119 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 5: Choraz serve? Because he thinks that al KaAZ has kind 120 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 5: of changed his serve to be a little bit more 121 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 5: like Novak. And when I'm on court with coaching and 122 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 5: we're working on somebody's serve, I actually teach him like Novak. 123 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 5: So maybe I owe Novak ten percent ten percent, not 124 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 5: much much. 125 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 2: I think his brain just needs to be studied, because 126 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 2: that was just he's a mental juggernaut. Where does this 127 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: sit for you in terms of his most impressive wins. 128 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's right up there, isn't it. He talked about 129 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 5: the match he played with Raffa almost six hours. That's 130 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 5: got to be in the top five, and that was 131 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 5: fourteen years ago. That was the twenty twelve Australian Open Final. 132 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: That's crazy. 133 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 5: He's just got the bit between his teeth. He's got 134 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 5: this thing in mind that he wants to win twenty five. 135 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 5: He wants to win more Davis Cups with Serbia. He 136 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 5: wants to play in the twenty twenty eight Summer Olympic Games. 137 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 5: And no matter how much more he wins, how much 138 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 5: money he's got in the bank, what his children are doing, 139 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 5: what's happening in life, he is going to do it. 140 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 5: He will whinny one. 141 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: His first Grand Slam title. Carlos el Karez was only 142 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: four years of age. That's crazy. Now they're going to 143 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: play in an Australian Open final and not the one 144 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: we were expecting when the semi final started either. 145 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 5: Completely not yeah yeah, Carlos Aukraz versus Jannix Sinner. They've 146 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 5: sort of made it duopoly, haven't they in the last 147 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 5: eighteen months, two years. It's almost a rubber stamp that 148 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 5: they're going to get there. But Nick Senner is out. 149 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 5: Twice champion going for the three peat is no longer 150 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 5: and that is the biggest surprise of all. He couldn't 151 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 5: find solutions to the problem. He was really struggling with 152 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 5: back and cross court. Yeah, he was well below part today. Cinner. 153 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 5: Just all those breakpoints, and is it right that you 154 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 5: finished with more points overall, more total points? Have you 155 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 5: got the numbers there? 156 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: I will have a little It was looking like I 157 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: was looking. 158 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 5: Like it towards the end. 159 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I had about twelve more points in one two 160 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: Novak on Yeah, that's crazy, isn't it. 161 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: That's quite a discrepancy, isn't it. Yeah. I mean, Yannick, 162 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: you know, consider their recent form as well, had won 163 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: the last five, including two Grand Slam semi finals last year. 164 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: So Novak, I don't know what he did over some 165 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: of it, maybe spend a whole lot of time thinking 166 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: about how he can beat those two. I mean, those 167 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: were the questions that were constantly coming up that he was, 168 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: you know, sort of taking offense to whether he was 169 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: chasing them and whether he could find a way to 170 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: beat them. But it just it's crazy to think that 171 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: he is still the one guy on the tour who 172 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: could actually beat them at the point end of Grand Slams. 173 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 5: He loves ammunition. That's why he sometimes it picks a 174 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 5: fight with a fan in the crowd or an umpire 175 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 5: or some situation. He loves the fight, which is so 176 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 5: unusual Yannison, who is completely the opposite. He is sort 177 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 5: of very humble and just keeps to himself. But Novak 178 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 5: likes to just take something and run with it. He 179 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 5: could almost be in the Rocky Baboa movies. Couldn't he 180 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 5: be in the next installments. 181 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: It feels like he needs to have something going on, 182 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: Like he was, you know, sort of whether he was 183 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: play acting or not, but he was you know, was 184 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: he sick, was he ill? What was going on? Yeah? 185 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: Do you think think he just loves he loves the drama. 186 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: He needs that drama to feed off and that sort 187 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: of thing. 