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<v Speaker 1>It's a sad day here at Tennis FM with Fritgie

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<v Speaker 1>and the Chod. It's the final podcast for the Australian Open,

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<v Speaker 1>but not the final podcast of all time. Chode, how

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<v Speaker 1>are you feeling? Is Jode in the Choppa? No Chode

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<v Speaker 1>is au Chode grounded? Joad has been grounded. Jode hates

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<v Speaker 1>being Choad speaks in the third person so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Cho Man, chod Man, Chode Man, sad Chode man Man

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<v Speaker 2>skinny chad Man out.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's play one final song for the Australian Open.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one certified hit should be for sads Way closing time.

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<v Speaker 1>Another slam for Alcoraz, He was a better one.

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<v Speaker 2>It's clear Carlos time.

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<v Speaker 1>Novak might get twenty five, but it won't be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Alcras takes the AO thrown. No Vaks still could win.

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<v Speaker 1>Wimble don al Coras takes the AO thrown. No Vaks

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<v Speaker 1>still could win.

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<v Speaker 2>Wimble don't wimbleedes.

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<v Speaker 1>Wimble do? When's wimbledone? People are gonna get angry if

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<v Speaker 1>we keep pronouncing it Wimbledon wimbledone, and that's the attraction

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<v Speaker 1>we want.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the history of Wimbledon, That's what I respect

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<v Speaker 2>about it. How the tradition, how everything is the same

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<v Speaker 2>it's been for years, including the.

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<v Speaker 1>Name is wimbledone on your bucket list?

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<v Speaker 2>Wimble done? I love we have Wimble. Don't Wimbledoo, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Say, wimble, don't wimble, don't heaven, I'd love to go

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<v Speaker 1>to Wimbledon. Yeah, well they're sending us here, don't we

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<v Speaker 1>have a guarantee from Tennis Australia. And there was a

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<v Speaker 1>thumbs up there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I yeah, I'm booking my flights or I'll send

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<v Speaker 2>them my frequok flight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, just do that and then you know your details.

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<v Speaker 1>Do b yeah, do passport number. We'll do all the

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<v Speaker 1>admirin Greig Tyler does it himself.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got this big Manila folder that he carries around

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<v Speaker 2>under his arm every day just and there it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Post it notes.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's like George gets stands a's wallet. It's yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just bursting full of papers and admin and he still

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<v Speaker 2>uses a fax machine.

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<v Speaker 1>The man in the past is, oh man, it is

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<v Speaker 1>the final day. Did you have another song option for

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<v Speaker 1>the day?

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<v Speaker 2>You said, yeah, no I did, but then I forgot

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<v Speaker 2>it on the walk in here I had and then

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<v Speaker 2>I completely forgot it.

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<v Speaker 1>It could have been to dream it's over, but then hey,

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<v Speaker 1>now hey, now it was like Alchoraz it.

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<v Speaker 2>So no, it's going to be Novak it's over. But

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<v Speaker 2>it was too sad.

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<v Speaker 1>Tournaments over the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Novak got puffed in the four said.

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<v Speaker 1>He's old.

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<v Speaker 2>He's old old, too old to win a Grand slat.

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<v Speaker 2>Will he get to twenty five?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it wimbled for the pros of one man. I

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<v Speaker 1>walked in here today and it was a sad sight

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<v Speaker 1>to behold the Australian Open finish last night, Alcoraz taking

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<v Speaker 1>the title in four sets.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and when you say finished, it's like they're packing

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<v Speaker 2>everything up. Yeah, they're gonna come. They're waiting for us

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<v Speaker 2>to finish this podcast, to pack the studio.

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<v Speaker 1>They wanted to bump out while we were in here.

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to just start taking our jar of tennis

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<v Speaker 1>balls and the racket, like what time are you doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're like ten or something.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like like annoyed the way he is exactly, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's everyone's in high viz.

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<v Speaker 1>They're bumping everything out. I got very sad. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>a cart filled with giant tennis balls being shipped out

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<v Speaker 1>of the state.

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<v Speaker 2>That is sad. It's like so symbolic and it is

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<v Speaker 2>like just it's over. The tennis is done.

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<v Speaker 1>It's done. You also came in furious you had to

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<v Speaker 1>pay for a coffee. I know, So what the hell

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<v Speaker 1>is this? I'm not getting my twenty five dollars credit.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, gee, I don't do this. But yeah, symbolically

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<v Speaker 2>and physically it's over.

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<v Speaker 1>It's over.

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<v Speaker 2>But it finished with a bang, very special night.

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<v Speaker 1>It felt like last night, I'm in very special tournament

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<v Speaker 1>with very special friends. Are you referring to me? No,

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<v Speaker 1>of course you've been a friend from wayback, is true.

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<v Speaker 1>That is true. Thanks for bringing me and I've had

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<v Speaker 1>the time of my life. Well you're welcome, dude. Never

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<v Speaker 1>forget what have you done for me.

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<v Speaker 2>I got you hot chips in the final yesterday and

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<v Speaker 2>I said you can have Yeah, I know, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was like thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get to all that. I should say. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>pod Labor Arena. Yeah, we're not going for good because

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<v Speaker 1>the tournament's over. We'll be back. We're going weekly totally.

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<v Speaker 1>That all needs to be figured out. But like the

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<v Speaker 1>Do you call it that? Well it is, so you're

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<v Speaker 1>not wrong, Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>If you listen to this podcast and you're like God,

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<v Speaker 2>thank god it's over, it's only just because it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Only just big un ah. And as always I am

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<v Speaker 1>Boris Becker. It is Sam Taunted and I.

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<v Speaker 2>Just want to get early on here and say Piper

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<v Speaker 2>We drank warm champagne in this studio yep, and we

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<v Speaker 2>loved it.

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<v Speaker 1>Out of dirty glasses that had lipstick on them. Still

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you like it? Are you happy with us found out?

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<v Speaker 2>We love it so much that apparently we didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>Oh well, this is what we got told by our

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<v Speaker 1>producer is that we were just meant to do a

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<v Speaker 1>Piper Heidsick read on the first day. Yeah, and going

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, but because I'm twisting the script, Piper Heidsick,

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<v Speaker 1>twist the script brand. Yeah. And also we keep emailing

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<v Speaker 1>been getting tons of emails, but all from Lizzie, who

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<v Speaker 2>I'm good, I'm good. Yeah, your pet Friend shows. What

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<v Speaker 2>of the dates.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybruary twelfth to the sixteenth, per Fringe. Yeah, so come

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<v Speaker 1>see me an hour of stand up about tennis. It

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<v Speaker 1>is all about tennis.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll also be doing my new hour of stand up,

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<v Speaker 2>which is all about the American swing of the atp too.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh really fantastic. I'm very excited. Comedy festival.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Oh you're doing all the first time, doing all

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<v Speaker 1>the festivals. You'll be in every city, every city. Ah.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a huge day yesterday. It was so fun.

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<v Speaker 1>The we finished here pretty early.

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<v Speaker 2>Well by design, we wanted to get in early and

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<v Speaker 2>then soak up the atmosphere because we've been kind of

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<v Speaker 2>trapped in the studio quite a lot that I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>let us leave that much. But yesterday we're like, we

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<v Speaker 2>were going to get out there, and we were out there.

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<v Speaker 2>We were bar hopping, we were getting I'm on broad

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<v Speaker 2>sheet reading.

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<v Speaker 1>The best food at the History Yeah, like not a joke,

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<v Speaker 1>and we did. We found the best fried check. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was so good. It was really good. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was a fantastic day. So yeah, we wrapped the

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<v Speaker 1>podcast early and then we went out with Ace. We

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<v Speaker 1>were bouncing around just having a great time out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we saw that the Junior's Final was starting

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<v Speaker 1>in Rod Laver Arena. It was fantastic and we were like,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go check it out because I saw Keaton Hans

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<v Speaker 1>was playing.

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<v Speaker 2>And you because Keaton a young American buck, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know where he's from exactly in the States. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if you got that guessing like an Arizona or

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of energy. You said, maybe if it's East coast,

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<v Speaker 2>it would be kind of Florida.

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<v Speaker 1>Potentially, yeah, yeah, or like the Hampton. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But I saw you kind of the closest i've seen

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<v Speaker 2>to you ever, acting kind of like a father figure.

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<v Speaker 2>You were there and you're like, come on, Keaton. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>I said, you caught him son under your breath. No,

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<v Speaker 2>noot Son. You said, what do you know about Keaton?

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<v Speaker 1>I said, I know he's a good kid, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>a good he's a good kid. But he disappointed me.

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<v Speaker 2>Great yeah, yeah, yeah, which I mean maybe he is

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<v Speaker 2>in your family. That that's what you would get used

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<v Speaker 2>to being used to that.

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<v Speaker 1>You stormed out there.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, no, son of mine is going to lose

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<v Speaker 2>the Australian Open Junior men's final.

