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[Kay Adams]
It's a beautiful Sunday in Las Vegas.

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Netflix is live right here

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in the heart of the Strip
at Mandalay Bay today.

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This it is the center of the tennis world.

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Thousands here ready to welcome
two of the greatest

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and most exciting players on the planet.
Listen to that crowd.

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Spanish fans here in full force cheering,
all welcoming back a true GOAT.

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Rafael Nadal looking healthy,
looking happy, looking smiley.

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We're celebrating here.

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He gets set to take on
the sport's youngest superstar.

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There he is, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz,
number two in the world,

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reigning Wimbledon champ.

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Today, Rafa and Carlos
meet in the first-ever Netflix Slam.

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[Jon Hamm] A tale of a pair of stars
a generation apart,

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a pair of Spaniards who've become two
of the most famous athletes in the world.

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[announcer] Rafael Nadal.

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[Hamm] Rafael Nadal's legacy
seems already secured for all-time

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with 22 Grand Slam trophies.

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But now, a new force has emerged
from his own country.

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And at age 20, Carlos Alcaraz
has already certified himself a superstar.

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There will only be so much time

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when Rafa and Carlos could share
a court like this and do battle.

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Only so many days and nights
like this one.

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Rafa, Carlos, The Netflix Slam.

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[Adams]
Here we go. Inside Michelob ULTRA Arena,

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inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
in Las Vegas.

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Welcome to The Netflix Slam.

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It's a live special being streamed
all around the world.

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We're bringing you the youngest
and most electric superstar in the game

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taking on his idol, an all-time great.

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Carlos v. Rafa just moments away.

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I'm Kay Adams, and I'm literally
the luckiest person in Las Vegas.

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I get to hang out with these guys.

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Let me introduce you to my panel.

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Tennis reporter, analyst, insider.

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He was doing Romanian deadlifts
in Mandalay Bay at 4:00 a.m.

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Prakash Amritraj…

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-Talk to him, Kay. Talk to him now.
-…is here.

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-Talk to him.
-[Adams] And then these two.

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For the first time,
I believe ever on the set, though.

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You are Pickleball Slam champions.

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Reigning champions here.

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We have US Open champ,

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host of the fastest
growing podcast around.

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It's Hall of Famer Andy Roddick,
and an honor

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to be in the presence
of eight-time Grand Slam champ,

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an absolute icon, Andre Agassi. Hi, guys.

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-Hi.
-It is an honor for me to be up here

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talking tennis with you
instead of out there playing against you.

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And how good is the energy in this crowd?

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I mean, here we are in Vegas.

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When I turned pro 100 years ago,

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I just had to answer questions
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"What's it like living in a hotel?
Do they have schools? Do they have…"

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Now we've got Formula One.
We've got the Super Bowl.

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-Tennis.
-[Adams] Yeah.

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It's a win for Vegas and the sport.
I love it.

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[Amritraj] Talk about
the feel of this thing here.

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With this thing absolutely packed,
you have tennis at the forefront.

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It really does feel like
a heavyweight fight.

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And Alcaraz's favorite
is, of course, Rocky.

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So we've got a little Adonis Creed
versus Rocky Balboa today.

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That's the feel we've got.

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And what an honor it is
to play one of your idols.

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I got to play this guy many times

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in these one-day kind of exhibitions,
got my ass kicked most of the time.

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But it was still a thrill for me
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to see the energy in this building,
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nothing is guaranteed with Rafa
past today, right?

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He has struggled with injuries.

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We hope we're gonna see him
at Roland-Garros.

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We hope we see him
for as long as we possibly can.

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But nothing is a given.

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I cannot wait to see him play
this young upstart Alcaraz.

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You welcomed Rafa to the US Open in 2003.

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Of course, he had some, like,
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and we haven't seen him stateside…

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I did my homework, Prakash.

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We haven't seen him stateside
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How great is it
to have him back on the court?

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It's fantastic.

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The sport, since the moment he entered,

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has been better
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And is… I view this today
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of him against the person
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follow his legacy with Carlos Alcaraz.

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I feel lucky to be in the building.

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And we're going to absolutely see

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what we've learned
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which is he takes nothing for granted
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He won't take anything
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given his preparation and the dreams
he has of going through

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this last phase of his career
the way he'd hope.

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And does anybody deserve
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on their terms better than this guy?

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I mean, easy guy to respect,
hard guy to play against,

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and a beautiful, beautiful thing
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to have it here watching him.

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[Amritraj] When this guy
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won that first French Open,
but it was the longevity.

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Would we see him achieve this career
with that physicality?

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And he's done it. Look at these
stats over the course of a couple decades.

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[Adams] 22 majors, 14 French Opens
as Andy reminded me of before.

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Then we came on the air,
and let's talk about his opponent.

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Rafa's 37. He's been there, done that.

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Now you've got Carlos Alcaraz.

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Prakash, you follow the tour.

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What makes him so special?

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And he's winning at such a young age.

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Let's throw away the stats.

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He's got a couple Slams,
barely 20 years old

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and arguably more complete than Roger,
Rafa or Novak at this age,

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which is even scary to think about.

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But for me, it's the intangibles.

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In the big moments, he always says,
"Listen, it's the three C's for me:

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[in Spanish] Mind, heart, and guts.

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He doesn't… He doesn't go into some
spreadsheet and supercomputer.

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He feels it in those big moments.

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And I mean, for guys who are just

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in the legendary status of the game,

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how much does that intangible
come into play in those moments?

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The intangibles are huge,
no question about it.

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That's what he's gonna
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when you talk about the three greatest.

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He comes into it on paper,

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athletically with arguably
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in the game of tennis, right,
from his speed, his RPMs,

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his foot speed offensively, defensively,

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you look at all that, but does he have
the ability to contain it

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and to play day in, day out
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so that he's beating guys just…
Just enough

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instead of having to play
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'cause the years get long,
but athletically speaking, he's unmatched.

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Yeah, and listen, it was obvious

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from when he came
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which we're going to see here.

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Won a bunch of five-set night matches.

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Down a match point,

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somehow, negotiates his way
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Just an unreal effort.

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You feel like he's just getting started,

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and he won two Slams for practice.

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I can't wait to see
the rest of his career.

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[Adams] What's his ceiling?

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[Roddick] I don't think there is one.

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The Big Three have renegotiated
what a ceiling looks like.

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Before he had won a Slam,

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people were asking me,
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I'm like, "That's a little ridiculous."

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When you have names like Agassi
and McEnroe, and Connors, who are 8-7.

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But I think he's going to be in that range
for sure as… as bottom,

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and he has the potential
to get double digits.

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We have to reset our expectations.

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Unquestionably. Great point.

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But if you look at the RPMs
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maybe even more than Rafa,
his defensive skills,

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maybe even better than Novak.

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His touch and feel,

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possibly even, you know,
Fed standard or higher, right?

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So you're looking at all these parts

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he brings on the table.

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His biggest issue might be having
too many options.

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What'll he do over the next few years?

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-Can't wait to watch.
-Yeah, the toughest thing

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about being able to hit every shot
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and when. I didn't have those options.

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I knew I was a chucker
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so you negotiated a round that
and it made it a little simpler.

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To Andre's point, he has many options.

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He'll have to learn his pacing
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But his top level
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I can't wait to check out the serves.
I want you to size up Carlos' serve.

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I want to see some trick shots.
We'll get into all of it.

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The vibe check is passing the test here
at the first-ever Netflix Slam.

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And it's not just us, guys.

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And it's not just, you know,
Lindsey Vonn and Matthew Stafford,

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who I just saw behind me.

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We have an amazing crew

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and another familiar face
from in the arena today.

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Mary Joe Fernandez is with us.

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And she caught up with both players
moments ago.

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Rafa, you have played all over the world.

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What does it mean to you
to play in Las Vegas

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for the very first time in your career?

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Yeah, not only playing.
Being in Las Vegas for the first time.

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No, I have been, uh…

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Yeah, rough schedule.

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I was not able to to visit many places,

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but yesterday night
I was able to go around a little bit

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And yeah, quite amazing,
especially during the night. The…

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You know, the show that is…
Las Vegas is, for me,

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something that needs… needs to be seen.

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It's nice to have tennis in Vegas

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'cause the big sporting events
have been coming here.

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Last time you played Carlos
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Since then, he's won two Grand Slams,
he's hit number one.

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What are you looking forward to
in playing him today?

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Well, I mean, for me, it has been a while
since being in that… [sucks teeth] spot,

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playing against a huge player like Carlos,

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so, yeah, excited to play
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against… well, an amazing player.

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So just… I'm going to try my best,
try to enjoy as much as possible

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and try to create a good match,
and for me, it's a…

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It's a good practice match, too.

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-All right. Have fun out there.
-Thank you so much, Mary Joe.

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Carlos, Las Vegas seems like
the perfect city for you to play tennis.

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This is where stars come
to show off their talents.

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How special is it to be
playing in Las Vegas for the first time?

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Well, for me, it's really special,
you know, playing here with

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a beautiful, beautiful crowd out there.

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It's gonna be the first time
here in Las Vegas.

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I've seen, you know, the city,
it's crazy and unbelievable.

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So really looking forward
to playing, playing here.

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I… I'm going to try to put my best game,

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you know, my talent on the court
hitting great…

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I think Las Vegas deserve it,
and I'll try to do it.

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[Fernández] You were only two years old

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when Rafa won his first Grand Slam
in 2005.

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You've admired him from a young age.

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What is it like to play your idol?

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Well, it's always great and special,
you know. I've…

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I've played three times against him,
you know, official matches.

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I really enjoyed every single match
that I played against him,

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every single second that I spent time
with him on the court.

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And, you know, facing him again

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is so, so special, you know. [sucks teeth]

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You know, seeing him
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and try to learn from him

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is so special.

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So I'm going to try to take
the most advantage from that.

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And, yeah, I think both of us,
we're going to enjoy this moment.

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[Fernández] Enjoy the match. Good luck.

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Thank you very much. Thank you.

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[Adams] MJ, thanks so much.

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Quite a special matchup,
as Carlos just said.

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You're taking a look right now

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at the starts
of their careers, respectively.

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Obviously a big difference.

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Two years old, Carlos was,
when Nadal won his first major.

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Both have had so much success.

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We'll see what Carlos can do
up against his idol,

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He mentioned he's faced him three times.

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He's won in two against him. Now, Andre,

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yes, this is an exhibition.

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Yes, you know, it might be a little cute,

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but you can't tell me that Nadal
is just gonna let him come in here

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and have his way.

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No, from a tennis perspective,
they're gonna be measuring each other up

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very well tonight
because the true best in this game

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push themselves as far as they can go.

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When I look at all those stats
at 20 years old,

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it's incredibly, incredibly impressive.

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But I also look at Carlos and think,
"Is it possible you can be that kind

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and that happy
and dominate the game of tennis?"

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Is that Is that achievable?

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Yeah, I… Apparently, yes.

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I certainly didn't operate that way.

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I've seen you in your worst moments
and your best

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but you didn't operate that way either.

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But you get this amount of energy.

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You hear the music thump and you get
to walk out and you have a goal.

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You wanna win this match. Need it.

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Rafa has a question mark
about where he's at.

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Carlos hasn't won a tournament
since Wimbledon.

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They could both use a nice performance

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going into Indian Wells and the tour.

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There's something to be said
for how big this moment is.

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Carlos shines there.

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I mean, I remember
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played Rafa in Madrid, in Spain.

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Rafa had just been named
the greatest athlete in Spain

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over the last 100 years.

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The King of Spain was there.

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And this kid shined. He shined,
He looked like he owned the moment.

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So, this arena, this atmosphere in Vegas,

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-he'll bring the noise.
-[Adams] They both will.

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Let's meet the players.

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They're just about ready
to take the court.

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One of the true GOATs of tennis

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challenged by a young superstar
just on his way.

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[crowd cheering]

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[Hamm] At the age of 20,
he has pronounced the start of a new era

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with his astounding rise.

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For so long, we wondered
what kind of talent could emerge

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to supplant the sport's
greatest generation.

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The answer is Carlos Alcaraz.

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-[captivating instrumental music playing]
-[crowd cheering]

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[announcer] This 20-year-old from Spain
picked up a few skills

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at the Nadal Tennis Academy as a teenager.

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He made his ATP debut in 2020
at the age of 16.

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In 2022, he won his first Grand Slam
Championship at the US Open,

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becoming the youngest man
to reach number one in the world.

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He won Wimbledon in 2023.

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And we're excited to have him here today.

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Please welcome Carlos Alcaraz!

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[crowd cheering]

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[Hamm] For more than two decades,

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he sculpted a singular form of brilliance
on the court.

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With unbreakable will,
indomitable strength

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and unforgettable genius.

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He is Rafa Nadal.

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And his legend is not yet complete.

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[crowd cheering]

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[announcer] He has helped to raise
millions of dollars for charities.

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A five-time Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship
Award winner,

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an Arthur Ashe
Humanitarian of the Year recipient,

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Fans' Favorite Award winner,

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he has 92 career singles titles,

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the youngest to ever win
a career Grand Slam,

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Olympic gold medalist,

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22 Grand Slam singles titles,

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including 14 at the French,

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playing for the first time in Las Vegas,

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-please welcome Rafael Nadal!
-[crowd cheering]

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[Adams] Rafael Nadal is back.

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Andy, I'm looking at you.
The energy is insane.

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What do you expect to see?
Both have something to prove.

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[Roddick] Rafa is the most intense
warm-up player of all time.

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The biggest delta between how fast
someone hits the ball in warm-up

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versus when they get in the match,
and suddenly, you're in a 40-ball rally.

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But we'll see if we get
the traditional Rafa sprint.

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-That'd be…
-[Amritraj] I'm curious.

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Is that an actual warm-up tactic
he needs to feel warm

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or is he just trying
to lay it on you, mentally?

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[Roddick] What's impossible
is going from Rafa

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where he won't do it here
because it's an exhibition,

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but when he hits one ball
at you as hard as he can,

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hits one ball away from you,

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then, all of a sudden,
you're at 30-all in the first game.

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-[crowd cheering]
-That's a problem.

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I want you have to challenge.

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TV changeovers. Questions?

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Heads, tails?

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-[Alcaraz] I want heads.
-Heads.

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[coins clinking]

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It's heads.

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-I said "heads."
-Heads, yeah.

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Heads? Good.

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-I'll receive.
-Receive.

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Okay. Good match, guys.

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Turn it on and off?

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No. No picture.

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-[crowd cheering]
-[Roddick] There's the run.

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[Adams] Andy, you called it
and it happened.

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Now, Andre,
what are your expectations for this match?

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[Agassi] Here's the thing.

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Most guys, you go to an event, get ready,

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get the chance to play on the surface.

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Here, they don't.

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It's a new court, environment.

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They hit this morning.

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I guess they'll start
with serious athleticism,

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give yourself distance
between the bounce and the ball,

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and you're swinging the racket.

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You wanna make sure
it's bouncing how you want

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before you commit
to taking it a little early.

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As this match goes on,

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the aggression picks up
and we start to realize

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why they're the best.

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Early on, we'll see aggressive swings

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to big parts of the court.

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I don't think they'll be in a rush.
They wanna find the rhythm.

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Carlos is coming off of an ankle injury.

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Rafa's health has been dicey.

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They'll find their feet
before they ramp it up.

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Just on the way they play,

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Rafa will take a bit more time
to settle into the match.

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Carlos, he can come out hot right away.

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When you think back to
when Rafa won the Aussie Open in '22,

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he needed that 250 in Melbourne to win
before he found his best form.

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Carlos, he just comes in there,
lights it up.

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He may have a better start today.

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I can't believe
it's their first time in Vegas.

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Andre, you took them around,

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-welcomed them to your home.
-I hosted them around,

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and I got to ask them questions that
only I can probably have the nerve to ask,

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-which is really kind of--
-Who's got a better golf game?

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Hard to say
because Rafa's swing's not pretty.

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But he gets the job done.

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We'll get into that and get to see some
of the behind-the-scenes.

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But we're ready and we will be in and out
with you guys all afternoon long.

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Let's say hello
to the gents calling the action.

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Hello, Patrick McEnroe.

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Hello, four-time
Grand Slam champ, Jim Courier.

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You guys look great.
What a family we have here. What a vibe.

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Kay, you may not be aware of this,

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or you probably are, because I know
you did your homework.

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In the open era of men's tennis,
there have been six American men

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that have gotten
to number one in the world.

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We've got three of them here today,

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two of them with you,
and I'm happy to be next to this man,

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Mr. Jim Courier, who won four majors.

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So, we've got the big hitters here, JC,

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and we've certainly got
the big hitters on the court.

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And these two guys…

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You've been a part
of some generational changes in tennis.

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The guys touched on that a little bit,
Andre and Andy, against each other,

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you taking on Jimmy Connors,
of course, at the US Open,

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my brother, Pistol Pete.

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This is another one of those times.

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Who would have thought
we'd seen two Spanish guys

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-light up this place in Las Vegas?
-It's amazing.

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The reference points
are important for tennis fans.

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We saw Sampras and Federer
face off at Wimbledon.

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Gave us more of an appreciation

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for what Federer already was
and what he might become.

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I think we see that
with Alcaraz playing Nadal again.

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It's just a touch point for us
to know how great Alcaraz might be.

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We know how amazing Nadal is,

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and for me,
this is about an appreciation as well.

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I don't know how much longer
we'll see Nadal.

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For 20 years, he's been
one of the best athletes on Planet Earth.

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But time is undefeated,
it's come for him and his body.

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But it's awesome
to see him on the court right now.

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It's always a thrill
to have Rafa in the building.

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[McEnroe] Yeah, and Rafa coming in

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with some major question marks
this time of year.

