Mark, Justin and Macie recap talk about The Baltimore Open, the awesome set up, who we think the warm weather favored strategically and more. If you enjoy strategy this one is for you.
Mark, Justin and Macie recap talk about The Baltimore Open, the awesome set up, who we think the warm weather favored strategically and more. If you enjoy strategy this one is for you.
00:01.84
mipaddle
What's up players. We are back welcome to causing a racket. My name is Mark Inness and and I am here with Macy Elliot and Justin Campbell Macy how are you today? Ah I'm a little bit.
00:15.21
Macie
I'm fantastic Mark how are you today? ah.
00:19.63
mipaddle
Getting a little bit under the weather you know and I also found out today that last time I was saying we were in the great state of Baltimore and you were making fun of me but I didn't realize it until I said it to someone else today and they said you mean Maryland and that's when I realized I messed up.
00:28.40
Macie
Um.
00:36.30
Macie
Um, but but does it make you think of all the other times that I've made fun of you and you haven't realized it. Um I like to keep you on your.
00:41.69
mipaddle
It's it's making me question our our whole relationship. So it's it's been ah, it's been a day. Let's put it that way Josh and how are you.
00:51.45
Justin Campbell
I'm good. How was your stay in the great state of Baltimore.
00:54.79
mipaddle
Again, great place, great place. But in all seriousness they they really did an incredible job. With the Baltimore open it was it for for a non grand pre. They've they've raised the bar for you know. Spectators the the fans were just so gunhoed to come out. The viewing viewing options. They had an awesome setup. The food was ridiculous and it it just it felt very very exciting and you could feel the excitement for paddle throughout Baltimore so it was it was truly impressive. You were there macy what was your your experience.
01:33.10
Macie
Yeah I was so impressed with all the work that the club the la Dele Club did I'm sure no did a ton of work to get ready Sam Byron I know reached out to a ton of people all week long and the amount of spectators for a tour event I I can't even tell you like it felt like it was a grand pri. If not more and like Mark said the food was absolutely ridiculous. They had ramen and they had lobster rules as options. No.
01:58.37
Justin Campbell
Yeah.
01:59.18
mipaddle
It was insane you on the on the streaming Justin you could probably see see a bit of the crowd in the background there.
02:08.62
Justin Campbell
Yes, yeah, the finals, especially the they had a camera that zoomed in ah and you showed the crowd. There was actual some bleachers right? 2 sets of bleachers.
02:17.67
mipaddle
Yup bleachers across across the back of the courts. The club itself had 7 chors so there was there was a good vibe and again you could just people were so thankful to the the players especially you know the the macy's the.
02:18.23
Macie
Um.
02:22.59
Macie
That.
02:33.00
mipaddle
Honors the floors, charlottes etc that that came out um they were they just from the outside it looked like they were like treating you like rock stars. They don't know how you felt Mac but it looked like that.
02:40.96
Macie
No everyone. Everyone was extremely nice and extremely welcoming and even at the alternative sites like they have 4 sites hosting it and even at the other ones they had 30 people watching. Like 1 of the other sites. It was really impressive how they I don't know how they got that many spectators to come out. But Baltimore was definitely showing their enthusiasm for the sport. Yeah.
03:04.17
mipaddle
Yeah, they raised the bar and the.
03:06.51
Justin Campbell
Let's go Baltimore how about the guys stepping up and ah blowing off the quartz in between changeovers that was legit like a guy was laying on the ground like getting the leafs off I was like this is legit right here.
03:12.60
Macie
Yeah, snap.
03:17.51
mipaddle
No, they wanted it to be right? and the the coolest part with that was the crowd like they're obviously all his buddies so they're like cheering as he's doing it and and roping it which is which is awesome, but the talk of the the tournament. Obviously the the.
03:18.20
Macie
So dedication.
03:30.62
Macie
There's it I Love it.
03:36.14
mipaddle
The big factor was it was ah it was a pretty hot hot weekend right? Friday little bit cooler probably 70 s got but cooler at night saturday in the 80 s so it was ah it was a hot one and lost.
03:38.26
Justin Campbell
Yeah, yeah, beach weather.
03:55.99
mipaddle
Last when we did the preview for Baltimore open. We were. We were kind of throwing out some ideas of who does the the hardware. The favor is it the a slower more defensive team or is it a more attacking team and we had some I thought we had a pretty good some pretty good answers come out. But. After seeing the results. What do you do you have any change into in your answer justin.
04:20.12
Justin Campbell
I mean not really I mean there were tons of fym's the transition game was super important just because there was so much movement back and forth because of the heat. So like I it felt like maybe the women's was like. Lean towards more defensive and then men's lean towards I feel like the offense. Maybe it was close. It was like you couldn't tell if 1 style was like really better than the other in my opinion.
04:47.45
mipaddle
What about you mace.
04:51.43
Macie
Mark I just think that you set this up for me to compliment you saying that Mark you were right? I think that you were right with the slower slower teams in general did better this weekend I mean we see like. Allison Morgan and Charlotte Zaor Charlotte sekorra obviously Charlotte can rip her backhand right? But they're generally 1 of the more steadier teams on the tour and they know how to play so slow and they know how to play slow well and then on top of that you've got the semifinals. There was a team from Pittsburgh that played very slow. And to get to the semys. They beat the number one seed and then you also have at on and Murphy on the men sorry on the men' side on the men's side. You had 2 2 men's teams in the semifinals that play generally on the slower side. So.
05:29.22
Justin Campbell
Immense side.
05:36.99
mipaddle
Is this your way of complimenting me. Yeah.
05:41.83
Macie
Yeah, you see I won't now in the Bush quite a couple times. So yes.
05:42.65
mipaddle
I know but I don't think I answered in the the preview of it's too strongly either side but I have ah I have a refined onset after off seeing the results and Anton.
05:58.10
Macie
Ooh Tell us.
