2026 RG WOMEN’S FINAL RECAP & MEN’S FINAL PREVIEW

Summary

Served with Andy Roddick

Episode: 2026 RG Women's Final Recap & Men's Final Preview
Date: June 6, 2026
Host: Andy Roddick (with co-host Mike and others)
Network: Served Media Network

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Episode Overview

This dynamic episode breaks down the dramatic 2026 Roland Garros (French Open) women's final—highlighting the stunning rise of Mira Andreeva—and previews the highly anticipated men's final between Kaboli and Zverev. Andy Roddick and his co-hosts present frank, in-depth analysis, mixing expert insight with relatable anecdotes and humor, to help listeners understand not just the results, but the stories, pressures, and personalities driving this year’s Grand Slam drama.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Mira Andreeva’s Breakthrough Victory

[02:07–13:32]

• Andreeva’s Journey:

  • Mira Andreeva’s win at Roland Garros considered not just an arrival but a coronation—clear dominance from the quarterfinals onward.
  • "It's weird when people win their first one sometimes. Like, can they do it? This one, it felt from the quarters on it felt like this was kind of hers." (Mike, 02:09)
  • She moved from being ranked 114 to 21 in a single tournament—a shift Roddick calls "life changing."
  • The unexpected run means her schedule will be totally revised, jumping from challengers to main WTA tour events.
    • "You're getting paid more money to lose first round than you are to win a challenger sometimes." (Mike, 03:11)

• Processing Stardom:

  • Andreeva hasn’t processed the achievement yet, living “in the moment,” as evidenced by her press remarks.
  • Roddick relates, saying after his own breakthrough, “the room hasn't changed, but everything outside of it has.” (Mike, 04:29)

• Popularity in Poland:

  • The tournament reportedly garnered higher ratings in Poland than even Iga Swiatek’s previous finals, attributed to the “fairy tale story” of Andreeva.
    • "It just goes to the fairy tale story." (Mike, 05:13)

• Game Analysis:

  • Praises Andreeva’s variety and tactical play in a power-dominated era.
  • She's contrasted to big hitters like Sabalenka and Rybakina—Andreeva uses mix of spins, pace, and smart shot selection.
    • "Someone who can mix up paces, mix up high, deflate power, inject… She's not going to hit winners from four feet behind the baseline." (Mike, 06:22)
  • Roddick and company highlight how Conchita Martinez, Andreeva’s coach, is instrumental due to her deep tactical knowledge:
    • “Conchita Martinez was one who liked to hit those high balls and then she would hit the chips and then she would hit the drop shots.” (Mike, 09:25)

• Maturity & Potential:

  • Andreeva is described as a “blue chip prospect” who remained calm under pressure; her mental fortitude is impressive for a 19-year-old.
    • "She was calm." (Co-host, 11:32)
  • Hosts agree she’s a probable future world No. 1:
    • "She feels like a future world number one." (Mike, 11:46)

• Personality:

  • Noted for her engaging manner, including a lighthearted habit of thanking herself in interviews, which she attributes to Snoop Dogg.
    • "I love that... she said, Only I know how tough it was for me and how nervous I was throughout these two weeks. Thanks to myself for working so hard and giving my best." (Co-host & Mike, 12:06–12:30)
  • Emphasized as "great for the game... gives you the quote... always in on the jokes." (Mike, 12:30)

Tournament Context & Looking Ahead

[13:32–15:40]

• Challenging Conditions:

  • Weather was a significant factor throughout the second week, particularly the wind, posing additional challenges.
    • "The play was gross. I mean, the weather was pretty gross. The second week, the wind..." (Mike, 13:32)

• Transition to Grass:

  • There's anticipation for how Andreeva’s clay-court skills will translate onto grass:
    • "Now, I can't wait to see her on grass...it's almost like she's going to get…on the job training now while being ranked 21 in the world and being a Grand Slam finalist." (Mike, 14:17–14:41)
  • Many top names are looking to bounce back after early exits at RG, with key storylines surrounding Rybakina, Sabalenka, Iga, Coco Gauff, and Jessica Pegula as Wimbledon approaches.