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He hasn't been playing in the US
for 18 months.

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He did play down in Australia.
Got a couple of wins down there.

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But then, the hip injury, wasn't
the same that put him out for a bit.

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So, he was able to get back in rehab.

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He's hopeful, and we're hopeful
that he can play the rest of the season.

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[Courier] This is great news to see him
because a lot of us,

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after he got injured in Australia,
thought he might just bypass North America

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and go straight to the clay courts
as he runs up to Roland-Garros,

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which will certainly be
a major target for him,

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and what he says,
is possibly his final season.

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He's given himself room.

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If his body is healthy,
I don't think he wants to leave the stage.

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We certainly don't want him to.

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But for Nadal to be here in Vegas

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is a great sign that his body responded
after that little scare in Brisbane.

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[McEnroe] I don't know if we should say
Carlos is in a slump.

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But, of course, he's raised the bar
pretty high with his two major wins.

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But as the guy said downstairs,
he hasn't won a title

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since he won Wimbledon, of course,

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had that epic match
with Djokovic in Cincinnati.

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But since then,
he hasn't been in the final

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and he comes in with a little bit
of an issue, too, at the ankle,

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which he twisted in South America.

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But he looks to be
feeling good at the moment.

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[Courier] He played some solid tennis
in Australia, made the quarterfinals,

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where Sascha Zverev really served him
off the court in a four-set win.

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Some lessons learned,
I hope, from that match.

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We'll get into that
as we get into this match with him.

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There's so much to like about Alcaraz.

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One thing that is a concern…

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he's so athletic, and he wants
to chase every single ball down.

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He has been a bit more injury-prone
than we would have hoped for him,

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and certainly had that scare with
the ankle roll down in Rio just recently.

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[McEnroe] But it sounds like,
from what we're hearing,

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that he's good to go.

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And, of course, our Mary Joe Fernández
has a little bit of an update

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on the situation
and the status of Mr. Alcaraz.

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-Mary Joe.
-[Fernández] Yes.

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I asked Carlos about the injury.

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It was only less than two weeks ago.

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He said he attacked it right away
with his physical therapist.

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He did a lot of mobility work on it,

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trying to strengthen areas around it.

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Didn't hit any balls until Thursday,

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but he said he tested the movement
the last couple days, he's good to go.

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So, that's the best news.

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And then, to add on
about the atmosphere, it is electric.

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Everybody had their phones out.

471
00:22:27,230 --> 00:22:30,166
It feels like a big concert
here in Las Vegas.

472
00:22:30,834 --> 00:22:32,652
[McEnroe] Let the music begin.

473
00:22:32,686 --> 00:22:38,441
And Alcaraz and Nadal have
played against each other three times.

474
00:22:38,475 --> 00:22:41,578
Here is the head-to-head.
This is their fourth meeting, 2-1.

475
00:22:41,611 --> 00:22:43,863
a couple of those in Madrid,
as you mentioned,

476
00:22:43,897 --> 00:22:46,883
but the first time
in a long time for them.

477
00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:49,652
So, I cannot wait to see
what they bring to bear.

478
00:22:49,686 --> 00:22:51,905
And no, I agree with the boys on the desk.

479
00:22:51,938 --> 00:22:55,191
They'll be bringing it,
and trying to give this crowd a good show.

480
00:22:55,225 --> 00:22:58,078
But, no mistake, they're trying
to build momentum as well,

481
00:22:58,111 --> 00:23:00,246
[Courier] It's impossible not to bring it

482
00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,082
with the energy we're feeling here.

483
00:23:02,115 --> 00:23:03,783
It's a sellout crowd.

484
00:23:03,817 --> 00:23:07,570
[McEnroe] Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Michael Douglas in the house,

485
00:23:07,604 --> 00:23:09,105
as well as many others.

486
00:23:09,139 --> 00:23:12,942
And Nadal will begin
the proceeding on his serve.

487
00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:18,481
Both players have already been in the US
for a week or so,

488
00:23:18,515 --> 00:23:20,767
getting out to Indian Wells
to practice there,

489
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,737
that tournament
getting underway next week.

490
00:23:23,770 --> 00:23:26,723
But it's all about Vegas now.

491
00:23:26,756 --> 00:23:27,974
[Alcaraz] I got you.

492
00:23:36,082 --> 00:23:37,267
[line umpire] Fault.

493
00:23:49,629 --> 00:23:50,780
[Nadal grunts]

494
00:23:59,155 --> 00:24:02,909
[crowd cheering]

495
00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:13,353
[Courier] Do you like apples?

496
00:24:13,386 --> 00:24:14,838
How about them apples?

497
00:24:14,871 --> 00:24:16,523
[Courier] Sheesh, what a first point.

498
00:24:16,556 --> 00:24:18,575
[McEnroe] Nice way to start things off.

499
00:24:19,592 --> 00:24:22,212
[Courier] Almost a no-look volley winner.

500
00:24:30,754 --> 00:24:32,005
[line umpire] Fault.

501
00:24:45,185 --> 00:24:46,503
[line umpire] Out.

502
00:24:46,603 --> 00:24:48,304
[crowd clapping]

503
00:24:48,338 --> 00:24:50,023
[chair umpire] Fifteen-all.

504
00:24:52,142 --> 00:24:54,611
[McEnroe]
Andy and Andre talking a lot about…

505
00:24:55,111 --> 00:24:56,813
[chair umpire] Thank you, production…

506
00:24:56,846 --> 00:24:59,099
[McEnroe] The various weapons
in Alcaraz's arsenal.

507
00:24:59,132 --> 00:25:00,550
He can take the ball early.

508
00:25:01,484 --> 00:25:03,103
He can play the drop shot.

509
00:25:03,136 --> 00:25:06,039
He can hit big off both wings,

510
00:25:06,072 --> 00:25:08,108
very comfortable coming forward.

511
00:25:09,225 --> 00:25:11,561
[chair umpire] Thank you once again.

512
00:25:30,230 --> 00:25:33,149
[crowd clapping]

513
00:25:35,985 --> 00:25:38,371
[chair umpire] 15-30.

514
00:25:38,405 --> 00:25:41,408
[crowd shouting indistinctly]

515
00:25:55,238 --> 00:25:57,457
[crowd cheering]

516
00:26:00,143 --> 00:26:02,595
[Courier] Almost caught the sideline.

517
00:26:02,629 --> 00:26:04,481
[chair umpire] Thirty-all.

518
00:26:17,110 --> 00:26:18,378
[line umpire] Fault.

519
00:26:42,018 --> 00:26:43,153
[line umpire] Out.

520
00:26:43,820 --> 00:26:46,256
[McEnroe speaking indistinctly]
…for so long.

521
00:26:46,289 --> 00:26:49,059
Obviously, he did play
a couple of matches in Australia.

522
00:26:49,092 --> 00:26:50,727
-But he didn't…
-[chair umpire] 40-30.

523
00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,663
…the entire year last year.
What are you looking for early

524
00:26:53,697 --> 00:26:56,082
to check on his overall fitness?

525
00:27:00,153 --> 00:27:01,938
[Courier] It's about the movement.

526
00:27:01,971 --> 00:27:03,089
[McEnroe] Yeah.

527
00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:11,081
[line umpire] Fault.

528
00:27:11,114 --> 00:27:13,333
[Courier] How much do you trust yourself?

529
00:27:24,961 --> 00:27:27,197
-[line umpire] Out.
-[chair umpire] Game, Nadal.

530
00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:31,484
[McEnroe] Nadal opens
The Netflix Slam with a hold.

531
00:27:31,518 --> 00:27:32,986
[chair umpire] First game.

532
00:27:36,556 --> 00:27:38,391
[Courier] It's been a struggle for Nadal,

533
00:27:38,425 --> 00:27:40,894
since he hurt his abdominal
a couple of Wimbledons ago,

534
00:27:40,927 --> 00:27:44,497
and had to default that semifinal
against Nick Kyrgios.

535
00:27:44,547 --> 00:27:46,900
He'd won the two majors leading into that.

536
00:27:46,933 --> 00:27:48,785
He was going for the Calendar Slam,

537
00:27:48,818 --> 00:27:51,454
and then, wasn't able to play
the rest of the season.

538
00:27:51,488 --> 00:27:54,240
And then, 2023, the hip injury,

539
00:27:54,324 --> 00:27:56,059
that was real problematic for him.

540
00:27:56,092 --> 00:27:58,628
At the start of the season,
he wasn't able to play.

541
00:27:58,661 --> 00:28:00,213
Just a 1-in-3 record, Patrick,

542
00:28:00,246 --> 00:28:02,866
and then again,
just three matches in Brisbane.

543
00:28:02,899 --> 00:28:05,568
Scared all of us that love Nadal so much.

544
00:28:05,602 --> 00:28:08,738
And it's such a relief, really,
to see him out here tonight.

545
00:28:08,772 --> 00:28:10,507
[McEnroe] He looked actually pretty good

546
00:28:10,540 --> 00:28:13,576
in those first couple of wins
he had down in Brisbane,

547
00:28:13,610 --> 00:28:17,330
one of the warm-up tournaments
for the first major of the year,

548
00:28:17,364 --> 00:28:20,216
-the Australian Open.
-[chair umpire] Carlos Alcaraz to serve.

549
00:28:20,250 --> 00:28:22,185
[McEnroe] This match
and, of course, Indian Wells

550
00:28:22,218 --> 00:28:23,937
coming up next week in California.

551
00:28:23,970 --> 00:28:28,575
So, they kick off of this second big part
of the tennis season.

552
00:28:34,314 --> 00:28:37,133
Nadal has had a lot of success
in the California desert,

553
00:28:37,167 --> 00:28:39,786
winning that title a few times.

554
00:28:41,888 --> 00:28:44,491
-[line umpire] Fault.
-[chair umpire] Three play point.

555
00:28:46,693 --> 00:28:48,178
[McEnroe] We have lines folks here.

556
00:28:48,211 --> 00:28:51,297
We also have a challenge system in place.

557
00:28:51,331 --> 00:28:53,683
So, players can ask for a review
if they want.

558
00:28:53,717 --> 00:28:55,752
That one, overruled by the chair umpire.

559
00:28:55,785 --> 00:28:57,871
So, for serves coming for Carlitos.

560
00:29:14,504 --> 00:29:15,422
[line umpire] Out.

561
00:29:15,455 --> 00:29:17,357
[Courier] Following up
on that question about

562
00:29:17,390 --> 00:29:19,259
what should we be looking for with Nadal,

563
00:29:19,292 --> 00:29:22,379
what does he need to get out
of a contest like this.

564
00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:25,999
It's confidence. For a player
as accomplished as he is,

565
00:29:26,032 --> 00:29:28,318
and it's remarkable
how accomplished he is.

566
00:29:28,351 --> 00:29:31,171
He's a guy who
really thrives more on doubt.

567
00:29:31,204 --> 00:29:33,790
He's not a guy
who believes in his own greatness.

568
00:29:33,823 --> 00:29:35,992
He believes in, seemingly, the work,

569
00:29:36,026 --> 00:29:38,778
and the momentum he can build.

570
00:29:46,936 --> 00:29:49,272
[crowd exclaiming]

571
00:29:49,305 --> 00:29:51,391
[McEnroe] Slaps another big point there.

572
00:29:51,424 --> 00:29:55,211
[Courier] Contrast that for me, Patrick,
with someone like Federer

573
00:29:55,245 --> 00:29:58,381
who seemed like
he could just go to sleep for six months

574
00:29:58,415 --> 00:30:00,984
and come back
and still believe in his greatness.

575
00:30:01,017 --> 00:30:02,635
It's different for Rafa.

576
00:30:02,669 --> 00:30:05,088
[McEnroe] Yeah, he reminds me
a little bit of when

577
00:30:05,121 --> 00:30:08,358
you were at your peak, Jim,
you'd play a lot,

578
00:30:08,391 --> 00:30:10,777
you were known
as one of the hardest workers,

579
00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:11,895
one of the fittest guys.

580
00:30:12,746 --> 00:30:16,132
Nadal has always had that
as part of his MO.

581
00:30:18,101 --> 00:30:21,988
Andre was talking about that at the top.
That physicality that he brings.

582
00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:26,893
with his demeanor,
but also with the topspin,

583
00:30:26,926 --> 00:30:30,463
especially off that forehand
is something no one has ever really seen,

584
00:30:30,497 --> 00:30:32,632
a ball that jumps that much off the court.

585
00:30:42,876 --> 00:30:43,993
[line umpire] Ball.

586
00:30:44,027 --> 00:30:46,479
[chair umpire speaks indistinctly]

587
00:30:47,230 --> 00:30:48,515
[McEnroe] It's an out,

588
00:30:48,548 --> 00:30:50,867
but clearly overruled by the chair umpire.

589
00:30:50,900 --> 00:30:55,638
[Courier] Smooth little 128 miles an hour
over the high part of the net for Carlos.

590
00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,713
[crowd clapping]

591
00:31:19,746 --> 00:31:21,614
[McEnroe] Loose off that backhand.

592
00:31:21,648 --> 00:31:25,218
So, Nadal,
with the early break point opportunity.

593
00:31:30,340 --> 00:31:34,177
This would be exactly what
the great Rafa's looking for early.

594
00:31:40,684 --> 00:31:42,619
And the second serve to work with.

595
00:31:48,274 --> 00:31:50,777
Ooh, doubles back over. There is a grip.

596
00:31:51,995 --> 00:31:53,463
[crowd cheering]

597
00:31:53,496 --> 00:31:56,850
[McEnroe] One of the things Andy Roddick
has talked about recently

598
00:31:56,883 --> 00:31:59,135
has been the Alcaraz serve.

599
00:31:59,169 --> 00:32:02,122
Maybe that's the part of his game
that needs to get better.

600
00:32:02,155 --> 00:32:04,341
How about the scouting report
for both guys?

601
00:32:04,374 --> 00:32:07,927
[Courier] So this is my view,
and I'm taking Nadal at his apex,

602
00:32:07,961 --> 00:32:10,480
which he may not be at
as he works his way back,

603
00:32:10,513 --> 00:32:12,115
but I love his serve placement.

604
00:32:12,148 --> 00:32:15,869
It's not as speedy as Alcaraz's,
but he's a great serve manager.

605
00:32:15,935 --> 00:32:17,087
Return of serve,

606
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,389
he's pioneered, Nadal,
with the deeper return,

607
00:32:19,422 --> 00:32:20,824
that's been a game-changer.

608
00:32:20,857 --> 00:32:22,659
The forehand, it's the best ever.

609
00:32:22,692 --> 00:32:24,060
His forehand, amazing.

610
00:32:24,094 --> 00:32:26,629
I'm gonna give the edge
to Alcaraz on the backhand.

611
00:32:26,663 --> 00:32:29,149
It'll get a bit more conservative
as he goes on,

612
00:32:29,182 --> 00:32:31,484
but I love his drop shot off of that side.

613
00:32:31,518 --> 00:32:32,786
Nadal doesn't have that.

614
00:32:37,057 --> 00:32:38,491
[McEnroe] There's that backhand.

615
00:32:38,525 --> 00:32:40,827
[Courier] There's that variety
on the two-handed wing.

616
00:32:40,860 --> 00:32:42,312
They both have amazing backhands,

617
00:32:42,362 --> 00:32:45,231
and we're splitting hairs
when you look at it.

618
00:32:45,265 --> 00:32:49,119
But for me, foot speed,
that's the only a clear-cut advantage

619
00:32:49,152 --> 00:32:51,337
that I think Alcaraz has over Nadal.

620
00:32:55,642 --> 00:32:58,978
[McEnroe] It's that ability to take
the ball right off the bounce

621
00:32:59,012 --> 00:32:59,963
from Alcaraz.

622
00:33:01,181 --> 00:33:02,349
With a clean winner.

623
00:33:08,688 --> 00:33:10,306
[crowd clapping]

624
00:33:10,340 --> 00:33:11,508
[chair umpire] Fifteen-all.

625
00:33:11,541 --> 00:33:13,460
[McEnroe] Surprised you have Nadal

626
00:33:13,493 --> 00:33:15,295
giving him the edge in the volley.

627
00:33:15,328 --> 00:33:17,981
He's worked, he's become
an excellent volleyer, Nadal.

628
00:33:18,031 --> 00:33:20,517
Alcaraz, pretty good up there, too, right?

629
00:33:20,550 --> 00:33:23,036
[Courier] In time, maybe he'll be
as good as Rafa.

630
00:33:23,069 --> 00:33:26,289
But Rafa has been the best finisher
at the net for the past…

631
00:33:26,322 --> 00:33:28,158
Well, he and Roger basically.

632
00:33:35,548 --> 00:33:38,902
[McEnroe] That time, Nadal tries
to take it early, but mistimes it.

633
00:33:39,886 --> 00:33:41,554
How about this court surface?

634
00:33:41,588 --> 00:33:44,924
Indoor court looks to be relatively slow.

635
00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:47,861
You've played a lot of matches
in this type of environment.

636
00:33:47,894 --> 00:33:49,996
How is it different from an outdoor court?

637
00:33:50,030 --> 00:33:53,416
[Courier] They're lower bouncing
because it's an artificial court.

638
00:33:53,450 --> 00:33:56,703
It's not built on concrete, it's on board,
so it's a lower bounce.

639
00:33:56,736 --> 00:33:58,505
It's not as good for Nadal.

640
00:33:59,472 --> 00:34:03,026
Famously, likes the high bounce
when he's getting the forehand up.

641
00:34:03,059 --> 00:34:05,128
Make it easier for Alcaraz

642
00:34:05,161 --> 00:34:08,164
to manage the backhand
against Nadal's forehand today.