05:59.90
mipaddle
Anton Pratano was was speaking to us shout out Anton funny guy, great player and he was saying oh it 100 % favors like tennis players quicker players because he was saying you could just he said all his best wins have come when it's warmer and I actually don't think you're A. Tanis player anymore Anton you can't ride that you're ah you're a true paddle player. But what I do think it favors. So I think it favors the slower team and I think it favors not favors players but it helps players that generally can't drive that hard so you have teams that. Can really drive through you right? if you think of Len Kiro's drive Anna Zabori's drive Roxy Johan all those players they can drive through you but when you players that have a bit of a soft to drive Alison Morgan's an example, um, who else the.
06:40.51
Macie
And.
06:53.93
mipaddle
The guy side like a drew brodrick even right he has a bit of a softer drive those players I think when it's warmer their drive becomes more effective because the valey just sits up so much and they can either blit so they get some misses right? It also I think watching the the woman's corfiner which we'll get into. Where there was an upset um in the an nicola lullage match when they lost to Alexandra and o'sullivan I think the harder overheads that big fym and given George Alexandra moves unbelievable. So that's ah, a factor.
07:20.87
Macie
Um, of.
07:30.24
Macie
Um.
07:31.21
mipaddle
But it just she tracked everything down it was sitting right up there at the net and they were able to just take the net. So I think it does favor the the slower team but even more so the the teams that generally don't have the strongest of drives. It helps them in that weather. It makes their game that much better does that make sense.
07:48.16
Macie
Makes complete sense Mark. Yeah yeah, no I mean I think I agree and I think especially to your point about the stronger drives because as it gets colder.
07:51.87
mipaddle
Do you agree? Wow Ah, because the lights just went out.
08:06.57
Macie
All of a sudden those strong drives. Yeah they're going to go through you and they're also not going to set up on that back screen whereas now if you have the hard drive coming against you. There's no point for me to even mess with it I'm just going to let it go through a lot of times it goes out even when it goes in I have take 2 steps backwards and it's right there to me. Anyways. There's no point in trying to be a hero make that volley so share your right Mark you.
08:29.35
mipaddle
No, but that's a and you added a great point. We're a team here amaze we not I'm on your team girl. We know them're not fighting each other. But let's get into the drawer. So the woman's draw kicked off on Friday and the very first thing that we have to look at is Lynn Kiro Friday morning with food poisoning macy tell us how this all happened.
08:55.19
Macie
Well I decided to be as utter prepared and get to Baltimore super early. So I I left it four 30 on Friday morning and then it gets to be about 7 a m I was going to be there in about an hour and I see my phone Lynn Lynn's on my phone she says ah got. We got a problem.
09:10.25
mipaddle
<unk>s.
09:12.54
Macie
Like um, that's that's never what you want to hear she said sorry chick-fil-a got me I can't there's nothing I can do. It's it's not happening today but she said that Vera I think Vera was supposed to play with somebody I'm not sure who and then last minute. For whatever reason couldn't play and so I should give her a shout and see if she could play called Jackie Cameron I'm like hey can I find a sub she says yes then I call Chris I say hey Chris Chris Humphreries at shorto said you better. Let ah vera best nova off for the weekend. Because I need her to play. He said if she wants to play I'll let her play and then on from there Luckily Bear was an absolute absolute clutch player.
09:53.17
mipaddle
Um, yeah, let's give a little round and applause.
09:57.88
Macie
She receives a text at like 7 4 to 45 in the morning hey do you want to drive two and a half hours to Baltimore and come play in a in a tournament with me by two p m and she made it happen.
10:08.38
mipaddle
Now that's huge. We definitely big big props to to Vera be sonva for for coming through and filling in the spot last minute and I and I told her and we'll get into the matches. But I thought she played awesome I I I thought she did great.
10:12.13
Justin Campbell
Hundred percent
10:26.64
mipaddle
But that was the first big, big upset or hurdle of the day and I have to we were we were joking around at the at the site. Do you suspect Fileulplay Macy
10:38.59
Macie
Um I don't know but the jury' still out on that one so it was still investigating. No it couldn't possibly be chick-fil-a's fault so it's got to be some sort of foul play.
10:43.21
mipaddle
We're still investigating the issue.
10:44.91
Justin Campbell
It could never be chick Place fault come on.
10:47.38
mipaddle
No, that's true.
10:52.94
Justin Campbell
We will still take your sponsorship chick-fil-a please please.
10:55.20
mipaddle
But yes, please anytime anytime? So that obviously really throws the dynamic of the draw because you have what is the national champions on on top of the draw now not being.
10:58.75
Macie
Um.
11:11.91
mipaddle
The national champions right? So that's already our and a dynamic. But if we go to the the court of finals the the huge upset came when Alexandra and o'sullivan beat an nikkalaitch six one 1 6 6 3 it was a wild you know back and forth match. Um. Give me some thoughts on that match Justin if I know you're watching a little bit.
11:34.68
Justin Campbell
I mean that waterfall that she used so well in the finals was just not as effective in that heat. It just came out a little bit more and like you could tell she was trying to get it in that corner constantly. But it yeah and it just wasn't the same effect.
11:48.20
mipaddle
This is Liza.
11:54.54
Justin Campbell
And I think the sun was a little bit of factor for everybody because I could see them kind of changing sunglasses on and off, but yeah I think the fyms they handled them Well and it just became like a transition game like whoever made the most volley whoever transition. Well. 1 that set kind of it was very very back and Forth. But I'm very curious like here like how the the sun and environment was just because like seeing people change Sunglasses. No sunglasses. You could tell it the something was going on with like ah the vision there.
12:28.68
mipaddle
Did you watch the match meso you were playing at that time.
12:31.95
Macie
I caught the end of that match I caught like the last set and it was I mean Georgie and Gussie had been playing the last couple tournaments so solidly. They're not missing. They're a backboard they're making you play long long points which is really impressive and I just saw some mistakes from the other team that you normally wouldn't see and this is just and I think a heap but was probably a big factor of that. And. That was really the main thing I saw there were long points and just got ended by unforced errors. Unfortunately.
