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Madison Keys
This is the Players Box.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Players Box. I'm Desiree Krafczyk alongside Jenny Brady, Madison Keys and Jess Pegula. Please remember to give our podcast five stars and to subscribe to our YouTube page. As always, we very much appreciate it.
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Jess Pegula
Okay.
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Desiree Krafczyk
We always start with our unforced errors of the week, which is where we share our tiny failures or a mishap that happened in our personal lives. So with that, Maddie, start us off.
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Madison Keys
I would say my. Also, I apologize, my voice is still like real suspect at times. I would say my unforced error is flying halfway across the world and then getting sick as matches start at year end finals and then having to pull out of the event. So that's probably mine, Jess.
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Jess Pegula
Well, that's tough to beat.
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Jenny Brady
That's really tough.
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Jess Pegula
I would say, honestly I didn't have a ton, but I would say the first day at finals or like, I don't know, one of the first days, my shower flooded. Yeah. And then it flooded. So that's wasn't great. Yeah, that's kind of all Jenny.
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Jenny Brady
The other day I was driving and. And I was 10 and 2, which I always am, and I just decided, I don't know why, but I was like really leaning forwards and I just needed to readjust my seats. So I readjusted and as I was readjusting, I like moved forward and my chest hit my steering wheel and it went.
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Jess Pegula
How close are you?
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Desiree Krafczyk
Oh my God, I'm trying to think.
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Jenny Brady
I. I mean, you have to. No, I said I was really close. Like I was exaggerating it. And as I was readjusting, I was leaning forward and I laid on the horn and then I drove past the person that was in front of me and he flipped me off and I was just like, oh, sorry. Like I didn't like mean it like that. So it was, it was, it was. Yeah. I don't know how I did that. And okay, Des.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Really abrupt there. So I'm currently out of town at a friend's wedding and yesterday was my first day of my 10 day injections and I had to leave midway through the welcome dinner to go and do my shots. So I ate quickly, went to my room. I was like, guys, I'm gonna be back in 15 minutes. Which did not take 15 minutes because I ended up mixing the wrong vial combination and I had to call the on call nurse and she had to call the doc, my doctor, and be like, hey, Des didn't bring any backup because I thought I Was so confident that I wasn't gonna mess up, and I was like, okay, I'm gonna get this done. Oh, my.
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Jess Pegula
Clapping.
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Desiree Krafczyk
And. And then she was like, okay, well, we need to figure out the solution of this and try and mimic the same dosage that you should have had that night. So I got it resolved, but that was my mishap. Unforced error. But I did make it to dessert, so. And missed all the speeches, but I guess that was a little win, so. Yeah, that was my unforced error.
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Jess Pegula
Well, that's tough between.
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Jenny Brady
I think Maddie wins.
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Desiree Krafczyk
I think Maddie wins.
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Jess Pegula
Des is pretty bad, though, honestly. Jenny's is really embarrassing. No, mine is funniest. Jenny's is the funniest. Maddie's just was not funny at all. Like, that's just.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Just sucks.
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Jess Pegula
DEZ is also, like, avoided a disaster. So they're different. They were different categories.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah.
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Madison Keys
Luckily that they're.
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Desiree Krafczyk
They know that so many people mess up that it's okay. But I was just like, oh, my gosh, like, great, I'm gonna have to start over. And just freaked out. But we found a way. It was fine. Just had to do an extra injection, and that wasn't fun, but okay.
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Jess Pegula
So. Yeah. Wait, Jenny, your. Your story reminds me of this curb your enthusiasm episode where it's, like, the accidental beep on purpose. And he, like, talks about how when you want to beep, but then you want to, like, do a gentle beep, but then when you have, like, a beep, that you actually mean it. And it's like the whole episode is, like, it happens, and then he accidentally does it, and this guy, like, comes out of his car and wants to fight him, and he's like, no, no, no. It was an accident.
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Jenny Brady
So.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. And it, like, it, like, changed. That's what it reminded me.
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Jenny Brady
Like, randomly. It's happened to me twice. Like, I was. It's because I'm, like, driving, and I'm, like, so close, but I hit it with, like, my. My forearms, like, my elbows, like, when I, like, drive like this.
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Madison Keys
Why do you drive so close to your steering?
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Jenny Brady
I drive 22. I don't drive that close. It was just, like, a. I was, like, bored, and I was driving, and I don't know, but I had my. My bag on me. I don't know, a couple weeks ago, and I had on my shoulder, and I just, like, got in the car and put it on my lap. And I think as I was getting in the car or one of the moments with the bag, it was, like, on my Lap or like, I was moving it and it, like, laid on the horn while I was, like, in a parked car. So that was like.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Also.
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Jess Pegula
We have a lot of weird horn incidents or just weird general incidents.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah, just weird moments.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Can we give a honorable mention unforced error to the photos that were done at the WTA finals in Riyadh? If you haven't seen them, please go look at them. But can we get some details on that, ladies?
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Jenny Brady
Yeah, we need all of the. The details on how the photos were taken and if you guys had some direction.
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Madison Keys
I will say that it. It was a very different experience compared to, like, when I've did the. When I was in the finals in Singapore, because we. In Singapore, it was like we all brought our own dresses. And I feel like very typical WTA. I would say not even WTA. I'd say tennis player party is like, the tours will send you a dress code. And I think it's so funny looking at pictures because it's like we never look like we're all going to the same event. It's like someone is in pajamas and someone is in a ball gown, and there's everything in between. So I will say I feel like we all at least looked like we were going to the same event for the first time or no. Last year. I thought last year the pictures were great too, but it was very, like. I mean, there were stylists. They brought dresses, the hair and makeup. It was like a very big thing. It just seemed like there was a lot of people to take pictures of and not a whole lot of time.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, so just time crunched.
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Jess Pegula
But we were. It was like we were all on time. Actually, I think we were much better timed this year. And Des, you were here last year, so I think I told you. Like, the room improved. Like, they. For sure. They had a lot more dresses, way more options, better sizing options. I thought everyone looked really good. I just thought it was a little chaotic when we got there. It took up, I mean, the entire day almost. I mean, we had to be start. Some girls were starting in the morning.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, my God.
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Jess Pegula
Getting ready. Because the doubles girls did their pictures before the singles players, and it was just kind of chaotic. And we didn't get that many pictures. And we. The spacing was weird. I didn't like the spacing of how the pictures kind of came out. Like, some of the doubles girls are literally, like, behind other girls. Like, you can't even see them. Like, people are just kind of. I don't think it, like, flowed with all of the staging and the posing. And it's hard when you're like, the player because you don't know what it looks like. You have no idea. You're just kind of going off of like, what they're telling you. So that I thought could have been.
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Madison Keys
A little bit better.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Did you guys get a smiling photo or do you guys take any of those? Because you guys were so serious.
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Jess Pegula
We didn't do a smile picture.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Oh.
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Jenny Brady
What?
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Madison Keys
I heard that they were trying to find, like a closed location, obviously, because some of the dresses, it was like the shoulders were showing or like there was a cutout or something. And I heard that they were kind of running into an issue last year where if shoulders were out or there was cutout or something and you guys took your pictures in a more like, public place. It was like, you kind of had to be, like, shielded away a little bit. So I don't think they wanted to run into that issue again this year. So they tried to find like a more closed location where it's like, we weren't out in the public. But I think because, like, I saw a lot of the comments from people where they were like, obviously there's so many places you could have gone and whatever, but, like, dress code wise, I don't think all of us would have been. Okay.
