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 break down 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 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,040 Hi, everybody. Welcome back to another episode 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,520 of What's the Call? Good morning, Andrea. 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,160 How are we doing? Good morning. 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,680 A little tired on the Sunday morning, but otherwise good. 12 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:43,960 We have switched our recording time to 8:00 AM on Monday, so 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,880 it's always like the first thing we do with our week, which is a 14 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,720 great way to start the week because it sets it up right, But 15 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:57,920 it's also a lot anyway, so tennis, sports, lots been going 16 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,520 on. I feel like we say this after 17 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,560 every Masters, but it's felt like an eternity and Madrid is 18 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,200 finally over. We had a men's final. 19 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,120 I was super predictable. A woman's final that brought 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,920 maybe a bit more drama both on and off the court. 21 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:21,280 And ultimately, after Madrid, Sinner is heading to Rome one 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,240 win away from the career Golden Masters. 23 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:30,000 And that's a set that's been completed exactly once in tennis 24 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,440 history by Djokovic. And he was 31 while Sinner is 25 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:39,480 24. So yeah, should we get into it? 26 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:42,280 OK, so we can start with the men's. 27 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,880 As we just said, I feel like there is not a whole lot to say 28 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,760 here. It is exactly what we saw 29 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,920 coming. Right, yes, pretty boring I 30 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,640 would say. Yeah, it's just getting a little 31 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,640 bit repetitive. Huge Congrats to Sinner. 32 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:07,840 He's now the first player in Master's 1000 history to win 33 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,360 five consecutive Masters. So he's won Paris in 2025, 34 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,840 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and now Madrid. 35 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:18,960 Title puts him in one. Rome went away from the career 36 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:23,080 of Golden Masters, which means winning all 9 masters won 37 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,480 thousands at least once, which is kind of crazy. 38 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,480 So I don't know. The domination's kind of crazy 39 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,080 and huge Congrats to him. I'm happy for him. 40 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,400 But equally it'd be we need some people to start contending with 41 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,200 him because especially while Carlos is out, no one's getting 42 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,560 close, right? Yeah, yeah. 43 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,400 I feel like Zarev is not up to task on this one. 44 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,880 At all, I mean scoreline 616258 minutes. 45 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,880 It's great final for the crowd in Madrid. 46 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,920 Yeah, so I've apologized to the crowd, as he should. 47 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,440 Yeah, he should. So Senor has 62 consecutive 48 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:10,920 holds on serve against swear of now, which is insane if you 49 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,320 think about it. But equally like we saw in Monte 50 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,520 Carlo, like he said, he just can't play. 51 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Yannick doesn't know how. Clearly obviously Yannick is a 52 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,040 better at times player, I just think it's fair of his. 53 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,120 He just has a mental blockage now. 54 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,760 Feel like if he breaks Yannick's serve once maybe it'll give him 55 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,680 a bit of a mental boost. I was going to say, I feel like 56 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,600 if he wins one match against Yannick, that for sure, but 57 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,600 maybe you need to start by breaking his serve. 58 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,120 Might spur him on a little bit. But equally, as we just said, 59 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,480 yeah, if Carlos was out, who's going to take it to him? 60 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,880 I don't know, you know, he played fees the semis. 61 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:51,480 Who's the other players you know had a great play season and also 62 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,960 beat him in straight sets? Hodar like gave him a good run 63 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,520 or whatever, at least took him to a tie break, yeah. 64 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:01,840 Hodar at least took him to a tie break, but you know, still lost 65 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,480 to center in three sets. I mean in straight sets. 66 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:10,120 So yeah, I just think who's going to do it? 67 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:10,920 I don't know. No one. 68 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:16,560 Literally no one and like going back to to Zverev and just that 69 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:22,680 match up. He is, yeah, the next down from 70 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,320 Alcaraz and Sinner. And he was not like he wasn't 71 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:32,080 broken the entire time all tournament until this match 72 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,200 where he, you know, immediately was broken and thrashed the 73 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:41,560 entire match. So yeah, he's lost nine straight 74 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:46,720 matches now to Sinner and yeah, has 0 answers. 75 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,680 And nor does the rest of the tour, it seems, which is crazy. 