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 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,080 Hi, everyone. Hi, Andrea. 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,400 Hey, Thea. Good morning to you, good 10 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,200 evening to me. We are in very different times, 11 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,480 but we make it. We make it work nonetheless. 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,160 We are so excited. It's our first episode of What's 13 00:00:39,160 --> 00:00:41,120 the Call? So welcome everyone. 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:48,400 Should we give the audience a bit of a sneak peek into what's 15 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,200 to come, what we'll be discussing over the next month 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,240 or so? OK, cool. 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,640 Well, to start, tennis is going to be the backbone of this, of 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,040 this podcast. It is what bonded you and I 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:02,640 quite heavily, especially over the pandemic. 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,720 And like, you know, we both love it, but we also have a mutual 21 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,000 love for sports in general. So we will not only be covering 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,000 tennis, which obviously starts in Australia, has already 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,800 started because the sport does not take a break, but we will 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:22,840 also be discussing all things F1 because that's something both 25 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,000 Andre and I love to follow. The season only starts in March 26 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,680 but there is plenty to come in the next few weeks. 27 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,080 Cars are launching, cars will be tested. 28 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,320 It's going to be a whole host of things to talk about. 29 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,320 Yeah, it's a big, it's a big season, right? 30 00:01:38,320 --> 00:01:40,920 Everything's going to change. So everything's changing. 31 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:42,800 Everything's changing, so we'll see. 32 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,480 It's also going to be the Winter Olympics, which is really 33 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:46,080 exciting. Oh. 34 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,600 My God, yeah. I'm, I'm so excited. 35 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:50,640 I love the Olympics. I think it's so fun to watch. 36 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:56,360 So those start the first week of February 6th, so we'll cover 37 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,200 that. Also, NFL playoffs are currently 38 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,360 happening and the Super Bowl is the first week of February. 39 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,840 Can't say that we're experts on the NFL, but I do think it's 40 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,560 such a fun. There's so much around the sport 41 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,040 and I, I have been watching. I watched a few of the playoffs 42 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,600 yesterday. So yeah. 43 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,320 You're in the know, including a little. 44 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,040 Bit a little bit. You're on the ground. 45 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,080 Understand the rules of the sport, but you know. 46 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,000 You're on the ground. The Super Bowl is taking place 47 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,960 in San. Francisco in San Francisco, so. 48 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:37,600 The sun drives the same home. But I mean, all this to say is 49 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,440 coming, yeah. There's a lot, there's a lot 50 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,880 happening. Yeah, there's so much happening 51 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,880 and we hope you guys enjoy and TuneIn, and it would be really 52 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:53,920 helpful if you subscribed, left some reviews, gave us five stars 53 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,120 and followed us on social media at What's the Call Pod. 54 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:01,280 And yeah, let's get into the episode. 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,920 Okay, so tennis. Tennis is back. 56 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,480 It's back. It's our main focus, I'd say for 57 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,160 the next couple weeks. Would you say just a level set 58 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,080 here with the audience? Yes, Yeah. 59 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,840 But I mean, it's also the one sport that literally, I feel 60 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,080 like never stops. And their season is insane like 61 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,040 it's never ending. They got like 2 weeks off. 62 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,320 Yeah, and the 2026 season started in 2025. 63 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,400 It never stopped, but we did take a little bit of a break 64 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:39,760 from it and yeah, now it's back. And honestly, I love the Aussie 65 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,840 swing Australian Open. I just for me, us like being in 66 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,680 Europe or the USI guess in your case at the moment, like you 67 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,400 wake up and there's tennis on and it's great. 68 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,280 Yeah, it's so fun. It's so fun, yeah. 69 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,920 It makes the like the dark, depressing January winter 70 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,560 mornings more bearable. And yeah, I don't know, I just 71 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:03,080 always feel like the players themselves, maybe, you know, the 72 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,040 most energized, the most motivated for this slam just 73 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,920 because, you know, it's a new year. 74 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,760 Yeah, and they've had their two weeks off, so they're. 75 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,960 They're ready. The longest they're ever getting 76 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,600 off. Yeah, yeah. 77 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,079 No, but it's such a fun slam. I feel like it has great energy. 78 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,800 People love it. They love it. 79 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,400 The players love it, Yeah. Australians are so into it as 80 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:31,360 well is what I'd say. Like Melbourne feels like it is 81 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,040 the US Open, you know. Yeah. 82 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,240 So that's that's fun. I don't know. 83 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,520 But equally like it comes at you so quick. 