Speaker 1: Never in doubt more certain than Rachel Reeves fail in
Speaker 1: a mass exam. He's kind of done it, isn't he?
Speaker 1: Women in the second round for you, mister Marcus Willis?
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, got it done? Yeah lovely?
Speaker 1: Where are you speaking to us from right now?
Speaker 2: From my where I'm staying, my host family.
Speaker 1: And how are you feeling? Like physically?
Speaker 2: You just do that was tough.
Speaker 3: There's a lot of running for a doubles match, like
Speaker 3: a lot of drop shots as you can imagine, lobs
Speaker 3: and quite heavy conditions out there against two guys that
Speaker 3: don't hold back. So yeah, legs are a little thor but
Speaker 3: I've got you got to play next match tomorrow first on,
Speaker 3: So trying to get some recovery and hopefully.
Speaker 1: Was it Is there a point? Is it like can
Speaker 1: you tell you in the warm up if a player's
Speaker 1: big with like the way that ball moves, the speed
Speaker 1: of it or anything like that, or is it within
Speaker 1: the first few points?
Speaker 3: Well, and I knew roughly what to expect. Yeah, I'm
Speaker 3: within the first few points. First, first four games. You've
Speaker 3: got an idea of who's doing what. Yeah, so I
Speaker 3: hit with Chibbali and his four hammers, moving a lot,
Speaker 3: and he got super close to than that when he
Speaker 3: was sitting Bolli, so I was like, okay, that's going
Speaker 3: to be a stunt. And then with serving, you try
Speaker 3: and get I mean we had a minute and a
Speaker 3: half left by the time I hit my first serve,
Speaker 3: so it's like he's just trying to get as many
Speaker 3: done as you can. So you don't really watch the
Speaker 3: opponents too much.
Speaker 1: And I mean, for people who didn't see it, give
Speaker 1: us a little tailor. How did the first set go?
Speaker 1: How did the match start?
Speaker 2: Good? I served first service, game four, first serves, think
Speaker 2: hel to fifteen good? Yeah, good, I serve really well today.
Speaker 3: And then Billy's first service going out of thirty fourth
Speaker 3: so we got through that and then the and then
Speaker 3: like easy holes from everyone for the rest of the set.
Speaker 3: We had thirty all a couple of times on theirs,
Speaker 3: but yeah, and then won the tie break from mini breakdown,
Speaker 3: got it straight back and won. What's the first that
Speaker 3: tibreaks score seven three or something.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Billy's so relaxed. When he says, he says, so
Speaker 1: super relaxed, isn't it it is?
Speaker 2: Yeah? He was, Yeah, it's good. I mean it's good.
Speaker 3: He's played a couple of singles matches here as well,
Speaker 3: because he's you know, no no nerves really at the start.
Speaker 3: So yeah, it was good. Obviously Public serves very very
Speaker 3: well to Bolli's one a hell of a player as well.
Speaker 1: What makes you say that?
Speaker 3: Just I mean, like some of the forehands he was
Speaker 3: hitting backhand returns very very good.
Speaker 2: In his fourhand, just moves a lot.
Speaker 3: Like it feels like he absolutely whacks it and you
Speaker 3: think it's going to go along and it dips inside
Speaker 3: the base side right coat angles like just good Field
Speaker 3: moves you around with it can go anywhere. Started chip
Speaker 3: lobbing on his forehand like very very well, and then
Speaker 3: Public's obviously got a long reach. So it was yes,
Speaker 3: I mean that's the best match I've played this year,
Speaker 3: to be honest.
Speaker 1: Right when you said you've been running a lot, is
Speaker 1: it because of them being singles predominantly singles players that
Speaker 1: they do find different angles?
Speaker 2: Yeah, they do, and they hit drop shots and drop volleys. Public.
Speaker 2: You know they're hitting a first serve and I'm blocking
Speaker 2: the return.
Speaker 3: And I'm running straightforwar because i know they're going to
Speaker 3: go for the drop short angle and then public will
Speaker 3: lob you and then you know he's got a smash
Speaker 3: and hit a drop shot and you've got to charge
Speaker 3: that down and it's just it was just difficult. Yeah,
Speaker 3: they're very good players that they are just a bit different.