Notable Stat: Young Slam Champions

[15:40–16:25]

• ServiceNow's “Stat of the Day”:
  • Mira Andreeva became the third youngest female Slam winner since 2000 at 19 years and 40 days.
  • Only Maria Sharapova (17, 2004) and Emma Raducanu (18, 2021) were younger.
    • "No, I'll give you Maria Sharapova, 17 years old, and then Emma Raducanu, 18 years." (Co-host, 16:00)

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Men’s Final Preview: Kaboli vs. Zverev

[16:26–22:28]

• Kaboli's Fortunate Path:

  • Kaboli received a walkover into the final, giving him plenty of time to recover—an advantage not always viewed with pride but certainly with practical appreciation.
    • "Would I like a guaranteed entry to the final...Thank you." (Mike, 16:56)
  • Some guilt about the route, but as Roddick says, "Get over that shit real quick, though." (Mike, 17:04)

• Tactical Matchup:

  • Both players are physically fresh, so the focus will be on tactical and technical factors.
  • Key area: Zverev's flat, penetrating backhand return from the ad (left) side could neutralize Kaboli's go-to serve pattern.
    • "Zverev is maybe the best in the world at not only hitting it hard, but flat and long through the court." (Mike, 18:32)
    • The hosts forecast that Zverev will be consistently dangerous on Kaboli’s serve, predicting Sasha (Zverev) to win.

• Pressure Points:

  • Zverev carries expectation as the favorite, but Kaboli faces pressure too—with a shot at becoming the first Italian men’s champion at RG since 1976.
    • "All the pressure’s on Zverev...same thing that applies to Kaboli: is this my shot at the basket?" (Mike, 20:28)
  • Early patterns and tactical adjustments in the first few games will be key.

• Conditions:

  • Weather expected to be neutral, not a major factor.
    • "Weather looks pretty neutral. Looks 72 degrees, 5 mile an hour winds." (Co-host, 22:22)

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Wheelchair Division Spotlight

[22:29–22:43]

• Taquito Oda captured his fourth consecutive French Open (Roland Garros) title, and the ninth Slam title.
  • "He's like the phenom of all phenoms...If you get a chance to watch him, please go do it. It's history in the making." (Mike, 22:43)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “The room hasn’t changed, but everything outside of it has.”
  — Mike (04:29), on processing success and change in a tennis player’s life

• “Someone who can mix up paces, mix up high, deflate power, inject...”
  — Mike (06:22), describing Andreeva’s variety

• “She feels like a future world number one.”
  — Mike (11:46)

• “Thanks to myself for working so hard and giving my best.”
  — Andreeva’s quote via Co-host (12:06), on her own grit through the fortnight

• “Get over that shit real quick, though.”
  — Mike (17:04), about moving past guilt over walkovers in tennis

• “Let her rip, tater chip.”
  — Co-host (22:28), teeing up the men’s final

• “He’s like the phenom of all phenoms.”
  — Mike (22:43), on Taquito Oda

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Important Timestamps

• Women's final recap & Andreeva discussion: [02:07–13:32]
• Tournament context, future outlook, and grass predictions: [13:32–15:40]
• Stat of the Day – Youngest Slam Champions: [15:40–16:25]
• Men's final preview (Kaboli–Zverev): [16:26–22:28]
• Wheelchair spotlight – Taquito Oda: [22:29–22:43]

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Tone & Language

The episode maintains the hosts’ trademark blend of expert analysis, candid anecdotes, intelligence, and wit—with a conversational, locker-room edge (see: “Get over that shit real quick”). There’s visible respect and enthusiasm for the players and the sport, with a dash of irreverence and personal reflection.

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Takeaway

For anyone who missed the finals or is tuning in for a sharp, insider tennis breakdown, this episode offers clear, insightful context on the rise of a new star, the shifting fortunes at the top of women's tennis, and the fine details that will likely determine this year’s men’s champion. Plus: Don't miss the rising legend of wheelchair tennis, Taquito Oda.