76 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,720 Did you see what he said about the gap between Sinner and the 77 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,800 rest of the fields? He said. 78 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,400 There's a gap between Sinner and everybody else, and I think 79 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,840 there's a big gap between Algoraz, myself, maybe Novak and 80 00:05:02,840 --> 00:05:07,720 everybody else. Yeah, I did see that and it's 81 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:15,080 caused a lot of contention online, I feel like, especially 82 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,400 amongst yeah tennis fans. I think that's pretty rich to 83 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,120 say. Yeah. 84 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,480 I right now, of course, Sinner stands alone, but I think that's 85 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,000 also mainly because Carlos is out and yeah, he's going to take 86 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,120 like a complete sweep over the clay season. 87 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,760 I mean, I'm pretty sure I don't think Zverev should put him in 88 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:39,280 the same put himself in the same category as Alcaraz, no. 89 00:05:39,280 --> 00:05:43,000 Absolutely not like. Come on, humility is not his 90 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,360 strong suit. Like, he's not, he doesn't even 91 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,720 play competitive matches against Sinner. 92 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,920 You know, that's that's just he's not even close sitting on 93 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,760 the same. Level not at all. 94 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,720 I think he just probably like he can beat Carlos is what he's 95 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,720 saying but he can't. But it's a match up thing like 96 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:07,520 Alcaraz is still in the same tier let's say as Sinner. 97 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,280 Yeah, I think Sinner's at the top right now. 98 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:15,040 Like clearly, you know, before his injury, he beat Carlos in 99 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,440 the Monte Carlo final. But I think what made me roll my 100 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,040 I was like, OK, you think you're on the same level as Carlos? 101 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,240 Come on, man. And Novak, like, didn't he say 102 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,080 that he was the next, he was going to be part of the next big 103 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,360 three or something? I mean. 104 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:33,280 He's it was him, TT Pass and Medvedev. 105 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,320 OK, well. We're going to be the big three. 106 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,600 That really worked out well for them. 107 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:43,000 Yeah, I mean, listen, they they are like the Ogs. 108 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,920 It's sort of from our our like time where we bonded over 109 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,040 tennis. So we love to see them excel. 110 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,520 But like, you can't say that, bro. 111 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,360 It's funny. I mean, listen, I, as we said 112 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,800 last week, maybe Novak will come out all guns blazing at Roland 113 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:03,080 Garros. But like, I I still think that 114 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,440 the other two are miles apart. Yeah. 115 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:15,000 So I mean, Sasha, get real. He also is going to cut his 116 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,080 hair. When he wins a slam, yeah, OK, 117 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,520 we'll be waiting a long time then. 118 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,080 I know it's going. To be Rapunzel down to the 119 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,440 floor. That's a very also a very bold 120 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,360 thing to say as well, especially now like, I'm sorry, you will 121 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,400 probably have to play beat Yanick Sinner to win Islam. 122 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,400 So I don't know. Yeah, I mean the hair is going 123 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,000 to be longer than definitely mine and. 124 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,640 Probably terrible. It's so bad it's going to be 125 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:47,040 down to the floor by the time he well, if he wins Islam, I guess 126 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:48,360 if. Big if. 127 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,080 Big if, if, if, if. So that's the men's. 128 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,520 Let's see how things progress in Rome. 129 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:03,320 So the women's final, on the other hand, was far more like, 130 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:08,160 there's a lot of lore around the women's final and like what went 131 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,640 down there. So Marta Kostyuk obviously 132 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,400 defeated Mira Andreva 6375 in the final. 133 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:22,640 It's her first WTA 1000 title, and she's the second Ukrainian 134 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:26,440 woman ever to win a master's 1000. 135 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,880 And yeah, Andreva, obviously, she's still 19. 136 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,200 She's very young. She's the first teenager ever to 137 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:41,520 reach 31000 finals since 2009, which is when the format 138 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,680 launched. But yeah, I don't know. 139 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:49,680 Thoughts. I guess I'm not super surprised 140 00:08:49,680 --> 00:08:52,680 by the final, but I don't think anybody would have predicted it. 141 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:54,760 No. Coming into Madrid, obviously, 142 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,120 yeah, for. Sure. 143 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,160 Yeah, a lot of predictions were out the door on the women's 144 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,320 side. But I don't know, I really like 145 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,360 'cause joke. I think she's a fun vibe. 146 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,480 You know, all her, like, activism around Ukraine can get 147 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,560 behind that. Yeah, I mean, she's been 148 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:17,880 undefeated all clay season, so let's see what she might be. 149 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,800 A Roland Garros dark horse. We need to talk about her 150 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,720 backflip. That was pretty sick. 151 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:29,360 Wild. I was like, damn, are you like, 152 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:31,720 is that real? I was like, is this AII? 153 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:32,440 Don't know. I know people. 