WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.240 --> 00:00:04.879 What have you got academically? What did you get at school? 2 00:00:05.480 --> 00:00:12.759 I got my basic GCSEs, so maths, sports studies, English, French. 3 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:18.640 We don't talk about geography because they told me it 4 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:21.480 would be about capital cities, and it was about. 5 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:25.320 Meanders and river bends. You have got basically, I don't 6 00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:26.399 think I've got an A apart. 7 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:28.280 From in sports studies, but I've got passes and the 8 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:32.640 rest of the part of geography and chemistry. 9 00:00:32.799 --> 00:00:33.759 Chemistry is boring. 10 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:41.159 Wow, geography was boring because it's about population density in 11 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:45.759 China and meanders and river bends and soil sedimentary and 12 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:47.479 so I don't remember. 13 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:54.719 It everyone on a daily basis. I find this stuff 14 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:55.920 pretty useful, to be honest. 15 00:00:58.039 --> 00:01:09.319 It helps me knowing about meander's when I make all. 16 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:23.280 Right, let's do a podcast. Welcome to what You're talking about? 17 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:28.719 Willis with at p. Sixty five Marcus Willis and me 18 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:33.519 is mate Dave. The grass is cut, the strawberry sauced, 19 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.439 the deck shoes ready, which means it's time for the 20 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:40.799 greatest Grand Slam of the Year. On Grand Slam of 21 00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:44.319 the Year Eve, which I am right now. I have 22 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:49.000 got Wimbledon fever and as Pete Sam Press says nothing 23 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:52.920 comes close to Wimbledon. Nothing. Are you feeling a bit 24 00:01:52.959 --> 00:01:53.480 buzz by it? 25 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:57.959 Willis very very excited. 26 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:01.319 Or someone someone I. 27 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:03.719 Say earlier the grass is always greener at Wimbledon. 28 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:08.759 I've got three stories that I've just put together based 29 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.479 on hits, but there might be a story where you're like, no, actually, 30 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:14.319 you don't want to do that as well, because there 31 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:15.919 was a couple that I didn't put in that you 32 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:18.879 might want to talk about, like the BBC extending its 33 00:02:18.879 --> 00:02:22.240 coverage of women until twenty thirty one, or the fact 34 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:25.599 this is last year we'll get Andrew Castle telling us 35 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:32.479 exactly who is in the Royal Box and yeah, so 36 00:02:32.479 --> 00:02:36.879 there's other little stories. But I've got Dan Evans, Jack Draper, 37 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:42.159 Serena Williams as my top three. Serena Williams the most 38 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:44.800 famous forty four year old in the world. Because everyone 39 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:48.599 has to go. Serena Williams, aged forty four, that's now 40 00:02:48.639 --> 00:02:53.360 become a quadruple barreled name for her gets a wild card. 41 00:02:54.159 --> 00:02:59.280 Now I get why Valencia WTA give wild cards to 42 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:02.919 Serena Williams because they need to sell their stadiums out. 43 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:06.919 Because when you watch the tour. It's empty, So I 44 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:10.520 get why Venus and Serena and whoever's coming back that 45 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:16.120 week gets a wild card. Bums on seats Wimwooden is 46 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:20.479 sold out infinite. It's over sold out. You can't get 47 00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:23.199 more people watching it. You can't get more people in there. 48 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:30.120 Why is Serena Williams getting a freebie into this tournament? 49 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:33.719 What? I mean? 50 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:36.479 She's one at multiple times, stands getting one as well. 51 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:44.319 I think it's more about attention of the tournament as well. 52 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:46.199 How many people are gonna be watching her first round, 53 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:47.159 including myself? 