643
00:34:20,744 --> 00:34:22,212
[chair umpire] Thirty-all.

644
00:34:26,616 --> 00:34:28,485
[McEnroe] Hard to see an open seat.

645
00:34:28,518 --> 00:34:29,969
Absolutely packed.

646
00:34:31,838 --> 00:34:34,741
Early afternoon start here in Las Vegas.

647
00:34:58,198 --> 00:35:00,033
[crowd gasping]

648
00:35:03,787 --> 00:35:04,788
[McEnroe] It's wide.

649
00:35:04,821 --> 00:35:06,873
[crowd cheering]

650
00:35:12,979 --> 00:35:15,015
[chair umpire speaking indistinctly]

651
00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:17,801
Forty-thirty.

652
00:35:18,601 --> 00:35:21,321
[Courier] I'll tell you one thing
that's crystal clear.

653
00:35:21,354 --> 00:35:24,007
We've seen a lot of
quote-unquote "exhibition" tennis matches

654
00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:25,375
that don't count for ranking.

655
00:35:25,425 --> 00:35:27,327
They don't look a lot like this often.

656
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:29,095
There's high intensity

657
00:35:29,129 --> 00:35:31,915
on both sides of the net right now,
this is awesome.

658
00:35:46,980 --> 00:35:49,382
[crowd clapping]

659
00:35:52,085 --> 00:35:53,169
[chair umpire] Deuce.

660
00:35:53,203 --> 00:35:55,405
[McEnroe]
Alcaraz will look to be aggressive…

661
00:35:56,923 --> 00:36:00,126
off that return of serve when he can.

662
00:36:31,558 --> 00:36:33,727
[McEnroe] An authentic start for Nadal.

663
00:36:33,777 --> 00:36:36,062
[crowd cheering]

664
00:36:36,096 --> 00:36:38,431
Anything in the middle of the court,

665
00:36:38,465 --> 00:36:41,267
with that forehand, it's lights out.

666
00:36:41,301 --> 00:36:42,869
[chair umpire] Nadal.

667
00:36:55,382 --> 00:36:56,449
[McEnroe] Game point.

668
00:37:01,154 --> 00:37:03,056
[crowd cheering]

669
00:37:03,089 --> 00:37:04,190
[McEnroe] What a shot!

670
00:37:07,210 --> 00:37:09,446
What a serve and volley from…

671
00:37:10,246 --> 00:37:11,581
Rafael Nadal.

672
00:37:12,866 --> 00:37:16,119
Well, exactly what he was hoping for

673
00:37:16,152 --> 00:37:18,405
in the opening stages of this one.

674
00:37:25,028 --> 00:37:27,197
You were mentioning, Jim, the "no" look.

675
00:37:27,247 --> 00:37:29,766
We got two of them so far
in the first three games.

676
00:37:29,799 --> 00:37:31,184
[Courier] This is insane.

677
00:37:31,217 --> 00:37:34,020
Perfectly timed and thumped away.

678
00:37:34,054 --> 00:37:36,272
Sky hook and a beauty.

679
00:37:36,306 --> 00:37:38,391
[McEnroe] Yeah, it's live on Netflix.

680
00:37:38,425 --> 00:37:41,177
Mary Jo Fernández,
with Juan Carlos Ferrero,

681
00:37:41,211 --> 00:37:42,412
the coach of Alcaraz.

682
00:37:42,462 --> 00:37:43,363
MJ.

683
00:37:43,413 --> 00:37:45,982
Thanks, Patrick.
Juan Carlos, so good to have you.

684
00:37:46,016 --> 00:37:48,868
Former number one in the world,
winner of the French Open.

685
00:37:48,902 --> 00:37:51,588
Early going here, for Carlos.

686
00:37:51,621 --> 00:37:52,522
How's the ankle?

687
00:37:52,555 --> 00:37:55,175
What are you looking for
with his movement in this one?

688
00:37:55,208 --> 00:37:59,596
Yeah, the ankle.
I think we recovered as fast as we could.

689
00:37:59,629 --> 00:38:01,364
It was something difficult for us.

690
00:38:01,398 --> 00:38:04,134
But at the end, you know, he's very young.

691
00:38:04,167 --> 00:38:07,587
And for these kind of injuries,
he recovers very well.

692
00:38:09,322 --> 00:38:12,475
The main goal is not to hurt him so much,

693
00:38:12,509 --> 00:38:14,978
try to play as normal as we can.

694
00:38:15,011 --> 00:38:16,596
He's trying to move…

695
00:38:16,629 --> 00:38:18,682
you know, with a little bit of…

696
00:38:18,715 --> 00:38:20,316
taking care of himself.

697
00:38:20,350 --> 00:38:24,337
But it's a good practice, a good match,
always to play against Rafa.

698
00:38:25,388 --> 00:38:28,308
it's a very nice opportunity
to learn from him.

699
00:38:28,341 --> 00:38:32,295
And, yeah, try to be a good match

700
00:38:32,328 --> 00:38:35,031
to take to the benches
for Indian Wells, as well.

701
00:38:35,065 --> 00:38:38,118
[Fernández] And you saw something
in Carlos at an early age.

702
00:38:38,151 --> 00:38:41,471
What has it been like to coach someone
with so many strengths,

703
00:38:41,504 --> 00:38:42,439
so many weapons?

704
00:38:43,373 --> 00:38:46,376
[Ferrero] At the beginning, it was
difficult because all these weapons,

705
00:38:46,409 --> 00:38:48,611
you have to organize everything.

706
00:38:48,645 --> 00:38:51,014
Because at the beginning,

707
00:38:51,047 --> 00:38:54,317
you misunderstand
when you have to hit the ball

708
00:38:54,351 --> 00:38:56,619
or where you are at the court,

709
00:38:56,653 --> 00:38:58,321
or when it's time to hit it.

710
00:38:58,355 --> 00:39:02,275
Sometimes it's difficult
to put everything in the same place.

711
00:39:03,176 --> 00:39:06,730
But then, at the end, to have the weapons,
it's absolutely unbelievable.

712
00:39:06,763 --> 00:39:08,848
It's been an honor to…

713
00:39:08,882 --> 00:39:13,903
You know, to coach someone
with these kind of characteristics.

714
00:39:13,953 --> 00:39:16,006
And I'm very happy about it.

715
00:39:16,039 --> 00:39:17,407
[Fernández] Continued success.

716
00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:18,525
[Ferrero] Thank you.

717
00:39:18,558 --> 00:39:19,626
[Fernández] Patrick.

718
00:39:19,659 --> 00:39:21,244
[McEnroe] Thank you, Mary Joe.

719
00:39:23,797 --> 00:39:26,282
Not only a French Open winner, Ferrero,

720
00:39:26,316 --> 00:39:28,101
but also a US Open Finalist,

721
00:39:28,134 --> 00:39:30,036
losing to Andy Roddick.

722
00:39:41,364 --> 00:39:43,333
And Nadal, now with a 3-0 lead.

723
00:39:44,284 --> 00:39:46,569
Take a couple of cuts, Jim,
off that forehand.

724
00:39:46,619 --> 00:39:48,171
Try to end some points quickly.

725
00:39:48,204 --> 00:39:51,675
See if he can find that timing
on the big forehand.

726
00:39:51,708 --> 00:39:56,229
[Courier] It's been a feature of his game
in these last five or six years.

727
00:39:56,262 --> 00:39:58,331
As Carlos Moyá, another world number one,

728
00:39:58,365 --> 00:40:01,017
came on and started coaching Rafa…

729
00:40:02,052 --> 00:40:05,555
he's been more and more aggressive,
and that's been a concerted effort

730
00:40:05,588 --> 00:40:09,642
to allow him to play less defense,
which is more taxing on his body.

731
00:40:12,645 --> 00:40:14,180
That serve misses.

732
00:40:15,148 --> 00:40:17,734
-[chair umpire] 30-15.
-[Courier] It's so doting, Nadal

733
00:40:17,767 --> 00:40:21,137
has his years of climb,
still has the speed on his shots.

734
00:40:21,171 --> 00:40:23,523
The serve has gotten faster
and more aggressive,

735
00:40:23,556 --> 00:40:25,025
the forehand more aggressive.

736
00:40:25,058 --> 00:40:26,092
Once he's in rally,

737
00:40:26,126 --> 00:40:29,763
he's taken the ball earlier
on the baseline in the recent times,

738
00:40:29,796 --> 00:40:31,381
past five, six years,

739
00:40:31,414 --> 00:40:35,285
all with a concerted effort
to, really, still be playing at this age.

740
00:40:37,103 --> 00:40:40,457
He's been unlucky with a lot of injuries,
but it's still phenomenal

741
00:40:40,490 --> 00:40:42,242
that he's still going.

742
00:40:42,275 --> 00:40:44,744
He has a chance at the 15th Roland-Garros

743
00:40:44,778 --> 00:40:47,063
if he can stay healthy
the rest of the season.

744
00:40:52,335 --> 00:40:54,654
[McEnroe] Yeah, over the course
of his legendary career,

745
00:40:54,688 --> 00:40:58,358
Nadal's missed a lot of opportunities
in majors because of injuries.

746
00:41:00,093 --> 00:41:03,363
Certainly more so than his two great
rivals in Federer and

747
00:41:03,396 --> 00:41:04,964
Djokovic were able to

748
00:41:06,266 --> 00:41:08,401
pretty much stave off serious injuries.

749
00:41:08,435 --> 00:41:09,753
Although, the knee injury,

750
00:41:09,786 --> 00:41:12,489
what eventually forced Federer
into retirement.

751
00:41:14,708 --> 00:41:18,194
-[chair umpire] Game, Alcaraz.
-[McEnroe] Alcaraz gets on the board.

752
00:41:29,255 --> 00:41:33,159
When we first saw him
come onto the scene as a teenager,

753
00:41:33,193 --> 00:41:35,712
you could just see, Jim, right away,

754
00:41:35,745 --> 00:41:38,615
that he was built
for the big stages, right?

755
00:41:39,249 --> 00:41:41,351
Nothing bigger
than last year at Wimbledon.

756
00:41:42,919 --> 00:41:45,722
Only played a handful of matches
on grass, in his life,

757
00:41:45,755 --> 00:41:47,424
coming into last year's…

758
00:41:48,541 --> 00:41:50,226
Wimbledon Championships.

759
00:41:50,927 --> 00:41:53,613
And then beats Djokovic
in an epic five-setter.

760
00:42:04,958 --> 00:42:07,210
[crowd cheering]

761
00:42:09,696 --> 00:42:12,515
[Courier] He's built for the big stage,
he's got the complete game

762
00:42:12,549 --> 00:42:15,185
as the guys on the desk
were talking about with Kay.

763
00:42:15,235 --> 00:42:18,221
What he doesn't have yet,
which he's gaining, is experience.

764
00:42:18,271 --> 00:42:19,539
We saw it, even just now.

765
00:42:19,572 --> 00:42:22,175
After that last game,
he went and changed his racket.

766
00:42:22,208 --> 00:42:24,828
We're playing
at about 2,000 feet of altitude.

767
00:42:24,878 --> 00:42:27,113
My guess is,
he went for a tighter string job

768
00:42:27,147 --> 00:42:29,215
to get more control on the ball.

769
00:42:29,649 --> 00:42:32,602
[chair umpire speaking indistinctly]

770
00:42:32,635 --> 00:42:35,805
[Courier] Usually, they change
their strings at the new…

771
00:42:35,855 --> 00:42:38,291
When the new balls come in,
after seven games.

772
00:42:38,341 --> 00:42:40,026
So, after four games, to me,

773
00:42:40,060 --> 00:42:42,712
that's, again,
just Alcaraz learning on the job.

774
00:42:42,746 --> 00:42:44,798
Nadal doesn't have to do that anymore.

775
00:42:44,848 --> 00:42:46,499
He doesn't worry about it anyway.

776
00:42:46,533 --> 00:42:49,235
Nadal never changes his string tension,
no matter what.

777
00:42:49,269 --> 00:42:51,087
-[McEnroe] That's incredible.
-Yeah.

778
00:42:53,056 --> 00:42:55,325
[Courier] Fifty-five pounds, period.

779
00:42:55,358 --> 00:42:56,609
[McEnroe] No matter what.

780
00:42:56,643 --> 00:42:58,695
-Even if it's cold or hot.
-[Courier] On the moon.

781
00:42:58,728 --> 00:43:00,797
-We're going 55 pounds.
-Okay, all right.

782
00:43:00,830 --> 00:43:04,234
[Courier] He's the only guy
I can think of, that does that.

783
00:43:10,373 --> 00:43:11,991
[crowd exclaiming]

784
00:43:12,025 --> 00:43:14,244
[McEnroe] Nadal once again,
the big forehand.

785
00:43:18,765 --> 00:43:22,052
-[chair umpire] 30-15.
-[Courier] For those of you not familiar

786
00:43:22,085 --> 00:43:23,586
with what string tension does,

787
00:43:23,620 --> 00:43:26,639
the tighter the strings are,
the more control you have,

788
00:43:26,673 --> 00:43:29,259
the more speed
you have to put on the swing

789
00:43:29,292 --> 00:43:30,844
to get it to go like Nadal did.

790
00:43:30,877 --> 00:43:34,180
The looser the strings,
the more the ball trampolines off of them.

791
00:43:34,214 --> 00:43:36,883
The easier the power is,
the tougher it is to control.

792
00:43:37,650 --> 00:43:39,903
So Nadal, unlike most of his peers,

793
00:43:39,936 --> 00:43:42,188
he actually recalibrates his swing,

794
00:43:42,222 --> 00:43:45,325
where most players swing the same
and recalibrate their strings

795
00:43:45,358 --> 00:43:46,693
for different conditions.

796
00:43:55,068 --> 00:43:56,403
[chair umpire] Thirty-all.

797
00:44:26,332 --> 00:44:28,168
[crowd cheering]

798
00:44:28,201 --> 00:44:31,404
[McEnroe] Boy, that court gives Nadal
a little bit of help there.

799
00:44:36,159 --> 00:44:38,078
[chair umpire] 40-30.

800
00:44:46,703 --> 00:44:48,555
[McEnroe] Game point for a 4-1 lead.

801
00:44:58,748 --> 00:45:00,867
[crowd cheering]

802
00:45:09,459 --> 00:45:12,612
[McEnroe] Four games to one
for Nadal in this opening set.

803
00:45:15,432 --> 00:45:18,134
Our live coverage here
of The Netflix Slam.

804
00:45:18,184 --> 00:45:19,769
We're in Las Vegas.

805
00:45:19,819 --> 00:45:22,872
First time ever for Nadal
to even be in this city.

806
00:45:23,990 --> 00:45:27,694
Let's go down to Kay, who's got
a couple of special guests alongside.

807
00:45:27,777 --> 00:45:29,045
Kay.

808
00:45:32,932 --> 00:45:36,386
Here I am, there's celebrities,
this is a very star studded event here

809
00:45:36,436 --> 00:45:38,154
in the middle of the Strip,
Michael Douglas

810
00:45:38,204 --> 00:45:40,323
and Catherine Zeta-Jones
are in the building.

811
00:45:40,373 --> 00:45:44,744
I see Lindsey Vonn,
we've got Charlize Theron right behind me.

812
00:45:44,778 --> 00:45:47,414
We've seen you at Wimbledons
and at US Opens.

813
00:45:47,497 --> 00:45:50,350
How is the first-ever
Netflix Slam comparing?

814
00:45:51,017 --> 00:45:53,920
Look, we just started.
First set looks great.

815
00:45:54,003 --> 00:45:55,355
We're so excited to be here,

816
00:45:55,388 --> 00:45:59,359
adds another color and shade
to visit to Las Vegas.

817
00:45:59,409 --> 00:46:00,810
So we're great.

818
00:46:00,860 --> 00:46:04,314
Catherine and I, also,
we have a home in Majorca, Spain.

819
00:46:04,347 --> 00:46:07,434
So particularly, we're rooting for Rafa.

820
00:46:07,484 --> 00:46:08,868
We're a little biased for Rafa.

821
00:46:08,902 --> 00:46:11,337
But I mean, we love the both Spaniards.

822
00:46:11,421 --> 00:46:13,673
-What can I say?
-Happy to see two Spaniards.

823
00:46:13,707 --> 00:46:17,060
Catherine, what is it like
seeing him back here and dominating?

824
00:46:17,093 --> 00:46:19,879
Sitting here, this is like,
for me, to sit--

825
00:46:19,913 --> 00:46:23,316
Of all the tennis matches I've been
around the world for a long time,

826
00:46:23,350 --> 00:46:25,101
I've never had seats like this,

827
00:46:25,135 --> 00:46:28,988
and to see the power and the expertise

828
00:46:29,022 --> 00:46:31,541
and the fine, you know, precise details,

829
00:46:31,624 --> 00:46:33,560
it's quite incredible.

830
00:46:33,593 --> 00:46:34,978
It's amazing.

831
00:46:35,011 --> 00:46:37,097
[Adams] Michael, make your plea.

832
00:46:37,130 --> 00:46:38,982
A lot of talk about Rafa retiring.

833
00:46:39,015 --> 00:46:40,533
You're obviously a big fan.

834
00:46:40,650 --> 00:46:42,919
Want to tell him never to retire, ever?

835
00:46:42,952 --> 00:46:44,788
[Douglas] I mean, he's just so good.

836
00:46:44,821 --> 00:46:48,108
It's just nice to see in a one-off
like that versus a major.

837
00:46:48,191 --> 00:46:52,495
So you go through eight or nine rounds,
and you see how strong he is and how good.

838
00:46:52,529 --> 00:46:55,482
[Adams] We'll see who wins
The Netflix Slam. Guys, back to you.