84 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,240 Like maybe we can move on to like the warm up events that 85 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,000 have been taking place. There have been so many already 86 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,640 as the United Cup, which Poland won, wouldn't have necessarily 87 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,720 been my pick. Yeah, I was surprised by that. 88 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,920 Honestly, right. Well, I obviously wanted Greece 89 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,000 to win, but they lost. Germany also lost. 90 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,480 I'm half Greek half German for those who don't know. 91 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:05,200 So was Spain in it? Spain was in it. 92 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,200 Yeah, but. Yeah, they were, but they didn't 93 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:08,680 do. They didn't do. 94 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,160 Well, they have not. No, they didn't advance. 95 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,360 And then I would have liked USA to win just because I like those 96 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,280 guys. I just want Americans to get 97 00:05:16,280 --> 00:05:19,040 more into tennis. I feel like it would be good for 98 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,720 this sport. Yeah, ultimately they are like 99 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,800 how to say this? Like if something's big in 100 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,960 America, it's big everywhere. Exactly. 101 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,960 Exactly. They just have too many of their 102 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,320 own sports going on. It's. 103 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,960 I mean, it's what Coco was saying and Taylor also said 104 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,560 that, right? Like the American tennis fans, 105 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:41,880 they're not the best I think. Or just like in general, like 106 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,640 Americans attitudes towards tennis because they're they have 107 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,760 so much, especially now like so many other sports going on. 108 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,880 They have so many other sports going on, but I think also like 109 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,640 they're like, oh, it's so boring. 110 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,760 I'm like, it's not boring. It's not born at all, Yeah. 111 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,320 At all. But I'm sorry, we can go on for 112 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:03,000 hours and hours. Yeah, baseball can go for days. 113 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,360 Even NFL games like they're so long. 114 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,240 I know and it's so stop and start. 115 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:09,560 It's so stop and start. I'm like. 116 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:12,840 Yeah, well, everyone's in Tolly Till. 117 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:14,960 Today, Yeah, Yeah, no. And then, you know, they can be 118 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,080 fun. I just don't really know the 119 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,880 rules that well. But yeah, I hope that Americans 120 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,680 get more and more into tennis like American fans especially, 121 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,320 especially now, I feel like they have so many good players and. 122 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:25,920 Yeah, they are great. Honestly. 123 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:30,720 They've got a good roster. So yeah, Poland won United Cup, 124 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,000 which is like, how do we explain in the United Cup? 125 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,840 For those who don't know, it's like you play for your country 126 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:39,480 basically. Yeah, yeah, it's, it's newish. 127 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,520 You play for yourself, right? Play for your country, newish. 128 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,640 Yeah, and it's both male and female tennis players. 129 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,920 Which which is cooler? Yeah, yeah. 130 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:49,920 It's cool. It's very rare. 131 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,320 For for that to happen. Them to cross, yeah. 132 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,560 And then we had a few other warm up tournaments. 133 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,440 We had Brisbane both men's and women's. 134 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,760 Oh boy, many so happy. With a win I know. 135 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,800 Very happy for him. Also a crazy start. 136 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,520 He's won 22 titles in his career and all 22 titles have been 137 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,840 different. He's never defended. 138 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:14,640 He's just a loose, like, you never know. 139 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,000 You never know what. It's so funny. 140 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,920 Yeah. But I mean, do you think that 141 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,080 bodes well for him or do you think he's like peak too soon? 142 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,160 I hope it bodes well for him. I really hope he does well in 143 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,800 Australia. I think he has a lot of trauma 144 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:34,520 from Australia from from losing to Rafa in 2022, right? 145 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,040 Yeah, 22, yeah. In the final, that was brutal 146 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,800 for him, so I want him to do well. 147 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,120 I know he won a slime after that, but yeah, I hope this, I 148 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,320 hope this is good for him. I know I can't handle seeing any 149 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:51,160 more like many breakdowns and like when he starts shouting at 150 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,800 his box, he's also honestly like, good for him. 151 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,080 He's gone and like completely changed up his whole like 152 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,280 coaching, set up his team, which I think it takes a lot yeah, 153 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,720 player to do that because it's like that whole feeling 154 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,840 comfortable versus changing things up and potentially, you 155 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,480 know, taking that risk and. Yeah. 156 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,440 He's also a dad. So we had him. 157 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,520 He's a dad, he's a dad. To two. 2 now, yeah. 158 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:20,760 Oh my gosh. 22 daughters, yeah. 20 girl Dad, we love that. 159 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:22,680 Yeah. I mean, he does crack us up. 160 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,040 So I think hopefully this is like a new period. 161 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,640 Yeah, yeah, hopefully. Sabalenka, obviously, no 162 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:33,679 surprise she won in Brisbane. I mean, she's obviously always 163 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,360 playing amazing, but I did. I feel like she just lives in 164 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,440 like, delulu land and like, good for her. 165 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,480 She just thinks she's amazing. Which, like, I wish I had that 166 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,800 kind of self-confidence. I guess if you're her, you can. 167 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,920 I don't know. But like, she's just hilarious, 168 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:49,680 like with her little tik toks and stuff. 