August 27, 2025 • 22 mins
The photographer who caused chaos during Daniil Medvedev’s match, gatecrashes our podcast. Brett Thomas and Anthony Morabito discuss the standout matches at the First Round of the US Open. Alexandra Eala's historic win for the Philippines as other bolters from outside the big tennis nations make their mark. Coco Gauff survives a three-set scare. Stocks up or down, on Carlos Alcaraz buzz cut, Venus Williams wildcard and Frances Tiafoe’s wardrobe?
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Welcome to the Tennis Mini. A review of every round
of the US Open. Coming up, danil Medvedev, Excuse me, mate,
could you just wait until the end of the intro
we're recording here? Great play point, first serve great Welcome
to the Tennis Mini. A rap at the end of
each round of the US Open. Cut me up, Danil
(00:25):
Medvedev fell victim to a Bonzie scheme and Benjamin cashed in.
We'll talk about the Russians meltdown and the gate crashing
photographer who's just taken his seat. There's a buzz around
Carlos Alcaraz. Will the Fresh Fay give King Carlos the edge?
The keys to New York won't be given to Madison
As the Australian Open champ bowed out surprise winners from Mexico,
the Philippines and Hong Kong proved tennis is truly a
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global sport. That's all ahead with me, Adrian Manorino, Brett Thomas,
and the snappy snapper who was sent packing from New York.
We have an exclusive interview with the man who's had
his accreditation revoke. No, we don't. His name is Anthony
Moribido from Tennis Plus.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Welcome ants, Thank you Brett, thank you for having me,
and welcome to the Tennis Podcast.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Thank you for playing the fall guy. I'm actually starting
to feel sorry for that photographer. He has said that
he feels the world is now crashing down upon him.
I'm not sure it was deliberate that he walked on
the court. I feel he thought that the match was over.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Yeah, we've all made mistakes, I feel yeah, but also
probably don't walk on a tennis court when the players
are still there.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
But you live and learn, you do, you live and
you learn. We will talk about that in our segment
Stocks Up, Stocks down Wall Street, New York. You were
a former accountant as well. But let's talk about the
matches of the round started on a Sunday, so falling
into line with the other slams like the Australian Open,
played over three days. What match in particular caught your eye?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yes, the match I've chosen is the Claudia Thawsen versus
Alexandre Yala match six three, two, six, seven, six, thirteen eleven.
In the tiebreak to Iala, it was a stunning comeback
by the Filipina after being five to one down in
the third set, she came all the way back to
make it six' five and Then tawson held serve to
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force the.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Tiebreak and the crowd in this match was.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Very Pro iala doing some Of tawson's points double. Faults
how do you think that affects the opposition player when
the crowd is really going for just one.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Player, yeah fans Of Clara tawson will know what she's
kind of like in terms of her moods on. Court
she's the fourteen seed From, denmark but some of her
drop shot winners the most Nonchalant i've ever. Seen her
head was, Down she's walking to the next, point so
didn't see him in that kind of right frame of.
Mind whether that was the crowd getting on top of,
Her but in the, end we actually did see some
(02:51):
nerves From. Yala with five match, points she was struggling
to close that.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Out, yeah that's. Right it's always tough to close out
Of Grand slam. Match but, yeah you have the crowd behind,
her AND i really felt that that got her over
the line and really Impacted tawson as. Well but, yeah
she's got The filipino fans all over the, world and
there must be plenty In New york because that crowd
sounded like it was A us player playing rather than A.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Filipino, well we're On Tennis, plus which you helped launch In,
january and one of the big audiences is coming from The,
philippines which must be in a lot of ways because
of this, player this star on the.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Rise yes it is, Actually, yeah there are number two
audience currently at the.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Moment big shout. Out, hell let everyone watching The.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Philippines And i'm hoping FOR ao twenty six That yale
gets a good draw and can get through to a
few matches SO i can play them on repeat as
much AS i. Can but a big fan of, Hers and,
yeah just really love that a tennis player from a
different part of the world that we don't usually see
have tennis stars really kind of growing the sport in
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their own, country WHICH i think is really good for
the game.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Tennis, yeah we've had player From, mexico From Hong, kong
we're going to talk about that in Stocks up Stocks,
Down but From Southeast, asia we don't see a lot
of players. Breakthrough Paradon Schrit chapan was a cult figure
you might call, him from the nineties and two. Thousand
so it's great For, australia for this region because The
Australian open is The Grand slam Of Asia. Pacific so
(04:21):
let's hope that she's in good form Come.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
January, yeah, Definitely i'll be watching for her. Matches, definitely good.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Fan, yeah so she's, popular but no. DOUBT i think
you could almost say the most popular player in THE
us might Be Coco goff twenty twenty three, champion and
she had a really tricky match up, today which is On.
Tuesday we're recording This wednesday In, australia this Was tuesday
night in THE. Us But isler Tom yanovitch is not
an easy player to come up against In New.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
York, no she's. Not she's shown in the past that
she can really deliver in THE. Us we can go
all the way back to twenty twenty three when she
knocked Out serena in her final match ever at THE
Us open and her career, actually so she should definitely
shown she can take the pressure of A us crowd
and thought she did pretty well, today but, YEAH i
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just felt as though that crowd really.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Got her over the line in the.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
End then we'll talk About coco's SERV i know you've
got some stats on, that but, yeah it's not really
all that's been cracked up to.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Be, YEAH i mean she made a big move before
the tournament, started split with her Coach Matt, day brought
In gavin, McMillan who'd actually worked With Arena. Sabolenka he's
a biomechanical coach and specializing in. Serving was able to
Help sabolenka eliminate some of her double faults and that's
been an issue For. Coco she had twenty three double
faults at The Canadian, open so clearly that's on her.
