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Speaker 1: Welcome to the AO rap recapping the end of each

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Speaker 1: day's play.

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Speaker 2: You're with the up Lake crew. I'm Brett Thomas.

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Speaker 3: And I'm Lexi Mitchell. Here's your quick hit from day one.

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Speaker 3: A section in the women's draw opens up with some

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Speaker 3: seeds falling during the day, while Flaviocoboli was sent packing

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Speaker 3: by a British qualifier Nat Edwards on the evening serve

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Speaker 3: will take you through the day's play later on and

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Speaker 3: unpack the rise of Chinese tennis.

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Speaker 1: But underlights. Both number ones kicked off their AO campaigns.

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Speaker 1: Sablenka tested by a French world card Carlos Alcarez. Overcame

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Speaker 1: Ozzie Anam Walton and a forty five year old turned

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Speaker 1: back the clock off the.

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Speaker 4: Top of the net and wide. It was going in,

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Speaker 4: but the net cord took it out. Had the scream

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Speaker 4: from Olga to ilivit. She knows how hard she had

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Speaker 4: to fight in that.

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Speaker 1: One in two and seventeen minutes, the oldest play in

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Speaker 1: the women's straw in Australian Open history Venus Williams. It

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Speaker 1: wasn't quite the fairy tar we're hoping for, Lexi.

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Speaker 3: It was everything that we wanted except for the little

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Speaker 3: win at the end. I mean, Venus was summoning some

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Speaker 3: sort of play from what five years ago was her

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Speaker 3: last Australian Open appearance. I mean, it's just incredible to

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Speaker 3: watch such an esteemed player at forty five years old

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Speaker 3: put on as such a gritty performance against Elga Danellovich.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and Danillovich obviously we're going to talk a

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Speaker 1: lot about her really, you know, so much resilience and

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Speaker 1: nerves of steel. But Venus Williams I think justifying her

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Speaker 1: wild card. You mentioned she's forty five. Her first Australian

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Speaker 1: Open was back in nineteen ninety eight. What were you

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Speaker 1: up to in nineteen ninety eight.

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Speaker 3: Lextion, I wasn't born yet. I was being made in

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Speaker 3: nineteen ninety eight.

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Speaker 2: Well, someone else it wasn't born yet.

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Speaker 1: Was Olga Danilovitch, twenty four years of age getting the

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Speaker 1: job done six seven six three six'. Four what a

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Speaker 1: hole she found herself In Lexi at four love down

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Speaker 3: Set it looked like it was going to Be venus's.

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Speaker 3: MATCH i, MEAN i was thinking this has to follow

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Speaker 3: like what everyone. Wants everyone wanted fate to be That

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Speaker 3: venus was going to pull off the unthinkable as a

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Speaker 3: wild card at forty five years, old And danellovich just

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Speaker 3: found something within her and we still sort of, thought,

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Speaker 3: Oh venus might still be a bit safe, here But

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Speaker 3: danellovitch just kept on working and really ground down the

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Speaker 3: points and then won six games in a. Row it

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Speaker 3: was just incredible.

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Speaker 4: Stuff.

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Speaker 1: Yeah the pivotal game, though was at. Four all that

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Speaker 1: game went for fourteen minutes juice, advantage juice, advantage And

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Speaker 1: Venus williams six times she had, advantage just couldn't find

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Speaker 1: the big serve she.

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Speaker 3: Needed it WAS i don't, KNOW i was feeling the

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Speaker 3: pain of, it but also the excitement of it as,

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Speaker 3: well because you could Tell venus was coming and clutch at.

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Speaker 3: Points she hit two aces in that, game.

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Speaker 2: But then all on the juice. Court, Though, YES i.

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Speaker 3: Think we just felt as if she couldn't hit that

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Speaker 3: first serve in then it was very shaky stuff on

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Speaker 3: the second. Serve so, yeah it was a lot of

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Speaker 3: back and, forth But danillovich just had nerves of, steel and,

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Speaker 3: like props to her for really coming in strong facing

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Speaker 3: what would have been someone that she would have idolized

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Speaker 2: Kid probably you, know you think about walking.

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Speaker 1: Out she would have, known even though she mentioned after

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Speaker 1: the match she had Some serbian fans, there but largely

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Speaker 1: the crowd was On venus's. Side it's a bit like

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Speaker 1: If Roger federer decided he was making a, comeback everyone's

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Speaker 1: barracking For Roger, federer.

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Speaker 2: You're just a fall.

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Speaker 1: Guy but in this, Case danilovitch fourth round appearance at

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Speaker 1: The Australian open last year and we heard the, raw the,

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Speaker 1: scream the guttural scream after she. Won how much that

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Speaker 3: Year, yeah that would be great to, see wouldn't. It

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Speaker 3: AND i think she managed to sort of almost endear

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Speaker 3: herself despite being the kind, of as you, say the fall,

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Speaker 3: really quite. Sweet the way that she talked About venus

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Speaker 2: End, yeah handled it very.

