Host 1 (2:06)

I mean, she did. She went 0 for 3 on this trip.

Host 2 (2:08)

Yeah.

Host 1 (2:08)

You know, she played three events. It's. It's interesting she's still playing.

Host 2 (2:11)

She's gonna play doubles though, right?

Host 1 (2:13)

Yeah, I don't.

Host 2 (2:13)

I.

Host 1 (2:14)

It's like. Sure. I mean, it's like she shows up.

Host 2 (2:20)

I could probably look it up.

Host 1 (2:21)

She went away for two and a half years.

Guest Analyst (2:22)

I don't.

Host 1 (2:25)

Jang takes out quarter. Us little Ivy Leaguer showing how. How we're supposed to play up two sets, lets the third and fourth go, and then closes out in five. Rough one for Sebi. Quarter. That's a. It's a tough one off injury to come in. Five setter right away. I just hope that Sebi gets like a clean run of. Of health, just so we know what that upside actually is and we can define it.

Host 2 (2:49)

Yeah. Do you think, you know, losing early, first round reset. Do you think he goes and takes a little break, gets his body right?

Host 1 (2:56)

I don't think American. I don't think he can take breaks. Like, he's got to put points on the board now.

Host 2 (3:00)

Yeah.

Host 1 (3:01)

You know, at some point you gotta, like, I say the same with Radicanu. Like, I mean, but, you know, Radicano seems like she, like, enjoys the stops and starts and, you know, I think Sebi just wants to get healthy and play, you know, I don't think he's scared of that. But, like, at some point you gotta. You gotta have volume. Right. Otherwise you just kind of floating. But anyway, big, big win for Zhang Sonmez. Can we talk about this upset against Alexandrova?

Host 2 (3:28)

Yeah.

Host 1 (3:28)

Breaks the top 10, seeded 11, and then said his expectations are pretty tough. Yeah, but that was. That was the biggest upset of the day on that side. Cam Norrie wins a tough setter against the Medvedev killer. Bonzi Kostyuk broke some brackets.

Host 2 (3:46)

Yeah, it was. It was a bummer. I was actually watching that match, and she rolled her ankle in the third set. You know, it was. It was close. It looked like. It looked like she was going to pull it out. And then, you know, they put so much tape on that thing, and she still fought, but bummer, no dice.

Host 1 (4:03)

How'd that affect your bracket there, Sean?

Guest Analyst (4:04)

It's. It's ruined. I had Costa to the semis, so that's.

Host 1 (4:09)

She's in Sabalenka's.

Host 2 (4:10)

What?

Host 1 (4:10)

Who did.

Guest Analyst (4:12)

What did you do? I have Mboco beating Sabalenka, so he's going for those.

Host 2 (4:17)

Those double bonus points.

Host 1 (4:19)

So you're going like, I'm going to win this thing or it's over.

Host 2 (4:22)

Yeah, so it's over.

Host 1 (4:24)

He's literally doing.

Guest Analyst (4:25)

I want the best case scenario. I mean, on the men's side, I have Fonseca beating center.

Host 1 (4:28)

He's doing the NCAA bracket by jersey color.

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Host 2 (4:31)

How many did. How many did you fill out? Just one.

Guest Analyst (4:33)

How many? No, 10, I think 11.

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Host 1 (4:37)

So you just, like, you're just here for the good time?

Guest Analyst (4:40)

I'm just here for the good time. John Wertheim is my inspiration for. For brackets.

Host 2 (4:43)

Well, he started talking about psychologists and like, not being an expert on stuff. And you're like, hold my beer.

Guest Analyst (4:48)

I just want to go for the. I'm rooting for the story that I want. I want Imboko and Fonseca to lose on that. We should. We should move on. If. If we're going to get this episode out quick, we should just move on.

Host 1 (5:01)

And then. Looking forward to today's matches, ones that I would want to watch if I was on site. Arnold Arnoldi. Rublev Arnoldi right there. I mean, he's been top 30. Doesn't mind playing these long matches. Not an easy first round draw. If you want to go tip your cap to Stainwell Rinka against Jarrah today, that would be a good one. Schneider played well last week, I think. Made the semis. I always want to know where Kritikova stands. She doesn't play that much. And then like when she does, like when she starts winning matches, she's like, when I win matches, I win majors, you know, like when she gets going. So I. I'm always kind of curious to see what shape she's in, how she's playing, how she's moving, how she's like, she just comes and goes. But you know that like, talent is always there. She's like a. She's like an NBA player who like, you know, they can just on a given night just go off for like 60.