154 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:33,880 Yeah. That's what I thought. 155 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,520 Yeah, but not tennis players. I was like, wow, I was like, 156 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:41,440 you're not a gymnast. But yeah, she she got up after 157 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,680 she like, you know, collapsed the ground on match point and 158 00:09:44,680 --> 00:09:46,480 fully just backflipped out of nowhere. 159 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:47,640 Loved that. It was a good. 160 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,320 Celebration. Yeah, that was cool. 161 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,040 The crowd loved it. Yeah, they loved it. 162 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,440 It was. It was great. 163 00:09:54,960 --> 00:10:00,280 I felt bad for Mira Andreva, feel like she's very much still 164 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,560 a teenager, still working through her emotions. 165 00:10:03,560 --> 00:10:06,480 She. Cannot take a loss whether it's 166 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,640 round one or in a final. I know she really lives them 167 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:16,280 like every, like beat of a loss. She like is living at. 168 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,520 I don't know. She said it herself. 169 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,840 She just can't take it. She hates her so much. 170 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,560 But yeah, as you said, it's she's still got a lot to learn, 171 00:10:23,560 --> 00:10:26,880 I think because the losses come pretty much every week, right? 172 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:27,840 Unless you win. Yeah. 173 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,320 That's part of tennis. So she really needs to learn 174 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,840 that. But yeah, obviously, there was a 175 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:38,560 bit of controversy also around the trophy ceremony, just given 176 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:44,040 the fact that Kostyuk is Ukrainian and Andreva is 177 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:45,920 Russian, basically. Yeah. 178 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,200 As, as we mentioned before, Kostyuk is, like, very vocal and 179 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:53,960 one of the most consistently outspoken voices on the war in 180 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:59,360 Ukraine since 2022. And she's refused to shake hands 181 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,120 with Russian and Belarusian players. 182 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,240 I will take pictures with them on court since the very 183 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,800 beginning. And obviously Andreva being 184 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:11,120 Russian, she First off didn't take the pre match photo, which 185 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,800 fine, a lot of them do match point didn't shake hands. 186 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,720 That's become like very normal between the two nations at this 187 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,960 point. But then at the trophy ceremony, 188 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,320 obviously they give their speeches. 189 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,560 When Kostiuk took the mic, she thanked her team, her family, 190 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:32,120 her sponsors, the crowd, the tournament and didn't say a word 191 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:38,000 about Andreva. It's tough, Andreva. 192 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:42,960 Then when she gave her speech, she did congratulate Marta and 193 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,600 her team on the title. But yeah, I I don't know. 194 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,920 I don't know where I stand on this. 195 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,760 What do you think? Me neither, honestly, I think on 196 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:58,840 a personal level, it's it's sad. It's sad for for the tennis 197 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,800 players because ultimately they they didn't choose where they 198 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,520 were born. And it's not like they live in a 199 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,560 country where, without getting into politics, we're speaking 200 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:11,280 out against the government is even a safe thing to do. 201 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,000 I also understand Marta's position. 202 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,400 I feel like she's, she's very clear about the fact that she's 203 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,920 not going to shake hands at the net that this is, you know, that 204 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,240 this is a boundary that she set. And that's part of her activism. 205 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:32,320 And it makes it easier for the opponent if they expect it. 206 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:34,240 Yeah. For sure. 207 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,160 Yeah, yeah, I agree. I think that's a good take. 208 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,360 Very rational. I mean, I yeah, I can see both 209 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,200 sides to be honest. But I don't think it's, I 210 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,640 wouldn't call it disrespect. You know, I know that there's a 211 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,640 lot of controversy online about it. 212 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,240 I don't think she's trying to disrespect the player. 213 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,600 It's just that she's in a really, really difficult 214 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,080 position and her country is in a terrible position. 215 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:58,360 So it's just all around, you know, not so much about the 216 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,800 players themselves, but geopolitics. 217 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,760 Tennis doesn't exist in a vacuum, you know, I know we just 218 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:08,480 said that Mira needs to so maybe mature a little bit and work 219 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,720 through managing her emotions. But I do I think her response 220 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:17,160 was really mature and she she thanked Marta and said her name. 221 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,960 And congratulated her and. Oh yeah, congratulated her. 222 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,720 Yeah, not thanked. Her no, but I think like just 223 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:27,240 off of that. Like I I think that yes, I think 224 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,440 she's too hard on herself. Like her immaturity, like goes 225 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,160 back like she reflected back on her herself. 