188 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, I do, And I think in a long match 189 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 5: you inevitably feel a bit rubbish. At one point it 190 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 5: looked like he was going to faint and he was 191 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 5: calling to his team you know, I need some energy 192 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 5: and pointing at his mouth. And then of course there 193 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 5: was a time violation because he was taking too much time. 194 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 5: And some of it is definitely a little bit of 195 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 5: play acting and sportsmanship, but some is just that he's 196 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 5: expressing his emotions. It's easy to criticize him and you say, oh, well, 197 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 5: you know he's not being fair, but he is playing 198 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 5: within the rules of the game. He is a human 199 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 5: being and just about Sometimes it's hard to understand that. 200 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 5: A lot of the top guys. You think these guys 201 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 5: can't be real, they can't bleed because they're too viewed. 202 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 5: But he is. He's just an extraordinary human being. 203 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 2: Jockovich has never lost a final in Melbourne and now 204 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 2: he takes on al karaz in his first Australian Open final. 205 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 2: What are your expectations after what we've just seen. 206 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 5: That is a great stat isn't it. Well, you've got 207 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 5: to give him sort of a fourteen nine percent chance. Really, 208 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 5: I know that's crazy. It's a bit like the Alex 209 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 5: Deman or Katie Bolt relationship forty nine percent, because just 210 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 5: because he wants it so much, that record is unbelievable. 211 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 5: Carlos au Kraz we think probably won't be one hundred percent. 212 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 5: Neither man. Neither man can be one hundred percent. 213 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 2: That's the best kind of tennis. 214 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 8: Though. 215 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 9: Wow, I know. 216 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 5: They're going to be some wounded, aren't they. I suppose 217 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 5: it's just going to be about refusing to lose and 218 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 5: Novak is the best, so I'll give him as much 219 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 5: chance as al Karaz. 220 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: Never bit against Novak Djokovic. I think that's what we've learned, 221 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: because you'd think, okay, who does it favor if it 222 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: goes to five sits in the final, the younger guy. 223 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: But after what we've seen tonight, I don't think you 224 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: can say that I. 225 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 5: Love no And I think he can get under al 226 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 5: Karaz's skin more than he can get under Yanick Sinner. 227 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 5: Yanick Sinner's pretty machine, like, isn't He kind of just 228 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 5: looks down and gets on with the job. But we 229 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 5: know al Karaz goes through fits and spurts. Sometimes he 230 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 5: plays mind blowing tennis, but he can go off for 231 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 5: a game or two. And if he does go off 232 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 5: for a game or two like Novak play today, then 233 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 5: he's going to be in big trouble because Novak will 234 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 5: just lay down the hammer. And I suspect Novak's going 235 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 5: to play a similar kind of games on Sunday than 236 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 5: he did today. Zverev serves Alcaaz gets this back. 237 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: Zverev advancing on the. 238 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 10: Net Alcarazka on Alliance Calas. Alcaraz has found the answer 239 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 10: his throat to his first Australian Open final. 240 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: It has been a battle rial on. 241 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 10: Center court today, five hours and twenty seven minutes and 242 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 10: he's finally beaten Alexander Verev in five quite extraordinary sets. 243 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: How many times during that match did your opinion change 244 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: as to who was going to win? 245 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 5: Are you familiar with the Beckham saga in the UK? Yeah, 246 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 5: his son, Yeah, there were more twists and turns in 247 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 5: that match. They were David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham 248 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 5: Sara is unbelievable. 249 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 1: Could you make as many documentaries about the matches it 250 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: comes having? 251 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 5: Can I be executive producer? 252 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? Sure then yes, yeah, absolutely, we'll get both sides. 253 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 2: That's a fantastic opening analogy, Candy, thank you. 254 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 5: But it's just been so front and center and watching that. 255 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 5: It was two sets to love. I was just involved 256 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 5: in the one point slam with the Saviles Carlos sou 257 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 5: Karez was two sets of love up. We're thinking, yeah, 258 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 5: this is going to be three sets. Suddenly we're hearing 259 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 5: he's going to pull out, he's injured. What's going on here? 260 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 5: Everyone's sort of what what? And we're going to rush 261 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 5: to watch and then of course he's he's struggling. Is 262 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 5: it cramp? Is it a thigh injury? Is it a 263 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 5: ductor injury? That's what he said now in press. So 264 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 5: I've just read all the press that he's done. And 265 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 5: then of course Zverev comes roaring back. Can Al Choriz's 266 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 5: stay in the pressure. Is it going to go to four? 267 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 5: Is it going to go to five? It's going to 268 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 5: go to five. Zverev's now broken. What's going to happen 269 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 5: next to Verev going to upset the apple Cart? And 270 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 5: is he going to make the Australian Open final? 