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Speaker 1: Well she is a, lefty another lefty that was a

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Speaker 1: bit of a tricky. Opponent tonight was A french wild

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Speaker 1: card that. Arena sablenka faced the top seed on Rod

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Speaker 1: La arena and look.

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Speaker 2: She got the job.

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Speaker 1: Done six four six y one Against Sarah Raka, tomonga

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Speaker 3: No, No sarah got the jump right in the opening,

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Speaker 3: game Broke sabalanka immediately and she was actually really taking

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Speaker 3: it To, sablenca quite, aggressive impressive. Shots she didn't look

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Speaker 3: scared out, there AND i think For, sablenka she was

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Speaker 3: a bit wobbly on her first match on Rod Labor.

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Speaker 5: Arena, yeah super happy to be through. This MIGHT i

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Speaker 5: THINK i didn't really start my my best and was

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Speaker 5: struggling to find my. Ritum but THEN i feel like

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Speaker 5: found my ritum AND i was able to step in

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Speaker 1: Rackets, amongas she seemed to take the ball really, early

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Speaker 1: which just kind, of you, know rushes your, opponent you,

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Speaker 1: know maybe forces him to do different. Things and we

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Speaker 1: did See sebelenkuld try something different in this, match which

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Speaker 3: Times, yeah, yeah and she admitted that she needed to

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Speaker 1: Bit her next opponent could have been really Tricky lexi as,

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Speaker 1: well In Pavla, tchenkova who was playing at a similar

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Speaker 3: Her, yeah look a girl can dream to Have pavlachenkova

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Speaker 3: face off against the big. Seeds she loves beating big.

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Speaker 3: Players at The Australian, open but unfortunate she lost To

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Speaker 6: By oscars up for weal sir good backhand From Alcorrez

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Speaker 6: walton backhand, Cross alcarez slices it back. End walton runs

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Speaker 6: around inside out fourhand to An alcohrez back in cross

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Speaker 6: that lands on the baseline of good in the fourhand

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Speaker 6: miss From Adam. Walton carlos Al karaz match number one

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Speaker 1: From one number one to an The Carlos Alcarez. King

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Speaker 1: carlos chasing a Career Grand, slam would be the youngest

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Speaker 1: to do. So so much talk about that he faced

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Speaker 1: a nausey In Adam walton from the tiny town of Home,

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Speaker 2: The twenty six year old certainly put up a. FIGHT

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Speaker 2: lexi that he.

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Speaker 3: Did he looked pretty good in the opening set that

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Speaker 3: got done in three, six three, seven six six.', two.

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Speaker 1: Yeah he actually reeled off seventeen first serves in, a

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Speaker 1: row so look rock solid on his, first serve saved

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Speaker 2: Points and he was certainly up for.

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Speaker 1: The fight but as you would expect as a Six

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Speaker 1: Time grand, slam Champion the spaniard was always going to

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Speaker 1: get him in.

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Speaker 3: The, End ABSOLUTELY and i think Maybe the australian crowd was,

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Speaker 3: treated to, let's say maybe they had a little bit

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Speaker 3: of hope in them in the second Set where walton

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Speaker 3: broke at three, to one but that hope was immediately

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Speaker 3: Dashed when carlos broke back and then ultimately sent it into. A, Tiebreak.

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Speaker 1: Now, carlos alcarez in terms of, his preparation hadn't played

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Speaker 1: for about nine weeks aside from an Exhibition In south

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Speaker 1: Korea Against. Yannick sinner you compare That To, arena sabolenka

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Speaker 1: who although she went in, straight set struggled a, little

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Speaker 1: Bit And martina coostuk who she lost to In The.

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Speaker 1: Brisbane International And marta kostuk went out in the day,

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Speaker 1: Session today so two contrasting preparations for the. Number ones

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Speaker 1: alcarez is, Hardly played sebolenka comes in match hardened be

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Speaker 1: VERY interesting lexi to see which one is best in

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Speaker 1: terms of the way to get ready for The first

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Speaker 3: The, year well If You're, carlos alcaraz is it just

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Speaker 3: that you back your form is at. Round one the

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Speaker 3: difference in your skill and your ability to, win games

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Speaker 3: the difference between that and your likely round, ONE opponent

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Speaker 3: i think you'd probably be feeling, pretty safe wouldn't? You

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Speaker 3: like But For, arena sablenka, you know the opponent that

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Speaker 3: she had today a difficult battle. For HER so i

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Speaker 3: could see how if You're A yanik sinner Or A,

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Speaker 3: carlos alcaraz you can just, back yourself Use The australian

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Speaker 3: open as your warmer as opposed to needing a warm

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Speaker 3: up tournament to get yourself as, you say.

