1 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: Blockbuster quarterfinals. Who thrived in the spotlight and who melted? 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: Welcome to the AO RAP. You're with the Late crew. 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: I'm Brett Thomas. 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 2: And I'm Lexi Mitchell. Here's your quick hit from day 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: ten GoF her game. Elena Sidelina gives Coco a serve 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: in their quarter final. Demon slayer Carlos Alkrez since Ossie, Alex. 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: Packing Sablenca marches On Zverev into another semifinal AO Radios 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: Nat Edwards unpacks the day session on the evening serve. 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 3: Last year it was the world's best Younnick Center that 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 3: stopped him. 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 4: This year it's going to be. Carlos al Karaz. 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 3: Had a first visit to the semifinals in Melbourne, fire the. 13 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 5: World number one. 14 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: Well, Lexi, we are yet to see a five setter 15 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: on rod Labor Arena at this AO, and unfortunately for 16 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: Alex Dimonor, that trend can tonight it did. 17 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: Carlos Alcaraz just completely wiped the court with Alex the 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: poor boy. He was quite defeated and demoralized by the 19 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: end of it. Carlos kicked things off in each set, 20 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,279 Speaker 2: taking the lead three love and it just meant Alex 21 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: was constantly chasing his tail and cloring his way back in. 22 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, the first set was really competitive, seven to five 23 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: score line. Looked at one point it might go to 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: a tiebreak, but Diminoor was broken three times, including the 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: last game, and you're not going to win many sets, 26 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: let alone matches when you're broken that many times. And 27 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: Alcarez early on, as you said, got off to a 28 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: flyer and he just looked untouchable. Dimon All was able 29 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: to find some cracks in the Alcarez service game, and 30 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: both of them were serving at a fairly low percentage 31 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: on first serves. But Diminer itself, when he broke, he 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: was almost broken back immediately. 33 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think there were still some positives for 34 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: Alex to take from it. There was a crucial moment 35 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: where he had he was down love forty and had 36 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: set points against him. Was really impressive on serve, basically 37 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: sending down three unreturnable serve. I think just Carlos, just 38 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: being the juggernaut that he is, just wasn't going to 39 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 2: let that continue. 40 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 6: Yeah. 41 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: I mean, speed, as we know, is the demon All's weapon, 42 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: but he's pretty speeding himself. Alcarez and then the next 43 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: two sets if you give the world number one a 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: head start, he might have been able to really him 45 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: in set one, but not for the rest of the match. 46 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: That's absolutely correct. So Alex just became agitated. You could 47 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: see if you're playing your best tennis and the other 48 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: guy's just sending it over the net, having the time 49 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: of his life, really just enjoying himself and everything that 50 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: you're trying, hitting the best shots you've ever hit, and 51 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 2: then suddenly they just make their way back at you. 52 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 7: It is frustrating stuff. 53 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: And demoralizing as well. I heard Todd Woodbridge on nine's 54 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: coverage talk about exactly that, where he was playing some 55 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: of the best tennis of his career Alex Dimenor, but 56 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: then the very next point, Alcarez hits him back. And 57 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: I guess that's been the question about demon Or is 58 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: when he comes up against Alcaraz and Sinner, can he 59 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: take his game upper level? And unfortunately tonight the answer 60 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: has been no. 61 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's that next step, like how do you find 62 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: an opening when Carlos is winning the short rallies, he's 63 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 2: winning the long rallies, Like Alex is a great counterpuncher 64 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 2: and great outlasting someone over a longer point. But Carlos 65 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: isn't someone that you can do that against unless you 66 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,399 Speaker 2: actually are playing with magic on your fingertips. 67 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you need your serve going in as well. 68 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: You need a higher percentage of first serves. Obviously he's 69 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: not going to serve as big as al KaAZ, but 70 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: you just need to get some more free points, which 71 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: he was unable to do throughout most of the match, 72 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: broken a total of seven times. 73 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 8: You get back up, right, That's what it is. I mean, yeah, 74 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 8: I can decide to look at it two different ways, right, 75 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 8: I can. I can look at the fact that at 76 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 8: the Australian over and I've lost to Rafa Nova Kiyanik twice. 77 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 8: Now Carlos, I'm not losing too many matches to players 78 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 8: possibly shouldn't lose to, right, So yeah, you just got 79 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 8: to keep on moving. That's the only way. 80 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: Carlos was really strong at the net two, winning eighteen 81 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: of twenty two net points, and then yeah, those last 82 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: two sets he took six two, six to one. So 83 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 2: it just looked very difficult out there for Alex. 84 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: Al Karaz goes on now to a semi final. This 85 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: is the furthest he's made at the Ao, so great 86 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: to see him in the final four against Alex Zverev. 