Transcript

[Mike]

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[Co-host]

We're back, baby.

[Mike]

Gotta say, the HBO Max app saved my life when we were traveling around this week.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Mike]

We had to pop up to New York to host a conversation after a private screening of Rafa.

[Co-host]

Yeah, we have. We'll have some clips on Monday, and then we're actually putting out the full conversation in partnership with them on Cool Thursday.

[Mike]

Awesome. It was really fun. There was, like. There were a ton of fancy people there.

[Co-host]

Yeah, it was really fancy people.

[Mike]

Very cool.

[Co-host]

The coolest one was Rafa.

[Mike]

Yeah. Yeah, he was the. He was the. It's funny, like, you. You're in a room with, you know, Seinfeld and Anna Wintour and all these amazing people, and, like, they come to see Rafa, you know, it's like. And see his doc. It's just, I know we're in our bubble and we forget about how important, you know, this game is to so many people. Anyways, I. I digress. Mira and Dra, we said, might be an arrival. It's quite the arrival. It's weird when people win their first one sometimes. Like, can they do it this one? It felt from, like, the quarters on it felt like this was kind of hers. You know, it had that zvera feel where she's the favorite but without the baggage and kind of the damage of close calls from the years. I think the only thing I got right this entire one was I thought Andreeva would roll in this final against Kralinska. She is. I mean, was just such an amazing story before we get to Mira and kind of project forward what this means for her to go from 114 in the world to 21 in the world in one tournament.

[Co-host]

It's crazy.

[Mike]

90 spots we talked about the other day. It's life changing in so many ways. Like, what I want to know is, like, I wish they would release this if I'm her team. Okay. This was the schedule we were going to play. I guarantee you she was entered in some challenge or somewhere random going into Wimbledon before she had to play Qualys. I bet it was someplace you've never heard of. And then all of a sudden, after Wimbledon, she's going to be. I guarantee you they have back of the napkin schedule this, you know, and all of a sudden it's going to be Cincinnati, Canada, Washington. Like, it's going to be very different for her. You kind of rip up that schedule. You adjust. You're getting paid more money to lose first round than you are to win a challenger sometimes.

[Co-host]

Yeah. I mean, she talked about how the past three weeks has been kind of a blur. She said in her, like, post, and she's like, I haven't really, like, processed what just happened.

[Mike]

Totally.

[Co-host]

You know, it's like that live in the moment. Like, need, I assume, for. For a tennis player, while also, like, how do you grasp the gravity of what just changed? Like you said.

[Mike]

Yeah, I always felt weird. I was younger a little bit. But you would go, like, juggling normalcy, where you live, what your room looks like. For me, it was, you know, I played Agassiz and then went to school the next day. It was like, didn't change anything. I beat Pete. And then you would be. It was just these little things. But then you would always go back to something normal, and you'd be sitting in a place that you recognize. And that's when it would hit me and be like, the room hasn't changed, but everything outside of it has, you know, And I. I'm sure that's what she's going through. Not confirmed, but one of the journalists from Poland was basically saying this was the highest rated.

[Co-host]

Yeah. What was it? What was it?

[Mike]

