Welcome to the Tennis Mini.

We're at the business end of the US Open.

Coming up, King of the Court, Carlos Beats a legend, Sablenka's Arena, the women semis go the distance and first a hat thief, now a bag snatcher, stocks up, stocks down, Coming up with me, Bret Thomas and mill Or Wheez.

Welcome the players for our next match.

Fromaly.

Lorenzo, Lorenzo Mazzetti, thank you for having me.

Welcome to the Tennis Mini aka Anthony Moribito.

I love the leather jacket looking great.

And how good of these intros been in New York.

Yeah, they've been great.

Actually, I suppose we haven't talked about these earlier.

Yeah, just like a hype, like a boxing match, a wrestling match.

But yeah, the only problem is is once they come out, they've got eight minutes of sort of warm up and then straight into it.

Yeah, I mean, look, hats off two or headbands off to Lorenzo Mazzetti for leaning into it.

The leather jacket.

What a vibe that is.

It's got a bit of Saturday night fever about it.

John Travolta, and you do as well.

Oh, thank you, thank you.

Brett yeah, a bit like Mike Tyson or maybe Rocky Balboa.

Some fun walkouts that you can think.

Of, Yeah, I mean just boxing and wrestling known for their walkouts, and the UFC as well.

Yep.

Yeah, good to see tennis taking a leaf from some other sports.

And building up the personalities.

All right, let's get stuck into it semi finals.

As we mentioned down to the business end, what is one of the four semi finals that you want to pick out and talk about?

Yeah, probably the pick of the four for me was the Amanda Anisamova Numia Saka match.

So two hours and fifty six minutes, Yeah, one am in the morning, we finally got our winner and it was Anisimova.

Yeah, it was just a great match.

Both girls played so well.

It was really sad that it had to be a loser.

BAKSPAC Finals over.

And if someone told you that the start of the probably wouldn't have believed them.

Yeah, you wouldn't have believed.

Seven weeks ago when she lost six love six love, dished up a double bagel that she'd be back so soon.

That says a lot about her mental strength exactly.

I mean, if there's a way she can have trained her mental fortitude.

Looks like she might have done something because there were some points in that match where the pressure was really up to eleven and yeah, she just managed to break through.

Yeah, she lost the first set in a tiebreak, and it seemed like the match was going to be decided off her racket.

She's such a pure ball striker, so much power but unforced there is flying off her racket and at one point her coach looked at her and said, stop complaining.

And you would have thought going back to wimble and she might have been rattled, but she wasn't.

And this was no easy opponent in Osaka either.

No, Sarka's played great this tournament and he has had some pretty good form actually leading up to the US Open as well.

So yeah, great to see her make it this far.

But yeah, Anisimova, Yeah, six' five in the second, Set nami's serving for the, match she finds a way to break back and force it to the tie.

Break, yeah incredible effort and look hats off as well To Naomi.

OSAKA i think a big storyline In New york has been her resurgence and her return To Grand slam.

Contentionent definitely looking good For, yeah HOPEFULLY ao next year she might be able to win where she's won again.

Previously but, yeah she's really had to work hard to sort of get back up in the.

Rankings she's sort of been out of that sort of top ten, level top, ten top, twenty and then having finally actually making to THE Us open SEEDED i really helped that sort of set up her, tournament and then she was able to sort of get through further with having those sort of easier matches at the start and then getting on right into the.

Tournament, yeah she had an amazing stat, though in terms of making the last aid of a slam that's now.

Over she hadn't lost in the, quarterfinals but, yeah unfortunately she ran into a pretty talented young player who were going to be seeing a lot of at the pointy end of.

Tournaments, yeah, Definitely, yeah great effort By.

Anisimova, yeah even just making mimbohem final was a bit of a shock to everyone as.

Well but, yeah she's a pretty good CHANCE i think Against, sabolenka which will cover us towards the end of the, show but, YEAH i think it'll be a pretty even.

Match.

Yeah the other absolutely and look to be, honest both Women semis could could have been matched a round the way that The Sabolenka pagoula match played.