271 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: No, I feel like we've just relaved the match. 272 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 5: Oh I do apologize, but it was just so such 273 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 5: a roller coaster. It was so exciting. It was the 274 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 5: best match of the Australian Open twenty twenty six, far 275 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 5: a long way. Wow. They treated us to something special 276 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 5: and Zverev even said he was just exhorted, he had 277 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 5: nothing left. He felt he should have taken the second set. 278 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 5: That was where he went wrong when. 279 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: He was up five to two and tried to serve 280 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: out the second set in a similar thing in the fifth, 281 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: but it did seem like he wasn't moving particularly well either. 282 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 5: Yes there, well, yeah, he said that impressed, he said 283 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 5: afterwards he just had absolutely nothing left. Those guys went 284 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 5: five hours and twenty seven minutes in heat and humidity. 285 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 5: It's insane, absolutely incredible. One of the longest matches. 286 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 2: And we've seen someat longest, the third longest open history. 287 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 5: That is, what's the first one? 288 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: Do you know he got a twenty twelve final, Nadal Djokovic. Oh, 289 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: that one was Murray and Kokonakus. 290 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 5: Oh that and that match I was doing AO radio 291 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:58,119 Speaker 5: broadcast for. We left after the Kokanakus Murray match. Cokanaku's 292 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 5: two sets of love up yep, I remember, came all 293 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 5: the way back. We left the broadcasting booth at four 294 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 5: oh five, not to exaggerate, AM, and I walked out. 295 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 5: Judy Murray was standing there. Then I saw Yvan Lendel 296 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 5: and we kind of just all exchanged glances, like what 297 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 5: on earth just happened? And that was the match we've 298 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 5: just seen today, which was very, very similar because of 299 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 5: just so many crazy things happening and how extremely mentally 300 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 5: strong carlosaukrez is. I think that's what brings it home. 301 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 5: He was obviously not feeling great, but he just never 302 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 5: felt quite that he was going to lose that. 303 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: Really, even when he was, he seems so tired he 304 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 2: couldn't even lift his arms to ask the crayd to 305 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 2: cheer him. But he really used that to build himself 306 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 2: into a winning position. 307 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 5: I so agree with you because I was wondering. I 308 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 5: was thinking, is he using too much energy? 309 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 10: Here? 310 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 5: Is he getting, you know, putting up the arms and 311 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 5: asking for love. But actually I think he needs that. 312 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 5: He's such an entertainer, he needs the fans. And quite 313 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 5: the opposite for Alexander Zverev, who was very much stay 314 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 5: in the moment, wasn't he one point at a time, 315 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 5: don't get ahead of yourself. Don't get ahead of yourself, 316 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 5: because I can tell you're playing tennis. No matter what 317 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 5: level you play, there's a voice inside your head which 318 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 5: does not shut up, and it's very rarely positive, very rarely. 319 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 5: It's all negative, and you have to keep blanking it away. 320 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 5: And Verev was doing such a good job. But we 321 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 5: saw him fail right at the end of the US 322 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 5: Open when he should have won against Dominic team a 323 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 5: few years ago. And there's just a little question still 324 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 5: was Verev can he get over the line does he 325 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 5: have the mental capacity to really truly believe that he 326 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 5: can do it? And the answer we don't quite know yet. 327 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 5: The answer is slightly on the erring of no. 328 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: And Mike can't of carry that tag of the best 329 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: never to win a branch. 330 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 5: Isn't that horrible tag? I mean, that's just a horrible tag. 331 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 5: And you see Zverev on the men's side, and probably 332 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 5: Jesse Pegoula right now on the women's side. Begola's starting 333 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 5: to knock on the door a little bit more. I 334 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 5: think she's playing the best tenners of her life. But 335 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 5: you do fear for alexanders vere because he's so consistent, 336 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 5: and he's so good, and he puts so much effort. 337 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 5: That guy on. Honestly, he's on the court more than 338 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 5: anybody else I've ever met. He's also in the gym, 339 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 5: he does more work. He just tries so hard. Maybe 340 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 5: he's slightly over trying a little bit at times. 