839
00:46:55,532 --> 00:46:57,450
[McEnroe] Thank you very much.

840
00:46:57,484 --> 00:46:58,985
Thanks, Michael and Catherine.

841
00:47:00,420 --> 00:47:05,442
Certainly two people who know a bit
about the details in their great careers.

842
00:47:12,048 --> 00:47:14,117
Mentioning Majorca, where Rafa is from.

843
00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:17,921
He's got the Rafael Nadal
Tennis Academy there that…

844
00:47:17,954 --> 00:47:19,639
he started a number of years ago,

845
00:47:19,673 --> 00:47:22,425
so that takes up a bit of his time
when he's back home.

846
00:48:02,098 --> 00:48:05,101
[crowd exclaiming]

847
00:48:05,135 --> 00:48:06,636
[McEnroe] Oh, he messed up.

848
00:48:08,455 --> 00:48:11,891
First time we've seen the Alcaraz
drop shot. It was a good one.

849
00:48:20,583 --> 00:48:25,221
[Courier] Rafa gets up to it, gets enough
on this to make it a little awkward.

850
00:48:25,271 --> 00:48:28,775
Still highly makeable
for someone of Carlos' skill set.

851
00:48:28,825 --> 00:48:31,311
He can't believe he missed it.
Neither can Rafa.

852
00:48:32,912 --> 00:48:34,664
Back to 15-all.

853
00:48:55,852 --> 00:48:57,303
[chair umpire] 30-15.

854
00:48:57,337 --> 00:49:01,474
[Courier] Toggling the return position,
Nadal was in title on that one, Patrick.

855
00:49:01,508 --> 00:49:04,310
Nadal's return,
as it's gotten deeper and deeper

856
00:49:04,361 --> 00:49:06,946
over the years,
has actually forced the tours

857
00:49:07,030 --> 00:49:09,683
to change the dimensions
of the courts, that's legal.

858
00:49:09,716 --> 00:49:12,118
-[McEnroe] Yeah.
-They have to be deeper now.

859
00:49:22,962 --> 00:49:24,381
[chair umpire] 40-15.

860
00:49:25,315 --> 00:49:29,152
[Courier] So the courts have gotten bigger
as a result of Nadal expanding

861
00:49:29,202 --> 00:49:32,088
what he uses on the courts
and other players like Medvedev

862
00:49:32,122 --> 00:49:34,040
following his lead.

863
00:49:43,099 --> 00:49:44,734
[McEnroe] That's a big serve.

864
00:49:45,435 --> 00:49:51,207
On the T for Alcaraz with a comfortable
hold at 135 miles per hour.

865
00:49:53,610 --> 00:49:55,478
[chair umpire] Four-two.

866
00:49:55,528 --> 00:49:58,581
[Courier] Getting word that Alcaraz,
when he sent that racket

867
00:49:59,315 --> 00:50:04,254
to be strung, asked for it to be
a kilo tighter from 25

868
00:50:04,287 --> 00:50:07,691
in the mains, 23 in the crosses
to 26 and 24.

869
00:50:08,641 --> 00:50:11,945
So that's a good two pounds
and change higher.

870
00:50:11,995 --> 00:50:15,065
-That should give him some more control.
-[McEnroe] Yeah.

871
00:50:15,098 --> 00:50:17,384
Good call by you and spot on.

872
00:50:17,951 --> 00:50:19,102
Looking for…

873
00:50:20,353 --> 00:50:23,123
a little tighter tension
so he can control that…

874
00:50:24,708 --> 00:50:28,244
major firepower he's got off both wings.

875
00:50:30,280 --> 00:50:33,333
[crowd cheering]

876
00:50:33,366 --> 00:50:37,287
You see Nadal looking to finish points
little more quickly when he can

877
00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:39,055
mixing in some serve and volley.

878
00:50:52,135 --> 00:50:53,870
[chair umpire] First serve.

879
00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:56,690
[Courier] Nadal, when he burst
onto the scenes,

880
00:50:56,723 --> 00:50:59,142
he looked about like this,
physically, right?

881
00:50:59,192 --> 00:51:01,511
I mean, he was beefed up at an early age.

882
00:51:01,594 --> 00:51:04,547
His family
comes from a family of athletes,

883
00:51:04,631 --> 00:51:07,384
his uncle, a famous footballer in Spain.

884
00:51:07,417 --> 00:51:09,519
He's got big genetics as far as muscles,

885
00:51:09,552 --> 00:51:12,022
so he didn't have to put on
a lot of weight.

886
00:51:16,760 --> 00:51:18,611
[crowd cheering]

887
00:51:18,645 --> 00:51:20,280
[Courier] Beautiful. More heat.

888
00:51:20,313 --> 00:51:23,700
He basically came out
with the pirate shorts…

889
00:51:23,783 --> 00:51:24,951
[McEnroe chuckles]

890
00:51:24,984 --> 00:51:27,771
[Courier] Sleeveless shirt.
This guy is 18 years old.

891
00:51:27,854 --> 00:51:29,039
This guy is jacked.

892
00:51:29,122 --> 00:51:31,007
[McEnroe] When Andre came out, with…

893
00:51:31,041 --> 00:51:32,342
[Courier] That's right.

894
00:51:32,926 --> 00:51:35,695
[McEnroe] …clothing and his monster game.

895
00:51:36,563 --> 00:51:41,718
[Courier] Alcaraz, it took him
until he was about 19 years old,

896
00:51:41,751 --> 00:51:44,104
a couple of years longer
to get strong enough.

897
00:51:46,056 --> 00:51:48,124
But according to Juan Carlos Ferrero,

898
00:51:48,174 --> 00:51:51,828
at the start of nearly 2022 or so,
he basically…

899
00:51:51,861 --> 00:51:53,730
was where they needed him physically

900
00:51:53,763 --> 00:51:56,032
from a weight standpoint,
muscle standpoint.

901
00:51:58,234 --> 00:52:00,653
[crowd exclaiming]

902
00:52:02,439 --> 00:52:03,990
[chair umpire] 30-15.

903
00:52:04,024 --> 00:52:06,259
[Courier] Alcaraz has all the shots.

904
00:52:06,309 --> 00:52:09,829
He's got his body built up big enough.

905
00:52:10,397 --> 00:52:11,314
Fit enough.

906
00:52:12,432 --> 00:52:15,952
That's about the education of Alcaraz,
right? The experience levels.

907
00:52:16,703 --> 00:52:18,805
[McEnroe] I think Andre put it really well

908
00:52:18,838 --> 00:52:23,093
about his ability to sort of recognize
what shots he needs at certain times

909
00:52:23,126 --> 00:52:25,378
just to beat… You got to beat the one guy.

910
00:52:25,428 --> 00:52:28,665
That's a tennis player.
You got to beat that one guy that day.

911
00:52:28,698 --> 00:52:30,550
[chair umpire] 40-15.

912
00:52:35,188 --> 00:52:38,892
[McEnroe] Sometimes I think Alcaraz
can hit himself into trouble.

913
00:52:38,942 --> 00:52:40,410
You know, he's got so much…

914
00:52:43,413 --> 00:52:44,330
to work with.

915
00:52:46,850 --> 00:52:48,835
Interesting, too,
because that Spanish tradition

916
00:52:48,885 --> 00:52:51,604
of tennis players,
particularly on the male side

917
00:52:51,654 --> 00:52:53,807
as we heard a little bit from Ferrero,

918
00:52:53,890 --> 00:52:56,893
you know, be very organized,
very predictable.

919
00:52:56,943 --> 00:53:00,230
In some ways,
Nadal changed that script a bit…

920
00:53:02,148 --> 00:53:06,336
with his just all out
aggression off the forehand,

921
00:53:06,386 --> 00:53:10,940
but known to be very smart,
strategic players.

922
00:53:19,883 --> 00:53:22,669
[Courier] Nadal is an aggressive player,

923
00:53:22,752 --> 00:53:25,905
but he's also a very high
percentage in his tennis, right?

924
00:53:25,955 --> 00:53:29,075
Doesn't really take
a lot of high-risk shots.

925
00:53:30,260 --> 00:53:32,145
Alcaraz is all risk all the time.

926
00:53:32,195 --> 00:53:33,346
He's a high wire act.

927
00:53:33,396 --> 00:53:35,298
That's what makes him so thrilling,

928
00:53:35,382 --> 00:53:39,119
but also, to your point,
makes him a little more volatile,

929
00:53:39,152 --> 00:53:40,003
results-wise.

930
00:53:42,806 --> 00:53:46,793
[McEnroe] An opportunity here for Alcaraz,
now a deuce and a second serve.

931
00:53:47,410 --> 00:53:49,996
Nadal been struggling
a little bit on his second.

932
00:54:03,293 --> 00:54:04,461
Yeah!

933
00:54:07,414 --> 00:54:08,965
Can't leave the ball hanging

934
00:54:09,015 --> 00:54:11,584
in the middle of the court
for this man's forehand.

935
00:54:12,235 --> 00:54:13,503
[chair umpire] Advantage.

936
00:54:14,237 --> 00:54:15,555
Nadal.

937
00:54:18,541 --> 00:54:19,909
[McEnroe] Right inside the line.

938
00:54:19,993 --> 00:54:23,246
[Courier]
Yep, revolutionary shot, lasso forehand.

939
00:54:31,488 --> 00:54:32,872
[chair umpire] Game, Nadal.

940
00:54:32,906 --> 00:54:38,028
[McEnroe] Nadal in a little bit of trouble
in that game but gets out of it.

941
00:54:38,061 --> 00:54:42,682
So now, he's a game away
from capturing this opening set here

942
00:54:43,383 --> 00:54:44,851
in The Netflix Slam.

943
00:54:49,055 --> 00:54:52,625
Mary Joe is going to have
a couple of words with Rafa.

944
00:54:52,709 --> 00:54:53,977
Mary Joe, take it away.

945
00:54:54,661 --> 00:54:56,379
Rafa, a pretty good start.

946
00:54:56,429 --> 00:54:59,165
You're timing well,
you're going for your forehands.

947
00:54:59,249 --> 00:55:02,719
-How does it feel for you so far?
-Much better than expected.

948
00:55:02,752 --> 00:55:05,188
Honestly, no, good, good start.

949
00:55:05,221 --> 00:55:08,308
Enjoying, you know, amazing crowd.

950
00:55:08,358 --> 00:55:13,563
Playing against a great champion
like Carlos and a good colleague.

951
00:55:13,596 --> 00:55:16,483
You know, makes things easy for me…

952
00:55:17,033 --> 00:55:20,320
you know, more than what I expected

953
00:55:20,370 --> 00:55:24,024
in terms of both feeling
and just trying to enjoy the moment.

954
00:55:24,074 --> 00:55:26,726
Let's see if I am able to hold
a little bit of level.

955
00:55:26,760 --> 00:55:30,347
Okay, well, your number one fan
is sitting behind the court, Rafa Jr.

956
00:55:30,430 --> 00:55:33,149
What does it mean to you
playing in front of your son?

957
00:55:33,183 --> 00:55:34,718
He's with your wife, Maria.

958
00:55:34,768 --> 00:55:38,371
Well, it's great.
No, I mean, what came there is,

959
00:55:38,421 --> 00:55:40,073
I think it's a great inspiration.

960
00:55:40,106 --> 00:55:42,208
Doesn't matter
if he doesn't know anything.

961
00:55:42,942 --> 00:55:46,396
-He's behaving pretty well, too.
-For the moment, I think.

962
00:55:46,446 --> 00:55:49,683
I don't know if he will leave soon

963
00:55:49,716 --> 00:55:54,771
because he's not used to
to stay with comfort for a long time,

964
00:55:54,854 --> 00:55:56,756
so he likes to move around.

965
00:55:56,790 --> 00:55:59,843
It's great to have you here.
Best of luck the rest of the way.

966
00:55:59,893 --> 00:56:01,478
-Thank you so much.
-Patrick.

967
00:56:01,594 --> 00:56:04,214
[McEnroe] What a surprise,
he likes to move around.

968
00:56:04,247 --> 00:56:06,232
Wonder where he got that from.

969
00:56:06,332 --> 00:56:09,402
-[Courier] Amazing.
-[McEnroe] This guy never stops moving.

970
00:56:11,871 --> 00:56:14,290
[Courier] He's right.
He's off to a great start

971
00:56:14,324 --> 00:56:17,494
and again, he just, he questions himself.

972
00:56:17,527 --> 00:56:20,196
It's part of his greatness
and how he propels himself

973
00:56:20,280 --> 00:56:22,716
as he has to prove it to himself

974
00:56:22,749 --> 00:56:26,236
every day when he gets out there
and he's doing a great job of it so far.

975
00:56:26,269 --> 00:56:27,937
A game away as you pointed out.

976
00:56:27,987 --> 00:56:32,108
But Alcaraz serving just a one break
deficit at the moment

977
00:56:32,142 --> 00:56:35,278
So not done and dusted yet by any means.

978
00:56:35,829 --> 00:56:38,782
And here come the new balls
so things will quicken up

979
00:56:38,832 --> 00:56:40,784
a little bit for Alcaraz on serve.

980
00:56:50,427 --> 00:56:53,146
[McEnroe] #TheNetflixSlam,

981
00:56:53,229 --> 00:56:55,782
if you want to chime in
on your social media.

982
00:56:57,133 --> 00:57:00,003
Appreciate you all watching
from all over the globe.

983
00:57:07,861 --> 00:57:09,529
Something tells me that their

984
00:57:09,562 --> 00:57:14,117
Netflix subscriptions might be going up
in Spain as it's primetime over there.

985
00:57:17,303 --> 00:57:19,639
We have our Spanish colleagues also…

986
00:57:21,274 --> 00:57:24,294
sending it around the world
in their language.

987
00:57:28,231 --> 00:57:31,284
Oh, yes, that's a nice one, too.

988
00:57:33,737 --> 00:57:35,138
[chair umpire] Fifteen-all.

989
00:57:43,947 --> 00:57:48,218
[Courier] So much firepower on the
forehand wing for both of these guys.

990
00:57:48,935 --> 00:57:51,337
Easy power as well for Alcaraz.

991
00:57:53,073 --> 00:57:56,343
He's not a big athlete
compared to most of his peer group.

992
00:57:56,376 --> 00:57:59,596
In men's tennis these days,
just six-foot tall, which is…

993
00:57:59,679 --> 00:58:01,931
Puts him below average in the men's game.

994
00:58:02,015 --> 00:58:06,052
But boy, the foot speed,
and the live arm aspect is magic.

995
00:58:09,606 --> 00:58:11,141
[chair umpire] 15-30.

996
00:58:22,719 --> 00:58:24,904
-[Courier] Dave Grohl in the house.
-[McEnroe] Yeah.

997
00:58:29,142 --> 00:58:31,244
That's a big delivery right there.

998
00:58:31,294 --> 00:58:34,998
Another one in the mid-130s, at 134.

999
00:58:36,232 --> 00:58:38,501
[Courier] We watched him play
a couple of years ago

1000
00:58:38,535 --> 00:58:39,652
as an 18-year-old.

1001
00:58:39,686 --> 00:58:43,256
That's when Nadal and Alcaraz
played on a hard court at Indian Wells.

1002
00:58:43,289 --> 00:58:45,458
There's no power deficit for the team.

1003
00:58:45,542 --> 00:58:47,394
That's when we started thinking,

1004
00:58:47,427 --> 00:58:50,296
"Maybe this is going to be the guy
to be the next Nadal

1005
00:58:50,330 --> 00:58:52,632
as far as winning a Slam as a team."

1006
00:58:53,850 --> 00:58:57,654
And he'd do it later that year
as a 19-year-old at the US Open.

1007
00:58:57,704 --> 00:58:58,888
[chair umpire] 40-30.

1008
00:58:58,922 --> 00:59:01,741
[Courier] It's a misconception
amongst some people

1009
00:59:01,775 --> 00:59:04,110
that power is the problem
for the teenagers.

1010
00:59:04,144 --> 00:59:07,964
It's not that, it's actually harnessing it
and knowing when to use it.

1011
00:59:15,538 --> 00:59:18,708
[McEnroe] That's a great serve.
That one with a left kick on it.

1012
00:59:20,126 --> 00:59:22,779
A couple of aces from the 20-year-old.

1013
00:59:23,780 --> 00:59:25,749
And the 37-year-old…

1014
00:59:26,816 --> 00:59:30,670
will serve for the opening set now
at the Michelob ULTRA Arena

1015
00:59:31,871 --> 00:59:33,606
inside Mandalay Bay.

1016
00:59:34,941 --> 00:59:37,260
Absolutely jam-packed.

1017
01:00:05,355 --> 01:00:06,523
[chair umpire] Love-15.

1018
01:00:09,809 --> 01:00:11,678
[Courier] Nadal's doing everything

1019
01:00:11,711 --> 01:00:13,346
to stay in control of these points

1020
01:00:13,396 --> 01:00:15,832
and not have to dig
into the corners defensively.

1021
01:00:17,784 --> 01:00:19,786
Misses that first forehand slightly.

1022
01:00:22,105 --> 01:00:23,923
[McEnroe] He served that well.

1023
01:00:28,244 --> 01:00:30,730
[Courier] You understand
why he wanted to keep things short.

1024
01:00:30,764 --> 01:00:33,283
The match that he got injured in,
in Australia,

1025
01:00:33,316 --> 01:00:35,485
was nearly four hours
in the three-set match

1026
01:00:35,518 --> 01:00:37,804
against the Aussie, Jordan Thompson,

1027
01:00:37,837 --> 01:00:39,939
and that seemed to overwhelm his body.

1028
01:00:42,942 --> 01:00:44,878
[crowd cheering]

1029
01:00:44,911 --> 01:00:46,546
[chair umpire] 30-15.