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Jess Pegula
Cultural out there.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah. You have to respect.
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Madison Keys
So it's like. Right, Exactly. Yeah. So I think that was kind of. I think that is a tough thing to balance where it's like, I don't know if they could have found that many dresses that were like, culturally dress code approved.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah.
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Madison Keys
Taken in, like, cultural locations. So I will say I understand it on that. And I did see a lot of those comments, so I understand that part. I do wish we had a few where we were smiling. We kind of. We all looked real serious.
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Jess Pegula
You should tell them what your idea is. Oh, you heard it here first.
- [10:48]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, heard it first.
- [10:50]
Madison Keys
I was like, guys, creative director in my brain. We all should have been in, like, beautiful gowns and everything, but, like, barefoot in the desert, like, walking through the sand, Right?
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. Would have been badass.
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Desiree Krafczyk
That would have been so unreal.
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Madison Keys
But I also said if they do that next year and I'm not there, I'm gonna be freaking pissed here. First in the bottom.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Directed by her name.
- [11:18]
Madison Keys
Exactly. I'm gonna be like creative director. Madison Cookies. Chosen location.
- [11:24]
Jenny Brady
Saturday, November 8th at 12:57pm.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah, that's why I wanted to document it just in case. Because we were telling everyone. You were telling everyone that at the Shoot. And everyone's like, oh, that would have been awesome. That would have been so cool.
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Madison Keys
I was like, we don't even need, like, a real desert. Just find us some sand.
- [11:43]
Desiree Krafczyk
We can like it out here.
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Madison Keys
Green screen the back. We just need some sand to walk through barefoot.
- [11:50]
Desiree Krafczyk
Honestly, that sounds like a great idea.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah. Or you could have done, like, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, like, coming.
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Madison Keys
Out from the water.
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Jenny Brady
Coming out from the water.
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Madison Keys
That one.
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Jenny Brady
Oh, my gosh. That would be sick.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Well, other than the photos, everything else seemed great. How was the rest of Riyadh and.
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Jenny Brady
Finals, except for Maddie getting. I have.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Besides Maddie, but. But, yes, but other than that, the experience, like, how was the whole thing?
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Jess Pegula
There was literally, like, at one point, like, I walked into the training room and I was like, I hear there's people that are sick. And they're like, who isn't sick? And I was like, ah.
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Madison Keys
Like, get me out of here.
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Jess Pegula
And then that's when, like, Quinn made put, like, six vitamin Cs and, like, a small bottle. She's like, I did, like, six the other day. Cause I was like, how many should I put in? And she's just like, here you go. And she just kept pouring vitamin C into my water bottle. I was like, oh, my God.
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Madison Keys
I know. I, Like, I started coming down with it and I was like, jess, stay away from everyone. Don't go near anyone, because, like, we're all dying.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah, it wasn't great. That's. And it sucks when that happens. But also when we're at a tournament, it spreads, obviously, because we're all eating, hitting, practicing, using the gym. So, like, that was kind of a bummer.
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Desiree Krafczyk
In the same environment, you guys are near each other.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. Yeah. It's tough to, like, have to get a. You know, try to get away from everybody when that happens. But I mean, so my experience was good. I mean, I think it's, like, convenient and easy, and it's nice and, you know, it's indoors. Everything's set up. Yeah. There was a lot more fans this year.
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Desiree Krafczyk
The fans listened.
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Madison Keys
The fans, I thought were great.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Amazing.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. Yeah, they were really good. I got a lot of questions about that. Impress. And I was like, oh, it's so much different than last year. Because last year I felt like they didn't know how to cheer because they don't really watch tennis here or have had tennis here. And this year, it felt like way more chance yelling people's names, cheering. There was, like, sections of different types of fans based on who they were, like, cheering for and it was. It was cool to see, like, that change from last year. Like, hopefully it's kind of growing a little bit in this region of the world. So that was cool. End of season reflections. Since we are now officially pretty much in off season, all of maybe two months.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah.
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Jess Pegula
No, a little less.
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Jenny Brady
It seems like we'll have longer rest of the year. I think I saw something. And it's like eight weeks until Australian Open. No, until January. Sorry. No, until Christmas.
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Desiree Krafczyk
I think it was Christmas that you saw that. I think I saw that too.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Jess Pegula
I mean, it's crazy that we're already.
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Jenny Brady
Making up things here.
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Madison Keys
I was so pumped when I feel like every year it's like, I look at when the first Monday of January is, and I'm either like, yes, we get to be home for Christmas, or I'm like, oh, my God, the first Monday is like the 12th, which means that we're gonna start in December. Like, how are we starting the year? Although I will say one year. I lost my first match of the season in December, and I was like, so does that count for my year? Is that one win loss record?
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Jess Pegula
Was that when we played United Cup? No, you didn't match there. But I lost to Kvitova. And you're like, it doesn't count.
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Madison Keys
Restart. January 1st.
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Jenny Brady
That's gone.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Did it actually count?
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Madison Keys
No.
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Desiree Krafczyk
It actually count or not?
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Jess Pegula
I don't think so.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Wow.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Desiree Krafczyk
But it's the start of a new year, of a new calendar year.
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Madison Keys
I tested it one time because I lost. And I was like, I want to see. And it didn't. It. Yeah. I for sure did it on purpose. For research purposes. Yes.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Analytics.
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Jess Pegula
Well, someone just ended their year very well. Rybakina won. She. In the final.
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Madison Keys
She has had an insane, amazing couple.
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Jess Pegula
She has 13 aces.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Jess Pegula
And served seven.
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Desiree Krafczyk
She had what?
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Jess Pegula
No. 67 first serves. Wow.
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Desiree Krafczyk
And she had what, 15 aces against you.
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Jess Pegula
She was serving like a joke. Like, good for her.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Congrats to her.
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Madison Keys
She won Ningbo. She semied Tokyo quarters or semis.
- [16:34]
Jess Pegula
Two or three matches, whatever she had to do to win.
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Madison Keys
And then just one year ends.
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Desiree Krafczyk
That's amazing. Congrats to her. Wow.
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Jess Pegula
And then she went undefeated. She went undefeated. And she wins 5.3 mil.
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Jenny Brady
Dang.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, my loady.
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Madison Keys
Wow, we're jealous.
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Jenny Brady
I wonder where she's vacationing.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah.
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Jenny Brady
I wonder if she's going to the mall.
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Madison Keys
Maldives.
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Jenny Brady
With the rest of the tour.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Wow. That's awesome.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. So besides, obviously, I'm sure that was her biggest moment, or maybe wow moment of the year. Did anyone else have a wow moment? Maddie probably ao.
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Madison Keys
Yeah.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, sounds about right.
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Madison Keys
Yes. I came home with Daphne, which was like super fun. Had a pretty good start to my year. Yeah, that was obviously, I mean that and then I think I saw something the other day where it's like, it's, I think the most matches I've ever won in a season. It's the most points I've ever put on the board. I had a new career high. I was five in the world and then Jess overtook me again, which is annoying, but whatever.