13:11.30
mipaddle
Yeah, and and I'll give you a compliment here mace you you did you were hyping up Alexandra O'sullivan and how well they've they've been playing I obviously hadn't seen the place I didn't quite buy it I thought you were just being mis positive that you are but.
13:12.62
Macie
Oh yes.
13:21.96
Macie
Are.
13:28.42
mipaddle
I thought Georgia and garsi played unbelievable Georgie Georgie moves really well so that's where in the heat I think she was tracking down everything right and and finding offense on it. So unbelievable movement. And garsi really has some some great skills at the net. So I'm great.
13:33.13
Macie
Um, and we you are and.
13:47.44
mipaddle
Grade Rollers good drives Georgie moves up and down blitzing a decent amount. So I think when it's warmer weather. They're a really dangerous team because as you say they don't give you many mistakes and that in my mind that weather makes their drives more effective and just gives them more looks off that back screen.
13:47.70
Macie
Um.
13:55.40
Macie
The.
14:06.50
mipaddle
But Yard shot pretty big upset and kudos to them. They had they played an awesome awesome match.
14:11.72
Macie
But Mark to your point there because the other team can't get anything to really die in the screens you're saying so there's not really, there's nowhere that where where can you beat them if they're not going to make those unforced errors. Yeah.
14:25.11
mipaddle
Yeah, unless you're just gonna play a little bit slower and grind it out which I'm sure if it's a you know nationals Maybe an eq and lotitch will be like okay sweet now we're goingnna do this. But I think if you're used to being aggressive and not having to play.
14:34.13
Macie
Um.
14:42.15
mipaddle
As long points because you're able to end the point a bit better. It's hard to switch and now be like okay I'm gonna have to grind it out and really just not go for this harder shot right.
14:53.92
Justin Campbell
Yeah, and to their credit they use that strategy what two weeks ago they want a tournament so like I mean they're probably thinking like it's work before doing this like we what a whole tournament. So like.
14:54.79
Macie
Um, yeah, yeah, I'm sorry.
15:00.42
Macie
Um, yeah, that's true. Um.
15:01.17
mipaddle
No absolutely.
15:08.69
mipaddle
Absolutely I don't think there's obviously it wasn't their their best best game and I think usually they're gonna win that that matchup but it was It was not their day. So the oh I forgot we all had some predictions and some money on the line. So the team.
15:25.34
Justin Campbell
Okay.
15:25.47
mipaddle
Mace said you had going to the finals did not go to the finals. So let's just put that both.
15:27.24
Macie
The team I have going to the finals over from which side of the draw from the bottom side of the draw. Yeah from both well team I have winning didn't play in the tournament. So I I would talk.
15:36.65
mipaddle
That is correct so there's there's an asterisk there. Other highlights in the quarters Curtis Granger Morgan Seorra closer match right? Morgan Succor is still 1 but 6 4 7 5 as opposed to last week six 3 6 3 so you
15:48.18
Justin Campbell
Yep.
15:54.58
mipaddle
And I got to watch a little bit so you you just feel like curs and granger are clicking more and more and again.
15:59.35
Macie
Yeah, they they both said that they felt a lot better about it than not. They felt like they figured some more things out and yes, they still lost but they really felt like it was you know on the up and up since they're a newer team. Oh.
15:59.76
Justin Campbell
It's a good sign. So.
16:10.74
Justin Campbell
Hundred reset.
16:14.77
mipaddle
The the semifinal so it was planning on being like a really stacked semis, the top one was now instead of Curie Elliot best best son of our eliliot morgan seora tell us your your mindset going into the match base. Obviously you don't have your usual partner like what's what's going through your head.
16:38.17
Macie
Knows actually it was a good opportunity to try some new things and to just go out and play and and try to figure things out as a match went on and so I was kind of looking forward to seeing what different role I might play. With Vera versus with Lynn and try some new stuff. But I tell you Morgan and seor did such a good job if they put so much pressure off of the return and they made it very difficult. They spent most of the time at the net and we spent most of the time back at the baseline.
17:10.40
mipaddle
Um, brother.
17:13.15
Macie
And I mean we had some competitive points but it was really it was it was a 2 and 2 pretty quickly. It was not a lawn drawn out match. But we tried a new formation that I haven't done yet where we had because Vera has a huge drive. Off both wings especially on her forehand so then we tried okay, let's see if when I serve we both stay back and put her over in the deuce corner and then I serve and come in and feed that you know you feed that forehand and that seemed to work a little bit better. And it was something fun. A different way to get into the point versus your regular servant volley every single time.
17:54.41
mipaddle
I did see that and it it seemed like that's a decent amount of success. Very really like smokes the ball She has a huge drive and she hits it really? well so that serves stay back and redrive especially in that warmer weather seem to pick up quite a few.
18:10.36
Macie
Um, and it is.
18:12.50
mipaddle
Points and obviously neutralize the return which was awesome justin any any thoughts on that match from your side before I have a big question from Macy.
18:14.30
Macie
Yeah.
18:21.31
Justin Campbell
No I mean go through beer jump in there and like get that new new match experience. I Think that's only going to help our game So You know it's an odd awkward situation sometimes but it's sports So you your name gets called up you jump in there. You play that do the best you can and you know. Try to get some information out of it.
18:40.20
mipaddle
No, and she really did she did great I think the the bigger test. The bigger testament is how deep the women's games starting to become where you know Mac your national champ but to be the team of Morgan and seorra you really need a a partner that's.
18:45.72
Macie
Um, dead.
18:59.24
mipaddle
Is like your len kiro right? So ver is in playing more is maybe a second year or third year now and she's got a big upside but it's thought like maybe back in the day where you could walk onto the court and have really good racket skills and maybe surprise someone I don't think it happens against.
18:59.58
Macie
Are.
19:16.19
Justin Campbell
Now.
19:17.19
mipaddle
Teams that's solid even when 1 partner is really really amazing like you are 2 compliments tonight ding ding.