Or other. There's someone out there saying, and we haven't covered this, so take with a grain of salt, but it's somewhere out there saying that this week these matches were higher rate than IGA's finals, even in Poland. And I think that just goes to the fairy tale story. I will say with the Polish media, it feels like they take IGA for granted sometimes, you know, it seems like they didn't take this story for granted, but there's a lot of things, you know, we, we, we also saw or we're seeing with Fonseca. They have an established precedent in Brazil of winning majors and being number one in the world and kind of getting to know the process of a Grand Slam event by virtue of having a champion. And Guga Quin and now Fona, everyone goes nuts. I think what IGA creates and then all of a sudden you have the people that are in love with tennis in Poland and not just in love with a, a Polish player. And then you layer in this fairy tale story of someone114. I mean, she's never been on tour before. Like the legit. I'm getting into every high level pro event that I enter, Challenger tour, maybe go back and forth a little bit, but I am on tour. I'm going to be able to enter every tournament at 21 in the world. She's going to be seated at most of her events. Like I have a hard time. Like I'm trying to think of all the little details that will change, right? Not waiting on a bus to take you to some court somewhere to play challengers. Like she's going to get a car service, going to get her own room. She's not going to have to share expenses with someone sleeping. Like all of these little things that, you know, tour players take for granted because they, they are, they are normal winter on tour. But she's going to have all these things. It's, it was just really fun to watch. It was really fun to see someone in this era of power tennis dominating where bigger, stronger, faster, hit harder off both sides. Someone who can mix up paces, mix up high, deflate power, inject. Sometimes you have to win with positioning. She's not going to hit winners from four feet behind the baseline. So she would play a soft high one and then user, you know, then try to get in and dictate. Now it's tough to do against someone who kind of has you covered on the slow stuff and then has you covered with the power still powerful stuff and then has you covered with a serve. Andrea, I think we talked about it yesterday, the soft stuff to someone like Sabalenka who doesn't have that option, I, you know, wants to go through you is. Is interesting. But when you play someone like a, like an Andrea, you know, she has that option to kind of weave out of in and out of game plans. Listen, performance beyond our years. There is pressure in being the, the blue chip prospect. Having a look at the basket, knowing that you're the overwhelming favorite, knowing that this is the time and then going out and delivering a convincing performance. And it was, we. It was a little weird in the first set. Like down she was up two one, down three two. Kalinska was, was kind of getting those, you know, those little deals where she was hitting the highball a little bit confusing. And then Andrew just kind of stepped on the gas, started picking and choosing the right shots to go for. And then it just felt like downhill skiing. Once she kind of had that figured out. 4, 3, 53 wins the first set, you're thinking to yourself, this is a long road back and a lot has to go right just based on matchup. But it's also weird like with first time winner, it's like, yep, that was just. There's a sense of inevitability around. Andrea dominated early part of last year, was okay probably by her own standards, and then just got on the clay and just turned up the gas. She's only getting stronger. I mean she was. She kind of had that thing a couple years ago where, you know, she was still kind of growing into her physicality and, and now, I mean she's, she's strong off the mark, she's fast. Like, you hear her feet ripping when she takes off for a drop shot. Serve is really good. There's some motion and margin on her serve. I don't see that ever going sideways. And I'm just telling you she's only going to get better. Like this isn't. She's still a work in progress even though she's as good as she is. The thing with options and having those options is you need time, reps and years to figure out when to apply them perfectly. I do want to say Conchita Martinez is, is. Has one of the best track records in tennis, you know, Mugarutha. And now what she's doing with Andreva, having coached Fed Cup a team, having coached individual players, established players, you know, bringing someone from 17 to that next level, you know, on top of being a Wimbledon champion herself. I was thinking when we were getting off the plane today, Mike, after I was watching the Match streaming. I was like, this is a really good. I didn't think of it before and I should have. Conchita Martinez was, was one who liked to hit those high balls and then she would hit the chips and then she would hit the drop shots. I'm going. So if she's coaching against it, she's going to have a great view on how to counter stuff that she did pretty well and be able to teach that, that style to Andreva, who can adopt it. And then she kind of shape shifts between the moon balls and then getting on her front foot and has both options, maybe more so than. Than anyone in the, in the women's game. And that's not saying she's the best player in the world right now. I'm not ready to give up on Sabalenka and Rabaka and I don't think we're at that point. But they play straight through you and they're going to play straight through you. And when they execute, it's very hard to beat. And Drava has a little bit more optionality now. Does she go through people as well as those two? No. Will she someday? Maybe. But it's still going to take time for her to learn how to use all the tools that, that she has, which is. Which is pretty scary.