Out but let's go for the one that just wrapped up before we started.

Recording That's Yannick Sinner Felix Augia elia sim four, sets just over three.

Hours in the, end The italian did what he has done for the past few, years and that's win a big.

Match, yeah it was a great effort By.

Sinner remembers just watching this game six won the first at The sydney, thought, oh we all know how this game's.

Going to play.

Out but, yeah To felix's, credit taking a second set was a pretty decent.

Effort and Then sinner calling for the trainer at the end of the second, set AND i was, thinking, oh this might actually open up here For.

Felix but To sinner's, credit he fought back whatever injury he, had possibly an abdominal.

INJURY i think we'll find out a bit more.

As the coming.

Days in the coming, days.

But, yeah just great effort By sinner just to really just dig deep and fight and get the.

Result, yeah he said there was nothing to, see nothing to worry, about and he came out after that medical time out and served really, well so perhaps that's a good.

Sign but you, know after he cools down because he still had a lot of adrenaline going from the, match that will be when potentially any issues arise For Yannick.

Sinner but let's hope, not because we'll prove you the final later.

On but we want both of their full powers because it's become you, Know, Federer, Djokovic, nadal this rivalry Between King carlos And Yannix sinner as.

Well, yeah the Third Grand sam final in a row between these, two and, yeah it's amazing and that's probably what the fans wanted to.

See but, yeah it sort of really says a bit for the rest of men's, tennis where it's like these two at the moment and it doesn't really look like anyone's going to challenge.

Them, yeah, look and they're creating their own.

History.

Now he's the youngest man in The open era to make Every slam final in a calendar, year Joining Rod, Laver, federer And.

Djokovic so some handy company.

There fifth Straight Grand slam.

Final Only, Novak nadal And federer have done.

That and he is just so.

Clinical the way he, plays he almost seems a little Un, italian maybe More german in that, respect compared To, mazzei who he beat in the quarter.

Finals but he is just a brick wall that gives very little.

Away As yadick, Sinner.

Yeah he's locked in and he's yeah all this.

Year really he's the guy to.

Beat we know he had a bit of a break after the austral And, open so maybe they'll hold him in good stead for the final and the rest of the calendar.

Year, yeah we'll preview the final a little bit later, on but let's get into our favorite, segment stocks, up stocks, down who's, rising who's?

Four you're a former Accountant Wall.

Street of course you're a positive guy as, well so let's start with stocks up, There aunt and, look of course we could have talked about every semi.

Final let's talk about the ones that we left.

Out And Arena saberlenka into ANOTHER Us open.

Decider, yeah she hasn't won A Grand slam this, year but she still had an amazing season and she's so far ahead in the ranking.

Points, YEAH i guess she kind of needs to win A Grand slam this year just to sort of give that stamp of what a great season she's actually.

Had, yeah for her not to win A Grand slame this, season it would almostly be quite.

UNFAIR i would feel she's paid well.

For so many years now and she's like really cemented herself as like the world number one women's.

Player, yeah but in, tennis anything could happen on the, day and, yeah we know With anisimova that just she'll have the whole around behind.

Her tabilinka one last, year so she's got that going for.

Her and, yeah beating An american last year as.

WELL i just really think there's a really like show that she is the.

World number one.

Player it would be good for her to have That Grand.

Slam.

Yeah she was on the ropes Against Jessica, bogula who she beat in last year is THE Us.

Open lost the first, set then took a medical time, out and that sort to change the momentum of the, match changed her outfit and changed her, game started mixing it up a little bit Through jessica bugle off and she got through in three.

Sets stocks up for me and Is anasamova's backhand the fastest on, tour would you, believe faster than any Man Or woman at seventy seven miles per.

Hour that's about one hundred and twenty three, k's which is faster Than Yannick.

Cinner that is absolutely incredible and it means that matches are often decided off her.

Racket, YEAH i couldn't believe that's that when you told me that coming in this.

Morning that's.