87 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: And if there's anyone who could potentially topple al Karaz 88 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: and center, it might be the German. 89 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 9: Playing against someone like leg Alex is always really difficult. 90 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 9: You have to be really focused on every ball, you 91 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 9: have to you know, win the point almost three four 92 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 9: times almost, So it's that means how how difficult to 93 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 9: play against against Alex. 94 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,559 Speaker 2: Something to look for when al KaAZ comes up against 95 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: Verev is that they've got a six to six head 96 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: to head and only played one time last year, where 97 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: Carlos won in the Cincinnati Master is one thousand, so 98 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 2: there's not necessarily too much to read on their form 99 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: right now as to how they'll match up with each other. 100 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 7: But they have played at the. 101 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 2: Australian Open in the twenty twenty four quarterfinal, where's Verev 102 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 2: won in four sets. 103 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 10: Lenda Specalina next to a first Australia. 104 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 11: The Open semi five. 105 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 12: She takes advantage of an. 106 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 5: Ounce of sorts Coco Gods a long way off her 107 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 5: best well. 108 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: The quarterfinal between Coco Goff and Elenas Federlenda. They were 109 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: first up on Rod Laver arena under the closed roof. 110 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: The roof was open for Dimenor and Alcaraz, but Coco 111 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: Goff her demons were her serve right throughout the tournament 112 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: and she just wasn't going to fix it in a quarterfinal. 113 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 1: And that's the way it played out in a scoreline 114 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: that we weren't really expecting to spite Goth struggles. 115 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, her serves was something that we were both keeping 116 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: an eye on before the match even started, her double faults, 117 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: but also the low percentage of second serves one and 118 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: s Fidilina just really punched through any soft bowl that 119 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: Goth sent her way. So I think the start of 120 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 2: the match was a bit of a punch and CounterPunch, 121 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 2: like who can hit the most winners or whack each 122 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 2: other off court. But then once things progress, we just 123 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 2: sort of could see that Coco was losing her mentality 124 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: a little bit and her confidence in her own serve. 125 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, And one of the things she said after the match, 126 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: she spoke to her box when so much was working 127 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: against her, asking for advice, and they said, play the 128 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: percentages and play the ball up the middle of the court, 129 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: which might work in round one or two against the 130 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: lower ranked opponent, but tonight's Fidelina was able to take 131 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 1: full advantage. She wasn't just waiting for enforced errors. She 132 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: was taking the match on her racket and taking her opportunities. 133 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 2: And Coco was looking rattled to sending down one hundred 134 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 2: and twenty kilometer first serves like that is almost unforgivable 135 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: against an opponent like Sidelina like she was absolutely sending 136 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: those back with heat on them. And what Fidelina did 137 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 2: well is she made herself look intimidating. She once she 138 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 2: was getting almost lobs into the quarter as a serve, 139 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: she was really pushing up close to the baseline and 140 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 2: then stepping over it on the second serves and almost 141 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: challenging Coco and saying, you know, go for it. 142 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 7: I'm right up here. And I think that really got 143 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 7: to her. 144 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: Because so often in tennis, you can play at the 145 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: level of your opponent, they can kind of drag you down, 146 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: but she and that can kind of get into your head. 147 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: But she didn't allow that to happen tonight. And look, 148 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: Coco was looking for answers anywhere, and one of the 149 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: places she was looking at was her racket as well, 150 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: which she asked to be restrung at one point during 151 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: the first set. 152 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, she did send those off it. I think that 153 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 2: was just another sign of how this was getting into 154 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: her head. She wasn't necessarily fighting the immediate plane in 155 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 2: front of her. I think she just seemed like she 156 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: was elsewhere and her body language was, you know, shoulders slumped, 157 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 2: swinging the tennis racket around like you know, it was 158 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: like the forgotten Barbie doll, but she didn't care about Yeah, 159 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: and then the back and forth with her box. She 160 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: just didn't seem like she had her head in the game. 161 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, the second set, you thought, okay, maybe after a break, 162 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: if she walks off court for a little bit, she's 163 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: now got the restrung rackets that you know, tennis isn't 164 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: over until the last ball and the last point is won. 165 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: It's not like other games where it's time based. But 166 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: it was the same story in the second set. 167 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,239 Speaker 2: Yes, Sidelina finding a sweet spot. She hit twelve winners 168 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: across the match, which is a start contrast to Coco's 169 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 2: four winners and twenty six unforced errs. 170 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, Carlos Alcrez had more winners than Coco Gough 171 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: after the first game, but she just had to play 172 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: conservative because nothing was working for. 173 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: Her, and in the end, Sidelina took the match in 174 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: just fifty nine minutes. 