1030
01:01:14,858 --> 01:01:18,428
[McEnroe] Alcaraz tryin' to take that
early but overhits it.

1031
01:01:18,461 --> 01:01:19,763
[chair umpire] 40-15.

1032
01:01:19,796 --> 01:01:22,298
[McEnroe] So now, set point for Nadal.

1033
01:01:42,969 --> 01:01:46,339
[McEnroe] Well, that just cut the line
and Rafael Nadal with…

1034
01:01:47,574 --> 01:01:50,610
that famous fist pump wins the opening set

1035
01:01:50,643 --> 01:01:52,679
in 38 minutes.

1036
01:01:52,712 --> 01:01:55,165
Six games to three

1037
01:01:55,198 --> 01:01:59,285
and it sure is nice
to have these two legends here

1038
01:01:59,319 --> 01:02:00,336
in Las Vegas.

1039
01:02:00,370 --> 01:02:02,789
And of course, one legend
showed them around.

1040
01:02:02,822 --> 01:02:05,275
The one and only Andre Agassi

1041
01:02:05,308 --> 01:02:07,560
taking around Nadal and Alcaraz

1042
01:02:07,594 --> 01:02:10,447
on their first-ever visit to Las Vegas.

1043
01:02:15,151 --> 01:02:16,536
[lively jazz music playing]

1044
01:02:16,569 --> 01:02:18,338
[Alcaraz] When I arrived yesterday,

1045
01:02:18,371 --> 01:02:20,957
I was crossing the airport
and we were watching…

1046
01:02:20,990 --> 01:02:22,158
Like in the casino.

1047
01:02:22,192 --> 01:02:24,210
-Yeah, yeah. The slot machines.
-Yeah.

1048
01:02:24,244 --> 01:02:26,396
-Grocery stores, too.
-[Alcaraz] Yeah.

1049
01:02:26,429 --> 01:02:28,832
You go buy your eggs
and you gamble a little bit.

1050
01:02:28,865 --> 01:02:30,467
Yeah. It was crazy.

1051
01:02:31,818 --> 01:02:34,454
[Agassi] I always compare
tennis to a city.

1052
01:02:34,487 --> 01:02:37,474
If you believe it,
if you dream it, you can do it.

1053
01:02:37,507 --> 01:02:40,443
I call it "can-do" spirit.
Like you on a tennis court.

1054
01:02:40,477 --> 01:02:41,845
Yeah. [chuckles]

1055
01:02:42,629 --> 01:02:44,664
The Bellagio.
These are the fountains here.

1056
01:02:44,698 --> 01:02:47,167
The fountains do this big dance
and music plays.

1057
01:02:48,718 --> 01:02:52,172
Life changed for you very quickly, huh,
with the success.

1058
01:02:52,205 --> 01:02:54,374
Has this been a tough adjustment?

1059
01:02:54,407 --> 01:02:56,626
It was a bit different.

1060
01:02:56,659 --> 01:02:59,079
Pressure, let's say, a little bit.

1061
01:02:59,112 --> 01:03:02,899
You want you to do good results
in every tournament you go.

1062
01:03:02,932 --> 01:03:06,886
That part was… It was more difficult.

1063
01:03:06,920 --> 01:03:10,256
Wisdom is something that you wish you had

1064
01:03:10,290 --> 01:03:12,659
when you had your body,
you know, it's like…

1065
01:03:12,692 --> 01:03:17,330
So, it's important to take anything in
that you can from guys like from Rafa.

1066
01:03:17,364 --> 01:03:18,782
I learn a lot from him.

1067
01:03:22,702 --> 01:03:26,489
[Nadal] Playing exhibitions
helps to grow our sport.

1068
01:03:26,523 --> 01:03:28,758
For kids and for the next generations,

1069
01:03:28,792 --> 01:03:30,660
it's kind of an inspiration for them.

1070
01:03:30,694 --> 01:03:33,930
To have tennis come here now,
especially with these two guys.

1071
01:03:33,980 --> 01:03:35,348
What a gift to Vegas.

1072
01:03:36,216 --> 01:03:38,351
[woman] Rafa, Carlos, we love you.

1073
01:03:38,385 --> 01:03:39,586
[crowd cheering]

1074
01:03:39,636 --> 01:03:42,605
It's nice to have the man with us
right here in the booth.

1075
01:03:42,639 --> 01:03:46,026
Andre Agassi, it was fun to see you
taking these guys around.

1076
01:03:46,059 --> 01:03:48,128
This has been your home for so many years

1077
01:03:48,161 --> 01:03:51,531
and fun to have these two legends.
Have you here, have Andy with us.

1078
01:03:51,564 --> 01:03:53,633
-What a great vibe.
-Yeah, it's so much fun.

1079
01:03:53,666 --> 01:03:55,201
Just hanging out with them

1080
01:03:55,235 --> 01:03:57,253
and getting to actually ask questions.

1081
01:03:57,287 --> 01:03:58,805
Things that I'm interested in.

1082
01:03:58,838 --> 01:04:00,156
Getting a taste for their spirit

1083
01:04:00,190 --> 01:04:02,175
and the way they think and operate.

1084
01:04:02,208 --> 01:04:05,045
And you understand
why they're so good at what they do.

1085
01:04:05,078 --> 01:04:08,181
They take nothing for granted,
in their training, preparation.

1086
01:04:08,214 --> 01:04:10,767
I was worried about his ankle,
but the way he's gone about it…

1087
01:04:10,800 --> 01:04:12,519
And it's awesome to see him here.

1088
01:04:12,552 --> 01:04:14,904
-These boys came to play.
-[Courier] Big time.

1089
01:04:14,938 --> 01:04:16,039
Big time.

1090
01:04:16,072 --> 01:04:18,708
-These boys came to play.
-[McEnroe] Settle in.

1091
01:04:18,742 --> 01:04:21,461
Loving having you up here
for set number two as…

1092
01:04:22,245 --> 01:04:25,582
Alcaraz will kick things off on his serve.

1093
01:04:27,067 --> 01:04:28,818
[chair umpire] Players are ready.

1094
01:04:28,852 --> 01:04:33,306
[Courier] Boy, how good is it seeing Rafa
being so dialed on his feet

1095
01:04:33,340 --> 01:04:35,191
and as well as his forehand early.

1096
01:04:35,225 --> 01:04:36,893
That's a good sign for what

1097
01:04:36,926 --> 01:04:38,244
he could be in store for

1098
01:04:38,278 --> 01:04:41,197
coming up in the rest
of the hardcourt season.

1099
01:04:49,005 --> 01:04:49,923
[line umpire] Out.

1100
01:04:52,292 --> 01:04:55,628
[McEnroe] Sorry, Jim. We talked to Andre
about the generational shift, right?

1101
01:04:55,662 --> 01:04:58,431
You guys have been
part of some of those big changes.

1102
01:04:58,465 --> 01:04:59,399
You were there.

1103
01:04:59,432 --> 01:05:02,135
Andre, when you played…
The first time you ever played Nadal

1104
01:05:02,168 --> 01:05:03,536
was in the final up in Canada,

1105
01:05:03,570 --> 01:05:06,006
which is a tournament you owned
for many years

1106
01:05:06,039 --> 01:05:08,158
and you played him
on a hardcourt up there.

1107
01:05:08,191 --> 01:05:10,460
What did you notice about him right away

1108
01:05:10,493 --> 01:05:12,495
the first time you stepped on the court?

1109
01:05:12,529 --> 01:05:13,897
[Agassi] That's a great question.

1110
01:05:14,531 --> 01:05:18,218
One thing I noticed
is the whole geometry of the tennis court

1111
01:05:18,251 --> 01:05:20,170
changed dramatically when you played him.

1112
01:05:20,203 --> 01:05:22,005
A tennis court has certain spaces

1113
01:05:22,038 --> 01:05:24,591
and you're going,
"The size of the court can't change,"

1114
01:05:24,624 --> 01:05:28,294
but when somebody can put a ball
with so much action up and around

1115
01:05:28,328 --> 01:05:29,479
and in different places

1116
01:05:29,512 --> 01:05:31,748
from different defensive
or offensive positions,

1117
01:05:31,781 --> 01:05:35,301
you realize the court's a heck of
a lot bigger than it ever used to be.

1118
01:05:35,335 --> 01:05:38,171
You know,
I lived on burying my backhand cross

1119
01:05:38,204 --> 01:05:40,306
to a lefty and then taking over the court.

1120
01:05:43,209 --> 01:05:46,629
-[Courier] Oof, that's big right there.
-[Agassi] Good one.

1121
01:05:47,113 --> 01:05:48,932
You know, I live taking over the court

1122
01:05:48,965 --> 01:05:51,568
but what does taking over the court
mean against guys

1123
01:05:51,601 --> 01:05:54,621
that can put the ball so up and so down
and raise it so high.

1124
01:05:54,688 --> 01:05:57,807
Easy to say. "Just step into the court
and take it earlier."

1125
01:05:57,841 --> 01:05:59,743
But you're so committed in position

1126
01:05:59,776 --> 01:06:02,078
that you realize
you're in a helpless position.

1127
01:06:02,112 --> 01:06:04,481
So, my rules of tennis
didn't apply against him.

1128
01:06:06,232 --> 01:06:07,200
[chair umpire] Out.

1129
01:06:16,726 --> 01:06:17,711
Out.

1130
01:06:18,461 --> 01:06:20,780
[Agassi] There's the altitude
getting to him.

1131
01:06:20,814 --> 01:06:24,217
[Courier] He's going a little tighter
on the strings mid-match here

1132
01:06:24,250 --> 01:06:27,053
to just try and get
a little more bite on the ball.

1133
01:06:27,087 --> 01:06:30,557
[Agassi] I noticed that. That tells you
how well Rafa knows his swing,

1134
01:06:30,590 --> 01:06:32,609
the fact that he never has to do it.

1135
01:06:33,977 --> 01:06:36,613
Somebody who's really gifted
in a lot of ways to…

1136
01:06:37,797 --> 01:06:40,150
to have that sense and nuance
for his own swing,

1137
01:06:40,183 --> 01:06:43,236
but then the discipline to believe in it
and keep executing it

1138
01:06:43,269 --> 01:06:44,371
over all these years.

1139
01:06:56,900 --> 01:06:59,903
[chuckles]
Looks like Rafa's seen that a few times.

1140
01:07:01,755 --> 01:07:02,722
[McEnroe] Too easy.

1141
01:07:02,756 --> 01:07:05,558
[Agassi] He's even smiling about it.
And he's like, "No…

1142
01:07:06,159 --> 01:07:07,961
that ain't open today."

1143
01:07:09,079 --> 01:07:10,947
[Courier] One of the things I love

1144
01:07:10,980 --> 01:07:13,767
maybe almost most about Alcaraz

1145
01:07:13,800 --> 01:07:16,953
is the amount of times you'll see him play
an interesting point,

1146
01:07:16,986 --> 01:07:20,306
a great point, even,
and he loses it and then smiles.

1147
01:07:21,041 --> 01:07:24,227
[Agassi] Can you do that
and dominate the game of tennis?

1148
01:07:24,260 --> 01:07:26,730
-That's the question.
-[Courier] We'll find out.

1149
01:07:26,763 --> 01:07:28,415
Give us 15 years and we'll know.

1150
01:07:28,448 --> 01:07:31,668
[Agassi] He can do
about four things on a tennis court

1151
01:07:31,701 --> 01:07:33,153
better than everybody in the field.

1152
01:07:33,186 --> 01:07:34,387
When you think about that,

1153
01:07:34,421 --> 01:07:38,375
it's like being the longest driver
hitting the most fairways,

1154
01:07:38,408 --> 01:07:40,427
and hitting the least amount of putts.

1155
01:07:40,460 --> 01:07:42,996
It's a… big deal.

1156
01:07:45,699 --> 01:07:48,451
[chair umpire] Game, Alcaraz.

1157
01:07:48,501 --> 01:07:50,587
over the hold to open the second set.

1158
01:07:50,620 --> 01:07:53,723
What'd you guys take away
from that set number one?

1159
01:07:53,757 --> 01:07:56,192
Andre, you talked about
what you were looking for,

1160
01:07:56,226 --> 01:07:58,428
and what'd you see
from Rafa that you liked?

1161
01:07:58,461 --> 01:08:00,280
[Agassi] What you wanna see

1162
01:08:00,313 --> 01:08:02,832
is that he's dominating the point
from the middle.

1163
01:08:02,866 --> 01:08:04,384
If his feet move like that,

1164
01:08:04,417 --> 01:08:06,569
that means opening up that court
with either one.

1165
01:08:06,603 --> 01:08:09,322
And for me, the big one
is his forehand up the line.

1166
01:08:09,356 --> 01:08:10,857
I mean, when he…

1167
01:08:10,890 --> 01:08:12,842
This is just called being good.

1168
01:08:14,344 --> 01:08:16,463
When he starts hitting his forehand,

1169
01:08:16,496 --> 01:08:19,032
it's just too much court
to have to defend that in.

1170
01:08:19,065 --> 01:08:19,899
So…

1171
01:08:20,633 --> 01:08:24,137
If he's feeling that shot,
that's what really makes him unstoppable

1172
01:08:24,170 --> 01:08:27,540
'cause it opens up
a high percentage cross loop

1173
01:08:27,574 --> 01:08:29,292
that just buries people.

1174
01:08:30,377 --> 01:08:32,746
[McEnroe] His loop is more
than a loop, right?

1175
01:08:32,779 --> 01:08:34,698
[Agassi] Yeah, it's a high margin.

1176
01:08:34,731 --> 01:08:36,383
It's a high margin body blow.

1177
01:08:37,500 --> 01:08:39,369
Absolutely, absolutely incredible.

1178
01:08:39,953 --> 01:08:42,255
[McEnroe] I think
the biggest threat there was…

1179
01:08:44,190 --> 01:08:48,094
Problematic as we look at it again
from Alcaraz's second serve point.

1180
01:08:48,128 --> 01:08:50,296
-He's just running…
-[chair umpire] Love-fifteen.

1181
01:08:50,330 --> 01:08:51,865
[McEnroe] 38% of those.

1182
01:08:51,898 --> 01:08:53,733
That got him into a lot of trouble.

1183
01:08:54,751 --> 01:08:56,870
Nadal will be able to take advantage.

1184
01:08:56,936 --> 01:08:58,421
Pretty even otherwise.

1185
01:09:06,496 --> 01:09:09,315
Andre, I wanted to talk
a bit of technology with you

1186
01:09:09,349 --> 01:09:12,035
because along with Patrick,
we were a part of a generation

1187
01:09:12,068 --> 01:09:14,304
that played through an era
that was changing.

1188
01:09:14,337 --> 01:09:15,638
We played longer than we did,

1189
01:09:15,672 --> 01:09:17,924
where the new strings came into the game

1190
01:09:17,957 --> 01:09:20,460
that Nadal's been using
and now everyone used.

1191
01:09:20,493 --> 01:09:22,445
And you change too late in your career,

1192
01:09:22,479 --> 01:09:26,282
what was that change from normal strings
to these copoly strings like?

1193
01:09:26,316 --> 01:09:29,402
Well, the biggest difference
with the strings really is

1194
01:09:29,436 --> 01:09:31,721
you start to get rewarded
for taking big cuts.

1195
01:09:31,755 --> 01:09:33,740
When I came under the tour,

1196
01:09:33,773 --> 01:09:36,476
I was one of the few
that'd take rips off both wings

1197
01:09:36,509 --> 01:09:38,028
and be able to control that.

1198
01:09:38,061 --> 01:09:40,680
Normally, it would be considered
a risk to do that

1199
01:09:40,714 --> 01:09:43,833
but with these polyester strings,
I mean, you get more control

1200
01:09:43,867 --> 01:09:45,502
the more aggressive you swing.

1201
01:09:45,535 --> 01:09:48,088
Look at the cuts they're putting on
and the shape--

1202
01:09:48,121 --> 01:09:50,557
[crowd cheering]

1203
01:09:50,590 --> 01:09:54,110
Me shifting to get in to a lot more
confidence just to be aggressive,

1204
01:09:54,144 --> 01:09:57,530
it had to change in the trajectory
of the serve a little bit.

1205
01:09:57,564 --> 01:09:59,149
But the aggression could even get more

1206
01:09:59,182 --> 01:10:01,267
and the conviction on every swing
could get more.

1207
01:10:01,301 --> 01:10:05,789
Made the court bigger, made offense
a higher percentage plays, so…

1208
01:10:05,822 --> 01:10:07,741
It did extend my career a few years,

1209
01:10:07,774 --> 01:10:10,860
but again,
my game wasn't growing up on it.

1210
01:10:10,894 --> 01:10:15,515
So these guys have swings that
also played to the dynamic of that spin

1211
01:10:15,548 --> 01:10:17,550
and that makes it even more exponential.

1212
01:10:17,584 --> 01:10:19,402
[Courier] Might be a swing in the match.

1213
01:10:19,436 --> 01:10:21,738
-Triple break point.
-[Agassi] Second serve.

1214
01:10:28,228 --> 01:10:29,446
[chair umpire] Fifteen…

1215
01:10:29,479 --> 01:10:32,949
[Agassi] Well, I tell you what,
I really love Alcaraz's game on the move.

1216
01:10:32,982 --> 01:10:35,535
When he's in flight, the dynamics

1217
01:10:35,568 --> 01:10:38,321
and his ability to use
that geometry in his favor

1218
01:10:38,355 --> 01:10:39,756
with the pace he can inject.