Speaker 3: You know, they want to get involved in rallies. They
Speaker 3: try and make that happen. They were very good at that,
Speaker 3: you know, avoiding the net player and keeping the rallies
Speaker 3: extended so they can you know, tee off on you
Speaker 3: a bit.
Speaker 1: I mean you had some mammoth points out there, right,
Speaker 1: some huge points.
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, really long rallies. Lots of move really well today,
Speaker 3: which is good, but.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it was tough. It was tough out there.
Speaker 1: Were you prepare for that, billy like you spoke to
Speaker 1: him before the match of obviously, and were you prepared
Speaker 1: for this? And during the match, what kind of conversations
Speaker 1: were you having.
Speaker 3: We just you know, wanted to go off to a
Speaker 3: good start, look after our serve with and find out,
Speaker 3: you know where they like to serve on bigger points.
Speaker 3: They vary it really well. They didn't serve body once
Speaker 3: to me the whole match. He got a kind of
Speaker 3: pick sides and try.
Speaker 2: And reach it.
Speaker 3: They obviously had a good understanding of tennis. I mean,
Speaker 3: Chavoli won a few Slam doubles as a junior public's public,
Speaker 3: you know, and he was invested today. You know, he
Speaker 3: wasn't there to mess around, he was they were playing.
Speaker 1: Yeah, of course, of course they wasn't. Yeah, they're staying
Speaker 1: in the Grand Slam. They've got the same aim as you,
Speaker 1: which is to win Wimbledon, right of course.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what it felt like today.
Speaker 3: I mean, Chavoli is in the third round of singles
Speaker 3: and he's you know, taking rests and warming up for doubles.
Speaker 2: Public was a little bit lake.
Speaker 3: He was hitting over at a rangy, so you know,
Speaker 3: we didn't know quite what to expect or even if
Speaker 3: they were going to step on court, but you know
Speaker 3: they did, and you know they weren't like full of energy,
Speaker 3: but they were there to win.
Speaker 1: You know. Was there a point in the at the
Speaker 1: end of that first set where you could get more
Speaker 1: confident and you could think that you could close this
Speaker 1: one out.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean we went we got broken at three
Speaker 3: two and a second on Billies and then we were
Speaker 3: five two down the second, so we know it'd be difficult,
Speaker 3: but having that first set in my head means you know,
Speaker 3: you've got to win one of the next two sets.
Speaker 3: I mean, ideally this one, but you've got time. They
Speaker 3: were just serving really well, so you're just waiting for openings.
Speaker 3: But we were we were kind of in a few
Speaker 3: of their service games. I was confident we could make
Speaker 3: something happen, and you know, fortunately we went back to
Speaker 3: back breaks. I serve for the match, mister very easy
Speaker 3: smash at thirty fifteen. They played two good points and
Speaker 3: we're in a tie break again. So you know, you've
Speaker 3: got to be very quick to bounce back. You know,
Speaker 3: we're five two down and of a sudden six live
Speaker 3: up serving and then I get broken. It's the first
Speaker 3: time they got past thirty.
Speaker 2: On my serve.
Speaker 3: Wow, which was you know difficult. But then they're serving
Speaker 3: first point in the tiewt and you know made the
Speaker 3: return on that point. Long rally and then your three
Speaker 3: leve up, you know, three love up, going for it again.
Speaker 1: How much does it fill you with confidence? Your performance today?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 1: Good?
Speaker 2: But I mean it's such a quick turnaround.
Speaker 3: Obviously it's half nine now I've got to get a
Speaker 3: car at half eight in the morning tomorrow and go
Speaker 3: and practice for a very different type of match, you know,
Speaker 3: playing defending champions Aussie Open winners. You don't really have
Speaker 3: time to think about it too much. It's a completely
Speaker 3: different match tomorrow. So yeah, obviously delighted to win. I'm
Speaker 3: delighted to play the way I did today because you
Speaker 3: never know what's going to happen.
Speaker 2: You just have to deal with it. But I don't
Speaker 2: really have time to be too happy.
Speaker 1: Well, let's just look at this match. Steve w Is
Speaker 1: asks what happened with the failed tween?
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a long rally. It was quite a tough
Speaker 3: to you. I was nearly at the back fence. I
Speaker 3: tried to love it up and I had it quite
Speaker 3: a long way long, I think. But hell of a rally,
Speaker 3: I think. But no, yeah, it wasn't. It wasn't an
Speaker 3: easy tween. Is there such a thing?