175 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: Okay, well, there was an incident afterwards. It was caught 176 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: on some cameras of Coco GoF smashing her racket behind 177 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: closed doors and have to give take my hat off 178 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: to her, and she explained this in the press conference afterwards, 179 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: but her thinking was that she didn't want to do 180 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: it on court because she want to set a bad 181 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: example two kids. So well done to Coco Golf for 182 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: bottling her frustration until she had left. 183 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 4: I mean, it wasn't a miscalculation. I was playing with 184 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 4: the tension that I normally use, and obviously today was 185 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 4: a bit we were trying to figure out how I 186 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 4: want it to be strong because I found out the 187 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 4: roof would be closed a little bit later, so I 188 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 4: was I mean, I figured it would be close, but 189 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 4: you just don't know. I hadn't played with the roof closed, 190 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 4: so I didn't know. I felt like the ball was slower. 191 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 4: Obviously I've been playing mainly day and with the roof 192 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 4: open and heart conditions, so I felt I needed to 193 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 4: go lower. But it was a miscalculation. I don't think 194 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 4: that's the reason why I lost today. 195 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: And Alena s Fedelena not only into her first AO 196 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: semi final, but another big achievement for her tonight as well. 197 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, she returns to the top ten. 198 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: So she set that as a goal of hers for 199 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 2: this year and she's achieved it in the first month 200 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: of the year. So congrats to her. She's got back 201 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: to back top ten wins. She defeated Mirra and Drevera 202 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: in the fourth round and now Coco she's just given 203 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 2: it to the kids. 204 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 10: It's for sure adds maybe a little bit of pressure 205 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 10: that it's of course, it's a it's a good feeling 206 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 10: and a bad feeling at the same time, because you 207 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 10: feel like you have a chance, you know, to to 208 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 10: play well, you have a chance to win this match. 209 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 10: You have to keep going, you have to keep trying 210 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 10: to perform well. I played well. I think I dealt 211 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 10: with it well. Coco is such a great champion, you know, 212 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 10: she came back a couple of times in our matches, 213 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 10: being one set up, one set down, and for me, 214 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 10: you know, I try to keep building, keep trying to 215 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 10: play well, and yeah, try to really stay focused from 216 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 10: the start until the end. 217 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: All right, So obviously Coco Gofer at one point I 218 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: saw she won one out of ten off her second serves. 219 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: A lot of those were double faults. But Arena Sabalinka 220 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: is not going to give spedal In any free points 221 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: on her surf. 222 00:10:58,600 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 7: No, she won't. 223 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 2: And I think something I'm saying to you while they 224 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: were while they were playing, is that I think I 225 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 2: do prefer a full strength Swidelina to come up against 226 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: Sablenka than someone that has such an obvious weakness like Coco. 227 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 2: I think Sudelina has quite a balanced game overall, and 228 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 2: as we saw tod a power game. She was hitting 229 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 2: the sweet spot multiple times, so I think she can 230 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 2: really bring it to Sabolenka. 231 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's huge. And Sablenk has played a lot of 232 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: day matches and she's talked about her struggles serving with 233 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 1: the sun in her eyes. You'd assume this match, this 234 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: semi final would be at night. So let's see how 235 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: Federalina goes against the big serves of the two time 236 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: AO champion. Let's talk about the doubles. Though from an 237 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: Australian perspective, some good news tonight. 238 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: It's ossie doubles delight so Olivia Gadecki and John Piers. 239 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,479 Speaker 2: They got over the top of some higher ranked opponents 240 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 2: six one seven six. And then the Aussie men's pairing 241 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: of Jason Kubler and Mark Polman's did the same thing 242 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 2: six four seven six. 243 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: So both pairings in the mix and and the men's 244 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: doubles are into the semifinals. All right, let's catch up 245 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: with the rest of what happened during the daylight hours. 