48 | Wimbledon Week Two & Wedding Stories

Summary

The Player's Box – Episode 48 Summary

Title: Wimbledon Week Two & Wedding Stories
Date: July 14, 2026
Hosts: Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, Jennifer Brady, Desirae Krawczyk

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Overview of the Episode

This lively episode of The Player’s Box offers listeners a courtside pass to the tennis season’s hottest topics and the personal lives of its hosts. The group—pros Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, Jennifer Brady, and Desirae Krawczyk—recap the dramatic second week of Wimbledon 2026, dissect the extraordinary performances, and share their own tournament journeys. As a bonus, the conversation turns to wedding season, where the hosts reveal hilarious and heartfelt stories from their own nuptials and invite listeners to share their wildest wedding tales.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Unforced Errors of the Week

Time: 00:54–08:30

• Madison Keys’ “Winner”: Maddie breaks with tradition—"I actually don't have an unforced error. I'm gonna say I have a winner. I got home super early...did laundry and was totally settled in by dinner time. So love that for me." (01:18)
• Desirae’s Car Mishap: Recaps a tense moment with a reckless motorcyclist in London, leaving her rental car lightly damaged (02:08). Bonus tip: Jenny’s “rubbing compound” for fixing minor car dents.
• Jenny’s Scheduling Meltdown: Jenny struggles to coordinate next week’s filming, amid confusion about dates and times while also distracted playing Call of Duty (05:53). “Yeah, I'm clearly a little...still flustered about it.” (06:37)
• Jess’s Homecoming Disaster: Jess’s dog Maybelline gets carsick and then has a bout of home-wrecking diarrhea upon Jess’s return from London. “Probably went maybe 15 times inside the house...It was very bad.” (06:49)
  • Notable: “Literally the first night being in, I woke up to Taylor dragging a rug out of the bedroom. It smelled and I was like, oh.” – Jess (07:38)
• Winner of the Week: Unanimous agreement—Jess wins the “unforced error” competition for dealing with 15+ canine accidents.
  • “That's a lot of poo.” – Jenny (08:41)
  • “It was just coming out like lava.” – Maddie (08:47)

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2. Wimbledon 2026 Recap & Tennis Headlines

Time: 10:00–16:56 (Pre-Final) & 21:16–35:45 (Post-Final)

• Live Wimbledon Update: Coverage as the Sinner vs. Djokovic semifinal concludes.
  • “Yannick just won, by the way. 4, 4 and 4.” – Jess (11:30)
• Desirae’s Run: Lost in R2 of doubles and QF of mixed, but positives in playing on iconic Court 3.
• Maddie’s Wimbledon Highlight: Played for the first time on Centre Court—“Undefeated on center court. Love that.” (12:39)
  • She predicts Linda Noskova will win the women’s title: “She's so good...she's winning Wimbledon. Like, it's fine. I promise you.” (27:52)
• Jess’s Run: Lost to Coco Gauff in a tight match. They discuss Gauff's subsequent wild match against Muchova, including a marathon tiebreak.
• Unique Wimbledon Experiences:
  • The hosts rave about Centre Court’s walk-on experience: “They open the doors so the fans outside the court can see you walk onto center court. I think it’s really cool.” – Maddie (15:41)
  • “I was thinking it would be a cool picture...of me and Coco walking out at the same time. Like that would be a cool picture to...frame.” – Jess (16:34)

Surprise of the Tournament:

• Arthur Fery, British wildcard, surges to the semis.
  • “He's gonna be like 36 in the world now...Tennis is so crazy. One tournament and you're in everything. You're almost seeded.” – Maddie (18:27)

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Finals Recap & Analysis

Time: 21:16–35:45

Women's Final – Linda Noskova vs. Karolina Muchova

• Noskova Takes the Title:

  • “I watched after the first set...it was really impressive—to have the match points, not convert, and then come back and win the third.” – Maddie (22:16)
  • The standout story: Noskova reportedly took a bathroom break, stared at the trophy, and reset mentally. “She went and she stared at the trophy. Wow, that’s like looking dead straight at what you want.” – Maddie (22:47)
  • “She said, ‘I splashed water on my face and told myself it was a new match. We were starting over.’...That’s hard to do.” – Jess (23:08)
  • Muchova’s resilience and “flashy” playing style under pressure highlighted.

• Emotional Moments:

  • Hosts discuss the emotional post-match with both Noskova and Muchova showing rare vulnerability: “You could tell that the moment—they couldn't escape the moment, which I thought was very sweet.” – Jess (27:24)
  • Context: Two Czech women contesting the final—the first Grand Slam final of its kind since 2017.

Men's Final – Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Zverev

• Back-to-Back for Sinner:
  • “Congrats to Yannick taking another Wimbledon title. He won it last year, right?...Back to back.” – Jess (30:44)
  • “He’s held 87 consecutive times against Zverev, who’s...one of the best returners.” – Maddie (30:51)
• Technical Analysis:
  • Extended discussion on Sinner’s improved serve—credits coaching change and modeling after John Isner.
  • “We need to improve your serve. Pick someone to watch and copy their serve...He watched John Isner and was like, 'Okay, got it.'” – Maddie (31:52)
  • Zverev challenges and setback—hyperextended knee impacting his serve.
• Tennis Talent Pipeline:
  • The hosts marvel at the Czech tennis system: “They’re so good at tennis. Men and women...they’re all like really well-rounded players...great hands.” – Maddie (20:49)

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3. Weddings: Behind the Scenes & Wild Stories

Time: 40:53–51:15

• Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Wedding Reaction

  • Jess and Des discuss rumors and reality of the wedding, sharing Swifty theories.
  • “It is weird to think Taylor Swift is married...she’s been dreaming about her, like, singing about it, and you hear all about these breakups—and then...” – Jess (39:23)

• Hosts' Own Wedding Tales

  • Jess’s Wedding: Admits guest list was toughest—family pressures, differing expectations. “My funny story...I vomited in the hotel hallway. The one thing they tell you for weddings: make sure you eat. I did not eat. I literally don’t know if I ate one thing...I got hammered.” (43:53)
    • “...Taylor’s downstairs at the bar eating peanuts and, like, drinking a beer.” – Jenny (45:02)
  • Maddie’s Wedding: Smaller guest list (~99), “My dream was Vegas with Elvis...quickly axed.” Venue and catering described fondly: “The margarita at cocktail hour—I still dream about that.” (47:08)
  • Food & Traditions: Cookie table, olive oil cake, guests raving about the flowers and overall relaxed vibes.

• Weddings: Favorite Moments

  • “When the bride walks down the aisle—everyone gets so emotional. I cried.” – Jenny (49:51)
  • “I love looking at the groom to see if he sheds a tear.” – Desiree (50:16)

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4. Fans' Wild Wedding Stories

Time: 53:31–60:22

• Disasters and Comedy:
  • Champagne tower collapse: “Someone bumped into it, the entire thing got smashed.” – Maddie (53:38)
  • Bachelor party gone wrong: “One of our best friends ended up in a Mexican jail.” (54:25)
  • Minister using the wrong name during blessing: Relating to the famous Friends “Rachel” wedding moment.
  • Farm wedding pig fiasco: “The pig tripped the bride.” – Madison (55:42)
  • Four-hour elevator trap: “My sister was four hours late to her wedding because her and my mom were stuck in the elevator.” (56:15)
  • Mother-in-law wore white to rehearsal dinner; debate over guest attire and etiquette ensues.
  • Controversial: “His sister slept in our room that night.” All unanimously agree, “Weird!” (60:06)