341 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 2: Something that that I noticed that may have may have 342 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 2: been an indicator of just Carlos having a bit of 343 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 2: a brain fade. In the fourth set at one hole, 344 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: he sort of made his way towards it as if 345 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 2: he was about to retire. And then diverted. It just 346 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 2: seemed like maybe his head wasn't completely in it or 347 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 2: as in, like he just wasn't quite aware of his 348 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 2: surroundings a bit. 349 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: And then even or do you think he was actually well? 350 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 5: He was asked about that impress and they said, was 351 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 5: there ever a chance you were going to quit? He 352 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 5: goes absolutely no, He said no, no, no, no to 353 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 5: quote him. 354 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 8: No no no no. I saw the video and I 355 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 8: saw the people talking about it. But there they were 356 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 8: in a single second that I that I thought the 357 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 8: ball returning. It was about there are some times that 358 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 8: I just let him, you know, go through before. There 359 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 8: are some moments that he let me, you know, go first. 360 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 8: So that I mean that Viaty was, you know, who 361 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 8: who's gonna I'm going to go through first? 362 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 5: So that but yeah, that's a bit of a brain mess, 363 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 5: isn't it? With with alexanders Verev and you see that 364 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 5: a little bit like with Novak, he does that a 365 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 5: little bit, you know, crouches over not well or holds 366 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 5: his chest and the opponent thinks, oh, this is good, 367 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 5: this is going to retire. He's going to retire. And 368 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 5: then at the end, oh, I'm so sad he had 369 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 5: to retire. They're not every tennis player wants their opponent 370 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 5: to retire. I guarantee you that, But of course you 371 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 5: have to say the right thing. So maybe he's just 372 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 5: trying to trying to mess a little bit. But he 373 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 5: walked to the net like he was going to quit, 374 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 5: but he said he had absolutely no intention of calling 375 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 5: it a day. 376 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 2: Did you see when Carlos was quite well exhausted at 377 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 2: the end of the fourth as well, I think Coreer 378 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 2: was thinking, like, what. 379 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 8: Is he doing? 380 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 2: He's not taking a toilet break. He could have given 381 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 2: his body five more minuteses. Is that also just a 382 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 2: sign that he was just feeling it so much, not 383 00:17:58,840 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 2: thinking critically. 384 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, maybe, and just the mental capacity to walk off 385 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 5: to the bathroom, and that takes energy. So you've got 386 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 5: to really think about everything you do, because everything on 387 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 5: Rod laver In is quite close, but it's still a 388 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 5: little bit of a trick, and then you've got to 389 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 5: come back. Is that worth the energy or just stay put? 390 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 5: So that's probably what went into his mind. 391 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: So he was cruising up two sets to love. Then 392 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: the flashpoint came was at about four all yes, he 393 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: takes a medical time out. It's very clearly. Isn't happy 394 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 1: about that? We might keep that away? Well I don't 395 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 1: speak German, but it didn't sound great. So time medical 396 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: timeout is official. 397 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 9: It is furiously. 398 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: Thankfully in English. Though in his press conference asked afterwards, 399 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: he gave his thoughts on that medical timeout cramping. 400 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 9: So normally you can't take a medical time off for crampings. 401 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: But what can I do? 402 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 9: It's not my decision. I didn't like it, but it's 403 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 9: not my decision, to be honest. It was seventeen hours 404 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 9: ago and I don't quite remember, but I'm sure somebody 405 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 9: has it on video and you can check. But to 406 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 9: be honest, I don't want to talk about this right 407 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 9: now because I think this was one of the best 408 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 9: battles that ever was in Australia and it doesn't deserve 409 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 9: to be the topic now. 410 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: So what did you think of the time out? Was 411 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: it to justify or was it just create? 