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<v Speaker 1>And he did. He lost to Slovakian Ziga sesco In

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<v Speaker 1>three said, but I should say they play best three

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<v Speaker 1>of the juniors, and they also played less. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It took us a while to figure that out, Like

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on here? I turned to you and I'm like, dude,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm losing my mind. I think I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>seven nets. No one's really what's going on. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>bouncing off the net and it was brutally. There was

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<v Speaker 2>some contentious points as well, like that had kind of

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<v Speaker 2>implications for the good quality of tennis. Though, oh man,

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<v Speaker 2>I know these guys are like future stars obviously, like

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<v Speaker 2>junior grand sname finals often kind of predict who's going

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<v Speaker 2>to go on to do great things. But I still

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<v Speaker 2>had a part of me where I'm like, let's go

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<v Speaker 2>see the little kids. Yeah, hit the ball and you

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<v Speaker 2>get in there and says first of one, nine to five,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, whoa ripping four hands?

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<v Speaker 1>It was amazing. Yeah, and there was you loved one.

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<v Speaker 1>Ziega argued a line call because you can't and I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't argue with the Chubb close call.

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<v Speaker 2>The robot he said, can I see He goes, can

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<v Speaker 2>I see Chubb again? Yeah, and then it's like it's

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<v Speaker 2>a robot, dude, Like the robot's going to admit it's wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I've seen players asked to see the close call

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't know that. I think they want to

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<v Speaker 1>breathere omos or they just want whatever confirmation, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>But this seemed like he really thought they were going

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<v Speaker 1>to show it. And then here's gonna go see and

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<v Speaker 1>Chubb was gonna go Oh shit, I screwed this one, dude.

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<v Speaker 2>I've watched so many matches. Chub never backs down. Chub's

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<v Speaker 2>always right. No matter how wrong you think, Chubby, Chubby

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<v Speaker 2>is always correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah.

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<v Speaker 1>So we enjoyed the juniors. It's great. Yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 1>really good. And then we popped out. It was there's

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<v Speaker 1>a party vibe in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>I think ground passes are a little bit cheaper, and

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<v Speaker 2>the vibe is like, just calm down and even if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have a ticket to the final week down.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said, we were out in the grounds by

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<v Speaker 1>you know, midday ash, but we just slowly saw it

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<v Speaker 1>just get packed. Yeah, more packed. And then we heard

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<v Speaker 1>tell of a rap party for the media and staff.

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<v Speaker 2>And this excites us so much because I guess we

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<v Speaker 2>have worked in the media in different capacities, but like

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<v Speaker 2>as comedians, never serious, No, people.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't take us serious.

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<v Speaker 2>But for the first time I feel like in my

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<v Speaker 2>life that people are taking me seriously here with my past,

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<v Speaker 2>are they Well, there's no difference to my past to

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<v Speaker 2>like another journal Right, went to the rat party.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's drinks, just a bar it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Like media, international media, and it's nice to be there

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<v Speaker 2>with our colleagues.

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<v Speaker 1>They have this giant screen playing you know whatever, tennis,

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<v Speaker 1>playing our podcasts playing let's let's not be humble. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if they were playing the podcast, maybe we would have

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<v Speaker 1>been more respected because we went in there and I

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<v Speaker 1>am and know how to act in these situations. That

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<v Speaker 1>because I walk up to the bar, I'm just going

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<v Speaker 1>to grab a drink confidently and walk away. And then

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Tartan being the you know, little how are you

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<v Speaker 1>gonna work? Fragile fragile man?

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<v Speaker 2>That is because excuse me? Are we allowed to have these?

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<v Speaker 2>Can I request a drink? My whistle is parched and

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<v Speaker 2>I need some kind of refreshment and I allowed? What okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what's crazy about that is you must have been recording me,

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<v Speaker 2>because that is word for word what I said. Also

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<v Speaker 2>the cadence and she goes, she looks at your past

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<v Speaker 2>and she goes, no, you don't have the right pass.

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<v Speaker 1>These aren't for.

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<v Speaker 2>You, and okay's so sorry. And then there was a

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a gust of wind and I just blew over. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And then you were like, did you know I eat

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<v Speaker 2>pancakes with my girlfriend?

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<v Speaker 1>During five cent manches.

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<v Speaker 2>No, this is defamation, right, And now what happened was

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<v Speaker 2>I walked up and look, maybe I feel like you're

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<v Speaker 2>a bit more of a career grafter than me, do

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? So maybe you're like you

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<v Speaker 2>just confidently grub a drink in this movie.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's what you do.

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<v Speaker 2>I like to be accepted into certain places. So I

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<v Speaker 2>know I didn't word it like that. I said, can

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<v Speaker 2>I just grab one of these? That's how I said it.

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<v Speaker 2>I even say, you think that was too much? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but then that's so rude to walk up to a

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<v Speaker 2>bar just grab a drinking bar. Yeah, but that's you

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<v Speaker 2>have to say something. What I'm gonna not look her

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<v Speaker 2>in the because she checked on the table, grab my drink,

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<v Speaker 2>and walk off.

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<v Speaker 1>But because she checked your past, then I was obviously

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<v Speaker 1>in your orbit and she checked my past. And she

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<v Speaker 1>goes like, you guys are going to have to clear

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<v Speaker 1>this with Belinda, who's standing over there.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, look, you think I there's no world

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<v Speaker 2>in which you get in and I don't get in.

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<v Speaker 2>You get caught up in the same way I get

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<v Speaker 2>caught I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I was making my way in. I was like high

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<v Speaker 1>fiving people know you that's yeah, that's not true anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>It was fellas when ray Leiota walks through the bar

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone's.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, now he was hurriedly behind me, you know, almost

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<v Speaker 2>like a congo lot.

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<v Speaker 1>You were cowering behind me.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you're like, oh, please, like, do you have

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<v Speaker 2>anything with more fluid in it?

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<v Speaker 1>Please? My allergies is my blood sugar is a bit low?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there?

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<v Speaker 2>Non alcoholic? I get indigestion. And then and then she goes,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys are gonna have to talk to Belinda is

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<v Speaker 2>an effect name. Yes, we don't want to get anyone,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. So we were like, absolutely, this will all

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<v Speaker 2>get worked out because we haven't really been turned away anywhere. No,

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<v Speaker 2>And these are all media people, she was tayking, it's

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<v Speaker 2>for like external international media or something.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a big party, but there were so many people there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was like the eyes white Chut party in there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, there was crazy stuff. No cameras, phones had

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<v Speaker 2>to go into a bag. That kind of a party basically.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we go talk to Belinda and I'll let

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<v Speaker 1>you explain because you can because.

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<v Speaker 2>I did so well that Mike was like, you go

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<v Speaker 2>talk to Belinda, this will work out. So I wander

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<v Speaker 2>over to Belinda and I was like, so, what's going on? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>is with my they said my past won't work And

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<v Speaker 2>she's like, yeah, you're not allowed in here. And I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, but we're media, and she's like looking at

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<v Speaker 2>my past. And then I think to soften it, she goes,

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<v Speaker 2>your past is better than their past and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>but we're not allowed here. Like yeah, I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't gaslight me. Immediately she was like, your past

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<v Speaker 2>can go more places. I'm like, but we're not allowed here.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you talking about? And then you come over

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<v Speaker 2>because I think you see me flailing around as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So you go up to Belinda and you're like, just

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<v Speaker 2>let us help.

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<v Speaker 1>You just got to plead it. You're like, come on,

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<v Speaker 1>let us have thought that might work because I was

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<v Speaker 1>I was saying. I was like, this is the last day, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I go, this is the last day? Like come on totally. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, ace Man got in. Didn't he behind us?

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<v Speaker 1>Well we thought he did, but we'll get the ace Man.

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<v Speaker 1>We were hanging with ace Man, you know, but we're

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<v Speaker 1>over there talking about I thought ace Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Is like, you know, he's in there in the crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>He's lit a cigar already. Yeah, exactly. And so we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking to Belinda and I go, it's the last day.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you really care? And she goes, I do. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And it was if it wasn't happening to us, I

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<v Speaker 2>would have stood and applauded that woman. It kind of

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<v Speaker 2>ruled from her perspective, but we were like, oh my god.

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<v Speaker 2>And she looked at us with like discussed like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>pretty sure she thought we shouldn't have been anywhere at

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<v Speaker 2>the tennis I shouldn't have been involved at all.

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<v Speaker 1>But it did kind of rule.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like the perfect scene in like a sitcom comedy,

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<v Speaker 2>going I do and then sort of walking away and

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<v Speaker 2>we're like god.

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<v Speaker 1>And so Ace was kicked out. So that's when we

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<v Speaker 1>went and got paper. I'd say, slope it up. And

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<v Speaker 1>it came to the rescue. They did, and it's fantastic, champagne.

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<v Speaker 1>We went and sat on the balcony with a kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a core crew.

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<v Speaker 2>And had a better time and pretty much just spoke

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<v Speaker 2>about Blinda the whole time.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, Blinda, her story is not done yet, because

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<v Speaker 1>that's a big part of it. We got word that

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<v Speaker 1>we were in for the men's final.