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5. Who Am I? & Fan Q&A

Time: 61:02–64:37

• Who Am I? Tennis Edition:
  • Previous answer: Matteo Berrettini. “Matteo is how we like it.” – Jess (61:35)
  • New clues from Des: “Her cool demeanor is her secret weapon. She enjoys wrestling, and volunteered in Tanzania.”
• Fan Question: If WTA had a talent show, who would win and what would they do?
  • Marta’s gymnastic skills, Mohova’s music, Jess’s (joking) MMA/karate, Maddie’s furniture-moving prowess.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It was just coming out like lava.” – Maddie, on Jess’s dog’s disastrous homecoming (08:47)
• “Undefeated on center court. Love that.” – Maddie (12:39)
• “I went to the bathroom, stared at the trophy and told myself it was a new match.”—Jess paraphrasing Noskova’s championship mindset (23:08)
• “The last time two country women played in the finals of a Grand Slam was in 2017 when Maddie and Sloane played.” – Jenny (28:06)
• “We got married in Kiewa river by the Dunlin, just outside of Charleston...my flowers—I definitely went over budget...was worth it.” – Maddie (47:11)
• “If you ever question the color of your dress...it’s too light and too close to white. Don’t do it.” – Maddie on wedding guest fashion (58:08)
• “His sister slept in our room that night.” – from a fan story. Universally—“Weird.” (60:06)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Unforced Errors of the Week: 00:54–08:30
• Wimbledon & Tennis Headlines: 10:00–16:56 (Pre-Final), 21:16–35:45 (Post-Final)
• Wimbledon Finals Recap: 21:16–35:45
• Weddings & Wedding Stories: 40:53–51:15
• Fan Wedding Stories: 53:31–60:22
• Who Am I? & Q&A: 61:02–64:37

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Recap & Closing Thoughts

This episode delightfully balances tennis insight, personal chemistry, and humor—offering listeners both expert commentary on Wimbledon’s thrills and the relatable chaos of wedding season. Memorable for its open, unfiltered anecdotes (from tennis to bridesmaids), it’s a must-listen for fans eager to get inside the minds of their favorite players, both on and off the court.

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Transcript

[Jess Bagula]

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[Madison Keys]

This is the players box.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the players box. I'm Desiree Kravchick alongside Jenny Brady, Madison Keys and Jess Bagula. Thank you to Amazon Health AI for sponsoring this episode. Healthcare just got less painful. As always, a friendly reminder to please give our podcast five stars and subscribe on YouTube. Let's get into our unforced error of the week. Maddie.

[Madison Keys]

I actually don't have an unforced error. I'm gonna say I have a winner. I got home super early the other day and had groceries waiting for me. I unpacked all of my clothes. I did laundry and was totally settled in by dinner time. So love that for me taking that as a win.

[Jess Bagula]

Great.

[Desiree Kravchick]

That was amazing. Yet here I am with all my 12 suitcases.

[Madison Keys]

Do you want to go next?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Should I add my suitcases not being unpacked? I had a couple actually this week. Well, first I was in a car, so taking Jenny's spot in this one.

[Jess Bagula]

Wow.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I was driving to downtown and I was. You know how some motorcyclists, they trying to go between cars and there was a standstill like of row of cars and I was about to turn right. So then a motorcycle came in between us, clipped the side of my rental car. And as he was going, he looks back and then I honked and I was like, what the hell? And then he looked back and then he kept going and I was like, well, I'm never gonna find this guy because we were. He was obviously going somewhere and yeah, but I ended up turning right and I saw that he was pulled over to the side and I was like, what the hell? Like, what happened? And he was like, I was like, can you just check the car? Cause I was still in drive and then I was gonna pull over, but I was still in a driving lane. There was nowhere to pull over. So he's like, no, it's fine. Like, I'm fine, I'm fine. And I was like, well, let me check my car. He left as I was trying to get out of my car and look at it. But luckily there was not that much of a damage. It was just like a little dent and a mark. But then I didn't know what to do because I didn't get his license plate or anything, so.

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, my gosh.

[Madison Keys]

Ye.

[Jenny Brady]

So, but hit and run?

[Madison Keys]

I mean.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, but Leslie wasn't.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, but does hit him?

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

No. How did I hit him?

[Madison Keys]

Well, were you like, like still in the lane?

[Desiree Kravchick]

No, no, I was still.

[Jenny Brady]

He was like. He drove past her.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, I was in the lane and then there was standstill cars on the side parked. And as I was going, he was trying to go between us and he clipped my car. And it wasn't my fault. I didn't turn anywhere.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. But then I was going straight and

[Madison Keys]

then he was like, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. It's like, okay, but you hit me.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Wait, hang on.

[Jess Bagula]

You hit me.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, but luckily I've also dented a car before in pass. And Jenny bought this turtle wax thing

[Jenny Brady]

for me rubbing compound.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I'm gonna use that.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

So that was my unforced error. Quite a. Quite a day.

[Jess Bagula]

Gosh. Oh, Jenny, that's terrible. Wow.

[Jenny Brady]

Well, could be worse though. Speaking of cars, have you ever.

[Madison Keys]

No, I thought you had another.

[Jenny Brady]

No, I was gonna say, have you ever been driving and had to sneeze?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

And like, yeah, yeah. Like, is that not like. I don't know. I was going down 95 and I had to sneeze and I was in the left lane and there was a big like 18 wheeler truck next to me or. And I was like sneezing. I was like, but like, how to keep my eyes open?

[Desiree Kravchick]

You can't keep your eyes open when you sneeze.

[Jenny Brady]

I know, I know. So I was so scared that I was gonna wreck the car. But no, my unforced error is, is that yesterday we were trying to figure out a time to film next week and DEZ said, what about Tuesday? And then I'm like, I didn't see that text. And I said, oh, I'm actually taking the bright line on that day. And then Maddie was like, you're taking it on Thursday? And I said, and I Liked the message. I was like, yeah, I am taking on Thursday. And then. And then I was like, wait, why did she send that message? Like, she knows I'm taking it on Thursday. And then I scrolled up and I saw DEZ had said Tuesday. And then I was like, oh, okay, sorry. And then, you know, say, oh. And then it was too early for Des. And then I said, okay, on Thursday next week. And then Maddie corrected me and was like, no, it's on Wednesday. And so then I got frustrated and, yeah, I kept messing up the time. I mean, the day. Not the time, but the day for filming for next week. So we're going to be filming on Wednesday at 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

[Jess Bagula]

Lock it in.

[Jenny Brady]

Pacific Standard Time. Desire. Lock it in.

[Jess Bagula]

I didn't even know that you were having a big meltdown about that.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, it's because we were playing Call of Duty. We were playing and I was texting the group conversation for me and. Yeah, I know. I was like, oh, whatever. Yeah, well, yeah, it was just me and Maddie basically texting.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

So,

[Jenny Brady]

yeah, I'm clearly a little. Still flustered about it. Jess, do you want to go ahead

[Jess Bagula]

and say, oh, my God, you're so flustered. I'm so confused why you're so flustered about it.

[Desiree Kravchick]

We got it sorted. Just be there.

[Jess Bagula]

Anyways, mine, I would say mine is probably. I got back from London and my dog decided to puke in the car on the way to pick me up. And then she had horrible diarrhea for the next 24 hours. Probably went maybe 15 times inside the house. Like, it was. It was bad. Oh, no, it was bad. It was very bad. And so then I had to take. I was going to take her to the vet anyways because it's just. I have a couple days before I get busy. So I was like, okay, I'm just going to try and get her in. So it worked out fine. But it was pretty bad for, like, we got through last night, though. That was good. But literally the first night being in, I literally woke up to Taylor dragging a rug out of the bedroom and it smelled and I was like, oh. I was like, no, she's still going. It was like. I don't even know what time it was. It was so bad. And then he went and slept on the couch and then she just went all over. It was bad.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, my God, what a welcome home.

