July 5, 2024 • 6 mins
We're a week and a couple of rounds into Wimbledon.
Things have mostly played out as expected, but we have said goodbye to Andy Murray and of course, Kiwi Lulu Sun has managed a major upset.
Tennis correspondent Craig Gabriel spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about all the action from the first week.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talk.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Z'd be maybe we should take a pause on the
rugby union. In fact, yes we shall. I'll rustle art now.
I'd say old friend, mainly because I've been talking to
him for so long. He's our tennis nomad globally. With
all respects, Craig, you travel around the world bringing us
all the greatest tennis to our ears. You're there in
(00:34):
London in Wimbledon at the moment, looking forward to well
almost the start of week two, if you will. It's
getting it's getting toet Craig, Welcome to the show. Just
give us the skinny. What's happened in the first week?
What have you seen?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Thanks Jasko to be with you again.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
And then well, week one it's been relatively straightforward. We've
had a few upsets and nothing overly dramatic. Yeah, as
I said, just a couple, and I think really one
of the highlights would be would have been last night's
farewell to Andy Murray and his last wimbled and he's
still got to play mixed doubles at this point anyway
(01:13):
with Emiratikanu, but he and his brother Jamie lost their
doubles on the center court last night to the Australians
Rinky Hijikata and John Piers. And the reception that Andy
got was pretty extraordinary, the standing ovation, the applause, the
love there is for him, and he's a good guy.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
He really is a good guy.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
And so many players came out, from Novak Djokovic right
down to John McEnroe made a line of honor, a
guard of honor for him from when he left the court.
But it was pretty emotional.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Let's look at the New Zealand entry. Lulu Soon has
really shaken things up, has she not. The women's straw
is always a bit fragile like that you never quite know,
but with a couple of consecutive three seat victories it
says a lot about her spine, about autitude, does it not?
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Absolutely? And she's so new at this as well.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
I've had the pleasure of speaking with her after her
last couple of results, and she's very she's very quiet.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
I think it's because it's still all so new to her, But.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
At the same time she's pretty responsive to questions about
herself and how she's feeling and enjoying this situation. She
has got the opportunity now to reach the business end
of a major with an incredible bit of tennis history
for New Zealand. Because if she does win today against Julynn,
(02:46):
that's whether permitting as well. I can tell you it's
pouring at the moment. She'll become the first New Zealand
woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon since nineteen
fifty nine. You know, the last Kei Wei to reach
the quarter oh sorry, the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Was Brett Stephen in ninety ninety seven.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
So it's an incredible achievement on her part and it'll
really skyrocket her world ranking to about the mid seventies,
which is outstanding.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
It's great for her because she's been selected as well
there on Routelift to play tennis and the doubles four
news in at the Olympics. So it's all just coming
to hit, isn't it great?
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Absolutely, And then yesterday the International Tennis Federation held their
press conference to talk about the Olympics and released the
entire list of competitors at this point from the various nations,
and I was actually, well, yes, I saw Lulu and
Aaron on the list for New Zealand on the women's side,
(03:49):
but I was surprised that there was not a single
New Zealand man on the list, considering Daniel and Venus
were bronze medalists at the last Olympics in Tokyo.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Feature matches of today, What are the ones that really
what are the ones that really peak interest?
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Craig.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
Well, as I say, weather permitting, it's not very nice
outside today. Yesterday was beautiful. Carlos al Karazo. We're playing
Francis Tiafo on the center court. Followed by Emma rad
Kanu against Maria Sakari. Radak kind of beat Sakary in
the semi finals of the US Open in twenty twenty
one and she won the US Open. And Janik Sinner,
(04:27):
who is my pick for to win Wimbledon, against minamr Kusmanovich.
Some of the others on Courtsmin Paulini, who is the
French Open runner up.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
We got Dimitrov, Coco Goff. This could be an interesting match.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Tommy paul against Alexander Public depends on what side of
the bed public gets up. And Daniel Medvedev also on
court today. But yeah, I think look as far as
New Zealand is concerned. Attention is going to be on
LULUs and obviously.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
And Radakana wins that when I believe if lu Lusun
gets through that next opponent.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, you can't look ahead in this game.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
And it's just as it's a cliche, but the players
will all say it.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It's one match at a time.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
You look too far ahead and things can absolutely become undone.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Well, I'm the media, so I'm allowed to do that, right, Craig.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
That's how it rolls.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
And men before we had a Kiwi and he's doing
all right. He's got Zveri coming up today as well,
and of course as the palm Cameron NARRII, we're still
hanging on to that hope.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Well exactly.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
I mean Cam Nuri had a very good last night
against Jack Draper, who's the new number one British player,
and I actually thought Draper would win that because he's
had great form lately. He had a winner for Carlos
Alchoraz at Queen's Club just before Wimbledon. But Cam, who
(05:51):
has been off the boil with his form, certainly turned
it on in that match on court one.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
And with that, will you get back on with your
prep for what will be well, hopefully a busy day
or possibly a very wet day in an atmosphere i'd
suggest in London would be very interesting after the labor
landslide in the election.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
It's a big old.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Day, look, it certainly is, and it's obviously wall to
wall coverage on television with results in the national election
from yesterday last night, and yes.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
It's going to be quite a day today.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
For more from sports Talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talk.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Z'd be maybe we should take a pause on the
rugby union. In fact, yes we shall. I'll rustle art now.