246 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: Here is AO radio's Matt Edwards and the evening serve 247 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: tosses up. 248 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 13: The serve out wide is an eight. What a way 249 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 13: to finish with a bagel for Arena Sabalnka Cruise Control 250 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 13: threw that second and back into the semifinals sixty three 251 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 13: six love over Ivyovich. It's a fourth straight semifinal here 252 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 13: at the Australian Open. 253 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 3: It's long He's missed it that Sassh's very for the 254 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 3: fourth time moves through to the semifinals of the Australian Open. 255 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 3: Six to three, six seven, six one seven six, three 256 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 3: hours and ten minutes on court. 257 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 5: It has been a huge day ten here at the 258 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 5: twenty twenty six Australian Open. My name is Nat Edwards. 259 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 5: It's great to have your company on the evening. Serve 260 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 5: a very very very hot day here at Melbourne Park. 261 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 5: As I welcome in our special guest four to ninety's 262 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 5: been on before, but it is tennis journalist and co 263 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 5: host of the sit Down podcast Matrolope. 264 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 2: Matt. 265 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 5: Welcome to you. 266 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 12: I love a plug for the sit Down. That's very 267 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 12: nice and I'm very pleased to be inside today. We're 268 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 12: actually in quite nice air condition company in the radio studio. 269 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 12: We pretty good. 270 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 5: We've closed off the doors to the outside world so 271 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 5: we can be nice and cool in here. It is 272 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 5: stifling if you are just tuning in for the first time, 273 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 5: and perhaps you live internationally or overseas, not in Australia. 274 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 5: We reach temperatures in some parts of Victoria today of 275 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 5: forty eight degrees, which is just unfathomable. We've got bushfires 276 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 5: going in. Our thoughts of course go out to all 277 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 5: of those who are impacted and are having to evacuate. 278 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 5: But it has been brutal today the weather. But before 279 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 5: we unpack the big stories in a little more detail, 280 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 5: here is what's making news today and two time Australian 281 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 5: Open champion Arena Sablenka is edging closer to a third 282 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 5: title at Melbourne par after winning her way into yet 283 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 5: another semi final in the brutal heat. Sablenka took just 284 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 5: under ninety minutes to book her place in the final 285 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 5: four with a six six love win over twenty ninth 286 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 5: seed Ibovich. 287 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 14: Don't look on the scory. Wasn't easy at all. She 288 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 14: played incredible tennis, pushed me to to like on one 289 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 14: step battle level, and I'm super happy with the win. 290 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 5: Was a tough battle meantime. Alexander Zverev has reached his 291 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 5: tenth Grand Slam semifinal after defeating twenty year old American 292 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 5: Leerner Tian in four sets, the German securing his twelfth 293 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 5: straight win over a left handed opponent at a major 294 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 5: six three sixty seven, six to one, seven six. 295 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 11: Without my twenty aces or something later, I probably would 296 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 11: have not won today. So obviously very happy with my surf. 297 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 11: But yeah, just just only happy to be back. 298 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 5: Into semiscam, back in the semis again. Alexander Zverev and 299 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 5: Arena Sablenka will dig into those stories a little bit 300 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 5: more in just a moment, but while we have you 301 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 5: here second week at the tournament. I wanted to know, 302 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 5: what is your story of the tournament so far. 303 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 12: There's look, there's been a bit of love. I've loved 304 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 12: the chalk of all of the top players getting through 305 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 12: and we've got these you know, top six in both 306 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 12: men's and women's and so it sets the stage for 307 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 12: really incredible like blockbusses in the quarters, which we're getting 308 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 12: tonight and we've had today. But I actually think it's 309 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 12: been Demonor's progression because when we were previewing the tournament, 310 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 12: it was like he's our national hope, but he had 311 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 12: a brutal drawer. There was like Tiafo on the third round, 312 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 12: Bublic in the fourth, and the way and those matchups happened, 313 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 12: and the way he rose to the occasion and beat 314 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 12: Tiafo very impressively in straight sets, but was like next 315 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 12: level good against Bublic, like only surrendered six games. 316 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 5: It's clinical. 317 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 12: Yeah, it was clinical. And one of our riders dug 318 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 12: into it and was like that seemed really fast, And 319 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 12: it turned out was the second fastest men's match of 320 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 12: the tournament. So if you're beating another top ten player 321 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 12: that fast and stepping up when the draw is toughest 322 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 12: and requires you to find your level. I thought that 323 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 12: was incredibly impressive. And then so he gets back to 324 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 12: the quarter finals and that's it. Just continues his consistency here. 325 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 12: He always does better as well or better than he 326 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 12: did the previous year. He's got this streak of like 327 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 12: seven years which it never falls earlier. 