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Mind whether it's obviously technical which he might be working,
with and then the mental side of the. Game she
had ten double faults in this match Against. Aya aya had.
Seven she did serve out the final game of that
match quite, well BUT i think this is going to
be a talking point just you, know whether her server
is going to be a liability AND i.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Think, yeah you did say she did serve out the,
match but, yeah the game before she had the opportunity
to serve, out and the first two points of that
game she served two double faults in a, row which
is obviously. Pressure but then you've got the, pressure and
then you've also go to deal with your biomechanics and
all would be all in her, head just trying To,
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yeah it would just keep building and building and, building
AND i just, YEAH i would be really, tough especially
in that. Environment but, yeah she ended up being broken that,
game but then she came back and won the last
two matches to get.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Through, well we Heard Fanasi kok And archus on the
last episode of The tennis talk, about you know what
a risky kind of move this is in terms of
changing your. Technique if indeed that's what they're working, on
maybe her coach is, like let's just talk about the
mental side of the. Game give her some confidence as
opposed to tweaking. Things but that's a question only co
co can. Answer but she's in comfortable. Surrounds this is
a tournament she's won, before and let's hope she goes
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deep because you, know as we, said she is a
crowd favorite At Flushing. Meadows all, right it is time
now four stocks, up stocks? Down and which is right
in your strike? Zone because you are a former Accountant
New York Wall street rolling with the theme, Here let's
start With King carlos and his buzz cut and up
or down on the fresh.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
FADE i like.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
It he's always usually comes to A Grand slam and
everyone's talking about what haircut he's going to, have and
then in two weeks his head just grows back to.
Normal so, yeah, yeah, NO i really like the nice
number zero cut he's.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Done.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
THERE i THINK i heard his brother cut his, hair so, yeah.
RIGHT i wouldn't get my brother to cut my, hair.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
But the buzz, cut you might be. SAFE i think.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Even, HIM i wouldn't even trust him with the buzz,
cut so shout out to my Brother nick.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
There Well i've gone with the buzz, cut ALTHOUGH i
don't have a lot of buzz to, cut so, yeah
maybe it's more Than Nikolai davidenko look Or adrian Man.
Areno as we said from the, top but you're a positive,
guy so you would like to start with stocks. Up
what is your first stocks up from the tournament so?
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Far so my stocks up players from not your typical
strongholds winning through to the second round of THE Us.
Open so we Had renada Z azua From mexico Beat
Madison keys six seven seveny six seventy, five Had Janis
tzen From indonesia Beat Victoria kudamentova sixty four four sixty sixty,
Four xen Yep Son mez From turkey Beating Katie valenet
(08:26):
six thirty six to, four And Common wong From Hong
kong Defeated alexander Cover sevic six four seven five seventy.
Six so all those four players there not from your
typical countries that are really known for their.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Tennis, yeah and catching some of the high rank players
off guard as. Well Commen wong you mentioned, him one
hundred and seventy three in the, world got through in
straight sets against a player from THE, us first men's
player From Hong kong to win A Grand slam singles
match in The open. Era and he Plays Adam walton
(09:00):
next From australia, Tomorrow so a chance to go even.
Further that's a great.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Story.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
YEAH i was going to ask, You, brett if you
could choose to have a few players with some countries
that are. Underrepresented what kind of countries do you think
would make really help make tennis of truly global.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Sport, well we talked About Southeast, asia but how about
somebody From, india WHICH i guess is a part Of.
Asia isn't. It but that's a huge. Market we've seen
some champions in doubles of course as, well but maybe
a player to break through on the, Singles.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Yeah definitely for.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Singles they've had a few good doubles players in the
past With bapana And, merzer but, yeah singles, player if feel,
like would be.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Huge what do you what do you?
Speaker 2 (09:39):
THINK i think more let's go maybe somewhere In, africa
maybe Like nigeria Or ivory.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Coas prince there who has a tennis.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Court, yeah, NO i just, thinking, yeah somewhere From, africa
because we've got a few players Like on's is from
tennessee more your Northern, africa and we've had a Few
South africa And South african players in the. Past but,
yeah that's sort of a few countries Of africa which
really haven't produced anyone. Yet but hopefully one day we
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can see someone from the middle.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
Part Of africa. Yep really representing tennis. Yep.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Well my first stocks up Is Francis, tierfos A parel,
sponsor and he has twenty shirts in his bag courtside
and apparently he wore six of them in a straight sets.
Speaker 3 (10:29):
Win.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Overnithioka do you think he does his own. WASHING i think.
NOT i think that's why he has twenty that's my.
