1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: When wood he that bite sized The Aussie Open is back. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Finally it is on in Australia in Melbourne. After all 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: everything that was Novak's Djokovic. But he's out, He's gone 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: and we can now just get on with the tennis 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: and to talk to us all about that is Todd 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Woodbridge joins us from Channel nine. Welcome Toddy, Hey? 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: Could I hey? Who would have thought it would have been? Now? 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: Will and the Woodies together. 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: It's good to be back together. First show back for us, Todd, 10 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: and you've cracked a white hot gag to begin. Now, Todd, 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: let's now. I do want to talk about the tennis, 12 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: but I would be doing probably everybody at disservice if 13 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: I didn't start talking a little bit about Novak, because 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: I know you actually saw saw him on Thursday. Can 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: you talk to us a little bit about how he 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: was and what the mood was like. 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, Inuly I got to chat to him for 18 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: our draw show that we were going to do. So 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 2: it was just before one of these practice sessions out 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: on Roba Arena and he kind of knew I was 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: going to ask a few curlies because I had to, 22 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 2: and looking at that point when you had a chance 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: to look him in the eye, you could see there 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: was a fair bit of stress to see what was 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: happening was taking its toll, and he was trying to 26 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: be as professionally prepared as possible. But you know, he 27 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: still had about half a dozen practice sessions that he 28 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: got in before unfortunately for him, he was deported, but 29 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: it was it was a challenging time. And look, I 30 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 2: think even when you know, by the end of our 31 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 2: conversation you could tell he probably felt it was unlikely 32 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: that he was going to be here to start the tournament. 33 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: And that's how it turned out. 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 3: Hey, Toddy, do you like Novak Djokovic? And I know 35 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: that's a that's a pretty heavy question there, but I 36 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 3: know that, like the Australian public seemed to be overwhelmingly 37 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 3: when he got deported, pretty happy about it. You know 38 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: that the means online and et cetera. 39 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: I'm not I'm not vegan, so I don't go out 40 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: to dinner with him, and it's not Look, I've known 41 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 2: him for many years since he was a junior and 42 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: came out on the circuit. Was as he was starting, 43 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: I was almost just finishing. And do I like him? 44 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: I love what he does in terms of the way 45 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 2: he plays tennis and what he's been able to achieve. 46 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: But that's like Jesus, that's that's no. 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 2: I didn't say that, you just a word in my mouth. 48 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: I liked it. I mean the way he goes about it. 49 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: Now you set like my wife, answering my answering questions 50 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: for me. 51 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: I think Australia can have answered the question for you 52 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 1: then made him pretty obviously oh totally wild. Well, look 53 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: either way, I think the point is whether you liked 54 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: him or not. I don't think anybody deserved to be 55 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: beaten as publicly as he was. He's a champion of 56 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: our game. As well as he said he was a 57 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 1: phenomenal player. 58 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 2: He is a champion and I've said a couple of 59 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: times today now. So look, the thing is that he's 60 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: always going to be a great player who's done astonishing 61 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 2: things on court. But unfortunately what played out for him 62 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: is it probably takes away from his legacy of being 63 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: the greatest because it just doesn't you know what went 64 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 2: down in the wash year of Yeah, it certainly does. 65 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: And so it was an ideal and you know, I 66 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: think for me, now I've got this first first time. Really, 67 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: I feel like I'm adrenalized for the start of the 68 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 2: tournament because usually we start today and we have these 69 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: stories that start to unfold and we never know what 70 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: that story might be. And this one's been so dominant 71 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: that I feel like, Okay, now I can sort of 72 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: focus on that. You know, Heaven help us. We've got 73 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: our party on the court tonight, and you think, you know, 74 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: she just plays it nice and low and whatever, but 75 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: we can sort of get back to what we're actually 76 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: here for. 77 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: All right, great, well, mate, Toddy, I was going to 78 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: got a song quickly. I'd love for you stay if 79 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: you can, because I want to hear all about the 80 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: tennis action that is happening tonight, just before we do 81 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 1: that question for you. If somebody else wins it, knowing 82 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: how good years on hard court, because I mean him, 83 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: Fed and Rafa, they're all on twenty Grand Slam titles. 84 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: If one of Fed can't now, but if Rafa wins it, 85 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: is it always going to be a bit like when 86 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: Federer won at Roland Garross, the one that you know 87 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: he only won because Djokovic wasn't playing hangover the tour. 88 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 2: Nor well done. 89 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: Answering straight up and down. Now we're going to go 90 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: to a more with Tod wood Bridge up next to 91 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,559 Speaker 1: we've got the one and only Todd Woodbridge who joins 92 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: us from Channel nine and nine. Now he's covering the 93 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: tennis all across the next two weeks as the Aussie 94 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: Open just gets into full sweek. If you missed our 95 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: chat with Novak Djokovic, well yeah, I think like the 96 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: rest of the country, we were moving on. We've had enough. 