54 00:03:49.080 --> 00:03:54.159 Would you if you were so, I'm going to give 55 00:03:54.199 --> 00:03:58.879 you a proposal that it's on Monday. Serena is playing 56 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:02.599 on sense call right theoretically right, She's playing on tent 57 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:09.199 to court and on court one. You've got two players 58 00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:13.520 who are thirty five and fifty five in the rankings, 59 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:18.560 and you've got a ticket. Which court do you go to? 60 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:23.480 I think everyone goes to Serena because it's the unknown. 61 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:25.759 We don't know how well she's going to play. It's 62 00:04:26.319 --> 00:04:28.879 another chance for people that maybe haven't seen her play 63 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:31.680 before to see her play. The atmosphere is going to 64 00:04:31.720 --> 00:04:35.560 be ridiculous. I think that's why women have done it. 65 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:40.680 It's it's something amazing that you know, we'll be talked 66 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:42.519 about and watched globally. 67 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:45.600 But yeah, we don't know. 68 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:48.560 It's kind of easier to answer after we see what happens, 69 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:48.959 isn't it. 70 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:53.600 Yes, Yeah, I mean there's an absolute blockbuster in the 71 00:04:53.639 --> 00:04:57.480 third round of Serena against Swanchek, isn't there? Like this 72 00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:02.680 is the I mean huge, what's that Thursday Friday that 73 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:03.360 could happen? 74 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:06.199 Could happen? 75 00:05:06.279 --> 00:05:10.839 Yeah, I mean just I will open up a window 76 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:12.600 and I would just shout Tennis out of it. 77 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:13.279 I mean. 78 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:17.199 Navratilova came back at forty seven and won her first round. 79 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:18.439 It's all right. 80 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:20.720 She did yeah, yeah. 81 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:22.399 So it's not something that hasn't been done before. 82 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:25.279 Yeah, it's and. 83 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:28.600 I think never twenty years ago this year or twenty 84 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:32.759 two years ago this year, but yeah, yeah she did. 85 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:34.720 She she came back and played in the French as 86 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:40.079 well that earlier you know, the previous slam play play 87 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:44.680 got pumped. Yeah, and then yeah one through sir volley 88 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:50.000 she won. I want to say love and one. 89 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:53.000 But yeah, I mean it's it's not unheard of, it's 90 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:56.519 just it's rare. It's rare because you know, people come 91 00:05:57.240 --> 00:06:01.439 retire anything they're retired, like when Serena retired. I didn't 92 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:06.000 think that would be it. Honestly, No. Oh, I don't 93 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:09.959 think about a last one either, but again, you never know. 94 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:12.120 But I didn't have the sense I would never see 95 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:12.439 her again. 96 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:15.839 What's Serena Williams percentage chance of winning Wimbledon? 97 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:20.160 You're asking me? Are you asking bet three? Six five? 98 00:06:20.199 --> 00:06:20.600 I don't know. 99 00:06:20.680 --> 00:06:22.519 Well, I'm going to ask you and then are going 100 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:25.000 to take everything I own to Ladbrooks. 101 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:29.600 I don't. I don't think she'll win it. I don't. 102 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:32.240 I don't think she'll make it past the third round. 103 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:34.040 And this could be quoted everywhere. 104 00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:36.959 Okay, it'll be amazing if she does. 105 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:42.519 And again if it happens, you go, okay, I mean 106 00:06:42.560 --> 00:06:45.079 it'll be unlikely when your first tournament back on a 107 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:48.079 singles court to be someone top ten in the world, 108 00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:48.560 which is. 109 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:49.319 What she's gonna have to do. 110 00:06:49.319 --> 00:06:53.600 Right, Yeah, of course, And if she does, it's it's 111 00:06:53.759 --> 00:06:57.480 is she amazing or is there a problem in women's depths? 