1 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:06,920 Hey guys, welcome to What's the Call the podcast where sports 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,120 meets side eye. We're here to breakdown the 3 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:12,040 matches, the meltdowns and the moments that make us pause and 4 00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:14,480 say, what was that call? I'm Theo. 5 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:16,880 I'm Andrea. And we're glad you're here. 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,080 Whether you're sports obsessed or just here for the drama, 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,800 there's a seat for you courtside, so let's dive in. 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:30,640 All right, so AO has begun. Are we excited? 9 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,080 So excited. I feel like there's so much 10 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:37,560 content. Today's Monday so it's day 2 and 11 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,240 I have just been like, I feel like living on Melbourne time 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,040 and I'm just like get me to Australia now. 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,440 I feel like you are like just about there. 14 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,440 Oh yeah, I'm in Hawaii. I'm only four hours. 15 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,240 I think there's only four hour time difference from here. 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,360 We should get boots on the ground. 17 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,760 Yeah, and a short flight, only 10 hours, I could fly direct to 18 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,800 Australia right now, so. My God. 19 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,240 Yeah. Would be tempting, but. 20 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,520 I know, I know. Next year maybe, but honestly? 21 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,840 Like the vibes have just been so good. 22 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,400 Tennis is so back or so excited. And I feel like, yeah, they 23 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,680 don't call it the happy slam for nothing. 24 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,640 Yeah, I was going to say, I feel like it's really living up to 25 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,960 its name. 100%. People just love. 26 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:24,320 It, yeah. And there's just like so much 27 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:27,840 going on and I just wouldn't have it like any other way. 28 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,160 I've said this before, but I really do think the AO is the 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,800 best Slam for so many reasons. Sort of first big tournament of 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,360 the year. Players are like pumped, ready. 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,760 They want to prove themselves. I feel like the whole city or 32 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,360 even like the whole country, just like gets involved and like 33 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,600 backs the tennis. And three like Aussies are just 34 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,960 the best. I have a bit of a weird 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,680 obsession with Australia. I love it. 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:56,840 They're also just like always like looking to innovate. 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,960 Like they've done a few things this year, like they've 38 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,160 introduced, which I thought was really interesting. 39 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:08,240 What I saw from watching obviously on TV, they have like 40 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,560 introduced these super cool like courtside seats, which like cost 41 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,960 an arm and a leg obviously, but it's sort of trying to replicate 42 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:20,600 like the NBA courtside seating. And it looks awesome when you 43 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,760 like, I mean you get like player transportation to go to the 44 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,200 site. You get like, I don't know, a 45 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,480 full like omakase sushi meal. And then you get like a whole 46 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,560 tour of Rod Laver Arena and like the walk on of the players. 47 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,880 And then you literally sit like on the court, which is awesome. 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,480 God, that's the dream. That's my literal. 49 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,960 Dream one day, one day yeah and then in the like player walkout 50 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,080 that I just mentioned, I feel like at slams they always have 51 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:50,360 this like each slam has like a very definitive player walk on 52 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,640 on the main like center court and they've like yeah completely 53 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:57,000 revamped it and it's it looks like they're like walking 54 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,720 through the ocean when they come in and now they have the two 55 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,320 players coming in from different sides, which is cooler Usually 56 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,800 they come out the same door anyway. 57 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,040 This is all a very nerdy stuff that probably no one cares 58 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,240 about, but I noticed it and I really liked it. 59 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:17,200 And they also have this new system so that you get like, a 60 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,600 visual when the ball is out, that the net bleeps red and like 61 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,440 a line on the umpire chair that it like flashes red because now 62 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,440 that they've gotten rid of linesman, you no longer have. 63 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:34,360 Like, usually you would see the linesman's hand, right, call out 64 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:35,920 because they, like, move it to the side. 65 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,680 And obviously now that's gone because the linesman RIP. 66 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,880 So now, yeah, if there's an outcall, it flashes red, which 67 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,320 is cool. Yeah, I think that's better. 68 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,680 And then also the AO you can watch on TNT Sports, they RIP 69 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,200 you off. It's £30 a month, but you know, 70 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,240 got and had to invest in that for this month. 71 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,520 But they have this new like multi, multi screening thing 72 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,280 where you can have all the quotes at once. 73 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,080 And yeah, it's just honestly like, helped me so much. 74 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,120 Usually I. Have the TVI have the iPad, I 75 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,880 have the laptop and then I have the phone so. 76 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,720 You're like a proper tennis journalist. 77 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,600 I'm really like. I'm a real freak. 