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Speaker 1: Batt, already yeah and it is a very long season,

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Speaker 1: as well especially when you're playing at the point End Of,

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Speaker 1: grand Slams as Sinner and alcarez did At Each grand slam,

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Speaker 1: Last year so they obviously just wanted a bit of

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Speaker 1: a break and then a. PRE season a matchup that

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Speaker 1: loomed a little bit more even on paper was the

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Speaker 1: tenh Seed, From Kazakhstan alexander Public And jensen brooksby FROM.

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Speaker 3: The, US yeah i had a bit of Hope that

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Speaker 3: brooksby could put up a good. FIGHT here i mean

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Speaker 3: it was a pretty. Close Match but brooksby back in

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Speaker 3: twenty twenty three put his name out there when he

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Speaker 3: defeated the Third Seed. KASPAR rude, i mean it looked

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Speaker 3: like it could have been a real big Threat, for

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Speaker 3: bublik but in the End the kazakh came through, six four,

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Speaker 1: Six four and we Spoke About adam walton serving well,

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Speaker 1: the start well he. Did too he made eighty seven

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Speaker 1: percent of his first serves four races in the opening

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Speaker 1: set and he was. Pretty clinical he just had the

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Speaker 1: one break of serve across the first two sets, six four,

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Speaker 1: job done and look. Pretty good and he's, you know

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Speaker 1: each year we have a bit of. A bolter he

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Speaker 1: hasn't traditionally done so well At this slam public but

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Speaker 1: perhaps he's a name to watch Out For melbourne parker

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Speaker 1: over the.

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Speaker 2: Next, FORTNIGHT yeah i.

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Speaker 3: Think so when you talk about preparation ahead of ahead of,

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Speaker 3: a TOURNAMENT he's i guess one of the ways that

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Speaker 3: he put himself on the map last year was Partying.

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Speaker 3: In vegas it's something his coach encouraged him. To do, he,

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Speaker 3: said look you've got a, form slump go. Enjoy yourself

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Speaker 3: party while.

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Speaker 1: You're playing look whatever brings out YOUR best i suppose

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Speaker 1: whether It's Partying. Las vegas he's a little, bit unusual

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Speaker 1: as you've, pointed out and his coach does. Encourage, that

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Speaker 1: well now that he's got a couple of days off

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Speaker 1: before his second.

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Speaker 2: Round match What Is alexander bublick going to do. With

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Speaker 2: himself you've already won a title, this year but now

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Speaker 2: you get two.

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Speaker 7: Days off are you going to get a chance To

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Speaker 7: enjoy melbourne a little bit?

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Speaker 8: Rest more or is it get right back to the.

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Speaker 7: Practice, Court well i'm not the big, practice guy as you,

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Speaker 7: may know, SO yeah i have a couple of. Days

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Speaker 7: OLD but, i mean of course you've got, to prepare

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Speaker 7: you got to keep your. Body feet then for that

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Speaker 7: she got to deliver And hope i'm not going to

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Speaker 7: be scheduled eleven, O'clock, NOW.

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Speaker 1: Do tomorrow, absolutely now after our public got the job

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Speaker 3: She'd Lost To ozzie taylor preston in The quarterfinals In

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Speaker 1: End Wasn't, SHE, all right lexi let's go through some

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Speaker 3: At, the Ao Yeah so Francis Tiafo Defeated, Ozzie Jason

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Speaker 3: kubler michael jang defeated zeb. Quarter in five that looked like,

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Speaker 3: an incredible Match And then cam nurray Also out lasted. Bonzie,

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Speaker 1: Yeah Defeated The, argentine benjamin bonzi who Remember Knocked out

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Speaker 1: danil MEDVEDEV At the us open in a bit of

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Speaker 1: a dramatic. Match last year. Medvedev playing tomorrow we will

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Speaker 1: serve taking you through what happened during the day session HERE.

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Speaker 2: At the ao should be.

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Speaker 9: Sure to pass down The line from kabali Goes Along

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Speaker 9: and arthur ferry puts his arms up above his head

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Speaker 9: with Absolute delightful the bretton who Claims His first grand

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Speaker 9: slam Win outside of wimbledon only as third tall level win.

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Speaker 10: Of Any kind as verev looks, to move through serves

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Speaker 10: and that's gonna, be good Enough spraying, off Diallo's Rackets,

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Speaker 10: and alexander zverev not without a little bit of a

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Speaker 8: Three quarter hours.

