August 28, 2024 • 6 mins
Craig Gabriel joins Hamish McKay out of New York where the US Open has hit it's third day
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Great to have your company, the Country's board breakfast on
gold Hamish Mackay with you and for b Cable this
week it is coming up to twelve and a half
minutes away from eight o'clock. Let's head now to Well,
it's head to New York the US Open and Craig
Gabriel joins us. From there, Craig, I suppose we will
(00:21):
deal with the first up, the elephant of the room,
the Emma Radikana, which is everybody's been talking about, a
lot closer than perhaps the result shows. It looks like
we've lost Craig there, so I'll just tell you it
was a lot closer than the results shows. Yeah, in
the third set, Emma radican who had a chance to
(00:43):
close that out. I think she was sitting on a
point to go far to up in the third set.
But certainly does generate a lot of discussion when Emma
Radicano takes the court. I mean, all this talk about
what did our man, our southern man, Andy Mure this
morning earlier was saying me that he thought that compared
(01:03):
her to Anna corner Kiva. I don't think that's very fair.
Emma radak Khan has won a grand Slam event. I mean,
that's a totally different thing altogether. Emma Radikata is a
sensational tennis player. So anyway, let's we'll go to Craig.
Now we've got Craig Gabriel over there in New York.
Just while we were waiting to get you, Craig was
just talking about Emma radak Khan who How close was
(01:24):
her game?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Actually it went to three sets. She won the second
set and then sort of like couldn't finish things off
against Sofia Kennon. And it's thought that she was playing
Jane Citizen from wherever. She was playing somebody who is
a former major winner. Sofia Kennon won the Australian opened
a few years ago. But in my thinking, Emarada Kara
(01:47):
needs to start pulling a finger out and start producing
some results. Althoughay, she would have been a one hit wonder.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, and Craig is important. Isn't it to note that
she does have the game if she's just got a
call on it consistently.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, and maybe start to play a little bit more.
Maybe you also put some pride in the pocket and
play qualifying. She decided not to play a couple of
events coming into the US Open because she didn't get
Wildcats and didn't get into the main draw and could
have played qualifying but decided not to. And when you
see somebody like Naomi or Saka decided to play qualifying
(02:23):
in Cincinnati, I don't think it's below Emmaadicano to do that.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Who's advising it, who's making these decisions? Do you think?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I don't know. I have my thoughts, but I shouldn't
say anything.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Okay, I'll loick you off on that one, but clearly
there's you're right though. Come on, why be on the
practice court when you can be playing qualifying which is
surely and you play some good players and qualifying, don't you?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, absolutely you do. And Naomi Osaka, as I said,
played qualifying in Cincinnati and actually lost in qualifying. And
if some you know, going back a few years now,
if somebody like an Andre Agacy or Michael Chank can
drop down to play challenger level tournaments to turn things
(03:12):
around again, it is not, you know, too much for
Radakana to be doing that. She's great, she's got a personality,
certainly got the endorsements, she looks fantastic on the court,
and yes, She's absolutely got the game, as we've seen,
and it's has proven that with the US Open. But
(03:33):
you know, she starts needs to start putting a few
more runs on the board because it's just it's a
shame at the moment, right because women's tennis needs somebody like.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Her, absolutely, Yat, etcetera. Through for Grace's what's the reception
been like for him?
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Pretty good. He's been comfortable with it with the spectators,
the fans and have provided him with plenty of applause
and support. He says it's a sort of a bit
mixed in the locker room, and he says, I can't
say anything more. I can't tell them what to say
or how to react. That's up to each individual. And
(04:08):
he said that if he had something to say about
another player or something, he would take them to one
side in private and discuss it with them. He says,
that's the type of few have been pretty public with
their views on the whole thing. And look, as far
as I'm concerned, I believe him one hundred and fifty percent.
And the fact is it was an independent panel that
(04:31):
cleared him. It wasn't as if there were some friends
of his on this panel and the decision was no
fault or negligence. That's the end of a story. You know.
It's like somebody on any other sort of a case,
a judge and jury decide if somebody is guilty or
not guilty, and you don't like that decision, but you
(04:52):
know when it's what's believed to be and understood to
be a very fair process and correct process.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Absolutely. Later on today, Djokovic and Goff on court birth.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Night matches Cocoa Golf against Tachiana Maria and Novak Djokovic
against Laslo Jerry, which could be interesting. They played at
the US Open last year. Laslo Jerry won the first
two sets six, four sixty four before Novak came back
and won in five and then went on to win
the championship, So that's going to be an interesting match.
(05:25):
Francis Tiafo has played his match today and got the
benefit of his opponent Alexander Cevchenko of Kazakhstan, retiring at
the start of the third set. Madison Keys moving through,
Pala Medosa also moving through and then paid tribute to
her other half. Stefanos sits a pass and wants to
(05:47):
be right by his side as he goes to his
rough patch on some of the results. But it was
a good result because on Stefanos, because he lost to
an Australian yesterday. I had to get that one in.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Got that one and there you go. Thank you very much,
Craig Gabriel out of the New York there at the
US Open, looking forward to Novak Djokovic. I thought that
was magnificent the way he reacted to winning the gold
medal at the Olympic Games.