Trick you just have a fresh shirt for every day
of the, week but not every change of, ends which
is what he might be. Doing but it's great for
his sponsor because they're getting a lot of. Airtime and
maybe if it kind of, SWEATS i don't, know if
it kind of fades out the, logo if that had
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something to do with, it.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Well, yeah you want to hope that the top can
take a player playing, tennis because if, not then maybe
he shouldn't be wearing, yep those. Shirts But i've noticed
in a few Of t's matches he does usually like
to take a lot of clothes on court. Yep and,
yeah and also a Match i'm just thinking of THAT
i have shown on. Tennis plus his clothes were spread
(11:13):
all over his side of the, court all over the,
chair so maybe looked a tidy up a little bit
as well on his seat there on the side of the.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
Court And Carlos alcrez just to come back to him
the burgundy or the plumb or the grape. OUTFIT i
know you're a big fan of that is that stocks
up for. You the haircut and the.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
Outfit OCAs is killing it so far in the, tournament and,
yeah getting a good win as well over A.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
Polka.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Ye but yeah That shirty put on for his postmatch, Interview,
Yeah i'd buy, that definitely.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Nice it was sort of A valua style tracksuit, top
which was a bit. Different but he can do what he.
Wants that's.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Right probably maybe seen more in the seventies for maybe
some tennis players, there but, YEAH i say bring it.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Back anything else in your stocks, Up i've.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Got, Yeah Emma reticano winning her first match since she
won THE Us open in twenty twenty. One, yeah really
good to see finally getting another breakthrough there because it's i,
mean when she.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
Won it was.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Amazing and then, yeah she really hasn't really hit those heights,
since so hopefully she can.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Continue, yeah it's crazy that she hasn't actually won a,
match not, like not even one round at THE Us
open since winning. It that's, yeah.
Speaker 3 (12:23):
Unbelievable it is.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Unbelievable but, Yeah i'm hoping she yeah does pretty well
in the next round and actually she will be playing
The indonesian Player Janis chen in the second, Round so,
Yeah i'll be tuned into that.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
One, okay that stocks, up let's go with stocks. DOWN
i want to start With Madison. Keys you talked about
her opponent From, mexico but eighty nine unforced eras a
set and three love up and ends up.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Losing, yeah it's not great for The american, hopeful and
especially after playing so well AT ao twenty. Five, yeah
she was playing unbelievable tennis to win That Grand. Slam
she's going through the like so Of, Collins, Rubukuina, Spiedelinas
fioncek And, sablenka and, yeah really unfortunate she couldn't replicate
anything like that in her home.
Speaker 1 (13:07):
Slam, YEAH federlini mentioned there's another seat that's been knocked
out in the first, Round so, yeah unfortunate For. MADISON
i don't think she'd had great lead up form and
THE us hard court, swing so she goes out in
the first round and just said that the pressure ate her.
UP i, mean she had such a big lead and
then to lose like. That really. Unfortunate controversial one for
(13:29):
you BECAUSE i know she's been a great story in
terms Of Venus williams at forty, five but should she
be getting a wild card or should that go to
the Next Venus williams to even a Young american Because
venus won't be playing any Other Grand, Slam she'll only
ever play in THE.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
Us. YEAH i don't have a problem with.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
THIS i think she deserves to get wild cards until
she does eventually decide to. Retire she's an icon of the.
Sport the people want to see. Her they put her
On Arthur, ash so obviously the fans want to see.
Her she did, Well she took her set off much of,
her which is a good effort becausemuch of there's no.
Slouch and, YEAH i, think, Yeah i'm happy to give
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her world cards at THE Us open until she really
wants to. Retire as long as she feels the. SEATS
i think THE Us open is not going to.
Speaker 1 (14:17):
Have a problem with.
Speaker 3 (14:18):
It AND i don't have a problem with it.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
Either, yeah and, CLEARLY i mean you look at what
they've done with the mixed. Doubles they're all, about you,
know maximizing viewership and fan. Attendance so Clearly Venus williams does.
That you could argue that for much of her as.
Well it's an opponent that she would prefer to face
a stronger opponent first up rather than a world card
that she might have a really easy win.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Against, yeah, exactly much of it would be happy with
the way she.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Performed and you, know As i've been saying throughout this,
pod the crowd really does get. Involved, Then, yeah A
us player against someone not from THE, us the crowd
is really going to be against.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
You So i'm pretty.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Sure in her postmatch interview she mentioned that the crowd
was really On venus's, side and it just really, yeah
shows to the testament of the mentality of a player
that they can and yeah overcome that and, yeah get
through the next.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
Round, okay we talked about. It at the very, Beginning
you're dressed up like the. Photographer Danil medvedev is in
our stocks down losing The Bonzie Benjamin bonzie who cashed
in at six, three seven. Five then the third set
is when it almost fell apart for, him had match.
Points the photographer comes in and the chair umpire quite rightly,
(15:22):
says when a point is being interfered, with you replay the,
point not replay the. Serve what did you make Of danil's?
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Performance, well first of, All i've never seen anything like
that watching, tennis even From. Danil, Well i've seen something
like that From, daniel but not quite as bad as
a guy in that third. SET i understand his, FRUSTRATIONS i.
SUPPOSE i, mean he was looking like he was going
to lose the match, anyway and THEN i figured was
(15:52):
he trying to stay on court just that bit, longer
give the fans a bit more, Time but.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
AND i think trying to whip himself back in like,
Chain he's the momentum of the, match getting himself back into,
it which. WORKED i do think, though that that, umpire
or Even Benjamin, bonds he could have just looked at
the umpire and, Said i'm gonna. Serve i'm just going
to put this ball in play Because danil is wasting.