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<v Speaker 2>So he from nowhere. Errol just is like, I got

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<v Speaker 2>his tickets. We're in, and we said an ace van

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<v Speaker 2>and he said no, and we were and we had

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<v Speaker 2>to cut ace manalers and we are sorry, but you're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to pass up a Grand Stone final basically.

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<v Speaker 2>So Eryl comes through and so we're all having a drink,

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<v Speaker 2>We're getting excited, and Errol's like, we have to go

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<v Speaker 2>and get out. Our passes is validated and they'll put

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<v Speaker 2>us on the list. So then we have to.

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<v Speaker 1>Put a certain number on your accreditation pass on a

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<v Speaker 1>list to make sure you can get into the men's

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<v Speaker 1>fire Yeah right, yeah, yeah yeah, And so we go

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<v Speaker 1>up to the counter. Yea.

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<v Speaker 2>So we have to go to a different part of

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<v Speaker 2>this whole complex to go to this different counter to

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<v Speaker 2>get there.

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<v Speaker 1>We're a bit nervous.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll like god, you know, because you still don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if it's going to happen or it's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Who do we see in charge of the media passes, Blinda,

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<v Speaker 2>my heart. You immediately look at me and like if

0:17:37.760 --> 0:17:39.399
<v Speaker 2>you think I handled it badly trying to get a

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<v Speaker 2>free Japanese beer from the media drinks.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, aboard, aboard, abot, we have to leave,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to leave.

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<v Speaker 2>And she couldn't look us in the eye. She didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even say hello. No, she acted like we'd never met.

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<v Speaker 1>No, yeah, she didn't know. I was so close to

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<v Speaker 1>being like, oh, you know the pretty woman moment. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>big mistake, Yeah, Hugh, exactly, we're the do not realize

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<v Speaker 1>who you messed with, Linda, and we're buzzing on the

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<v Speaker 1>best bubbly in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Or just like pyper hard sick drunk, We're having the

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<v Speaker 2>time of our lot.

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<v Speaker 1>You wouldn't even give us a warm reasoning. So we

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<v Speaker 1>got into the final.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a long way of saying we got in

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<v Speaker 2>and it was fantastic. We're up there, we're in the

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<v Speaker 2>seats US three, Errol. We don't know what happened to

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<v Speaker 2>ace Man. I think we had to cut him loose.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're in the media section again, where you're not

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to show emotion.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you can't do anything. And that was particularly hard

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<v Speaker 2>because the great folk there at Tennis Australia did something brilliant.

0:18:42.800 --> 0:18:45.200
<v Speaker 2>They brought out Sophie Ellis Baxter to sing her smash

0:18:45.280 --> 0:18:48.960
<v Speaker 2>hit murder on the Dens floor, no stage, just her

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<v Speaker 2>and heels alone in the middle of the court.

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<v Speaker 1>If I could be in Sovielle's Baxter's ear, I would

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<v Speaker 1>have been like, make it tennis, make it murder on

0:18:58.000 --> 0:19:00.480
<v Speaker 1>the hard court. Yeah, that would have been great. You're

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<v Speaker 1>also in the mindset of writing a parody tennis song

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<v Speaker 1>a day every morning, which I'm saving Jess for Grand Slams.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, she was the opening act, came out, did

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<v Speaker 1>one song. It was fantastic, crazy state. The media section

0:19:16.200 --> 0:19:18.520
<v Speaker 1>is popping off at this point. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you could show emotion for the pre match that's allowed.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so well. I mean we were singing along,

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<v Speaker 1>we were standing, singing, hugging, but there so they had

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<v Speaker 1>the roofs slightly open for the Alcoraz Djokovic match, which

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's some table setting. It's a historic match.

0:19:37.720 --> 0:19:42.040
<v Speaker 1>Was Djokovic going for twenty five and Alcaraz going to

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<v Speaker 1>gunning to be the youngest you ever get the career slam.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, and when they came out it was quite fascinating

0:19:49.440 --> 0:19:52.600
<v Speaker 2>to see who was going to have more support. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and it pretty quickly became clear it was Novak. He

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<v Speaker 2>got a bigger cheer. Maybe it was like sixty forty

0:19:59.520 --> 0:20:02.480
<v Speaker 2>his way from the crowd. It is funny that he

0:20:02.560 --> 0:20:04.760
<v Speaker 2>felt like Ozzie Novak for a moment. I was like, oh,

0:20:04.800 --> 0:20:06.080
<v Speaker 2>good to know we've still got to play it going

0:20:06.119 --> 0:20:08.119
<v Speaker 2>in the tournament. Yeah, because people you just heard the

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<v Speaker 2>most Aussi.

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<v Speaker 1>Being like, you can do a Novak mate, come on

0:20:12.000 --> 0:20:17.000
<v Speaker 1>throughout the match. Chance of Novak, Yeah, I think it's

0:20:18.160 --> 0:20:20.680
<v Speaker 1>people want to see the old guy win another one,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think so. I think it was a

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<v Speaker 1>stadium full of people who are vicariously rejecting the grim

0:20:28.160 --> 0:20:29.040
<v Speaker 1>specter of death.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that was beautiful and look, I do think there

0:20:34.160 --> 0:20:36.320
<v Speaker 2>is something in that also like that. I think people

0:20:36.359 --> 0:20:37.919
<v Speaker 2>want to know, like they just want to win for

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<v Speaker 2>the old guy. When he was top dog, people didn't

0:20:40.440 --> 0:20:41.720
<v Speaker 2>like him and now underdog.

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<v Speaker 1>Great story. It's like everyone's the bloody love that bloke.

0:20:44.160 --> 0:20:45.919
<v Speaker 2>And I think he's in the right way, it's got

0:20:45.960 --> 0:20:48.320
<v Speaker 2>the right attitude, does everything correct.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. I think everyone saw the press conference where he

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<v Speaker 1>was accused of always chasing his entire career. Yeah, and

0:20:55.600 --> 0:20:56.480
<v Speaker 1>people are like what.

0:20:56.560 --> 0:20:59.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean yeah, even the most rusted on Novak

0:20:59.359 --> 0:21:01.840
<v Speaker 2>hater would be like, I mean, give the gud break.

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<v Speaker 1>So the cheers were big for Novak upon arrival into

0:21:05.280 --> 0:21:09.200
<v Speaker 1>the stadium. Uh, the chair umpire was Ozzie, Yeah John,

0:21:09.280 --> 0:21:11.720
<v Speaker 1>Big John, Big John's John. So like when the crowd

0:21:11.720 --> 0:21:12.600
<v Speaker 1>got a bit rowdy.

0:21:12.400 --> 0:21:14.840
<v Speaker 2>He was like, oh, come on, guys, dude, I'll get

0:21:14.840 --> 0:21:16.040
<v Speaker 2>the secies to kick you out.

0:21:16.040 --> 0:21:17.160
<v Speaker 1>He said that at one point.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he is doing like the ambiguous kind of European

0:21:22.680 --> 0:21:25.440
<v Speaker 2>esl kind of voice the whole time. But he did

0:21:25.440 --> 0:21:29.720
<v Speaker 2>break at one point and he said, he goes, come on, guys,

0:21:30.000 --> 0:21:32.359
<v Speaker 2>I know you're excited, but please don't call out.

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<v Speaker 1>Lady, don't know if you can call out during the mooins,

0:21:35.240 --> 0:21:37.520
<v Speaker 1>you will be sent out and that will ruin your night.

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<v Speaker 1>Please don't do it. And it was great and you

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<v Speaker 1>heard the Aussie accent come out in that his Chubb

0:21:44.400 --> 0:21:51.600
<v Speaker 1>clothes call was yeah nah ah. So should we get

0:21:51.640 --> 0:21:54.520
<v Speaker 1>into the details of the man I'd love to I'd

0:21:54.600 --> 0:21:58.399
<v Speaker 1>love I mean, we've already talked for so long, like

0:21:58.440 --> 0:22:01.000
<v Speaker 1>I think the obviously everyone know was the result. It

0:22:01.040 --> 0:22:05.480
<v Speaker 1>was Carlitos in four sets, but the first set was

0:22:05.720 --> 0:22:10.000
<v Speaker 1>vintage Djokovic going for broke redlining.

0:22:09.400 --> 0:22:13.080
<v Speaker 2>His game, unbelievable, flawless at a tennis he was serving

0:22:13.080 --> 0:22:15.679
<v Speaker 2>at like ninety percent. It was ninety three percent, Like

0:22:15.720 --> 0:22:18.320
<v Speaker 2>into the six game he won something. It was just crazy.

0:22:18.359 --> 0:22:20.520
<v Speaker 2>He was just like an immovable force.

0:22:20.680 --> 0:22:23.800
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Carlos like rattled. Well, I think you would be.

0:22:24.119 --> 0:22:26.240
<v Speaker 1>He came out number one. They're cheering for him.

0:22:26.359 --> 0:22:28.800
<v Speaker 2>For Novak, I think he would have been maybe not

0:22:28.840 --> 0:22:30.879
<v Speaker 2>prepared for that, not used to it, not used to

0:22:30.880 --> 0:22:31.280
<v Speaker 2>it at all.