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Jess Pegula
I just had to grind my life away and in Asia and China.
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Madison Keys
But yeah, so I mean obviously I started on a really big high but also like kind of a sneaky career year for me does.
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Desiree Krafczyk
And you made, and you made your goal of WTA Finals, right? Isn't that one of your goals?
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Madison Keys
And I made my goal of WTA Finals again. Yes.
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Jess Pegula
So I think winning a slam is definitely more than a sneaky good year.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah, don't like that.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Probably what people dream of doing. Yes.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah, yeah. It's in my dream book.
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Jess Pegula
If I had one.
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Desiree Krafczyk
My. Oh, I don't know if I have one, but I think this year was a tough year for me. I think it was more managing and seeing, taking one tournament in one match at a time and with the switching of partnerships, that was really tough. So I think my confidence was low and a bit of like the clay season and that was my clay season was where I had like a lot of my points. And so I think that was tough because I'm like, okay, I need to reward myself. I have to defend these points. And I think it kept going where I'm like, okay, it's just gonna be one tournament. It's gonna be one tournament, but then you lose first round and it's like, okay, next tournament. So it was tough for me, but I think I, I learned some new things about myself and it, yeah, it was definitely a learning year. So that's good. Yeah.
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Jess Pegula
Jess, Love that. My wow moment. I don't know, I mean I feel like I probably, honestly probably the Asian swing was like, like mentally winning like that many three set matches, saving match points and then losing match points and then coming back and like making the finals of Wuhan qualifying for a year end. I feel like that stretch from like the US Open going into the China Swing where I normally don't play that great. I was able to really like mentally battle through and I feel like work on a lot of things that got better and I feel like it's always good when you are, like, reworking something and then you see it actually happen in matches and feel like, okay, like, I kind of. I bounced back from. Which, for me was like, a crappy summer besides the US Open. So I think that was, like, my kind of wow moment. That. That whole swing was like. I guess it's like a wow. I'm like, I can't believe I even, like, got through that, Jenny.
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Jenny Brady
Well, didn't play much tennis this year. Like, Des had a little bit of a rough year. I mean, I wouldn't say you had a rough year, though, Des. But.
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Desiree Krafczyk
I did have to mention we did. I did make so many finals of Wimbledon. That was, like, wow. I did that moment. That was. That was a great moment with. So I can't let that go out, but. Yes.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. This is supposed to be, like, a wow. I did that moment. I feel like.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Well, I was trying to. I was trying to find a wow moment.
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Jenny Brady
Therapy session. Well, isn't that what our group chat's about? I don't. Yeah, literally, I don't really have a wow. I did that moment.
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Desiree Krafczyk
Well, I think you did. I mean, I think you did a U.S. open.
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Madison Keys
You started hitting again at the U.S. open, and now you're up to, like, normal training.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah. That was a wow. Are you.
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Desiree Krafczyk
That's such a win.
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Jess Pegula
Wow. Yeah, I was. That was my wow moment for you.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Madison Keys
Okay.
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Jenny Brady
Thanks, guys.
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Madison Keys
That's a.
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Jess Pegula
That's a.
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Desiree Krafczyk
That's definitely a wow moment. Because, I mean.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah. I mean, literally doing nothing and, you know, hitting 15 minutes and then 20 minutes, 30 minutes, and then taking six weeks off and then doing it all over again and then stopping and then doing it all over again. Yeah. It's been pretty repetitive, but I mean.
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Madison Keys
Also, like, you had a pretty gnarly surgery.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Madison Keys
And the fact that, like, you're back to hitting.
- [22:06]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Madison Keys
Is a huge win.
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Jess Pegula
It's a wow moment.
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Desiree Krafczyk
It's a wow moment. Yay.
- [22:13]
Jenny Brady
Yay.
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Jess Pegula
I love how we're so, like, why are we so like this? We're all, like. We can't tell ourselves that. It was, like, a good moment. We all need reassurance.
- [22:21]
Desiree Krafczyk
We always find the negative.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah.
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Jess Pegula
She's like, no, it's not really. We're like, no, it's awesome. Des is like.
- [22:27]
Madison Keys
We're like.
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Jess Pegula
He made some semi.
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Jenny Brady
Yeah. He didn't have a year.
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Madison Keys
I feel like it's partially like, what makes, I'd say us in athletes really good is that we're always, like, trying for more, and it's like, we always want to improve, and we always want to do better and all that, but at the same time, I feel like sometimes it's our Achilles heel, too, because we're all sitting here being like, yeah, I guess it was like, okay. And it's like, I want to slam. Des made semis of Wimbledon. Jess just popped off and won, like, 45 matches in a row. Jenny was on crutches a year ago, and now is, like, hitting totally normal, like, fine. And it's like, no, that's actually, like, really great for all of us.
- [23:14]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, we gotta just.
- [23:16]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
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Desiree Krafczyk
No, go us.
- [23:19]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
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Jess Pegula
Yeah, Go us.
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Jenny Brady
It's easy to be your own critic.
- [23:23]
Desiree Krafczyk
Your critic. Yes. Your toughest critic.
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Jess Pegula
But it is so true. I feel like, as athletes, you're like, a perfectionist, and you want to get better, and it's never good enough. And, like, blah, blah, blah, blah. I feel like tennis, too. It's like, every week can change so quick. Like, you have one great week, and then you have one bad week, and you're like, gosh, like. Like, I made finals at the US Open last year, and I was in China, like, ready and, like, losing a match, and I was like. Like, it's like it never even happened. I'm like, that's so messed up. It shouldn't be like that. But that's the sport. It's like, yeah.
- [23:51]
Desiree Krafczyk
And it's like, I feel like when we. You're winning a tournament, you do. Well, it's hard because you have to go to the next tournament. You don't really reflect on, like, wow, I did. I had such a great week. You're just onto the next tournament. You're hopping on a train, you're hopping on a flight, and it's like, okay, I need to focus in on this next tournament. And then you think at the end of the year, you're reflecting on your year, but in that moment, you're not like, wow, I. I just want to slam. Like, I need to soak this all in. I just made finals of US Open. Like, all celebrating those wins as they come, because it's just so hard to just go on autopilot and just go to the next tournament and just, you know.
- [24:28]
Jess Pegula
Yeah.
- [24:28]
Desiree Krafczyk
And then here you are at the end of the season.
- [24:30]
Jess Pegula
Yeah. It's easy.
- [24:31]
Jenny Brady
Forget. Yeah. Like, for instance, Maddie winning Australian Open in January. And then you could say, like, you know, if. If it was a month ago, then we'd all. It'd be, like, fresher, and it'd be.
- [24:47]
Desiree Krafczyk
Like, oh, wow, adrenaline.
- [24:48]
Jenny Brady
Then maybe you'd be like, answering the question a little bit differently or thinking about your year. Year maybe. Like, wow, I really did have, like, a really good year. Like, you didn't need, like, extra stats, like, from, like, random, you know, like, statistics to tell you that you had a great year. Like, you could just be like, yeah, like, I just won grand slam last week. Like, pretty. Pretty solid year. Yeah.
- [25:12]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, we all had. We had good years.