19:23.41
Macie
Thanks Mark thanks Mark I'm keeping track and ah but I mean a big thing with Morgan and sequorra that a lot of people were talking about this weekend is their attitude on court is really so good. They've they've been playing together for 4 years now. And every time they go on a match. They never really seem to be upset. They always just seem to be learning with each other and they're really communicating and trying to improve each and every match and you can see. It's really, it's paying off.
19:53.21
Justin Campbell
Where could they find that video online Mark. Okay.
19:57.94
mipaddle
Oh yeah, we found that beatensbr courtesy of Justin Campbell pardoned communication with with Alison seccorra right on my paddle but thank you for the the allieoop there. But I I think you're you're so right and more.
20:05.13
Macie
That.
20:15.40
mipaddle
Sorry Charlotte teaches camps with us at at al's nest so we had to talk a lot about this stuff and and she's she's really into like the mental side of things and if if that's something that you really like you you should go on a camp with her because like that's kind of what she gets into.
20:18.90
Macie
Um, from.
20:33.64
mipaddle
It's It's a lot about how to approach the game like your mental your inner talk all that stuff and obviously you play a ton of paddle but she's so good at that stuff and it's stuff She gives a lot of thought to so it's cool to see them kind of come into their own and we'll talk more about them in the finals.
20:34.27
Macie
Um, who.
20:52.78
mipaddle
But down to the semifinals at the bottom there Alexandra O O'sullivan against harness and Zabori again. Harness Sabori one seven five six two by super impressive pressure from Alexandra O'sullivan right what they were up. Fivef 4
21:04.90
Justin Campbell
The first set though I think they were down for they were down Florida on or down four five I think yeah.
21:08.46
Macie
Um.
21:13.23
mipaddle
They were and I we were we were streaming the the other chord but that's like they were playing amazing. Even the 6 2 1
21:21.90
Justin Campbell
That's close. Yeah I'm wondering at the second set they cat lost a little gas just from a long day because they played really good paddleite. It was the second set score was surprised I thought it would be closer just because. Thought they may have figured some that I couldn't see the match obviously but ah I mean that's what that's Montclair and here like 2 great showings.
21:47.72
mipaddle
Mae did you at monclare did you lose the first set to them or the second.
21:52.18
Macie
First set first set wait to wait hold on to rock see to rock. No that was two sets. Yeah, it was it was tight. It was.
21:52.36
Justin Campbell
I Think so.
21:55.90
mipaddle
Um, it feels like yeah and again they put no no to alexandro element. Oh it was I thought and when it went that long in 2 sets.
22:04.96
Justin Campbell
It was just tight and.
22:09.94
Macie
Yeah, with yeah exactly it was like 7 5 seven six something like that or 6 4 7 6 It was 2 sets but it was long 2 sets.
22:12.45
mipaddle
Damn.
22:21.70
mipaddle
But clearly they've they've kind of making a name for themselves even more than than they have been and that they can beat beat the best teams and and hang with the best team So that's awesome to see another another contender in there.
22:35.58
Justin Campbell
You know how we were saying there was like a tier of players and Morgan and so who are kind of like right below that tier I feel like they have raised thought to that tour and guzzing those guys are now in that spot of kind of like that they're they're like in the hunt of like the top.
22:37.40
mipaddle
But Highness Sabori wins.
22:45.48
mipaddle
Ah.
22:46.39
Macie
Are not.
22:52.90
mipaddle
Come yes.
22:55.40
Justin Campbell
4 or 5 teams like they've shown they can do it but I feel like they're like on the bubble and the hunt they're kind of like they're right there and I feel like but in the season they're going to be that team at Nashs we like they ever shot to up. Let's you know make some stuff happen there. You know make it messy in the drill.
22:57.14
Macie
Um.
23:12.84
mipaddle
I Like that nakedness that's cool. You're absolutely right I heard you movinging. There may see anything to add to that I like it. Ah right finals time.
23:13.20
Macie
Um I can make it messy now I just completely agree with Justin.
23:24.40
Justin Campbell
Let's go team.
23:29.95
mipaddle
Morgan Seorra Harnish Sabori it's Saturday morning. There's a little clouds in the sky a little cloud cover to start some shade. Awesome! Awesome match. It started slow Hanish Saorri smoked the first at 6 6 1 and I was.
23:44.61
Justin Campbell
It started slow. They smoked the first set.
23:49.40
mipaddle
The it's artistlo for Morgan Seorra sorry but they yeah I was I was worried because obviously we thought it can be. It'll be a much closer match and then and then the belief the belief seemed to kick in on the other side.
23:50.20
Macie
Um.
23:51.12
Justin Campbell
So I Know what you meant I was like oh. For sure.
24:07.47
mipaddle
I You you were watching the the match mace.
24:09.56
Macie
Again I caught the third set of that match I.
24:14.60
mipaddle
I can't quite tell if and jump in here either 1 of you I I can't quite tell what they did different if I'm being completely honest like they gave less errors but I can't really tell what they did so different to to turn the match around that dramatically any.
24:30.20
Justin Campbell
Did did you notice did you notice the first set Anna was able to get a lot of drives through the middle of them like I felt like she drove through the middle of them in the first set more often and she got an easier pass.
24:33.00
mipaddle
Thoughts there.
24:45.75
mipaddle
Ah.
24:49.34
Justin Campbell
On the ah on the outside of them a little better like she drilled the blog I thought and like easier windows in the first set I thought they really won I thought forward honor drove better in the first set and won the transition battle and obviously they got I think like 4 let courts which never hurts.
25:07.73
mipaddle
Um, so.
25:08.42
Justin Campbell
And then the second set it felt like they squeezed that little space a little bit like Allison was making that middle volley and on a was like having to go wider with her drives and she was but a third missing like wide a lot more I thought but I mean I and for me Mvp Alison Morgan
25:16.56
mipaddle
Sir.