0:22:31.359 --> 0:22:34.040
<v Speaker 1>It's just the most lovable guy of all time.

0:22:34.600 --> 0:22:37.120
<v Speaker 2>And then Novak just comes out playing like a twenty

0:22:37.160 --> 0:22:39.359
<v Speaker 2>two year old whipper snapper at the top of his game,

0:22:39.680 --> 0:22:42.240
<v Speaker 2>and it was it was also it was yeah.

0:22:42.000 --> 0:22:44.880
<v Speaker 1>It was unreal that first set, like I loved I mean,

0:22:45.040 --> 0:22:47.280
<v Speaker 1>the first set and the four set were the best, Yeah, totally.

0:22:47.320 --> 0:22:50.639
<v Speaker 2>But then the second set, it just the switch flicked immediately.

0:22:50.680 --> 0:22:53.720
<v Speaker 2>And then Carlitos kind of stood up and started playing

0:22:53.760 --> 0:22:54.320
<v Speaker 2>better tennis.

0:22:54.400 --> 0:22:56.000
<v Speaker 1>Is that a fitness thing? Do you think?

0:22:56.320 --> 0:22:58.800
<v Speaker 2>I feel like I said this to you, and I

0:22:58.800 --> 0:23:01.480
<v Speaker 2>felt like I think Nova was like, I'm not going

0:23:01.560 --> 0:23:03.760
<v Speaker 2>to win straight sets at some point, He's going to

0:23:03.760 --> 0:23:05.720
<v Speaker 2>bring the heat. It's a game of momentum, and I

0:23:05.760 --> 0:23:08.200
<v Speaker 2>think I don't know. Maybe he could have kept pushing,

0:23:08.200 --> 0:23:10.640
<v Speaker 2>but maybe he knew his fitness wasn't. Ultimately, it could

0:23:10.640 --> 0:23:12.119
<v Speaker 2>be fitness that kind of got him at the at

0:23:12.119 --> 0:23:13.680
<v Speaker 2>the end if you look at the kind of the

0:23:13.760 --> 0:23:16.359
<v Speaker 2>last few points of the match. So maybe just the

0:23:16.400 --> 0:23:18.000
<v Speaker 2>burn happened a bit, and he was like, I need

0:23:18.040 --> 0:23:20.600
<v Speaker 2>to conserve energy because we went six to again the

0:23:20.600 --> 0:23:21.960
<v Speaker 2>opposite direction in the second.

0:23:22.080 --> 0:23:24.120
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and it was a thirty eight year old playing

0:23:24.119 --> 0:23:26.600
<v Speaker 1>a twenty two year old, and you like, redline your

0:23:26.640 --> 0:23:29.439
<v Speaker 1>game for the first set, and then Carlo's weather's the storm,

0:23:29.480 --> 0:23:31.440
<v Speaker 1>and then he locks in and then takes the next

0:23:31.480 --> 0:23:37.560
<v Speaker 1>two sets pretty handily, pretty easy. Yeah, and then.

0:23:36.840 --> 0:23:39.159
<v Speaker 2>It felt different the fourth though, the start of the

0:23:39.160 --> 0:23:41.680
<v Speaker 2>fourth felt different. Yeah, we'd gotten hot chips as well,

0:23:41.680 --> 0:23:45.040
<v Speaker 2>that could be why, but also the energy seemed to we.

0:23:44.920 --> 0:23:47.320
<v Speaker 1>Were not allowed to enjoy the hot chips and media.

0:23:47.680 --> 0:23:52.520
<v Speaker 2>We had to eat them and then grimmas and it's disgusting. Yeah,

0:23:52.560 --> 0:23:54.000
<v Speaker 2>and then uh, it's yuck.

0:23:54.160 --> 0:23:58.040
<v Speaker 1>The journalists around us not the biggest fans of PODLB arena, Well,

0:24:00.800 --> 0:24:02.199
<v Speaker 1>you were on the other side of me.

0:24:02.240 --> 0:24:04.560
<v Speaker 2>But at one point I was I turned to talk

0:24:04.640 --> 0:24:08.080
<v Speaker 2>to Catherine Murphy ABC, news sports journal behind me, and

0:24:08.160 --> 0:24:10.840
<v Speaker 2>I said, look, I've been a tennis journalist for five days,

0:24:10.840 --> 0:24:13.280
<v Speaker 2>but I think this is definitely going to five sets.

0:24:13.400 --> 0:24:15.720
<v Speaker 2>And these two guys on laptops, he's actually journals looked

0:24:15.720 --> 0:24:16.320
<v Speaker 2>at me and went.

0:24:20.040 --> 0:24:23.080
<v Speaker 1>Rolled their roll their eyes of me, and then Belinda

0:24:23.160 --> 0:24:25.399
<v Speaker 1>came in and kicked you with me, kicked me in

0:24:25.440 --> 0:24:31.720
<v Speaker 1>their head. That's for existing. Yeah. So the next two sets, Carlos,

0:24:31.920 --> 0:24:35.280
<v Speaker 1>I mean some unreal rallies. Absolutely, one that stands out

0:24:35.320 --> 0:24:39.320
<v Speaker 1>for me is Jokovic, Uh crazy defense and then hits

0:24:39.680 --> 0:24:44.320
<v Speaker 1>around around the post, around the post backhand, which would

0:24:44.359 --> 0:24:48.240
<v Speaker 1>be a winner against everyone else on the plane, but

0:24:48.359 --> 0:24:51.320
<v Speaker 1>somehow Carlos just appears and then just flicks it back

0:24:51.359 --> 0:24:54.520
<v Speaker 1>into the court. And it was the craziest rally.

0:24:54.600 --> 0:24:57.399
<v Speaker 2>Carlos was always out of position, and then Novak was

0:24:57.400 --> 0:25:00.240
<v Speaker 2>out of position, but Carlitos, he still felt like he

0:25:00.359 --> 0:25:02.280
<v Speaker 2>was sort of had a grip on it, and you know,

0:25:02.320 --> 0:25:03.679
<v Speaker 2>you say to yourself, you like, get there, and then

0:25:03.720 --> 0:25:05.160
<v Speaker 2>you're like, oh, he got there easy.

0:25:05.200 --> 0:25:07.120
<v Speaker 1>All of the time in these rallies, he was crazy

0:25:07.200 --> 0:25:10.680
<v Speaker 1>anticipation of where even around the post backhand. Yeah, he

0:25:10.840 --> 0:25:12.800
<v Speaker 1>just like how did he get there? Yeah, the post

0:25:12.840 --> 0:25:16.080
<v Speaker 1>in the way he materializes and then Djokovic hams it

0:25:16.200 --> 0:25:19.400
<v Speaker 1>up like he went once. Carlos won that point off

0:25:19.600 --> 0:25:25.160
<v Speaker 1>the best shot I think of the tournament. Uh. Novak

0:25:25.320 --> 0:25:27.800
<v Speaker 1>like just looks up in the air and like scowls

0:25:27.840 --> 0:25:30.240
<v Speaker 1>and like, yeah it plays it up, like what can

0:25:30.240 --> 0:25:31.320
<v Speaker 1>I can you do? Yeah?

0:25:31.400 --> 0:25:33.560
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you can't get it past this guy. It's like

0:25:33.600 --> 0:25:35.280
<v Speaker 2>me when I'm playing you a pickle ball. I look

0:25:35.400 --> 0:25:36.879
<v Speaker 2>up to the guy and I said, what can I do?

0:25:36.960 --> 0:25:40.560
<v Speaker 1>This guy is? He's too good? Thank you? And they

0:25:40.720 --> 0:25:45.399
<v Speaker 1>thank you. Uh. The four set crowd chanting Novak in

0:25:45.440 --> 0:25:48.399
<v Speaker 1>his first service game, it was crazy goose bump stuff,

0:25:48.520 --> 0:25:51.040
<v Speaker 1>goose bump stuff. It like goes to four four. To me,

0:25:51.080 --> 0:25:53.640
<v Speaker 1>the foreset was the most compelling in the past. Novak's

0:25:53.640 --> 0:25:54.960
<v Speaker 1>revving the crowd up as well.

0:25:55.040 --> 0:25:56.879
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, which is like the scenes you just don't think

0:25:56.920 --> 0:26:00.199
<v Speaker 2>you'd see in Australia. He's standing looking back up. The

0:26:00.200 --> 0:26:02.399
<v Speaker 2>crowd just been like come on, let's go there, cheering.

0:26:02.440 --> 0:26:05.879
<v Speaker 1>It was a crazy sight to see. I loved it. Yeah,

0:26:06.000 --> 0:26:09.199
<v Speaker 1>but he had break points and couldn't convert, couldn't do it,

0:26:09.240 --> 0:26:12.240
<v Speaker 1>and so I went to seven to five. Carlos Algarez,

0:26:12.359 --> 0:26:15.520
<v Speaker 1>champion of the Australian Open. Well, there was that.