226 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,600 Like she's so self aware. Yeah, self aware, but like minus 227 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,920 the big fuck you in Indian Wells. 228 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,320 That was very funny. She usually is like very 229 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:49,000 composed towards other people and her opponents like we saw at 230 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,240 her response today as you just said, whereas she's super harsh 231 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,600 on herself and can be quite childish in that way. 232 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,880 She needs to give herself a bit more grace, I think. 233 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,120 Yeah, it's a bit reminiscent of Andre Rublev as well. 234 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,240 Lovely to everybody else but himself. 235 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:09,480 We need them to love, love themselves, self love. 236 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,480 Yeah, it's important. It's important. 237 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:16,480 Like they've both achieved so much, so more than most can say 238 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,080 for themselves. So yeah, I mean, tough 239 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:25,440 situation, but great final nonetheless for everyone 240 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,400 watching. And a backflip celebration, 241 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,680 which we've, I mean, I've never seen that before. 242 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:40,880 So that was pretty cool. OK, so before we leave Madrid 243 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:49,320 for good, should we touch on a few breakout stories around the 244 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,000 tournament? Because I feel like they've been 245 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,240 a couple. Yeah, I feel like it was a it 246 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,720 was, it was a good tournament. It was after everyone shits on 247 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,760 it. Yeah, once people got over there 248 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:06,160 food poisoning, it all actually started delivering. 249 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,520 So on the women's side, I think we have to give a special 250 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:15,520 mention to Haley Baptiste. An incredible breakthrough. 251 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:16,840 Pretty much. No, Yeah. 252 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,520 What an amazing win against Arena Sabalenka. 253 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:23,040 Crazy. Quarterfinals. 254 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:27,520 She saved 6 match points well against Sabalenka. 255 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:34,000 That's like Sabalenka's we all know we it doesn't need to be 256 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,440 said, we all know what she's like. 257 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:41,400 Like she's locked in and a beast to save 6 match points against 258 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,800 her. This is also beast behaviour I 259 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,960 feel like. To have the nerve to do that is, 260 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,000 it's insane. Insane. 261 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:52,200 Yeah. So she beat her in the quarter 262 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:56,640 final, obviously got to the semis and then lost to Andreva. 263 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,520 But I think having a win like the one she had against 264 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,760 Sabalenka in the quarterfinals is very difficult to back up, 265 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,520 especially when you're just, you know, breaking through. 266 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,760 It's a lot of like pressure to back a win like that up. 267 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:15,800 So I think she's honestly had like a pretty amazing run and 268 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,280 just the story around her is is great. 269 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:22,760 I think we also need to talk about the iconic racket smash. 270 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:27,440 Like she just broke it over her knee in her match against 271 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,800 Belinda bench. Like she served 2 double faults 272 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,960 in a row and she was like FS I'm not having any of it. 273 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,360 I just snapped her racket in half over her knee and it just 274 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,400 like the pic, the picture is like pretty. 275 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,520 I feel like it's become like an iconic image. 276 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,240 Which is cool. It takes a lot of strength to 277 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,000 be. Able to do that? 278 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,560 Crazy. So yeah, I mean, listen, I don't 279 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,480 love racket smashers usually, but when they're that iconic, I 280 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,200 kind of get behind them and like, you know, she's not 281 00:16:56,200 --> 00:17:00,880 damaging anyone or or the court by doing it that way, so. 282 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:05,400 Yeah, I think, God, I mean, I can't imagine how tough it is on 283 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,880 court and like just, it's probably cathartic to just. 284 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,520 Smash it and. Then 100%. 285 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,640 Yeah. So if it helps you reset then 286 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:20,480 all for it. Yeah, we'll be keeping tabs on 287 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:25,880 her ATP side, obviously. Maybe we start with Rafa Hodar, 288 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,680 just because we touched on him already last week, but I think, 289 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:36,200 yeah, special mention to him, only 18 and absolutely yeah, 290 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,960 killed it. He was competitive against 291 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,600 Yannick, obviously won in straight sets and then he lost 292 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,640 it. Well, the second set went to a 293 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,760 tie break, but that's it was really was really competitive. 