25:27.40
Justin Campbell
Drove like a beast off the back end and Forehand side so well second part of the second set and the third set like floor had to be like if you watch them the third set points floors like on top of the neck try to like be ready for Allison's drive and then she'd flip that down line ball then just pull on a behind floor and just open up a little space and then where you're going to reset the ball Charlotte's back in in the middle or Allison's forhand it looked like they just played it so well.
25:45.26
Macie
Um.
25:51.40
mipaddle
4 I would I would love to talk to them and and see if that see like if those because that's awesome to think you can lose a set six one and then if you like fix up some positioning at the net and you know maybe find your drive a bit more that like you can turn it around. Ah, whole match on on these small things. It's such a good lesson for for people right? anything anything you saw maze.
26:28.50
Macie
Know just that Allison's putting a lot of pressure on her backhand off of that corner and then all of a sudden It's so okay, Allison can drive her forehand and her backhand and Charlotte drives her backhand. And Charlotte can drive beforehand. So then there's there's really nowhere to go. They are putting pressure from anywhere but they're not putting pressure to end the point they're putting pressure just for the sake of changing it up and it works so well.
26:50.75
Justin Campbell
No no.
26:57.90
Macie
And I I think that they actually I felt that they caused a lot of transition and they forced a lot of pressure through like the blitzing and the quick exchanges that usually floor and honor used to being the ones creating that versus reacting to it.
27:12.47
Justin Campbell
Um, yeah Charlotte was at the service line when Allison was returning like she was visually she was like I'm here just no I'm here if you make a bad if you make them if you make mistake I'm here.
27:17.63
mipaddle
Um I was that was pretty wild I haven't That's a pretty ballsy move because you're basically betting on saying okay my partner is going to hit.
27:18.90
Macie
Ah.
27:32.42
mipaddle
The perfect return at the net player's feet nine times out of 10 I'm going to start up here already that was pretty like we're at you.
27:38.54
Macie
Um, but back to back to the warm weather if she goes up there and all of a sudden they have to make a pretty good touch volley off of a return to go past her and her not be able to get it off the screen.
27:52.96
Justin Campbell
Yeah, yeah.
27:55.51
mipaddle
Gotcha. So even if they stick the volley. She's gonna be able to track it down decently.
27:55.90
Macie
Because of how hard it is. And if she's not we know Allison is because Allison's as fast as can be but but see in all serious is they have to have a super soft touch volley to pass her off of the aggressive return right? in order to really do something.
28:05.44
mipaddle
Um, lithing.
28:15.60
mipaddle
Do you think you would you think that's something you would add to your game with off of say Len's return or her off yours if you're hitting it really? well.
28:25.42
Macie
I Think it maybe goes back to depends on the weather if it's warmer might give it a shot I don't think it's something that you pull out in the cold weather.
28:29.68
mipaddle
Um, and the so that's the sequorra Morgan combo that drive might not be as effective in come colder months right? So maybe that's going to be a harder matchup. But. What I still thought, Alison did so well was how early she took that return like all her drives were just super compact swing super efficient and she just put it at the server's feet every time and that's a lot more offense than I've seen her have at the baseline. Ever it was it was cool.
29:06.14
Macie
A.
29:08.49
Justin Campbell
Um, yeah that I was thats amazing earlier I was like I don't remember her driving her backhand that well but maybe I would just like remember.
29:12.84
Macie
She always? Yeah, she always has driven the back him but I feel like it's gotten a lot better. It's really I mean she was saying it's yeah.
29:18.85
Justin Campbell
I had like a fire to it. It was she was in it. Solid.
29:23.32
mipaddle
Yeah, and Charlotte's charlottes swinging big big from the baseline hitting great rollers. Its the the comeback was was amazing and then that third set you know Morgan Seorra had some match points harnish and bori were just. Scrapping away winning them back and it took a while to close it out so it was a really really exciting exciting match in the end.
29:51.61
Macie
Ah, no grief.
29:54.66
mipaddle
Um, so congrats congrats Morgan and sekorra they I think we all agree they're in that upper upper tier of of players that you you really think have a great shot at winning nationals right.
29:55.93
Justin Campbell
And.
30:07.98
Macie
Um, yeah I would say so think they've proved that. Um.
30:10.80
Justin Campbell
Are set.
30:12.76
mipaddle
Anything else to add to the woman's drawer you 2
30:17.60
Justin Campbell
I can't wait for Chicago I can't wait for Chicago now.
30:18.32
Macie
Um I don't think so I know she be fun.
30:21.42
mipaddle
What's that Chicago net Chicago this coming weekend. The first grand prix this is you would equated to the australian open right? The first first grand slam in tennis. It's the first time we get to see sort of all the the big dogs on both ends battled it out and we get our first look at how the season could play out which is incredibly exciting.
30:54.35
mipaddle
We'll talk more about Chicago um, but let's because Macy's gonna be playing there but let's get into this men's draw a little bit a big day of upsets.
31:02.19
Justin Campbell
We said it was the wild Wild West and it was the wild Blah West I mean how ah could I was going to say how often do you see? no seeds.
31:03.64
Macie
Lots. But.
31:09.26
mipaddle
Probably the sorry go on.
31:20.24
Justin Campbell
I guess we had one seed. We had 1 seed in the semis and that's that's wild for how the men's game has been the last like couple of years like usually like the seeded players just kind of like tend to roll on through. Maybe there's one upset but to see 3 upsets.
31:25.33
mipaddle
Um, yeah, no that that is prison.
31:38.63
Justin Campbell
Before the semits. It's like crazy so it was a wild one to like watch from the live score into the live streaming.
31:47.93
mipaddle
Um, yeah, probably the most notable was did we all pick ads and Kala to to go all the way. Ah, we all did.
31:54.77
Justin Campbell
Yeah I made the statement of never but get Scott I bet get Scott and I lost but I'm a degenerate. So.
31:57.14
Macie
Yep.
32:01.77
mipaddle
Ah.
