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<v Speaker 1>Hello, this is what you're talking about, Willis, And we're

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Marcus Willis. Now this is just a quick

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<v Speaker 2>catch up because we haven't. We spoke after Ilkley. You

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<v Speaker 2>hadn't played Queen's, hadn't played Eastbourne. It's grass cool season.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been seeing someone else behind my back, right, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>your podcast wife, but you've been seeing Gabby Logan, which

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<v Speaker 2>is yeah. I mean I found out by hearing it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, sorry mate, Yeah, I just gotta do what you

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<v Speaker 3>got to do here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And let's be honest. There's enough Willis to go round,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't that there is?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>There is.

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<v Speaker 1>There's plenty, plenty more for anyone else that's interested.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's let's just do a little whistle stops

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<v Speaker 2>tour of Queens because it seems only last week. It

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<v Speaker 2>seems like an age ago. You and David Stevenson. You

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<v Speaker 2>get a great win first round here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, played really well.

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<v Speaker 1>We had the exact same drawer as we did last year,

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<v Speaker 1>so niece Roger vasselin to play Hellivar pattern, but this

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<v Speaker 1>time it was on the top half of the draw

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<v Speaker 1>because world number one's now said the world number.

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<v Speaker 3>Twos or second seas or whatever they were last year.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, we've played a really good back.

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<v Speaker 1>Limited them to I think they had two break points

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<v Speaker 1>at six five in the second, but that was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of random, and then we won the sidebreak pretty comfortably

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<v Speaker 1>seven to three, I think. So, yeah, I played great

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<v Speaker 1>good at mass Court one. Yeah, it was good.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't I can't say much more. We played really well.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a lovely tournament, isn't it. I mean behind the scenes.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been behind the scenes when I was working on

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<v Speaker 2>the tennis podcast for Queens, and you just explain to

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<v Speaker 2>people when I was there, you went through that balcony

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<v Speaker 2>and then round like a load of indoor courts, and

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<v Speaker 2>you got to like the players lounges.

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<v Speaker 1>That you don't go around the indoor courts you go

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<v Speaker 1>the other way. Now, okay, okay, so it's like a maze.

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<v Speaker 1>You go through all the all the clubhouse, which is

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<v Speaker 1>obviously pristine and stunny, and yeah, it's like a I

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<v Speaker 1>always get lost.

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<v Speaker 3>At the beginning there.

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<v Speaker 1>But this year they for arrows up basically locker rooms

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<v Speaker 1>and cakes and no, I'm joking about the cakes, but

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, it was easier.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought you were joking about the locker room to

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<v Speaker 2>the locker room. I thought the cakes are real, that.

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<v Speaker 1>The food wasn'tain as well. This year they've got You've

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<v Speaker 1>got everything you could imagine. So I was obviously opting

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<v Speaker 1>for chicken most of the time, trying to stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>But then they've got a guy just banging out pizzas

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<v Speaker 1>from Pizza Oven. And because they do the chicken fresh

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<v Speaker 1>for you, like while you're waiting, it's very easy to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fall over that way and grab a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of sluices of pizza while you're waiting for your healthy food.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, that was a challenge that I failed

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<v Speaker 1>every single time.

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<v Speaker 2>But other than that, the hospitality, though, are really at Queen's.

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<v Speaker 2>You can see why players come back again and again,

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<v Speaker 2>not only for the uniqueness of the grass court and

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<v Speaker 2>the points available, but they really treat players well.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's the best tournament I think as a player

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<v Speaker 1>because they have the women's before and there's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>slams are great, but they're perhaps they're busy. It's intense

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<v Speaker 1>obviously Queens is as well. You're playing at a top event.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's that space, there's that you know, care and

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<v Speaker 1>comfort that you can always not having to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>squeeze to find the table. There's always stuff free. There's yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>pool tables, there's there's stuff going on and it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>relaxing when you're not playing, when you've got an hour off,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really nice.