294 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:54,960 And and again, like he's only 18 and he seems so mature for his 295 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,240 age. Yeah, I've been so impressed by 296 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,600 him. Yeah, no, absolutely. 297 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:03,720 And I think also just performing on that biggest stage in your 298 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,200 home country, like it's a lot of pressure. 299 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:12,480 I mean, I, I think and he's just totally, you know, stepped up to 300 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,600 the plate and dealt with it. I posted this on our Instagram. 301 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:20,040 But I just love that he has his dad in his box and his dad like 302 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:24,120 basically educated himself about tennis so that he could help his 303 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:26,160 son. And then like the players box is 304 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,360 just his dad, which I don't know, it's like really endearing 305 00:18:29,360 --> 00:18:33,560 to like see that. But also, yeah, just like 306 00:18:34,120 --> 00:18:37,680 witness, like those early stages of someone's career and like, 307 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,080 clearly he's going to be a special player, so be 308 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,160 interesting to see how he develops his team, I guess. 309 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,640 Yeah, I think it's so funny because it just shows how 310 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,680 quickly he's emerged and gotten to this point, like his dad. 311 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,040 The fact that there's only one person in his box and it's his 312 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,000 dad is, is crazy. Yeah. 313 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,880 And also, I think, like I said this last week, but in Spain, 314 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:03,840 you know, he's playing in Spain in a Masters 1000 and the crowd 315 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,480 is chanting Vamos Rafa. I mean, that's a lot of 316 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,360 pressure. I mean, it gives me kind of 317 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:11,440 goosebumps. We we might be repeating 318 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,080 ourselves a bit, but Spanish tennis is definitely in good 319 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,360 hands. Yeah, between Carlos and him and 320 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:20,120 I'm sure a whole other host of players to come to. 321 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:24,440 So it's exciting. Alexander blocks special mention 322 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:29,440 to him. He is 21 years old from Belgian, 323 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:34,920 came into Madrid ranked 69 and came out having beaten 3 top 20 324 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:39,160 players back-to-back which is pretty cool. 325 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:45,080 He took out Casperud defending champion and yeah he's just the 326 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:50,520 third Belgian Masters 1000 semi finalist in history so honestly 327 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,040 good for him. He also says he doesn't see 328 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:57,120 himself as a clay player. He thinks he plays badly on clay 329 00:19:57,120 --> 00:19:59,800 courts. I'm like, bro, I think that may 330 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,680 have now changed. What do you think? 331 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:07,280 To be honest, hadn't heard of him for this tournament and I 332 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,680 think with these younger breakout players. 333 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,080 It's it's. Tough not to prematurely hype 334 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:18,520 someone up. And sometimes I think it can 335 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,800 have the opposite effect, like when they get there's so much 336 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,600 expectation and pressure on them, it can it can stifle them 337 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,480 in a way. So, you know, I'm conscious of 338 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:33,320 that with Rafa Hodar and also with blocks, but feel like if if 339 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:37,760 this is his worst surface that he could be, you know, also a 340 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,560 factor in other tournaments. Absolutely. 341 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,400 His name just really stood out to me. 342 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:48,320 I remember last year's Next Gen. finals he actually took out Rafa 343 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,640 Hodar in the group stages. He eventually lost in the final 344 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,960 to learn at TN, but his name just really stood out to me and 345 00:20:56,440 --> 00:21:03,200 again, like between Hodar blocks TN like there's a good roster of 346 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,240 players coming up. No so super excited to see 347 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,160 what's to come for them this season and beyond. 348 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:20,360 OK, so to really put the cherry on top of Madrid, we had a 349 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:25,760 pretty hilarious situation at one of the semifinals. 350 00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:29,280 Anastasia Podapova and Marta Kostyuk. 351 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:35,680 Obviously she ended up losing, but she made history by being 352 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:41,920 the first lucky loser ever to reach a master's 1000 semifinal, 353 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:46,040 so that's already a story. But the real story was the fact 354 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:52,240 that her boyfriend, ATP player Talon Greg's poor, was in her 355 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,400 match giving his bit and coaching a little bit. 356 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:02,800 And at one point during the match they were having a full 357 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,640 blown domestic, as the commentators put it. 358 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,000 And yeah, the cameras caught it and it was just too good. 359 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:22,080 They're properly fighting. I mean, I, I wonder if that's a 360 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:27,680 kind of basically Greek sport was sort of, you know, you could 361 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,400 tell he was angry with her for not believing in herself. 