32:03.80
Macie
But here should we start taking bribes from people saying please please don't pick me if you pick me I've got no chance that no chance of white. Um.
32:10.72
Justin Campbell
I'm gonna start paying people to fix matches.
32:13.10
mipaddle
I think it's just, Scott's ah a poker player so he just knows either way he's going to beat the odds on on something when we bet against him. He beats us when we bet on him. He beats us but no, they lost to gugodoicch and ostod ostiic.
32:18.68
Justin Campbell
He was just tired from having too many wins.
32:30.37
mipaddle
Two croatian guys out of Connecticut first names Tommy and 10 and that's that was ah that's an unbelievable win I know that was the first time I'm seeing those 2 guys play and they played great. They I didn't get to see that match. But obviously they must have played well too. To beat our number 1 pick.
32:52.62
Justin Campbell
Um, yeah, Tommy's been playing for a while I know both brand new directors too I think it's their first year directors. So it's a good year for them nick turn on it. Tommy is an orienter I believe and and westchester.
32:53.40
Macie
Um I think it's magic.
32:59.93
Macie
Um, where is call me out remind me, got you got you 10 that? yeah.
33:06.50
mipaddle
Okay.
33:08.10
Justin Campbell
And then ah 10 is at Stanford Yacht and yeah so a good a good year for them.
33:11.60
mipaddle
Awesome Well they added they add an awesome run. They had an awesome run all the way to the sammys because in the quarterfinals they took out again. Super tough team Tomas Christian and the the tournament tournament host sites director. Mr. noble tanaka that was my first time meeting no will makes he's awesome.
33:34.65
Macie
Yeah, that was my first time meeting him too. He was awesome guy who they were great to watch he sometimes in that match stepped up big time and all of a sudden he was on fire. Let loose.
33:48.31
mipaddle
Um, what does he? What does he do well at and get to see him play.
33:51.62
Macie
He jumped there remember there were a couple times that all of a sudden you could see like it was like you unleashed a beast like from the back he hit like all of a sudden he jumped in there hit some drives then blitz behind them took over the net. It was really really impressive to see and then um, unfortunately. It was so hot. It was so hot there that day that he started cramping in the in the third set in the third set. So he said he his legs full on sorry cramping.
34:16.91
mipaddle
Tough tough go but they lost over there was a big three set of 6 7 7 6 6 3 the the other upsets on paper that that came but we I think I called this.
34:25.44
Macie
With the.
34:36.71
mipaddle
This upset I don't know if you too that you can remind me but reggalado salazar Martin Martin against Benkeim and granger.
34:38.94
Macie
We shall.
34:45.21
Justin Campbell
Yeah I had them losing the the Semis I think you had them in the finals. But.
34:49.14
Macie
Yeah, we did. We did call them winning that one. Oh good job. Good job Bus Good job team.
34:54.88
mipaddle
Okay, so kudos to us like we can't be too hard on ourselves right? just because we didn't pick the winner. We all of us team team effort. But they beat bank on grangers 6 one seven five I think bank income Granger were surprised that how. Good. These guys are and obviously you've never seen their games because you haven't met up in the tournament. So that first set got away from them pretty quickly and then close second set bank income Granger lost at 7 5 but obviously they were figuring it out a bit more and they.
35:16.17
Justin Campbell
Yeah, yeah.
35:27.65
mipaddle
Probably you'll have a closer one next time but exciting exciting match there.
35:31.56
Justin Campbell
Yeah I don't think they realized how fast that team was going to play when they started the match. That's what it looked like I don't think Grandeur Bencon I don't think they realize how fast the match is going to be in the first set it looked like they.
35:33.12
Macie
Um.
35:35.61
Macie
Say that 1 more time Justin sorry.
35:48.82
Justin Campbell
Not ready for the pace of play that was happening and the heat obviously is a factor on that but you could tell it was like much faster like foot work movement. Everything than they they were ready for at first but they slowed things down the second I thought they played well.
35:51.72
Macie
Um, and.
35:58.86
mipaddle
Ah, on fact, fun fact that Dammien Johnston sent us Russell Benhamim and elvi reglato actually played junior tennis I think futures against 1 another back in the day so I don't even know if they knew that but who won mace.
35:59.90
Macie
Yeah.
36:15.50
Macie
Yeah, these brussel dead after Double double check those.
36:20.70
mipaddle
Um, maybe those will maybe there was added motivation some extra revenge in that victory have been steering pushouts in prison.
36:27.77
Macie
Um, he's thought about it for years. Um.
36:36.95
mipaddle
My guys Rodriguez and volclaire who I had defeating Murphy Ong and I knew it was gonna be a tough one I said if they win this one. They'll go the finals but they lost in the heat 7 5 6 3 and I think it had a lot to do with their first round super tough 1 against phalatetech nichek that it. Ah, big 3 set of there where they really had to grind to win but Murphy Ong took out Rodriguez volclare 7 5 6 three I didn't see too much but it seemed pretty well contested match over there. So.
36:57.91
Macie
Ah, unique. So.
37:09.26
Macie
Um.
37:10.19
mipaddle
My finalist did not make it who did you pick for the finals. Justin.
37:13.31
Justin Campbell
I I think at the 2 seat making the finals I think I had the 1 and 2 seats playing each other they got they got taken out early. Both seats got taken out early.
37:21.86
mipaddle
Um, well I hate to tell you my friend. What's that.
37:28.88
mipaddle
Mace did you have Hirssh Mcgraw the final.
37:29.73
Macie
Early I had no I had um I had loen enrique in the final rodriguez voclare I had him in the final against against Hanson Kaler so
37:38.44
mipaddle
Um, yes I sold you on him.
37:42.89
mipaddle
So our vibes let us wrong on that one but hey, but at the top Hirssh Mcgrath to seed lost to Cohen and heck and I think that by first time seeing Cohen and heck play super steady team. They they don't go for much. They really grind you down.
37:46.80
Macie
But I were not correct.