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Speaker 4: We will dive into all of that a little bit later,

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Speaker 11: Have your company My Name, is nat edwards joining me

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Speaker 11: tonight on our first show for. Twenty twenty six i'm

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Speaker 11: absolutely Thrilled to have chinese Tennis Right at bendo Juang,

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Speaker 11: With us bendo.

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Speaker 12: Welcome to you we very happy. TO be here i

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Speaker 12: Hope on my english can hold up and survive. For,

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Speaker 11: Okay it's fine we probably have some Listeners, Back in

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Speaker 11: china so if you want To go into mandarin, at any.

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Speaker 11: FOR nunciation here I, am half chinese. SO it helps

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Speaker 11: absolutely nothing my mum would. Be very disappointed but it

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Speaker 4: But it has been buzzing. With activity, today.

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Speaker 8: You know that's one of the most.

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Speaker 12: IMPORTANT reasons either i love enjoy Coming Down to australia

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Speaker 8: Greece summer hair.

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Speaker 11: We will warm YOU up because i feel like Every

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Speaker 4: Not, forty degrees.

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Speaker 11: Now just a little bit more about you in terms

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Speaker 11: Of How many australian opens have you?

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Speaker 4: Actually Been to.

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Speaker 12: This australia alban Is my Certains, AUSTRALIA alban yeah i.

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Speaker 8: Know certain it's not. A Green number. In, western Culture Yeah.

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Speaker 12: But australia open is always a great.

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Speaker 11: A fabulous tournament you've, passed number eight lucky number eight

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Speaker 11: Number eight well it has been a massive DAY one

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Speaker 11: that figure smashing the tournament's previous day session attendance setback.

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Speaker 11: In twenty nineteen the first round has delivered, some early

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Speaker 11: surprises including a big upset in, the Men's draw As

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Speaker 11: British qualifier arthur ferry Defeated Twentieth seed flavio koboli. In

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Speaker 11: The women's draw Twenty Sixth seed diana yastremska was bundled out,

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Speaker 11: in straight sets While Twentieth seed marta kostuk went down

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Speaker 11: the Match Third seed alexander zverev was one of the

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Speaker 11: start saw him Recover to defeat Canadian Young gun gabriel diallo,

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Speaker 11: in four sets while Women's Seventh seed jasmine paulini And

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Speaker 11: In straight, Sets and Finally Ozzie wildcard talia gibson has

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Speaker 11: victory over former Top Twenty. Player anna blinkova so that

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Speaker 4: Facts, Really massive.

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Speaker 12: THE player gypsum i think, she's the player she's the

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Speaker 8: Mandering fluent late what?

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Speaker 12: You about that because Last Year, IN china open i

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Speaker 8: Totally. In, mannering wow yeah she's very serious. In foreign.

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Speaker 11: Language that's incredible so can she speak? Multiple foreign languages it's, not,

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Speaker 12: Yes i think she has a bigger talent in. Language

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Speaker 11: Really, super, interesting well Yeah unfortunately for blinkover she's Out Of.

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Speaker 11: The Australian Open but talie gibson that's her first win

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Speaker 4: One step better how do You?

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Speaker 12: Just mention capoli he had a wonderful year breaks through,

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Speaker 11: Unfortunate For him But British qualifier arthur fairy a great.

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Speaker 4: Story for him he's through to.

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Speaker 11: The second, round yastremska losing, as we mentioned knocked out

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Speaker 11: in Straight Sets By elena gabrielle, russe, six. Four seven

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Speaker 11: The Twentieth seed marta costchuk in. Three tiebreak sets now that,

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Speaker 12: In, that Match yes and kostcho did. A great job

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Speaker 4: It, is because yeah She, fell to, Sablanca didn't she and.

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Speaker 11: three Seed Bendo, in alexander zverev because he had a

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Speaker 4: In gabrielle diallo but he's just fairly new in terms

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Speaker 11: On the tour six seven six one sixty four six

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Speaker 11: He's twenty eight now last year lost that final to

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Speaker 11: that final Last Year. To yarnick sinner do you think

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Speaker 12: TIME for him i mean professional tennis is. A crue

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Speaker 12: a little bit older, than, MIDDLE age right i don't want,

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Speaker 8: Game was stock.

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Speaker 12: We're're still playing maybe his window. Is, getting closer yeah

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Speaker 11: Such a shame he's Never Won, a grand slam BUT he's,

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Speaker 12: Yeah because we know tennis's drama. With, no plot yeah

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Speaker 11: focus Here At, the australian open given you are, on

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Speaker 11: with us and one of my favorite players on the

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Speaker 11: women's tour Is Of, course jinguan xen but unfortunately not here,

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Speaker 11: a Grand Slam the australian open for the.

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Speaker 4: Very, first time.