Time AND i heard on one of the commentators you
(16:16):
mentioned that there should have been a code violation there For.
Danil but at the umpire looked a little you, know,
yeah shocked as to what was going, on AND i
didn't quite know what to.
Speaker 3 (16:24):
Do, yeah the, Umpire, yeah he was.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Rattled AND i really feel for the umpire as, well
because he's Got medvedev in his, Face he's got the
crowd completely out of, Control and, YEAH i don't know
what he can really do in that. Situation you can't
eject every person in the crowd making. Noise that six minute.
BREAK i know here in the office we're watching. It
we all were, tuning just trying to work out what
(16:47):
is actually going, on and Yet i've never seen anything like.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
That, yeah So danil goes up to the chair umpire
and then he's debating the point why did we have
to replay the first? Serve and then he's screaming at
him in the. Camera what Did Riley opelker? Say so
before we get to the rest of stocks, down he's
our new random. Segment it might only last this one.
Episode what Did Riley opelker?
Speaker 4 (17:09):
Say pretty similar to most GUYS i see in the like.
ROOM i think most he's very, friendly so he's very
outgoing and he's a talkative. Guy SO i think most
of us have a good relationship with. Him and, YEAH
i MEAN i don't really have any bad things to
say about the. Guy it's always been a pleasant interaction with,
him And i've always seen him in a good.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
Mood riley doesn't seem in a good mood, there but
looking forward to Getting riley o'pelker's thought throughout the, tournament
perhaps on other random things Like Taylor swift getting engaged and,
yes congratulations to the happy couple And daniel.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
Yes. No one THING i want to add is with his.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
Behavior, yeah from that third, Set, Jess, REALLY i don't
think you really should be behaving like. That you're twenty
nine years, old you're a. Dad you really have to
set an example. Now, YEAH i guess tennis players are
known to sort of behave like that in the, past
but he should be.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
EMBARRASSED i, feel.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
Well he's had a terrible year on The Grand Slam.
TOUR i think he's only won one, match so that
might also explain what we saw against Against. Bonzie all,
right let's change ends here and and we'll come back
with a preview of next.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Round welcome back to this tennis mini, Episode. Brett we're
going to talk about matchups for the next. Round what
match are you most looking forward?
Speaker 1 (18:27):
To, yeah good job, there and we've changed ends and. Roles.
WELL i Like Alexi popron And Yanick. Sinner Alexi Popron.
Australian we spoke About South africans. Earlier Wayne frere is
his coach and he's done well at THE Us open,
before he has Beaten Novak. Djokovic of, course he got
(18:47):
through fairly comfortably today in straight sets against the Mill.
Russafouri But Yannick sinner only a player he's played once before.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
Ant, yeah and what was the result of that, Match.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
So that was four years. Ago they played on clay
In madrid and popp'in. One SO i don't think we
can read anything into that. Form but For Yannick sinner
obviously then not a player he's too familiar, with so
perhaps he could catch him off. Guard AND i had
to pull out of the final In cincinnati because he was.
Ill so we'll see see how he goes Against.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Alexi, YEAH i don't Like alexis chances in this. Matter If,
yeah it's if he can win a, set that'd be
a good effort. Set he's just another, level is.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
Yeah and he won six,' one one and Two Against,
vi kapriva, so yeah in. Outstanding form looks like that
illness is now. Behind him what is the match you
are most looking forward to in the. Second round i'm.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
Most looking Forward to may Joint Versus. Amanda anisimova may
Joint from australia has been rising through.
Speaker 3 (19:48):
The ranks so in twenty twenty three she was seven
hundred and.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Thirty eight in the world and now she's currently ranked,
Forty two so a great climb by her to get
right up the rankings, and yes straight INTO The us
open draw. This year she's Up, against anisamova who want
to have a good showing AT The us open After
a wimbledon. Final PERFORMANCE and i really can't pick.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
This one i'm not sure who'll win.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
At, all yeah well my joint as, you said got
her first Win At grand slam level AT The, us
open but had to forfeit the majority of the prize
money because she was a. College athlete lived In the
states until she, was sixteen then Moved. To australia her Dad,
is australian, so yes she obviously feels really Good In.
New york she's through to the second, round again and
(20:31):
you'd say that she's a big chance in. THIS match
i don't think she's going to have a lot of
fear coming Up Against, amanda anisamova knowing that nerves can
get to her.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
As well.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
That's right she may have the same Issue That ala
tomanovitch had With that. American crowd we'll be right on.
Anism overside, BUT yeah i really think she can. Pull
THROUGH if i had, TO pick i probably would pick in.
This match, but okay we'll just have to wait.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
And see, All right so you are Going for yannick
Easily over poperin and my joint over And. A samova
i'll Back the assie. As well we are recording This,
in australia, of course At Pod, laver arena so let's
Back the Aussie Over yannick cinner or at least take
it to five sets and, my joint which would be
an upset Against a. Wimbledon finalist, of course thank you
and for helping us review.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
Round one, Thank you thank you for.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Having, me yeah my first time on, a PODCAST so
I think, i, went okay we'll.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
Be back can you tell it was my? First time
it was.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Very good it's first time. FOR everyone I Think darius
savil will be. Joining us we'll Be back thursday IN
the us if you're watching It there Friday in australia
On The. Tennis mini that will be episode two after
round Two In.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
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Speaker 5 (21:47):
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Speaker 3 (22:02):
Next one catch, you later
Speaker 5 (22:08):
Mm hm
Welcome to the Tennis Mini. A review of every round
of the US Open. Coming up, danil Medvedev, Excuse me, mate,
could you just wait until the end of the intro
we're recording here? Great play point, first serve great Welcome
to the Tennis Mini. A rap at the end of
each round of the US Open. Cut me up, Danil
(00:25):
Medvedev fell victim to a Bonzie scheme and Benjamin cashed in.