112 00:06:57.480 --> 00:07:00.160 And I don't think it's the latter, based on what 113 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:03.199 we've seen the French Open. I think it's exciting in 114 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:05.000 the women's game. I think anyone could be at anyone 115 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:08.079 on their given day, you know, within reason. 116 00:07:10.759 --> 00:07:16.480 Well, Serena gets a wildcard. Dan Evans rather unfairly doesn't 117 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:19.480 get a wild card. Lots of the discourse I've seen 118 00:07:19.480 --> 00:07:24.720 online is about, you know that that's disrespectful to someone 119 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:28.079 who basically for two decades now being our second or 120 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:32.959 first best player, rather than talking about that. In particular, 121 00:07:34.600 --> 00:07:37.079 it's going to be Dan Evans's last Grand Slam. He's 122 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:42.480 playing in the doubles. Tell me your first encounter with Dan. 123 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:48.160 I don't know when it was, but I mean it was. 124 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:52.000 It was good under fourteen, it was nationally good. We 125 00:07:52.120 --> 00:07:54.959 played each other a lot. Yeah, I know, had a 126 00:07:54.959 --> 00:07:57.439 lot of very good matches. I think the last couple 127 00:07:57.480 --> 00:08:00.720 he did me over when he was going on his 128 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:04.079 going on his rampage to the top thirty in the 129 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:05.759 world and I was kind of slowing down a bit. 130 00:08:05.800 --> 00:08:08.720 He beat me in prequelity six and six. For the 131 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:10.199 time before that, I think he beat me five and 132 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:13.199 two somewhere. But before that there was a lot of 133 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:14.720 six and the thirds, a lot of six and six. 134 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:19.680 There's some great matches because our styles were. I don't know. 135 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:23.480 It made for some great matches, but I mean we 136 00:08:23.800 --> 00:08:26.920 had battles ever since we were thirteen fourteen, I want 137 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:27.279 to say. 138 00:08:27.800 --> 00:08:30.519 And he just strikes me. I don't know him at all. 139 00:08:30.759 --> 00:08:35.480 He strikes me as such a character. Yeah he is. 140 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:36.080 Is he Larry? 141 00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:40.879 Yeah, there's not a filter. He doesn't lie, he doesn't 142 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:43.399 hold back. If he thinks something, he says it. But 143 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:49.120 he's often right about stuff. Yeah, he's funny, like when 144 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:51.879 he's around, you know about it, you know about it, 145 00:08:51.919 --> 00:08:55.000 and he's Yeah, he's pretty witty with his humor as well. 146 00:08:55.080 --> 00:09:01.799 So yeah, has there it's interesting. It's not knowledge of 147 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:03.080 the games incredible as well. 148 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:05.080 Right of course. Yeah, No, I mean he's got great 149 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:07.240 views actually, and he's going to be one of these 150 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:11.200 people who you kind of eternally wish that a governing 151 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:13.879 body would get him involved. But he's going to ruffle 152 00:09:13.960 --> 00:09:17.840 some corporate feathers. I would say, which could you know, 153 00:09:18.360 --> 00:09:20.440 cut his nose off despite his face a little if 154 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:20.919 he's looking. 155 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:22.879 But he won't care about that. 156 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:24.879 He won't. It will never change because that's just who 157 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:25.919 he is and it's refreshing. 158 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:31.600 And what have you two ever butted heads on call 159 00:09:32.080 --> 00:09:34.000 off court. Has there been. 160 00:09:34.720 --> 00:09:37.840 We've had some drama. Yeah, we've had a few words. 161 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:40.600 The stuff, but it's heat at the moment, stuff like 162 00:09:40.679 --> 00:09:42.799 it's always fine five minutes after all. 163 00:09:43.080 --> 00:09:43.879 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 164 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:45.600 We used to have play fights all the time and 165 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:47.919 slap each other about a bit and it was all 166 00:09:47.960 --> 00:09:49.080 in good spirits. 