328 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 5: I love that and Iman I do want to mention though, 329 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 5: we have a competition going on AO Radio, so we 330 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 5: have a fifty dollars voucher to the Australian Open Shop 331 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 5: to give away to the listener who has the most 332 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 5: creative response to this question. So basically, if we gave 333 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 5: you the opportunity to get front row seats to any 334 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 5: Australian Open match in history, which match would you choose 335 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 5: and why? 336 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 2: So? 337 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 5: It can be from any round any Australian Open. 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And the entries do close five pm on 347 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 5: Saturday afternoon, Melbourne time, and I will announce the win 348 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 5: later on that evening in the evening serve. So, Matt, 349 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 5: if you could be given front row seats to any 350 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 5: match in Australian Open history, what would you want to rewatch? 351 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 12: Could I pick two? 352 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 10: Yes? 353 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 5: Of course. 354 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 12: I remember really vividly the Agassi Sampras I think it 355 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 12: was semi final in two thousand. That was an Agasy 356 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 12: had his renaissance and it was such a big match 357 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 12: and I think it went five and Agasy one, and 358 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 12: that's when he kind of had taken over number one again. 359 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 12: That I remember that being amazing and they had that 360 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,199 Speaker 12: great contrast of styles. It was really cool and I 361 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 12: was a big Agassy fan. I love the baseliner, so 362 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 12: that was that was a really amazing match. And the 363 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 12: other one I remember was when Kim Klaisters led Serena 364 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 12: like five to one in the third had match points 365 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 12: when Serena was going for four majors in a row 366 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 12: and she staged that comeback. I remember watching that on TV. 367 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 12: That would have been really cool to be out because 368 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 12: there was history being made like love and Yeah, and 369 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 12: that was a really engaged crack because Kim was Auzzie 370 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 12: Kim and. 371 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 5: It was atmosphere amazing Kim. 372 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 12: Yeah, and I'm really pleased Kim eventually got a AO 373 00:17:58,359 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 12: title later. So you know, everyone won. 374 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 5: Make sure you email us a radio at Tennis dot 375 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 5: com dot au or ask the booth form you can 376 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 5: fill that out. A fifty dollars voucher to the Australian 377 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 5: Open Shop coming your way if you win that. So 378 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 5: let's dive in and chat about today's results in a 379 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 5: little bit more depth. And Arena Sablenka, I mean, into 380 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 5: a fourth consecutive AO semi final. She's also reached the 381 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 5: last four at a Grand Slam for the fourteenth time, 382 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 5: which is just incredible. And I know on paper six 383 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 5: three six love it looks, you know, very dominant, but 384 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,959 Speaker 5: the teenager in n Ivyovich took it to her in 385 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 5: particular in that first set, and then I think Sabolenka 386 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 5: really had to step up her game and rise to 387 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 5: the occasion in that second set, which is what a 388 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 5: true champion does. 389 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 12: Yeah, all of that is correct, Like I think the 390 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 12: score line was closer than it looked on the scoreboard. 391 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,479 Speaker 12: There were games that were going to you know, four juices, 392 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 12: five juices. Sablenka was really falsified. This is Yovich's like, 393 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 12: there's never been anywhere near this stage of a Grand Slam, 394 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 12: So she and her poise on that stage I thought 395 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 12: was amazing. She's incredibly impressive for someone that's just eighteen. 396 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 12: So yeah, definitely forced Sabolenka to fight really hard in 397 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 12: the first set, and then I really love the way 398 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 12: she responded. I mean, yeah, I actually love it when 399 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 12: a top play steps up and does something like drops 400 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,479 Speaker 12: the hammer like that six love and she kind of 401 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 12: she sent a message like Yovic's incredibly promising, but this 402 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 12: is the level you need to get too, So that 403 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,239 Speaker 12: will actually be very instructive. I think for ev Over, 404 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 12: she'll go away and she'll be like, okay, well that's well, 405 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 12: like I got taught a bit of a lesson in 406 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 12: the second set. There an amazing tournament for me. Would 407 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 12: be incredibly proud of herself, but has some work to 408 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 12: do and she's got plenty of time, but she's seen 409 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 12: what the bar is and Sabolenka still hasn't lost a 410 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 12: set this year, like playing like a true number one. 411 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 12: She's so dominant at this tournament. She's