412 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 5: Such a difficult question, isn't it? Because Carlos said, well, 413 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 5: he wasn't sure was it cramp or was it the 414 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 5: adductor muscle? So he wasn't sure. I do think he's 415 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 5: a genuinely honest sky from what I've seen before, and 416 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 5: I've been to a lot of tournaments that he has 417 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 5: been to, and I think if there's any benefit of 418 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 5: the doubts, our Cras will always say let's play a 419 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 5: lett or. He's very much at a gentleman and thinks 420 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 5: that way. So I think something was going wrong. He 421 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 5: said he was starting to feel pain going up his 422 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 5: leg a little bit earlier, a bit maybe a game 423 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 5: before that game that he actually took the medical time out. 424 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 5: So it's so difficult to decide. But of course, if 425 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 5: you have cramp, you're not really meant to have a 426 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 5: medical time out during a set. If you're injured, then 427 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 5: it's absolutely legal. I think Zverev's probably right. What can 428 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 5: you do? What can he do? It's at the umpire's 429 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 5: discretion and hopefully the player is telling the truth. So 430 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 5: Zverev just has to take one on the chin. But 431 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 5: had he won that second set, he said, then he 432 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 5: would have been in a lot better position because then 433 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 5: you're a set apiece. Then the guy has scramp or 434 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 5: gets injured. Now it's a completely different ballgame as opposed 435 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 5: to being two sets up when that happens. 436 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: So is there anything that Elkarez will be worried about 437 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: leading into the final in terms of his body. Is 438 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 1: there any danger that he has done some sort of strain? 439 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 5: Did he say absolutely, Yeah, there's an adductor problem. But 440 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 5: here's the butts. So I was in Tokyo at the 441 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 5: end of last year, I think it was September or October, 442 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 5: and our Karaz rolled his ankle in the first match 443 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 5: he played against Sebastian bay As. He rolled it and 444 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 5: we were all thinking, oh, he's out. He's not going 445 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 5: to play because he had Shanghai the one thousand level 446 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 5: tournament the next week, which has more points, more prize money, 447 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 5: more prestige. But he carried on playing in that match. 448 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 5: His team said carry on, carry on. He got through 449 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 5: it and then he had physio. He went on to 450 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 5: win the title, and every every match he played he said, 451 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 5: I have the best physio in the world. His name 452 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 5: is one Hole and it is one and he is 453 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 5: the best physio in the world. That was my best Spanish. 454 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: Act be one because he got rid of the other one. 455 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 5: Well, yes, yes, but this guy is an absolute machine. 456 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 5: I was actually in the gym with one Hole a 457 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 5: few times and he's a lovely chap. He is absolutely ripped. 458 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 5: If you think Carlos au Kraz is in good shape, 459 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 5: one hole is Carlos au Kraz times too, So no 460 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 5: wonder al Kraz is in such great shape. 461 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: That finds what we saw in the fifth set. 462 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, exactly. And he credited one Hole with getting him 463 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 5: through Tokyo and winning the title. So one Hole, I 464 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 5: bet has got his hands on our Kraz as we speak, 465 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 5: and probably won't take them off until that match on Sunday. 466 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 5: He's going to be in the ice bath, he said, 467 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 5: he's going to be resting. He's watched the first two 468 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 5: sets of the Novaka Anix cinematch. Who's very much involved. 469 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 5: He wants to watch tennis as well. Obviously at the 470 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 5: end of a match, you've got a lot of a dress. 471 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 5: It does take a long time to kind of get 472 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 5: to yourself to sleep. But one host magic hands will 473 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 5: be on Alcarazis thigh for a long time. I suspect, 474 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 5: and in terms. 475 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: Of achieving the career Grand Slam would be the youngest 476 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: ever to do it. I mean, it's just great to 477 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: see Carlos in the Australian Open final because up until 478 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: this point he hadn't been past the quarters. 479 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 5: Qord of finals. I know it's kind of a bit 480 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 5: of a jinx, wasn't it you think of When I 481 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 5: looked at that start, I just couldn't believe that he 482 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 5: hadn't got passed. 483 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: But that is the case. 484 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 5: Now he's into the final and he was asked, would 485 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 5: you take the other three or this one and complete 486 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 5: the Grand Slam? And he said, oh, take this one please. 487 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 5: He wants to win now, and that's pretty hard to do. 488 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 5: Is turned down three majors for one, But that's the decision. Obviously, 489 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 5: that's not the decision because he's still going to try 490 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 5: very very hard for ronand Gaross, for Wimbledon and the 491 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 5: US Open, but this is the one he wants to win. 492 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 5: He wants to set that record of being the youngest 493 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 5: to do it, and one match away and at this 494 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 5: point you really can't count him out, especially since he's 495 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 5: got magic one hole. 496 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 11: Well, I think her shots are heavy, deep, flat balls. 