I'd say old friend, mainly because I've been talking to
him for so long. He's our tennis nomad globally. With
all respects, Craig, you travel around the world bringing us
all the greatest tennis to our ears. You're there in
(00:34):
London in Wimbledon at the moment, looking forward to well
almost the start of week two, if you will. It's
getting it's getting toet Craig, Welcome to the show. Just
give us the skinny. What's happened in the first week?
What have you seen?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Thanks Jasko to be with you again.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
And then well, week one it's been relatively straightforward. We've
had a few upsets and nothing overly dramatic. Yeah, as
I said, just a couple, and I think really one
of the highlights would be would have been last night's
farewell to Andy Murray and his last wimbled and he's
still got to play mixed doubles at this point anyway
(01:13):
with Emiratikanu, but he and his brother Jamie lost their
doubles on the center court last night to the Australians
Rinky Hijikata and John Piers. And the reception that Andy
got was pretty extraordinary, the standing ovation, the applause, the
love there is for him, and he's a good guy.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
He really is a good guy.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
And so many players came out, from Novak Djokovic right
down to John McEnroe made a line of honor, a
guard of honor for him from when he left the court.
But it was pretty emotional.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Let's look at the New Zealand entry. Lulu Soon has
really shaken things up, has she not. The women's straw
is always a bit fragile like that you never quite know,
but with a couple of consecutive three seat victories it
says a lot about her spine, about autitude, does it not?
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Absolutely? And she's so new at this as well.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
I've had the pleasure of speaking with her after her
last couple of results, and she's very she's very quiet.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
I think it's because it's still all so new to her, But.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
At the same time she's pretty responsive to questions about
herself and how she's feeling and enjoying this situation. She
has got the opportunity now to reach the business end
of a major with an incredible bit of tennis history
for New Zealand. Because if she does win today against Julynn,
(02:46):
that's whether permitting as well. I can tell you it's
pouring at the moment. She'll become the first New Zealand
woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon since nineteen
fifty nine. You know, the last Kei Wei to reach
the quarter oh sorry, the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Was Brett Stephen in ninety ninety seven.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
So it's an incredible achievement on her part and it'll
really skyrocket her world ranking to about the mid seventies,
which is outstanding.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
It's great for her because she's been selected as well
there on Routelift to play tennis and the doubles four
news in at the Olympics. So it's all just coming
to hit, isn't it great?
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Absolutely, And then yesterday the International Tennis Federation held their
press conference to talk about the Olympics and released the
entire list of competitors at this point from the various nations,
and I was actually, well, yes, I saw Lulu and
Aaron on the list for New Zealand on the women's side,
(03:49):
but I was surprised that there was not a single
New Zealand man on the list, considering Daniel and Venus
were bronze medalists at the last Olympics in Tokyo.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Feature matches of today, What are the ones that really
what are the ones that really peak interest?
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Craig.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
Well, as I say, weather permitting, it's not very nice
outside today. Yesterday was beautiful. Carlos al Karazo. We're playing
Francis Tiafo on the center court. Followed by Emma rad
Kanu against Maria Sakari. Radak kind of beat Sakary in
the semi finals of the US Open in twenty twenty
one and she won the US Open. And Janik Sinner,
(04:27):
who is my pick for to win Wimbledon, against minamr Kusmanovich.
Some of the others on Courtsmin Paulini, who is the
French Open runner up.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
We got Dimitrov, Coco Goff. This could be an interesting match.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Tommy paul against Alexander Public depends on what side of
the bed public gets up. And Daniel Medvedev also on
court today. But yeah, I think look as far as
New Zealand is concerned. Attention is going to be on
LULUs and obviously.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
And Radakana wins that when I believe if lu Lusun
gets through that next opponent.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, you can't look ahead in this game.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
And it's just as it's a cliche, but the players
will all say it.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It's one match at a time.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
You look too far ahead and things can absolutely become undone.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Well, I'm the media, so I'm allowed to do that, right, Craig.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
That's how it rolls.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
And men before we had a Kiwi and he's doing
all right. He's got Zveri coming up today as well,
and of course as the palm Cameron NARRII, we're still
hanging on to that hope.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Well exactly.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
I mean Cam Nuri had a very good last night
against Jack Draper, who's the new number one British player,
and I actually thought Draper would win that because he's
had great form lately. He had a winner for Carlos
Alchoraz at Queen's Club just before Wimbledon. But Cam, who
(05:51):
has been off the boil with his form, certainly turned
it on in that match on court one.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
And with that, will you get back on with your
prep for what will be well, hopefully a busy day
or possibly a very wet day in an atmosphere i'd
suggest in London would be very interesting after the labor
landslide in the election.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
It's a big old.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Day, look, it certainly is, and it's obviously wall to
wall coverage on television with results in the national election
from yesterday last night, and yes.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
It's going to be quite a day today.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
For more from sports Talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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