- [25:15]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [25:16]
Jess Pegula
But is there a match or a week that you wish you could redo?
- [25:20]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, gosh, I wouldn't say. Honestly, I haven't thought of a match. Yeah, I'm not gonna go back and to think of a match, but a week. Love to go back to Italy. Loved my time off court there. Loved it. Thrived, lost first round. I just spent my week in Italy.
- [25:39]
Madison Keys
And it was great.
- [25:41]
Jess Pegula
I was literally thinking about it in the other way that, like, oh, it's a bad match that you'd redo. No, it just goes. No, I would redo Italy because it was amazing.
- [25:51]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, I'm not gonna go for the negativity. Yeah, I'm not going for the negativity here. Wow.
- [25:57]
Jess Pegula
That's where my brain went.
- [25:59]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, no, I'm not going for the negativity here.
- [26:02]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, it was a bad week that I go therapy. I don't know every single one.
- [26:08]
Madison Keys
Caroline, do you hear that?
- [26:10]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yes. We love therapy.
- [26:14]
Jess Pegula
Maddie, do you have a match that you would redo?
- [26:18]
Madison Keys
Well, I'm gonna go with like, I was gonna. I'm going with how DEZ was framing that.
- [26:23]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yes.
- [26:23]
Madison Keys
Like a match that I want to redo or like a week I want to relive. I'll relive Australian Open. Like, I played a lot. Played a lot of three set matches, and I think I. I say it was my first save match points match of my year. I did it apparently, like five times this year, but that was fun. I mean, fun.
- [26:48]
Jess Pegula
Do you feel like there was a match that this year that was like a turning point or like a defined moment maybe, like in Adelaide or was it something in Australia that clicked?
- [26:57]
Jenny Brady
Or when she beat you, did you.
- [26:59]
Jess Pegula
Guys play Adelaide into each other? She was like, yes, it clicked. I'm good.
- [27:08]
Madison Keys
I will say I feel like Adelaide really was like a huge turning point for me. It's hard that it's a turning point in the second week of the year. But Auckland, I was playing pretty well, like, felt pretty good. Played Cara, who's like, very good. But I was like, you know, I feel like I could have done a few things here there, but Like, I don't know, I feel like, pretty confident. And then I played. I played Bia Hadid Maya, first round in Adelaide, and I. I mean, the ball was a watermelon and I played like, unreal. And it was. I was kind of like, ooh, I really love these courts. I really like this ball. Like, I'm kind of playing well here. And then it just kind of from there snowballed. And then when I got my hype text from Jess after the final where she was like, no, you're winning Australia Open.
- [28:03]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yes.
- [28:04]
Jess Pegula
Like, dude, you're playing so good.
- [28:06]
Jenny Brady
Like, at least she didn't jinx you. Yeah.
- [28:09]
Jess Pegula
Like.
- [28:12]
Desiree Krafczyk
It could have been the opposite.
- [28:14]
Madison Keys
Wait, texted me.
- [28:18]
Jess Pegula
Wait.
- [28:18]
Madison Keys
You need to wait.
- [28:19]
Jess Pegula
So we're going to edit. We need to edit this in because it's really funny for people that need to actually see like the screenshot of. Okay.
- [28:26]
Desiree Krafczyk
And then.
- [28:27]
Jenny Brady
Okay, so Jess lost in. Where was it?
- [28:33]
Jess Pegula
D.C. no, that's after. No, you're talking about the Wimbledon one.
- [28:39]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, but what. What tournament was before?
- [28:41]
Jess Pegula
I think I lost in. I think I lost in Berlin. Like a crazy three set match. Then I won Bod Humberg. So I don't know, it might have been in between Berlin and Bod Humberg somewhere.
- [28:51]
Jenny Brady
I can't remember. Okay. But anyways, it doesn't matter. So I texted Jess and I was like, okay, hold on, I need to get the text because I don't want to mess up because I just sent it to her the other day.
- [29:05]
Jess Pegula
But for context, we minus Maddie. When Maddie was like a couple rounds into ao, I had lost. You won like a good three set match. Maybe you beat like Svitolino or Rabbakina, Whatever. I don't know who you played first. And we were like, guys, like, I think Maddie, like, she's gonna win Australian Open. Like, I don't know. We just had this feeling that you were like battling through these three set matches, but you were like, coming. You're hot. There's like momentum. I was like, she's playing like insane in Adelaide. Like, if she can get through this match, like, she's gonna go deep, she's gonna.
- [29:36]
Jenny Brady
Blah, blah.
- [29:36]
Jess Pegula
So then it happens. So we have all these receipts of us basically predicting Maddie was gonna win Australian Open. So then Jenny goes and tries to hype me up.
- [29:49]
Jenny Brady
And I was like, oh. I said, I think you're winning Wimbledon. This was after the French. This was after you lost to the French. And I was like, I think you're winning Wimbledon. You're gonna be fresh as a daisy. And I put a daisy emoji, like a flower emoji. Like, you'll be locked and ready because you did you first round.
- [30:14]
Jess Pegula
L. Like, what was the score? It was like one and two or like one.
- [30:19]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, did you play coachoretto?
- [30:21]
Jess Pegula
Yes, it was.
- [30:22]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [30:22]
Jess Pegula
I mean, she played unreal. Like, she played unreal, but still it was just like, it's like, Jenny, don't ever tell me that ever again. Ever.
- [30:33]
Jenny Brady
No, literally texting.
- [30:36]
Madison Keys
Jenny and I were texting during that match, being like, are you watching this? Jenny was like, this match. Oh, no. She's like, I told Jess she was gonna watch Michael.
- [30:47]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, my gosh.
- [30:51]
Jenny Brady
And I was like, okay, so the, the joke in our, in our group is that literally every single time, like, let's just say, you know, two players are playing. Like, I'll pick someone and be like, oh, yeah, they're for sure gonna beat that person. It's literally the complete opposite. Like, I'm like, yeah, right.
- [31:11]
Jess Pegula
So, yeah, confident.
- [31:14]
Jenny Brady
And I said that. And then she literally lost, like, first round. It was like one of the first times you've, like, how many times have you lost, like, first round of a Grand Slam?
- [31:22]
Jess Pegula
Like, it's been a while since I had a pretty good streak going. And you, Winnie.
- [31:28]
Jenny Brady
And literally just as soon as she gets off the court, literally, I get a text, jenny, don't ever effing say that I'm gonna win Wimbledon ever again. And I said, yep, yep, deal.
- [31:41]
Jess Pegula
But the screenshot is so funny.
- [31:44]
Jenny Brady
Oh, my God. I know. I took a screenshot yesterday and sent it to her and I was like, well, it seemed we turned the year around here.
- [31:56]
Jess Pegula
We turned it around from this moment or whatever.
- [31:59]
Madison Keys
Like from this text.
- [32:00]
Jenny Brady
You really turned it around after this text. So, yeah.
- [32:05]
Madison Keys
Oh, my gosh.
- [32:07]
Jess Pegula
Oh, my gosh. Well, yeah, that was some rough times. But so, I mean, there was a couple players, though, that had insane stories this year and Boco winning Montreal, which is also, I think, where she's from. I mean, she's Canadian, but Toronto.
- [32:22]
Madison Keys
Yeah, Toronto.