169 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:51,400 Yeah. And then she fully called out 170 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,880 her boyfriend being like, they asked her something about the 171 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,560 boyfriend and she was like, well, I hope it's not going to 172 00:08:56,560 --> 00:08:59,120 be my boyfriend for much longer. Like, he better make me his 173 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,440 fiance soon. It's like, OK, yeah, in front of 174 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,000 like thousands of people. I mean, yeah, she's herself. 175 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,720 She's pretty authentic I feel like. 176 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,920 She's herself. She has like. 0 media training. 177 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:14,400 She just says what comes to mind and doesn't really think too 178 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,400 much beforehand. I feel like that's a sense I get 179 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,120 with her. She's just, she's fun, she's 180 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:19,680 good for the sport. She's fun. 181 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:25,240 And then, in other news, Switilina won a tournament in 182 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,560 Auckland. For her, I'm happy for her. 183 00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:31,280 We love gems life. I love her and mumfies her 184 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,200 husband. Yeah, they're my favorite. 185 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:37,440 It's her. GEMS is her and her husband. 186 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:41,280 Yeah, GAIL. And it's like an acronym for 187 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:42,640 them. But we love them. 188 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,440 They've been through it as well. Yeah, they have. 189 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,840 So they have. They're very on off, but now 190 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,920 they seem solid so. I'm not. 191 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,560 Yeah. And she has the kid, right? 192 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:54,120 And like, I think it's pretty cool to still be winning titles 193 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,880 after you've given both and. Yeah, and also she took a lot of 194 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,440 time off right in 2025, and she's come back strong. 195 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,880 Good for her, obviously. Yeah, well, so we love to see a 196 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,320 Ukraine win. Yeah. 197 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:13,160 And then finally, Bublik. What a man, taking down Lorenzo 198 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,240 Rosetti in Hong Kong. But honestly, I feel OK. 199 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,200 So Bublik, how do we feel about him? 200 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,840 I feel like he he is also such a loose cannon. 201 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,640 I mean more of a loose cannon than Medvedev ever was. 202 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,800 Definitely. I think he's like a Nick. 203 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,720 Curious type figure just also gives no fucks. 204 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,600 Like says what he wants to say. Like doesn't quite polarizing, 205 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:36,640 quite polarizing, but I like. But more endearing? 206 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:37,320 More. Endearing. 207 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:42,240 I like him more and and I also like that he's different and, 208 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,880 you know, yeah, kind of like marches the beat of his own 209 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,440 drum, right? And I think it's good to have 210 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,080 more like outspoken players as well, so. 211 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,960 For sure, but also for both Bublick and Medvedev, I don't 212 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:02,120 know if them winning one of the like warmups means anything for 213 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:06,120 them just because they are kind of inconsistent in quantity. 214 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:10,320 Yeah, I read somewhere like or heard somewhere like some like 215 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,960 pundit was saying that public could like enter the top ten 216 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,760 this year, but equally just like crash out of the top 100 as 217 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:18,960 well. That's so true Within the same 218 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,080 year. So that might be something to 219 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,080 look out for. So, yeah. 220 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:30,200 But also just Quick guide on Mousetti, who Bublik beat in the 221 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,880 final. We love Mousetti. 222 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,040 Yeah, I think. I mean, I do. 223 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,160 Yeah. I think you do too. 224 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,320 I do but. He can't win a final to save his 225 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,400 life. He's won like 1 to 50 back in 226 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,880 the day, but it's been years and he's like, his finals record is 227 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:45,240 something shocking. Yeah. 228 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:46,800 So let's see. Yeah, so. 229 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,760 Which of those results would you say Maddow versus Witch are just 230 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:55,000 flukes in the bigger picture? I think the WTA results matter 231 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:55,800 more. Yeah. 232 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:58,720 And the ATP results might be flukes. 233 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,280 Yeah. I mean, I hope they're not 234 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,600 because I like them both. I think Sabalenko winning is 235 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,680 definitely a sign that she's. Inform. 236 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:12,240 And it's probably going to do like do well and probably when 237 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,920 the Australian Open. So I don't know, I think like 238 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,760 Musetti, Bublé is a pretty competitive final. 239 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:22,480 So the fact that like Bublé beat Musetti in Hong Kong is, is even 240 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,680 if he is, you know, unpredictable, I think it's it's 241 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:28,360 a great result for him. And hopefully he takes that and, 242 00:12:28,560 --> 00:12:31,640 you know, does well now. And yeah, for sure. 243 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,000 In Australia for sure. Yeah. 244 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,920 So we'll see. We will see. 245 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,400 All will be revealed. The draw is on Thursday 15th. 246 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:46,000 The draw is on Thursday, which is the day this comes out. 247 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,000 We record 3 days before. So at time of recording the draw 248 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:56,000 has not come out. So something else that's quite 249 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,040 fun. I mean, I think it's up for 250 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,520 debate whether it's fun or people think it's a little 251 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,240 stupid is the one point Slam, which is, I think it happened 252 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:11,680 last year, but like to a lesser extent than this year, but this 253 00:13:11,680 --> 00:13:15,720 year the the Australian Open is hosting the one point Slam, 254 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,360 which is taking place Wednesday of this week. 255 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,800 And basically what it is is it's a bunch of like amateurs who 256 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:28,200 actually play qualities to, like, get into this tournament. 