made six consecutive 412 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 12: Grand Slam semifinals now, so she's just she just doesn't 413 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 12: lose early. She steps up on the bigger stages and 414 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 12: it's just always there in contention, and she's. 415 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 5: Just hungry for that time. So wants a third time. 416 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 12: Yeah, And well, I think last year would have increased 417 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 12: that hud because she was so close to winning three 418 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 12: in a row and got pipped. And she shown that 419 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 12: when she suffers disappointment like that, she almost always comes 420 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 12: back and gets what she wants next time, whether it's 421 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 12: a rematch with a player or you know, a title 422 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 12: she lost in the final, she wins it the next year. 423 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 12: There's a real record of that. So I think that's 424 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 12: you know, that kind of botes well for her this year. 425 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 5: Well, this was Arena Sablenka on her second set performance. 426 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 14: Yeah, the second set, I felt like I have to 427 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 14: step in and put even more pressure on her because 428 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 14: I can see that she's young, she's hungry, and I 429 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 14: could tell during the march that no matter what the score, 430 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:42,959 Speaker 14: she's still going to be there. To try and then 431 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 14: trying to figure her way, and yeah, I knew that 432 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 14: I have to step in and show the level and 433 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 14: the class, and I think it really helped me kind 434 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 14: of like just go from my shots and help me 435 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 14: to trust my game. And yeah, there was definitely amazing 436 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 14: perform moments in the second set. 437 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 5: So Sabolenka the one to beat for you in your 438 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 5: mind right now? 439 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 6: She is. 440 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 12: We did tournament predictions. I think my colleague viv Christy 441 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 12: came on and you might have asked about it, so 442 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 12: us as a team, we all gave our predictions and 443 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 12: the majority of the team picked Sabolenka as women's champion. 444 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 12: I did as well, And there's no reason to doubt 445 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 12: that pick yet because she's just looked she's just looked 446 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 12: in brilliant. 447 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 5: For who's the one that you think could challenge is 448 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 5: it Coco? Given that they've been in a couple of 449 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 5: Grand Slam finals together already. 450 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 12: I think at this stage now anyone could challenge her. 451 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 12: Lots of people that could do it, but Sabolenka is 452 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,199 Speaker 12: number one for a reason. She's the best player at 453 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 12: the majors. She's she's there the most, she's won the most, recently, 454 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 12: so she is the front runner. 455 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 5: And you talked about your story of the tournament so far. 456 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 5: I think for me, my story of the tournament was 457 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 5: iv Yovich. I just absolutely fell in love with her 458 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 5: as a tennis player and the fact that she's so young, 459 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 5: I mean, the youngest play in the WTA's top one 460 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 5: hundred this time last year's ranked one hundred and ninety one, 461 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 5: and then rocksap She's seated in the Grand Slam for 462 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:10,239 Speaker 5: the first time, making quarterfinals for the first time. I 463 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 5: just think her trajectory is quite incredible and she could 464 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,679 Speaker 5: be a top ten player potentially by the end of 465 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 5: the year. Let's take a listen to what Ivyovich had 466 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 5: to say after her loss. 467 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 6: Every match is really cool, I think at this level, 468 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 6: and it's really just it's just a dream to even 469 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 6: be here. So it's yeah, it's the quarterfinals, but you know, 470 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 6: ultimately I hope to be in many quarterfinals, right, So 471 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 6: I don't think that this win or last today is 472 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 6: going to make or break my career really, so yeah, 473 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 6: it was. It was a tough one and I think 474 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 6: Arena played very well. I could have could have done 475 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 6: some things differently, but that's Tana's like. 476 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 5: You said, though, I when she said it's not going 477 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 5: to make or break me, I think it actually could 478 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 5: make her in terms of the lessons that she learned 479 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 5: from it. But she's got such a great attitude already 480 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 5: at eighteen. It's just she's speaking like she's in her thirties. Yeah, 481 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 5: that wisdom. 482 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 12: It is remarkable how mature she sounds for an eighteen 483 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 12: year old. She sounds like she's been out there for 484 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 12: ten years and plays with that kind of poise as 485 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 12: well on the court, kind of got out there, didn't 486 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 12: look overwhelmed at all. Yeah, she's and then listening to 487 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 12: comments like that, she's got a very kind of long term, 488 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 12: broad broad perspective. One loss or one tournament is not 489 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 12: make or break and she's, Yeah, she's kind of in 490 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 12: it for the long game, and I think that's a 491 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 12: really healthy perspective. 