78 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,399 Yeah, literally. No. 79 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:22,600 But this this time I just you just switch on the multi view 80 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,160 and you get all the chords and then you just choose which one 81 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,440 you want the audio from, like the one that you're most 82 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:28,720 interested in. So yeah. 83 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,000 So that was pretty cool. That is cool. 84 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,800 That is cool. I don't know how many people are 85 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:36,160 using that feature like you are, but. 86 00:04:37,280 --> 00:04:40,680 Yeah, just me probably. But anyway, so those are things 87 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,040 I thought for interesting. And then obviously they had we 88 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,720 we mentioned this last week, but the one point slam. 89 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,720 I'd love to this. It was so good content gold who 90 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:55,320 won it was an am amateur player Jordan Smith $1 million 91 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,360 Australian dollars, but still take it. 92 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:03,920 And yeah, I mean, I think, I think it's honestly that was the 93 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:09,920 best possible outcome for this like EXO to have because like if 94 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:11,480 a pro had won, it would have been a bit like. 95 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,680 Yeah, I I almost like, I wonder. I mean, obviously like the pros 96 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,920 weren't playing like their full capacity, like they were still 97 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:23,040 like trying to a certain extent. But yeah, I'm like, did they let 98 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:23,720 him win? No. 99 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:26,280 I don't think so. I, I don't know. 100 00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:27,640 I I don't. I didn't watch it, I just 101 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,840 watched the highlights though. I watched like like a replay of 102 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:36,840 it and no, they they were like on the sidelines, like getting 103 00:05:36,840 --> 00:05:38,520 like really pumped for each other. 104 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,280 So I think they were pretty into it, like, and I just love to 105 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,400 like watch those like player interactions. 106 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,640 I know on the. Sidelines. 107 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,360 I know you rarely see it. They were being so funny, the 108 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,960 two of them obviously like the bromance is very much alive. 109 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,720 Yeah, they just like Carl's going came on last and just 110 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:03,440 like, you know, beelined cianic to like say hi and like, you 111 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,560 know, give him a little slap on the butt. 112 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,120 I'm like, are you guys good anyway, they're. 113 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,720 Playing it up for the cameras. I love it, but yeah, sorry you 114 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,960 said Kaboli. He was so funny, like his face 115 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,200 the entire time he was stressed he was. 116 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:20,400 Very stressed, very stressed his. 117 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,960 Reactions were so funny A. 100% I think definitely a massive win 118 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,960 for the tournament. Like, yeah, not that they needed 119 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,480 more wins, but they they're doing so well for themselves. 120 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,360 Yeah, I think it was so good. Even Taylor Fort Fritz didn't 121 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,760 participate. And then he tweeted like massive 122 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,040 L for me for not participating. This looks like so much fun. 123 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,960 Something like that. 100% I think those that didn't didn't 124 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:51,160 make it were bombed for sure. Yeah, yeah, I think it's good 125 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,880 for tennis. I feel like they're trying to 126 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,000 attract a younger audience, which is great because you know, 127 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,080 that's what they need. Absolutely. 128 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:03,200 And I mean, the US opened at the Mixed Double S exhibition last 129 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,000 year. And I'm, I'm curious to see if I 130 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,680 feel like they won't follow suit like Wimbledon certainly will. 131 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,040 I mean, no, they might surprise us, but too traditional and 132 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Roland Garros, I don't know. Let's see. 133 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,520 We'll see. Yeah, let's see, let's. 134 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,600 See, we'll see if they follow, but unlikely. 135 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:26,960 Also a first one, isn't the Euro hire me as like their chief hype 136 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:28,400 man? Because honestly, they're just, 137 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:29,920 I just, I'm loving what they're doing. 138 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:30,920 You're loving it. I'm. 139 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,240 Loving it because also they put on the first ever opening 140 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:39,160 ceremony for a slam this year, which you know, was sort of 141 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,240 meant to like, you know, in the SIM in a similar vein to an 142 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,640 Olympic opening ceremony. They, you know, they had like 143 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,640 all the these like ball kids walk out with all the flags that 144 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,200 were being represented by the players. 145 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,320 And then they had like a big like musical performance. 146 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:59,280 And then they brought out some legends to play some fast 4 147 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,960 double s, which was kind of fucking hilarious. 148 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:08,000 They had two Aussie, former Australian number ones, but also 149 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,080 world number ones as well as previous like slam winners. 150 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,080 They had Pat Rafter and Leighton Hewitt who are like a big deal 151 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,640 in Australia and in the tennis world in general. 152 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:21,040 And then they had, I mean, literally the love of my life 153 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:25,800 and legend Roger Federer come out and play, play with Andre 154 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:30,120 Agassi, who also is just like, I mean, an icon, honestly, he's 155 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:34,280 hilarious. Like I, I just like, I loved it. 156 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,760 And also, I mean, they were obviously all miked up. 157 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:40,200 So it's just jokes because you could hear them like breathing 158 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,520 heavy after like 2 points. These poor guys. 159 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:48,240 It was just like, like, you know, through the Mikes and 160 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,560 they, I mean, it's honestly it's quite challenging because they 161 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:53,840 have to like obviously play well and they put on some good, 162 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,920 really good points, I will say. But then they're also talking 163 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,600 through it, right, To make it entertaining. 