257 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,280 So they're pretty good tennis players by like normal 258 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:35,680 standards, but they have to play a point against pros, both men 259 00:13:35,680 --> 00:13:39,160 and women. And if the amateur wins the 260 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,200 point, they get a million Australian dollars. 261 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,040 My God. Yep. 262 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:46,040 Wow. Yeah, and it's like just a coin 263 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,080 toss for who serves and receives and that's it. 264 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:49,840 And so who are the pros? All of them? 265 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,880 A few. Of them are in, I like Alcaraz 266 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,080 is playing, Sinners playing Sabalink is playing like it's 267 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:00,400 the top, like people's worms playing top. 268 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,760 Top players are in. But yeah, I mean, pressure's on 269 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:07,720 for them because otherwise the tournament or whoever sponsoring 270 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,040 it has to pay up. Yeah. 271 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,560 I wonder how that like what the incentive is there? 272 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,520 I know and I also heard that some Australian celebrities 273 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,080 because they're they're wild cards on the pro side that also 274 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:23,160 on the AM side and the wild cards on like the amateur side 275 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,840 are celebrities. So I wonder if, I don't think 276 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,120 it's been said, but I wonder if they're maybe doing it for 277 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,360 charity. That'd be better. 278 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:31,040 I'd. Like make sense? 279 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,640 Yeah, but I mean, it's an interesting concept and I think 280 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:38,480 like there's been a bit of a debate like whether it's fun or 281 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:42,960 it's unserious and like just the whole exhibition culture I guess 282 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,200 as well. I think it's fun. 283 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,040 I mean, I think it's fun too. There are haters out there that 284 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,440 don't think it's fun, but I think it's quite jokes like I 285 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,920 personally will be tuning in. But even exhibition culture, I 286 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:58,120 like Carlos and Yannick match or like exhibition match was so 287 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,200 good. It was good there. 288 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,000 There's some great content from that I recommend everyone. 289 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,040 Amazing points. They get behind it because it's 290 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:11,360 sort of it takes away the pressure of like the tour, which 291 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,920 is like so like week after week, like you're just basically going 292 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,360 in circles like chasing your own tail in terms of rankings. 293 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:23,520 Equally 6 Kingslam which took place I think in December In the 294 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:29,760 fall last year they paid like 7 1/2 mil to the winner. 295 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:31,320 I don't. Know how I feel about that? 296 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,840 I feel like that is. It's too much, yeah. 297 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,600 That's too much and I think it should be kept light, like not 298 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,560 so high stakes. Yeah, that's high stakes like. 299 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,240 Literally paying them more than what they get for winning a 300 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,920 slam, which is crazy. And that opportunity is 301 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,360 obviously only given to the top. I think it like furthers the 302 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:52,920 divide between like the. Top, top, top. 303 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,200 Tennis players and just like the rest of the field, which 304 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:57,000 struggles. Yeah. 305 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,280 So for sure, I mean, I think that's like it would be a really 306 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,600 interesting conversation for us to have and look into further at 307 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,840 some point. Yeah, because yeah, there's a 308 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,120 lot around that. But yeah, one point slam TuneIn, 309 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,360 everyone, I think, you know, it's a little less high stakes, 310 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,080 so it's fun. So Djokovic announced that he's 311 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,720 leaving the PTPA. Which is just for those who 312 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,600 don't know, it's Professional Tennis Players Association, 313 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,480 which is like, you can't really call it a union, but whatever. 314 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,240 Like a collective that like is founded by the players for the 315 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,280 players for fighting for their rights. 316 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,560 Exactly. And their mission was to 317 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:36,120 basically get give players more of a say in tournaments and you 318 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,320 know what their schedule looks like because really they have no 319 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,480 say. It's just they like are at the 320 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:47,400 best of tournament organizers and the WTAATP. 321 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,280 So it's, it's kind of crazy that he's leaving now. 322 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,680 He's leaving because yeah, he like Co founded it with a couple 323 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,120 others. I mean, I remember they. 324 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,520 Yeah. Thinking about during during 325 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,760 COVID, yeah and yeah, postpacil, I think yeah. 326 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,079 Popsacil. Yeah, yeah. 327 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:09,800 I'm like popsicle, popsicle, popsicle pasta SIL. 328 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,960 They founded it in COVID during the US Open. 329 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,040 And I just remember really vividly there was like this 330 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,520 picture that they released of all of them, like standing in a 331 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,800 car park with like their masks on, like at social distance or 332 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:23,359 whatever. And I think the whole thing 333 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,880 really came to a boil because during COVID, they were also the 334 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,360 players were just like ordered around to like travel in these 335 00:17:29,360 --> 00:17:34,680 bubbles and like had no freedom, which, you know, in the grand 336 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,880 scheme of things, their lives was still great. 