- [32:23]
Jess Pegula
She's from Toronto. She's 18.
- [32:27]
Desiree Krafczyk
She was a wild card.
- [32:29]
Jess Pegula
18, 17, 18, 19, 18 really matter below 20. I just like, pretend it's not real age.
- [32:37]
Jenny Brady
Not an adult yet.
- [32:38]
Desiree Krafczyk
No.
- [32:39]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, crazy. She won Montreal and then I don't know how to say his name. Vachero winning Shanghai is.
- [32:49]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, coming through as a.
- [32:50]
Jess Pegula
He was a Wilder.
- [32:52]
Desiree Krafczyk
He's a lucky loser.
- [32:53]
Jess Pegula
I thought it was. No, sorry. He was an alternate at one point.
- [32:56]
Desiree Krafczyk
Okay.
- [32:57]
Jess Pegula
I think got in as an on site alternate. Right. Yeah.
- [33:02]
Madison Keys
I don't think he was a lucky loser. He was. He was an on site alternate. Qualified and then won the tournament.
- [33:09]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [33:09]
Madison Keys
Wow.
- [33:09]
Jenny Brady
And played his cousin in the final. Yes. That's.
- [33:15]
Jess Pegula
You nailed it.
- [33:16]
Jenny Brady
Pronunciation.
- [33:18]
Jess Pegula
Nailed it.
- [33:20]
Desiree Krafczyk
What do you think?
- [33:21]
Jess Pegula
What do you think your favorite storylines were of the entire year?
- [33:26]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, they're. I mean, Maddie's so good.
- [33:28]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, I was gonna say Maddie's. Jesse.
- [33:34]
Jess Pegula
My favorite. Oh, are you talking storyline?
- [33:37]
Jenny Brady
Yeah. Jess is typing obnoxiously. Maddie.
- [33:41]
Madison Keys
Jess.
- [33:43]
Jenny Brady
You guys are all my favorite storyline.
- [33:45]
Madison Keys
I mean, I thought. I think that Amanda was a very fun storyline to follow.
- [33:53]
Desiree Krafczyk
That was. That was really good too.
- [33:56]
Madison Keys
She.
- [33:57]
Desiree Krafczyk
What Made finals of Wimbledon hot off.
- [34:00]
Madison Keys
She. Yeah, she won Doha. No, she was.
- [34:02]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, sorry.
- [34:03]
Jenny Brady
Yes.
- [34:03]
Desiree Krafczyk
She started with Doha.
- [34:04]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [34:04]
Madison Keys
One Doha. Finaled. Wimbledon. Finaled. US Open.
- [34:08]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [34:08]
Madison Keys
Finaled. Or one Beijing.
- [34:10]
Jess Pegula
One Beijing. Yeah.
- [34:13]
Madison Keys
Am I missing somewhere?
- [34:14]
Desiree Krafczyk
I mean, semis in Riyadh.
- [34:16]
Madison Keys
Sami's in real.
- [34:18]
Jess Pegula
Oh, she won Doha 1000.
- [34:20]
Madison Keys
I said that.
- [34:21]
Jess Pegula
Oh, you said that. Sorry. I think she had another typing.
- [34:24]
Madison Keys
I think she had another. I think I'm missing something else. But, I mean, really, really cool to see. Really cool to see that, like, she took some time off, she prioritized her mental health and, like, stepped away and is now, you know, back. Feels good. And it's. I mean, it's cool to see that she's just doing so well.
- [34:44]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, I would say that's great. I think that there's a lot of.
- [34:49]
Desiree Krafczyk
I mean, there's a good. There's a lot of good storylines.
- [34:51]
Jess Pegula
I mean, I mean, also, like, Belinda Vincic being. Is she top 10 again?
- [34:57]
Desiree Krafczyk
That's amazing.
- [34:57]
Jess Pegula
I remember seeing her in Adelaide.
- [34:59]
Desiree Krafczyk
She just came out and she was.
- [35:02]
Jess Pegula
Like, I'm so happy to be back. Like, I miss competing so much. Like, whatever. She was. So just like, we'll see how it goes. Excited, like, finishing the year. I think she finished top 10. Right. I thought I saw.
- [35:14]
Madison Keys
That she won Abu Dhabi.
- [35:16]
Jess Pegula
Like, yeah, like, two.
- [35:18]
Madison Keys
That was like, I saw a month in.
- [35:20]
Desiree Krafczyk
It's amazing.
- [35:21]
Jess Pegula
What the hell?
- [35:23]
Desiree Krafczyk
I mean, that's like so many good storylines.
- [35:25]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, there's.
- [35:26]
Desiree Krafczyk
Nashirose is pretty good. Like, to get his first Shanghai.
- [35:31]
Jess Pegula
He also. He backed it up too. Like, the next week, he won a couple good matches. He beat Rinder Knech again.
- [35:39]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, my gosh. He did. Wow.
- [35:41]
Jess Pegula
And Right. Yeah. I think the following week or the following term.
- [35:45]
Madison Keys
No, he did well in Paris Masters. I think he had a run as well.
- [35:52]
Jess Pegula
Yeah.
- [35:53]
Madison Keys
Which, speaking of the ATP, the guys are still playing.
- [35:58]
Jenny Brady
They're still playing.
- [35:59]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, my gosh.
- [36:01]
Madison Keys
We've got Turin, final week of their season.
- [36:05]
Jess Pegula
Oh, did. Wait, did Musetti. Musetti qualify? Well, they're playing in the finals. It was in the third set, so let me.
- [36:12]
Jenny Brady
Oh, he's playing Novak. Yeah.
- [36:15]
Jess Pegula
Oh my gosh. Okay.
- [36:16]
Madison Keys
Speaking of. So speaking of the third, so does that mean that Musetti didn't make it?
- [36:23]
Jess Pegula
No, he lost 75 in the third.
- [36:26]
Jenny Brady
Felix.
- [36:27]
Jess Pegula
Wow.
- [36:28]
Desiree Krafczyk
So hang on.
- [36:29]
Madison Keys
The other day, the other day Sebi had a match point and I heard that Felix was like, oh, I'm in. And was like moving into the locker room. And then obviously it went the other way. So then he was like, just kidding. Don't know yet.
- [36:45]
Jess Pegula
Oh, against Cassetti?
- [36:46]
Desiree Krafczyk
No.
- [36:47]
Jenny Brady
This must be wild.
- [36:49]
Desiree Krafczyk
That's crazy. Wait, hang on. So the men's last tournament is literally right before the finals. And that counts for the ATP Finals, whereas the WTA the week before. I mean, the last tournament is two weeks before the WTA finals.
- [37:03]
Jenny Brady
Right.
- [37:04]
Desiree Krafczyk
The last tournament is Ningbo.
- [37:05]
Jess Pegula
For it to count. For it to count.
- [37:07]
Desiree Krafczyk
So. Oh yeah. Tokyo. Yes.
- [37:11]
Madison Keys
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [37:13]
Desiree Krafczyk
Not Hong Kong.
- [37:14]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [37:14]
Madison Keys
So isn't that. That's different. Like the guys posted their pictures where it was like the final eight and it was. I was like, there's six.
- [37:24]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, yeah.
- [37:25]
Jenny Brady
Oh, it's okay. Did I read that right? I was like, is it finally or final six? And there were only six guys.
