00:03Congratulations on the great win.
00:05What got you through that fifth set today?
00:08Oh man, it's a ton of heart.
00:12Obviously, it's kind of just going back to a ton of the work that I've done
00:18and really trying to lean on that and use that.
00:22I know I have more in the tank.
00:24It's kind of stay there mentally.
00:26That's tough for it to obviously lose.
00:29But just understanding that if I'm hurting, I know he's hurting
00:32and a tougher man wins those type of matches for sure.
00:41How was it to play in that heat for so long time?
00:44Say again?
00:45How was it to play in that heat for so long time?
00:48It was very hot today.
00:49Yeah, it was brutal.
00:51It was brutal. It was tough.
00:53Your mind's kind of just going after a while.
00:56Like, man, I'm really out here.
00:58I'm going to spend literally the entire afternoon on the tennis court.
01:02But yeah, it was tough.
01:04I mean, obviously, you have your second one, your third one, your fourth one,
01:07whatever.
01:07But it wasn't easy.
01:09And it's also not easy having 40-something aces go by you in five hours as well.
01:14You know, that's not tough one either.
01:16So, but it feels even better when you get a win there at the end.
01:24Hey, Francis, well played today.
01:26Did you get your racket back?
01:28Yeah, my guy's going to go get it.
01:29They responded to you?
01:30They're going to go get it.
01:31Yeah, they DMed Brian.
01:32He's going to go get it.
01:33I gave a pair of shoes to Brian to go give it.
01:37So I'm waiting for the tech to see if the racket's in.
01:40Is that common?
01:42Like, has that ever happened to you before?
01:43I don't think I've ever heard of someone, like, taking a racket from you.
01:46Well, I mean, obviously, I hugged them, and I hugged them with my racket in my hand.
01:50And then I was like, man, my arm's getting stuck.
01:52And I was like, man, whatever.
01:54I need to go shake Hubie's hand and the ref's hand.
01:59And then when I'm walking on the court, and I was like, wait, hold on, hold on.
02:01I'm down a racket.
02:02I was like, I never put that racket back in.
02:05Mark's like, I'm going to make an Instagram post.
02:07And I was like, I think I'm going to get it.
02:09In the States, I'm not getting that racket.
02:10But here, like, I was like, I feel like in Europe, like, love tennis so much.
02:14I was like, I'm going to get it.
02:15And I apologize, another non-match question.
02:17But what happened with the bathroom break there?
02:19I didn't actually see it.
02:20I just saw online afterwards that he was kind of upset that you took another bathroom break
02:25between the fourth and fifth sets, or what was that?
02:26Just following the rules.
02:28Just following the rules.
02:29There's nothing in it.
02:31As a lady, you can take one between the first three sets,
02:33and then you can take one after the third, after the fourth.
02:36I was just following the rules.
02:39Yeah, just back to the racket.
02:41Sorry.
02:41I mean, did you feel somebody, like, literally take it out of your hand?
02:44Or do you think more it just sort of got lost as you were?
02:46Well, both my hands were getting, like, locked in, right?
02:50So I'm like, okay.
02:51After a while, it was cool.
02:52And then after a while, I was like, all right, man, like, all right, guys.
02:55Like, I got to get out of this, you know, whatever.
02:58And so, but my mind's going 1,000 miles an hour.
03:01So at the time, I'm trying to chill out, get my respects to my opponent, you know,
03:05get my respects to the ref.
03:07And then when you come to, you're like, wait, hold on, what's going on?
03:10I mean, they were locking me in.
03:11I mean, I thought I was going to fall into the crowd at one point.
03:13But it was fun.
03:14It was a cool moment.
03:15But I just need that racket.
03:16Did you think you were going to get back so quick there?
03:18It sounds like the guy got straight back to you.
03:21Yeah.
03:22I mean, I knew I was going to get a response.
03:25I guess I knew you're going to get a lot of people who's going to, like, you know,
03:29make jokes.
03:30You just don't know what's real.
03:30Obviously, with AI now, it's too.
03:33But, yeah, I think I'm going to be all right with it.
03:37I want to ask just a less happy topic about Haley.
03:40and if you've had any contact with her since she went down yesterday,
03:43it was rough to see.
03:44Yeah.
03:46Yeah, obviously, the same best agency in the world,
03:51one of the best agents, well, the best agent in the world.
03:54I'm obviously handling it right now.
03:55So Jill called me.
03:58I spoke to Jill first before I spoke to them.
04:04She's, yeah, I mean, I obviously want her,
04:06let her kind of come out with the news.
04:08But, yeah, it's not the best.
04:10I'm with her.
04:12That was very, very tough for me.
04:13Obviously, with my brother, you know, being there,
04:15I told her I'm going to get everything I got tomorrow,
04:18meaning today, for you.
04:20And, you know, we've had so many long conversations
04:22about kind of just doing the thing and doing it right.
04:25And it's fortunate.
04:26I mean, she's been absolutely killing.
04:28And, but, you know, good things are obviously ahead of her.
04:33And, you know, she's still so young.
04:35But it was definitely tough.
04:37It was definitely tough to hear the news to her.
04:39and what a kid as well.
04:41So it should be all right.
04:44Congratulations.
04:45Well played today.
04:47You obviously know that Sinner has surprisingly lost his match today.
04:52And I was wondering.
04:53Shit, my fans are saying that during the match.
04:54I'm like, God damn.
04:55Like, I was like, right, I'm two sets to one, bro.
04:58I'm not like, you're not even nowhere near.
05:00Like, like, man, I got, he'll be nice too.
05:02Like, shit.
05:04Well, yeah.
05:05Yeah, I was wondering if you have any thoughts
05:07about how this changes the dynamic of the tournament at all.
05:13Look, man, I mean,
05:16everyone's going to be looking at Choms regardless.