Speaker 1: Is it? No? Yeah, that stuff just astounds me that
Speaker 1: players can actually consistently do that.
Speaker 3: It's just I don't know if they can consistently do it,
Speaker 3: because every time they do it, it's a highlight, isn't it.
Speaker 1: Yeah? You're right? Actually, yeah, like hit around the net post.
Speaker 1: I'd like to see the others.
Speaker 2: Well, that's the thing.
Speaker 3: And also in doubles it's hardly in singles you can
Speaker 3: aim at the middle of the court. In doubles you
Speaker 3: don't have a lot of space. I was trying to
Speaker 3: get it above them for you. They're both at the net,
Speaker 3: because you're not going to beat two guys, you know,
Speaker 3: who were on top of the net with power. So
Speaker 3: I just hit it a bit too hard actually, like
Speaker 3: I've got more connection on it than I thought I would.
Speaker 3: And yeah, but I mean from my memory, I was
Speaker 3: running full sprint backwards.
Speaker 2: I don't know, but sorry, maybe didn't see it.
Speaker 1: He saw it as a gimme. It was easy shot.
Speaker 2: Maybe maybe Steve W thinks I'm better than I am.
Speaker 1: Maybe that's it, I think, because Steve W makes it,
Speaker 1: Steve W probably does yet and he's thinking you should
Speaker 1: be watching him.
Speaker 2: Really, yeah, I will, I'll tune in.
Speaker 1: That's the nature of Steve W.
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, we've all got things to learn.
Speaker 1: So Martin, Martin, as, did you feel extra pressure at
Speaker 1: six five serving for the match.
Speaker 3: I was confident we were going to hold because I
Speaker 3: mean I hadn't been through any drama on my service
Speaker 3: games really at all. First point, I think Billy had
Speaker 3: like a high volley down the middle, put it into
Speaker 3: the ground.
Speaker 2: They tubed him.
Speaker 3: And then thirty fifteen I had a smash that basically
Speaker 3: I ran full pelt and planted my feet too early
Speaker 3: and put it on top of my frame into the floor.
Speaker 3: And then and then thirty always sit a good return.
Speaker 3: I missed the next ball, and thirty forty he sit
Speaker 3: the baseline of the return and put the smash away.
Speaker 3: So no, I think obviously that smash is one i'd
Speaker 3: want back, and yeah, probably I probably wouldn't miss.
Speaker 2: That forty love at two all.
Speaker 3: But to put to be honest, there's about three or
Speaker 3: four balls in the whole match that I want back,
Speaker 3: which is really really silent.
Speaker 1: Yeah, anyone who's ever played tennis from Club of Upwoods,
Speaker 1: Oh my god, that's just heaven. Were you anticipate in
Speaker 1: a buble liquid hit an under im servet at some point?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I knew the one was coming at six to
Speaker 2: two in the tiebreat.
Speaker 1: Match point, Yeah you could see.
Speaker 3: Yeah, the first one caught me off guard. That was
Speaker 3: very random, but I got there. I think he hit
Speaker 3: four on one or four points because yeah, obviously I'm
Speaker 3: quite happy using my hands.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, can you is there a read on it?
Speaker 2: No, just happens, just happens. It was very quick, It's
Speaker 2: very quick.
Speaker 3: I did notice on the last one he kind of
Speaker 3: looks up a bit longer than normal, like he was
Speaker 3: being as ready so position and looking at you a
Speaker 3: bit funny and you're like.
Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, like that little bit before the gun slinger shoots,
Speaker 1: he just narrows his.
Speaker 2: Eyes a little bit.
Speaker 3: I kind of I thought, it's six to two, he's
Speaker 3: going to go for something chooky here. But I ran
Speaker 3: and actually hit a tops from four hund winner, which
Speaker 3: my first one since two thousand and eight, which actually
Speaker 3: caught the neck cord and blew over someone's head with
Speaker 3: the wind.
Speaker 1: Good good, Okay, So look, we're not going to stay
Speaker 1: on for a long time tonight. We're committed to doing
Speaker 1: this daily and to really kind of looking in behind
Speaker 1: the curtain of how professional doubles works and also how
Speaker 1: an appearance at Windbleden works. What are you doing now?