[Jenny Brady]

Poor Mabel.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, yeah, Maybelline.

[Jenny Brady]

And it was her birthday, July 4th.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, she's the 4th of July. She's a year old. Pooping. All over the house. Still getting better.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Bowel movement.

[Jenny Brady]

Still needs a diaper.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. She got some stuff, though. Poor thing. I don't know how there's anything left, but she was. Anyways.

[Desiree Kravchick]

All right, who won? Unforced error,

[Jess Bagula]

I think Jess. I would say me or Dez.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, I'm gonna say you. I'm not. 15 times or.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, that's a lot of poo.

[Jess Bagula]

It was bad.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Vomit in the car.

[Jess Bagula]

It was just coming out. Oh, my God, it was so bad.

[Madison Keys]

It's coming out like lava.

[Jess Bagula]

And it's so hot, so they get so dehydrated, and it's just like this cycle of just. It's rough.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Okay, well, you do, like, cut her off from water, too.

[Jess Bagula]

I have to, because it's like if she drinks too much water, you know how it, like, kind of makes it worse? Yeah, in a way. Yeah. So it's like I have to balance the water intake, but then she's dehydrated, and I'm just like. I don't know what to do.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Give her some electrolytes.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, yeah, I tried to. Sometimes I give them a little coconut water, which helps.

[Jenny Brady]

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[Jess Bagula]

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[Jenny Brady]

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[Jess Bagula]

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[Desiree Kravchick]

Well, obviously wanted to go further, but, yeah, we lost in the second round to the girls who are actually in the semis right now, so I feel better about myself. Played mixed as well. We lost in the quarters with Neil Skepski. Um, he struggled on that Court three. He's like, I haven't won a breaker in, like, three matches on this court. I hate court three. But it's like the one that overlooks where you can. Where player dining is. And it's actually a really. It's a cool court to look over and also play on. But, yeah, wimby. I mean, obviously it's Wimbledon. It's still nice to be at and play and compete, but obviously wanted to

[Jess Bagula]

go further, but yeah, Yannick just won, by the way. 4, 4 and 4.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Wow.

[Jess Bagula]

So it's him and Zverev in the finals. Wow. Interesting.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Who's gonna win that,

[Jess Bagula]

Yannick? Sasha's serving really well, though. They were showing a lot of his serving stats and. Yeah, serving really well. Um, who. Anyone else have any recap, Maddie, anything to share?

[Madison Keys]

I am. I was pretty happy with how Wimbledon went down. I finished the match, and I was like, I think NOS is gonna win the tournament.

[Desiree Kravchick]

So.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah, we shall see. We don't know totally for certain yet because we are filming before the final. But, I mean, she's so good, as Jess also knows from a couple weeks ago. But yeah, I mean, tough match, and I got to play in center for the first time, which was fun.

[Jenny Brady]

So.

[Madison Keys]

Undefeated on center court. Love that.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Love that.

[Jenny Brady]

Wow.

[Madison Keys]

That's a win.

[Jenny Brady]

It's a great stat to have.

[Madison Keys]

Never put me out there again.

[Jenny Brady]

I'm a die on that hill.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, you never want to be on that court ever again. Just put me on court one. I'm undefeated on center.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Jess, yours.

[Jess Bagula]

Did you. Yeah, mine was good. I mean, Coco and I had a really close match. Like, had so many chances in the second set, but she played some really good points and served well. I felt like on. On some big points. And then the third set, she played really well. I mean, it was. It was really close. And then obviously, she had that crazy match against Mahova yesterday, which I didn't actually watch, but I got plenty of updates. And then I went and saw a lot of the highlights of, like, the crazy points that they had, especially in the tie break. Crazy.

[Desiree Kravchick]

The diving volley breaker.

[Madison Keys]

I was from Mukova. No, there was. There were insane volleys. The first one that she made, she must have hit, like, the very outside of the line, but it was the lowest volley you've ever seen. And it was like, from that moment on, the tennis just got insane.

[Jess Bagula]

And was that the one where she looked like she hit the ground? She literally, like, shoveled.

[Madison Keys]

She, like, almost like dove slash.

[Jess Bagula]

It was like, stabbed it. It was so. It was Crazy.

[Madison Keys]

As soon as she hit it, I looked up your. And I was like, oh, my God, did she make that? And then it just proceeded to get more insane. And it was like the most intense tiebreaker. I was like pacing and sweating and I was like. I mean, I'm like, not. You texted us in this match. And I was like, I'm dying.

[Jenny Brady]

I mean, it's just like crazy.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, my gosh. I saw she was. Mukava was up. Mova was up.4 1 in the breaker 3. That's the last I saw. And then I didn't know the. Yeah, and then you updated us and I was like, oh, my Gosh, what's happening?

[Jess Bagula]

10 point tiebreakers are just like.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, it's long, but it's also so long.

[Jess Bagula]

It was like a 20 minute tie break. They said it was 18 minutes long,

[Jenny Brady]

but you could be down 7, 3 and still. Yeah, I just, you know, so weird.

[Madison Keys]

The three extra points feels like it's a. It's like seven extra games.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

It's like almost like set. I mean, it's half a set.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah, I guess.

[Jess Bagula]

That's crazy.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Maddie, do you like how on center how you walk out together? I feel like that's. They kind of do it on one. Not really. You kind of just like walk out. But do you, like, on center court how they make you walk out or try to make you walk out, like at the same time standing next to each other? I thought it was kind of cool. And they don't really announce you. I like how they do that.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, they don't announce you.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

And I think it's cool how they open the doors so that the fans outside the court can see you walk onto center court. I think it's really cool.

[Jess Bagula]

I think it's really cool how they did that. Like, the guys, like, stand, they like arm the door and then they kind of swing it open at the same time. And like, you have this grand entrance with your opponent. But yeah, I thought it was so cool how they don't announce and you just kind of walk out onto this really pretty grass court and everyone starts cheering. But I thought that was really cool.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, it's so different compared to every other tournament. Whereas, yeah, where it's usually one by one, the higher seed, higher ranked player is always second. And then as a fan, you always just see, like the last couple steps as, you know, you make your way onto the court as opposed to like the whole kind of tunnel and walkway that you go through. Very different.

[Jess Bagula]

I was thinking it would Be a cool picture. Like, I wish I'm sure I could find it, but I'm sure there's a picture of like me and Coco walking out at the same time. Like that would be a cool picture to like frame, like have a cool frame in your house of.

[Madison Keys]

If you could get one from the outside where you can like see through the doors and everything.

[Desiree Kravchick]

That is cool.

[Madison Keys]

That would be really cool.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Well, it's an. A very unique walk on.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. It was something different that none the. None of the other tournaments do. Another huge surprise of this Wimbledon was Arthur Ferry, the first British wild card to make the semifinals. He lost this morning against spare of. But I watched a lot of his matches. I don't really even know how or why, but he was just always coming back and winning in five sets. But he was playing incredible. And I kind of knew before that he was like a bit of a grass court specialist. So I wasn't that surprised when he won a couple rounds. But then obviously winning going into the semis was pretty wild. He played at Stanford and Yeah, he

[Desiree Kravchick]

did well at Queens as well though a couple weeks before. He had a couple good wins. But he was down two sets to one in a few of his matches. What he played Zizou Burgs? He was down a lot or. Yeah, a lot in that. And then I think. I can't remember his first round in Gregor.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

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Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But just riding that adrenaline rush too. There was one point because Craig used to coach him when he was younger. He stopped playing for a little bit and just wanted to see what he wanted to do and thought about quitting tennis. But it's crazy how one tournament can change.