We'll talk about the Russians meltdown and the gate crashing
photographer who's just taken his seat. There's a buzz around
Carlos Alcaraz. Will the Fresh Fay give King Carlos the edge?
The keys to New York won't be given to Madison
As the Australian Open champ bowed out surprise winners from Mexico,
the Philippines and Hong Kong proved tennis is truly a
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global sport. That's all ahead with me, Adrian Manorino, Brett Thomas,
and the snappy snapper who was sent packing from New York.
We have an exclusive interview with the man who's had
his accreditation revoke. No, we don't. His name is Anthony
Moribido from Tennis Plus.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Welcome ants, Thank you Brett, thank you for having me,
and welcome to the Tennis Podcast.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Thank you for playing the fall guy. I'm actually starting
to feel sorry for that photographer. He has said that
he feels the world is now crashing down upon him.
I'm not sure it was deliberate that he walked on
the court. I feel he thought that the match was over.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Yeah, we've all made mistakes, I feel yeah, but also
probably don't walk on a tennis court when the players
are still there.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
But you live and learn, you do, you live and
you learn. We will talk about that in our segment
Stocks Up, Stocks down Wall Street, New York. You were
a former accountant as well. But let's talk about the
matches of the round started on a Sunday, so falling
into line with the other slams like the Australian Open,
played over three days. What match in particular caught your eye?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yes, the match I've chosen is the Claudia Thawsen versus
Alexandre Yala match six three, two, six, seven, six, thirteen eleven.
In the tiebreak to Iala, it was a stunning comeback
by the Filipina after being five to one down in
the third set, she came all the way back to
make it six' five and Then tawson held serve to
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force the.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Tiebreak and the crowd in this match was.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Very Pro iala doing some Of tawson's points double. Faults
how do you think that affects the opposition player when
the crowd is really going for just one.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Player, yeah fans Of Clara tawson will know what she's
kind of like in terms of her moods on. Court
she's the fourteen seed From, denmark but some of her
drop shot winners the most Nonchalant i've ever. Seen her
head was, Down she's walking to the next, point so
didn't see him in that kind of right frame of.
Mind whether that was the crowd getting on top of,
Her but in the, end we actually did see some
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nerves From. Yala with five match, points she was struggling
to close that.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Out, yeah that's. Right it's always tough to close out
Of Grand slam. Match but, yeah you have the crowd behind,
her AND i really felt that that got her over
the line and really Impacted tawson as. Well but, yeah
she's got The filipino fans all over the, world and
there must be plenty In New york because that crowd
sounded like it was A us player playing rather than A.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Filipino, well we're On Tennis, plus which you helped launch In,
january and one of the big audiences is coming from The,
philippines which must be in a lot of ways because
of this, player this star on the.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Rise yes it is, Actually, yeah there are number two
audience currently at the.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Moment big shout. Out, hell let everyone watching The.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Philippines And i'm hoping FOR ao twenty six That yale
gets a good draw and can get through to a
few matches SO i can play them on repeat as
much AS i. Can but a big fan of, Hers and,
yeah just really love that a tennis player from a
different part of the world that we don't usually see
have tennis stars really kind of growing the sport in
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their own, country WHICH i think is really good for
the game.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Tennis, yeah we've had player From, mexico From Hong, kong
we're going to talk about that in Stocks up Stocks,
Down but From Southeast, asia we don't see a lot
of players. Breakthrough Paradon Schrit chapan was a cult figure
you might call, him from the nineties and two. Thousand
so it's great For, australia for this region because The
Australian open is The Grand slam Of Asia. Pacific so
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let's hope that she's in good form Come.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
January, yeah, Definitely i'll be watching for her. Matches, definitely good.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Fan, yeah so she's, popular but no. DOUBT i think
you could almost say the most popular player in THE
us might Be Coco goff twenty twenty three, champion and
she had a really tricky match up, today which is On.
Tuesday we're recording This wednesday In, australia this Was tuesday
night in THE. Us But isler Tom yanovitch is not
an easy player to come up against In New.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
York, no she's. Not she's shown in the past that
she can really deliver in THE. Us we can go
all the way back to twenty twenty three when she
knocked Out serena in her final match ever at THE
Us open and her career, actually so she should definitely
shown she can take the pressure of A us crowd
and thought she did pretty well, today but, YEAH i
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just felt as though that crowd really.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Got her over the line in the.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
End then we'll talk About coco's SERV i know you've
got some stats on, that but, yeah it's not really
all that's been cracked up to.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Be, YEAH i mean she made a big move before
the tournament, started split with her Coach Matt, day brought
In gavin, McMillan who'd actually worked With Arena. Sabolenka he's
a biomechanical coach and specializing in. Serving was able to
Help sabolenka eliminate some of her double faults and that's
been an issue For. Coco she had twenty three double
faults at The Canadian, open so clearly that's on her.