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Speaker 12: Yeah we created another. Piece of history i'm very happy It.

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Speaker 12: In mervyn yeah and then the funny thing is we

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Speaker 12: come here. With protect ranking they're both injured for like

439
00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,960
Speaker 12: half a half. Season last Year and the uibing comes.

440
00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:38,399
Speaker 12: Through from qualify and we have. Another boy bull He

441
00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,040
Speaker 12: Won The asian wide card tournament at the end of,

442
00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,040
Speaker 12: the last year so that's how he get.

443
00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,440
Speaker 11: The wide car and he's got a very tough first opponent.

444
00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,480
Speaker 4: Because he's playing.

445
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:51,880
Speaker 2: It doesn't.

446
00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,119
Speaker 11: Get ANY easier but i guess if you've got nothing

447
00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,159
Speaker 11: to lose and you're high on confidence after getting, THAT

448
00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,120
Speaker 11: wild Card I.

449
00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,400
Speaker 12: Mean grand slam there's no easy. Match, at all.

450
00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,720
Speaker 11: No, you're right Well Unfortunately, for juang jijen he lost

451
00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,479
Speaker 11: today to the Eighteenth Seed in francisco sarundelo in. The

452
00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,080
Speaker 11: first round he's also just been ELECTED To The. ATP

453
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:16,720
Speaker 11: player council i. Believe advisory councils.

454
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,760
Speaker 12: So we feel, sad for him but we still congratulate.

455
00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,640
Speaker 12: Him of course but he has, a great coach, said

456
00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,760
Speaker 12: he said there Are not many asian faces, in player

457
00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:32,560
Speaker 12: council like one, Of His coach randy lu used to

458
00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:36,240
Speaker 12: work in as. The player council, and the last i

459
00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,800
Speaker 12: Mean the last asian player in The Council is Tarot.

460
00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,960
Speaker 12: Daniel from, japan, Yeah right yeah so he said that

461
00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,800
Speaker 12: he wanted to learn, how tennis worked may be prepared

462
00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,120
Speaker 12: for After. His retire yeah and he wanted To help

463
00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,520
Speaker 12: the chinese player for more rights and Not helped. The

464
00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,680
Speaker 12: chinese government so it's.

465
00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:56,720
Speaker 8: Good, for him, well.

466
00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,560
Speaker 11: It's great and especially because there's such a Huge growth

467
00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,879
Speaker 11: in china when it. Comes to tennis before we touch,

468
00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,560
Speaker 11: more on that There are four chinese women as well

469
00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,840
Speaker 11: in the main Draw Of. The australian open just talk

470
00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:11,800
Speaker 11: us through some of. The, Hopefuls there.

471
00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,480
Speaker 12: Okay well another funny story is love? A?

472
00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:15,800
Speaker 4: Funny.

473
00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,920
Speaker 12: Story yeah okay if you want to be elected to,

474
00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,000
Speaker 12: play a council you have to get, votes from. Player

475
00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:28,720
Speaker 12: You know So, jerry, Shandrin Chen yes triple. Z's Campaign

476
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:35,240
Speaker 12: manager so jerry talk with the player he's a friended with, Familiar,

477
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,680
Speaker 12: with said oh vote for vote for trip that's.

478
00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,439
Speaker 4: How it works, oh my, gosh that's awesome but.

479
00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,200
Speaker 11: Also very catchy VOTE for TRIPLE z like i don't

480
00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,760
Speaker 11: know how many players would be able to have a cool.

481
00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,800
Speaker 4: Nickname like that are they? Playing, doubles together.

482
00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,199
Speaker 12: Yeah they pinitely, talk all together so they. ARE great friends.

483
00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,960
Speaker 11: I love, it campaign manager doubles partner. And great friends

484
00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,880
Speaker 11: so back Onto the. Four chinese women there's one, plane

485
00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,280
Speaker 11: later today but just give us sort of a run

486
00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,239
Speaker 11: through given the top Ranked player in china is not with.

487
00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:05,880
Speaker 4: Us, THIS tournament, oh, i.

488
00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:12,480
Speaker 12: Mean yeah she, got injured unfortunately so right Now she's in.

489
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:17,320
Speaker 12: SPAIN to train i heard we won't wait too long before. She,

490
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,440
Speaker 12: comes back yeah so.

491
00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,439
Speaker 11: She had Elbow, surgery in july and then because that

492
00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,520
Speaker 11: was after her, wimbled and lost and then she only

493
00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:29,800
Speaker 11: played like, One Other, tournament china.

494
00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,080
Speaker 8: Open because she comes.

495
00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:36,600
Speaker 12: Back too early she Originally, PLAYING in, wuhan i mean The.