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<v Speaker 2>So you i mean the weather was a lot better

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<v Speaker 2>at Queens than Ilkley, so you didn't play on an

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<v Speaker 2>indoor court that luckily. And practice courts and things like

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<v Speaker 2>that all easy to come by. How's practicing? How's practice going?

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<v Speaker 3>With good? Good?

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<v Speaker 1>We've got you know, a good group of people around us.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I've got Adam with me, We've got Dave

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<v Speaker 1>o Hair with Dave as well, and obviously Louis you know,

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<v Speaker 1>overseeing everything as well. So yeah, trainings going well. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got kind of clear on what we're trying to do.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just going out there and trying to execute that,

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<v Speaker 1>which is nice.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it's good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's what's training like? Is he is he? Is

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<v Speaker 2>it an intense training situation? Is it a laugh? Is it?

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<v Speaker 3>Well? No, I mean it's intense when you're out there.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean the first hit.

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<v Speaker 1>We both like to when we both go to a venue,

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<v Speaker 1>just hit balls for the first you know, fifteen to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty minutes, get east of the courts and conditions.

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<v Speaker 3>But once that's it, I mean you're straight in.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, once you've had that first hit, you're straight

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<v Speaker 1>into specific stuff, and you know, no ball you.

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<v Speaker 3>Hit is kind of just for fear or just to

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<v Speaker 3>get it in. There's always.

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<v Speaker 1>Intent behind it, intent behind each shot, which is which

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<v Speaker 1>is different to how I've done it most of my career.

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<v Speaker 3>I suppose you know I've done I've done I've done

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<v Speaker 3>specific in training.

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<v Speaker 1>But but you know, certainly, playing singles at the first

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen to twenty minutes, you're warming up, whereas doubles it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, you're hitting from the baseline, but you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're trying to stay aggressive, You're trying to break

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<v Speaker 1>the baseline with the ball, you're yeah, there's there's intent

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<v Speaker 1>behind it from ball one, after you've had that initial

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<v Speaker 1>hit and then you're into attack the end, you're into

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<v Speaker 1>your volley's defensive bollies, attacking vollies. Yeah, it's it's it's different,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's good because you know every bole you hit,

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<v Speaker 1>as I say, has got a purpose and you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get you know sometimes sometimes they used to hit balls

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<v Speaker 1>and be daydreaming. I'll be just doing it an autopilot.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've got that extra level of focus.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's cool. It's new for me.

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<v Speaker 2>What it's new? You're still learning, you're evolving, some would say.

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<v Speaker 3>Some would yeah, mm hmm. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>What what's it like standing behind his serve as a volier?

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<v Speaker 3>Nice? Yeah, yeah, it's nice. But again you're playing.

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<v Speaker 1>You're playing in the last two weeks place for the

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<v Speaker 1>best players in the world, so it's they come back.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you need it. You need a good serve, an

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<v Speaker 1>accurate server or a rocket or both, and everyone's got one.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone serves well at the top level.

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<v Speaker 2>So where are you staying down in Eastbourne? And are

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<v Speaker 2>you staying with David and the rest of the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean they put you in hotels, as we

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<v Speaker 1>had air on our hotel, thankfully the few hotel right

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<v Speaker 1>next to the beach. So I bought I bought myself

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<v Speaker 1>some nine pounds little flip flipper shoes from a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of those classy sea side shops.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in the sea within ten minutes of waking

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<v Speaker 3>up every day. It was lovely. Yeah, great, I loved it,

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<v Speaker 3>floating around like a Chris packet.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm off to the beach today. That's why we were like,

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<v Speaker 2>should wed I can't maybe like that?

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, I'm on, I'm on, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here dogs. So so you get Dann at Eastbourne,

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<v Speaker 2>the courts. At the courts the same, No, slow.

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<v Speaker 1>Stressed enough, so much lower, longer crafts. I mean the

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<v Speaker 1>Queen's is quick, especially when it's hot. But but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>completely different, like you hit. Yeah, I mean, look at

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<v Speaker 1>the number of races that are now compared to Queens.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's not the same. So yeah, we played two

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<v Speaker 1>Brazilian guys first round. I mean I think they're both

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<v Speaker 1>top twenty or top thirty at least, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>tough because they're heavy conditions of one guy was sitting

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<v Speaker 1>back in these lobs as hard as he could.