0:26:15.640 --> 0:26:19.239
<v Speaker 2>I think it was a twenty four shot rally in

0:26:19.280 --> 0:26:22.320
<v Speaker 2>the last game, and Carlos came out on top as

0:26:22.320 --> 0:26:24.040
<v Speaker 2>he kind of did as the match kind of kept

0:26:24.040 --> 0:26:27.359
<v Speaker 2>emerging those key moments, Colitos would kind of win. And

0:26:27.640 --> 0:26:31.520
<v Speaker 2>I just think if Novak had won that point, he

0:26:31.520 --> 0:26:34.840
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have been like as like he would have been exhausted.

0:26:34.880 --> 0:26:36.480
<v Speaker 2>He's a thirty eight year old man, but I think

0:26:36.840 --> 0:26:38.720
<v Speaker 2>he would have been like buoyed by the success of

0:26:38.720 --> 0:26:40.359
<v Speaker 2>winning the point that he wouldn't have been feeling it

0:26:40.400 --> 0:26:42.919
<v Speaker 2>as much, maybe more adrenaline. He was defeated, and then

0:26:42.920 --> 0:26:45.159
<v Speaker 2>you saw him really gasping air trying to get the

0:26:45.200 --> 0:26:45.960
<v Speaker 2>second serve.

0:26:46.440 --> 0:26:50.320
<v Speaker 1>And it was it was kind of done at that moment. Yeah, yeah,

0:26:50.480 --> 0:26:54.040
<v Speaker 1>it was. And I realized at the start of the

0:26:54.040 --> 0:26:56.880
<v Speaker 1>four set, even though my prediction was Carlos and four,

0:26:56.960 --> 0:26:58.960
<v Speaker 1>I not that correct as well. So I called both

0:26:58.960 --> 0:27:02.679
<v Speaker 1>finals so as commentary and inside is better than probably

0:27:02.680 --> 0:27:05.240
<v Speaker 1>Andy Raddix or anyone else. Yeah, I think so who

0:27:05.320 --> 0:27:08.560
<v Speaker 1>was a tennis podcast, But I realized.

0:27:08.200 --> 0:27:10.320
<v Speaker 2>Right in if you'd agree with that as well, through

0:27:10.359 --> 0:27:12.320
<v Speaker 2>how we messa all those emails.

0:27:12.600 --> 0:27:16.120
<v Speaker 1>I realized throughout the match how badly I wanted Jokovic

0:27:16.160 --> 0:27:16.400
<v Speaker 1>to win.

0:27:16.440 --> 0:27:18.359
<v Speaker 2>That's exactly how I felt like as soon as it

0:27:18.400 --> 0:27:21.640
<v Speaker 2>started and I said yesterday I wanted Carlos to win.

0:27:21.720 --> 0:27:23.479
<v Speaker 2>I was like, I feel like that's a better story

0:27:23.520 --> 0:27:24.800
<v Speaker 2>for me going forward.

0:27:24.960 --> 0:27:27.200
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Do you think the old lady changed her mind?

0:27:27.359 --> 0:27:28.080
<v Speaker 1>The old lady?

0:27:28.320 --> 0:27:30.480
<v Speaker 2>Well, I thought the old lady was possessed by some

0:27:30.520 --> 0:27:32.080
<v Speaker 2>of the kind of demon at some point. I'm not

0:27:32.080 --> 0:27:34.440
<v Speaker 2>putting it all on the old lady. No, as soon

0:27:34.440 --> 0:27:37.879
<v Speaker 2>as I walked out, it became apparent that I wanted

0:27:37.960 --> 0:27:38.760
<v Speaker 2>no Back to win.

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:41.600
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, does he win another Slam? Does he get through

0:27:41.720 --> 0:27:45.800
<v Speaker 1>alcahaz and Center? No, No, I don't think so. Twenty four.

0:27:45.880 --> 0:27:46.520
<v Speaker 1>I think it's done.

0:27:46.560 --> 0:27:51.199
<v Speaker 2>And I thought his post match interview, I thought he

0:27:51.280 --> 0:27:54.080
<v Speaker 2>was funny. That's the first thing, because I'm often very

0:27:54.119 --> 0:27:55.840
<v Speaker 2>critical of tennis players getting.

0:27:55.680 --> 0:27:56.960
<v Speaker 1>Very easy laughs out there.

0:27:57.040 --> 0:28:01.320
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but legit, some funny bits, some funny jokes.

0:28:01.359 --> 0:28:04.200
<v Speaker 1>Well, there was a boat style the borat joke, which

0:28:04.200 --> 0:28:06.040
<v Speaker 1>we love here at Paul Liver Arena.

0:28:06.560 --> 0:28:09.359
<v Speaker 4>I mean, you're so young, you have a lot of time,

0:28:09.520 --> 0:28:13.360
<v Speaker 4>like myself, So I'm sure we'll be seeing each other

0:28:13.400 --> 0:28:14.880
<v Speaker 4>many more times in the next ten years.

0:28:14.920 --> 0:28:22.159
<v Speaker 3>Ago not.

0:28:24.680 --> 0:28:28.480
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, not I mean real funny, Not.

0:28:29.280 --> 0:28:31.640
<v Speaker 2>Mike, I've loved doing the podcast with you this week.

0:28:32.000 --> 0:28:41.280
<v Speaker 2>Not dude, he's killing up there. Not bring Borack jokes back.

0:28:41.480 --> 0:28:44.880
<v Speaker 1>Dude, not as amazing. It's like we used to say

0:28:44.880 --> 0:28:47.560
<v Speaker 1>in the nineties, I'm old right, total yeah, And it

0:28:47.640 --> 0:28:52.760
<v Speaker 1>was like I'm happy for you, not not yeah, yeah, yeah, Oh,

0:28:52.800 --> 0:28:55.280
<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad you got the youngest guy to win

0:28:55.360 --> 0:28:56.680
<v Speaker 1>the career Slam.

0:28:57.200 --> 0:29:02.240
<v Speaker 2>Not I want you to beat all my records, I think,

0:29:02.320 --> 0:29:04.720
<v Speaker 2>but I thought, you know, in that great joke, there's

0:29:04.720 --> 0:29:07.960
<v Speaker 2>often a lot of truth in humor. I think he's

0:29:08.160 --> 0:29:10.440
<v Speaker 2>he acknowledges he's done. He also said he kind of

0:29:10.440 --> 0:29:13.200
<v Speaker 2>didn't even really see himself making the final.

0:29:13.440 --> 0:29:14.720
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and then he kind of.

0:29:14.680 --> 0:29:16.840
<v Speaker 2>Had this weird ambiguous thing at the end where he's like,

0:29:17.320 --> 0:29:19.560
<v Speaker 2>I don't know what's going to happen, and you're like.

0:29:19.920 --> 0:29:22.560
<v Speaker 1>Are you okay? I think that's good, though, what's going on?

0:29:22.880 --> 0:29:25.920
<v Speaker 1>Because I think he wants to you know, he's not

0:29:25.960 --> 0:29:28.480
<v Speaker 1>doing a victory lap yet of all the tournaments, and

0:29:28.520 --> 0:29:30.080
<v Speaker 1>I think he's getting to the finals, like I think

0:29:30.080 --> 0:29:32.120
<v Speaker 1>he's going to be around at least till the end

0:29:32.120 --> 0:29:32.720
<v Speaker 1>of next year.

0:29:32.800 --> 0:29:35.360
<v Speaker 2>So do you think he is going to do Yeah,

0:29:35.440 --> 0:29:37.000
<v Speaker 2>like you said, it's not the victory lap. Do you

0:29:37.000 --> 0:29:39.520
<v Speaker 2>think he will hang on and bow out in the

0:29:39.560 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 2>early stages of tournaments and he will be comfortable that

0:29:42.000 --> 0:29:43.160
<v Speaker 2>or do you think he wants to go out while

0:29:43.160 --> 0:29:46.520
<v Speaker 2>he's still you know, in the top handful of guys.

0:29:46.720 --> 0:29:49.560
<v Speaker 1>Well, let's talk about the fact that Rafa was sitting

0:29:49.880 --> 0:29:52.200
<v Speaker 1>behind him. You know, it was in rod Labors. See,

0:29:52.360 --> 0:29:56.120
<v Speaker 1>it was in well two down from road Laby. Oh.

0:29:56.520 --> 0:30:00.440
<v Speaker 1>Rod was watching from the comfort of his mansion, watching

0:30:00.600 --> 0:30:03.480
<v Speaker 1>from the son I'm a celeb, I believe. Oh really, yeah,

0:30:03.760 --> 0:30:04.960
<v Speaker 1>he really is taken to it.

0:30:05.400 --> 0:30:08.640
<v Speaker 2>He loves he loves Jetta Cristo.

0:30:10.600 --> 0:30:14.960
<v Speaker 1>She loves how open she is on the show. Rafa's

0:30:15.000 --> 0:30:18.680
<v Speaker 1>sitting behind him, one of his greatest rivals. What would

0:30:18.680 --> 0:30:23.240
<v Speaker 1>that do if, like your biggest rival was and then

0:30:23.280 --> 0:30:26.080
<v Speaker 1>you see he's been put out the pasture, he's sitting there,

0:30:26.160 --> 0:30:29.680
<v Speaker 1>he's the he's out here to sign a Kia or whatever.