Speaker 2: So I'm talking to you, Dave?
Speaker 1: Yeah, is it a case of is there postmatch physical
Speaker 1: therapy stretch?
Speaker 3: You had to go and do media straight away? And
Speaker 3: then I think eight point thirty was when the order
Speaker 3: of play came out. Yep, it was an idea when
Speaker 3: playing first on tomorrow, but this is what happens. Obviously,
Speaker 3: I have to look at who's playing what. It's a
Speaker 3: lot of hanging around because then I have to request
Speaker 3: my tickets and get transport for the next day and
Speaker 3: stuff like that, and it's much easier when you're there.
Speaker 2: But no, it's nice. Got a bit of food after.
Speaker 3: I'm going to actually stretch it now because I didn't
Speaker 3: do that after the match. I went straight into shower
Speaker 3: and media. So yeah, I'm going to do that now.
Speaker 3: And you get some sleep if I can, because I'm exhausted.
Speaker 1: Well I was good to say that. Can you sleep?
Speaker 2: Yeah I can.
Speaker 3: I'm always sleeping. Find this time of year it's pretty
Speaker 3: it's pretty full on. It's amazing, but it's it's very
Speaker 3: full on. I mean, you know, when I'm done here,
Speaker 3: I'm going to take a week.
Speaker 2: Off and just switch off.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's last year. I went and played and I
Speaker 3: was awful for a little bit. It's not mentally ready.
Speaker 3: So there's a lot to member, a lot to organize.
Speaker 3: So much support, which is lovely, but I can't get
Speaker 3: back to everyone right now. But yeah, it's awesome problems
Speaker 3: to have. Yeah, of course, yeah problem half but nonetheless tying.
Speaker 1: And court seventeen twelve thirty tomorrow. What time are you
Speaker 1: in at Wimbledon? When do you meet Billy? When do
Speaker 1: you hear.
Speaker 2: Getting a cart? Half eight?
Speaker 3: So I'll be there nine to fifteen or so, hitting
Speaker 3: at half ten, so I'll be warm. I'll be going
Speaker 3: over to a range for ten warming up, so yeah,
Speaker 3: I probably quick coffee up top when I arrive, get match,
Speaker 3: git ready, get rackets in at the stringer.
Speaker 2: And and yeah, then we're off.
Speaker 1: And if you and Billy on the practice caol tomorrow, Yeah,
Speaker 1: and then you're on, aren't you. I mean you get
Speaker 1: there at ten two and a half hours later, you're on. Yeah.
Speaker 3: I'll probably get there yeah, nine tom Yeah, I'll get
Speaker 3: there nine to fifteen so yeah, good, three and three
Speaker 3: hours before match I'll be there.
Speaker 1: And it's the number two Seas tomorrow. Do you know,
Speaker 1: I mean, do you know Henry Patton played.
Speaker 2: Them Queens two weeks ago, lost ten six.
Speaker 1: Okay, there we go.
Speaker 3: I was playing with Stevenson, so it's a different match.
Speaker 3: You know, Queen's was incredibly quick. I'm playing with a
Speaker 3: huge server doubles player, Billy, you know, very very good
Speaker 3: tennis player, different skills, you know better.
Speaker 2: From the base line, yes, there's gonna.
Speaker 3: Be a different match the obviously they're obviously be more
Speaker 3: darted now because that was their second match on grass
Speaker 3: after the French Open.
Speaker 2: So so we'll just have to go and see.
Speaker 1: But do you know Henry tennis generally Yeah, I.
Speaker 3: Mean he played singles for a bit, but he's obviously
Speaker 3: playing different tournaments to me most of the time.
Speaker 1: So he's a giant, isn't he. Yeah, seven sixty six
Speaker 1: something like that.
Speaker 3: Yeah, great serve, Yeah, just very good. That'll be a
Speaker 3: tough match. But again, if I go out there and
Speaker 3: perform as you know, well as I can, and fight
Speaker 3: hard and enjoy it, then you never know.
Speaker 1: Well leot mate, I'm looking forward to seeing the match.
Speaker 1: I'm going to be watching off the telly like millions
Speaker 1: of others, and I'm looking forward to catching up tomorrow.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much.
Speaker 1: Take it easy, thanks mate. So