[Co-host]

I mean, if you couple, you couple this skill set and what it looked like, the comfortability she had with the, you know, what seemed to be, you know, really strong mental fortitude, like throughout the entire.

[Mike]

She was calm.

[Co-host]

It's pretty, it's. It's. It's a very likely path that it's realistic that one day she'd be number one.

[Mike]

Sure. I mean, I think we're on record saying that. I mean, we can go back, I don't know where the ball, but I think we said that the Middle east last year.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Like, listen, you make progress, you go backwards. But the pieces, the strength, the movement, the ball flight, the serve, you know, all the, all those things lead to her just getting better and better. Yeah, I mean, she feels like a future world number one.

[Co-host]

Afterwards, she talked about she did her thing where she thanks herself, which I think is hilarious, which I love that. Yeah, she, you know, earlier in the tournament, she talked about she got that from Soup Dog. But I, but I think what I took away from that, you know, she said, only I know how tough it was for me and how nervous I was throughout these two weeks. Thanks to myself for working so hard and giving my best. And I think it's like looking in the Mirror and acknowledging the struggle that you're going through. I mean, it's just like for a 19 year old to do that.

[Mike]

Yeah, it's pretty. And it's also like she's, she has a personality. She's gonna be great for the game. She gives you the quote. She's kind of very serious when she's out there. We've seen her explode and be very volatile. But then when she gets to interviews, she's always in on the jokes. Yeah, she's fun, she's easy. She's almost like the opposite of the way. She's like wistful, you know, she's, she's great. She's going to be great for the game for a long time now. Is she going to be the best fast court player in the world tomorrow? I don't think so yet. Is she going to be, you know, in the hunt for the number one ranking? I think next year? Yeah.

[Co-host]

Wow.

[Mike]

Yeah, I think it's, I think it's coming, I think it's coming pretty quick. But I mean, what an arrival by Andreva. And by the way, like she didn't really get tested this tournament, like maybe one set early on or something, but from the last three or four rounds people weren't really putting together consecutive games very consistently. It was, it was dominant.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Mike]

And it was gross. Like the, I don't mean the, the play was gross. I mean the, the weather was pretty gross. The second week, the wind to go from hot, you know, not windy, then switch and then get through that. I mean today was gross. I was watching the flags and yeah, you can see the way the ball flight. It was like kind of like floating the wrong way. That's another thing about Kwalinska, like her ball getting up in that wind and kind of knuckleballing, getting that weather. The second week, I think was, was good for her. Yeah, I can't wait to see her on grass because if there's something that we're all missing. Right. Because right now you see the way she varies speed and you're going, oh, that's, that's made for a clay court or a slower high bouncing court now. I can't wait to see her on something faster that shoots through the court where she's not getting the benefit of time and seeing how it translates, you know, I don't think it's as natural a transition, but I can't wait to watch it, you know, and it's almost like she's going to get, she had this amazing event but she's going to get on the job training now While being ranked 21 in the world and being a Grand Slam finalist, all in all, like a nutty, crazy Roland Garros on the women's side. But it was really fun. Really, really a lot of really great stories. There's going to be a lot of very hungry top players coming into Wimbledon.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Mike]

That had early losses that are saying we want to write that ship going in. You know, the obvious storylines is Robaknow lost early. She's. Her game's like tailor made for grass. She's won before. Sabalenka hasn't won Wimbledon. She really leave in the most positive mindset, you know, Iga, can she defend? Does Iga flirt with dropping out of the top 10 either after Wimbledon or shortly thereafter if she can't find that form? She was unreal. Coco. Can Coco figure out. I think grass is the surface that does her game the least amount of favors. She's been a little susceptible to upsets there. So Jess Pagula should get herself back into that conversation. I think she can play great on grass. It'll be interesting, but there's going to be a lot of top players that want to kind of reestablish the. The pecking order.

[Co-host]

Yeah. Well, the. This, the stat of the day brought to you by ServiceNow, is that Mira, at 19 years old and 40 days, is third youngest female player to win a Slam since the year 2000. Do you know the other two?