496
00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:41,040
Speaker 12: Tournament after beijing but it shows she is a. Really

497
00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,439
Speaker 12: real competitor when you in that environment you have more

498
00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,240
Speaker 12: and more, player coming up you see such a strong

499
00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,400
Speaker 12: jaw and she, wants to play.

500
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:53,440
Speaker 8: But it's bad.

501
00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:57,840
Speaker 12: Love for her she injured, her elbow again so she

502
00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,800
Speaker 12: withdraw from not Only only, the china season But Also

503
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:02,360
Speaker 12: the australia.

504
00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,520
Speaker 11: Opens this year it was such A shame because i

505
00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,200
Speaker 11: remember watching her in twenty twenty four and she had such,

506
00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,439
Speaker 11: an incredible season really just a breakout season on the.

507
00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,159
Speaker 11: Tour for her and then last year Came To the

508
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,840
Speaker 11: australian open. THAT shock loss i think it was the

509
00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:20,000
Speaker 11: second round where She Lost To, germany's lara sigmund which

510
00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,040
Speaker 11: stunned everyone really and then it just didn't. Go her

511
00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,000
Speaker 11: way but she's such a huge talent given what we saw.

512
00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,439
Speaker 12: In twenty four not only she's, a group player she.

513
00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,520
Speaker 12: Has great personality she has a, lot of fans AND

514
00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,000
Speaker 12: she changed i would say she changed the.

515
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,199
Speaker 8: Way lots of.

516
00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:43,080
Speaker 12: GIRLS see, herself i mean, in Traditional way a chinese

517
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,720
Speaker 12: lady wants to be, slim and, pale. You know yep

518
00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:50,080
Speaker 12: but now they want to be like a, chinwin athletic

519
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,520
Speaker 12: athletics get, a ten yeah.

520
00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,600
Speaker 4: And, be strong tennis. Play sport yeah.

521
00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,960
Speaker 12: So she really improves one Generation Of young.

522
00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:04,280
Speaker 11: Chinese, chinese people well, SPEAKING of Women i guess chinese

523
00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,560
Speaker 11: women who have influenced a lot, of Young people but

524
00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,960
Speaker 11: lena is one of those obviously a two time Champion Here,

525
00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,680
Speaker 11: at melbourne park one of my favorite players.

526
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,280
Speaker 4: OF all time I. Absolutely love lena but.

527
00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,720
Speaker 11: The growth Of tennis in China, because of lena can

528
00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,040
Speaker 11: you just talk us through and give us some insight into.

529
00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:25,640
Speaker 4: HOW that worked I.

530
00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,480
Speaker 12: Play when i WAS living when I, LIVE in shanghai

531
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,320
Speaker 12: i played tennis. TWICE a week i do feel it's

532
00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:33,520
Speaker 12: getting harder to book.

533
00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:34,720
Speaker 8: The tennis court.

534
00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:36,720
Speaker 4: So you're, annoyed, by, It.

535
00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,719
Speaker 12: YEAH yeah but i also work with, some a brand

536
00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,920
Speaker 12: like a record brand. And close brand they always told

537
00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,560
Speaker 12: me in the, past few years the. Gross is unbelievable

538
00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:48,320
Speaker 12: it's like a.

539
00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:49,000
Speaker 8: Double. Every.

540
00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:52,680
Speaker 12: Year wow yeah so we have more and more common

541
00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:56,800
Speaker 12: people picked for the racket and also lots of kids

542
00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,240
Speaker 12: they want to Be the next lina or. Next chin

543
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,680
Speaker 12: one and especially with our guy because in the past

544
00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,760
Speaker 12: of like, one hundred years We never HAS Man's, player

545
00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,400
Speaker 12: atv tour but now we get.

546
00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:10,240
Speaker 8: Quite a few.

547
00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:16,200
Speaker 12: So our boys. It's, getting hope yeah maybe we can we. Can,

548
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,280
Speaker 12: do good also Like a next Jerry or Next.

549
00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,760
Speaker 11: TRIPLE z, e i mean it's so hard to make

550
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,720
Speaker 11: a living too when it, Comes, TO tennis like i

551
00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,199
Speaker 11: don't think, people understand really like unless you're in the.

552
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,800
Speaker 4: Top, one hundred, ye you know.

553
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,000
Speaker 11: IT'S so Tough I, remember sam stoza who obviously went

554
00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,320
Speaker 11: on To Win a grand slam double, champion as well

555
00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,280
Speaker 11: but she used to talk about sleeping at airports because

556
00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,440
Speaker 11: they couldn't afford to. Go to hotels it's not this

557
00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,840
Speaker 11: glamorous lifestyle being this tennis player that. Has to travel it.