337 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,400 But I think for them, it was quite a lot like you kind of, it 338 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,800 felt like caged animals almost. Anyway, it led to this whole, 339 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:48,360 like, founding of this PTPA, which Djokovic had like a big 340 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:55,240 part in. And last year there were like 341 00:17:55,720 --> 00:18:01,280 the Slams, I think, and the ATP and the WTA because they're all, 342 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,440 I mean, we're not going to get into this, but tennis governance 343 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:08,640 is a very complicated and it's a minefield like no one's working 344 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,920 with anyone. And it's all very disjointed. 345 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,960 But they all like I think tried to sue the CTBA. 346 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:18,520 It's still ongoing. Oh you mean it's the PTBA tried 347 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,680 to sue? The yes. 348 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,000 Excuse me, Wow. You know what? 349 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,800 We are not lawyers. And we are not in a position to 350 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,320 comment on these like right technical things. 351 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:35,720 But the whole point here is that Djokovic was really lewd leading 352 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:38,880 the. Yeah, he's a figurehead because 353 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,520 he's, you know. Yeah, he's a figurehead of it. 354 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,440 Legitimizes them as well, obviously. 355 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,200 Like Best player of all time 100. 356 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:48,800 Percent, yeah, they sued the Slams and other tennis governing 357 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,440 bodies and like most of them are still outstanding, right? 358 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,200 From what I understand, Australia, like Tennis 359 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,440 Australia, has settled with them. 360 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,000 Yeah, I did. I think this year players are 361 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,720 getting the most ever prize money in history. 362 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,680 Like it is making a difference. Like it has made a difference. 363 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,840 So it's kind of crazy that he's suddenly. 364 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:09,480 Stopped. I think he. 365 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,840 I wonder like what do you think was behind that? 366 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,240 I guess for some background chocolate, which is not my 367 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,640 favorite person in the world. Well, neither of us. 368 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,840 So yeah, neither of ours. So like, cynically, I think he 369 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:26,400 was just like, I'm retiring. I think he's like a bit of an 370 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:30,400 egomaniac. Like I think he wanted to be it 371 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:31,880 like a top story. Now. 372 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,800 I don't know, I, I, there's definitely more to it, but I'm 373 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:38,520 like, OK, Carlos and Yannick are like dominating like all the 374 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,360 media coverage. Chalkovich just kind of just 375 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:44,160 like there now. And suddenly he's like, well, 376 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:52,040 you know, I'm doing this. And like, and I also, I think, I 377 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,160 think he's pretty like. Give us the. 378 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,760 Whole I don't know, I'm like, I think it shows that he's pretty 379 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:00,480 that like his intentions weren't always like super noble, like Oh 380 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,720 my God, I want to do this for other players. 381 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,120 Right one. 100% and it's like OK, so now that you're on your 382 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:08,160 way out, you just. You're just like out like. 383 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,840 Exit stage then like yeah, whatever yeah let leave the 384 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:16,440 leave the rest of them barely even like in the top 100 yeah to 385 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,920 fend for themselves yeah, because he kind of was the only 386 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,480 like big. Big gun because there are some 387 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,160 that are in the PTVA, but they don't reveal their membership, 388 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:28,920 right. It's like a secretive thing. 389 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,560 So but he was really. Against like, yeah, like. 390 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:35,080 A secret society. So yeah, let's see what happens. 391 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,520 With that, I think there's also like an element of he, this is 392 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:39,760 just to like counter what you were saying. 393 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,400 I think he just probably wants to focus on his tennis and can't 394 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:43,800 be bothered to deal with the shit. 395 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:46,960 Yeah, great. It's not that I believe that, 396 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,840 but I was just thinking maybe. Yeah, yeah. 397 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,960 But the timing is weird but. Equally, I think in in his 398 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,920 world, it's like any press is good press. 399 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:59,520 So let's fucking go. Yeah, He wants to be front and 400 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:00,160 centre. Yeah. 401 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,560 He's like, oh, Carlos and Yannick. 402 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,520 Hell no. Especially because like Carlos 403 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,080 and Yannick are like so. Beloved. 404 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,840 It's his worst nightmare. It's like the. 405 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:12,440 Universe like screwing him over like Roger and Rafa retire and 406 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,720 then like like these two guys and they're you know like the. 407 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,440 New 2. Loves them and he's just, yeah, 408 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,000 screwed. OK, well, we know he's not going 409 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,400 to be tuning into this podcast. It's what are they called? 