167 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:53.480 It's just funny. It's just it was just it was 168 00:09:53.559 --> 00:09:54.000 just fun. 169 00:09:54.080 --> 00:09:56.480 It was honestly some of the most fun times I've 170 00:09:56.480 --> 00:09:57.559 had as he's been there. 171 00:09:57.960 --> 00:10:02.320 And at the Aussie Open this year he was in 172 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:04.399 the same locker room as you, wasn't He was in 173 00:10:04.440 --> 00:10:08.159 the opposite you for a little bit in the qualifying 174 00:10:08.399 --> 00:10:12.279 like you were. He was in the qualifying And is 175 00:10:12.279 --> 00:10:15.720 it going to be a shame that from Wimbledon onwards 176 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:18.360 it's just another one of your stable mates that you 177 00:10:18.399 --> 00:10:20.360 won't be knocking around with every now and then and 178 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:21.120 bumping into. 179 00:10:23.519 --> 00:10:24.559 Yeah, no, it will be. 180 00:10:24.960 --> 00:10:27.799 It's there's not many guys that play like him. He 181 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:29.679 was always great to watch. If ever I was playing 182 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:32.399 a match and he was on the telly, I'd stick 183 00:10:32.440 --> 00:10:35.519 it on because I like watching him play. You know. 184 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:38.000 He came to the Netty volley where he was brave. 185 00:10:38.080 --> 00:10:42.360 He defended really where I've read the game, well, you know, 186 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:44.879 got really stuck into matches as well. 187 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:47.360 So I'll miss watching him play. I missed. 188 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:49.480 I think he'll still be around a bit. I think 189 00:10:49.519 --> 00:10:53.159 he's coaching. Coaching a little bit, is what I think 190 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:53.840 he's doing. 191 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:57.080 Will he make a good coach, Yeah, I think so, 192 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:59.440 very good on his knowledge base. 193 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:03.759 Yeah, but knowledge base, but there's actually the ability to 194 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:07.559 get stuck in. And his mentality was very very good. 195 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:10.399 I know sometimes people saw him snap or whatever, but 196 00:11:10.480 --> 00:11:14.480 he he was a very very good fighter, and I 197 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:16.759 think some of some of the people he'll be coaching 198 00:11:16.840 --> 00:11:17.240 will need that. 199 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:19.600 So do you think he's going to end up with 200 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:22.120 a younger British player something like that? 201 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:27.279 And I don't know who who will end up with, 202 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:29.320 but I think he'd be a waste of knowledge and 203 00:11:29.360 --> 00:11:31.600 experience if he didn't end up on the toy yet. 204 00:11:33.039 --> 00:11:33.960 Well, and fun as. 205 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:36.720 Well if he was in your team. 206 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:40.720 The off court stuff is fun as well, oh mad 207 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:45.559 little games you play in the players lounge and and 208 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:48.600 and the commentary of that. Yeah, I hope to see 209 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:50.720 I'd like to like to see him around. 210 00:11:51.120 --> 00:11:52.559 I think I think he'll stay in the game. 211 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:57.320 I hope so well. I mean I've always really admired him. 212 00:11:57.360 --> 00:11:59.200 As I said, don't know him at all, but admired 213 00:11:59.240 --> 00:12:01.639 him as a player. And as you said. 214 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:03.200 Get him on here, We'll get him on here to 215 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:06.360 come on. I'd love to play, but not talk about 216 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:06.879 his game. 217 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:09.840 I couldn't care less about that. But schwang ko wang 218 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:13.120 with Dan Evans, I mean he's got it's perfect. I 219 00:12:13.159 --> 00:12:17.799 feel it's good. YEA one person who has transitioned into 220 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:20.480 coaching is with Djokovic last year. Is Andy Murray's now 221 00:12:20.519 --> 00:12:27.480 with Jack Draper. From your time around British tennis as 222 00:12:27.519 --> 00:12:36.519 the grandfather of British tennis, what did you always think 223 00:12:36.559 --> 00:12:38.240 Andy Murray is going to end up as a coach. 