164 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,160 So yeah. And they were, they were giving 165 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:06,080 some good jokes, I will say. And I mean, like Roger and Andre 166 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,480 are just such an iconic pairing. Yeah. 167 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:15,680 And then to give Andre or, yeah, to give Agassi some respite, 168 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:20,880 they brought out Ash Boddy after the second set or in the second 169 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,600 set. And obviously it was three sets. 170 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,640 So I do think some of that is like a bit staged like, but that 171 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,760 way, you know, you get the most out of it. 172 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,760 But yeah, Ash Boddy stepped in, gave Agassi a bit of respite, 173 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,040 which was quite funny. And obviously Ash Boddy is a 174 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,200 huge deal in Australia too, and no one was expecting that. 175 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,840 So no, yeah, I feel like she hasn't been involved in tennis 176 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,000 at all since she retired either. She's just kind of been doing 177 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,160 her own thing. Yeah. 178 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,560 It was, it was pretty good and like honestly, there was some 179 00:09:49,560 --> 00:09:53,040 really, really great rallies. And then afterwards they sat 180 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:57,040 down like all five of them and did like a session with Jim 181 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,000 Courier, who I honestly think is just like the best interviewer 182 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,640 ever. Like in the sport for sure, like 183 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,880 it generally, as great as the rivalries are, it gives me, it's 184 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,240 like so heartwarming to see all of them sit down and they just 185 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,040 have so much respect for each other. 186 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,160 Like no ego. Yeah, I don't know, I feel like 187 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:15,680 nostalgic when I watch these things. 188 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,920 Like me too, honestly. My childhood My first tennis 189 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,880 match was Federer versus Agassi at the US Open. 190 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,160 Really. I think. 191 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,840 Federer won in five sets, which is yeah, yeah. 192 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:33,160 Yeah, that's amazing, I think. I think, yeah. 193 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,680 I mean, honestly, all this RF content, like whenever he like 194 00:10:36,680 --> 00:10:39,400 comes out in public, I just like it takes over my whole day. 195 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,440 I'm like, I just go into like a hole of like finding like the 196 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,680 footage. I just love him so much. 197 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:49,800 I mean, Federer's to me. What Nadal is to you. 198 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,840 But we both also really like the other. 199 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,120 Exactly. I get a little bit sad because I 200 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,720 miss them so much on tour, but it's still lovely to see them. 201 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,080 I know. Yeah, it is, It is. 202 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,200 It is lovely to see them. And like Roger was, you know, he 203 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,160 came with his whole family, but his parents, his four kids, his 204 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,600 wife obviously. And like, they were like sitting 205 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,720 and it was sort of a bit of a farewell thing for him as well 206 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,240 because they, he didn't get to have that in Australia. 207 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:16,640 Yeah. They also, he had this like, 208 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:21,680 iconic moment back in the day where he hit like a shot like, 209 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:25,000 to the side and the ball kid, like ball kid, like, really 210 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,320 seamlessly just like caught the ball. 211 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:32,640 And they brought that same guy back and he was like, you know, 212 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,880 20 years older. And they like, recreated the 213 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,200 moment. It's quite funny. 214 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,920 The guy's like, the guy's not like 30. 215 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,560 And he's, like, back in the spot, like, kneeling on the side 216 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:49,280 of the net and like, yeah, I just thought it was like, you 217 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,840 know, a bit cheesy, but also, you know, works. 218 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,640 But yeah, I just, I just love Roger so much. 219 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,640 If I haven't said it already, Like, I was reposting a million 220 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,560 things about Roger this weekend, and people were like, shut the 221 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:05,840 fuck up. But anyways, you know, if you 222 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,960 don't appreciate it, like, what's wrong with you? 223 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:13,200 He's just the definition of aura, definitely, yeah. 224 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,840 And then obviously also he had to plug his little Labour Cup, 225 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,600 his tournament, which is coming to London, back to London 226 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,240 actually this year. So we need to try and make that 227 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,880 happen. That would be. 228 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:24,520 We're going, we're going. That'd. 229 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:31,080 Be awesome, yeah? So should we talk about the 230 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,200 outfits? Let's talk about, let's do a bit 231 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,720 of a fit check, pulse check on the fits, because honestly, 232 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,280 there's quite a range out there. Yeah, I think it's a fun thing 233 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,240 to comment on and like weigh in on because honestly, some of 234 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:50,560 them are really beyond hideous. We got to start. 235 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,640 We got to start. We got to start with the number 236 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,880 one who has, who is actually the world #2 but he's been done 237 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,680 fucking dirty and given the world number one. 238 00:12:59,680 --> 00:13:03,600 Worst outfit I've ever seen. Ganic Sinner Yannick Sinner 239 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,840 looks like he's shot himself in his outfit. 240 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:12,400 The color is giving diarrhea. Really like it makes me sad for 241 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,200 him because honestly like what are they? 242 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:16,280 Are they trying to take the piss? 243 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,800 I don't understand. He's probably pissed or what the 244 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:23,920 fuck. 100% I mean, yeah, it's not lucky. 