410 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:30,480 Novak fam, the Novak fam. OK, well, enough on that. 411 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:35,280 I think we let's move on to a more a much more serious topic 412 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,960 for us being Carlos fans. How do we feel? 413 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,720 I mean, it's I wouldn't say it's old news because we have yet to 414 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,280 sort of see him perform since this happened. 415 00:21:44,360 --> 00:21:48,800 But in December, out of nowhere, we were both shook us. 416 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:54,000 Carlos Alcaraz announced his split with Juan Carlos Ferrero, 417 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,760 who has been his coach for I believe, eight years and really 418 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,600 brought him to where he is today. 419 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,320 In a way, like discovered him as well, so. 420 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,320 Yeah, it was definitely like a father figure. 421 00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:09,320 I mean, there by now it's been like, I think almost a month 422 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,920 since it was announced. And so many different, like, 423 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:17,280 there's so many different, like, hypotheses about what, why and 424 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:18,880 what happened. But yeah, well, what are your 425 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,120 takes? This was a hard one for you to 426 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,720 swallow. Yeah. 427 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,960 Spanish and like that was a nice little camaraderie. 428 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,840 Yeah, it seemed pretty healthy to me. 429 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:34,160 I think like it gave him a lot of stability. 430 00:22:35,360 --> 00:22:38,520 They clearly, yeah, had like a very close relationship. 431 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:45,080 I think I've heard that it was mostly a financial thing. 432 00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:51,120 I think Carlos is making a shit ton of money now and Pharaoh 433 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:53,360 gets a cut of that. And so there was just like a 434 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:55,480 renegotiation of the contract and. 435 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,080 That would make sense, yeah. Because it's not like Carlos 436 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,440 hasn't been performing well or like his career, you know, like 437 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,800 this is like in response to him not doing well. 438 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,000 That's why it felt like so out of the blue. 439 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,680 So I think it has to be something something else, right 440 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,360 for. Sure, and I'm guessing that that 441 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:15,360 he was sort of taking a cut because I think different 442 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:18,720 coaches have different like payment setups or whatever you 443 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,200 want to call it. But like I'm sure he wasn't on 444 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,320 just like on a basic salary, like a, you know, like a monthly 445 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,680 salary. Some of them are, whereas I 446 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,040 think when you're the really top players, you take a cut of the 447 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,040 whole thing. Like the prize money for sure, 448 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,240 but even sponsorships. Yeah, even sponsorships and I 449 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:37,200 think like training at his Carlos Trainers Academy, all of 450 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,680 that. I think like there was something 451 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,440 else involved in terms of yeah, yeah. 452 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,120 I don't think it was like a conscious decision of like, I 453 00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:48,040 need to grow so I need to move. On yeah, I think there's an 454 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:51,360 element of the growth thing. I think clearly it's coming from 455 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:54,040 Carlos, right? Like this was or like Carlos's 456 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,400 side. I think it was more so his 457 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,960 decision or like Ferrero even said that he was like he said 458 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,400 that he would have liked to continue in his statement. 459 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:02,800 I think I don't know Carlos, right? 460 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,760 Like he's he's growing up. He's not the same person he was 461 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,760 three years ago. He's a man. 462 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,840 He's a man, I think like if you watched on his Netflix 463 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,520 documentary, right, like they very much, you know, treat him 464 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,600 like a child and and I think that was that's good for him at 465 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,160 the time, Like right. He's like a young kid who 466 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:22,000 suddenly has so much success, so much money, like so many people 467 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,440 can lose their way with that. And I think a lot of athletes, 468 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:26,240 too. Yeah. 469 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,040 So. I mean yeah, like child *. 470 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,560 So you really need like a good support system, good management 471 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,840 like you know, but at the same time. 472 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:39,000 That is so important, yeah. But I also think he's an adult 473 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,600 now, like he's, he's super successful. 474 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,600 I think he doesn't want to be treated like a child anymore. 475 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:47,120 That's that's my read on it a bit like I think there's there's 476 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:51,960 it's, there's a lot to it. There is, yeah. 477 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,760 Yeah, and I think that if there had been a willingness to like 478 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,840 negotiate and like more willingness than they would have 479 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:58,960 done it like the financial stuff. 480 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,720 And so yeah, yeah. So I'm I'm really curious how 481 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,400 how it's going to go I'm. So curious because he hasn't 482 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,640 played, yeah, he hasn't played a professional match since. 483 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,040 It'll be very, very interesting to see how he how he does 484 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,800 without it because I mean, I've heard players say that if they 485 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:19,000 have a long time long term coach and they go out on court without 486 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,560 them, it's like going out there without your racket. 487 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,920 So. Let's see, let's see. 488 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,280 But I think Yannick did that too, right? 