362 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,920 You have to believe in yourself. You're the better player, but 363 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:38,800 you have to believe it. And Podipova just responds like 364 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,520 I do. And then anyway, he's like, 365 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:43,800 well, act like it or play like it. 366 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:44,480 I don't know. I. 367 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,440 It was too funny. I I wonder if that was helpful. 368 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,360 I don't well, she won that set. She ended up then losing the 369 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:57,800 match, but it's just too good. Her like I do. 370 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,480 I do like clap back. So funny but so funny. 371 00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:07,040 I mean, listen, I don't know how I would feel if my boyfriend was 372 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,840 on the sidelines telling me what to do. 373 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,080 I don't. That wouldn't really sit too 374 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,680 well with me. I don't know if that would 375 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,080 motivate me. Probably not, But maybe he was 376 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:19,680 trying to make her angry. That is a good tactic actually. 377 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,320 Yeah, it probably works for some. 378 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,000 I mean, it definitely works for some players. 379 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,840 Just if you haven't seen it, please go watch the clips 380 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:33,320 because it's a good little snippet of entertainment. 381 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,360 Honestly made me laugh multiple times. 382 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Like those two definitely got in a fight. 383 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:42,800 That night, for sure, yeah. That didn't just stay on the 384 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:43,920 court. I feel like. 385 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:48,440 No, no, I mean, yeah, it's it's interesting. 386 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,760 Like, yeah, something to definitely think about. 387 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,560 Two tennis players dating one another has good and good and 388 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,320 bad sides I feel like. It's good to see he really 389 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,480 cares, and I guess maybe he's projecting a bit in that 390 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:09,120 situation, you know? So yeah, Madrid, it delivered in 391 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:10,400 the end. It really did. 392 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,200 We are on to the next Rome starts tomorrow. 393 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:18,720 So, you know, I hope we get some more stories in a similar vein 394 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:24,240 to the Greeks bore Potipopa story, because that is what we 395 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:34,200 love on What's the call? So just quickly across the pond, 396 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,640 Formula One is back. Obviously there was a bit of a 397 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:45,160 hiatus all of April. I feel like this is one of the 398 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:51,200 big sporting events of the season in the US all like 399 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,400 everyone comes out to play. I feel like from the sporting 400 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,920 world, like celebrities in general. 401 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,320 It's always fun to keep an eye on. 402 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:04,040 And we had some good tennis sightings there. 403 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:09,080 Serena Williams was there on on Friday, standing in the Ferrari 404 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:14,480 garage during free practice. She posted a photo hugging Lewis 405 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,520 Hamilton. I really love that friendship. 406 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:21,360 It's cute and your fave or all of our fave. 407 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:26,360 Rafa was there all weekend. He waved the checkered flag. 408 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:32,560 I loved, I loved that he seems so happy. 409 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,040 He does. He's looking very dapper in his 410 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:36,640 suit. I. 411 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,080 Feel like he's really enjoying his retirement. 412 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:42,400 He is as he should. So yeah. 413 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:47,680 And also just like his constant updates on, he's like enjoying a 414 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,000 great weekend at F1 Grand Prix in Miami. 415 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:53,040 Like the the live commentary just kills me. 416 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,120 But like, you just know that it's him running his own social 417 00:25:56,120 --> 00:26:00,400 media 100% it's all him. It's all a very nice weekend in 418 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:07,160 Miami. Also, like, I feel like he, he 419 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,040 he's obviously doing her job waving the flag, but he could 420 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:14,320 have been doing it a bit with a bit more like gusto. 421 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,640 Is that a word? Yeah, Yeah. 422 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,320 I'm feel like he's he's lost the muscles. 423 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,640 Yeah, he's lost the muscles. He was just like. 424 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:26,000 He's a bit like fairy one. Yeah, because he did it with his 425 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,240 right hand. Oh, so yeah. 426 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,200 So maybe that's why. I mean, he's a right guy, I 427 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,400 guess. He's not He's. 428 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,040 A less more strength. No, he's a he's actually a 429 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,320 righty. Oh see, this is a niche. 