Host 2 (5:56)

It's like the NBA guy that's just like shuffling around and you're like, does. Does he still have it? Yeah, like his knees look shot. And then bam.

Host 1 (6:02)

She's Yoda. Yeah, she's Yoda. Yeah, she's Yoda.

Host 2 (6:06)

Average is 20 and 10 through the playoffs.

Host 1 (6:08)

I went full techie Sean and went Lynette on the heels of getting some matches in last week versus Emma Navaro not getting matches in last week. So we'll see if there's an utset special. I love Emma, so would be happy to be wrong in that one. And then my other epsut special, which I think is going to command the American eyeballs, is Lerner Tien and Marcus Jiron Jerome making semis and back to back weeks to start the year. I took form on that one. Not real confident. Yeah, Lear Tien's such a good player, but I don't know. You. You mentioned those Bonus points and just couldn't help myself.

Host 2 (6:40)

Don't blame me for the way you pick.

Host 1 (6:42)

Okay, fair. Blame Sean for the way he picks. What else we got, Mike?

Host 2 (6:47)

That's it. That's it. You know, I mean, I do want to ask you a question, though, because it's something that in the two plus years now that I've been watching tennis as a fan, but also, you know, for work, I feel like each big tournament, we are seeing these ball kids collapsing and fainting. We're hearing of fans in the stands collapsing and fainting. We're seeing social media clips of players running over and helping people, which is incredible, but it's like, something has to give. Like, no other sport that I watch are ball kids or referees or fans collapsing left and right. And it's. I. I like, what are we doing?

Host 1 (7:24)

What's your solution?

Host 2 (7:26)

I don't know. Give a ball kid a chair. No, fans do a ball kid a chair. Maybe some more. More shade for the fans, but I don't think so. Maybe not dress the ball kids in dark navy blue. That's.

Host 1 (7:36)

That's rational. Yeah, that's rational. Yeah. I don't know what you do. I mean, it's. It's an Australian summer.

Host 2 (7:42)

Yeah.

Host 1 (7:43)

There's no other time to play it. Fans can go or not go. I mean, it's weird because, like, more.

Host 2 (7:48)

The ball kids I'm worried about.

Host 1 (7:50)

Yeah. I mean. Yeah. Yes. I just don't know what you do to fix it. Right. I don't know if I don't know the. How long they're on the court before they switch out. I don't know. You know, I just don't know how you fix it. I was a ball kid.

Host 2 (8:04)

Yeah.

Guest Analyst (8:04)

It's.

Host 1 (8:05)

It's hot. I don't know.

Host 2 (8:08)

Well, shout out to those kids.

Host 1 (8:10)

Yeah.

Host 2 (8:10)

They're crushing it.

Host 1 (8:11)

Also, the thing that bothered me the most is, like. And the players are helping. I'm like, do we have doctors?

Host 2 (8:15)

I literally like, the qualifier that you were talking about.

Host 1 (8:18)

Like, she.

Host 2 (8:19)

She, like, literally, like, was watching this girl faint. She, like, stopped playing. Like, went over to grab her.

Host 1 (8:23)

Like, I got to be honest. Like, I don't know what the fix is to what you're saying. I certainly understand the problem, but, like, if I'm a parent, my kid is ball kidding and goes down. I don't know that I want Booblek playing doctor.

Host 2 (8:38)

Yeah, exactly that.

Guest Analyst (8:40)

It's.

Host 2 (8:41)

No, I mean, I just shout out those kids, please drink water. Be safe.

Host 1 (8:44)

I'd want him.

Host 2 (8:45)

It's hard. It's hard to watch.

Host 1 (8:46)

I'd want him serving bombs for me.

Host 2 (8:47)

Yeah.

Host 1 (8:48)

Not sure I'd want his medical advice, but yeah. Anyways, thanks for watching. Quick Served. Brought to you by ServiceNow. See you tomorrow.

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