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Mind whether it's obviously technical which he might be working,
with and then the mental side of the. Game she
had ten double faults in this match Against. Aya aya had.
Seven she did serve out the final game of that
match quite, well BUT i think this is going to
be a talking point just you, know whether her server
is going to be a liability AND i.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Think, yeah you did say she did serve out the,
match but, yeah the game before she had the opportunity
to serve, out and the first two points of that
game she served two double faults in a, row which
is obviously. Pressure but then you've got the, pressure and
then you've also go to deal with your biomechanics and
all would be all in her, head just trying To,
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yeah it would just keep building and building and, building
AND i just, YEAH i would be really, tough especially
in that. Environment but, yeah she ended up being broken that,
game but then she came back and won the last
two matches to get.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Through, well we Heard Fanasi kok And archus on the
last episode of The tennis talk, about you know what
a risky kind of move this is in terms of
changing your. Technique if indeed that's what they're working, on
maybe her coach is, like let's just talk about the
mental side of the. Game give her some confidence as
opposed to tweaking. Things but that's a question only co
co can. Answer but she's in comfortable. Surrounds this is
a tournament she's won, before and let's hope she goes
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deep because you, know as we, said she is a
crowd favorite At Flushing. Meadows all, right it is time
now four stocks, up stocks? Down and which is right
in your strike? Zone because you are a former Accountant
New York Wall street rolling with the theme, Here let's
start With King carlos and his buzz cut and up
or down on the fresh.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
FADE i like.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
It he's always usually comes to A Grand slam and
everyone's talking about what haircut he's going to, have and
then in two weeks his head just grows back to.
Normal so, yeah, yeah, NO i really like the nice
number zero cut he's.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Done.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
THERE i THINK i heard his brother cut his, hair so, yeah.
RIGHT i wouldn't get my brother to cut my, hair.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
But the buzz, cut you might be. SAFE i think.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Even, HIM i wouldn't even trust him with the buzz,
cut so shout out to my Brother nick.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
There Well i've gone with the buzz, cut ALTHOUGH i
don't have a lot of buzz to, cut so, yeah
maybe it's more Than Nikolai davidenko look Or adrian Man.
Areno as we said from the, top but you're a positive,
guy so you would like to start with stocks. Up
what is your first stocks up from the tournament so?
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Far so my stocks up players from not your typical
strongholds winning through to the second round of THE Us.
Open so we Had renada Z azua From mexico Beat
Madison keys six seven seveny six seventy, five Had Janis
tzen From indonesia Beat Victoria kudamentova sixty four four sixty sixty,
Four xen Yep Son mez From turkey Beating Katie valenet
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six thirty six to, four And Common wong From Hong
kong Defeated alexander Cover sevic six four seven five seventy.
Six so all those four players there not from your
typical countries that are really known for their.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Tennis, yeah and catching some of the high rank players
off guard as. Well Commen wong you mentioned, him one
hundred and seventy three in the, world got through in
straight sets against a player from THE, us first men's
player From Hong kong to win A Grand slam singles
match in The open. Era and he Plays Adam walton
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next From australia, Tomorrow so a chance to go even.
Further that's a great.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Story.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
YEAH i was going to ask, You, brett if you
could choose to have a few players with some countries
that are. Underrepresented what kind of countries do you think
would make really help make tennis of truly global.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Sport, well we talked About Southeast, asia but how about
somebody From, india WHICH i guess is a part Of.
Asia isn't. It but that's a huge. Market we've seen
some champions in doubles of course as, well but maybe
a player to break through on the, Singles.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Yeah definitely for.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Singles they've had a few good doubles players in the
past With bapana And, merzer but, yeah singles, player if feel,
like would be.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Huge what do you what do you?
Speaker 2 (09:39):
THINK i think more let's go maybe somewhere In, africa
maybe Like nigeria Or ivory.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Coas prince there who has a tennis.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Court, yeah, NO i just, thinking, yeah somewhere From, africa
because we've got a few players Like on's is from
tennessee more your Northern, africa and we've had a Few
South africa And South african players in the. Past but,
yeah that's sort of a few countries Of africa which
really haven't produced anyone. Yet but hopefully one day we
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can see someone from the middle.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
Part Of africa. Yep really representing tennis. Yep.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Well my first stocks up Is Francis, tierfos A parel,
sponsor and he has twenty shirts in his bag courtside
and apparently he wore six of them in a straight sets.
Speaker 3 (10:29):
Win.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Overnithioka do you think he does his own. WASHING i think.
NOT i think that's why he has twenty that's my.
Trick you just have a fresh shirt for every day
of the, week but not every change of, ends which
is what he might be. Doing but it's great for
his sponsor because they're getting a lot of. Airtime and
maybe if it kind of, SWEATS i don't, know if
it kind of fades out the, logo if that had
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something to do with, it.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Well, yeah you want to hope that the top can
take a player playing, tennis because if, not then maybe
he shouldn't be wearing, yep those. Shirts But i've noticed
in a few Of t's matches he does usually like
to take a lot of clothes on court. Yep and,
yeah and also a Match i'm just thinking of THAT
i have shown on. Tennis plus his clothes were spread
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all over his side of the, court all over the,
chair so maybe looked a tidy up a little bit
as well on his seat there on the side of the.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
Court And Carlos alcrez just to come back to him
the burgundy or the plumb or the grape. OUTFIT i
know you're a big fan of that is that stocks
up for. You the haircut and the.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
Outfit OCAs is killing it so far in the, tournament and,
yeah getting a good win as well over A.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
Polka.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Ye but yeah That shirty put on for his postmatch, Interview,
Yeah i'd buy, that definitely.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Nice it was sort of A valua style tracksuit, top
which was a bit. Different but he can do what he.