558
00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,080
Speaker 11: Is hard work it's hard to. Make a Dollar, but

559
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:49,919
Speaker 11: in china talk to me about the commercial opportunities that

560
00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,160
Speaker 11: there are even some lower ranked players to make a little.

561
00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,720
Speaker 12: Bit, of coin yeah how do YOU know that i? Got, my,

562
00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:00,919
Speaker 12: SOURCES yeah Yeah i say china is a. Little bit

563
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,520
Speaker 12: different you don't have to you don't have to be

564
00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:07,359
Speaker 12: ward top ten player to get a. Lot of reps of.

565
00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,040
Speaker 12: Course It helps, like chin one she gets more.

566
00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:11,320
Speaker 8: Than ten sponsors can?

567
00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:16,000
Speaker 12: You, believe credible yeah but if you like a triple

568
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,600
Speaker 12: z Uh And the jerry jerry is a different story

569
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:23,639
Speaker 12: because she's. A young guy, i think her she his

570
00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:28,359
Speaker 12: agents quite is waiting for, a better opportunity uh to

571
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,639
Speaker 12: get a more lucrative. Deal for Him BUT the super

572
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:37,320
Speaker 12: z also has more than. A few sponsors i mean.

573
00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:39,000
Speaker 8: We are.

574
00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:42,439
Speaker 12: A big market we have lots, of local. Uh local

575
00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:47,919
Speaker 12: brands they want to increase. Their explosure globally so tennis

576
00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,359
Speaker 12: player is there one of. The, best, choice yeah.

577
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,440
Speaker 11: Interesting so interesting they just want to get their name

578
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,120
Speaker 11: out there on Their GLOBAL stych.

579
00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,159
Speaker 12: Triple z get injured and now his only ranked. Like

580
00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,600
Speaker 12: four hundred but, you know what just two months ago

581
00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,159
Speaker 12: he got a Deal FROM a, chinese ev brand.

582
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,800
Speaker 11: A big deal but they know that the eyeballs. Are

583
00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,040
Speaker 11: on tennis people are watching it whether it's on the,

584
00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,880
Speaker 11: broadcast or live so everyone wants a. Piece, of it

585
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,320
Speaker 11: yes it's a great opportunity if you're an up and

586
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:19,560
Speaker 11: coming Tennis, player in china.

587
00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,119
Speaker 12: That's, for sure yes that's motivation for more kiss to doing,

588
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:24,840
Speaker 12: good on tennis.

589
00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,320
Speaker 11: And that's what we want To see more chinese players entering.

590
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:32,199
Speaker 11: The tennis universe YOU'RE Listening. To ao radio This Is.

591
00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,640
Speaker 11: The evening serve My Name. Is Nat edwards bendo jung

592
00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,880
Speaker 11: joins me as well. On tonight's show we have had

593
00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,040
Speaker 11: a massive day here day One OF the australian ovid

594
00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:46,280
Speaker 11: record breaking crowd attendance for, a day session which.

595
00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,000
Speaker 4: Is Absolutely Incredible.

596
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,520
Speaker 11: Bendo venus williams we're talking about twenty eight being old

597
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,760
Speaker 11: before in Tennis terms for alexanders there of. The Third

598
00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:59,920
Speaker 11: Seed but venus williams twenty eight Years Since her australian

599
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,400
Speaker 11: open devuot all the way back in. Nineteen ninety eight

600
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,920
Speaker 11: She returns. To melbourne path she is forty five. Years

601
00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:07,920
Speaker 11: of age this is.

602
00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:09,760
Speaker 4: A phenomenal STORY i know.

603
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,680
Speaker 12: I like Her when when Serena And the willams winnas

604
00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,960
Speaker 12: playing at, THE same time i kind Of think maybe

605
00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,320
Speaker 12: venus is waiting for, her younger sister maybe he can

606
00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,560
Speaker 12: retire at. The same time no winnas. Playing much longer

607
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:27,240
Speaker 12: she wants.

608
00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:28,720
Speaker 4: To, her sister.

609
00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:33,040
Speaker 12: Yeah, not only willis we Also. Have another kachokovich.

610
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,800
Speaker 4: Yeses forget now thirty.

611
00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,080
Speaker 12: Eight years old the amazing, thing about him he's still in.

612
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:38,440
Speaker 12: The top.

613
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,760
Speaker 11: Five it's incredible but just physically the work that he

614
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,480
Speaker 11: does in, the off season, during the season.

615
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,160
Speaker 4: Just to stay physically at his peak.

616
00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:53,479
Speaker 12: IS quite, INCREDIBLE i know i even CHECK his dit

617
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,240
Speaker 12: i want to. Learn from, him you know A warm

618
00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,880
Speaker 12: because western people always drink lots, of cold water.

619
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,800
Speaker 4: But he drink Warm water yeah, chinese.