- [37:32]
Madison Keys
But that did happen.
- [37:33]
Jess Pegula
That's interesting.
- [37:33]
Madison Keys
When I played, when I played in Singapore, there were seven of us and Joe Konta was technically sitting at eight. And at that time we still allowed, I think it was like Moscow maybe or St. Pete was like a 500. That was the last. It was literally the week before year end finals. And so Joe was 8 and Kuznetsova was 9. But if Kuznetsova won that tournament, she was 8 would jump her and Joe would be first alternate. So when we took our pictures, we took pictures with Joe and then Joe stepped out and it was like. Because we still didn't know at the time of. Yeah, we didn't know at the time of our picture and we didn't know the time. I don't think we knew at the time of our draw ceremony because I think it's. It was at the same day or like the day before before. So we were sitting at like 7 with a question mark. And Svetlana won the tournament and literally got on a plane that night and flew. So our picture, it's like the seven of us and then it's like Svetlana just cgi.
- [38:47]
Jess Pegula
That's crazy.
- [38:49]
Madison Keys
Not Even facing the same direction.
- [38:51]
Jess Pegula
Oh, my gosh.
- [38:52]
Desiree Krafczyk
Is that why they don't have. Is that why the last tournament for the WTA doesn't count? Like, the week before is. So they have everyone there and it's confirmed.
- [39:00]
Madison Keys
I think from there it was like, I want to say on our side, that was one of the first times, maybe not the only, but it was one of the first times where it was. Legitimately we did not know who the actual eight were. But then there were a handful of years where it was really close. And when I was on council, I remember it got brought up and it was like, we need to know definitively who our eight are. And also, there's so much stuff that they want you to do as far as, like, press and be at the tournament and all that. So they want to know who your 8 are and not run into the issues anymore. So we now have, like, that deadline and it's. That's it.
- [39:46]
Jess Pegula
Well, the ATP are changing it next year so that that week now, which is Athens or whatever, next year, will not count towards the race. So they should have their eight done.
- [39:58]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah.
- [39:58]
Jess Pegula
Because it just.
- [39:59]
Desiree Krafczyk
It doesn't look great when you have six people in the official photo and then it's like, oh, wait, just kidding. They're. The two are coming later. Like, they're waiting to see if they get in.
- [40:07]
Jess Pegula
Like, it starts tomorrow. I'm like, that's like.
- [40:10]
Madison Keys
Well, so.
- [40:11]
Jenny Brady
So at least they're already in Europe.
- [40:13]
Madison Keys
Felix is now in.
- [40:15]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [40:15]
Madison Keys
And then it's. Novak hadn't officially confirmed. Is that why there was one?
- [40:22]
Desiree Krafczyk
They don't know if he's. If he's playing.
- [40:24]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
- [40:26]
Jess Pegula
Wow.
- [40:28]
Desiree Krafczyk
Wild.
- [40:28]
Jess Pegula
Well, but Felix and other. Yeah. Oh, and sorry. Felix had an amazing end to the year to make finals, and I think he's so nice. He got. Yeah, he got married. He, like, honeymoon. Like, so it's open when, like. And he's so nice. So, like, I think it's so great that he had a really.
- [40:48]
Jenny Brady
Was able to make a really successful year.
- [40:52]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah. That's cool. Well, in other sports updates, the LA Dodgers won the World Series.
- [41:00]
Jenny Brady
Oh, DEZ is hopping on the bandwagon.
- [41:03]
Jess Pegula
Yeah.
- [41:04]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, I'm hopping on the bandwagon. Wow. I've never watched so much baseball. I was. I was so into it, but it was exciting, guys.
- [41:11]
Jenny Brady
Last year we watched together, that was the only baseball game I think I watched.
- [41:15]
Desiree Krafczyk
That was the only game.
- [41:16]
Jenny Brady
Literally the only game I watched all year was the World Series.
- [41:19]
Madison Keys
You know what's really funny is that you texted. Des texted, like, oh, I've never watched so much baseball ever. And I was like, why is she watching baseball? And I was like, oh, World Series.
- [41:32]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah. And I've never done this, but I'm glad I can check it off my bucket list. But I was watching. I had another wedding last weekend, and I was, like, watching the screen, and like, I was that person with six other people. We were watching a tiny screen of the World Series while everyone's dancing on the dance floor at the wedding. But I never thought I would be that person. And I was. So it was really fun, though.
- [41:57]
Jenny Brady
What, and it was on your bucket list?
- [42:00]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, it was a check off, you know, bucket list. Wow. I was one of those people. Like, I thought I would never be those people. Like, oh, my God, you're watching baseball at a wedding. And then there I was and you specifically.
- [42:11]
Madison Keys
But I was like, it was the World Series. I want that experience on my bucket list.
- [42:17]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [42:18]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, you're right. I don't think it was the bucket list of like, oh, my God, I need to do that. But it was like, wow, I was one of those people.
- [42:25]
Jess Pegula
But, yeah, I mean, I like, I love going to baseball games. Taylor's a Yankees fan, so they lost. And my. One of my coaches, Mark Knowles, is also a diehard Yankees fan, so they were just watching. We were still kind of jet lagged, I think, when it was going on. So there's a few times where he woke up really early here and he was watching it, but it seemed like an incredible series. Like, I'm really bummed that, like, I couldn't watch any of it, to be honest.
- [42:51]
Jenny Brady
Just remember when we went to the Cincinnati Reds game?
- [42:54]
Jess Pegula
Yeah. Did you fall asleep? How it started and how it ended or something? We have to find that and put that. I have to find.
- [43:05]
Madison Keys
Edit that in here. That is so funny.
- [43:07]
Jess Pegula
But I love playing baseball games.
- [43:09]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, they're definitely more fun to go to than watch. Unless it's the World Series. But the Bills. Bills fans here beat the Chiefs again.
- [43:20]
Jess Pegula
That's what we do in the regular season. Do not beat them in the postseason.
- [43:25]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [43:26]
Jess Pegula
Every year's a new year, and we will get there.
- [43:29]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [43:29]
Jess Pegula
No, but it's huge for, like, seating and stuff like that. So, like, with the record and everything, like, if you win the head to head, then you win the conference and you get home field and all. It's like, it obviously matters a lot. There's a lot of things there. But I didn't get to watch any of the game.
- [43:47]
Jenny Brady
Oh, I watched. Is this the Bill's year. I'm not gonna say it. I don't want to jinx it. Another dub. Another dub for the Chiefs.
- [43:59]
Desiree Krafczyk
Wink, wink, wink, wink, wink.
- [44:01]
Jess Pegula
You have to say the Chiefs are gonna win the Super Bowl.
- [44:03]
Jenny Brady
Chiefs are gonna win the Super Bowl.
- [44:05]
Jess Pegula
Text it to me and we'll.
- [44:07]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, I'll text it.
- [44:08]
Jess Pegula
You reverse jinx it.
- [44:09]
Jenny Brady
Yeah. It's like, sit. Chiefs are gonna beat the Bills again in the postseason.
- [44:17]
Madison Keys
Oh, yeah, look.
- [44:20]
Jess Pegula
Wait, have you guys seen the Tom Brady cloning thing?
- [44:25]
Jenny Brady
No.