Wants that's.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Right probably maybe seen more in the seventies for maybe
some tennis players, there but, YEAH i say bring it.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Back anything else in your stocks, Up i've.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Got, Yeah Emma reticano winning her first match since she
won THE Us open in twenty twenty. One, yeah really
good to see finally getting another breakthrough there because it's i,
mean when she.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
Won it was.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Amazing and then, yeah she really hasn't really hit those heights,
since so hopefully she can.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Continue, yeah it's crazy that she hasn't actually won a,
match not, like not even one round at THE Us
open since winning. It that's, yeah.
Speaker 3 (12:23):
Unbelievable it is.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Unbelievable but, Yeah i'm hoping she yeah does pretty well
in the next round and actually she will be playing
The indonesian Player Janis chen in the second, Round so,
Yeah i'll be tuned into that.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
One, okay that stocks, up let's go with stocks. DOWN
i want to start With Madison. Keys you talked about
her opponent From, mexico but eighty nine unforced eras a
set and three love up and ends up.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Losing, yeah it's not great for The american, hopeful and
especially after playing so well AT ao twenty. Five, yeah
she was playing unbelievable tennis to win That Grand. Slam
she's going through the like so Of, Collins, Rubukuina, Spiedelinas
fioncek And, sablenka and, yeah really unfortunate she couldn't replicate
anything like that in her home.
Speaker 1 (13:07):
Slam, YEAH federlini mentioned there's another seat that's been knocked
out in the first, Round so, yeah unfortunate For. MADISON
i don't think she'd had great lead up form and
THE us hard court, swing so she goes out in
the first round and just said that the pressure ate her.
UP i, mean she had such a big lead and
then to lose like. That really. Unfortunate controversial one for
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you BECAUSE i know she's been a great story in
terms Of Venus williams at forty, five but should she
be getting a wild card or should that go to
the Next Venus williams to even a Young american Because
venus won't be playing any Other Grand, Slam she'll only
ever play in THE.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
Us. YEAH i don't have a problem with.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
THIS i think she deserves to get wild cards until
she does eventually decide to. Retire she's an icon of the.
Sport the people want to see. Her they put her
On Arthur, ash so obviously the fans want to see.
Her she did, Well she took her set off much of,
her which is a good effort becausemuch of there's no.
Slouch and, YEAH i, think, Yeah i'm happy to give
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her world cards at THE Us open until she really
wants to. Retire as long as she feels the. SEATS
i think THE Us open is not going to.
Speaker 1 (14:17):
Have a problem with.
Speaker 3 (14:18):
It AND i don't have a problem with it.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
Either, yeah and, CLEARLY i mean you look at what
they've done with the mixed. Doubles they're all, about you,
know maximizing viewership and fan. Attendance so Clearly Venus williams does.
That you could argue that for much of her as.
Well it's an opponent that she would prefer to face
a stronger opponent first up rather than a world card
that she might have a really easy win.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Against, yeah, exactly much of it would be happy with
the way she.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Performed and you, know As i've been saying throughout this,
pod the crowd really does get. Involved, Then, yeah A
us player against someone not from THE, us the crowd
is really going to be against.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
You So i'm pretty.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Sure in her postmatch interview she mentioned that the crowd
was really On venus's, side and it just really, yeah
shows to the testament of the mentality of a player
that they can and yeah overcome that and, yeah get
through the next.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
Round, okay we talked about. It at the very, Beginning
you're dressed up like the. Photographer Danil medvedev is in
our stocks down losing The Bonzie Benjamin bonzie who cashed
in at six, three seven. Five then the third set
is when it almost fell apart for, him had match.
Points the photographer comes in and the chair umpire quite rightly,
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says when a point is being interfered, with you replay the,
point not replay the. Serve what did you make Of danil's?
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Performance, well first of, All i've never seen anything like
that watching, tennis even From. Danil, Well i've seen something
like that From, daniel but not quite as bad as
a guy in that third. SET i understand his, FRUSTRATIONS i.
SUPPOSE i, mean he was looking like he was going
to lose the match, anyway and THEN i figured was
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he trying to stay on court just that bit, longer
give the fans a bit more, Time but.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
AND i think trying to whip himself back in like,
Chain he's the momentum of the, match getting himself back into,
it which. WORKED i do think, though that that, umpire
or Even Benjamin, bonds he could have just looked at
the umpire and, Said i'm gonna. Serve i'm just going
to put this ball in play Because danil is wasting.
Time AND i heard on one of the commentators you
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mentioned that there should have been a code violation there For.
Danil but at the umpire looked a little you, know,
yeah shocked as to what was going, on AND i
didn't quite know what to.
Speaker 3 (16:24):
Do, yeah the, Umpire, yeah he was.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Rattled AND i really feel for the umpire as, well
because he's Got medvedev in his, Face he's got the
crowd completely out of, Control and, YEAH i don't know
what he can really do in that. Situation you can't
eject every person in the crowd making. Noise that six minute.