489 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,200 Like he dropped his first coach and like management stuff before 490 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,280 and it clearly worked out well for him. 491 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,000 I think Yannick's a bit more robotic, Carlos. 492 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,280 Carlos is a bit more like in his feels emotional. 493 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,280 That's what I think. But you never know. 494 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:42,280 You never know. Yeah. 495 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,560 So we'll definitely keep an eye on that. 496 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:46,800 It'll be really interesting to see how he does. 497 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,960 I mean, I hope he does well obviously, but he seems like in 498 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,480 very good spirits. He seems, he seems great, which 499 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:58,600 I think bodes well for him. So yeah, he just wants to have 500 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,480 fun. He wants to. 501 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,720 He does exactly. He just wants to enjoy. 502 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,320 It just wants to enjoy it. Dude, you're on top of the 503 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:06,200 world. Like let's. 504 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:07,440 Go. And I think actually, like 505 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,360 Carlos, like Ferrero is very different, like temperamentally, 506 00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:12,320 like, he's so serious and, you know. 507 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,560 He's so serious. I do like him though. 508 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,800 I feel like he's quite a good like steady present. 509 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:21,280 No, exactly. Yeah, yeah, he's good looking. 510 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,160 He's so good. Looking, he's so good looking 511 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:27,320 like and he knows what it's like to be on tour and stuff. 512 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,640 So anyway. He's won. 513 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,080 He's has he won slams, yeah. I think so. 514 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,240 He won. He was #1 we're all at one 515 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,560 point, yeah. And he won French Open, 516 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,840 definitely won. I think he's won two Slams, but 517 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,520 yeah, he was definitely number one in the world so. 518 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,480 You never know, maybe they'll rekindle. 519 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,440 I think they could rekindle, you know, in the future, like once 520 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,440 the like dynamic, the dynamic probably has to change a little 521 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,680 bit and then who knows, maybe they'll find their their way 522 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:04,840 back to each other. So what's next on the agenda? 523 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:09,160 Because there's always some sort of shit show going on in this 524 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:15,600 sport, which we love, We love. So yeah, did you see? 525 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,720 I feel like this has probably been the most viral moment of, 526 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,920 like, sports in general in these first 12 days of 2026. 527 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:25,400 I mean, you know what I'm referring to. 528 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:26,520 So do you want to give some back? 529 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:33,280 The wild card player in a tournament, tennis tournament, 530 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,800 Nairobi, who I think it seemed like it was the first time 531 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,240 playing tennis like. It was. 532 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,120 I've never seen anything. Like you have to watch. 533 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,480 I think you and I could play a better match than. 534 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:45,040 Oh yeah, that's literally what I was thinking. 535 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,160 I was like, I think I have a better ball ball toss to serve 536 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:49,560 than she does. Like, no. 537 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,440 She also didn't know where to stand to like, serve or receive 538 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,040 the ball. It's like what's happening, no. 539 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:56,400 No, no, like I think you have to. 540 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,480 You have to watch the clips. If you haven't seen them, 541 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,560 they're hysterical. Hysterical. 542 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,120 Like she, I think she won two points, yeah. 543 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,320 She won two points. I don't even know how it was. 544 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,520 Definitely 6 loves 6 love. It was 6 loves 6. 545 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,520 Love no. She won two points because the 546 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,120 opponent was so like discombobulated that she double 547 00:28:12,120 --> 00:28:16,240 faulted Yeah on one, and then the second one was like a fluke. 548 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:20,080 How how this? Is too funny. 549 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:25,400 I mean, I just, yeah, I, I heard that it was someone pulled out 550 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,280 so they needed to let someone in. 551 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,200 But I'm like, how do you just give a random with 0 credentials 552 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,400 a wild card? And bear in mind this was not 553 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:38,160 obviously on the main women's tour, but it was like 1 level 554 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,080 below to an ITF, like one level below. 555 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,240 But still, it's still. Legitimate tournament. 556 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,360 I like this is a. 100% anyway, like it was honestly shocking. 557 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,240 Like they're very funny. Yeah, so funny. 558 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:51,080 As well so. Funny. 559 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,360 And I think, like, yeah, it makes tennis look a little 560 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:57,560 absurd and silly, but equally like, it gets the word out, 561 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,200 yeah. Some great viral. 562 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,040 Yeah, viral moments, Viral moments. 563 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,360 I mean, yeah, I thought that was quite, quite funny. 564 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,120 Yeah. But yeah, we will post the 565 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,480 videos, so go check them out on our page. 566 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,880 Yep. At what's the call pod, let's 567 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:19,040 go. So we're going to end each 568 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:25,200 episode with the final call where we sort of give our takes 569 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,440 on the weeks like biggest headlines and events and sort of 570 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,560 what's the common in the near future. 