492 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 5: It was definitely all right. Let's move on to the 493 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 5: other match today that we saw in rod Labor Arena 494 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 5: between Alexander's Vereev the third seed and Leerner Tan, who 495 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 5: I also love, a twenty year old from America who's 496 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 5: just making strides and continues to do so. Is the 497 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 5: twenty fifth seed, but it was tight in the fourth set, 498 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 5: and I mean, look spare of again in that tiebreak, 499 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 5: just like Arena did. He just turned the heat up 500 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 5: in that tiebreak. I think he reeled off the first 501 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 5: five six points was six, yes, six, wasn't it? And 502 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 5: he was just incredible. The level that he served at 503 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 5: today I thought was astounding and it probably got him 504 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 5: over the line in the end because I thought Ten 505 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 5: was really good from the baseline. 506 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 12: Yes, I think they were quite equally matched from the baseline, 507 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 12: but Zverev does have that distinct advantage. He's so much 508 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 12: taller than Ten and when and he served when it's firing, 509 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 12: is one of the best in the game. This was 510 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 12: really great. I mean, I know we've been calling out it. 511 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 12: We'd love a really close match in the tournament. We 512 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 12: got it today. Even though it was four sets. It 513 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 12: was really compelling. It could have gone either way. That 514 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 12: fourth set was like on a knife edg until Zverev 515 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 12: stepped up in the tiebreak, and the atmosphere was really 516 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 12: good in there. I'll give a shout out to my parents. 517 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 12: They were in there today and they were texting me 518 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 12: and they were like, it's so much fun in here 519 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 12: and you're kind of like, that's great because it was. 520 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 12: It was a match that was dangerous for Zverev. We 521 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 12: saw what Ten did to Medvedev in the previous round. Brilliant, 522 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 12: brilliant performance. And I think the last time these two played, 523 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 12: Zverev and T and TN one. So yeah, and he's 524 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 12: feeling it, like he's in he's on this great upward 525 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 12: trajectory bit like Yovic and yeah, so Zverev to really 526 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 12: really bring it, but like he's just building this incredible 527 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 12: resume at the Australian opened at Grand Slams. I mean, 528 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 12: he's he knows unlike T and he knows what it's 529 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 12: like at this business end of the tournament. And you know, 530 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 12: he's now one match away from returning to the final. 531 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 5: And he's still chasing that loose him Cram Slam title. 532 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 12: Could this be the year? 533 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 5: I mean, he's playing some great tennis and it was interesting. 534 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 5: He was full of praise to for Learnity and after 535 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 5: the match in his on court interview, he was sort 536 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 5: of saying, I don't know what Michael Chang has done 537 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 5: with him in the off season, but he's really got him. Yeah, 538 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 5: some very very good things. Indeed, so we look forward 539 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 5: to seeing what he can produce for the rest of 540 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 5: the year. But let's take a listen now to what 541 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 5: Alexander Zverev talked about in his post match and I 542 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 5: guess the things that he's been trying to work on 543 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 5: in this game. 544 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 11: What makes the big difference between the best two players 545 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 11: with Ianik and Colves and the rest of everyone is 546 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 11: the first shot after the surf. I mean, they're so aggressive, 547 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 11: they don't let you kind of get into the rally, 548 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 11: and you know, that's that's something that I worked on 549 00:25:59,600 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 11: a lot. 550 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 5: So they go. He's just always trying to improve, and 551 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 5: you do. You have to keep improving to try and 552 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 5: keep within an arms reaches, you know, Cinner and Alcoraz. 553 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 12: Yeah, I love how he was very specific about that. 554 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 12: A lot of players keep the analysis pretty good, yea, 555 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 12: because you don't want to let them let your opponents 556 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 12: in every Yeah, you don't want to give away too much, 557 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 12: but yeah, you have to be specific. It's that it's 558 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 12: that pressure and that intensity on that next shot after 559 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 12: the serve. I think it's one thing knowing that, but 560 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 12: I think it's a different thing executing it. And if 561 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 12: players could step up and be as good on that 562 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:32,679 Speaker 12: second shot. They would, but Sinner and Alcoraz have separated themselves. 563 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 12: I think Zvere playing at his very best with the 564 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 12: serve firing and being aggressive and taking advantage of his 565 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 12: like physical weapons. I think he can really challenge him. 566 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 12: He's beaten Alcoraz before, he's beaten seen it before Sinner's 567 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 12: gotten on top in the matchup. I think it's still 568 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 12: closer with al Carez potentially when they're both playing well, 569 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 12: but it would require a big step up in level. 