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<v Speaker 3>They were going in because it is a heavy condition.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, yeah, no, it was you have to battle

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<v Speaker 1>out there, and weirdly, you know, by the time we

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<v Speaker 1>played our second match, it felt quicker because I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think we were used to the conditions a bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, much slower, still low bouncing as such, caught the knife.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just so different.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, different as well.

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<v Speaker 3>It will be probably between East Ball and Queen Speed.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm guessing.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're going to do a proper windwed and preview

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<v Speaker 2>and everything on the Sundays Friday as we record this,

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<v Speaker 2>So this is kind of just a quick touch in

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<v Speaker 2>to see where you are and what's going on. Although,

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<v Speaker 2>as I said earlier, you could listen to other podcasts

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<v Speaker 2>and hear you.

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<v Speaker 3>No, just one.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I promised myself I wouldn't cry, so one podcast

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<v Speaker 2>you so does the as we're talking now, and because

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<v Speaker 2>people may listen to this in the future, it may

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<v Speaker 2>of course become archive for the British Museum as time

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<v Speaker 2>goes on. Yeah, it's about thirty five centigrade in the

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<v Speaker 2>UK right now. Is that changing how these courts are playing?

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<v Speaker 3>Not yet.

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<v Speaker 1>I think if it were for a whole week with

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<v Speaker 1>grass will stop burning, wasn't it? But no, it's quicker

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<v Speaker 1>through the air obviously when it's hotter, but you've got

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<v Speaker 1>that breeze in Eastbourne as well to make it cooler.

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<v Speaker 1>Like we played it was yeah, way into the thirties

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<v Speaker 1>and it felt okay.

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<v Speaker 2>The other day okay, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Paris was Paris was the worst of experience in a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Our first round in Paris, three hour match in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of heat and humidity and stuff. But it was all right,

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<v Speaker 1>a bit a bit of English breeze.

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<v Speaker 2>We're fine, Yeah, it's fine. And then you you hotfoot

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<v Speaker 2>again because you don't just meander. You have to hotfoot

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<v Speaker 2>back home and then to the host house or not

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<v Speaker 2>straight into Wimbledon.

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<v Speaker 1>I am going to wimbled and today to sort accreditations

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<v Speaker 1>out and stuff, and then tomorrow it's you're basically only

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<v Speaker 1>chance to hit on a match court before the championship

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<v Speaker 3>So we're hitting on a match court tomorrow midday.

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<v Speaker 1>Just to get you a feel for the courts, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll be off the rains park, you know, hitting,

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<v Speaker 1>hitting and training. They're probably most likely most of the

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<v Speaker 1>time when the tournament starts so yeah, I'm getting down

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<v Speaker 1>to London tonight playing Boodles tomorrow evening as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>I've got practice in the day and then off the

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<v Speaker 1>and then Sunday.

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<v Speaker 3>Are very light day, lots of physio I can imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>And then and a longer podcast, yeah, and a longer podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>a little pre wimbled and previous. And also I want

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<v Speaker 2>of it. I just want to go on. I've got

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<v Speaker 3>Your strawberries and cream at oh oh and more.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be getting more than that outs and I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>there myself on the Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 3>That's excellent. Maybe we could do a live live tickle.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean yeah, I'd love to do that. What I

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<v Speaker 2>have got though for you right now is a little game. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know tennis is schmenis and all that. But

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<v Speaker 2>the other day we did schwank or wank And if

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<v Speaker 2>you haven't heard that, you can go back into the

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<v Speaker 2>archives where you have to decide whether a player is

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<v Speaker 2>real shwank or fake wank. I've now invented five players,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want you to tell me what their career was. Okay, Okay, so.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't know this, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Tarnia Gold for Sober.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean she was top hundred hundred and fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Grew up in Bosnia, Hertzcovina, ended up in Florida, a

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but then.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of disappeared mid to late twenties, had shoulder surgery

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<v Speaker 1>and that was it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but you know, one forty four slams in that time.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, Donald pursl Thwaite, Donald Purpleweight, I mean, this

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<v Speaker 2>is definitely for me. This is like long link linen trousers.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't a yeah no.