430 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,000 Niche facts that people don't know. 431 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,520 He's actually righty, but he obviously righty strengthen his 432 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,440 left hand. He's a righty in like his in his 433 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:51,040 daily life, yeah, but plays with the left. 434 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:52,720 But plays with the left. Yeah, it. 435 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:54,880 Was ambidextrous thought. It would be an advance, an 436 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,600 advantage, and it was clearly. Yeah. 437 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,680 Oh, interesting. OK, well, ambidextrous King, 438 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:06,760 let's go. Also, I did float the idea that 439 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:10,960 Carlos would be the Grand Prix, given he's, you know, got some 440 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:18,720 time off now, but he wasn't, even though he loves Miami, he 441 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,960 was not there. He was actually in Madrid. 442 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,520 He was at the Kaha Magica. I can't say it, Kaha Magica, 443 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,920 whatever. Watching his 14 year old brother 444 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:31,920 Jaime playing and making his. Yeah, he made his Madrid Open 445 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:36,840 under 16 debut and Carlos went to watch alongside his parents, 446 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:38,640 which was cute. Yeah. 447 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,880 And Jaime actually won that match, which is lovely to see. 448 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:47,280 So yeah, I got another Alcaraz coming thick and fast. 449 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,040 But I I just love seeing his interaction with his parents. 450 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:53,120 You can tell that they have a really nice relationship. 451 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,040 Yeah, we love. His brothers. 452 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,040 We love a close family. He was also, obviously he's got 453 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:03,320 the wrist brace on at the moment, clapping, trying to for 454 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,400 his brother and watching his brother drop shot. 455 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:11,360 He was impressed. Yeah, he's learning from the 456 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:12,800 best. It's pretty cool. 457 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,440 Yeah, he's being a great Big Brother. 458 00:28:16,120 --> 00:28:20,680 He's not, you know, hitting the clubs in Miami. 459 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,840 He's he's taking the recovery seriously. 460 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:28,120 Probably the right call for him. Which leads us to and yes, we 461 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:31,240 are recording the morning of the Met Gala, but it is the Met Gala 462 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,280 tonight and by the time this episode comes out we will have 463 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,440 our answer. I still think Carl's is going to 464 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,560 show up. I've seen rumors online that 465 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,920 he's showing up. I myself, I'm actually flying to 466 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:46,200 New York in a couple hours. So I mean, I'm not going to the 467 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:51,520 Meg, obviously, but I just love being there. 468 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:56,640 Like I've actually been there many first Mondays of May. 469 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:01,920 It's always like a good vibe, you know, So I'm excited to see 470 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:06,440 if I run into Carlos, you know, around town. 471 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,320 But I don't know. I've seen rumours online that 472 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,320 he's confirmed to be going. They might just be. 473 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,240 I think we put that rumour out there and now people are like. 474 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:18,840 People are fun with. It yeah, people are fun with it, 475 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,280 but obviously Venus Williams is Co hosting. 476 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:26,240 Right, she's Co chair. Co chair, sorry, yeah Co chair. 477 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:31,160 She's Co chair with Beyoncé and. Jeff and Jeff. 478 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:35,360 Bezos, Lauren Sanchez. Yeah, yeah, tennis and the Met 479 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,360 Gala. So Serena, Serena is already 480 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,120 there. She showed up to Anna Wintour's 481 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,800 like pre Met Gala party last night. 482 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,640 I don't know if you saw her dress, but that is the highest 483 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:49,560 thigh split I've ever seen in my life. 484 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:53,240 And good for her. You know, she's written so cool. 485 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,560 Serena is going to show up, that's for sure. 486 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:01,840 Naomi, Naomi, OK, we know she loves fashion and like, give it 487 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,640 to her. But like, it's Rome is starting 488 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:08,600 tomorrow and you are running into the Mark Hotel in a hoodie, 489 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,320 like trying to go unnoticed. Like, she's definitely making an 490 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:13,640 appearance. Oh yeah. 491 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,240 Especially if she's staying at the mark. 492 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,160 Yeah. Like, yeah, and then, you know, 493 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:20,880 masters in Rome is second priority. 494 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,720 Also, bold choice. Bold choice, Bold choice. 495 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,040 But respect? Fine, yeah. 496 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,520 And then who knows, Rafa might make the trip up there. 497 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:34,360 I don't know he's. Pretty. 498 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:35,000 Close. Yeah. 499 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,920 He's dateside, so he may as well. 500 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:42,240 And you know, Roger is Anna's absolute number one favorite 501 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,440 booster child. I don't know. 502 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,680 I feel like he's been laying low lately, but who knows, Maybe 503 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,440 we'll see him. It's exciting. 