[Jess Bagula]

And I think he grew up and went to school like right down the street.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

So that's pretty cool.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Like 10 minutes away from Wimbledon. Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

And I think they said he's. He's gonna be like 36 in the world now.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Nuts. Tennis is like his whole year just changed.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah. Tennis is so crazy. One tournament and you're in everything. You're almost seated. Yeah, crazy.

[Jenny Brady]

Depending on which tournament it is.

[Desiree Kravchick]

And then you have mandatories.

[Jess Bagula]

Right.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Are you. If it's a certain ranking threshold. Right.

[Madison Keys]

I don't know.

[Desiree Kravchick]

What are you mandated to play? Oh, okay.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, maybe. I don't know if they. How they do that with someone hitting a ranking.

[Madison Keys]

I can barely keep the W.

[Jenny Brady]

I'm not doing WTA robot today, guys. Like, I'm not.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I just thought. I just assumed that for. For ATP and WTA that you'd mandated if you're like at least top 50 to play certain tournaments. That's what I thought.

[Jenny Brady]

You know what they say about assuming it makes a out of you and me.

[Desiree Kravchick]

That's true.

[Jess Bagula]

So does anyone have any picks now that we know the finals and Noskovo or is Verif center? I mean, I'm gonna go center.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I think Naskova's gonna win.

[Jess Bagula]

I think Naskova is gonna win center and move over.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I. I want center to win. So let's hope he wins.

[Madison Keys]

I think. Yeah, I mean, I think, I think Naskova is gonna win, but I also think it's gonna be a really good match.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

The chat.

[Madison Keys]

They're both, they're both so talented.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Check him out.

[Madison Keys]

The checks on grass.

[Jess Bagula]

It's insane.

[Desiree Kravchick]

They're just producing so many players every single year.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

What's in the water?

[Jess Bagula]

They're so good at tennis.

[Madison Keys]

They're so good.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

They're so men and women. There's always some. And then it's flooded with juniors. Yeah, you see juniors and they're like, oh yeah, they nine young Czech players that are unbelievable. And you're like, where, where do they coming from?

[Jess Bagula]

And it's not a very big country and they just like. And they're good in singles and doubles. I mean, how many good check players in doubles as well over the last.

[Madison Keys]

Like, they're all, they're all like really well rounded players where it's like, it's like they're all, they're all court players. They have great hands. They know how to do so many different things.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I know all of it.

[Madison Keys]

Do you guys just like, how do you just keep creating champions?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Tell us your secret.

[Madison Keys]

It really, it really is this.

[Jess Bagula]

I mean it's cool, but.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

I can't believe there's gonna be another. Another check winner. All right, so we are here on the Sunday after both of the men's and women's Wimbledon finals to do a little quick recap. We had Linda Noskova who ended up taking the title, and Yannick Sinner on the men's side. So why don't we start with the women's final? Because there was a lot of drama with that. Did anyone get to watch after the first set?

[Desiree Kravchick]

I watched from five. No, from three. Two in the second set. And then. Yeah, and then five, two. And then I know she had the five match points, but I thought, I didn't think much of a. Played as well as she probably wanted to. And I think Naskova is. Was running with it. But then towards the end she did Get a little tentative, of course, as you're gonna be in your first final, Grand Slam final.

[Jess Bagula]

I'm amazed that she came back and won it in the third. Yeah, that's just, like, incredible.

[Madison Keys]

I watched after the first set. I think I saw the rest of the match and I was, yeah, like you said, it was really impressive to have to have the match points in like a routine match and then not get them and then get to the, you know, change the third set. And apparently she took a tie break. Like when she took the break, the toilet break, she went and she stared at the trophy.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, no way.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, I saw that. She said, reading that, and she was like, I want to take the big one.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah, that is so, like when. When she went to the bathroom, she just, like, stared at the trophy and I was like, wow, that's like looking dead straight at what you want.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. Like she wasn't trying to.

[Desiree Kravchick]

To hide some motivation right there.

[Jess Bagula]

No.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

I thought it was cool to hear, like, her post match thoughts about, like, what Maddie said. She's like, I went to the bathroom, I just told myself, like, I splashed water on my face and that it was a new match and we were starting over and I was like, wow, that's like, that's hard to do. So it was more impressive. It was more impressive how she did it than if she would have won two and two. Cause I think she was up six two, five two. Yeah, she had a few points on return, literally didn't win a game, lost the second set, 7 5, and then was able to jump out quickly in the third because she reset so well. But that was. Yeah, that was wild and obvious. And honestly too, I think Mukova as well, she tends to play really well when she's behind. Like, she comes back a lot because she plays really well, like flashy, that all of a sudden, like when she gets really loose or maybe, I don't know, she's just like, screw this, I'm losing. It can go, like, really fast. And I feel like Linda has a big game too. So, like, yeah, she hits one double fault or like, maybe misses two balls and the next thing you know, it's only one break. Like, oh, shoot.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, I felt like Mukava couldn't really play her game in a way because she was trying to come into the net, but Naskova was trying to push her back a lot. And I feel like. Well, when I was watching the second set, it seemed like Mukovo wasn't dictating enough and she looked a little bit more Tentative. And then once she got back to 3, 5, she started loosening up and hitting her forehand a little bit more and getting into the points. And you can tell she was kind of getting a little bit of momentum.

[Madison Keys]

I feel like part of that is it might have looked like Mukava wasn't playing as well as she wanted to, but also Naskova was playing so well, and she hit such a big ball, and she dictates so much that she wasn't giving much of a. Any opportunity to play how she wanted. And then Naskova gets a little bit tight and the miles per hour maybe drops slightly, and then all of a sudden, Mukava can do all the things that she's great at. So I felt like it was really interesting to kind of watch them both, like, play really well at different times, kind of, because the other one's game was not matching up how they wanted it to against each other. It seemed like it was like multiple matches all within one match. And then when. Yeah, when Naskova was talking about her mom in the bald, I was sobbing.

[Jess Bagula]

I didn't see it live, but I saw the clip afterwards and I was like, oh, my God. Like, I know. I don't know. It was just so sweet, like, when she went to her box, and I feel like it always is, but, yeah, I think I read too, that her mom never got to see her play main draw Wimbledon.

[Desiree Kravchick]

She wanted to, and she.

[Jess Bagula]

She wanted to come. Yeah, yeah. And she. I don't think she ever quite did by the time she was in the main draw. And so I was just like, wow, what a. Like, an incredible story. And then, like, Martinez up there, average,

[Madison Keys]

like, I mean, she was bal.

[Jess Bagula]

Like, who's just like the top tier tennis player, but also like, check. And I just was like, this is too much. Like, it's too much going on. This is so. It was emotional.

[Madison Keys]

It was super, super funny because at one point in the. I think it was the. Maybe it was the third set. I forget when it was, but Martina was sitting next to Princess Kate, and Mukova hit this tweener in the middle of the point and ended up losing the point. But it was like, sick shot. And the Princess is, like, laughing and loving it. She's like, oh, this is amazing. And Martina is just like, she shouldn't have done that. They had such different reactions to the point. It was so funny.

[Jess Bagula]

I also think, too, the Czechs aren't known for being very emotional. So to see, like, Linda be emotional from winning. And then also Carolina in her acceptance speech Be emotional. I thought that made it more emotional because you usually don't see that type of. In genuine reaction from them. Yeah, it was like just so genuine and like. Yeah. Vulnerable. And you could tell that like the moment that they couldn't escape the moment, which I thought was very sweet.

[Desiree Kravchick]

And it's history for both of them. I mean, they're both check. Players playing in the final. Wimbledon.

[Jess Bagula]

Like, I mean, checks on grass, man. Like.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I mean, you had a. Yeah. You played Linda in what?

[Jess Bagula]

Maddie and I both took Elsa.