570 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 12: Because Ciner and al Choraz are going for four straight 571 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 12: major finals. 572 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 5: They are the bar. 573 00:26:57,119 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 12: But Zvere has played the kind of tennis he needs 574 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 12: to challenge them to get to this point. He's looked 575 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 12: very impressive. 576 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 5: He has just needs to get that temperament. There were 577 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 5: a few moments today and was just yelling at his day. 578 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 5: That's such a strange relationshship. I mean, I wonder sometimes 579 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 5: when they come off court, do they just like they 580 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 5: debri for like, do they still like bicker about what 581 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 5: happened on the court or do you just have to 582 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 5: forget it completely? 583 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 12: I reckon it's like we did it onto the. 584 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 5: Next whiteline fever. Yeah, happens on court, stays on court, 585 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 5: and then you know, we all just forget about it. It 586 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 5: is very very intriguing. I do enjoy watching the two 587 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 5: of them and their antiques on court. Now that is 588 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 5: it for the Evening Serf. 589 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 14: Matt. 590 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 5: It's been brilliant having you on again. I absolutely love. 591 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 12: It, love free joinings. 592 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 7: It's been great. 593 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: Thank you again, Tonat Edwards and AO Radio. The Evening 594 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: Serve back tomorrow. It is time now for ace and 595 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: unforced erer. I'm going to serve first here LEXI, I'm 596 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: going to give an unforced err to the chair umpire. 597 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: In Alex Dimenor and Carlos Alchirazer's match, when the Demon 598 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: was serving five six down, huge game, he'd just broken 599 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: el Karaz's serve serving to send it to a tie break. 600 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: The chair umpire gives him a violation for the serve 601 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: clock going down to zero, but as el Karez came 602 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 1: up and let the umpire know, he actually wasn't ready 603 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: to return serve yet, So an unforced error to the 604 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: chair Empire. But hats off for Carlos al Karaz and 605 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: good sportsmanship. 606 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 2: Very very good to see. My ace is coming up tomorrow. 607 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 2: If you are a ticket holder to the day session 608 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 2: at Rod Laver Arena, you have got the best ticket 609 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 2: in town because there are three quarterfinals matches on during 610 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 2: the day. First up, we've got Elena Rebarkner and Igus Schontek, 611 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 2: then Jasper Goula and Amanda Anissimova, and then in the 612 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 2: afternoon Novak Djokovic Lorenzo Mazzetti. 613 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 7: I mean, what a ticket to hold, that's my as. 614 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, great scheduling for those attending the day session tomorrow, 615 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: and we might have to get here early because we've 616 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: got just the one match to talk about. That leads 617 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: us into our day eleven review. LEXI, who out of 618 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: those matches you've mentioned and one that you haven't, what 619 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: are you looking forward to? 620 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 2: I think it's got to be Rebarkner and sjon Tech 621 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 2: number five and number two seeds. And at one point 622 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 2: that you could almost say that with sable Anka, we're 623 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,479 Speaker 2: the three women to beat in women's tenners. 624 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 7: I mean, maybe not so. 625 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 2: Much now with Rebarkner, but she's coming back into some 626 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 2: strong form, so I'm excited to see how that matchup 627 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 2: will go. 628 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: Yes, we said last night Rebarka are flying under the radar. 629 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: She won't now coming up against egas Fiontech, I'm looking 630 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: forward to Ben Shelton Yannick Sinner. Not many have a 631 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: good record against Sinner. He is eight and one against Shelton. 632 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: He's only lost came in their first meeting back in 633 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three and that's the last time that Ben 634 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: Shelton took a set of him. They won in the 635 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: Semis last year. Of course Sinner won that, so obviously 636 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: that form line is against the American. But we've been 637 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: talking about we need a contender to emerge and challenge 638 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: the top two. I hope the American lefty with a 639 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: big smile on the big game can do that tomorrow night. 640 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 2: And if we're talking about upsets so far in this 641 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 2: Australian Open, that would be the upset of the tournament. 642 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, which is crazy because he's so highly ranked, but 643 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: that's how dominant Yannick Sinner and Carlos Alcarez as he 644 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: was tonight have been in men's tennis, not just at 645 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: the AO, but across all surfaces and Grand slams. 646 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 7: What on tonight, LEXI right onto you as well, Brat. 647 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: And we'll be reviewing that match in detail because it's 648 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: the only match to talk about tomorrow night. We do 649 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: have some doubles as well. We appreciate your company. We'll 650 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,560 Speaker 1: catch it tomorrow night on the AO Rap