0:30:30.080 --> 0:30:35.040
<v Speaker 1>And we love fans of terrific speech. We'll get to that.

0:30:36.120 --> 0:30:39.120
<v Speaker 1>I mean, like, say, your biggest rival was sitting front

0:30:39.200 --> 0:30:42.560
<v Speaker 1>row at every comedy show you did. So it happens often.

0:30:42.600 --> 0:30:46.240
<v Speaker 2>You buy a ticket and I'm like, hey, that was

0:30:46.240 --> 0:30:52.640
<v Speaker 2>a good joke, Mat Matt actually the best heckle. If

0:30:52.640 --> 0:30:54.880
<v Speaker 2>you want to heckle a comedian, just do that, Like

0:30:54.880 --> 0:30:55.600
<v Speaker 2>that's really funny.

0:30:56.000 --> 0:31:00.480
<v Speaker 1>Nat. So he's seen Rafa, he's not ready to be

0:31:00.520 --> 0:31:02.680
<v Speaker 1>in that seat. He's not ready to be sitting there

0:31:02.800 --> 0:31:05.880
<v Speaker 1>watching the or he's like, it looks pretty good. On

0:31:05.920 --> 0:31:09.320
<v Speaker 1>the other side, Just do you think heep bringing you out?

0:31:09.880 --> 0:31:12.240
<v Speaker 1>These guys have the competitive drive and they want to

0:31:12.280 --> 0:31:14.360
<v Speaker 1>compete that well, I get I guess it must be.

0:31:14.520 --> 0:31:17.360
<v Speaker 2>I was thinking it could be hard for Raffa because

0:31:17.400 --> 0:31:19.760
<v Speaker 2>he's sitting there. He's not that far removed from No

0:31:20.160 --> 0:31:22.360
<v Speaker 2>bec is hoy high level tennis.

0:31:22.840 --> 0:31:25.320
<v Speaker 1>Who Rafa, That's what I mean, Like he's been retired.

0:31:25.320 --> 0:31:27.640
<v Speaker 2>But I'm saying, like, yeah, it's not like it's the

0:31:28.040 --> 0:31:31.240
<v Speaker 2>far far past where he was like the best player

0:31:31.240 --> 0:31:31.840
<v Speaker 2>in the world or one of.

0:31:31.800 --> 0:31:33.960
<v Speaker 1>The best players. We won this a few years ago.

0:31:33.800 --> 0:31:35.440
<v Speaker 2>Totally, That's what I mean. So it's like he must

0:31:35.440 --> 0:31:37.480
<v Speaker 2>be like, must be hard watching you want to get out.

0:31:37.560 --> 0:31:40.040
<v Speaker 1>But I'm going to say it right here. Novek is

0:31:40.080 --> 0:31:44.040
<v Speaker 1>holding onto his career harder than Rafa is holding onto

0:31:44.040 --> 0:31:49.320
<v Speaker 1>his hairline. You've heard it here? Is that where we

0:31:49.320 --> 0:31:53.160
<v Speaker 1>were going? Yeah, I was trying to get there. Why

0:31:53.160 --> 0:31:54.920
<v Speaker 1>did you tell me? You should have told me otherwise.

0:31:54.960 --> 0:31:58.000
<v Speaker 1>I'm just getting in there, shutting away. No, no, but

0:31:58.120 --> 0:32:00.560
<v Speaker 1>I do think. And Rafa said before the match that

0:32:00.600 --> 0:32:03.480
<v Speaker 1>he supports Carlos and people are like, oh, why would

0:32:03.520 --> 0:32:08.160
<v Speaker 1>you say this? Of course he says that they're both Spanish. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:32:08.200 --> 0:32:13.280
<v Speaker 1>And then we spotted Raffa where he was sitting. It

0:32:13.360 --> 0:32:13.960
<v Speaker 1>was hard not to.

0:32:14.160 --> 0:32:16.719
<v Speaker 2>It looked like there was another bloodlight down the bottom

0:32:16.720 --> 0:32:17.120
<v Speaker 2>in the crowd.

0:32:19.360 --> 0:32:21.400
<v Speaker 1>It was bouncing off his bald well.

0:32:21.800 --> 0:32:24.640
<v Speaker 2>We were behind him, and so the little crown was

0:32:24.760 --> 0:32:27.200
<v Speaker 2>just it's all you could really see. There was never

0:32:27.240 --> 0:32:29.600
<v Speaker 2>a real thing of like, oh, where's Raffa? Can we

0:32:29.600 --> 0:32:30.600
<v Speaker 2>spot Raffa in the grady?

0:32:30.800 --> 0:32:33.560
<v Speaker 1>There he is. You see that thing illuminating up from

0:32:33.560 --> 0:32:38.880
<v Speaker 1>the darkness. A few things from like around the turn

0:32:39.000 --> 0:32:44.200
<v Speaker 1>well around the final match. Novak pre match. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if you saw this of his trainer giving him

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<v Speaker 1>a head massage and whispering in his ear. It is

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<v Speaker 1>it is beautiful, right, I mean, I'd kill for that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so, it's been doing something similar to me before

0:32:58.720 --> 0:33:01.600
<v Speaker 2>every record call. Yeah, and then he starts to whispering.

0:33:01.640 --> 0:33:04.360
<v Speaker 1>Look at this. Do you ask for it or does

0:33:04.360 --> 0:33:05.280
<v Speaker 1>he just start doing it?

0:33:06.040 --> 0:33:10.160
<v Speaker 2>I think you no, I don't ask for it.

0:33:10.400 --> 0:33:11.640
<v Speaker 1>I actually have a strict.

0:33:11.320 --> 0:33:15.480
<v Speaker 2>No touching policy, which he just continues to violate. You

0:33:15.520 --> 0:33:16.680
<v Speaker 2>know what he was I can lip read. Do you

0:33:16.720 --> 0:33:17.280
<v Speaker 2>know what he was saying?

0:33:17.320 --> 0:33:19.400
<v Speaker 1>What he was like? You have to check out this podcast.

0:33:19.440 --> 0:33:22.840
<v Speaker 1>It's called pod Labor, right, all the best stuff he's like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's fun, it's kind of informative. Yeah, it's a great

0:33:25.440 --> 0:33:27.760
<v Speaker 2>new take on tennis, right, going weekly.

0:33:28.240 --> 0:33:31.760
<v Speaker 1>Uh, the Kia ambassador gave a speech. This is always

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm most excited for. Of course, every open is

0:33:36.160 --> 0:33:39.440
<v Speaker 1>what the Kia ambassador is going to say at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the match.

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<v Speaker 2>I love Keya. Obviously they're without them, this tournament couldn't exist.

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<v Speaker 2>But I would just love one year for him to go, yeah,

0:33:47.720 --> 0:33:49.960
<v Speaker 2>look we didn't nail it this year, pretty rough tournament

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<v Speaker 2>and then walk off.

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<v Speaker 1>Just spice it up. Should we have a look at

0:33:53.400 --> 0:33:54.400
<v Speaker 1>what happened during his spare?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? Yeah, Today Kea stands as a global leader in

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<v Speaker 3>mobility and in shaping the future.

0:34:04.840 --> 0:34:07.120
<v Speaker 4>Together with the Australian Open.

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<v Speaker 1>He loves it. He loves it. So if you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>hear that properly he's saying today, and then someone heckles

0:34:16.400 --> 0:34:20.560
<v Speaker 1>from they yelled out boring, awesome, so good, yeah, so good.

0:34:20.560 --> 0:34:22.680
<v Speaker 1>It only could have been better if than he yelled back,

0:34:22.680 --> 0:34:23.759
<v Speaker 1>the key guy not.

0:34:27.600 --> 0:34:29.800
<v Speaker 2>And he kind of smirks, he smokes. He liked it

0:34:29.800 --> 0:34:32.800
<v Speaker 2>because he would know that no one is really hanging.

0:34:32.920 --> 0:34:36.920
<v Speaker 2>There might be one or two car tennis crossover heads

0:34:37.000 --> 0:34:38.879
<v Speaker 2>that really want to hear what he's got to say,

0:34:38.880 --> 0:34:40.960
<v Speaker 2>but for the most part, everyone's like, can you hurry up?

0:34:40.960 --> 0:34:43.120
<v Speaker 1>Man, can you hurry up? I love the Lord. The

0:34:43.200 --> 0:34:47.040
<v Speaker 1>Men's Final the most expensive ticket for anything ever, So

0:34:47.160 --> 0:34:51.239
<v Speaker 1>someone just paid top dollar at the heckle boring. Yeah,

0:34:51.520 --> 0:34:56.560
<v Speaker 1>it's boring, boring, boring. Hey, it's Brett and Lexi from

0:34:56.560 --> 0:34:57.840
<v Speaker 1>the AO Rap podcast.