97 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: Let's talk about who's actually playing tonight, Toddy. There're some 98 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: big games Rafa and the dal is going to be 99 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: on the court, and I know Aska is going to 100 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: be playing as well, which is great because I know 101 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: there's a bit of a cloud overher to begin with. 102 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, the interesting part about Ascca, of course is 103 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 2: you know we've had the Djokovic scenario, but you're remember 104 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: in May last year where she walked away from the game, 105 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: and it's so good to have her kind of back in. 106 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 2: And I did get a chance to talk to her 107 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 2: for an interview too, for the draw that we did, 108 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: and she's she's in. I just dropped and so but 109 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 2: for the first time in a long time, she looks 110 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: in a really happy, safe place and pleased to be 111 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 2: pleased to be playing. So that's good. But you know, 112 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: as gets her campaign underway tonight, we'll be focusing on 113 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 2: that in our broadcast and then once she's done, you 114 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: can then move over to Johnny Milman. He takes on 115 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: Peliicianta Lopez. Jim Kerry and I will be in action 116 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 2: on that one, and this would be good. It'd be 117 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: good to be back in there with Jim because. 118 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: Going to say, what's it like with Jim in the box? 119 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm gonna be honest. Half the time, it 120 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: sounds like the bloke is drunk or he's the most 121 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: laconic commentator. What's the story when you so? 122 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 2: Look, I've been fortunate enough to work with Jim and 123 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 2: Johnny McEnroe, and Johnny's not here this year because he's 124 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: stuck in New York and wasn't able to get here. 125 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 2: And when you work with Jim, he's a consummate professional. 126 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 2: You know, if you remember when he played, he wasn't 127 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: the greatest talent, but he was the hardest worker, and 128 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: that's what he's like in the commentary. But is now 129 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: when you go in with John he's the complete opposite. 130 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: Are you saying he's not a talented commentator? 131 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 2: You know he's talented. He just does it his way. 132 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: Why don't we steal you back towards tennis. Study the 133 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: other big Australian names. We've got Ashbarty tonight. But Nick Curios, 134 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 3: how do you think he's going to go? I know 135 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: the news recently was that he had COVID or there 136 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 3: he had COVID. How do you think he's going to 137 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 3: recover from that? 138 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, well he gets underway on Tuesday. Look either for Nick, 139 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 2: given that he's barely played a tournament. I think he's 140 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: played fifteen tournaments around about that in the last two 141 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: years any tennis. So ah gosh, you know he entertainers 142 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: for at least a couple of nights. Would be great 143 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 2: if he could have done a few more so, but 144 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 2: we'll have to wait and see. 145 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: Mate to before you go. Two more questions. First one, 146 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: the big cock Tanasi Cock and Archers. We love the 147 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: cock in this studio. He's been in here a couple 148 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: of times. We bloody love that bloke. We've got t 149 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: shirts actually. 150 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: It says number one Cock fans, Number. 151 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: Number one Cock fans how's he going to go? How 152 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: is how is the fly? 153 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: I think he'll I think he will win his first match. 154 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: Great if he would have win his first one. He 155 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: probably comes up against Rapha, so that's going to be yeahs. 156 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, Curios and the cock both have really tough runs. 157 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah they do. But you know what, you're going 158 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 2: to make your names yourself. You've got to beat one 159 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: of them. So that would be good, well said mate. 160 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: And finally, have we managed to lure Bernie out of 161 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: his spa in the Gold Coast? Is he coming down 162 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: for this one or is he? 163 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: Well? He did he was here momentarily for qualifying. 164 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: Missed him. 165 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 2: I think fifty three minutes. I think he was out. 166 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 2: Oh you got he said. He caught COVID while he 167 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 2: was out on court. 168 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: Do you miss that? He said? 169 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 3: To the chair umpire, he said, if I don't have COVID, 170 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 3: or buy your dinner? 171 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: Do you know has the chair? I'm by board him dinner? 172 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: Todd wood Bridge? Have you you know the. 173 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: Gus there the day. We haven't followed up on that, 174 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: but we may. We might try and find that umpire 175 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 2: and see you, But I think the umpire might left 176 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: town quickly after that. 177 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's fair, that's fair, dinner with Bernie anyway. All right, 178 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 1: let's Todd, let's wrap it up mate. It's been a 179 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: pleasure to have you on the show as always. You're 180 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: doing some wonderful stuff there, mate, go sit down with 181 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: the big Name is the Star and the Rise to 182 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: Bridge and tell you what. You can watch the tennis 183 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: on Channel nine and nine now of course, all over 184 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks. It will be a wonderful tournament. 185 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: Can't wait to get started now that we're done with 186 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: all the ins and outs of the Jokovac Djokovic stuff. Todd, 187 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us, mate, have a wonderful 188 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: night going. 189 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 2: Good on you guys. Great to have you back on air. 190 00:08:59,000 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: Thanks. 191 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 3: Made more of the boys on the full podcast just 192 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 3: scroll up.