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, yeah.

[Madison Keys]

And yeah, I lost around Wimbledon. Like, she's winning Wimbledon.

[Jess Bagula]

In hindsight, like, yeah. You're like, oh, it wasn't a bad loss. Like, we had a good scoreline. We didn't get the win. But she won Wimbledon. So like, what? Basically we could have won Wimbledon.

[Madison Keys]

Literally walked off the court, was walking to press, and everyone was like, oh, I'm so sorry. Like, are you so bummed? And I was like, no, guys, she's winning Wimbledon. Like, it's fine. I promise you. She's holding the trophy on Saturday.

[Jenny Brady]

One little stat. The last time two country women played in the finals of a Grand Islam was in 2017 when Maddie and so Sloan played. So.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh,

[Jenny Brady]

that's my little fun fact.

[Jess Bagula]

Okay, well, moving on. Jenny, maybe you can commentate more. Commentate. Comment more on Sinner.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Since I know you love him. Winning slams.

[Madison Keys]

Another one.

[Jenny Brady]

No, actually, I did watch a little bit of that match and the point before match point in the fourth set was the point of the match. I don't know if anybody else was watching. It was like.

[Madison Keys]

Was it like. It was like 26 ball rally or something?

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. And then Zverev hit a drop shot and then Sinner ran up and like slid and hit like an angle drop shot back. And it was like just absolutely disgusting. And it was like these guys were sliding on the grass court. Like they were playing on clay.

[Jess Bagula]

It was like dirty. I don't understand. Yannick, like, literally is just skating around.

[Jenny Brady]

I'm like too.

[Jess Bagula]

It's crazy. I don't get it. Like, are they wearing different shoes? Like, I don't. I'm soaking clay courts.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Do you think they're used.

[Jess Bagula]

They don't understand.

[Madison Keys]

Figure out how to like, like get your. No, they're using grass shoes.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Are they using something that's so worn out or are they using something that's so. Like a brand new shoe?

[Jenny Brady]

No, they're using.

[Madison Keys]

They're using the same shoes that we're

[Jenny Brady]

not wearing special shoes.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I mean, I mean, like Are they using a new shoe every single match, or is it something that's so worn out that they have the ability to slide?

[Jenny Brady]

I don't know. Ask him.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Towards the center.

[Madison Keys]

Sinner cleaned his one pair of shoes so he clearly, like, rewore it.

[Desiree Kravchick]

The ones he let in.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah, yeah. So, like, it's the same. I don't understand how they keep their foot so light on the grass that it doesn't stop.

[Desiree Kravchick]

No. Ah, no.

[Madison Keys]

The only time I've split on grass was an accident.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, 100%. I think that they must be sliding. They must be so, like, kind of explosive that it's like the force through the ground is getting them to slide because I don't know how else they do that. But anyways, congrats to Yannick taking another Wimbledon title. He won it last year, right?

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, yeah. Back to back.

[Jess Bagula]

Back to back.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

No big deal.

[Desiree Kravchick]

They did their little champions dinner.

[Madison Keys]

Sinner has held 87 consecutive times against

[Desiree Kravchick]

Zverev, who's like, that's an insane.

[Madison Keys]

Arguably one of the best returners.

[Jess Bagula]

He's also, like, 7ft tall and he's so long. I don't know how you even hit nace against him. Like, I don't know how that's even possible.

[Madison Keys]

Because Sinner also didn't get broken by Novak, who, like, is the greatest retarder.

[Jess Bagula]

Did you hear Novak's comment? He was like, not anymore or something.

[Desiree Kravchick]

No, I didn't hear that.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, they said something about the center

[Desiree Kravchick]

changed to serve a little bit from last year.

[Jess Bagula]

His serve is so good. I think one of the best, like, in most improved shots. Like, we should have this, like, most improved shot on tour. They should give awards. Sinner serve. His serve is a joke. His wide serve on the AD side is insane. And every time I watch him, I'm like, oh. Like, I know that's his favorite serve. And, you know, it's like, kind of low percentage, like, there. You always think, oh, there's no way he's going for it again. Just like, hits an ace every time. I don't understand. Like, how did your serve get so much better?

[Madison Keys]

I thought it was pretty crazy because I think Darren. I think I heard Darren talking about it when he first started with Yannick. And, like, one of the big things was like, we need to improve your serve. That's your thing, basically. Like, pick someone to watch and then just try to copy their serve. And he watched John Isner and was just like, okay, got it.

[Desiree Kravchick]

That's my guy.

[Madison Keys]

And then from there, I mean, average surf yeah. And then it's like, it's. It's crazy that when you're at the top of the game or you're, you know, one of the three at the top of the game to, like, keep improving and being willing to change things when you're, you know, holding 87 consecutive times against people and someone comes in is like, yeah, we should make a tweak. The fact that he's like, yeah, okay, no problem.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Crazy. It's.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But that's what makes them so good, these top players. Like, they'll try and find every little tiny, like, 1% to make them better. And it's crazy because you would think, oh, I'm doing great. Why change anything? I'm winning Slams. Why change anything? But, yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. Now Zverev is ranked, too, so he overtakes Carlitos. Wow. And he. I also saw. He said he hopes that he's no longer the third guy. Any. Like, he's trying to get rid of that stigma of being the third guy. And hopefully this kind of helps, but

[Jess Bagula]

I think it's helping.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. And, I mean, he just won.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Winning a Grand Slam, too.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Finals of Wimbledon. Not bad.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. Honestly, I thought he was looking really

[Desiree Kravchick]

good first after he won the first set.

[Jenny Brady]

First set and second set, too. I mean, Sinner obviously stepped up his 7 6, right? Yeah, yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Breaker.

[Jenny Brady]

But then he, like, hyper extended his knee in the third, and.

[Jess Bagula]

Oh, yeah, I. I didn't watch, but I heard that he kind of slipped and it kind of. Everyone kind of said it. It kind of seemed like he got thrown off after that.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. And he said it affected his serve. He said he was moving fine, playing fine from the baseline and stuff, but, like, he couldn't really push off of his serve. And I mean, if he can't push

[Jess Bagula]

off his serve, like, he was also somebody that was serving incredibly well the entire tournament.

[Jenny Brady]

That. That's his.

[Jess Bagula]

That's a big deal.

[Jenny Brady]

Like, literally the reason why he got to the finals. So. But I don't know.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Should we talk about the ball? The Champions Ball.

[Jess Bagula]

Yes. Does. Taught. You can. You can lead the. Talk about the dance.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Well, every time.

[Jenny Brady]

It's his favorite.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Speaking of dance, Dancing with the Stars is starting this week.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Probe. Did you see that? Anyways, every year, Wimbledon hosts the Championship Ball, and the winners get to go to the event and the singles winner for men's and women dance with each other, which only happened recently. Again, like, the last few years. Because when I went to the Championship Ball, it was Rubak and Djokovic I don't remember them dancing, so I don't know if they brought it back or what. So I don't know if you guys saw the clip of Sinner and NASA.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, it was cute dancing.

[Madison Keys]

I thought they've always danced.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, I thought it was always a thing.

[Desiree Kravchick]

No, I know. It's definitely always a thing. I just don't remember them two dancing, if anything. Well, no, I think.

[Jenny Brady]

What were you doing at the ball?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Jazz. I was getting litty titty.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. So maybe. Maybe it was really cute. It was a cute moment.

[Desiree Kravchick]

And then he did a little spin. That was really cute.

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, yeah, I saw him do that last year with iga.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. It's always, like, so awkward, but I feel like Yannick does a good job of, like, making it kind of cute and funny because he's like, yeah, it's kind of awkward, but we also just won one woman, so let's just. Yeah, let's just have fun.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. Super cool. All right, well, we will let you guys get back to our original episode. Enjoy. What's on the schedule for everybody next. Next couple weeks, I think. Is anyone playing dc?