1219
01:10:40,373 --> 01:10:43,243
I do get concerned for him
when he's on the static side,

1220
01:10:43,276 --> 01:10:45,695
when his feet doesn't
have to move as much,

1221
01:10:46,429 --> 01:10:49,082
sometimes he doesn't know where
to direct that energy,

1222
01:10:49,115 --> 01:10:51,000
and he gets set a little too early

1223
01:10:51,034 --> 01:10:53,436
or not quite the same conviction
on the shots

1224
01:10:53,470 --> 01:10:55,038
when he can be in control of the point.

1225
01:10:55,088 --> 01:10:56,423
[chair umpire] Game, Alcaraz.

1226
01:10:56,456 --> 01:10:58,825
[McEnroe] Double fault
gives Alcaraz a break.

1227
01:11:01,294 --> 01:11:05,632
We talked about the modern era of tennis,

1228
01:11:05,665 --> 01:11:07,384
particularly on the men's side, guys.

1229
01:11:07,417 --> 01:11:10,403
Ivan Lendl was the first guy
really in the open era

1230
01:11:10,437 --> 01:11:12,839
that played that huge serve
plus one, right?

1231
01:11:12,872 --> 01:11:13,707
The serving of four.

1232
01:11:13,740 --> 01:11:15,975
Jim, you took that
and kind of ran with it,

1233
01:11:16,009 --> 01:11:18,011
maybe even to another level.

1234
01:11:18,044 --> 01:11:20,613
Andre, you could do it,
as you said, off both wings.

1235
01:11:20,647 --> 01:11:23,066
Andy Roddick had the big forehand.

1236
01:11:23,099 --> 01:11:27,187
What did… How have these two guys
taken the game forward

1237
01:11:27,220 --> 01:11:28,838
with that forehand?

1238
01:11:28,872 --> 01:11:32,559
[Agassi] I mean, yeah,
Rafa stepped onto the scene

1239
01:11:32,592 --> 01:11:35,328
and he just redefined
the dimensions of a tennis court,

1240
01:11:35,362 --> 01:11:36,479
as I mentioned.

1241
01:11:36,513 --> 01:11:39,199
His ability to spread the court

1242
01:11:39,232 --> 01:11:40,684
from any position.

1243
01:11:40,717 --> 01:11:43,253
If he's…
You can't play him down to center,

1244
01:11:43,286 --> 01:11:44,854
'cause he'll still open up the court.

1245
01:11:44,888 --> 01:11:47,357
You can't play him wide
because of his movement,

1246
01:11:47,390 --> 01:11:48,725
you give him more angles

1247
01:11:48,758 --> 01:11:50,193
to open you up.

1248
01:11:50,226 --> 01:11:54,164
So the ability for him to be able
to put that much heaviness on a ball

1249
01:11:54,197 --> 01:11:55,749
that's gonna jump above your shoulders

1250
01:11:55,782 --> 01:11:58,418
and then be able
to somewhat get on top of that ball

1251
01:11:58,451 --> 01:11:59,719
and go through court.

1252
01:11:59,753 --> 01:12:01,688
I mean, it's quite honestly,

1253
01:12:01,721 --> 01:12:03,373
sometimes it's just, it's unfair.

1254
01:12:05,709 --> 01:12:07,193
[Courier] And how his game evolved?

1255
01:12:07,227 --> 01:12:10,830
You played him very early
in a match in Canada.

1256
01:12:10,864 --> 01:12:14,451
He had a lot of assets,
but he's also improved a lot since then.

1257
01:12:14,484 --> 01:12:15,902
[Agassi] No question.

1258
01:12:15,935 --> 01:12:18,321
I think you saw that,
for him to win Wimbledon,

1259
01:12:18,355 --> 01:12:20,674
he had to sort of adjust his
to serve position,

1260
01:12:20,707 --> 01:12:22,559
knowing where to take a bit more risk.

1261
01:12:22,592 --> 01:12:24,294
And one of the things
I've loved about Rafa

1262
01:12:24,327 --> 01:12:25,662
and what he's brought to the game

1263
01:12:25,729 --> 01:12:29,482
is he's one of these guy
that has never felt the need

1264
01:12:29,516 --> 01:12:32,152
to play a better match
than he has to win the match.

1265
01:12:32,185 --> 01:12:35,221
He's never felt the need to play
a better point than he has to play

1266
01:12:35,255 --> 01:12:36,406
to win the point.

1267
01:12:36,439 --> 01:12:38,008
You break that down to shot,

1268
01:12:38,041 --> 01:12:40,293
he never plays a shot that's unnecessary

1269
01:12:40,326 --> 01:12:42,495
if another shot will get it done.

1270
01:12:42,529 --> 01:12:45,248
So he was very comfortable
playing inside himself

1271
01:12:45,281 --> 01:12:49,085
and then building this game by matching
you and taking it to another gear.

1272
01:12:49,119 --> 01:12:51,554
You know, you look at Alcaraz in contrast.

1273
01:12:51,588 --> 01:12:53,890
It's like he plays
in fourth gear all the time

1274
01:12:53,923 --> 01:12:55,692
and when he gets uncomfortable,

1275
01:12:55,725 --> 01:12:56,976
it drops to second gear.

1276
01:12:57,010 --> 01:12:57,844
And you go,

1277
01:12:57,877 --> 01:13:01,181
"Wow, your third gear is so much stronger
than everybody you play,

1278
01:13:01,214 --> 01:13:02,832
you think you could just live there."

1279
01:13:03,700 --> 01:13:06,086
But he's also 20 years old and learned…

1280
01:13:06,770 --> 01:13:07,954
learned to control that.

1281
01:13:08,788 --> 01:13:13,576
Rafa's controlled aggression
is unmatched, in my opinion.

1282
01:13:13,610 --> 01:13:15,295
[McEnroe] I tell that story, Andre,

1283
01:13:15,328 --> 01:13:17,547
to lots of our kids
at our academy in New York.

1284
01:13:17,580 --> 01:13:20,033
About starting out a match,
this is from you.

1285
01:13:20,066 --> 01:13:22,335
And sometimes you can
start in second gear, right?

1286
01:13:22,369 --> 01:13:23,203
Third gear…

1287
01:13:23,236 --> 01:13:26,990
But then when you played Pete Sampras
in the US Open final,

1288
01:13:27,023 --> 01:13:29,476
what gear did you have
to start with in that one?

1289
01:13:30,326 --> 01:13:33,380
[Agassi] Pete, it didn't matter
how I was playing,

1290
01:13:33,413 --> 01:13:35,065
he'd take the racket out of your hand.

1291
01:13:35,098 --> 01:13:37,400
And he was so gifted
at not giving your rhythm

1292
01:13:37,434 --> 01:13:40,920
that it was hard to even know
what gear you were gonna find yourself in,

1293
01:13:40,954 --> 01:13:41,788
but we did.

1294
01:13:41,821 --> 01:13:43,239
We did have some battles

1295
01:13:43,273 --> 01:13:45,809
that took us both
to the fifth gear occasionally.

1296
01:13:45,842 --> 01:13:47,327
[McEnroe] More than occasionally.

1297
01:13:47,360 --> 01:13:48,194
[Agassi] Yeah.

1298
01:13:50,814 --> 01:13:53,199
[McEnroe] Game points here for Alcaraz
as he's…

1299
01:13:53,917 --> 01:13:56,202
started off this second set beautifully.

1300
01:14:09,182 --> 01:14:11,184
[Agassi] These balls
that come out of the court.

1301
01:14:11,217 --> 01:14:13,920
those are ones that I feel
like he runs the risk

1302
01:14:13,953 --> 01:14:15,689
of either over or underplaying.

1303
01:14:15,722 --> 01:14:17,524
He gets that first forehand

1304
01:14:17,557 --> 01:14:19,409
and he hits it
to a thick part of the court

1305
01:14:19,442 --> 01:14:20,927
and it doesn't make progress

1306
01:14:20,960 --> 01:14:22,879
when he can actually dominate with it,

1307
01:14:22,912 --> 01:14:24,764
which is a high percentage quality blow.

1308
01:14:24,798 --> 01:14:27,333
Jim, you would have just
slapped yourself if you…

1309
01:14:27,367 --> 01:14:29,619
-if you didn't--
-[Courier] Pop it to the corner.

1310
01:14:29,652 --> 01:14:31,137
No bueno, Andre.

1311
01:14:31,171 --> 01:14:33,573
[Agassi] The next forehand,
he gets center of the court,

1312
01:14:33,606 --> 01:14:36,393
he goes from second gear
and tries to blow it through the court

1313
01:14:36,426 --> 01:14:37,911
and then misses it, you know.

1314
01:14:37,944 --> 01:14:40,363
That's the stuff over a period of time…

1315
01:14:41,898 --> 01:14:44,701
[McEnroe] Well, he's figured out
his serve anyway, so…

1316
01:14:44,734 --> 01:14:47,253
Great to have you up here, Andre,
with us in the group.

1317
01:14:47,287 --> 01:14:50,140
But I think they're missing you
down in the studio.

1318
01:14:50,173 --> 01:14:52,125
-Let's check in with them.
-[Agassi] Okay.

1319
01:14:52,158 --> 01:14:53,827
[Adams] Thank you, Patrick.

1320
01:14:53,860 --> 01:14:57,313
Thank you, Jim and Andre.
Here with Prakash and with Andy.

1321
01:14:57,931 --> 01:14:59,315
Listen, first set, easy.

1322
01:14:59,349 --> 01:15:00,734
Rafa's back. He looks incredible.

1323
01:15:00,767 --> 01:15:02,302
"What injury?" is what I'm thinking.

1324
01:15:02,335 --> 01:15:05,005
Then second set starts.
I go say hi to Jordan Love.

1325
01:15:05,038 --> 01:15:06,923
Carlos has made adjustments.

1326
01:15:07,007 --> 01:15:08,808
-What are you saying?
-I blame you

1327
01:15:08,842 --> 01:15:10,160
-for Rafa's demise…
-There we go.

1328
01:15:10,193 --> 01:15:11,494
-…in this second set.
-100%.

1329
01:15:11,528 --> 01:15:14,147
But two things that Rafa is doing well,

1330
01:15:14,214 --> 01:15:16,966
the first set, he was able to stick
first serve returns.

1331
01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:19,119
He's gone to the chip more
than in the second serve.

1332
01:15:19,152 --> 01:15:22,205
Maybe Carlos is picking up
some sort of tell on the return,

1333
01:15:22,238 --> 01:15:24,924
but those movements where Rafa
is getting around,

1334
01:15:24,958 --> 01:15:27,510
that circle C movement
where he's getting around the ball

1335
01:15:27,594 --> 01:15:29,229
and getting forehands in the middle,

1336
01:15:29,279 --> 01:15:32,499
that looks good, and that's a tell
if someone's been getting in proper reps.

1337
01:15:32,532 --> 01:15:34,968
That's something you do
when you have a bunch of rhythm,

1338
01:15:35,001 --> 01:15:36,536
a bunch of matches behind 'em.

1339
01:15:36,569 --> 01:15:39,072
I'm encouraged by Rafa's footwork
in this outing.

1340
01:15:39,105 --> 01:15:41,458
What is so beautiful
is two players of this caliber,

1341
01:15:41,541 --> 01:15:44,544
you're starting to see adjustments
in the most minor level.

1342
01:15:44,594 --> 01:15:46,896
Carlos is looking a bit more buttoned up.

1343
01:15:46,930 --> 01:15:48,698
Unforced errors have come down.

1344
01:15:48,748 --> 01:15:50,283
He's shifting to the left,

1345
01:15:50,316 --> 01:15:52,635
trying to find more forehands,
dictating play

1346
01:15:52,669 --> 01:15:54,487
and executing a little bit more.

1347
01:15:54,521 --> 01:15:57,474
All of a sudden,
he might be able to take that second set,

1348
01:15:57,507 --> 01:16:00,326
So I want to see the mini adjustment
Rafa's able to do.

1349
01:16:00,360 --> 01:16:01,578
Patrick, back to you.

1350
01:16:01,611 --> 01:16:03,196
[McEnroe] Thank you so much.

1351
01:16:05,248 --> 01:16:07,000
All over it, as always.

1352
01:16:10,587 --> 01:16:11,755
[chair umpire] Time.

1353
01:16:12,555 --> 01:16:13,990
[McEnroe] Nadal to serve.

1354
01:16:14,407 --> 01:16:16,576
Love-three here in this second set.

1355
01:16:28,488 --> 01:16:31,691
[Agassi] I tell you one thing I'd have
loved to see with Rafa,

1356
01:16:31,725 --> 01:16:33,443
just got my own curiosity,

1357
01:16:33,476 --> 01:16:36,629
is if he gave himself the green light
to let his backhand fly.

1358
01:16:36,663 --> 01:16:41,267
I believe truly we'd be talking about
one of the greatest backhands ever.

1359
01:16:41,301 --> 01:16:44,037
But instead he can do so much
with this forehand.

1360
01:16:44,070 --> 01:16:47,290
He can do so much with controlling
the point with percentage.

1361
01:16:47,857 --> 01:16:49,526
[crowd gasping]

1362
01:16:51,144 --> 01:16:54,147
That he's constantly making the decision,

1363
01:16:54,214 --> 01:16:56,649
why do something if you don't have to?

1364
01:16:56,733 --> 01:16:59,719
And he's going through
this latter part of his career,

1365
01:16:59,786 --> 01:17:01,304
and it might help him a lot

1366
01:17:01,337 --> 01:17:04,574
if he just started to unleash the beast
off the backhand side,

1367
01:17:04,607 --> 01:17:06,176
because when he amps it up,

1368
01:17:06,209 --> 01:17:08,261
there's not a ball he can't hit with it.

1369
01:17:08,345 --> 01:17:10,630
I mean, it is an impressive wing.

1370
01:17:12,432 --> 01:17:15,018
[Courier] It's a bit of
a confidence tell for him, too.

1371
01:17:15,051 --> 01:17:16,436
When he's feeling in full flow,

1372
01:17:16,519 --> 01:17:18,638
his backhand is flat,
it's hard, it's deep,

1373
01:17:18,705 --> 01:17:22,625
and when he's not, he's tentative,
it lands short, it's vulnerable.

1374
01:17:22,659 --> 01:17:25,545
[Agassi] You could argue that
with his forehand side.

1375
01:17:25,578 --> 01:17:28,014
I mean, he definitely has a tendency to,

1376
01:17:28,048 --> 01:17:31,184
he leaves the ball
a little short and out of both wings

1377
01:17:31,217 --> 01:17:33,119
if he's not… If he's not confident.

1378
01:17:33,153 --> 01:17:35,588
But to me, let it go for a few games
and give…

1379
01:17:35,622 --> 01:17:37,023
That's what he does in the warm-up.

1380
01:17:37,057 --> 01:17:39,526
He lets balls fly just to…
Just to make sure,

1381
01:17:39,609 --> 01:17:43,113
'cause he knows when he gets crunch time,
he's going to button it up.

1382
01:17:43,146 --> 01:17:48,318
But him feeling the energy of being able
to let his swing go is depressing to…

1383
01:17:48,351 --> 01:17:49,919
It demoralizes his opponent.

1384
01:17:51,237 --> 01:17:55,775
[Courier] The delta between
a Nadal practice, average ball speed

1385
01:17:55,809 --> 01:17:57,394
and back in the day, Federer.

1386
01:17:58,061 --> 01:18:01,114
-[McEnroe] Yeah.
-[Courier] Federer barely hit the ball.

1387
01:18:01,197 --> 01:18:03,133
He tapped it and he'd come on the court

1388
01:18:03,166 --> 01:18:05,151
and he'd go nuclear when he needed to.

1389
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:09,622
[Agassi] That's such a punishing shot.

1390
01:18:11,858 --> 01:18:15,745
[Courier] I tell people all the time,
and do it while you still have a chance.

1391
01:18:15,879 --> 01:18:19,366
Go watch a Nadal practice on an off day,
whether it's in Indian Wells

1392
01:18:19,449 --> 01:18:21,534
or Miami or wherever it may be,

1393
01:18:21,568 --> 01:18:24,320
you will not believe
how consistently hard he hits the ball,

1394
01:18:24,354 --> 01:18:26,373
so much harder than he does in a match,

1395
01:18:26,439 --> 01:18:29,075
and I believe it's because
when he gets into a match,

1396
01:18:29,109 --> 01:18:30,760
it feels like it's so safe,

1397
01:18:30,844 --> 01:18:33,947
even though it's still so aggressive
compared to most players.

1398
01:18:34,197 --> 01:18:37,150
[Agassi] Absolutely.
He practiced next to me one time

1399
01:18:37,183 --> 01:18:39,386
when we were at the World Championships

1400
01:18:39,419 --> 01:18:41,888
and I started hearing gunshots,
like, going off.

1401
01:18:42,005 --> 01:18:45,442
I said, "Who the heck is this?
There was only eight of us here."

1402
01:18:45,475 --> 01:18:49,379
And I looked over and it was him.
The first time I really saw him training,

1403
01:18:49,412 --> 01:18:51,948
and it just made me
want to go back to the hotel.

1404
01:18:57,537 --> 01:18:59,072
[McEnroe] Kind of interesting…

1405
01:18:59,105 --> 01:19:03,076
You're talking about, with Nadal
you'd like to see him be more aggressive.

1406
01:19:03,109 --> 01:19:04,928
With Alcaraz, you'd like to see him

1407
01:19:04,961 --> 01:19:07,480
be maybe just a little
less aggressive at times.

1408
01:19:07,514 --> 01:19:09,999
[Agassi] Well, for me,
Nadal, now at this stage,

1409
01:19:10,033 --> 01:19:12,786
I'm making assumptions.
Let's hope his body holds up

1410
01:19:12,819 --> 01:19:14,270
and he can keep doing it.