245 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,920 It does not like that little like then it's like this like 246 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,480 green patch on the shorts. I'm like, what's going on? 247 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,440 It's so bad. It's so. 248 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:36,520 Bad because how does this work? Like do the players approve the 249 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,520 outfit? So of how well, I think each 250 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,920 player has a different contract and depends who you're with. 251 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:47,680 But I think like big, the big guns like Nike and Adidas, like 252 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,200 you do get your own collection, but like I think you have to 253 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,320 have won like multiple slams. And I mean it all depends on the 254 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,320 contract. But basically what they do is 255 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,000 they'll do certain styles and they'll do different colorways 256 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,760 like Carlos and Yannick. Like they will have the same, 257 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,960 it'll be the same style, but same a different colorway from 258 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,680 all the rest of the field that wears Nike, for example. 259 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:16,400 Or Stabilenka has a special colorway of the outfit that all 260 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,200 the others wear too. So yeah, I mean, honestly, like, 261 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,120 yeah, Nike, definitely not my pick this tournament. 262 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,240 But yeah, Carlos is also not great. 263 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,280 He just looks a bit like a mishmash of like a highlighter. 264 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,920 And then the women's, the style's not bad. 265 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,960 Yeah. It's just it's all a bit 266 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:41,040 fluorescent for my liking. Radukano was also with Nike, but 267 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,040 she's also clearly fed up of the fits, to be honest, because I 268 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:48,320 was reading some rumors that she's got a relatively big Utico 269 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,400 deal in the pipeline and that that's going to come out Indian 270 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:56,120 Wells. So let's see another one who is 271 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,400 doing really nice outfits, I'd say. 272 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:03,040 Oh, Wilson, their outfits are pretty like honestly, like 273 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,760 everyone should go check them out because like they're very 274 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,440 nice, like burgundy and like pink. 275 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,440 Marta Costio because like a really nice, like cute pink 276 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:14,640 dress with like cut outs. But she she actually already 277 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,160 lost. So yeah, hardly. 278 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,880 The outfit is also lost. I know. 279 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,360 Shame. And then Adidas. 280 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,880 Adidas nailed it this year. And like, they often don't let 281 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:29,080 me tell you, there's been some real hate crimes committed by 282 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:33,800 Adidas in the past. But no, honestly, they all look 283 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,680 great. And like it like brings out the 284 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,080 players tans. It's like this orange Peach 285 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:40,880 thing, like paired with white, right? 286 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,960 So yeah, I'd say they're doing good for themselves. 287 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,760 Yeah, I mean, they're definitely winning on court, but off court, 288 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:52,480 not so much. Did you see Steph's cheetah 289 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:53,760 print? Sweat set. 290 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,240 Yeah, I did. No, no comment on that. 291 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:05,120 But other than that, Adidas has really done him dirty with that 292 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,080 one. Jesus Christ. 293 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:13,240 Yeah, I'm confused about the crop slightly like flared. 294 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,000 I mean, I would have put a full veto in, but yeah. 295 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,760 Yeah, it's, it's, it's an interesting look for sure. 296 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,160 It is not their best outfit probably. 297 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,800 One of their worst yet not. If not, their worst. 298 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,720 Yeah, it's honestly not not a good look on anyone. 299 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:35,160 So I I don't get that. But anyway, it made them goes a 300 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,960 little bit viral and I'll just leave it at that. 301 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:43,200 Lacoste, in other news, has some sick activations going on in 302 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,000 Melbourne. They have this like barge with a 303 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,600 tennis court on it that's like floating on the Yarra River. 304 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:54,640 And they did like a whole event with, you know, their, what are 305 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:59,200 they called players. Obviously the players they have, 306 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,000 they have like a pretty strong roster, honestly. 307 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:05,760 They've got Dimitrov, they've got Medvedev, our fave, they've 308 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,680 got Ivelisse, and they have, obviously Novak Djokovic. 309 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,680 I mean, yeah, we touched on him last week. 310 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,400 And maybe it's just, it's worth saying maybe that, you know, by 311 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,400 the numbers he is the undisputed GOAT. 312 00:17:19,599 --> 00:17:23,119 But that doesn't mean that we aren't entitled to our opinions, 313 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:24,760 right? He's not the people's goat. 314 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:29,040 He's not the people's goat, but I will say I do have the utmost 315 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:34,240 respect for the man and like how he competes, but that doesn't 316 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,840 mean I need to necessarily support him. 317 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:41,280 And yeah, that's what makes being a tennis fan more 318 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,320 interesting. Definitely. 319 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:48,520 And they also have Venus Williams Lacoste, which, you 320 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:52,160 know, is also pretty cool. We'll talk a bit more about her 321 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,240 later and how she's fared at the at the AO. 322 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:02,520 But I also heard that she is apparently going to enter into a 323 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,400 pretty blockbuster deal with Lululemon at Indian Wells 324 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,720 because they're also the tournament sponsor of Indian 325 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,680 Wells. So, you know, I've, I told you, 326 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,240 I've been in the trenches. So yeah, I've. 327 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,200 I love all this stuff. I just find it so fascinating. 328 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:15,760 Everyone else is really like snooze. 329 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,520 So, yeah, if we still have your attention here, we're not going 330 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,120 to move on to the next and actually speak about the 331 00:18:22,120 --> 00:18:29,880 tournament. OK, so let's get into the actual 332 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:36,640 tennis of it all. But Sunday start new, I think 333 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,640 since last year in Australia, usually slams start on a Monday, 334 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,160 but I think Roland Garris also starts on the Sunday actually. 