224 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:45.159 He's always going to add value to the game at 225 00:12:45.159 --> 00:12:48.360 some point after his career. Yeah, it would be silly 226 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:49.639 if someone didn't tap him up. 227 00:12:49.679 --> 00:12:56.039 He seems to me like analytical super process. Yeah, like 228 00:12:56.879 --> 00:12:59.960 he just he always had the air almost like when 229 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:04.399 you see a footballer like Jordan Henderson. Now you think 230 00:13:04.639 --> 00:13:07.120 Henderson's going to be a manager in two years, I 231 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:07.639 can see it. 232 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:10.879 Yeah, And I think if he's not playing the next 233 00:13:10.919 --> 00:13:11.639 World Cup. 234 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:15.600 Yeah of course, of course. Yeah, adding that ten minute value. 235 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:20.200 But the yeah, I can see that with Murray. And 236 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:23.039 I'm not surprised that Jack Draper's got Andy Murray in 237 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:23.960 his corner, are you. 238 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:26.399 Not one bit? 239 00:13:26.559 --> 00:13:26.679 No? 240 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:28.120 I think they'll do well to go. 241 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.799 I just think Murray's playing with him, as in, is he. 242 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:34.080 Hitting hitting with him? I saw him hitting the other day. 243 00:13:34.159 --> 00:13:35.159 Yet you were there? 244 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:36.519 Yeah, yeah, I. 245 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:38.279 Was at Eastbourne and he was hitting, hitting with him. 246 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:41.000 He's still obviously outrageous. 247 00:13:40.440 --> 00:13:40.879 At the sport. 248 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:44.000 Really, so where are you caught next to him? 249 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:47.159 I'm walking down the hill and I see him. I'd 250 00:13:47.200 --> 00:13:48.799 just see a back end just hit the middle of 251 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:50.759 the strings ten times in our own director where he. 252 00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:53.799 Wants kind of thing. Yeah, yeah, one of those guys. 253 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.879 Yeah yeah, yeah, I'm only on nine, but yeah ten times. 254 00:13:57.960 --> 00:14:04.080 Yeah that's Murray. So yeah, because he's like a hands 255 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:06.639 on because I noticed that, you know, having been around comps, 256 00:14:06.720 --> 00:14:09.799 some coaches just are racket off, aren't they. They're down 257 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:13.360 the end giving that little hug to the racket as 258 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:17.759 a hitter gets involved. But yeah, I can see Murray 259 00:14:17.879 --> 00:14:21.279 wanting to to get the Torner grip on. 260 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:23.039 Yeah. 261 00:14:23.080 --> 00:14:26.639 I think it's it's but it's nice like it's a 262 00:14:26.720 --> 00:14:29.240 nice feeling hitting balls. That's what you've done all your life. 263 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:29.399 Isn't it. 264 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:29.960 Yeah? 265 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:31.879 Yeah, So why wouldn't you and. 266 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:33.879 Why wouldn't you as Draper want and he's back and 267 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:34.679 coming back at you. 268 00:14:35.039 --> 00:14:39.960 Yeah, of course, of course. Well, I mean there's some 269 00:14:40.000 --> 00:14:43.360 of the bigger stories. There's plenty more because it's Wimbledon, 270 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:46.879 it's the biggest Grand Slam of the year. After the break, 271 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:49.519 I want Britwatch, which gives us a chance to play 272 00:14:49.840 --> 00:15:02.200 Bruce Faulsyth just just holding that there. This is what 273 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:04.559 you're talking about, Willi's this is section two. This is 274 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:08.440 britt Watch, which means next year is going to be 275 00:15:08.440 --> 00:15:24.799 a big breakthrough year for Bruce Fasythe. Yeah, I'm backing Brendy. 276 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:26.960 We're all backing ready, So. 277 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:31.960 The feelings going, so let's keep it going. 278 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:37.480 The good time to bowing out. Then the music goes 279 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:42.720 in there he is. Do you like Bruce Fullscythe Yeah. 280 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:44.200 He's good a way, doesn't don't man personally? 281 00:15:45.200 --> 00:15:46.799 Yeah, it's past tense now obviously. 282 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:48.240 Yeah. 283 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:51.399 I love I love Bruce, I love game shows. I 284 00:15:51.519 --> 00:15:56.360 like Bruce. I like everything about him. Big Bruce, Yeah, 285 00:15:56.440 --> 00:15:56.919 Big Bruce. 