- [44:26]
Desiree Krafczyk
No.
- [44:26]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, he cloned his dog.
- [44:28]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh, I did see that.
- [44:29]
Jenny Brady
Yes.
- [44:30]
Jess Pegula
So he cloned his dog. And I only thought about this yesterday because of the Patriots. So Drake May is the Patriots quarterback, and he's very good, and everyone is figuring out that they're. There was all these stats for his age and all this stuff. So now there's these memes that they think Tom Brady, like, cloned himself and he came back as Drake May for the Patriots because the Patriots are actually good and they're in our division.
- [44:55]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah.
- [44:56]
Jess Pegula
So. And we lost.
- [44:57]
Madison Keys
Wait, really quick. He, like, actually cloned his dog?
- [45:00]
Jess Pegula
He cloned his dog?
- [45:01]
Jenny Brady
Yeah. Yeah.
- [45:02]
Jess Pegula
When his dog was getting passed away. Yeah, he said it was just, like, a blood sample that they took and they. He cloned him?
- [45:10]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [45:12]
Desiree Krafczyk
I don't know. My thoughts are a little different. I don't know.
- [45:15]
Madison Keys
I mean, I feel like that'd be tough to do.
- [45:18]
Desiree Krafczyk
I don't know.
- [45:19]
Jenny Brady
I'm envisioning this lab, like, where you.
- [45:24]
Desiree Krafczyk
I was thinking lab dog.
- [45:26]
Jenny Brady
Like, not lab canvas, and, like, becomes, like, a dog.
- [45:33]
Jess Pegula
Wait, wait, guys.
- [45:34]
Desiree Krafczyk
Like, oh, my God.
- [45:37]
Jess Pegula
Like, what? You just.
- [45:38]
Desiree Krafczyk
It just appears.
- [45:39]
Jenny Brady
What?
- [45:39]
Madison Keys
He cloned his dog?
- [45:42]
Jenny Brady
So, like, there's two of them?
- [45:47]
Jess Pegula
No, I think the older one.
- [45:48]
Desiree Krafczyk
No, his eyes. He passed away.
- [45:50]
Jess Pegula
Like, he passed away and then they got blood.
- [45:54]
Jenny Brady
He put it in another dog or what? Like, no, they, like, put in an egg. Like, I'm so inject it into another dog. So then the mom would, like, birth this clone.
- [46:05]
Desiree Krafczyk
It's not like. Well, maybe it is, like, in vitro, but I don't think that is, like.
- [46:10]
Jess Pegula
You can't just have no idea to be content. I'm so glad I brought this up.
- [46:19]
Desiree Krafczyk
Okay, we'll have to find that out next time. Speaking of questions. Fan questions. Jenny.
- [46:29]
Jenny Brady
Yeah. Should we move on to some fan questions?
- [46:32]
Jess Pegula
Yeah.
- [46:35]
Jenny Brady
Okay. That was my transition. Moving on to some fan questions here. Okay. Question from Zach123. Harris. Have you forgotten someone during your trophy ceremony you were meant to thank or a funny moment from a ceremony that you have been A part of.
- [46:56]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yes. Jenny, tell us.
- [46:58]
Jenny Brady
Jenny, do you.
- [46:59]
Desiree Krafczyk
Jenny, tell us.
- [47:02]
Madison Keys
Okay, take it away, Jennifer. Everyone's been asking.
- [47:04]
Jenny Brady
Anyways, okay, so in the trophy ceremony in Australia in 2021, I was with Naomi Osaka, and she gave her speech. I gave my speech, and then she gave hers. And I was standing behind her and she. I think she was a little bit nervous and so, like, she wanted to, like, break the ice. And she said she started to speak and then she looks back at me and she goes, do you like to be called Jenny or Jennifer? And honestly, I could really, like, barely hear her because she was like a distance away where I could like, hear her, but not like super clearly. And then the. The stadium, the speakers just sound weird from, like when you're down there with the microphone. And I go, jenny. And I was like, that was weird. And she goes, I would like to congrat Jennifer. And I was like, did she say Jennifer? And then I was like, maybe not. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just hearing things. And then she finishes her speech, whatever. And I come off the court and, like, people are like texting me, you know, like, and I'm like, what? What happened? And then it was like. Then, like few days later, it, like, became a meme and it was like, do you like to be called Jenny or Jennifer? And I go, jenny. Then she goes, congrat, Jennifer. And I was like, like, my face. Yeah. And people were like, oh, she did on purpose. Blah, blah, blah. Like, and I. I never, like, thought that, like, I was like, oh, wow. She was like, super nervous. Like, either she couldn't hear what I said or she wasn't like, pay attention to, like, what she said because she was so nervous doing the speech. So that was a really long drawed out version. But for everyone who's been wondering, yeah, that's what I was thinking during it. I wasn't really thinking much, to be honest. I was just like, oh, I think she said Jennifer. I thought I said Jenny, but isn't listening.
- [49:28]
Madison Keys
People have made a way bigger deal about it than you ever thought it was gonna be.
- [49:32]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, I thought it was hilarious. That was hilarious.
- [49:35]
Jess Pegula
Like, it was kind of funny because it was almost like she trolled you. Like.
- [49:41]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, yeah.
- [49:43]
Jess Pegula
I hate you called Jenny or Jennifer. Jenny. Oh, you're gonna be called Jennifer by me. Like, that would beat you. I mean, like, that's 100% not what she thought, but, like, that's kind of funny. And I feel like you almost kind of like it.
- [50:01]
Jenny Brady
I love it.
- [50:02]
Jess Pegula
Like, you love to get trolled.
- [50:04]
Jenny Brady
Troll me. I'll troll you all day.
- [50:06]
Jess Pegula
Like, we should change it. She should. She should say that she was trolling you. Yeah, she be hilarious.
- [50:11]
Jenny Brady
Maybe I'll tell her. I'll be like, hey, just tell people you were trolling.
- [50:15]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
- [50:16]
Jenny Brady
I'm not offended.
- [50:19]
Jess Pegula
Jenny loves it.
- [50:20]
Jenny Brady
Yeah. Does anybody else have a. I don't.
- [50:23]
Desiree Krafczyk
Think we can top that, but, yeah.
- [50:25]
Jess Pegula
I don't even think we need to.
- [50:26]
Madison Keys
Like. Yeah.
- [50:27]
Desiree Krafczyk
Next question.
- [50:29]
Jenny Brady
Okay. Okay, next question from Christina Lacourt. How do you manage sleep while on tour? I imagine it is difficult to sleep in a different bed week to week and be expected to perform at your best. Do you stay at certain hotels because of the bed, or do you bring your own pillows, blankets, etc.
- [50:52]
Desiree Krafczyk
Well, I will stay at whatever hotel is free and provided by the WTA, so that is one reason why I would stay at that specific hotel, if I'm gonna be completely honest. Yes, that is one reason. And, yeah, you just kind of deal with it. You just. Just figure it out. But I do bring my own pillow. Shout out to. I think it was either Maddie, I think, that recommended the pillow. So now I travel with that extra, you know, baggage. But it's fine.
- [51:28]
Jess Pegula
It's great.