05:18Even when he was in, you know, for obvious reasons.
05:21If you guys can pick up on the throw now.
05:24Now he's out.
05:25I think everyone's going to even have more.
05:27But ultimately, it really doesn't matter.
05:30You got to beat one guy.
05:31Yeah, and whoever's in front of you.
05:34It's a long two weeks.
05:35A lot of things can happen.
05:37I mean, unless, you know,
05:38that was your bracket for the next match.
05:40You know, to me, it doesn't really matter.
05:43I just got to beat the guy in front of me.
05:44Just carry on and carry on and carry on.
05:47That's all I really care about.
05:49It's kind of being where my feet are.
05:51You know, you can only affect the tournament
05:53with the guy in front of you.
05:54Everything else is pretty irrelevant.
05:57Sorry, first of all,
05:58what were they actually saying to you about Sinner?
06:00They're just, like, telling you the result?
06:02Yeah, I mean, you know how it is.
06:05I mean, I just got...
06:07I mean...
06:07That was funny.
06:09Yeah, that was crazy, right?
06:11Yeah, yeah, yeah, that was crazy.
06:13Yeah, I mean, you know how it is.
06:15I mean, especially, you know,
06:17especially being a...
06:18Especially, like, straight out,
06:19especially just being black
06:20and having black fans in the match
06:22where they just don't know what's going on.
06:23Sinai is out and Big Four is in.
06:25You know what I'm saying?
06:26I'm like, dog,
06:27like, I'm dying laughing.
06:29You know what I'm saying?
06:30Like, I was like,
06:30this got to be an African dude.
06:32I'm trying to, like...
06:33I'm trying to keep it together.
06:34I was like, man,
06:35it sounds like Ma Duke's talking to Pops.
06:37So I'm like...
06:38You know, you can't...
06:40They generally mean it.
06:42They don't know what...
06:42You know, I got to handle this right here.
06:45Like, so it was a funny moment.
06:49So that's how I found out.
06:52And it was...
06:53I mean, he said it repeatedly
06:54for three minutes straight.
06:56I mean, it was insane.
06:57So that's how I found out.
06:59And has anyone stolen something from you before?
07:02I'm going to say they stole it.
07:05But some type like that.
07:07But, I mean, it's awesome, man.
07:09It's all for good fun.
07:10And I'm happy they had that moment
07:12because I was super pumped up.
07:13and luckily for those guys
07:15to be in that moment,
07:15I think that's something
07:16they're going to remember,
07:16something I'm definitely going to remember.
07:18So it was all great fun.
07:23I'm dead at that, Francis.
07:25When you were talking
07:26at the Australian Open
07:27about kind of hard conversations
07:29that you've had with your team,
07:30with Ayan, with people around you
07:32and just like refocusing
07:34and things like that,
07:34I wonder if you've been able...
07:36Because it does take some time still
07:37for those things to settle in.
07:39If there's anything
07:40that you've kind of implemented
07:41or changed just like
07:42with your mindset,
07:44with daily mental work
07:45or anything like that
07:46that you feel like
07:47you have changed
07:48or you do approach differently
07:49or is any of that
07:50kind of carrying on
07:53throughout the season
07:53in a way that you're happy with
07:55or not really,
07:56you're just kind of like
07:57doing your job?
07:58Yeah, I mean,
07:58there's a lot of things
07:59I've changed,
08:00you know, approach,
08:01you know.
08:03In that moment,
08:04you know,
08:05in the last year
08:05I got a lot also
08:06in my faith
08:07kind of centered myself
08:08as well, I think.
08:10but, you know,
08:10daily motivation
08:12is trying to just be disciplined,
08:13not motivated.
08:14Just do it,
08:14do things the right way
08:16whether you feel like it or not.
08:18But, I mean,
08:18just having a lot of conversations
08:20is just trying to be real, man.
08:21What are you really trying to do?
08:23What are you trying to get out of it?
08:26And, you know,
08:26just stop hiding behind your talent.
08:29Stop hiding behind the gift.
08:30Don't use the gift
08:31as a disadvantage.
08:31Try to use it as a advantage,
08:33right?
08:33Because I think a lot of times,
08:34you know,
08:34you can get away with stuff
08:35because you're so gifted,
08:37But, you know,
08:38use the gift the right way
08:41and, you know,
08:42squeeze a lemon
08:42and see what you can get out of it
08:43and that's kind of
08:44what it is
08:45and, yeah,
08:46it doesn't happen
08:47just because
08:47you're locked in
08:48for a little bit
08:49and you're going to
08:49all of a sudden
08:50all the chips are going to fall
08:51where you want them to be.
08:53But, you know,
08:55you can guarantee yourself
08:56to not do it
08:57if you just kind of
08:58continue the way
08:58I was kind of going.
08:59Now I'm giving myself a chance
09:01and, you know,
09:01things like today happen.
09:03So I'm very happy about it.
09:04I'm very happy
09:05I had people around me
09:06who tell me things
09:06I don't want to hear
09:07which is not easy.
09:08We all got egos
09:09and I'm not trying to hear
09:11that shit.
09:11Well, it's tough.
09:13So, but it's very, very good
09:15the people I have around me.
09:17So, you know,
09:18now I'm here
09:18pulling out matches like that
09:20and now I have a chance
09:20to continue to do the same.
09:23Someone who I know
09:24has looked up to her
09:25for a long time.
09:25I'm curious what your thoughts
09:26are on the reported
09:27Serena comeback news.
09:31Or her thoughts
09:32for that matter.
09:33But I'll just ask you.
09:35I mean...
09:40When she makes an announcement,
09:42I'll...
09:42When she says it herself,
09:44then I'll have a comment about it.
09:46Thank you.
09:47That was great.
09:47Thank you.
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