Amazing it must be like she wouldn't be the strongest player on the, tour but it must be timing for her to hit the ball so.

Well and, yeah just when that ball sort of gets up in that.

Zone she was really putting balls, away especially in that third set against The, saka just any ball where she had a bit of time to set herself far, up straight through and just hitting the.

Lines and, yeah she was making some great shots in that semi.

Final of, course not just singles happening In New, york but doubles as.

Well stocks up for.

Me Gabriella dobrowski And Aaron, routelift The canadian and The New, zealander won their SECOND Us open twenty twenty.

Three they won their, first and after that both of them had some.

Issues routlift broke a, rib so Did dobrowski and then she revealed she was diagnosed with breast, cancer delayed treatment so she could compete At wimbledon this.

Year they made the, final she's conquered that and now she's conquered the courts Of Flushing meadows as.

Well so that's a great story for those.

Two you could see the emotion when they won that final overnight as.

Well, yeah that's a great that's a great.

Effort, yeah come back from when we talk about, adversity you, know maybe with mental, game but cancer is like another level.

Again so, yeah for her to get back to win A Grand, slam that is a remarkable.

Effort, yeah good on.

Her and beating the world number one women's doubles tennis Player Taylor, townsend who we've spoken a lot about on the.

Pod, yeah she's said in her postmatch interview that she's had a great couple of, weeks which he has and probably the.

Most, yeah she's definitely been talked about in her career and there let's hope she can continue it into twenty twenty.

Six And Carlos, alcarez we've touched on him a couple of, times sixteen years younger Than, Novak.

Djokovic he won in straight sets, today reaches his eighth final in a, row and winners were just flying off his, racket and, yeah you could see the generation, gap the generation coming through and you Know Novak djokovic of, course still no.

Slatch we'll get to him.

Next but, yeah this was a brilliant performance From.

Carlos, Yeah carlos is, great he's, young he's.

Fun it's really good for the who Are, YEAH i Guess i've said it, before BUT i think the fans wanted to see That alcarez in a final and they're going to get it for the third time in a.

Row, yeah he's great for the.

GAME i saw in his postmatch celebration he did a golf swing yah to his Mate Sergio.

Garcia, yep who that's the NAME i have not heard, of not thought about in a, while but, yeah one of my favorite golfers actually.

Yeah WHEN i was.

Younger, Yep spaniard as.

Well, yeah, no just, great just great to, See, yeah him doing so, well AND i think he's really great for the.

Sport, Yeah rory McElroy was, there so he's got all of golfing royalty coming out to his.

Matches let's get to stocks down and writing off what some people believe is to go In Novak DJOKOVIC i.

Want this is part of an article about he's lost To Carlos, alcarez the first time since twenty seventeen that he's failed to reach a major final and the latest sign that his best days are behind.

Him you're kidding.

Me any other player outside Of sinner And alcarez would love to have made the semi final and Every slam Which novak did this.

Year are they writing him off too?

Soon AND i agree it's Probably, sinner Al, karaz Then, djokovic and then the rest of the.

Draw DJOKOVIC i feel like knows his limitations now because he is getting, older and, yeah with, that having that break from wimbled and straight into THE Us, OPEN i think he just really was psyching himself up just to be able to get through to these later stages of THE Us, open which he did.

Do but these Two sinner and Al, KARAZ i feel like they're going to.

Be the next the next big.

Players, well don't feel like they are the next big, players and it's up to the rest of the drawer to sort of catch, up all.

Right, well let's hear From novak now his thoughts on whether he can actually Beat Carlos alcarez Or Janick sinner at the pointy end Of Grand.

Slams you, KNOW i lost three out of Four slams and semis against these, guys so they're they're just too, good you, know playing on a really high.

Level, FORTUNATELY i ran out of gas after the second.

SET i THINK i had enough energy to battle him and to keep up with his rhythm for two.

Sets after, THAT i was just guessed, out and you, know he kept he kept.

Going so that's kind of WHAT i felt this year also With.