38:02.36
mipaddle
And I think that sort of shows our warmer weather probably favoring players that are a little bit slower but in my opinion.
38:11.78
Macie
Yeahp I agree because obviously and then the match with them again with Cohen and heck against ah Murphy Ong how long was that match Mark on guard at night they were still in the first set whenever.
38:18.44
mipaddle
Oh my gosh they I don't know and.
38:26.72
Macie
The other semifinal was done correct.
38:27.19
mipaddle
Correct. So the the fight the semifinal that was streamed was reggalao salaar martin against Kregodovich and osti that was pretty good pronunciation across the board I just want to say.
38:39.12
Macie
Um I I was about to compliment your accent I really was.
38:43.43
mipaddle
Yeah, but they beat them 6 1 six two and the semifinal top was just in its finishing their first set so they're they're a slower team. And I think that helped them get the the victory there. But.
38:54.79
Macie
Um, yeah.
39:00.67
mipaddle
The the teams that went through the finals were murphy ong and Reglado Salazar Martin may see you were at you were there watching a little bit of the final orar.
39:10.30
Macie
I Just I just cut up on some of the final earlier today I was watching the stream and it I don't think I've ever seen someone move so fast on to court as reg a lotto did he was on fire.
39:26.27
mipaddle
Justin did you? What was your what were your thoughts there.
39:30.77
Justin Campbell
It was fast. There was lots of driving at lots of blitzing off over of waterfalls. But it was a curious match I mean you don't see typically that much movement.
39:45.58
Justin Campbell
And a finals just the transition the moving left and right to hanging back looking for the transition ball. It was like very very back and forth. Yeah I mean it goes back to their semifinal match against Tommy and 10 like that was maybe.
39:46.50
Macie
Yeah.
39:57.43
Macie
Um, very different. Not all right.
40:04.66
Justin Campbell
The fastest paddle match I've ever seen streamed like they were railing the ball.
40:10.44
mipaddle
It to to me the clue it was I thought it was a fun match I liked the the I liked the the speed that it went maybe because I was trying to go home. But the the main point was that.
40:11.84
Macie
Um.
40:16.12
Justin Campbell
Yeah, hundred percent
40:28.12
mipaddle
That was the Lv Reggalao show it was He came sort of he's such an entertainer which you had this like stands of you know we at the the country club and by the end of the match. They're all like vama. It was awesome because he was getting so into it. He was.
40:30.82
Justin Campbell
Um, oh yeah.
40:32.60
Macie
Um, who.
40:47.72
mipaddle
A shotmaker like moving around the court pulled out a couple cutters and maybe you didn't see it on the streaming but he's like going to the crowd like in a taste boy. Super nice I not in like a ridiculous way but he's getting them pumped up and he's like interacting with them and getting them into it and I think that stuff when it's done nicely like he did.
40:54.26
Justin Campbell
Oh yeah, oh.
40:55.13
Macie
I Love it I Love it.
41:07.20
mipaddle
It's so cool that when the crowd gets it like that. So I thought ely did awesome and Jose his partner. They I would say they're going to be a top 10 team by the end of the year because Jose is sick. He lets elvi do his thing. He has a ridiculous backend and forhand. And he has a nice roller and puts the serve in sort of every time like ideal combo.
41:31.73
Justin Campbell
He has what I call the Fadeaway roller he like leans backwards behind the service line. It hits rollers to the neck like ah let me just lean backwards fade away and hit this I was like I what I'm watching Tell Emers you see that right there you can't do that.
41:40.30
Macie
That's all one of them.
41:45.29
Macie
No more and so.
41:47.85
Justin Campbell
Like only Jose only Jose can do that? No but nobody should be leaning backwards and rollers.
41:51.79
mipaddle
Yeah.
41:53.20
Macie
So justin to your point with a lot of you know members and club players watching this and you know taking notes from this the positioning of this match was different than what we would normally teach right and so my question is is that was that a. Factor of the heat. Is it a factor of the talent is it a factor of you know I have women ask me all the time. There's a should my positioning be different than that of what very tall you know tall guys that are over six foot do like. My positioning should probably be different than theirs and so how do you learn from watching this match.
42:27.80
Justin Campbell
Um, sure.
42:31.57
Justin Campbell
Um, I think you learn from like for instance, like even though the drives were hit really hard. You'll still notice like when they go to Volley they go to volley very quiet hands as fast as they play their hands are still super quiet and I think what you're saying is true is like.
42:42.60
Macie
You.
42:49.53
Justin Campbell
Their talent kind of like helps them get away with being a little out of position and obviously they had some sort of strategy or anticipation in mind. That's why they felt okay with it like did you notice that ah Alvi almost always play the left side of the net and.
42:56.30
Macie
Okay.
43:04.99
Macie
Yes, yes, always yeah and what I thought was really interesting was that he they because they did put him on the left and then when he would work the ad corner they would not be super tight to the side.
43:07.24
Justin Campbell
They would always. They would always make a switch to have him hit all the overheads they had a they had a game plan. Yeah.
43:24.52
Macie
They kind of they were off a little bit like albe was one step to the left of the center line and Jose was one step to the left of where we would normally teach but they never got burned on it. They never got burned on if anything it worked better.
43:32.11
Justin Campbell
So.
43:37.94
Justin Campbell
I think because he was looking for that waterfall down line option and also having the ability to hit that roller when he wanted Jose because I don't believe I don't believe on ever drove it backside down the line. It almost always went middle or cross court.
43:42.00
Macie
Okay.
43:54.25
Macie
So who.
43:56.85
Justin Campbell
They probably knew that and they just kind of adjusted to like he's not going to go down this lane So we're just gonna give the lane away. So maybe that was their idea. But.
44:02.34
Macie
Um, or is that maybe or is that positioning a factor to the like we talked about how on drive when he drives. It's a sneaky drive right? He doesn't drive to hard a ton and so do they say okay, especially with all these cut overheads do I Even need to worry about this line.
44:12.74
Justin Campbell
Yeah, yeah.