[Madison Keys]

I'm playing dc, Canada, Cincy, US Open.

[Jess Bagula]

Same for me.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Playing the first week. I just don't know which one. And then. Yeah, same schedule as you guys.

[Jess Bagula]

What would you be playing if you didn't play DC? What's the option?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Memphis.

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, nice.

[Desiree Kravchick]

250.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Tournament back in Memphis now. Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

Wow. Throwback.

[Taco Bell Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

I was going to say Memphis hasn't had the 250 in forever.

[Jess Bagula]

So long.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I don't think I've ever been to Memphis. I've been in Nashville.

[Madison Keys]

I know. I think the tournament would have been gone before you were for sure playing.

[Jess Bagula]

It was a long time ago, seems like.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But I thought playing that week instead of playing the week before U.S. open because there's a tournament in Monterey and then to fly there and then come back to US Open would just be a grind.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, it's a lot.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Plus double starts later the second year

[Jess Bagula]

of doing that at the U.S. open.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah. They just haven't confirmed which date, though, does.

[Jess Bagula]

And I know another hot topic for you, specifically you, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey getting married.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Guys, I hope she hears this.

[Madison Keys]

Do you want.

[Jess Bagula]

Do you want to give us your. Your overall thoughts because you're the Swifty here of the group.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

Okay.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I will say I didn't believe it when there were all the hints of her getting married at msg. I. I thought my theory was, oh, she's just Diverting everyone there and then having it somewhere else. But then as there were things going on and clues, I was like, she's doing it at msg. And then when everyone was like, oh, like, ac. All these people. Okay, a thousand guests. That's a lot of people. I will say that's a lot of people. I don't know if I would invite a thousand people, but. But anyways, happy for her.

[Jenny Brady]

Happy for these people.

[Desiree Kravchick]

You know, Let them have their moment.

[Jess Bagula]

I, too, thought it was, like, a diversion. I thought, like, it wasn't. Like, it was just a trick. She was gonna do something somewhere else. Then she definitely got married there.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, but there was a whole thing, for sure. They would give everyone a different, like, not clue, I guess, clue or. Or part of the invitation so it wasn't gonna get leaked.

[Jess Bagula]

They watermarked it.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

And then they give people QR codes as to where it is every. Like, every single week or every other day leading up to the wedding. Crazy. But, yeah, good for them. She got her fairy tale ending.

[Jess Bagula]

Jenny, any thoughts?

[Jenny Brady]

Great. I mean, I. There's not one thought in this brain.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, I know what the thought is.

[Jenny Brady]

What's the thought? I don't know. It was like, everybody under the sun, like, was invited.

[Desiree Kravchick]

It's like, yeah, it's fair. People do that.

[Jenny Brady]

Great for them. Hey, that's what they wanted.

[Jess Bagula]

I can't believe they got married. Like, they actually are married. Isn't that. I know when they first started dating, like, whatever, four years ago, I didn't

[Jenny Brady]

think it was gonna happen.

[Desiree Kravchick]

It is weird to think Taylor Swift is married.

[Jess Bagula]

That.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Whatever, Travis. But, like, her itself, I think is weird because she's been dreaming about her, like, singing about it, and you hear all about these breakups, and then.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, she's had, like, 20 exes or something.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Well, she found. I feel like she wanted a date.

[Madison Keys]

The only thing. The only thing I can remember from their relationship was, like, wasn't. Didn't she show up in, like, a box at the first football game? Like, wielder and, like, a cart? No, like, she was, like, hidden in a box or something. Oh, my gosh.

[Jess Bagula]

Wait, I don't remember that. But I do remember there was, like, rumors she was there and everyone was flipping out.

[Jenny Brady]

Well, yeah, it was like the Taylor Swift NFL gate. I was like, everyone even watch an NFL game anymore without seeing Taylor Swift.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Every time they pan to her. Every time they'd pan to her, and it's like, oh, my God. And then they had so many more fans because of her, which I think is pretty cool. But the. I mean, I'd be annoyed panning to her every single break they had or, like. Like, second.

[Madison Keys]

Well, they were.

[Jess Bagula]

She was also dating, like, a very famous player.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

On a. Huge. On a. On, like, the best team at the time. Like, they won the Super Bowl. Right. The first year they started dating, it was just, like. It was wild. And I can't believe. I can't believe they're actually married. That's so crazy. She ended up marrying the. The jock football player after all.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yep.

[Jess Bagula]

So funny.

[Madison Keys]

Okay, well, speaking of weddings, it is wedding season.

[Jess Bagula]

Well.

[Madison Keys]

And all of you have some weddings to attend this next couple of weeks. Busy, busy. But, Jess, your wedding. We know your mom, I think you've told us, was maybe a bit more involved in the wedding planning than you were, but definitely. What was your, like, favorite part of your wedding? Were you and Taylor planning it more, or was it more? Your mom was planning it. Any Bridezilla moments, least favorite moments? All of the above.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. I felt like the worst part was the guest list. That was, like, stressful because I, like. We did it traditionally where, like, my mom, my side of the family was basically, like, throwing the wedding. My parents have a lot of friends. They wanted a lot of people. Taylor didn't want anybody. I was, like, somewhere in between. So it was very hard to come to, like, this agreement on, like, what people you're going to invite, which is very difficult. Other than that, everything else was great. So fun was doing my tasting. I love doing the wedding tasting. We flew back up and, like, finalized a bunch of things and did our tasting.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Loved.

[Jess Bagula]

It was so much fun. The wedding itself was great. I had a blast. I was actually very relaxed. Nothing really stressed me out. Actually felt like I was so relaxed. And I would say that my funny story of my wedding was that I ended up vomiting in the hotel hallway. And so I. I don't know if I've already told this story. I don't. Did I tell it on the podcast? The one thing they tell you in your wedding, which I did not listen to, which everyone needs to listen to. Jenny does. Yes. You have to eat. I did not eat. Everyone starts coming up to me. Cheers. Let's have a drink. Let's do a shot. You're like, oh, great, fine, whatever. Sure. I literally don't know if I ate one thing at my wedding. I got hammered. I pretty much, like, blacked out towards the end. And then, like, we got married at the Biltmore in Asheville. So there's a lot of like, really long winding roads. That's like on a big kind of estate property. So it's like a 10 minute drive because you're going pretty slow. And so we got into this car, we drive back. I get horribly car sick. The lady at reception tells us that she asked for our ID to get into our wedding suite. And this is at like 1am and Taylor's in a suit and I'm in a wedding dress.

[Madison Keys]

And we were like, our id, like,

[Jess Bagula]

what are you talking about? Like, you know who we are.

[Madison Keys]

Just give us the key.

[Jess Bagula]

It was wild. I was just in the. I was spinning in the lobby. Like, literally, I was spinning like, so bad. It took like another 10 minutes to get up to the room. I didn't make it to the room. I vomited in the hallway. And I was like, if you would have gotten the room key a little bit faster, I would have made it. But I didn't. So that's what happens. So that was my funny story. But my wedding was great. It was so much fun. It goes by so fast. Just remember to eat. That's all I gotta say.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Wait.

[Jenny Brady]

So we all went back to the Biltmore and for like, the little after party, and me and Asia were hanging with Jesse's family, and we were like, where's Jess? And then it got out that, oh, apparently Jess puked in the. Like, on her way to the suite and Taylor's downstairs at the bar eating peanuts and, like, drinking a beer.

[Madison Keys]

That was funny.