497 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 11: It's not easy to work with. But yeah, we have 498 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 11: a great history and she's an incredible player. We had 499 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 11: a lot of great balls, a lot of finals we played, 500 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 11: and if it's going to her, I'm looking forward to 501 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 11: buddle this forward, all right? 502 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: It is time now to preview the women's final coming 503 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: up on Tomorrow night Saturday Night. Arena Sablenka and Elena Rebarkana. Now, 504 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: in terms of the form line at this Grand Slam, 505 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: it seems to be the top seeds that have been 506 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: winning quite comfortably. Can you see this following the same 507 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: script as the last time they met in the final 508 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: here or is there a case for Rebakana to turn 509 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: the tables? 510 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 5: Definitely a case for Rebeccna. Over the last eight months 511 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 5: she has been the best player on tour. She's won 512 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 5: the most matches. It happened just before the French Open 513 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 5: last year. She won clay court title on Strasbourg, which 514 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 5: is not her favorite surface a tour, but she won Strasburg. 515 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 5: Then she won ningbo in China. Then she won the 516 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 5: WTA Tour Forinali, beating Sablenka and Paguda on route. That 517 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 5: is indoors in read at the end of the year, 518 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 5: it's a huge prize money, huge points as well. The 519 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 5: difference from me with Rebeccaena as she was having off 520 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 5: court trouble. You've probably heard about it, but Stefanilvukov, her coach, 521 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 5: was suspended by the WTA for what they were investigating 522 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 5: might be inappropriate behavior. He is now not suspended anymore. 523 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 5: And for me, the color in the cheeks of Rebakkna 524 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 5: has just come back and she's playing a lot better. 525 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,360 Speaker 5: I mean, it was so immediate. He's back in the box, 526 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 5: she starts winning, and she has got a game that 527 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 5: can trouble anybody. If she plays about ninety percent, she 528 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 5: is almost unplayable at times, and she can handle the 529 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 5: Sabelenka power which the others in the WTA field cannot. 530 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 5: And we saw that with Sabelenka playing Iva Yovich playing 531 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 5: in her first major quarter final. Anytime there was a 532 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 5: slightly slower serve, Saberlenka went, wow, thank you very much. 533 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 5: But Rebekkanha loves the power. She loves somebody hitting hard 534 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 5: at her, so that one is going to be an 535 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 5: absolute ballbuster. I actually feel really sorry for the tennis balls. 536 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 4: Much we played here. It was very close, and I 537 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 4: think I throw the match. Of course I had some 538 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 4: little opportunities, but in the end of this third set, 539 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 4: I think Arina stepped in. She served much better, and yeah, 540 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 4: she deserved that win. Of course, many years past, a 541 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 4: lot of matches has been played and hopefully with all 542 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 4: the experience which I got from this last match last 543 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 4: time finally I played here, I bring it to Saturday 544 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 4: much and do my best. Focus on my serve. Of course, 545 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 4: since we're both very aggressive players, serve is important, and yeah, 546 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 4: fight till the end and hopefully this time is going 547 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 4: to go my way. 548 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 2: So after the last year's Australian Open, Saboleanca went five 549 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 2: and five in WTA finals and notably I think maybe 550 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 2: had an issue keeping ahead at Roland Garrels. Do you 551 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 2: think that that could potentially come into play here? 552 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 5: Think so. I think the psychology in tennis is so 553 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 5: crazy having I call myself a failed tennis player, but 554 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 5: it's absolutely mentally zapping. I think Sabelenka's really improved in 555 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 5: that department. It's a major improvement in her career because 556 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 5: she used to get very frustrated and upset, and she 557 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 5: is very naturally emotional. She wears on a heart on 558 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 5: her sleeve, but she's managed to contain it. There's actually 559 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 5: a really good clip if you ever get a chance 560 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 5: to watch it. It's Novak Djokovic talking to Jay Shetty, 561 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 5: who used to be a Buddhist monk, he's got a podcast, 562 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 5: and Novak said, actually, I get more frustrated than you, 563 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 5: and by you he meant everybody. He gets more frustrated. 