1411
01:19:14,304 --> 01:19:17,957
He knows how to do it better than
anybody on this planet, really, but…

1412
01:19:17,991 --> 01:19:20,777
I mean, and how good are his hands?

1413
01:19:21,261 --> 01:19:24,481
I mean, if this guy can do that
as many times as Federer does,

1414
01:19:24,514 --> 01:19:27,967
you could argue he might have
the best hands on tour, right?

1415
01:19:28,001 --> 01:19:30,804
He only comes in on his terms,
but I can't remember.

1416
01:19:30,887 --> 01:19:33,890
He hasn't missed a ball
since, you know, 2009.

1417
01:19:35,575 --> 01:19:37,377
But you're right. But at this stage,

1418
01:19:37,410 --> 01:19:39,562
things start to…
Maybe you lose half a step,

1419
01:19:39,596 --> 01:19:43,466
And you want to be more offensive
than have to get pushed around.

1420
01:19:43,600 --> 01:19:45,919
If he has a reason,
he can get more aggressive.

1421
01:19:47,971 --> 01:19:49,272
That is beautiful.

1422
01:19:49,305 --> 01:19:51,558
[McEnroe] No problem being
aggressive off that wing.

1423
01:19:51,591 --> 01:19:52,442
[Agassi] Yeah.

1424
01:19:53,276 --> 01:19:57,213
You leave a ball hanging
and loitering in no man's land,

1425
01:19:57,247 --> 01:19:59,182
and he will treat it as it deserves.

1426
01:20:08,641 --> 01:20:10,727
[McEnroe] He's got his son behind him.

1427
01:20:10,794 --> 01:20:12,762
He's talked to him, his family.

1428
01:20:12,796 --> 01:20:15,131
-That's nice.
-[Courier] How cute was that.

1429
01:20:15,265 --> 01:20:17,117
[Agassi] His goal should be
to play long enough

1430
01:20:17,150 --> 01:20:18,702
for his son to remember.

1431
01:20:18,735 --> 01:20:20,637
I tell you what, it's a special thing.

1432
01:20:27,093 --> 01:20:28,345
-I mean…
-[crowd cheering]

1433
01:20:29,662 --> 01:20:30,864
I mean…

1434
01:20:31,715 --> 01:20:33,416
I mean, that…

1435
01:20:34,150 --> 01:20:36,920
That gives me chills,
you know what I'm saying?

1436
01:20:37,587 --> 01:20:40,340
He just lined up and hit it.

1437
01:20:42,959 --> 01:20:48,381
And the scary thing is,
he can do that over and over again.

1438
01:20:52,285 --> 01:20:54,587
[McEnroe] That's what we call
a grip and a rip.

1439
01:21:06,466 --> 01:21:09,619
[Agassi] There we have Alcaraz
with three consecutive forehands,

1440
01:21:09,652 --> 01:21:11,321
kind of in a single court.

1441
01:21:11,354 --> 01:21:14,891
And not one had the intensity
that took over the point.

1442
01:21:14,924 --> 01:21:19,179
And then one was probably a little edgy
on the other extreme, you know, it's…

1443
01:21:19,229 --> 01:21:21,197
He's gonna find that. He's 20 years old

1444
01:21:21,231 --> 01:21:23,516
and it's going to be beautiful
when he does.

1445
01:21:24,918 --> 01:21:26,269
I just hope it's…

1446
01:21:27,237 --> 01:21:29,572
I hope it's soon and often.

1447
01:21:32,425 --> 01:21:33,927
[Courier] Right about that.

1448
01:21:33,960 --> 01:21:36,946
With Alcaraz,
that is what remains for him.

1449
01:21:36,980 --> 01:21:40,667
He… He learned a lot in the last
year and a half about his body,

1450
01:21:40,700 --> 01:21:42,936
dealing with extreme heat and cramps,

1451
01:21:42,969 --> 01:21:46,790
and dealing with long matches
and how to manage his body.

1452
01:21:46,823 --> 01:21:48,191
But I think we both agree

1453
01:21:48,224 --> 01:21:51,428
he still doesn't know
how to manage his game

1454
01:21:52,028 --> 01:21:54,414
and understand strategy, fully yet.

1455
01:22:00,286 --> 01:22:03,206
Talent doesn't need any rulebook.

1456
01:22:04,324 --> 01:22:05,325
Or guideline.

1457
01:22:06,526 --> 01:22:08,244
[McEnroe] Love to watch it, right?

1458
01:22:08,278 --> 01:22:10,864
[Courier] But it's also worth
remembering, Federer

1459
01:22:10,897 --> 01:22:13,533
wasn't as accomplished
as he is at 20 years.

1460
01:22:13,566 --> 01:22:18,338
It took him time to figure out what to do
with his massive amount of skill.

1461
01:22:18,371 --> 01:22:20,440
[Agassi] Yeah, Fed was always probing

1462
01:22:20,507 --> 01:22:23,426
and trying to figure out ways
to make himself better…

1463
01:22:23,460 --> 01:22:25,512
That's what greats do.

1464
01:22:25,862 --> 01:22:30,350
You know, when I look at Alcaraz's ability
to bring such upside,

1465
01:22:30,383 --> 01:22:33,286
he will struggle with keeping the reins on

1466
01:22:33,319 --> 01:22:36,139
and not necessarily
having to do more than he needs to

1467
01:22:36,172 --> 01:22:39,192
against a majority of his matches.

1468
01:22:45,432 --> 01:22:47,233
[crowd cheering]

1469
01:22:48,385 --> 01:22:52,522
But I tell you one thing, GOATs figure out
is what their game is built around

1470
01:22:52,555 --> 01:22:55,342
and they rely on that
in their biggest moment.

1471
01:22:55,375 --> 01:22:58,378
And I still question if…

1472
01:22:58,411 --> 01:23:01,081
Carlos has figured out
what he's going to rely on

1473
01:23:01,164 --> 01:23:04,734
to create that consistent,
you know, pressure for his opponent

1474
01:23:04,818 --> 01:23:08,988
that gives him the highest percentage
chance of locking something down.

1475
01:23:09,072 --> 01:23:10,623
He… He might serve volley,

1476
01:23:10,657 --> 01:23:13,510
he might hit first ball drop,
he might slow, blind fly.

1477
01:23:14,444 --> 01:23:16,496
And he can do all of it, which is…

1478
01:23:17,080 --> 01:23:18,164
This is a great game.

1479
01:23:19,482 --> 01:23:21,067
[McEnroe] What a return!

1480
01:23:21,101 --> 01:23:22,769
[crowd cheering]

1481
01:23:25,472 --> 01:23:28,158
The crowd is eating it up now.

1482
01:23:33,546 --> 01:23:38,251
[Courier] 113 mile-an-hour serve
came back just about the same speed,

1483
01:23:38,885 --> 01:23:41,938
Alcaraz still stuck out a pull
and almost got it over the net.

1484
01:23:43,006 --> 01:23:43,907
Deuce.

1485
01:23:48,511 --> 01:23:50,847
[McEnroe] A beautiful feathery touch.

1486
01:23:52,248 --> 01:23:54,801
How about some love from me
for the young guy?

1487
01:23:54,834 --> 01:23:58,355
[Agassi] If you get a close-up
on Alcaraz in the middle of a match,

1488
01:23:58,388 --> 01:24:02,125
you don't know if he's winning or losing.
He lost a point or won the point.

1489
01:24:02,158 --> 01:24:04,227
It's like he's having a blast out there.

1490
01:24:07,714 --> 01:24:10,934
[Courier] It's like he's on roller skates,
getting into the net fast.

1491
01:24:10,967 --> 01:24:12,969
He just floats all the way to it.

1492
01:24:16,556 --> 01:24:19,793
[Agassi] And he gave that serve away
with his toss.

1493
01:24:19,843 --> 01:24:22,562
Rafa was well on the move
before that thing left his racket.

1494
01:24:30,570 --> 01:24:31,871
You gotta punish that.

1495
01:24:33,707 --> 01:24:36,026
[McEnroe] It's easy pickings there
for Alcaraz.

1496
01:24:37,277 --> 01:24:40,630
He gets himself out of a little bit
of trouble in that game.

1497
01:24:42,649 --> 01:24:46,936
And it looks like we could be
headed to a decider in this one.

1498
01:24:47,037 --> 01:24:51,675
6-3 to Nadal,
4-1 to Alcaraz in set number two.

1499
01:24:51,708 --> 01:24:53,243
Let's go back down to Kay.

1500
01:24:53,276 --> 01:24:55,328
She's got some special guests.

1501
01:24:55,362 --> 01:24:56,563
Kay?

1502
01:24:56,596 --> 01:24:57,781
[Adams] I found some Rams,

1503
01:24:57,814 --> 01:25:00,617
courtside. Matthew Stafford,
Super Bowl champion.

1504
01:25:00,650 --> 01:25:03,853
You've got Sean McVay.
We'll get the scouting report.

1505
01:25:03,937 --> 01:25:06,473
Puka Nacua, I think
Cooper Kupp's here somewhere.

1506
01:25:06,556 --> 01:25:08,742
Matthew, I heard you organized this trip.

1507
01:25:08,808 --> 01:25:09,993
Why was it important?

1508
01:25:10,026 --> 01:25:11,995
And your wife, Kelly, alongside.

1509
01:25:12,078 --> 01:25:14,164
I don't know, but I am happy to be here.

1510
01:25:14,197 --> 01:25:17,000
This is an awesome trip.
Really cool to watch this…

1511
01:25:17,033 --> 01:25:19,052
This kind of tennis up close is sweet.

1512
01:25:19,152 --> 01:25:21,521
I hear you're a tennis fan.
I'm new to this.

1513
01:25:21,571 --> 01:25:24,224
A lot of people watching
on Netflix also new.

1514
01:25:24,257 --> 01:25:27,227
-What can you tell us?
-Kelly got me into it.

1515
01:25:27,260 --> 01:25:29,379
She started playing
and I started hitting it with her

1516
01:25:29,412 --> 01:25:31,197
and just watching these guys…

1517
01:25:31,231 --> 01:25:33,033
Appreciating this talent is pretty cool.

1518
01:25:33,066 --> 01:25:34,818
Who are you rooting for out here?

1519
01:25:34,851 --> 01:25:35,969
I don't know.

1520
01:25:36,002 --> 01:25:38,938
As an old guy, I kind of am
on Rafa's corner, you know?

1521
01:25:38,972 --> 01:25:40,840
-Tough, physical.
-Yeah, an old guy.

1522
01:25:40,874 --> 01:25:42,492
-We stick together.
-Stick together.

1523
01:25:42,525 --> 01:25:44,277
So we're on Team Rafa over here.

1524
01:25:44,361 --> 01:25:46,062
I'm gonna make my way. Thank you.

1525
01:25:46,096 --> 01:25:47,597
Puka Nacua, where are you?

1526
01:25:47,630 --> 01:25:49,566
I saw… Hi, Sean. How you doing?

1527
01:25:49,599 --> 01:25:51,951
What's your scouting report on these two?

1528
01:25:51,985 --> 01:25:53,636
These are unbelievable athletes.

1529
01:25:53,720 --> 01:25:56,406
I said we got to mix this in
for some cross training.

1530
01:25:56,489 --> 01:25:57,624
I mean, the hand-eye,

1531
01:25:57,657 --> 01:25:59,526
it's awesome to be able
to see them up close.

1532
01:25:59,609 --> 01:26:02,112
Veronica, how are you?
We've got so much fun here.

1533
01:26:02,145 --> 01:26:03,296
I'm good. How are you?

1534
01:26:03,363 --> 01:26:05,765
Having an amazing time?
These seats are insane.

1535
01:26:05,799 --> 01:26:06,900
This is so impressive.

1536
01:26:07,617 --> 01:26:10,570
Love seeing you guys.
Now, Puka, I saw you at a…

1537
01:26:10,603 --> 01:26:11,755
What do you mean?

1538
01:26:11,788 --> 01:26:13,289
Okay, he's scared to talk,

1539
01:26:13,373 --> 01:26:17,344
but I saw him at a Galaxy
and Miami game with…

1540
01:26:17,377 --> 01:26:18,795
Sitting next to Novak Djokovic

1541
01:26:18,828 --> 01:26:21,097
and the line of people to see you.

1542
01:26:21,181 --> 01:26:23,550
What's it like to be the most
famous guy in the NFL?

1543
01:26:23,583 --> 01:26:26,353
[Puka] I'm sitting next to Cooper Kupp,
so I don't believe it.

1544
01:26:26,403 --> 01:26:28,905
[Adams] Cooper is here.
We're gonna throw it back to you.

1545
01:26:28,938 --> 01:26:30,840
[McEnroe] All right. Thank you, Kay.

1546
01:26:32,625 --> 01:26:33,860
These guys know their tennis,

1547
01:26:33,927 --> 01:26:36,312
they don't want to get in the way
of what's going on,

1548
01:26:36,379 --> 01:26:39,516
so respecting what they're seeing.
Great to have them here.

1549
01:26:45,255 --> 01:26:47,457
Just over an hour of play.

1550
01:26:47,490 --> 01:26:49,976
If this goes to a deciding set,

1551
01:26:50,010 --> 01:26:52,779
there will be a ten-point tiebreak
for the match.

1552
01:26:53,963 --> 01:26:59,419
And of course, it's become the norm
in final set tiebreaks in all the majors,

1553
01:26:59,452 --> 01:27:00,870
if it gets to six-all…

1554
01:27:02,605 --> 01:27:04,691
there's a little ten-point tiebreak.

1555
01:27:20,140 --> 01:27:21,675
Had him lined up.

1556
01:27:22,208 --> 01:27:23,743
[Courier] Alcaraz now, 0-30.

1557
01:27:23,827 --> 01:27:25,628
Andre moving to his right there.

1558
01:27:25,712 --> 01:27:29,249
Alcaraz… That's the right ankle,
it's the one that he rolled in Rio.

1559
01:27:29,282 --> 01:27:33,520
…tentative on that move
as he was going over there.

1560
01:27:33,553 --> 01:27:35,155
[Agassi] You can definitely tell

1561
01:27:35,238 --> 01:27:37,724
that he's not wanting to put undue stress.

1562
01:27:37,807 --> 01:27:40,060
The court's pretty gritty
out there as well,

1563
01:27:40,093 --> 01:27:43,046
and with the boards,
he doesn't wanna get stuck in cots.

1564
01:27:43,079 --> 01:27:45,815
So his movement
is a little bit compromised, but…

1565
01:27:48,601 --> 01:27:49,953
But I have to say,

1566
01:27:49,986 --> 01:27:51,838
you cut down this guy's speed,

1567
01:27:51,921 --> 01:27:53,890
it makes him a bit more decisive.

1568
01:27:53,923 --> 01:27:56,292
So, you know, sometimes I can work for you

1569
01:27:56,426 --> 01:27:59,546
if you know you're not gonna
pay the extra price with the feet.

1570
01:28:01,014 --> 01:28:04,300
[Courier] You've consulted
with a few players along the way.

1571
01:28:04,401 --> 01:28:07,170
As Alcaraz gets
to a triple break point here,

1572
01:28:07,203 --> 01:28:10,140
if you were in his camp
and trying to educate Alcaraz

1573
01:28:10,223 --> 01:28:12,142
to be a percentage tennis player,

1574
01:28:12,175 --> 01:28:15,045
which is what it sounds like,
would you use video?

1575
01:28:15,078 --> 01:28:17,881
Like, how would you go about
the education of Alcaraz?

1576
01:28:17,914 --> 01:28:21,101
[Agassi] Yeah, I would definitely
watch matches, and I would…

1577
01:28:21,151 --> 01:28:24,571
I would ask him a lot of questions
about what he was thinking.

1578
01:28:24,604 --> 01:28:26,790
But then I would give him
a lot of respect.

1579
01:28:27,891 --> 01:28:31,161
And I'd give him a lot of respect
for what he's capable of, so…

1580
01:28:31,961 --> 01:28:33,046
Not… Not easy…

1581
01:28:33,646 --> 01:28:36,466
to figure that out at 20 years old,
but he will.

1582
01:28:36,499 --> 01:28:39,719
I mean, he is an explosive,
beautiful player

1583
01:28:39,753 --> 01:28:43,023
that has every shot in the books,
so let's give him a little time.

1584
01:28:43,056 --> 01:28:46,042
[Courier] One thing I would do
is use a recent loss as a lesson.

1585
01:28:46,760 --> 01:28:48,061
I would imagine they have.

1586
01:28:48,144 --> 01:28:50,413
He lost to Zverev
in the quarterfinals in Australia,

1587
01:28:50,497 --> 01:28:53,316
and at the end of the match,
he did not attack Zverev's weakness,

1588
01:28:53,400 --> 01:28:55,552
the forehand.
He kept giving him backhands,

1589
01:28:55,585 --> 01:28:58,238
which Zverev can hit with his eyes closed,

1590
01:28:58,271 --> 01:29:00,557
Didn't force him to play the tough shot.

1591
01:29:03,209 --> 01:29:05,912
-[McEnroe] They're simple lessons to…
-[crowd cheering]

1592
01:29:05,945 --> 01:29:09,149
[Courier] I'm sure Juan Carlos Ferrero,
who is an amazing coach,

1593
01:29:09,966 --> 01:29:13,620
who's developed him,
will get in his head over time,

1594
01:29:14,371 --> 01:29:17,540
but it's fun to see him play
with this much abandon.

1595
01:29:17,590 --> 01:29:18,758
[Agassi] It's great.

1596
01:29:18,842 --> 01:29:21,227
It's easy to love and watch,
and the game's in good hands.

1597
01:29:21,311 --> 01:29:24,230
The players are starting to
play him through the center of the court

1598
01:29:24,264 --> 01:29:25,765
a little bit more as well,

1599
01:29:25,799 --> 01:29:27,884
and he doesn't spread the court.

