00:00The Olympics brought up quite some incredible stories, whether it was Nidal Kheraz in those
00:07early rounds, obviously Andy Murray as well. But on the singles, Novak Djokovic with a
00:12gold, quite a remarkable story, recovering from his surgery in June to then reach a Wimbledon
00:17final and then win an Olympic gold.
00:21It was amazing. I think the whole thing about the tennis at the Olympics was amazing. Yeah,
00:25there were so many stories. We kind of hoped that Murray would really go deep and then
00:30he couldn't play. And then we weren't sure about Nidal's form. He skipped Wimbledon to
00:35practice for this and that didn't work out. And the whole hype around Nidal and Djokovic
00:42match, that seems like ages ago because it feels like so much has happened. And then
00:47the drama with Novak's knee. And I think it took like a superhuman effort from Novak.
00:52I think Novak decided he was going to put his life on the line for that match. You know,
00:58you felt those forehands in the tie breaks. They literally it was something that came
01:01from within. You could hear it and feel the energy. And he put everything into those few
01:06strokes. And I think that was a difference in the match. It was literally just like a
01:10handful of forehands that he kind of willed from within. And I think it was an unbelievable
01:16story for him and his career. And yeah, I mean, really, really incredible.
01:22Yeah, obviously the relief on his face when he dropped to his knees, you know, winning
01:25that final forehand point to secure the gold medal. Five Olympic Games to do it. Why do
01:31you think it actually took him so long to win that gold? Because he's sort of won everything
01:35else in that time.
01:37I think it means so much to him to play for his country. I mean, as tennis fans and Novak
01:43fans, I think a lot of people don't really care that much about the Olympics. I think
01:47it has changed now. Maybe it kind of means more now. He's put so much emphasis on the
01:53Olympic gold. I almost feel like it's become a bigger title because we didn't really care
01:57about the Olympics for tennis tournaments. It was always about the slams. And, you know,
02:02but it really did. I didn't think that I cared that much, but it was so emotional to see
02:06that.
02:07And Carlos Alcraz, obviously, we've mentioned how good he is, how much of a massive future
02:11he has in the sport. You know, a moment for him because a fantastic year so far. Obviously,
02:17we've got the US Open to come, but, you know, a Wimbledon title, Roland Garros and an Olympic
02:22silver. I mean, you can't really argue with that in terms of a year on the calendar.
02:26Yeah, I mean, he's been absolutely incredible. After he lost to Novak in Cincinnati last
02:32year, he was kind of a bit of a shadow of himself. And I think he went titleless for
02:36a good few months. And now he's back. He's well and truly back. You know, Roland Garros
02:42was unbelievable and he'd come off an injury as well. If he stays injury free, it's frightening
02:48to think what Alcraz is going to do in his career. And I think he's definitely going
02:51to win an Olympic gold. He's probably going to do it next time, if not, you know, the
02:55time after that. And he's got a lot of years to look forward to.
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