504 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:53,520 It's exciting. We'll know soon. 505 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:59,520 We'll know soon and this will be very out of date, but you know, 506 00:30:59,560 --> 00:32:04,000 we can't control the timings. OK, Quick personal note, need to 507 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,240 clarify from last week, and I think I was actually pretty 508 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:12,680 clear on it when we spoke about Carlos's wrist injury. 509 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,120 You mentioned that. Was it, Jose Moron? 510 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:22,080 Yeah, reported that Carlos has tenosynovitis and that is what I 511 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:26,960 had as well last year, right. Let's just clarify, I met. 512 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,600 There was never an intention for me to become any sort of serious 513 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,840 tennis player. It was very much a joke. 514 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:37,360 Not a joke that I had tennis sinovitis, but a joke that there 515 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,120 was any sort of tennis career. I meant my recreational tennis 516 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,800 career, me playing tennis with my friends once a month. 517 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,800 That was what I was referring to. 518 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,640 It has not derailed any serious tennis career. 519 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:56,040 So everyone needs to chill out. I'm sure Carlos is in the best 520 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,400 hands, right? And he's going to be just fine. 521 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:04,320 It's not because my tennis career, quote, UN quote, has 522 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,200 been derailed that Carlos is going to be derailed. 523 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:10,720 He's going to be just fine, trust me. 524 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,600 I went to physio like 3 times and called it a day. 525 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:21,200 He's going to physio probably three times a day and it's very 526 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:25,400 manageable as we said, just wanted to clarify. 527 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,360 Thanks for clarifying like. Andrea's like. 528 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:33,560 Andrea's like Andrea's like. How is this even a topic? 529 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,600 I think some people just don't understand sarcasm, no? 530 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:41,920 But you know, and sarcasm is my literal language. 531 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,680 Just, you know, for future reference. 532 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,720 Feels very sarcastic. We're both sarcastic, so. 533 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:52,440 Yeah, we're both sarcastic, and it's part of the humor on What's 534 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:56,040 the Call? So bottom line, Carlos is going 535 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:59,040 to be just fine, you know, waiting for him to come back. 536 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:00,640 Better, bigger and better than ever. 537 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,760 Get well soon, Carlos. I can sympathize. 538 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:10,679 All righty, guys, it's about that time we're going to make a 539 00:34:10,679 --> 00:34:15,040 final call. Andrea hit it. 540 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:19,800 Is the Sinner era officially open at 24? 541 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,360 He has 5 masters in one thousands in a row and the 542 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,480 career golden masters is 11 away. 543 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:30,280 He only needs to win the row Masters, French Open and gold at 544 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:33,639 the Olympics to complete tennis. Just crazy. 545 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:36,560 It's crazy. He's at 24. 546 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,560 Insane. Will he do it? 547 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:43,040 Yes, absolutely, absolutely. He'll do it. 548 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,400 He'll do it in LA Yeah, like he'll he's going to win Rome 549 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:49,520 next week. I'm just putting that out there. 550 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:53,280 He's going to win Rome next week and then he's going to win the 551 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,800 French. So that's already, well, then 552 00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:00,040 he'll have like golden masters already career golden monsters, 553 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:06,400 but all Cure Slam as well. And then yeah, we got to wait 554 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:10,720 until LA 28 to complete tennis. But I mean, that's also not 555 00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:12,240 about far away. It's in two years. 556 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,600 So he'll be what, 26? Crazy. 557 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:17,280 Crazy. And I feel like the hard part is 558 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,680 kind of done. I mean, gold at the Olympics is 559 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:25,360 hard, but the rest of it, you know, he has such a good chance 560 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,120 of winning the French Open and roam Masters. 561 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,760 It's it's kind of again in the bag. 562 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:35,880 It's in the bag, especially because Carlos is kind of on the 563 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:42,480 shelf at the moment. But yeah, I mean, it's sort of 564 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:44,320 yeah. It blows my mind. 565 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:50,040 So I would say yes, the Center Era is officially open. 566 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:53,360 Agreed. Agreed. 567 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,200 Yeah, and I'm like me more and more. 568 00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:04,440 I was sceptical at first but he is slowly working his way in, so 569 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:10,560 yeah, very exciting. Another sort of goat in the 570 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,040 making, I guess. But I think for that to happen, 571 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,360 Carlos needs to be at his top too. 572 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:21,080 I think a GOAT in the making. He needs a top competitor. 573 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,080 Absolutely someone to push him for. 574 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:25,360 Sure to push him. Yeah, both of them. 575 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:31,920 Are goats in the making? 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