335 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,320 But it's relatively new in Australia. 336 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,360 And I find it, yeah, it's sort of a double edged sword for me. 337 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:51,640 I like it because it sort of spreads the chaos. 338 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:53,960 You know, the tournaments like it, they make more money because 339 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,320 they have an extra day of ticket sales. 340 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,400 Good for them. But somehow I feel like it sort 341 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:02,080 of dilutes the order of play. It does. 342 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,880 And I think it kind of just drags on, yeah. 343 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,600 Like I I'm kind of lost at this point. 344 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,600 I'm like, oh, someone's having their you know, Carlos played 345 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,080 yesterday and some people are playing their first round match 346 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:14,520 tonight. Like it's just very. 347 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,000 It's a yeah. It's a little disjointed. 348 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,160 And like usually what it is is you have Monday you have one 349 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,040 side of the draw, and then Tuesday you have the other side 350 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,320 of the draw, and then it just keeps alternating days. 351 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:28,280 But with the three days of Round 1, it gets confusing because 352 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,280 it's all like, jumbled. But yeah. 353 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,480 So all that to say, it is now Monday night. 354 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:39,840 So we are 2/3 through Round 1. So we can't talk about it in 355 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,360 like a complete way, but we can talk about what's happened so 356 00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:46,680 far. So shall we jump in, Carlos? 357 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,360 Should we start with Carlos? He won his first round match. 358 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:57,120 Solid win match the solid win. First match without on Carlos my 359 00:19:57,120 --> 00:19:59,200 side, I think he. Played really well. 360 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,840 And also like, I mean, everyone loves Carlos, but he was playing 361 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:07,480 against an Aussie Walton who put up a good fight. 362 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,520 But, you know, I feel like he didn't really stand a chance, 363 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,480 let's be honest. And yeah, I think Carlos just 364 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,320 like proved himself. And I feel like he's probably 365 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,360 also like extra motivated because he's like probably so 366 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:22,520 over the storyline of like JC FS out the picture, like how's he 367 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,120 going to fare without him? And he's like, you know what, 368 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:29,080 bitches? I got this covered, I think. 369 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,160 Yeah, yeah. He's used to having the crowd on 370 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,400 his side and it didn't rattle him, so I think that's a good 371 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,920 sign. And also, I mean this tournament 372 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,720 is so important to him. He said that he would take a win 373 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:45,960 in Australia over a win in any other and like two other slams 374 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,520 this year, so. Because yeah. 375 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,440 Hopefully him. Winning here gives him the 376 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,640 career slam, yeah. Yep, he'd be the youngest person 377 00:20:56,360 --> 00:20:59,720 to ever win the career slam. Crazy. 378 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,440 So, yeah. And that record is currently 379 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,760 held by Rafa. So party was like, I don't want 380 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,680 to, but no, I do. Of course I do. 381 00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:11,920 But yeah, yeah, you want. To keep smashing those records. 382 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,160 Yeah, but 22, which is just insane. 383 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:22,440 Let's see if he can do it. Let's see, on day one we also 384 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:27,120 saw Arena Sabalenko went on. Yeah, Rod Laver Arena. 385 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,640 She did. Well I feel like OK, you might 386 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:35,920 be confused by this because like I didn't love her at first but I 387 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,960 feel like 2025 has seen me become a bit of a Saba fan. 388 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:41,960 OK. Weirdly. 389 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:46,960 What's changed your mind? I just think she is like 390 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,160 unapologetically herself, just actually doesn't care. 391 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:54,160 Like people might find her annoying on social media. 392 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,280 I actually think it's quite like jokes. 393 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:00,000 She literally takes no prisoners with her, like tick tock dances 394 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,760 and all of that. I'm like, OK, good for you. 395 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,080 Honestly, she's killing it with like the sponsorship. 396 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,920 She's like every sponsor under the sun at the moment. 397 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,240 I feel like she's happy with her boyfriend. 398 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,520 Good for her. And then also she is just like, 399 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:16,480 you know, she totally was like completely starstruck because 400 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,960 Federer and Levo were watching her match. 401 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,680 They were like front row. And she was like, Oh my God, can 402 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,880 I have a selfie with you guys? And then at the end she like 403 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,720 went up to them, took a selfie with them as they were sitting 404 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,720 in the crowd. And in that way, she's like all 405 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,800 of us, right? We'd all be like freaking out. 406 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,200 She actually, she lost the her opening service game. 407 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,160 After that, she just like cruised through. 408 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,600 So bit of like first round nerves. 409 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:46,000 But yeah, I think she's pretty. She's pretty solid, honestly. 