286 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:00.480 Job kept the Tash all his life as well, which 287 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:01.879 I've got a respectful. 288 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:03.679 A lot of respect and a wig. 289 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:04.600 Yeah. 290 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:11.279 Fantastic, Yeah, yeah, fantastic. Okay, I've got the Brits here, 291 00:16:11.320 --> 00:16:15.600 that's why we've got the brit watch music on. I'm 292 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:17.759 going to rattle through it and I would love you 293 00:16:17.840 --> 00:16:21.080 to tell me everything you know from that vast NASA 294 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:31.279 computer of a brain that you've got. Okay, So Radakano Rusick. 295 00:16:32.559 --> 00:16:34.720 I think she lost last time she played to her, So. 296 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:41.759 Yeah, I think okay there if she's physically fit, I 297 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:43.279 think she's hitting and I'm not sure. 298 00:16:45.240 --> 00:16:46.559 Yeah, I think she'll be all right. 299 00:16:46.639 --> 00:16:50.840 There always questions about her fitness, and there's stories in 300 00:16:50.919 --> 00:16:57.200 the paper today. Of course, she's just got to the final, 301 00:16:57.320 --> 00:16:58.960 isn't she. You know, she just got to a grad 302 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:04.599 school final and a second round match potentially against Harriet Dart. 303 00:17:05.559 --> 00:17:13.519 That's yeah, that is that's a blockbuster. So we're saying 304 00:17:13.720 --> 00:17:16.400 Radocanu a okay on that one. 305 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:17.079 I think. 306 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:23.119 So. Now, Katie Boltera loves the grass. She's playing Katerina 307 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:30.680 grant Italian. But can get tight? Can't she bolt up? 308 00:17:30.799 --> 00:17:34.000 Can start that ball toss and all sorts of suddenly 309 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:39.519 things look nervy. I think she's gonna have too much here, you. 310 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:42.519 Yeah, I think yeah. 311 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:47.039 Again, I've not seen many players that don't get tight sometimes. 312 00:17:47.079 --> 00:17:49.119 I just think it's more obvious when the bulltoss goes 313 00:17:49.160 --> 00:17:52.160 with some people, but for other people they'll start pushing, 314 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:52.680 or they'll. 315 00:17:52.519 --> 00:17:54.119 Start slapping on the feet, will start. 316 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:57.559 But I think with Katie, when something has historically gone, 317 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:00.279 it's been a server of bortos, and that's more obvious 318 00:18:00.359 --> 00:18:03.039 for everyone. Can you see someone throw the ball up 319 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:03.720 the wrong way you go? 320 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:07.160 Yeah, I think yeah. 321 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:10.400 No, I think she's confidence playing well Ribekina a couple 322 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:10.960 of weeks ago. 323 00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:14.160 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. She likes the out crowd as well. 324 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:15.119 She does. 325 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:15.400 Yeah. 326 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:17.319 I mean there's a lot of pressure for Britt's playing 327 00:18:17.359 --> 00:18:19.319 women and that people will never realize. 328 00:18:20.839 --> 00:18:21.240 As well. 329 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:23.160 Grass season is great, fun to play at home, but 330 00:18:23.200 --> 00:18:26.799 there's this expectation that if you play anyone within your 331 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:31.079 ranking you should win. Otherwise it's a disaster. So you know, 332 00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:34.720 she's playing a qualifiers one. Three matches not easy. Yeah, 333 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:36.119 I think you know, if she gets out of them 334 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:37.160 and plays the best game, sure win. 335 00:18:37.240 --> 00:18:37.440 Yeah. 336 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:43.599 Now. Harriet Dart, aforementioned potential second round opponent of Emma 337 00:18:43.640 --> 00:18:49.359 Radakanu is playing Oster Penko. So I live four miles 338 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:53.559 from Wimbledon. There's a chance Oster Penko nails a ball 339 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:56.319 into the corner of the court. There's a chance it 340 00:18:56.440 --> 00:18:57.359 might hit my house. 341 00:18:58.880 --> 00:19:00.400 Yeah, so. 342 00:19:01.839 --> 00:19:04.839 Four miles is well within that radius. 343 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:09.839 Good luck predicted this one, mate, What you're saying. 344 00:19:09.960 --> 00:19:13.720 I think she's brilliant panker. Yeah, I can't predict that. 345 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:18.000 I can't preget that. It's just unpredictable. 