BREAK i know here in the office we're watching. It
we all were, tuning just trying to work out what
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is actually going, on and Yet i've never seen anything like.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
That, yeah So danil goes up to the chair umpire
and then he's debating the point why did we have
to replay the first? Serve and then he's screaming at
him in the. Camera what Did Riley opelker? Say so
before we get to the rest of stocks, down he's
our new random. Segment it might only last this one.
Episode what Did Riley opelker?
Speaker 4 (17:09):
Say pretty similar to most GUYS i see in the like.
ROOM i think most he's very, friendly so he's very
outgoing and he's a talkative. Guy SO i think most
of us have a good relationship with. Him and, YEAH
i MEAN i don't really have any bad things to
say about the. Guy it's always been a pleasant interaction with,
him And i've always seen him in a good.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
Mood riley doesn't seem in a good mood, there but
looking forward to Getting riley o'pelker's thought throughout the, tournament
perhaps on other random things Like Taylor swift getting engaged and,
yes congratulations to the happy couple And daniel.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
Yes. No one THING i want to add is with his.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
Behavior, yeah from that third, Set, Jess, REALLY i don't
think you really should be behaving like. That you're twenty
nine years, old you're a. Dad you really have to
set an example. Now, YEAH i guess tennis players are
known to sort of behave like that in the, past
but he should be.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
EMBARRASSED i, feel.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
Well he's had a terrible year on The Grand Slam.
TOUR i think he's only won one, match so that
might also explain what we saw against Against. Bonzie all,
right let's change ends here and and we'll come back
with a preview of next.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Round welcome back to this tennis mini, Episode. Brett we're
going to talk about matchups for the next. Round what
match are you most looking forward?
Speaker 1 (18:27):
To, yeah good job, there and we've changed ends and. Roles.
WELL i Like Alexi popron And Yanick. Sinner Alexi Popron.
Australian we spoke About South africans. Earlier Wayne frere is
his coach and he's done well at THE Us open,
before he has Beaten Novak. Djokovic of, course he got
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through fairly comfortably today in straight sets against the Mill.
Russafouri But Yannick sinner only a player he's played once before.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
Ant, yeah and what was the result of that, Match.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
So that was four years. Ago they played on clay
In madrid and popp'in. One SO i don't think we
can read anything into that. Form but For Yannick sinner
obviously then not a player he's too familiar, with so
perhaps he could catch him off. Guard AND i had
to pull out of the final In cincinnati because he was.
Ill so we'll see see how he goes Against.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Alexi, YEAH i don't Like alexis chances in this. Matter If,
yeah it's if he can win a, set that'd be
a good effort. Set he's just another, level is.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
Yeah and he won six,' one one and Two Against,
vi kapriva, so yeah in. Outstanding form looks like that
illness is now. Behind him what is the match you
are most looking forward to in the. Second round i'm.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
Most looking Forward to may Joint Versus. Amanda anisimova may
Joint from australia has been rising through.
Speaker 3 (19:48):
The ranks so in twenty twenty three she was seven
hundred and.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Thirty eight in the world and now she's currently ranked,
Forty two so a great climb by her to get
right up the rankings, and yes straight INTO The us
open draw. This year she's Up, against anisamova who want
to have a good showing AT The us open After
a wimbledon. Final PERFORMANCE and i really can't pick.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
This one i'm not sure who'll win.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
At, all yeah well my joint as, you said got
her first Win At grand slam level AT The, us
open but had to forfeit the majority of the prize
money because she was a. College athlete lived In the
states until she, was sixteen then Moved. To australia her Dad,
is australian, so yes she obviously feels really Good In.
New york she's through to the second, round again and
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you'd say that she's a big chance in. THIS match
i don't think she's going to have a lot of
fear coming Up Against, amanda anisamova knowing that nerves can
get to her.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
As well.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
That's right she may have the same Issue That ala
tomanovitch had With that. American crowd we'll be right on.
Anism overside, BUT yeah i really think she can. Pull
THROUGH if i had, TO pick i probably would pick in.
This match, but okay we'll just have to wait.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
And see, All right so you are Going for yannick
Easily over poperin and my joint over And. A samova
i'll Back the assie. As well we are recording This,
in australia, of course At Pod, laver arena so let's
Back the Aussie Over yannick cinner or at least take
it to five sets and, my joint which would be
an upset Against a. Wimbledon finalist, of course thank you
and for helping us review.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
Round one, Thank you thank you for.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Having, me yeah my first time on, a PODCAST so
I think, i, went okay we'll.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
Be back can you tell it was my? First time
it was.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Very good it's first time. FOR everyone I Think darius
savil will be. Joining us we'll Be back thursday IN
the us if you're watching It there Friday in australia
On The. Tennis mini that will be episode two after
round Two In.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
New, york, Hey everyone Harps and andy here just want
to remind you that you can watch every Episode Of
the tennis on our, YouTube Channel AUSTRALIAN, open tv and
we have.
Speaker 5 (21:47):
An email as well podcast at tennis dot com. Dot
au if you thought the show was amazing or you
thought it, was terrible we are keen to hear. From
you we'll, read it so, feedback comments whatever, It is
get in touch with us at an email and we'll
catch you on the.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
Next one catch, you later
Speaker 5 (22:08):
Mm hm
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