410 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,640 Yeah, yeah, I think she's going to win the thing, but. 411 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,000 I think so. I think so. 412 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,040 Going back to Venus, Venus played day one as well and I 413 00:22:56,040 --> 00:23:00,120 watched that whole match because I am a big Venus fan. 414 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:05,440 She is actually the first and I think only player whose 415 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,200 autograph I got. I too was I think four or five. 416 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,880 And I went up to her with my like Wimbledon program and she 417 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,760 signed it and I still have it. And she was just really nice. 418 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,200 And I'm obsessed with the Williams sisters, obviously so. 419 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,560 Yeah, same. I just find it's so impressive 420 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:28,520 that she is still going at 45. Like context, like Federer 421 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,560 retired at 40 and he retired late. 422 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,240 Like most players retire in their 30s and she's 45, has an 423 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,440 autoimmune condition and it's just still grinding. 424 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,240 And it was a roller coaster match. 425 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,600 Like she was very competitive. Like, she did end up losing 426 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,040 sadly. And it made me, yeah, it made me 427 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,400 really sad because she was like so close. 428 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,480 Like first set tie break, like she was, there was some crazy 429 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,360 points. She won it. 430 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:56,640 Then she dropped the 2nd and then she was up for love in the 431 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,760 third, had a double break, lost the double break. 432 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:04,120 Then there was like a really like marathon game of like 4 all 433 00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:07,080 which I was just like, I was like shouting at the TV. 434 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,080 And then ultimately, yeah, she lost it 4/6 and the third. 435 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,640 But I feel like she's doing really well. 436 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,000 She just got married. Her new husband was like in her 437 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,440 box, like cheering her on. She's got the potential new Lulu 438 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,640 deal. She's a life. 439 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,120 So I'm happy for her, honestly. Some people are a bit annoyed 440 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:29,120 that she's that she gets like wild cards for these tournaments 441 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,440 because the argument is she should be making way for younger 442 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,240 players. What's your yeah and say what's 443 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,040 your take on that? I think she's like earned the 444 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,240 right to get those wild cards and she's clearly still 445 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:41,800 competitive. Like, yeah, she lost in the 446 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,840 first round, but she could have very easily won that match. 447 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:49,000 So, you know, I, I, I disagree. I disagree. 448 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,560 I think I understand why she's getting the wild cards. 449 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:58,560 And yeah, she's an icon, so a. 100% she talked about Emma right 450 00:24:58,560 --> 00:24:59,360 O'Connor. Emma. 451 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:05,480 She also won day one. I watched her like pre match 452 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,880 press conference and she sort of set 0 expectations for herself 453 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,720 because I think she she was a bit injured right? 454 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:15,680 And like she also just came straight from Hobart New Zealand 455 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,600 and had to play nice session on day one. 456 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,480 She did win. She was a bit annoyed about 457 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,880 having to play the night session. 458 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:26,720 I think because it is kind of, I don't know what time what like 459 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:31,160 the exact time. Second match on after a men's 460 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,440 match. So the night session starts at 461 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:39,120 7:00 PM local time or 730 I think on the show courts. 462 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,720 So if you have a 5 setter, men's five setter that could have give 463 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:49,160 you like a midnight *. That is, I don't understand 464 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,160 that. Like that sucks. 465 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,920 And also I imagine a lot of the spectators would leave after a 466 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:59,680 long men's match, like a kind of puts, yeah, whoever would like 467 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:01,520 male, female. But it's I guess now it's like 468 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,040 they're scheduling the women's matches after the men's. 469 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,560 Like it just puts them in a terrible position. 470 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,960 I can't even imagine like having to prepare right, because 471 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,040 they're all these routines that they have before the match where 472 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,160 like they have to eat a certain amount of time before the match. 473 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:17,120 Like, obviously there's always a bit of uncertainty, but yeah, 474 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:20,360 it's not an easy position to be in. 475 00:26:20,360 --> 00:26:22,640 I think like having to potentially start playing at 476 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:23,600 midnight. I don't. 477 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,280 I don't know how that's allowed. But equally, there's the other 478 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,720 side of the argument that I guess has always made that if 479 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,800 they were to schedule a women's match earlier, they say it's not 480 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,720 fair and the women aren't getting, you know, the prime 481 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,400 time slot and blah, blah, blah. Yeah, and they're kind of like 482 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,360 an opening act for the men's matches. 100% Yeah, exactly. 483 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,720 But that's that then. I mean, we're not going to get 484 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,200 into this today, but like the whole debate about men playing 485 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,400 five sets, like that's ultimately the issue here 486 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,800 because if they were playing three sets, obviously the match 487 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,280 wouldn't last as long. But equally I mean I love A5 488 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,000 setter. Yeah, same. 489 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,400 I will always want there to be the best of five in Grand Slam 490 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:04,080 tournaments. A. 100% yeah. 491 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,160 There were also a few chaos moments on day one. 492 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:17,160 The throwback to on day one, the Putin saver, who I don't know if 493 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,520 you know much about her, but she's got some attitude this 494 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,760 this girl. And she always gets into it with 495 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,120 the fans. And basically at the Aussie 496 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:27,760 Open, there's one court, I believe it's Court 6, it's a bar 497 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,680 court. So there's actually a bar like 498 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,040 in the stands and everyone's just rowdy AF. 499 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,960 And she was, she absolutely lost it with them yesterday screaming 500 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,800 and then shut up. You know, they're just trying to 501 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:43,640 have a good time and I get it. And it's sort of like, like, I 502 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,120 do think again, tournaments do need to innovate and make it 503 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:48,440 like a bit more fun and less serious because I understand 504 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,040 that. Like, I think the only place 505 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,600 that gets away with it is Wimbledon because that's just 506 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:58,400 like what Wimbledon is. Yeah, like the tradition, the. 507 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,480 Silence and all of that. But like, yeah, it's bar court 508 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:05,880 is really like, yeah, raising some brows among the players. 