44:20.63
Macie
And it's going to favor us more to go off.
44:22.84
Justin Campbell
Yeah I'll say I think they give up that like doubles Alley Lane knowing he's less likely to go there. That's that's my perception obviously like I don't know what they're thinking but they definitely had some kind of like strategy might even though it it looks super fast.
44:32.41
Macie
Right.
44:41.00
Macie
I.
44:41.50
Justin Campbell
Textbook or technical but and you know if you win a match like you got to give somebody credit they they did something right? yeah.
44:46.17
Macie
No I definitely think they did a lot right? And that's why I'm just I like asking the question Markie Mark what do you think you.
44:55.90
mipaddle
I Think you're both wrong now I think I think that they're an extremely high level of racket skills and they know a good enough amount of paddle and positioning and all that stuff that they're going to beat a team.
44:56.10
Justin Campbell
Could be.
45:12.52
mipaddle
Like, Murphy and ong but the moment they play against Hugh and powers and durantt mitchell they're going to get smoked by not doing the right stuff but they're smart enough and athletic enough that they're going to. They're going to learn it better that way. So I think that. They they still knew it to it and they not playing it completely the right way by maybe the principles but they're going to be able to still they're playing it right enough that they're going to beat the team like Murphy and ong because the racket skills are just like these guys were ah legit legit tennise players. They're not like.
45:46.67
Macie
Are.
45:50.38
mipaddle
Murphy and Ong didn't play that level of of rackets of tennis you know so it's always going to be hard to match up but they for now it was a super entertaining match and those guys will they'll figure it out against once they get a crack at those teams in the top 5 You know what? I mean.
45:50.63
Justin Campbell
Oh yeah,
45:52.96
Macie
Of earth.
46:09.12
Justin Campbell
Um, yeah I mean if you look at every on it I mean every top 5 men's team. They were all highly skilled tenoss players right? who kind of like figured it out something like.
46:09.99
Macie
Um.
46:19.80
mipaddle
But they they all play the principles right? like they and it took years to do it but they do it but just in their own.
46:25.21
Justin Campbell
I mean honestly Yohan and Stephen do the the thing where they're both in the middle of the box. Sometimes they do that on purpose. So like you know there's probably like maybe they watch something. Maybe they saw something so like it's it's hard to say what's perfect. But it's one things like ah as a club play when you look at it they're doing those 2 players at a high level are doing it for a purpose and because we don't know that we don't necessarily teach it because we teach like the high percentage of it all like you got to have you have to have you have to have the high you have to have the.
46:55.87
mipaddle
Um, that's a good way to put it.
46:56.21
Macie
Um, that's a very goodated but.
47:00.49
Justin Campbell
The knowledge or the skill of why someone's doing it to kind of like teach it. So like that's that piece of it I'm sure.
47:04.80
mipaddle
I like that. But at the end of the day Murphy and on fell to a reggalado Salazar Martin 6 2 6 3 and they won their first stop on the apta tour the Boston open.
47:08.70
Macie
It's a very good way to put it.
47:22.48
mipaddle
Congrats to them. Awesome to see them see them win 2 titles back to back one off the a eta to the sound show invitational and then now making their name on the apa tour.
47:26.34
Justin Campbell
Yeah I mean correct I've hope they're going to Chicago.
47:35.40
Macie
Um.
47:35.74
mipaddle
Yeah, they won't be in Chicago which would have been a fun fun look to at the other teams. No lv has has some school stuff so we we won't get to see them there.
47:39.47
Justin Campbell
Hundred percent
47:43.25
Macie
Um, they won all just ready was saying that it's too bad.
47:48.91
Justin Campbell
Well I'll be excited to see him at the first grand prix whichever it might be yeah.
47:58.40
Macie
They'll be at the like no just that Baltimore open was awesome I will be playing in next year was fantastic. So.
47:58.13
mipaddle
I Think that's I think that's it. Do you have anything you want to add there mace.
48:11.67
mipaddle
Justin.
48:13.29
Justin Campbell
I'm excited for Chicago I'm guessing the grand pris will have more live streams so that'll be exciting too I think to quartz that's always exciting and fun. But it's been a great start to the tour I mean it's different the last year which I think.
48:17.75
mipaddle
2 courts.
48:21.62
Macie
Um, awesome.
48:29.20
Justin Campbell
Makes it exciting to watch and.
48:29.88
Macie
Um, it's been an exciting season so far it really has ah but I thought it's been fun to watch.
48:32.75
mipaddle
Yes, it has I agree me too. Well if you listen to this, you probably probably agree as well because otherwise you wouldn't listen to this nonsense that is a wrap.
48:33.14
Justin Campbell
I Mean from food poisoning to upsets. It's been a wild one to be.
48:51.13
Macie
Um.
48:51.84
mipaddle
From us paddle nerds and we will see you for the Chicago preview when we're hoping to get it out Thursday night.
49:01.64
Macie
There's a night's the hope fingers crossed all the way from central standard time. It will be central standard time versus eastern standard time.
49:03.60
Justin Campbell
Perfect. Oh yeah.
49:05.60
mipaddle
Essential. Yes, that is thank you for clarifying that and I'm excited to go to the what's that we thank you follow us at.
49:12.45
Justin Campbell
And now we have an Instagram we have an Instagram now too. So.
49:19.18
Macie
Good job. Justin.
49:22.83
mipaddle
He's done these podcasts before he knows what he's doing follow us said causing a racket podcast that's racket with a cnnq. Ah, um, all right? we'll we'll keep chopping up clips send this to your friends if you're enjoying it spread the word we're trying to make.
49:31.30
Macie
You.
49:42.40
mipaddle
Paddle a little bit more fun and help you follow along with why we think some of this stuff is awesome I'll see you in the great status of Glogger Macy
49:49.66
Macie
Sounds good. All right guys you get some sleep all right I'll see you in central standard time guys.
49:57.49
mipaddle
Later.
49:57.91
Justin Campbell
And until Chicago.