Yannik, yeah best of five makes it very very difficult for me to play, them particularly if it's like the end stages of The Grand.

Slam so that.

Was novak there and seems kind of realistic about if everyone's fully, fit it's going to be difficult to knock Off carlos And yannick best of, five but anything could, happen AND i feel like he has a bit more to say at the aoon next, year where he has dominated the courts Of Melbourne.

PARK i do feel if he's going to hit that twenty Fifth Grand, slam it would be at The Australian.

Open it's very close this.

Year but, yeah he just really needs a lot to go right for.

Him, maybe, yeah a draw opening up for him to get straight to a, final then you, know anything can.

Happen, well let's talk about the men's draw and everyone outside of the three that we've talked, About, Sinner alcarez And.

Djokovic that's, Right, yeah that's my stocks.

DOWN i Guess felix has made the, semifinal but he didn't have to go Through sinner or Al.

Karaz so it seems to be that in the in the men's, draw there will Be, Djokovic, siner Al, karaz and then there's one other spot that they're kind of all fighting for to make a semi.

Final i'm sure it will change, eventually but, yeah it's just sort of the same three getting to this sort of stage in the, tournament and then there's just sort of who was the best of the, rest just sort of making up the, numbers you could, say to get that final semifinal.

Spot, yeah what.

Do you think do you think there are any players that can actually come through and get break through to this sort.

Of, WELL i guess a bit Like novak because at one point we thought it was fatter than The dar and no one.

Else and Then novak didn't come out of nowhere because he'd showed a lot of promising signs one Early Australian.

Open then took a few years before he was consistently Winning.

Slam so hopefully from An australian, perspective That's Alex, dimenor but perhaps doesn't quite have the power to match the big.

Two in.

Tennis bag, THIEFS i want to talk about.

That in Stocks down we had the hat, Thief Camille meerchek handing his hat to a young fan taken by A polish.

Millionaire now there's a bag thief As Yarnick sinner had Beaten Sasha public in the fourth.

Round he's signing, autographs had his bag over his, shoulder and we might bring up the image, here the brazenness of this fan trying to get Into Janick sinner's bag and maybe take a souvenir like a racquet or a wallet or.

Something BUT i don't know how he thought he was going to get away from that with that.

Ant, yeah when fans are going to learn, That, yeah their cameras at THE Us.

Open it's security.

Guards security.

Guards, yet well there's one right.

There it's not a challenger.

Tournament it's pretty well.

COVERED i don't, know maybe he was trying to zip up his bag get.

Something i'm not, sure maybe something was going to fall.

Out but, yeah it's not a good look and it probably won't surprise me that this probably went with the last time we'll see something like.

This.

Yeah, well and, amazingly THE usta decided not to punish the.

Fan they didn't kick him, out which is incredible considering he was caught red handed right.

There you'd think that fans would have learned after The POLISH ceo hat.

Thief and maybe he said that he was zipping up his.

Bag perhaps let's zip up that.

Segment we'll change ends here and and come back with a preview of the.

Finals welcome back to The Tennis.

Mini we've gone through the talking points of The semis and now we get to the.

Finals, brett what match are you most looking forward?

To, WELL i think we should start with the women's.

Final this promises to be beauty because if The semis or anything to go, by this one is definitely going to go the.

Distance Arena sablenka against a man To Anna, Samova so someone who of course has tasted A Grand slam success against the player who we spoke, about and this will will really see now the demons of wimbled and whether they.

Resurface she got through some tough quarters and Semis Amanda Anna.

Samova but what do you think is going to happen with her on the big stage In New york in front of her home.

Fans, YEAH i think she definitely want to get that first game on the board as quickly as she, can Say sablenca serves first and holds her serve and then say said la brain breaks the next.

GAME i think pressure will just build right, up so hopefully she can serve.

First IF i was, Her i'd probably serve first and just win that first.

Game and that was sort of just sort of take that pressure off that six, love six, love which seems to be following, her following her.

Around but, YEAH i think she can overcome her.

Nerves she's shown she's got the shots to match it with anyone in the women's.