509 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,400 But I think last year, last year was the first year already was 510 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,920 like causing some chaos. So that was quite funny because 511 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:15,360 she also has, I mean, whoever decided to schedule Putin savor 512 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:18,160 on that court was asking for it. Honestly, it is quite funny. 513 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,840 What else is funny is I don't even know if you talk about it, 514 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,200 but like poor Kaboli, and I like Kaboli a lot. 515 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,240 He got defeated. He's world #20 and he got 516 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:35,280 defeated by a Brit actually called Arthur Ferry, ranked 186 517 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,480 in the world. But yeah, Kabali was really 518 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,360 going through it with his stomach. 519 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,520 Let's just say he. Had to run to the bathroom. 520 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,880 Yeah. I mean that sucks. 521 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:47,880 Like playing in that. Really sucks. 522 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:52,560 And it was like, like the the medics like asking him and it 523 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,640 was so obvious what was going on because they were like, is it 524 00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:01,160 watery? And like the mic was picking it 525 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,840 up. I'm like, come on, guys. 526 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:10,200 Like do it discreet anyway. So yeah, that must be a 527 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,160 nightmare for him. Leave bomber man. 528 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:16,600 I know. And then I guess we move on to 529 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,760 day 2. Today I feel like was far less 530 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:23,200 eventful. Stan, Stan the man, I love him. 531 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,240 I think he's great. He's on his sort of farewell 532 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:26,640 tour this year. I don't know, actually. 533 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,360 What are your thoughts on Stan Vavrinka? 534 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,800 I just as a Rafa fan. Yeah. 535 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,520 OK. And I wasn't always the biggest 536 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,760 fan of his. I think he I mean, because he 537 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,040 always played really well against Rafa. 538 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,920 Like, I think he he was one of the like, few players who knew 539 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,000 how to beat him. So I was never rooting for him. 540 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,360 But I mean, you know, I think he was an amazing player. 541 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,880 It's a shame for him that he was kind of overshadowed by, you 542 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,000 know, the big three, Big 4. But. 543 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,920 Yeah, he has won. I think he's won a couple slams 544 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:00,760 and he. Was yeah. 545 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:05,120 He was 2016 champ here. Booty beat Yeah. 546 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:10,080 Rafa, yeah, it's, I mean, it's sad. 547 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,160 I always feel sad when players retire. 548 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,200 Yeah, especially like that generation of players because 549 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,120 it's like we, we grew up with them in a way. 550 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:21,960 And so, you know, it's sad to see them go A. 100 percent, 100% 551 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:26,080 someone who also won is our boy to Neil. 552 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:28,840 Let's go. Usually he's like breaking it 553 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,600 and like in the five setters until like 3 in the morning in 554 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,600 Australia. So honestly, I think he was 555 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,640 like, fuck that, we're just going to go in and get it done. 556 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,840 Simple. Yeah, this is his first first 557 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:44,240 round win in a Slam since 20244. Yeah. 558 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,320 Also he has motivation to play well here because I heard he 559 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:52,880 wants to keep up his stat for like not defending titles and 560 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,600 always only winning new titles. So this would be a new one for 561 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,640 him to pick up. I think he obviously was very 562 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,720 scarred from that defeat that you mentioned last week. 563 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:06,880 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, and I was also going to 564 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,480 say he has a new hair cut, which is way better. 565 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,560 He looks just less messy. Yeah, yeah, a little. 566 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,400 Bit more together. Like, come over. 567 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,920 He looks younger. Yeah, he looks good. 568 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:23,160 He does. Look good. 569 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,080 Hopefully he goes far. Hopefully, fingers crossed. 570 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,320 He is one of our picks, right? One of our like. 571 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,160 Yeah. Dark horse? 572 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,200 Can you call him a dark horse? I don't know. 573 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,960 Yeah, I think you can. Anyone's a dark horse on the 574 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,080 men's side If it's Bionic or Carlos, I guess so. 575 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,240 And then just touch on, I guess Deminor. 576 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:49,560 He won today, right? And sad Andre and I really like 577 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:54,680 Mateo Berotini and Deminor is scheduled to play Mateo, but he 578 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,120 had to withdraw last minute, which is really sad. 579 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,040 I actually also really like Alex Demonora. 580 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:04,520 I think he's really sweet guy, so I'm happy for him to have 581 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,560 won, but I just wish Mateo had had the chance to, like, go out 582 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:11,440 there because yeah, I feel like his career is just kind of, I 583 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:12,680 don't know. Floundered. 