0:34:58.239 --> 0:35:01.239
<v Speaker 3>We admit Mike and Lizzie are hilarious, but if you've

0:35:01.280 --> 0:35:03.320
<v Speaker 3>heard enough of them banging on and just want to

0:35:03.360 --> 0:35:07.640
<v Speaker 3>hear some actual tennis talk, match analysis and reaction, come

0:35:07.640 --> 0:35:10.000
<v Speaker 3>and hang with us every day of the Main Draw.

0:35:10.040 --> 0:35:14.319
<v Speaker 2>The IRAP available wherever you get your podcast time.

0:35:14.719 --> 0:35:18.279
<v Speaker 1>Podlabor Arena is absolutely killing it. That's not me being

0:35:18.360 --> 0:35:22.480
<v Speaker 1>sarcastic at all. We're up to number twelve. That's crazy

0:35:22.600 --> 0:35:24.600
<v Speaker 1>in the podcast charts. That's huge.

0:35:24.680 --> 0:35:28.160
<v Speaker 2>It's actually like, I'm quite shocked, and it's kind of

0:35:28.160 --> 0:35:28.440
<v Speaker 2>cool that.

0:35:28.440 --> 0:35:32.080
<v Speaker 1>People are out there listening to it. Take that Belinda Belinda.

0:35:31.800 --> 0:35:34.680
<v Speaker 2>And doesn't listen. I think I know what podcast she

0:35:34.760 --> 0:35:35.120
<v Speaker 2>listens to.

0:35:35.160 --> 0:35:39.200
<v Speaker 1>Actually, Andy Roddickson. Yeah, because he's number five, but he's

0:35:39.200 --> 0:35:42.040
<v Speaker 1>also a Grand Slam champion who is very insightful and

0:35:42.160 --> 0:35:46.280
<v Speaker 1>gives an amazing commentary game. Pretty funny for a professional athlete.

0:35:46.280 --> 0:35:48.080
<v Speaker 1>But you're not going to hear Chod jokes.

0:35:48.800 --> 0:35:51.399
<v Speaker 2>When he doesn't have any chode or fridge Guy song.

0:35:51.520 --> 0:35:53.759
<v Speaker 2>He has no hot take on Chubb close call does he?

0:35:53.760 --> 0:35:55.680
<v Speaker 1>He would never sing a song. He would never sing

0:35:55.719 --> 0:35:59.879
<v Speaker 1>a song. So thank you everyone so much, Andy Rodder,

0:36:01.000 --> 0:36:04.160
<v Speaker 1>and tell everybody to listen to the pod because we

0:36:04.200 --> 0:36:05.280
<v Speaker 1>will be going weekly.

0:36:05.440 --> 0:36:07.520
<v Speaker 2>We will, And tell everyone not to listen to Andy

0:36:07.600 --> 0:36:08.240
<v Speaker 2>Rottick please.

0:36:08.800 --> 0:36:12.880
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and we're getting Lizzie Hubeck fantastic. Yeah she was

0:36:12.920 --> 0:36:14.960
<v Speaker 1>she on Andy Ronnicks podcast. Yeah she was.

0:36:14.960 --> 0:36:17.040
<v Speaker 2>She left us to do an erotics and she's kind

0:36:17.080 --> 0:36:19.400
<v Speaker 2>of come crawling back, and she's coming crawling back for

0:36:19.520 --> 0:36:22.680
<v Speaker 2>our weekly editions, and then I'll be over for Indian Wells,

0:36:22.719 --> 0:36:25.120
<v Speaker 2>so I'll be reporting on the ground on the ground.

0:36:25.440 --> 0:36:27.440
<v Speaker 2>You got and you've got meteor cred so we can

0:36:27.440 --> 0:36:28.120
<v Speaker 2>send you around.

0:36:28.200 --> 0:36:30.759
<v Speaker 1>I would love media cred. I'm just a punter at

0:36:30.760 --> 0:36:31.200
<v Speaker 1>this point.

0:36:31.320 --> 0:36:34.960
<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, you're one of the people the mighty have fallen.

0:36:35.239 --> 0:36:37.440
<v Speaker 1>Dude. This is like I think we've said it before,

0:36:37.560 --> 0:36:39.680
<v Speaker 1>but this tournament for us, with all the cred and

0:36:39.800 --> 0:36:42.839
<v Speaker 1>access has been like flying business class on a long

0:36:42.840 --> 0:36:45.200
<v Speaker 1>haul flight. It is amazing. You can never go back,

0:36:45.320 --> 0:36:47.120
<v Speaker 1>but I'm going to go back to, you know, the

0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:49.400
<v Speaker 1>working class seats.

0:36:49.920 --> 0:36:52.919
<v Speaker 2>I think nothing will make Belinda happier than hearing that.

0:36:54.560 --> 0:36:56.759
<v Speaker 1>Sam. So awesome to have you on board for the

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<v Speaker 1>final week and going forward. What was your highlights of

0:37:00.840 --> 0:37:01.400
<v Speaker 1>the tournament.

0:37:02.600 --> 0:37:05.080
<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, I can't go past getting to go

0:37:05.160 --> 0:37:07.960
<v Speaker 2>to a Grand Slam final like that is just a crazy,

0:37:08.000 --> 0:37:09.360
<v Speaker 2>once in a lifetime experience.

0:37:09.440 --> 0:37:11.360
<v Speaker 1>So that is going to stay with me forever.

0:37:12.440 --> 0:37:15.239
<v Speaker 2>Meeting people is just like meeting tennis players is just

0:37:15.520 --> 0:37:17.400
<v Speaker 2>crazy from a real personal perspective.

0:37:17.520 --> 0:37:20.240
<v Speaker 1>It's great though, I mean, you almost left during the

0:37:20.280 --> 0:37:24.760
<v Speaker 1>final to have beef boy with your girl friend.

0:37:25.239 --> 0:37:28.200
<v Speaker 2>My actual highlight is when you were teasing me about

0:37:28.280 --> 0:37:30.359
<v Speaker 2>going to leave, and you said you're going to leave

0:37:30.400 --> 0:37:32.000
<v Speaker 2>to have and you were flailing and you got some

0:37:32.120 --> 0:37:33.400
<v Speaker 2>strawberry pasta.

0:37:34.000 --> 0:37:37.719
<v Speaker 1>That's a thing? Is it a thing? Shavantek said, she

0:37:37.840 --> 0:37:40.080
<v Speaker 1>eats strawberry pasta. And if you were here for the

0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:41.799
<v Speaker 1>first week, well, I wasn't here for the first week.

0:37:42.360 --> 0:37:43.640
<v Speaker 1>You should have been listening to the show.

0:37:43.680 --> 0:37:46.080
<v Speaker 2>I was listening in patches, but Roddick was on a

0:37:46.080 --> 0:37:49.719
<v Speaker 2>real hot streak with his show. Thanks for bringing me in,

0:37:49.719 --> 0:37:51.240
<v Speaker 2>mat though, I've loved it. What's pin your highlight?

0:37:51.440 --> 0:37:55.880
<v Speaker 1>My highlight outside of the semifinals Verev and Alkoraz that

0:37:55.920 --> 0:37:58.200
<v Speaker 1>we were there for that was like probably the most

0:37:58.400 --> 0:38:01.759
<v Speaker 1>fun I've ever had watching a tennis match, despite you

0:38:01.840 --> 0:38:04.399
<v Speaker 1>saying you were going to leave. I think that's why

0:38:04.440 --> 0:38:08.480
<v Speaker 1>you have fun, that you were going to leave to

0:38:08.520 --> 0:38:13.680
<v Speaker 1>have English muffins. I thought the Varenka story from the

0:38:13.719 --> 0:38:16.560
<v Speaker 1>first week and watching him win that five center against

0:38:16.840 --> 0:38:20.160
<v Speaker 1>uh yeah the French player seems like so long ago.

0:38:20.320 --> 0:38:23.799
<v Speaker 1>Oh I know, yeah, yeah, yeah, It's been amazing though, Like, yeah,

0:38:23.840 --> 0:38:29.040
<v Speaker 1>so the Verenka storyline was great. Watching Rebecca just inform

0:38:29.280 --> 0:38:32.440
<v Speaker 1>just storm through the tournament was awesome. And uh, just

0:38:32.520 --> 0:38:36.319
<v Speaker 1>a friendship. It's about the friend you make along the way.

0:38:36.480 --> 0:38:41.480
<v Speaker 1>Speaking of one of the best friends we made along

0:38:41.480 --> 0:38:45.319
<v Speaker 1>the way, our friend sound guy, our cameraman. We love

0:38:45.360 --> 0:38:49.040
<v Speaker 1>this guy. Yeah, he's a king. And when we finished yesterday,

0:38:49.080 --> 0:38:52.080
<v Speaker 1>we were like just walking around looking at the rooms.

0:38:52.120 --> 0:38:55.319
<v Speaker 1>We haven't been in it. Yeah, just like exploring. And

0:38:55.360 --> 0:38:58.960
<v Speaker 1>we went into the main presser room. It's huge, it's

0:38:58.960 --> 0:38:59.560
<v Speaker 1>like a big theater.