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<v Speaker 1>He was from Norfolk as well, you know, the only

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<v Speaker 1>the only guy to never win a match at pro level.

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<v Speaker 1>He played forty seven first rank qualifying matches in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it didn't travel that much. Just paid on

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<v Speaker 2>Ones mechanic in his spare time. I heard.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, it wasn't his job.

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<v Speaker 1>He just enjoyed at the weekend he had he qualified,

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<v Speaker 1>he wouldn't be able to play major anyway because you

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<v Speaker 3>In the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of course, Actually not.

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<v Speaker 1>As bad as you think though, like good backhand slides,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of course, and they still some players still now

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<v Speaker 2>call it the personal fights.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah I do. Yeah, well that's where it originally came from. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you've got a player that you know very well.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously you don't because he's made up. But Fernando Orlandi.

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<v Speaker 1>Fernando Rolandi kind of went under the radar for someone

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<v Speaker 1>thirsty in the world for ten years, you know, never

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<v Speaker 1>never made it part cause of a slam, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the only player to win Estel two fifty ten times

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<v Speaker 1>in a row, clay court play quarter prime. Yeah, never

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<v Speaker 3>Just just a warrior.

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<v Speaker 1>You know when someone someone you just don't want to play,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not feeling the ball. Well, do you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I more than four games in a set on

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<v Speaker 2>Carry I saw that. I saw that. What I was

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<v Speaker 2>actually just wikipedia in Rolandi before. And do you know

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<v Speaker 2>he's now Guinness Book of Records World's longest fingernails.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm not surprised, he said. Yeah, he said tape them,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not surprised.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, take them, but actually it helped his forehand.

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<v Speaker 1>If he stretched them out, why he could reach, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>further than most people.

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<v Speaker 3>With his fingernails.

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<v Speaker 2>Svetlana Kalokinlana Kalokin, Yeah, yes, okay, yestah, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I was surprised.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I thought she'd push on more than she did

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<v Speaker 1>obviously when she came on the scene again at fifteen years.

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<v Speaker 2>Old frubality Ry Florida.

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<v Speaker 3>By contract.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Just made the move to Florida very early.

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<v Speaker 3>There we go.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I've got I'm going to lean into this one,

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<v Speaker 2>but I feel that it might be a similar pattern

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<v Speaker 2>for Stephanie Beloffe Bulgarian Bulgarian.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but she actually tried to mince for a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Belarues, Yeah, but I think it was fifteen when she

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<v Speaker 2>made the.

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<v Speaker 3>She was fifteen, she made Top Andred. Yeah, Australia back

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<v Speaker 3>then was weaker.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, as we know from John Lloyd, like not everyone

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<v Speaker 1>traveled there over Christmas. That's when she broke onto the

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<v Speaker 1>scene with him, really and then you know, followed it

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<v Speaker 1>up ten years later with another Australian Open quarterfinals yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>good player, best back end on the tour. People say, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think Andrew Yeah, andre Yupovski coachter So that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go too well?

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<v Speaker 2>Sure yeah, okay, let's talk Wimbledon very soon, mate, such.

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<v Speaker 3>Just so good at it, so good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>What they do you? Oh Nike? Okay yeah cool yeah

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<v Speaker 3>yeah yeah. Contract yeah, big.

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<v Speaker 2>Contract, Florida yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah right, I'll go

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<v Speaker 2>to the bat.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, enjoy yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Bye, bait.

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<v Speaker 1>Victor baronco on troumpone, Sergeant Major Craig Frederick.

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<v Speaker 4>On the trumpets and the composition. The Army Blues walked

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<v Speaker 4>back down.