620
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:06,040
Speaker 12: No no yeah in our culture we always. Drink warm

621
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:09,000
Speaker 12: WATER and also i noticed chocolate set up at the

622
00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:13,160
Speaker 12: first couple cup of water should. Drink every morning it's

623
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:18,720
Speaker 12: the warm room temperature water with. Honey with HONEY yeah

624
00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,000
Speaker 12: maybe I Know the new Zealand.

625
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,520
Speaker 8: Honey is, manuka.

626
00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,760
Speaker 11: YEAH yeah so i think like because honey has natural

627
00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,840
Speaker 11: antiseptic product properties and a few other. Good health benefits

628
00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,760
Speaker 11: so maybe. That's where it's what else did you find out?

629
00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:35,200
Speaker 12: About his diet and everybody knows he do the gluten

630
00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,840
Speaker 12: free diet and also he eat.

631
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:40,960
Speaker 8: A larger vegetables.

632
00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,720
Speaker 11: Kids out There, listening to ao eat your vegetables so

633
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,120
Speaker 11: you Can Be like novak djokovic and Win Plenty? Of

634
00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,239
Speaker 11: grand slams do you think he still has it in

635
00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:50,000
Speaker 11: him to win?

636
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,520
Speaker 4: Just one more if.

637
00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 12: It's, going To happen maybe womber then will be.

638
00:30:56,400 --> 00:31:00,000
Speaker 8: His, biggest opportunity yeah we'll have to.

639
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,640
Speaker 11: Wait and see BUT he, loves i mean if they, were,

640
00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:08,160
Speaker 11: to rename well You Wouldn't Rename rod lavor Arena Because

641
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,720
Speaker 11: The great rod. Labor deserves that but if we were,

642
00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,240
Speaker 11: To Rename, say Melbourne Park surely novak djokovic is in

643
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,360
Speaker 11: the running given how many times he Has Won. The,

644
00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,080
Speaker 11: australian open, YEAH now this i.

645
00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:20,000
Speaker 8: Mean the tournament has.

646
00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:23,480
Speaker 12: To be creative you know what happened the Last Year

647
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:26,120
Speaker 12: was Rafa Nadal. In, RODAN gaols yes i.

648
00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:27,520
Speaker 8: Mean, the footprint yeah.

649
00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:31,640
Speaker 12: That was. Beautiful that's beautiful Let's see what australia woman

650
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,760
Speaker 12: Can Do, when novak.

651
00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:37,680
Speaker 11: Yeah Challenge for great tyle and The whole tennis australia

652
00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,040
Speaker 11: Team At. The australian open they all do. A. Magnificent job.

653
00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,920
Speaker 11: Bendo that's it the. Time has flown thank you so

654
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:45,720
Speaker 11: much for joining Us On. THE evening serve i.

655
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:46,960
Speaker 4: Really appreciate it i'm glad.

656
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,480
Speaker 1: To be here THANK You to ao Radio And the

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Speaker 1: evening Serve Hosted. By natt, Edwards, all right lexi let's

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Speaker 1: talk about who we're keen to watch on day two

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Speaker 1: and night too TOMORROW. At.

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Speaker 3: The ao yeah i've got quite a few women's matchups

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Speaker 3: that have, caught my Eye one Being Donavekich. And, mirror

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Speaker 3: Andreva Mirror The, ADELAIDE international champion i mean The champion

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Speaker 3: in adelaide has historically done really Well At. The Australian

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Speaker 3: Open with madison keyes managing to get the. Double last

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Speaker 3: year Then We have Barbara Katriqueva, and diana schneider a

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Speaker 3: couple Of young Guns victoria And Boco. And emerson Jones,

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Speaker 3: she's an Australian but another ossie who's obviously going to.

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Speaker 3: Take The spotlight alex dimenor, playing McKenzie McDonald an american

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Speaker 3: who is a Lucky Loser after mateo barrettini had, To,

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Speaker 3: pull out.

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Speaker 2: Yeah had to pull.

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Speaker 1: Out with, illness all right those a lot of matches you're.

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Speaker 1: Looking forward to i'm looking Forward To Seeing Alexi poppron alex,

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Speaker 1: diminer of course is the leading Men's. Hope for australia

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Speaker 1: alexi popperin let's hope this could be the year that he.

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Speaker 1: Really breaks through he Takes on A Frenchman in alexander,

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Speaker 1: muller as well so heeps look forward to on day

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Speaker 1: two and another late, one for us.

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Speaker 3: Catch, it tomorrow well.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for joining US on.

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Speaker 1: The ao Rap That was Brett Thomas and alexi mitchell

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Speaker 1: taking you.

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Speaker 2: Through night one we'll, be, back tomorrow

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Speaker 5: Yeah