584 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,000 Yeah. Yeah, like he's always, there's 585 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,680 always something. It's like cursed, especially at 586 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:20,240 slams. He always has to withdraw last 587 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,680 minute and it's like always a question mark on his health and 588 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:26,440 like the ABS and like always like rupturing. 589 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:27,640 I don't know. So. 590 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,200 Yeah, no, I really feel for him. He seems like a lovely man. 591 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:35,520 But I also wonder if he's just one of those players who, like, 592 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,920 doesn't have as much internal motivation as others. 593 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:43,000 You know, who was, like, willing to give it all or to make it 594 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,120 make tennis his entire life? I don't. 595 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:48,200 Think he he also just knows he can just make money as a male 596 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:51,240 model. Yeah, yeah. 597 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:55,080 But it's just like such a tough. Like, I'm also, I'm totally 598 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:56,160 kidding. You do. 599 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:57,920 I'm totally kidding. Like that's definitely not what 600 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:01,040 I'm thinking, but it is. It's so tough. 601 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,080 It's so tough. It's really like you need to 602 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:08,600 like live and breathe it. And that's exactly in any, in 603 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,960 any, when you do that with anything, it's exhausting. 604 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:15,480 But I feel like, yeah, in tennis particularly, it's the only way. 605 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:21,280 Yeah, it really is. OK. 606 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:24,360 So as we always end, we're going to do our final call. 607 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,760 Let's do it. Who's the player we can't stop 608 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,160 watching? I think for me, and as we said, 609 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,560 like you probably can find this rogue, but you know, I've made 610 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:39,240 the switch, so I'll say Arena Savalenka and that's not on a 611 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:43,000 like predictions level. I'm just like liking her vibe 612 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,080 and her energy right now. She's sort of like, in that sort 613 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,560 of like untouchable era and just doesn't care. 614 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,440 It's like enjoying it and wants to have fun. 615 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:53,600 So I like that. Yeah. 616 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,600 What about you? I'm going to say our man 617 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,960 Medvedev, I feel like she's in a different headspace. 618 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:02,360 I'm sorry. I'm laughing, but I just like 619 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,840 the fact that we've done such a 180 on him. 620 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:09,840 I know is so bizarre. Like imagine us saying that five 621 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,320 years ago. I know. 622 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,159 Never, never. A girl can change her mind. 623 00:34:14,679 --> 00:34:19,880 What about a moment that sort of really already sums up the AO 624 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:26,080 for you? So far I think from day 2, from 625 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:27,960 day 2, I don't know. I thought not from day. 626 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,120 Two, but like on day. Two on day 2, I think back to 627 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:36,000 the one point slam and just like even how like Kaboli through 628 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,880 throughout the tournament, just like freaking out and he gets so 629 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,000 seriously and so stressed, but it's just like so many viral 630 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,280 moments like that. Really. 631 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:48,719 Yeah, that sounds sums up like the vibe of the tournament. 632 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,480 But also like, yeah, it's so fun, but people still take it 633 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,120 very seriously. I love that. 634 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,960 What about you? Mine's so predictable, but it's 635 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,520 going to have to be just like Roger and Oz. 636 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,200 Yeah, I'm just, like, happy that he's got his, like, little 637 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,840 farewell. And, like, I don't like when 638 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:11,600 players become like, complete ghosts in retirement. 639 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,920 So, yeah, I think Rafa needs to, you know, come out of the 640 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:19,680 woodworks a little bit. And I'm sure it's more recent 641 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:22,240 for him, so. And he's in dad mode now, so, 642 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,960 you know, yeah. But I, I really like that. 643 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:28,560 And it just like, I don't know, when he was like walking around 644 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,600 and like, they put him on like this podium, I was just like, 645 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,200 oh, like, that's sort of what's defined it for me. 646 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:36,000 So, so far, it's still a long way to go. 647 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,200 What's the most Australian Open thing that's happened? 648 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:45,040 This is a good question because like I said, I feel like I'm 649 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:48,360 like chief PR officer for the AO right now, but like you got to 650 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,040 combine some of the great moments with some chaos. 651 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:54,360 So I would say it's just a very Australia thing. 652 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,360 Actually. They're all dehydrated as fuck, 653 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:02,880 Kabali included. Like you've got the all kids 654 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:06,400 fainting and Kabali, you know, dealing with whatever he was 655 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,360 dealing with. So I mean, I guess we don't need 656 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:10,840 to revisit, but that would be my moment. 657 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:15,560 What about you? Mine is Putin Seva telling the 658 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,880 crowd to shut up and also winning. 659 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:20,600 And also winning pretty. Pretty great. 660 00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:23,640 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, guys. 661 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:30,360 So that's all for this week. No major upsets yet, but who 662 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:34,120 knows what tomorrow and the rest of the week's going to bring, so 663 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:38,880 stay tuned. Thanks for listening. 664 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:42,640 That's it from us this week. 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