Great to have your company, the Country's board breakfast on
gold Hamish Mackay with you and for b Cable this
week it is coming up to twelve and a half
minutes away from eight o'clock. Let's head now to Well,
it's head to New York the US Open and Craig
Gabriel joins us. From there, Craig, I suppose we will
(00:21):
deal with the first up, the elephant of the room,
the Emma Radikana, which is everybody's been talking about, a
lot closer than perhaps the result shows. It looks like
we've lost Craig there, so I'll just tell you it
was a lot closer than the results shows. Yeah, in
the third set, Emma radican who had a chance to
(00:43):
close that out. I think she was sitting on a
point to go far to up in the third set.
But certainly does generate a lot of discussion when Emma
Radicano takes the court. I mean, all this talk about
what did our man, our southern man, Andy Mure this
morning earlier was saying me that he thought that compared
(01:03):
her to Anna corner Kiva. I don't think that's very fair.
Emma radak Khan has won a grand Slam event. I mean,
that's a totally different thing altogether. Emma Radikata is a
sensational tennis player. So anyway, let's we'll go to Craig.
Now we've got Craig Gabriel over there in New York.
Just while we were waiting to get you, Craig was
just talking about Emma radak Khan who How close was
(01:24):
her game?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Actually it went to three sets. She won the second
set and then sort of like couldn't finish things off
against Sofia Kennon. And it's thought that she was playing
Jane Citizen from wherever. She was playing somebody who is
a former major winner. Sofia Kennon won the Australian opened
a few years ago. But in my thinking, Emarada Kara
(01:47):
needs to start pulling a finger out and start producing
some results. Althoughay, she would have been a one hit wonder.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, and Craig is important. Isn't it to note that
she does have the game if she's just got a
call on it consistently.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, and maybe start to play a little bit more.
Maybe you also put some pride in the pocket and
play qualifying. She decided not to play a couple of
events coming into the US Open because she didn't get
Wildcats and didn't get into the main draw and could
have played qualifying but decided not to. And when you
see somebody like Naomi or Saka decided to play qualifying
(02:23):
in Cincinnati, I don't think it's below Emmaadicano to do that.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Who's advising it, who's making these decisions? Do you think?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I don't know. I have my thoughts, but I shouldn't
say anything.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Okay, I'll loick you off on that one, but clearly
there's you're right though. Come on, why be on the
practice court when you can be playing qualifying which is
surely and you play some good players and qualifying, don't you?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, absolutely you do. And Naomi Osaka, as I said,
played qualifying in Cincinnati and actually lost in qualifying. And
if some you know, going back a few years now,
if somebody like an Andre Agacy or Michael Chank can
drop down to play challenger level tournaments to turn things
(03:12):
around again, it is not, you know, too much for
Radakana to be doing that. She's great, she's got a personality,
certainly got the endorsements, she looks fantastic on the court,
and yes, She's absolutely got the game, as we've seen,
and it's has proven that with the US Open. But
(03:33):
you know, she starts needs to start putting a few
more runs on the board because it's just it's a
shame at the moment, right because women's tennis needs somebody like.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Her, absolutely, Yat, etcetera. Through for Grace's what's the reception
been like for him?
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Pretty good. He's been comfortable with it with the spectators,
the fans and have provided him with plenty of applause
and support. He says it's a sort of a bit
mixed in the locker room, and he says, I can't
say anything more. I can't tell them what to say
or how to react. That's up to each individual. And
(04:08):
he said that if he had something to say about
another player or something, he would take them to one
side in private and discuss it with them. He says,
that's the type of few have been pretty public with
their views on the whole thing. And look, as far
as I'm concerned, I believe him one hundred and fifty percent.
And the fact is it was an independent panel that
(04:31):
cleared him. It wasn't as if there were some friends
of his on this panel and the decision was no
fault or negligence. That's the end of a story. You know.
It's like somebody on any other sort of a case,
a judge and jury decide if somebody is guilty or
not guilty, and you don't like that decision, but you
(04:52):
know when it's what's believed to be and understood to
be a very fair process and correct process.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Absolutely. Later on today, Djokovic and Goff on court birth.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Night matches Cocoa Golf against Tachiana Maria and Novak Djokovic
against Laslo Jerry, which could be interesting. They played at
the US Open last year. Laslo Jerry won the first
two sets six, four sixty four before Novak came back
and won in five and then went on to win
the championship, So that's going to be an interesting match.
(05:25):
Francis Tiafo has played his match today and got the
benefit of his opponent Alexander Cevchenko of Kazakhstan, retiring at
the start of the third set. Madison Keys moving through,
Pala Medosa also moving through and then paid tribute to
her other half. Stefanos sits a pass and wants to
(05:47):
be right by his side as he goes to his
rough patch on some of the results. But it was
a good result because on Stefanos, because he lost to
an Australian yesterday. I had to get that one in.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Got that one and there you go. Thank you very much,
Craig Gabriel out of the New York there at the
US Open, looking forward to Novak Djokovic. I thought that
was magnificent the way he reacted to winning the gold
medal at the Olympic Games.
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