564 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 5: But what he does better is he keeps that frustration 565 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 5: to two or three seconds and then it's on to 566 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 5: the next point, the next moment. And Saberlenka has started 567 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 5: to do that a lot more. She's very loud, doesn't she. 568 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 5: She grunts, she grown, she moans, she's ah, everything's and 569 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 5: then it's onto the next one. And that is what's 570 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 5: so impressive over the last couple of years and why 571 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 5: she's the world's best. I think she's also improved her 572 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 5: fitness unbelievably. She works with a guy called Jason Stacy, 573 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 5: who's no just a fitness coach. He calls himself kind 574 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,959 Speaker 5: of the everything guy, and she's playing really well out 575 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 5: of the corner. She also has developed an all round game, 576 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 5: so she has the massive power, which is again, like REBECCAA, 577 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 5: arguably the best in the world. But she's also adds 578 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 5: some nuances. She's got the slide, she's got the drop shot, 579 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 5: and she's pretty good at the net as well. 580 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, seems like she's added different elements to her game. 581 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: And you know, can get even better from what we've 582 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: seen here. I mean, it feels like she's playing the 583 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 1: best tennis we've ever seen her play here in Australia. 584 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 5: Which is scary, isn't it, since she's won this title 585 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 5: twice and got to the final last year. Yeah, she's 586 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 5: just a force to be reckoned with every time in majors? 587 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 5: How often does she lose early? Very very rarely now, 588 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 5: which speaks to her level of consistency and her mental aptitude. 589 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 5: It's just so impressive. Saberlenka's an absolute force. 590 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 2: And then on the other side of things, in her 591 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 2: last match, Rebark and I had the end in sight 592 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 2: and then had a pretty big wobble. Does that send 593 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 2: alarm signals for you. 594 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 5: A little bit? Actually? I agree with you. I had 595 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,959 Speaker 5: a conversation with Jesse Goula's coach after the match, Mark Marklein, 596 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 5: who's become you know, not a friend, but we have 597 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 5: a chat here or there, and I credited him because 598 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 5: obviously Pegoula had changed her tactics in the second set, 599 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 5: particularly on any second serve she was inside the baseline 600 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 5: heating returns, and the first bit of the second set 601 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 5: it wasn't working. But then it started to She started 602 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 5: to put a lot more pressure. But Rebeccaa's first serve 603 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 5: percentage was quite poor. She had the most aces on 604 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 5: tour by a long way last season. I believe she's 605 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 5: got the most aces on the WJA side of things 606 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 5: here she does over the last couple of weeks. Her 607 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 5: serve is great. However, she just wasn't making enough and 608 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 5: her second serve is not that great. And against Arena Sabaleenka, 609 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 5: that's going to be a major, major problem because Sabolenka 610 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 5: is just going to go down the line whenever she 611 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 5: can on a return. The other thing that was worrying 612 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 5: about Rebeccina was the forehand. The forehand she stopped losing, 613 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,479 Speaker 5: She lost trust in it, so every time Begula went 614 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 5: into the forehand it got really wobbly. You might remember 615 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 5: she hit one long and one in the net in 616 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 5: the closing stages and the high hand got quite shaky 617 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 5: and I was so oh, I could not believe it. 618 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 5: On the second serve that Pergola hit on the match point, 619 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 5: the last match point, she went into the back end 620 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 5: of Rebeccaa and Rebeaccena with two hands as comfortable nailed 621 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 5: that return down the line came over and that was 622 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 5: something that Mark and I discussed. Why on earth Begoula 623 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 5: served into the backhand when the forehand is just crumbling. 624 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 5: So Saballenka will watch that she's got a big team 625 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 5: around her, she's got a data analyst who's actually an 626 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 5: Australian in Shane Leonage. He's one of the best. He's unbelievable, 627 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 5: and so Sabalenka will be absolutely looking at all the 628 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 5: weaknesses of Rebakkna, which is second serve and the forehand. 629 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: And do you think that Rebakana has as many tricks 630 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: to call upon if the chips are against her, if 631 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: she's not doing well, if she's down in the match, 632 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: compared to Sabolenka. 633 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 5: Great question, Absolutely not. Saballenka's got Plan A, B C 634 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 5: and maybe even D these days, where Rebacina has plan A, 635 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 5: Plan A is phenomenal. So if she's serving a high 636 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 5: first percentage and very strong on her groundstrokes, I think 637 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 5: Rebeccaha will win. I actually picked her at the beginning 638 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 5: of the tournament. If she Rebeccaa plays eighty five percent 639 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 5: or below, I think it's a done deal for Sabolenka 640 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 5: because I think she's got extra levels to her game. 641 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 2: Would you call that whoever takes the first set wins it? 642 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 5: No, not really, No, I don't think so, especially if 643 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 5: Rebeccana wins it. Just because of that warbble against Pegoula. 