[Mike]

I'd guess when Ego won first in Coco.

[Co-host]

No.

[Mike]

Neither.

[Co-host]

No. No. I'll give you Maria Sharapova, 17 years old and 2004. And then Emma Radicano, 18 years. Yeah. And 302 days.

[Mike]

I wouldn't have gotten the Maria one. That was obvious. Excuse me. A little jet lag.

[Co-host]

Yeah, but It's. It's the 40 days, the other.

[Mike]

You know, I gotta be honest. I would have gotten that if I wasn't very hungover. But here we are.

[Co-host]

But here we are.

[Mike]

One thing to look for in the men's final Tomorrow with Cabolian Zverev. 1. Kaboli's been off for a while now. A lot of time to think about it. Didn't get that match, obviously. You take the entry into the final and I think you were telling me yesterday, what did Courier say about it? Like he was 92. He got to walk over or something.

[Co-host]

I pretended to be really upset, but I was really excited.

[Mike]

Yeah. You get it.

[Co-host]

Of course you are.

[Mike]

Yes. Yes. You. Yes.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Yeah. Would I. Would I like A guaranteed entry to the final.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Mike]

Or would I like a coin flip to. Yeah, no, I'll take the. Take the spot in the final. Thank you. Yeah, I feel badly. Doesn't mean you can't feel badly for your buddy.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Doesn't mean you don't have some guilt about how you got there. Get over that shit real quick, though.

[Co-host]

I'm excited. We're gonna see two really fresh tennis players.

[Mike]

Yeah. I don't think for it's, it's funny for as much of the storyline that's been around recovery, can people get back on the court and there's almost going to be none of that for the final. They should both be fresh. I don't think it's going to be hot. I don't know what the wind's going to look like. I, I should. One thing that I think is a, maybe the biggest factor for Caboli that we will have seen yet. So we've talked about the way he's dominating the AD side on serve and getting that forehand over and over and over. One of the things against Felix was Felix, you know, kind of has that inside out backhand swing, but creates a little bit more shape. And we were saying if he gets pulled out, does he have a strong enough left hand and will he be able to flatten that ball out and get direction? The difference is, I think for the first time in this, in this tournament, maybe not Vita's the has a strong two hander also, but he will not have seen someone who's built a deal with what he's giving on the AD side like, like Zverev. Right. So if you think about the kick, what's the point of it? You get it off the court. You want to get high up and away and make someone use that left hand. Zverev is maybe the best in the world at not only hitting it hard, but flat and long through the court. So I don't know if Kaboli is going to be able to get that like step or two inside to punch that ball cross to his forehand. Zverev gets more depth. I don't know that he's going to be able to get on the front foot based on how flat and deep Zverev hits that return. And Also when you're 6 foot 6, it's not getting, you know, it's much different than when you're 6 foot 2 or 3. As far as that ball getting kind of up and away. Zverev is happy to let it drop because he knows he can create Enough distance, not even just depth, but like full on distance through the court. So I don't think Kaboli is going to have. I'm not going to say he's not going to have success because there's only so much you can do when, when, when. But I don't think he has dealt with someone who can deal with what he's going to give like Zverev. And I also want to see how he returns first serves right. He did a good job against Felix, but Zverev has started widening the court a lot and not letting people get the patterns. He did a couple rounds ago where he started t t T T t and then started going wide. He's almost establishing the pattern t early and then opening up the wide ones. If he serves 76% and he's serving big, I mean, that's a lot of returns that Kaboli is going to have to make. I think. I simply think Zverev is going to be in a lot more Kaboli service games from the return side then vice versa. There will be one or two games a set, whereas Verav cruises through by virtue of aces, service winners or, you know, the serve plus one. I like Zverev in this match, which should be music to Goboli's years. Whenever I've been picking, it's him, he's been great, but he's had a. He's had an amazing tournament. Zverev's handled it like an adult, you know, since. Since he became the favorite. I can't wait to watch it. I think Sasha will win. I think he deserves, he deserves it. He's earned this over time. 550 some odd match wins, two World Tour Finals, a bunch of Grand Slam finals. He's a worthy champion of a Grand Slam, you know, didn't have to go through center and Alcaraz. This is a real opportunity. This one will stick with him. If he doesn't win. I expect him to, to deliver, but there's a lot of pressure on him. But also like people like all the pressure's on Zvere. I was like, well, no, same thing that applies to like Caboli is like, is this my shot at the basket? Like he's gonna. It's not as if he feels nothing because he's not the favorite. Like, I hate it when people say there's a lot at stake for him too, you know? Who would have thought he would have the chance to be the first Italian since 1976 and Panada to win the French Open?