[Jess Bagula]

So, yeah, and then the one. Yeah, my. One of my best friends, Bri, was able, though, to take off all my jewelry, make sure I didn't lose anything. Got me a trash can, like, tucked me in. I was like. I just remember vaguely waking up at one point in the night and Taylor was just sitting on a chair watching tv, eating popcorn. And I was just like, that's the only thing I really remember. And then the next day, it was pretty funny.

[Desiree Kravchick]

That's pretty good.

[Jess Bagula]

Maddie, what about your wedding? We all. I mean, we were there, so we know.

[Madison Keys]

You say. Everyone knows.

[Jess Bagula]

Moments, worst moments,

[Madison Keys]

Bridezilla favorite. I don't think I really had any Bridezilla moments. I was very. I was kind of like Taylor, where I was like, had originally said my dream wedding was to get married in Vegas by an Elvis impersonator. And that plan was quickly axed. It was like, no. I was like, oh, okay. People have to be there. Got it. So we didn't have that many people at our wedding, which is funny because Jess and I were talking about it. And I think Taylor and Bjorn were there too. And Jess and Taylor were like, oh my God, I can't imagine only having. We had like 99 people. And Jess and Taylor were like, oh my God, I would have been so freaked out if there were only 99 people. Like, thank God we had so many more.

[Jenny Brady]

And.

[Madison Keys]

And Bjorn and I were like, oh my God, I can't imagine having any more people that would have been at our wedding.

[Jess Bagula]

You had a very good sized wedding. Yeah, like that was.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah. I, I mean I love our wedding. Our food was so good. The, the margarita at cocktail hour. I still like dream about that.

[Jenny Brady]

So good.

[Madison Keys]

The Pittsburgh cookie table. My mother in law worked.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, I took very hard. I took a lot of those home.

[Madison Keys]

She worked very hard on the cookie table and it was a hit. I don't know. It was super fun. We got married at the. We got married in Kiewa river by the Dunlin just outside of Charleston. And it was beautiful. And luckily it turned out to like not be super hot. It was actually a little bit chilly, which was good because we were in a tent. But yeah, I mean I loved my wedding. I still like look at pictures all the time and I'm like, oh, so fun. Let's do it.

[Jess Bagula]

But we did.

[Madison Keys]

Not only did we eat, but our catering company, we love and same thing. The taste testing was like the best part. The only thing was it was like first thing in the morning for us and it was so much food and Bjorn doesn't really drink. So I tried all of the alcohol. So I was so full and so drunk by like noon on like a random Thursday. But our catering company was amazing and they made us goodie bags. So at the end of the night we had like a full two full items of like every single thing that was on our menu. And we went back to the hotel and opened it up and Taylor and Jenny went to town on our good evening.

[Jenny Brady]

I was just about to say, oh wait, I literally ate all of the meals.

[Madison Keys]

That's okay.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Is this when we were in the lobby?

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

Yes.

[Jenny Brady]

And the cake doing tiktoks.

[Madison Keys]

The cake. Oh my God, the cake was so good.

[Jess Bagula]

The cake.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I don't even know if I got to the cake.

[Jess Bagula]

Oh, the cake.

[Madison Keys]

So good. What did it.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I got to the cookie table.

[Madison Keys]

An olive oil cake. Yeah, olive oil cake with like a raspberry situation and white buttercream. Oh my God, it was so good.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, the floral decoration was really pretty.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, the flowers looked awesome.

[Madison Keys]

Oh my God, my flowers. I definitely went over budget on flowers was worth it. What is everyone's favorite part of a wedding?

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, well, when. When you walk down the aisle. Oh, when the, when the bride walks down the aisle.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah. Everyone gets so emotional.

[Jenny Brady]

I cried. Yeah.

[Taco Bell Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

I always love that.

[Jess Bagula]

I agree.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. I think because it's like such raw emotion and. Yeah. Like the, you know, the, the after the, you know, the celebration and everything is fun, but like, I don't know. Because everybody is like there for you.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

I don't know. I feel like it's really special.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I love looking at when the bride walks down and then also looking at the groom to see if he shed it, shed a tear. So when I was at Maddie's wedding, I was like, bjorn.

[Jenny Brady]

I was just looking at Maddie and I was like.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But it was really. Yeah, no, I think, I think. Were we sitting next to each other? Yeah, Jenny. Yeah, I was.

[Jenny Brady]

And we were like, I'm gonna cry.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, my God.

[Madison Keys]

We were like, don't, don't do it. Don't do it. Not the makeup.

[Jess Bagula]

And then I was like, wow, Christine looks freaking awesome.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, we were like, we were like, she's got.

[Jess Bagula]

She looks hot.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Damn.

[Bill Simmons]

Wow.

[Jess Bagula]

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[Madison Keys]

Okay, we had some fans write in some of their wedding experiences.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, boy.

[Madison Keys]

Someone bumped into the champagne glass tower and the entire thing got smashed. You know what's funny? I thought about doing one at our wedding, and I was like, I'm way too much of a klutz. I will take that thing down.

[Jess Bagula]

Oh, man, that's so sad.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Awful.

[Madison Keys]

Like, yeah, that sucks.

[Jess Bagula]

And, you know, like, you're not getting that.

[Madison Keys]

Well, and also imagine. Imagine the sound of every single glass breaking.

[Desiree Kravchick]

You're too stunned to look to do anything. You're just watching them fall, and then

[Jess Bagula]

they gotta clean it up. Hopefully it didn't ruin anything else. Oh.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, geez.

[Jess Bagula]

Not good.

[Madison Keys]

Okay. At the bachelor party, one of our best friends ended up in a Mexican jail.

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, no.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Honestly, makes for a great story.

[Madison Keys]

Great story.

[Jenny Brady]

Great story. Hopefully he got out.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah. Hopefully he got out on time and everything was fine. But great story.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Made it.

[Madison Keys]

At the reception, when giving the blessing, the minister called me the wrong name.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Oh, my God. It's like Friends.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Does anyone see that episode?

[Jess Bagula]

Yes, Rachel.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I take Rachel.

[Jess Bagula]

Well, except that was the groom. That was.

[Desiree Kravchick]

No, I know, but still, that is awful.

[Madison Keys]

Okay, do you, like, say something in the moment? Do you.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Do you go, oh, but I hope

[Jess Bagula]

you, like, made a joke out.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Is it an ex of someone? Or is it, like, someone. Just a random name, like, because that makes sense.

[Madison Keys]

I hope that the minister doesn't know the ex's names.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. Instead of calling him, like, Karen, maybe he said Sharon. I don't know. I just pulled out my ass.

[Madison Keys]

Oh, my God. Okay. One time I was at a wedding at a family's farm and the pig tripped the bride.

[Jenny Brady]

Wow.

[Bill Simmons]

Stop.

[Desiree Kravchick]

That's so funny. Is that on America's Funniest Videos or Funny Stone Videos? Oh, my God.

[Madison Keys]

AF

[Jess Bagula]

down the aisle. What was going on?

[Madison Keys]

Is she with the pig? Like, I don't know. I feel like I need to hear.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah. Were they just roaming around?

[Madison Keys]

Who let.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Who let them out?

[Jenny Brady]

Who?

[Jess Bagula]

Who?

[Bill Simmons]

Who?

[Madison Keys]

My sister was four hours late to her wedding because her and my mom were stuck in the elevator.

[Jenny Brady]

Wow.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Well, that's. I would be so bad luck. Oh, my gosh.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, that would suck.

[Madison Keys]

Four hours. Can you imagine how stressed you would be just sitting in your wedding dress in an elevator for four hours?

[Jess Bagula]

I wondered like, if she was able to still, you know, like, a lot of people have, like, time constraints with the reception or like the ceremony where you are. I hope that she actually got to still have her wedding. Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Let us know.