0:39:00.000 --> 0:39:02.520
<v Speaker 2>It's like a university theater or so it's you could

0:39:02.560 --> 0:39:04.440
<v Speaker 2>see maybe three hundred people in there.

0:39:04.480 --> 0:39:07.240
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So we went across into the huge press conference

0:39:07.280 --> 0:39:10.359
<v Speaker 1>theater and it's massive. It's so funny. It's massive. It's

0:39:10.800 --> 0:39:13.760
<v Speaker 1>got the big branded wall behind you, and we're we're

0:39:13.800 --> 0:39:17.040
<v Speaker 1>getting pictures ha ha, pretending to do press conferences. And

0:39:17.080 --> 0:39:19.040
<v Speaker 1>then we just go a so have a seat, and

0:39:19.080 --> 0:39:21.719
<v Speaker 1>then well we'll grill you. Well, you know, we'll say

0:39:21.760 --> 0:39:24.320
<v Speaker 1>you've had a loss, and we'll throw some questions at you.

0:39:24.480 --> 0:39:27.880
<v Speaker 2>Just completely mucking around for no purpose at all, really,

0:39:28.000 --> 0:39:28.960
<v Speaker 2>just to have a bit of fun.

0:39:29.080 --> 0:39:33.759
<v Speaker 1>We I guess disregarded or willfully ignored the signs that

0:39:33.880 --> 0:39:36.359
<v Speaker 1>said this is a live feed at all.

0:39:36.280 --> 0:39:40.359
<v Speaker 2>Times, twenty four hour live feed. And I don't know

0:39:40.440 --> 0:39:42.040
<v Speaker 2>if I didn't see it all the way in, but

0:39:42.480 --> 0:39:43.280
<v Speaker 2>I think Eights.

0:39:43.040 --> 0:39:45.640
<v Speaker 1>Probably knew about it. He should have anyway, So he

0:39:45.719 --> 0:39:46.160
<v Speaker 1>sits down.

0:39:46.160 --> 0:39:48.560
<v Speaker 2>We started throwing dumb questions at him, being like, yeah,

0:39:48.800 --> 0:39:51.640
<v Speaker 2>what about the last he is saying stuff, it's pretty funny,

0:39:51.640 --> 0:39:53.880
<v Speaker 2>We'll see it. Yeah, I think we just played. This

0:39:53.920 --> 0:39:56.560
<v Speaker 2>is actually the best moment of the tournament because this

0:39:56.680 --> 0:39:59.960
<v Speaker 2>went live to the ground to the ground, so anyone

0:40:00.000 --> 0:40:01.720
<v Speaker 2>it was at Melbourne Park in front of the screen

0:40:01.920 --> 0:40:05.560
<v Speaker 2>just saw Ace Man and we didn't realize until we

0:40:05.600 --> 0:40:09.279
<v Speaker 2>started getting text messages being like, yo, why is he.

0:40:08.719 --> 0:40:11.600
<v Speaker 1>He got a text from his big boss, like with

0:40:11.719 --> 0:40:15.200
<v Speaker 1>just a screenshot of him doing the presser, and then

0:40:15.280 --> 0:40:18.240
<v Speaker 1>like we look outside and like the whole of Melbourne

0:40:18.280 --> 0:40:23.880
<v Speaker 1>Grounds is transfixed by what is going on. Ace's presser

0:40:24.040 --> 0:40:26.239
<v Speaker 1>is one of my favorite parts of the Tournamently.

0:40:26.360 --> 0:40:28.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it felt like that moment and it Star is born.

0:40:28.680 --> 0:40:30.680
<v Speaker 2>When Lady Gagaa walks on, You're like, this guy is

0:40:30.719 --> 0:40:31.600
<v Speaker 2>gonna be massive.

0:40:31.800 --> 0:40:34.640
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, So it went to every TV on the

0:40:34.680 --> 0:40:38.240
<v Speaker 1>grounds and like people. I mean, it's gonna go viral.

0:40:38.480 --> 0:40:42.280
<v Speaker 1>I think so, I think, And I saw the because

0:40:42.280 --> 0:40:44.000
<v Speaker 1>we were you know, we were part of it. Yeah,

0:40:44.000 --> 0:40:47.160
<v Speaker 1>but then I saw the interview properly and it's it's

0:40:47.160 --> 0:40:50.080
<v Speaker 1>so funny, it holds up, it's red hot, and it's like,

0:40:50.360 --> 0:40:54.000
<v Speaker 1>you're so endearing, Ace. We loved you from day one, man,

0:40:54.040 --> 0:40:56.560
<v Speaker 1>And this is how we want to close the AO.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so with the tribute to a man, A

0:41:00.160 --> 0:41:02.680
<v Speaker 1>bit to Ace Man. Well, this is uh, this is

0:41:02.800 --> 0:41:05.120
<v Speaker 1>his press conference. Enjoy.

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<v Speaker 4>Hello, thanks for coming to my press conference.

0:41:10.200 --> 0:41:12.440
<v Speaker 1>How did you get involved with Arena?

0:41:13.080 --> 0:41:13.799
<v Speaker 4>I got a call.

0:41:19.000 --> 0:41:20.400
<v Speaker 1>How do you feel about the loss today?

0:41:21.200 --> 0:41:25.080
<v Speaker 4>The loss devastating? You know, I thought I thought I

0:41:25.160 --> 0:41:31.760
<v Speaker 4>had him, and he surprised me with the lob and

0:41:33.800 --> 0:41:38.560
<v Speaker 4>my shoes. You know, the strings came undone and and

0:41:39.320 --> 0:41:42.480
<v Speaker 4>it got me tied up a little bit, and I felt.

0:41:42.239 --> 0:41:44.480
<v Speaker 1>You tied your strings together with your shoelaces.

0:41:44.480 --> 0:41:45.399
<v Speaker 4>My shoelace as well.

0:41:46.120 --> 0:41:51.280
<v Speaker 1>Yes, okay, fantastic, run us through. What happened when you

0:41:51.320 --> 0:41:52.240
<v Speaker 1>shoot your pants?

0:41:53.560 --> 0:41:57.960
<v Speaker 4>Well, I've had some Lentel and stomach is shoes, you

0:41:58.000 --> 0:42:05.319
<v Speaker 4>know in fetterants? Have you said? I don't speak bigod English. Sorry, uh,

0:42:05.560 --> 0:42:09.560
<v Speaker 4>And so I had some stomach problems and then I

0:42:09.600 --> 0:42:12.480
<v Speaker 4>took care of it during the sets. Yeah, I had

0:42:12.480 --> 0:42:15.160
<v Speaker 4>to make a quick dump, a quick dispatching.

0:42:15.520 --> 0:42:18.719
<v Speaker 2>Do you do you regret not using the bathroom to

0:42:18.800 --> 0:42:22.200
<v Speaker 2>do that quick dispatch and just doing it on cynecal.

0:42:22.120 --> 0:42:26.800
<v Speaker 5>I went to do that, but there was a line

0:42:26.960 --> 0:42:32.040
<v Speaker 5>and other people sitting. It's only two cubicles, so I

0:42:32.080 --> 0:42:33.920
<v Speaker 5>had to run back to the court.

0:42:37.440 --> 0:42:40.440
<v Speaker 1>You ran back court?

0:42:42.239 --> 0:42:44.680
<v Speaker 4>Well, I didn't want to get the time violation, so

0:42:45.400 --> 0:42:49.680
<v Speaker 4>I had to. I haven't seen the footage. Was it embarrassing?

0:42:55.760 --> 0:42:56.719
<v Speaker 4>Any other questions?

0:42:57.200 --> 0:42:59.359
<v Speaker 1>When did you learn what age was?

0:43:00.120 --> 0:43:05.200
<v Speaker 4>God? Uh? Not that long ago, just as the name suggests.

0:43:06.160 --> 0:43:16.120
<v Speaker 4>Ironically is that ironically? A good friend of mine, a comedian,

0:43:17.880 --> 0:43:19.160
<v Speaker 4>Michael Chokestein.

0:43:22.640 --> 0:43:26.239
<v Speaker 1>That was good what we're saying? Good for it?

0:43:27.040 --> 0:43:35.719
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, of course, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's how I learned it,

0:43:35.800 --> 0:43:37.319
<v Speaker 6>just about ten minutes ago.

0:43:38.480 --> 0:43:40.920
<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Where are we going with this press conference?

0:43:40.960 --> 0:43:42.239
<v Speaker 1>We'll ask the questions?

0:43:43.520 --> 0:43:48.719
<v Speaker 4>Sorry, yes, sure. Thanks to everyone who helped put this

0:43:48.880 --> 0:43:53.360
<v Speaker 4>event together. Special shout out to the Pod Dave Arena

0:43:53.400 --> 0:43:56.760
<v Speaker 4>people and quig Tylee and Shannon and Ewell and Mike

0:43:56.840 --> 0:44:02.080
<v Speaker 4>and Tim and Sam and Lizzie who and everyone thank

0:44:02.120 --> 0:44:03.680
<v Speaker 4>you for a great and amazing event.

0:44:05.920 --> 0:44:14.600
<v Speaker 1>While were weak yes, m hmmm,