644 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 5: I think if Saberlenka wins that first set, then she's 645 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 5: got much more of a chance. But I could easily 646 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 5: see that final going to three. Okay, can you give 647 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 5: us a tip? Then I'm going to go for Rebecca. 648 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 5: I went for a rise at the beginning. I can't 649 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 5: change my mind now. I think Rebeccaha is going to win, 650 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 5: although Sablenka is going to take a third title. There 651 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 5: we go have it. That for sitting on the fence, 652 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 5: all right now, I'm going to get that sounds very unfair. 653 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 5: I'm going to go I'll go for Rebeccena. 654 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 2: Three. 655 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: Okay, nice, I like it. So will she win the 656 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: first set and drop the second? Yes, Okay, we'll go 657 00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: with that because I do feel if Sabolenka wins the 658 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: first then it's going to be a lot harder for 659 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: Rebucking to come back. Well, we did have a final 660 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 1: today in a trophy for Australia as well, Olivia Gadeki 661 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: and John Peers winning the mixed doubles title here against 662 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: Ladenovich and Gernard in three sets a match tie break 663 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: as well. They were down during that match tiebreak, but 664 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: they went back to back mixed doubles titles, the first 665 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: to defend it since nineteen eighty nine, so well done 666 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: to them. We've got a fun segment called Ason Unforced Era. 667 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: We'd love to involve you in here, can ready. So 668 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: it's pretty straightforward, just an ASA Unforced Era. It could 669 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: be a lighter moment, could be something that happened on 670 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: court or off court. Do you want to open that? 671 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 5: I can kick us off. 672 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 2: Mine's more of a personal thing, and I guess an 673 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 2: announcement for the pod is wedding bells are ringing and 674 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 2: I'm off tomorrow to go watch my cousin Eden, which 675 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 2: I'm sure she will look beautiful walk her to watch 676 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 2: her walk down the aisle. So I'm very keen for that, 677 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 2: but I'll be back for the men's finals. 678 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 5: Code violence. 679 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: In the women's yes, true, true, yeah, absolutely? How hot 680 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: is it going to be in Mildred Wedding? 681 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 2: Forty four degrees Celsius. So let's hope the fake tan 682 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 2: stays on. 683 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 5: What happens if the extreme stress heat scale goes to 684 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 5: a fire? 685 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 2: We close the roof on the air conditioning. 686 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 5: We suspend play and will you hang on a minute? 687 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 5: Five minutes? Will you take this. 688 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 1: Or unforced era from uk Lexi's leaving for the wedding. 689 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 2: Well, do you have an observation of your own across 690 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 2: this tournament or today? That's an ace for you? 691 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 5: Oh I see enforced error? Oh well, an unforced Serah's 692 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 5: Coca Goth's performance? Is that fair? Selina Switzerlina, what happened 693 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 5: to her serve? Well, she was just kicking serves in, 694 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 5: wasn't she averaging one hundred and twenty k's and she's 695 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 5: got a great first serve. She just looked like a 696 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 5: beaten woman. It was so awful, and she was on 697 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 5: course actually to have their worst loss of her professional 698 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 5: career if she's if she'd won just two games rather 699 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 5: than it would have been the worst, even worse than 700 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 5: when she lost a palabdoster on the Madrid Clee courts 701 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 5: a few years ago. 702 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was for you for remembering you, Thank you 703 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: very much. 704 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 5: It was just devastating. So I think that would be 705 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:15,720 Speaker 5: the double fault. The ace would be today in the 706 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 5: men's semi finals. Two blockbusters, absolute aces out of the park. 707 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: Yep. I have to agree with that because we've been 708 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: talking about how this had just sort of been going 709 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: along without any massive stories, especially after the first couple 710 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: of rounds. We needed a signature match, and we got 711 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: not one, but two tonight, So that is for this tournament. 712 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: Double Whamming will be remembered forever. I think those two 713 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: matches that we've seen tonight, we've kept her up until 714 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: almost two am. Candy, So thank you for joining. 715 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 5: Us, thank you, thanks for having me. 716 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: And that is the AI wrap. Back tomorrow night for 717 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: the women's final.