[Jenny Brady]

Geez, that's crazy. Imagine being a guest and being like,

[Jess Bagula]

did she run away?

[Madison Keys]

Where is she?

[Jenny Brady]

Did she get cold feet?

[Jess Bagula]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jenny Brady]

The husband. Ah, she got cold feet.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah. I hope they had reception. Yeah, there was reception and there was a cell phone.

[Jenny Brady]

Surely, like the elevator. They're like. They're not the elevator. Like the hotel would call or something. I don't know.

[Madison Keys]

My mother in law wore white to my rehearsal dinner.

[Jess Bagula]

I mean, that.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

Just that happens way too often.

[Desiree Kravchick]

It happens a lot.

[Jess Bagula]

It does.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Just at a wedding.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

And that happened.

[Jess Bagula]

Oh, wow.

[Madison Keys]

Really?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

That's so.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But it's interesting because.

[Madison Keys]

Yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I don't know if people. It would never cross my mind to wear any white. Like I've wore white shoes to a wedding. I don't know if that is frowned upon thoughts.

[Jenny Brady]

No, I've worn white shoes.

[Madison Keys]

Okay.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Okay. But it was.

[Jenny Brady]

Think about that.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Floral and. Yeah. I don't know.

[Jenny Brady]

I just.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Or maybe it was more so on the cream side. So maybe she didn't think it was white.

[Madison Keys]

I don't know. I would just never question.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Madison Keys]

Even when people. And this is for the in the city viewers, if you're ever questioning the color of your dress. It's too light and too close to white. Don't do it.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I will say I went to a wedding in November and I wore a yellow dress. And I was like, this is like yellow. Like it's not Like a light yellow. And I was. It was a nighttime event and any picture I took, it was yellow. It wasn't. But then I was like. I got to the reception and the mom that I'm close with, she was like, some of the people, some of the guests here thought you were wearing white because what. The flash goes off like, it looks like you're wearing white. And I was like, no, I'm wearing yellow. But then it made me self conscious because I was like, well, I don't want them to think that I.

[Bill Simmons]

Why would.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I would never wear white. So I think maybe yellow's a little bit too.

[Madison Keys]

The flash is what's causing it to look white for one and a half seconds. Like, people can go touch grass if you're walking around.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But that's the thing.

[Madison Keys]

Dress.

[Desiree Kravchick]

But yeah. So I was like, okay, maybe yellow isn't. Isn't the vibe. But yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

I don't even like matching the wedding colors.

[Madison Keys]

No. I try to find out what the colors.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

I don't want to look like a

[Madison Keys]

bridesmaid if I'm not in the.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I know.

[Jenny Brady]

Imagine. Oh, yeah.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Do you think on wedding invitations they should put the color scheme, but. Or do people not really know the color scheme by then anyways?

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, that's a good idea.

[Madison Keys]

Sometimes you don't. Or maybe on the website, I don't know, certain.

[Jenny Brady]

Or on the website.

[Madison Keys]

On the website.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah, I'll be wearing white.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I am here.

[Madison Keys]

Okay. The one last one and maybe the worst one. His sister slept in our room that night.

[Jenny Brady]

That's weird.

[Madison Keys]

Weird.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Okay. I like context on that. That's.

[Madison Keys]

I don't like that.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

I don't even need anything.

[Desiree Kravchick]

There's gotta be a reason why.

[Jenny Brady]

No context or no context. Get out.

[Jess Bagula]

Don't love it.

[Taco Bell Advertiser]

Gtf.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, she can go find someone else to say. Oi.

[Jess Bagula]

Yeah, that's weird.

[Madison Keys]

If I, like. If I had just gotten married and my sister was like following me into my room after, I'd be like, what are you doing, Montana? I'll go get you your own room.

[Jess Bagula]

Get out.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Montana's still doing TikTok. Let's do a tick tock.

[Jenny Brady]

I want to show you my splits.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yeah, let's do a tick tock.

[Madison Keys]

No good. I'll be. I'll be out in the hallway in 20 minutes to do a tick tock. Just go out there. Yeah.

[Jenny Brady]

Lock the door. Deadbolt it.

[Madison Keys]

See you later.

[Jess Bagula]

Okay. Going into who Am I? I had somebody from last week. My clues were. Reached a career high of number six in the world. Would work with animals if he wasn't a tennis player. And his favorite team is Fiorentina, which is a football club in Florence, Italy. I think everybody got it right pretty quickly. It is Matteo Baratini.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Mateo.

[Jess Bagula]

Matteo is how we like it.

[Madison Keys]

We need the voice note of Francis Fo saying it just to put it in.

[Jess Bagula]

Yes, exactly. Every time that we mention him in the podcast, we just play the voice note of foe saying Mateo. It's so funny. But, yeah, he had a good tournament. He's been playing well, so he was my pick. Des, do you want to give your clues?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Okay, so my clues are her. Her cool demeanor is her secret weapon. She enjoys watching wrestling, and she's volunteered at a school in Tanzania during her off season.

[Jess Bagula]

Oh, I already know. No, yeah, I know.

[Madison Keys]

I know who this one is.

[Desiree Kravchick]

We'll let the fans leave their comments.

[Madison Keys]

I thought you were gonna throw here normal clues at us.

[Desiree Kravchick]

I thought these were pretty normal, so.

[Madison Keys]

No, they are. I'm saying you're normal. Where it's like in third grade, her

[Desiree Kravchick]

teacher think about it.

[Madison Keys]

Color.

[Jenny Brady]

You know, some people might find that was magenta.

[Madison Keys]

Know that?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Maybe next time.

[Jenny Brady]

All right, let's move on to some fan questions from Kiara. If the WTA tour had a talent show, who would win and what would they do?

[Madison Keys]

We've already seen Marta is, like, a gymnast.

[Jenny Brady]

Yeah.

[Jess Bagula]

Mohova sings and plays guitar a little bit. Remember, she used to post this video.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Does anyone here have a special talent? Jess would be doing MMA fighting or whatever it was called.

[Jess Bagula]

I'd be, like, breaking, like, karate, like, the wooden board. I be like, yeah, wooden slate.

[Madison Keys]

I can move shockingly heavy pieces of furniture around my house by myself because I do it when my husband's not home.

[Jess Bagula]

I feel like. Jenny, do you have any hidden talents?

[Jenny Brady]

I don't know. I can't sing. I can't dance. I have no rhythm.

[Desiree Kravchick]

Hey, you've done a tick tock.

[Jenny Brady]

I can't crochet.

[Desiree Kravchick]

You can build legs.

[Jenny Brady]

Doesn't. Doesn't. Doesn't Mira play with slime or play DOH or something? Wasn't there, like, something on Twitter?

[Jess Bagula]

Someone busted fake news?

[Desiree Kravchick]

Yes.

[Jess Bagula]

Having a slime account

[Desiree Kravchick]

or something.

[Jess Bagula]

Like. Yeah, yeah, it's hilarious. I'm trying to think. Who else?

[Jenny Brady]

I don't know. I don't think I have any hidden talents.

[Madison Keys]

We should ask players.

[Jenny Brady]

Or they're hidden from a talent show.

[Desiree Kravchick]

They're fun fact. Yeah, we should ask players box talent show.

[Jenny Brady]

Oh, my God. Yeah, we should. Yeah. All right, thanks, everyone, for your questions for this week. Please leave us a rating and review. It helps people find out about the podcast. Don't forget to watch us on the players box YouTube page or send us fan questions or low stakes advice to our email or DM us on Instagram. You can also sign up for Patreon for ad free listening every week and even more behind the scenes of the group chat. And don't forget, our store for merchandise closes July 19th. Make sure to get your stuff. Thanks everyone and see you next week.