346 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:20.720 Rue, I'm gonna go six love love six six love, 347 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:26.599 I don't think, but I don't know where. Okay, but 348 00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:31.079 I'm saying who knows? Who knows? Right, I'd like to 349 00:19:31.119 --> 00:19:36.039 see a British second round match, So let's see now. 350 00:19:36.119 --> 00:19:43.400 My favorite backhand is Diane Parry. Sweet as a nut, 351 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:46.680 isn't it. She takes on friend Jones. 352 00:19:49.839 --> 00:19:54.400 Tough again, tough Yeah, Frank and Frans a hell of 353 00:19:54.400 --> 00:20:02.440 a competitor. Diane's incredibly talented, as we know. But yeah, 354 00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:05.480 it's not one I don't know with that. 355 00:20:07.279 --> 00:20:07.839 I don't know that. 356 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:11.039 I know Frans better on clay historically. But it's not 357 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:13.839 like it's not like grass is playing unbelievably quick nowadays either. 358 00:20:13.960 --> 00:20:16.960 So yeah, it'll be a scrap I. 359 00:20:16.960 --> 00:20:24.599 Think, yeah, I think, I I do my little uh 360 00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:29.359 tennis YouTube history has a lot of dying Barry's backhands 361 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:36.039 in it, so fair enough, delete cookies and stop all the. 362 00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:39.920 Pop ups and move on, Harry Backham. 363 00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:46.880 Katie Swan against Bego what do you think? Like? Yeah, 364 00:20:46.920 --> 00:20:47.160 go on? 365 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:49.240 What do you think that begs? 366 00:20:49.279 --> 00:20:52.319 Beggo's very experienced, been around for a while now, Yes, 367 00:20:53.279 --> 00:20:59.960 I'm thinking of Yeah, Katie's obviously playing well injury free. Uh, 368 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:04.200 great competitor, likes grass again. 369 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:04.960 I'm just gonna do a. 370 00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:07.759 Lot of fences with these matches because I generally don't know. 371 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:11.519 Yeah, I don't know. 372 00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:14.240 I think what we are seeing with Katie is that 373 00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:17.559 it's the road back to the kind of being in 374 00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:22.200 a big time, isn't it. You know, she's she's on 375 00:21:22.240 --> 00:21:27.720 the route upwards again, and that's not always a smooth road. 376 00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:31.000 There are bumps in that, so, like finding consistency and 377 00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:34.400 things like that is always tough, and playing against someone 378 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:39.240 who's experienced and yeah, I mean it's going to be 379 00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:45.079 like some one's going to need patience minimum. But it's 380 00:21:45.119 --> 00:21:46.160 a tough to all, really tough. 381 00:21:46.759 --> 00:21:50.000 She's a good competitor. Yeah, I don't think that would 382 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:53.039 be an issue. It's just yeah, can she go over 383 00:21:53.079 --> 00:21:55.759 the line? I think she can, but it's not it's 384 00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:58.119 not one of those because she's not playing a seed. 385 00:21:58.279 --> 00:21:59.880 It's easy, it's it's a hard match. 386 00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:07.720 Well, Hannah Klugman has a former Grand Slam champion, of course, 387 00:22:08.599 --> 00:22:15.119 just one of them. So we've got Hannah Klugman, Mimiso 388 00:22:16.119 --> 00:22:24.880 and Mika Steuslervich. And these are our three. You know, 389 00:22:24.920 --> 00:22:27.279 we spoke about them on the podcast a few weeks ago, 390 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:30.519 this kind of class of two thousand and eight or something. 391 00:22:30.559 --> 00:22:34.160 It seems about twelve minutes ago for me, but I 392 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:38.799 mean that these are seventeen eighteen year olds, and how 393 00:22:38.799 --> 00:22:41.759 do you see all of their hopes? Generally it is 394 00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:47.039 winning around huge success for all three of these players. 395 00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:51.960 Considering the draws they got them, Yeah, it would be yeah, yeah, 396 00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:57.240 it's it's not nice. I've seen their drawers, but it's great. 397 00:22:57.240 --> 00:22:59.720 It's a valuable experience regardless of the result. It really 398 00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:03.960 is playing you know, ex Randslam champions, X Grandslam finalists, 399 00:23:05.279 --> 00:23:07.839 very good players. You go out there and see where 400 00:23:07.880 --> 00:23:10.720 your games at, see how hard you can push them. 401 00:23:10.799 --> 00:23:14.519