- [51:31]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
- [51:31]
Desiree Krafczyk
I'm just trying to think. But that is the only reason that is. Yeah, I bring my slippers, but I don't bring any blankets. I mean, there's, you know, just have everything here, make myself comfy.
- [51:41]
Madison Keys
So now. So me, Des and Jess all. We all use that one pillow that I sent.
- [51:49]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah.
- [51:50]
Madison Keys
Because I notoriously, like, my neck gets messed up really easily, and I've had to sleep on the same pillow. It helps at least mitigate some of that. And it's the same pillow that I have at home. But I also am, like, so sensitive to soft mattresses. They will absolutely wreck my back. So some weeks I feel very diva, but I'll actually call down and be like, do you guys have a firmer mattress anywhere? Because there have been weeks where it's so soft that my back is literally, like, locking up when I'm practicing or playing matches. One year in Sydney, I actually slept on the bench that was in the room instead of the bed because it was so soft. I was like, I can't stand up in the morning. I'd rather sleep on a bench. I've slept on the floor. Sometimes they do have new mattresses that you can switch out, but, yeah, sometimes it's tough. It's kind of a crapshoot.
- [52:56]
Desiree Krafczyk
The pillow helps, though. Yeah. There are some players that bring their own like, mattresses, like I've said in the past, and that's. Wow, kudos to you guys. But that's a lot. That's too much baggage for me. But, Jess.
- [53:09]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, I. I never had issues. And then, like, as I've gotten older, specifically my neck that went out the last couple years, Maddie was like, buy this pillow and travel with it, especially in Europe, because the pillows are very, like. They're like this. And that's, like, where I threw my neck out, basically, actually both times in Europe. And. But the pillow definitely, definitely helps. I'm not insanely, like, sensitive when it comes to the mattress, but I have learned, honestly, mostly from Maddie, because let's be honest, Maddie, this is like, Maddie's questions. She's like the sleep queen. I didn't even, like, I would never even ask for different pillows or ask for another mattress or even, like, think that was an, like, maybe the last year that I was like, wow, you can.
- [54:01]
Desiree Krafczyk
Like.
- [54:02]
Jess Pegula
I didn't even realize it. So now that I know those things. Yeah, there's like, a whole nother world of, like, being a little bit more comfortable when you're on the road. I have definitely slept on a couch before, though. Like a harder couch or, like, maybe not a bench, but something that's more firm sometimes. Because I do agree, the soft ones.
- [54:20]
Desiree Krafczyk
Super soft ones, you just, like, sink in.
- [54:22]
Madison Keys
Yeah, yeah.
- [54:24]
Jess Pegula
And you're just, like, in a. You get, like. Your hip flexors are so tight when you get up.
- [54:28]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
- [54:28]
Jenny Brady
In the morning, sometimes my leg goes numb.
- [54:33]
Desiree Krafczyk
Oh.
- [54:34]
Jenny Brady
When I'm sleeping on my side, and it's like.
- [54:36]
Madison Keys
Mine does that too.
- [54:38]
Jenny Brady
Yeah. Literally, like, I get, like, pins and needles.
- [54:42]
Madison Keys
It, like, wakes you up and it hurts.
- [54:45]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, yeah.
- [54:46]
Desiree Krafczyk
Think about that.
- [54:48]
Madison Keys
Yeah.
- [54:48]
Desiree Krafczyk
But do you guys have the pillow? Do you have the small pillow? Like, I got the toddler pillow. But, Maddie, you travel with the queen or, like, a standard size, right?
- [54:55]
Jess Pegula
The camping one. I have the camping size.
- [54:59]
Madison Keys
Yeah. Well, I started the small toddler one. Yes. I started with the camping one, and then Bjorn kind of started would, like, steal it every time we would go to bed. It was, like, on his side of the bed. So. And then I kind of, like, Jess said, I'm the sleep. I'm a sleep princess. And I'm like, sometimes the sleep small one. My head isn't perfect. So I got the regular size one, and then I got this, like, bag where you can, like, suck the air out of it.
- [55:32]
Jess Pegula
I was just gonna say, I vacuum.
- [55:36]
Madison Keys
Seal my giant pillow now. So it. It's like, normal sized. Pillow and it fits at the bottom of my suitcase and doesn't take up a lot of space, but it's just like, it's really extra every time I go everywhere now I have this, this massive, like vacuum seal bag that I like pop open and I have to like re. Fluff my pillow. But.
- [55:57]
Jess Pegula
Gotta do what you gotta do.
- [55:58]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, they bring their own pillows. What's the brand again?
- [56:05]
Jess Pegula
Yeah, Coop.
- [56:06]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah, we'll send it. We'll link it in.
- [56:09]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, send it to me. Too cheap to buy one, but I'll think about it.
- [56:16]
Desiree Krafczyk
I don't even think it's that expensive.
- [56:18]
Jenny Brady
Last question from Brillery Clinton. Do you think that Shohei Ohtani really needs a translator? Do you want to give your thoughts considering your LA Dodgers wait contacts, though? Yeah. Yeah. Oh.
- [56:35]
Desiree Krafczyk
Basically his last interpreter was like gambling or fixing. What was he doing? Something like that. I think, like a lot of money.
- [56:45]
Madison Keys
I think you're gambling.
- [56:48]
Desiree Krafczyk
And now he has a new translator which was with another player on the team. But do I think he needs a translator? He speaks decent English, but I'm sure it helps to have a translator because, you know, can get tricky. But I don't. I mean, clearly it's working.
- [57:07]
Jess Pegula
Well. People think that it's now like this meme thing every time he talks, like, does he actually need the translator or he's just like pretending he does because of what happened with the translator.
- [57:19]
Desiree Krafczyk
Right.
- [57:20]
Jess Pegula
Going to jail, like it's a whole thing. I'm sure a lot of people that are listening have heard about this story.
- [57:25]
Jenny Brady
Yeah.
- [57:26]
Desiree Krafczyk
Yeah.
- [57:27]
Jess Pegula
It's a pretty big story. No, I think he could Google Translate. I think he could do both. It seems like after games I feel.
- [57:35]
Jenny Brady
Like he doesn't need a full time translator.
- [57:37]
Jess Pegula
He doesn't know, like. Yeah, but I've heard that he, like, he has so many fans in Japan that people like to hear him talking in Japanese, which is fine. But I feel like he should do. He should do both more.
- [57:48]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [57:51]
Madison Keys
I don't have any thoughts or feelings.
- [57:53]
Jenny Brady
Maddie's like, who's Ohtani?
- [57:57]
Madison Keys
But also, I only speak one language. So if someone who can speak another language wants a translator, like, go for it, bro.
- [58:09]
Jenny Brady
Yeah, true.
- [58:10]
Jess Pegula
Yeah. You can kind of do whatever he wants. Yeah, yeah.
- [58:13]
Desiree Krafczyk
Good question.
- [58:16]
Madison Keys
Who was it?
- [58:17]
Jenny Brady
That was Brillery Clinton. Okay, thanks everyone for your fan questions. Make sure you drop us a question for next week's episode and please leave us a rating and review. It helps people find out about the podcast and don't forget to watch us on the players box YouTube page. And if you want to ask us a question outside of Instagram, you can email us@theplayersboxpodmail.com okay, thanks everyone, for tuning in, and we'll catch up with you next week.