571 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,960 So this week, surprise, surprise, we're going to give 572 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,920 our AO predictions and hot takes. 573 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:44,080 So yeah, Andrea winner on the men's, winner on the women's. 574 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,520 OK, head or heart, we can go. Head. 575 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,360 No, I know exactly. Head or heart. 576 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:51,800 I was going to say, what do you well know? 577 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:52,520 Head. Head. 578 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:53,000 Head. Head. 579 00:29:53,520 --> 00:30:01,560 Head I think Yanick is going to win the men's side and Sabalenka 580 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:08,040 is going to win the women's so. I mean, I would tend to agree, 581 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:14,400 but is that boring? My I mean, yeah, I mean, no, 582 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,280 it's not boring that they're the two favorites like they're. 583 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:23,760 They're definitely 2 favorites, but OK, so let's throw in like 2 584 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:25,800 that we think could challenge them. 585 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,280 Two on each side. So for me, I'm going to say, 586 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,320 obviously, Carlos, you never know. 587 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,000 I mean, given what we just talked about. 588 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,120 But then I'm also going to say Danielle. 589 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,000 Same. I was, I was thinking Danielle 590 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,640 too. Yeah, OK. 591 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:45,720 Yeah, because I don't really see anyone else taking it to, to be 592 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,680 honest. No, I don't think Djokovic is. 593 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:52,640 Used to be like a rogue quantity like Daniel or even Bublec. 594 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,560 Yeah, to like come in and just stir things up. 595 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,680 Because, like Vera Fritz, I don't. 596 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,000 Know no, no, I just I don't see it. 597 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,120 Maybe later in the year, but not now. 598 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:07,400 No, on the women's side. Coco I think. 599 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:09,400 Yeah, Coco. Yeah. 600 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,960 Anyone else? I don't know, maybe. 601 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,440 I will say Rebecca. Now you know. 602 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,760 What she's been like, she's a bit of a silent killer. 603 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:20,200 Yeah, her whole situation, her whole drama with her coach and 604 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,280 stuff. For sure, but that's crazy. 605 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,680 Yeah, that's crazy. She could come in creeping but I 606 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,600 I do think the WTA side's way more open obviously than. 607 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,240 Always. Like, yeah, always. 608 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,040 But yeah, Coco would be nice. I would like Coco, but I feel 609 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:38,840 like she's, I don't know, she's got, like, serving yips and 610 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,440 like, she needs to sort a few things out. 611 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,280 Yeah. So yeah. 612 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:48,440 OK. And then a weird hot tape for 613 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,520 the tournament, like someone you think's going to make a run 614 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,880 randomly, like not to the final or even an upset. 615 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,880 Like, I know I'm going to contradict myself. 616 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:02,560 Like Djokovic, you know, like, say, like thinking that he's not 617 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,440 going to do anything, but maybe maybe suddenly he's just like 618 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:09,240 locked in and beats, beats either Yannick or Carlos, which 619 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:12,360 no one expects. And you know those. 620 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,920 Oh my God. Yeah, yeah. 621 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,960 And I think also he like, I don't think anyone would 622 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,360 consider him a favourite now. And maybe he uses that as kind 623 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,520 of like fuel to be like, fuck you guys, I'm gonna. 624 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,480 The Dark. Horse, I'm not gone yet. 625 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,560 I'm not retiring like it's not over for me. 626 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,080 No, yeah. Yeah, true. 627 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,480 No. That's a good, I hope not, but 628 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,320 yeah. I'll I'll do women's. 629 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:41,120 Well, there's this like nude up and Comer German player called 630 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:46,280 Eve Elise on the women side who I feel like be cool if she made 631 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,440 a run. I don't know if she will watch 632 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:52,880 her lose first round, but I've just jinxed her. 633 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:57,160 But Benny would be nice if she made a run, yeah. 634 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,760 OK. All right, we'll go for her. 635 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,400 Yeah, we got to put like some rogue things out there. 636 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,200 Otherwise it's just boring because sometimes, like, yeah, 637 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,960 it can't be too predictable. But that's the thing with 638 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,440 tennis, you actually just don't know until they get out on the 639 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,000 court like. Yeah, they have a bad day and 640 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,000 it's it's over. Forget it, forget it. 641 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,080 They have a fight with their boyfriend or girlfriend. 642 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:23,280 It's done. It's done, you say? 643 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,640 Yeah, that's it for this week, but we hope you keep tuning in. 644 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:32,560 And yeah, lots more to come. We'll be back next week for the 645 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:35,920 start of the tournament, which is really exciting. 646 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:42,800 So exciting, I can't wait. Thanks for listening. 647 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,600 That's it from us this week. If you enjoyed the episode, make 648 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,400 the call, follow rate and share it with someone who loves the 649 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,600 drama as much as the sports. Send us your voice notes, hot 650 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,640 takes, and soft launch sightings at What's the Call Pod. 651 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,320 Until next time, what's the call?