[Co-host]

Yeah, right.

[Mike]

Crazy, right? Looking forward to it. That pattern early in house, Vera deals with Kaboli and Kabuli is going like way as you're, as you're looking at the screen, like way to the outside, on the outside almost to like the sideline and then using that angle to get to the person's backhand and or set up the center serve. Be curious to see how much he gets away with it. I'm also going to be curious. He's been feeding that pattern for two weeks. If Zverev handles it, how quickly does he try to get away from it even though he's been, been, been using it for two weeks. All of those little adjustments to the adjustments in the first four or five games will be interesting to see. And also how much success Vera has. Can he bully Kaboli at all to the forehand side? If that shots opens, Vera becomes a much better player. That's the one where he tries to bully Sinner. Then center opens up the shoulders. Alcaraz opens up the shoulders. If that's open, it makes his kind of directional, you know, higher ball up the line, way more open. So those are the two things I would look for early in the match tomorrow is how he's handling Caboli's service from the outside and is he getting, is he getting paid off when he tries to go aggressive to the Caboli forehand off of his forehand side, either from the backhand corner or from cross court. If he's having some payoff with that and some success with that, it opens up a lot of matchup problems for Caboli.

[Co-host]

And the weather looks pretty neutral. Looks 72 degrees, 5 mile an hour winds. Doesn't look like it's going to be a factor.

[Mike]

Let her rip, tater Chip.

[Co-host]

Let her rip. Before we go, want to give a shout out to Taquito Oda. Took home his fourth consecutive French Open title or Rolling Garris title, giving the

[Mike]

20 year old his ninth slam in the wheelchair division.

[Co-host]

In the wheelchair.

[Mike]

Amazing. Yeah, yeah. He's like the, he's like the phenom of all phenoms. Yeah, amazing. If you, if you get a chance to watch him, please go do it. It's, it's, it's history in the making.

[Co-host]

We should have Q and Andy sometime.

[Mike]

I would fucking be starstruck. We should reach out to him. I think, I think he's the coolest. Anyways, thanks for watching. Quick served. Thanks for hanging with us for the last two weeks. We got one more, boys. We're almost there. Brought to you as always by ServiceNow we will see you tomorrow with a new Grand Slam Champion. Props to Andreva. Really well done. AI is only as powerful as the platform it's built on. With the ServiceNow AI platform, your AI and workflows all work together, connecting every corner of your business. To see how you can put AI to work for people, visit servicenow.com AI agents, You can't reason with the sun. Trust us. We've tried. This summer, it's time to put that angry ball of fire on mute. Columbia's Omnishade technology is engineered to protect you from the sun's harsh rays that can burn and damage your skin. The sun is relentless, but so is our gear. Level up your [e-mail] to spend more time outside and less time slathering on aloe lotion. You're welcome Columbia Engineered for Whatever. Athletic Brewing Company crafts award winning non alcoholic beers for those who want to be part of every round. With over 185 flavor awards, there are exceptional NA beers that fit your lifestyle and any social occasion. Summer's full of good times and Athletic fits right in. Go to athleticbrewing.com to have brews delivered to your door or find them at a bar, restaurant or store near you. Near Beer Athletic Brewing Co. Fit for all Times.