Game and, Yeah, sebilenka she's got number.

One she's a good.

Player BUT i DON'T i don't think Anism over can match.

It just with the experience she's got In Grand slam, finals she'd be really hungry to win one for this year as.

Well, Yeah i'm Picking.

Sablenka what's your, Pick?

Bret all, Right, Well i'll go For Amanda.

Addisimova looking at their head to head record AND i know this is A Grand slam final In Grand, slam so she leads six to, three three two In grand, slams two to one on hard.

Court she's from the same hometown As Bruce, springsteen The boss who you're dressed a little bit Like, Freehold New.

Jersey i'm gonna say she's gonna boss her home court At Flushing Meadows Arthur Rash stadium and get the win in three.

Sets will it go the distance or do you Think arena in straight?

Sets?

NO i think it can go the.

DISTANCE i did say a stat the other day, though That sablanca has never or AND i think like one hundred or something, games she's never lost The Grand slam match in straight.

Sets, wow that's incredible.

Stat, Yeah, okay she's got some, resolve and we saw that she'll pull out all the tricks like she did With bagula and take a time out if she needs.

To so you're Going, Sabolenka, Yes i'm going at A.

Samova, okay this is the final that a lot probably expected WHAT i think the fans.

Wanted Janick, Sinner Carlos.

Alcarraz who do you think the crowd will be?

Supporting that is a good.

QUESTION i reckon it would be pretty much fifty to.

Fifty there are a lot Of italian fans In New.

York, yeah That carlos has great CHARISMA i, think and creativity with his shot.

PLAY i.

DON'T i reckon it would be fifty to.

Fifty sorry to stay on the fence.

With that, one BUT i think it'll Be, ALKARAZ i think clearly Because, Sinner, YEAH i mean contrasting, personalities contrasting.

Games we did See sinner with it between the leg shot Against Felix Augia elia sim But ALCAREZ i think might be the people's favorite in this.

Game.

Yeah he does have The Corona boys though as, well so he brings a cheer squad with.

Him they come.

Down, YEAH i would probably lean To, yeah the crowd probably would be maybe On alcoraz's, side but, yeah just with that That felix, match that taking that medical time outs kind of got me a bit.

Spooked we haven't got no.

Reports we've pretty much gone straight to where after the match.

Finished we've got don't know what he said in the press conference or anything yet about his potential.

Injury he just said on court that there was nothing to worry, about but he was pretty, vague so who.

Knows as we, said when he cools, down it might be.

Different but, yeah we want to see this one go to five, Sets so you want to see go to five.

Sets but who are you?

Tipping then sounds like you're going with The.

Spaniard.

Yeah if it is definitely nothing to worry about With sinner's, Injury i'd Go.

Sinner but if he's got if he has to get treatment in the next couple of, DAYS i reckon they're so, close they're so even THAT i.

Would tip the scales In alcaraz's.

Favor this is the same men's pairing facing off in Three slam finals in a calendar year that doesn't.

Happened there's nineteen sixty Four ms And Fred, stoley a couple Of.

Australians you'd think With, Novak federer And nadhal that we would have had three in a calendar, year but we, haven't so this is going to be.

Huge it's five to nine in favor of Elca.

Az they Split wimbledon and The.

FRENCH i am going to go With alcarez, THOUGH i think as, well so go with the same.

Pick i'm going to say in four, sets, okay, yeah but it should be an absolute.

Cracker, yeah definitely an absolute.

CRACKER i WISH i had a ticket to this.

Match, yeah oh for.

Sure imagine what they're.

Worth alcros has dropped a.

Set we saw A yannick dropper set Against Felix augia elism so can't wait for.

That, well thank you and Aka Lorenzo mazzetti for dressing up today the great intro and helping us preview the.

Finals thank You, brett and just a quick shout out to all the dads out.

There It's Father's day In australia.

Tomorrow Happy Father's.

Day well, Said Happy Father's day to all the dads out.

There thanks again for dissecting the semi.

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