1600
01:29:27,917 --> 01:29:32,439
He runs the risk of being a little
too passive or trying to go through it.

1601
01:29:32,472 --> 01:29:34,341
And a guy like me, it's like playing…

1602
01:29:34,374 --> 01:29:36,476
You want to work the forehand
as large as you can

1603
01:29:36,509 --> 01:29:38,361
'cause there's a chance you miss it.

1604
01:29:38,411 --> 01:29:39,713
But you hit your 85%.

1605
01:29:39,763 --> 01:29:41,231
[Courier] There was a chance?

1606
01:29:41,264 --> 01:29:44,584
-Against you, it's a little different.
-[Agassi] Yeah, with a big one.

1607
01:29:44,617 --> 01:29:47,904
[Agassi] 85%, one that buries you
all day, is tough.

1608
01:29:48,455 --> 01:29:50,590
[McEnroe] Nadal able to fight off

1609
01:29:51,424 --> 01:29:53,760
three consecutive break points.

1610
01:29:55,812 --> 01:29:57,630
[chair umpire] Deuce!

1611
01:29:59,883 --> 01:30:03,053
[Courier] If there's one
just awareness-wise for Alcaraz,

1612
01:30:03,086 --> 01:30:05,221
Nadal's second serve, he can pop it.

1613
01:30:05,255 --> 01:30:08,008
But right now is kind of
in the mid-90s to high 90s.

1614
01:30:08,091 --> 01:30:10,126
Should he be standing deep to return that?

1615
01:30:11,578 --> 01:30:12,779
Should he be on the baseline?

1616
01:30:12,812 --> 01:30:14,998
[Agassi] I had the privilege
of playing Nadal twice

1617
01:30:15,081 --> 01:30:17,467
and fully came to respect
his second serve.

1618
01:30:17,550 --> 01:30:19,986
While it feels like he could be
standing up in the baseline,

1619
01:30:20,020 --> 01:30:22,772
it knuckles at you.
If you don't hit that thing square,

1620
01:30:22,806 --> 01:30:26,242
you're inside the baseline and he's going
to spread the core from there.

1621
01:30:26,276 --> 01:30:27,193
Personally…

1622
01:30:32,399 --> 01:30:33,767
[crowd cheering]

1623
01:30:33,800 --> 01:30:35,452
[commentators chattering]

1624
01:30:37,053 --> 01:30:39,556
[Agassi] I don't mind him
letting that ball settle,

1625
01:30:39,589 --> 01:30:43,026
putting a big cut on, but then
really looking take over the point.

1626
01:30:43,059 --> 01:30:46,346
You're taking a risk
on the baseline with the second serve.

1627
01:30:46,379 --> 01:30:48,815
Even though it seems like
the speed might be, not be high

1628
01:30:48,848 --> 01:30:51,501
because that ball wavers around,

1629
01:30:51,534 --> 01:30:55,005
and if you don't clean contact,
then Nadal can expose you quick.

1630
01:31:12,922 --> 01:31:13,840
[chair umpire] Deuce.

1631
01:31:14,357 --> 01:31:16,576
[Agassi] It's like
a knuckleball in baseball.

1632
01:31:16,659 --> 01:31:19,329
You know, if you don't hit
that thing dead center,

1633
01:31:19,362 --> 01:31:22,816
it's not going to make it
out of the park, right?

1634
01:31:22,849 --> 01:31:23,817
And that's what happens.

1635
01:31:23,850 --> 01:31:25,869
Return of the second serve
a little off center,

1636
01:31:25,902 --> 01:31:27,370
and the ball kind of sits there.

1637
01:31:29,089 --> 01:31:30,957
[McEnroe] And when we talk about Andre

1638
01:31:31,041 --> 01:31:32,976
on our all our broadcasts
throughout the year,

1639
01:31:33,009 --> 01:31:35,812
the greatest returners, your name
obviously always comes up.

1640
01:31:36,629 --> 01:31:39,866
I put you as the greatest
offensive returner of all time,

1641
01:31:39,949 --> 01:31:41,685
that you could be aggressive.

1642
01:31:42,302 --> 01:31:47,057
Who do you put as the greatest returner
you've seen or played against?

1643
01:31:47,457 --> 01:31:49,292
[Agassi] Sure, there's a lot of ways

1644
01:31:49,376 --> 01:31:52,679
to measure that, and for me,
I had to be an aggressive returner.

1645
01:31:53,630 --> 01:31:57,817
When I see somebody like Novak,
he just shuts down

1646
01:31:57,851 --> 01:31:59,536
and locks down on the return.

1647
01:31:59,569 --> 01:32:03,456
And if all of a sudden, you give him
a broken ankle or a broken leg,

1648
01:32:03,540 --> 01:32:06,059
and he had to be aggressive,
he could do it.

1649
01:32:06,676 --> 01:32:09,212
So I like the person that can do it all.

1650
01:32:09,662 --> 01:32:11,564
[McEnroe] Another break point for Alcaraz.

1651
01:32:11,648 --> 01:32:15,368
He's taken a few steps
back here on this return.

1652
01:32:16,536 --> 01:32:17,604
More than a few.

1653
01:32:18,254 --> 01:32:21,441
[Agassi] This should give him a chance
to get a good cut on the ball

1654
01:32:21,524 --> 01:32:24,944
and then look to look
to take over off the next one.

1655
01:32:27,097 --> 01:32:30,350
It's a 20-year-old learning in process.
I love it.

1656
01:32:31,618 --> 01:32:32,535
[commentators exclaim]

1657
01:32:34,571 --> 01:32:36,089
[Courier] Missed that by a mile.

1658
01:32:37,474 --> 01:32:38,675
[chair umpire] Deuce.

1659
01:32:41,211 --> 01:32:43,630
[Agassi] Another good thing
that 20-year-olds can do

1660
01:32:43,663 --> 01:32:45,648
is have good short-term memory loss.

1661
01:32:45,715 --> 01:32:48,101
Let's forget that return
and go back to work.

1662
01:32:49,736 --> 01:32:50,954
[McEnroe] Third deuce.

1663
01:32:51,855 --> 01:32:53,423
[crowd cheering]

1664
01:32:59,646 --> 01:33:01,998
[chair umpire] Advantage, Nadal.

1665
01:33:17,614 --> 01:33:20,717
[McEnroe] Nadal fights off
four break points

1666
01:33:21,651 --> 01:33:23,820
to keep himself alive in this second set.

1667
01:33:33,430 --> 01:33:35,348
[Courier] That's rare air in the building.

1668
01:33:35,382 --> 01:33:37,884
Not many people have touched
all the bases in tennis.

1669
01:33:37,967 --> 01:33:39,402
Andre, you're one of them.

1670
01:33:40,153 --> 01:33:43,707
You're not the most accomplished
in your own house because Steffi also…

1671
01:33:43,740 --> 01:33:47,293
Nadal and Serena, the only people
to ever win all the majors

1672
01:33:47,377 --> 01:33:49,079
as well as Olympic gold.

1673
01:33:49,162 --> 01:33:50,947
That's a special group to be a part of.

1674
01:33:50,980 --> 01:33:52,215
[Agassi] Yeah, that sure is.

1675
01:33:52,298 --> 01:33:55,001
And my wife doing it in the same year,

1676
01:33:55,035 --> 01:33:57,771
that couldn't have been easy.

1677
01:34:00,774 --> 01:34:04,594
You know, it's funny… I wanted to
ask Rafael the question I wanted to,

1678
01:34:04,627 --> 01:34:07,747
which is between those three, I mean,
what, 66 Slams, something like that,

1679
01:34:08,398 --> 01:34:11,835
I said, "If one of you didn't exist,
would you guys really be playing

1680
01:34:11,918 --> 01:34:15,605
for 30, 35 Slams each?"
and I was taken by his answer.

1681
01:34:15,672 --> 01:34:21,361
He really felt like the three
held them all to a…

1682
01:34:24,748 --> 01:34:27,767
Having three people so good
held them all accountable

1683
01:34:27,851 --> 01:34:30,220
all year long,
even during times of drought,

1684
01:34:30,253 --> 01:34:32,989
times when we're struggling,
injury, this that…

1685
01:34:46,336 --> 01:34:49,489
So on the one hand, he was sort of saying,

1686
01:34:49,556 --> 01:34:54,277
"I may have won more, possibly,
but I wouldn't have been as good,"

1687
01:34:54,310 --> 01:34:59,549
and I thought that was
a pretty respectful way to see it all.

1688
01:35:11,661 --> 01:35:15,882
[Courier] It's been a magical time
watching this generation with Alcaraz…

1689
01:35:15,915 --> 01:35:18,768
Sorry, with Nadal and Federer,

1690
01:35:18,802 --> 01:35:20,303
and Novak still going strong.

1691
01:35:20,387 --> 01:35:23,523
Andy Murray, who was a big part
of the conversation as well.

1692
01:35:23,606 --> 01:35:26,292
Now this new generation
starting to rise with Alcaraz…

1693
01:35:26,393 --> 01:35:30,063
This year's Australian Open champion,
Jannik Sinner, another youngster.

1694
01:35:34,701 --> 01:35:36,970
We worry about the game
as generations leave

1695
01:35:37,053 --> 01:35:38,772
and new generations have to take over.

1696
01:35:38,805 --> 01:35:40,857
And then people like Alcaraz
come on to the scene,

1697
01:35:40,940 --> 01:35:43,827
-and I think so many of us exhale.
-[McEnroe] Exactly.

1698
01:35:45,679 --> 01:35:47,130
[McEnroe] It's gonna be okay.

1699
01:35:48,448 --> 01:35:50,967
Ooh. Another one of those balls where…

1700
01:35:51,000 --> 01:35:54,120
-his feet got a little static.
-[Agassi] Yeah, it's static.

1701
01:35:54,187 --> 01:35:56,756
Where he just runs the risk of not

1702
01:35:56,790 --> 01:35:59,592
…delivering the quality
that he can absolutely produce.

1703
01:36:15,358 --> 01:36:16,493
[exclaims] Come on.

1704
01:36:20,380 --> 01:36:22,215
[Courier] That is not that easy to do.

1705
01:36:24,200 --> 01:36:26,319
[McEnroe] But it sure is fun to watch.

1706
01:36:26,353 --> 01:36:29,389
[Agassi] You get the feeling like
it makes it fun for him to play.

1707
01:36:29,422 --> 01:36:30,323
[McEnroe] Yeah.

1708
01:36:35,979 --> 01:36:38,748
Game point for a 5-2 lead.

1709
01:36:51,011 --> 01:36:52,612
[crowd cheering]

1710
01:36:52,645 --> 01:36:57,367
[McEnroe] Andre, awesome to have you.
They need you back down in the studio.

1711
01:36:57,834 --> 01:37:00,370
JC and I, we talk tennis all the time.

1712
01:37:00,403 --> 01:37:02,339
We always learn something
when we talk to you.

1713
01:37:02,372 --> 01:37:04,374
[Agassi] Oh, I've learned from you guys.

1714
01:37:04,407 --> 01:37:08,228
[McEnroe] Let's get down to Mary Joe
who's with Alcaraz now.

1715
01:37:08,345 --> 01:37:09,612
MJ.

1716
01:37:09,646 --> 01:37:10,947
Thanks, Patrick. Carlos.

1717
01:37:11,031 --> 01:37:11,915
Good second set.

1718
01:37:11,998 --> 01:37:13,800
You've got the break,
almost a second break.

1719
01:37:13,833 --> 01:37:16,586
What adjustments did you make
after Rafa had such a good start?

1720
01:37:16,686 --> 01:37:18,955
Well, I started playing more aggressively.

1721
01:37:21,358 --> 01:37:24,327
I mean, I started to put the returns in,

1722
01:37:24,361 --> 01:37:28,648
trying to read his game
a little bit more… And, yeah,

1723
01:37:28,732 --> 01:37:33,286
it's been a good second set for me,

1724
01:37:33,319 --> 01:37:35,822
and hopefully keep going on this level.

1725
01:37:35,905 --> 01:37:38,241
And your smile, Carlos, is contagious.

1726
01:37:38,324 --> 01:37:40,810
Whether you win a point, lose a point,
a big point,

1727
01:37:40,844 --> 01:37:42,395
you seem to find a way to enjoy it.

1728
01:37:42,462 --> 01:37:45,365
Are you having as much fun
all the time as it looks out there?

1729
01:37:45,398 --> 01:37:47,667
Yeah, well, most of the time.

1730
01:37:47,701 --> 01:37:49,486
There are a lot of times

1731
01:37:49,536 --> 01:37:53,423
that I try to have a smile on the court,

1732
01:37:53,506 --> 01:37:56,559
but it doesn't mean
that I'm enjoying so much,

1733
01:37:56,643 --> 01:37:59,562
but right now, I'm 100% enjoying this…

1734
01:37:59,646 --> 01:38:01,031
this moment.

1735
01:38:02,749 --> 01:38:06,436
You don't play in Las Vegas every day,
so I have to enjoy this moment

1736
01:38:06,519 --> 01:38:09,956
in front of a beautiful crowd
and obviously,

1737
01:38:10,040 --> 01:38:11,658
playing against my idol, you know?

1738
01:38:11,741 --> 01:38:13,109
But, yeah.

1739
01:38:13,710 --> 01:38:19,182
I try to put my smile on the court,
and that's what you saw,

1740
01:38:19,265 --> 01:38:20,350
my best tennis.

1741
01:38:20,417 --> 01:38:21,668
We love seeing it.

1742
01:38:21,751 --> 01:38:23,319
Good luck closing out the second set.

1743
01:38:23,436 --> 01:38:25,438
-Thank you very much. Thanks.
-Patrick.

1744
01:38:25,488 --> 01:38:27,974
[McEnroe] All right, Mary Joe.
Thank you so much.

1745
01:38:28,008 --> 01:38:31,661
Alcaraz with that 5-2 lead.

1746
01:38:34,164 --> 01:38:40,770
Andre making his way back to our studio
alongside Kay, Prakash and Andy Roddick,

1747
01:38:40,854 --> 01:38:43,523
the last American man to to win a major

1748
01:38:43,606 --> 01:38:46,126
and to be number one,
we've got three of them

1749
01:38:46,242 --> 01:38:49,346
in the house here today
with Courier, Agassi and Roddick.

1750
01:38:53,867 --> 01:38:57,387
Spain has had
a few number ones themselves.

1751
01:38:57,487 --> 01:38:58,838
There's the Nadal family,

1752
01:39:01,374 --> 01:39:02,642
[Courier] Yeah.

1753
01:39:02,676 --> 01:39:06,946
Wife, son, sister, father, close by,

1754
01:39:07,013 --> 01:39:11,901
as Nadal serves
to extend the second set with new balls.

1755
01:39:26,032 --> 01:39:27,567
[chair umpire] Love-fifteen.

1756
01:39:29,252 --> 01:39:31,621
[Courier] Starting to struggle
with the double faults.

1757
01:39:31,654 --> 01:39:33,390
Is Nadal here in the second set?

1758
01:39:34,024 --> 01:39:36,026
[McEnroe] Six overall now for the match.

1759
01:39:36,743 --> 01:39:38,978
[Courier] It's always easy
when you've been training

1760
01:39:39,012 --> 01:39:42,349
at sea level in Palm Springs
and you come to 2,000 feet

1761
01:39:42,432 --> 01:39:44,517
of altitude to control the ball.

1762
01:39:44,551 --> 01:39:46,302
It doesn't spin as much, does it?

1763
01:39:46,369 --> 01:39:47,604
It tends to flatten out.

1764
01:39:47,637 --> 01:39:51,124
It's just tougher to get the ball
to dive down the way you want it.

1765
01:39:59,566 --> 01:40:00,917
[chair umpire] Fifteen-all.

1766
01:40:05,105 --> 01:40:08,258
[Courier] We talk about the differences
in players and similarities,

1767
01:40:08,341 --> 01:40:09,943
and everyone would want

1768
01:40:10,026 --> 01:40:12,645
to draw the comparisons
with Nadal and Alcaraz.

1769
01:40:12,729 --> 01:40:15,465
The Spaniards,
their fighting spirit and all of that.

1770
01:40:15,548 --> 01:40:18,084
But the facts are
there are a lot of differences,

1771
01:40:18,118 --> 01:40:20,904
and they yuk it up here a little bit.

1772
01:40:29,412 --> 01:40:30,513
[McEnroe] He's got it.

1773
01:40:30,997 --> 01:40:33,616
[Courier]
And Nadal is another one in the long line

1774
01:40:33,700 --> 01:40:36,536
of Spanish players
who figured out a way quickly.

1775
01:40:36,569 --> 01:40:38,788
how to play their version
of percentage tennis

1776
01:40:38,872 --> 01:40:39,956
as well as anyone.

1777
01:40:39,989 --> 01:40:42,158
He is risk-averse,

1778
01:40:42,242 --> 01:40:43,643
is Nadal, the way he plays.

1779
01:40:43,727 --> 01:40:45,712
He's certainly a dominant force.

1780
01:40:46,513 --> 01:40:47,764
But with high percentage.

1781
01:40:47,847 --> 01:40:49,649
He is the house. He's the casino.

1782
01:40:53,286 --> 01:40:55,538
He basically has long challenged players

1783
01:40:55,622 --> 01:40:58,491
to go outside of their comfort zone
to beat him.

1784
01:40:58,525 --> 01:41:00,160
Alcaraz on other side of the net,

1785
01:41:00,243 --> 01:41:03,446
he's the big whale gambler.
An appropriate metaphor here,

1786
01:41:03,480 --> 01:41:05,965
-analogy in Las Vegas.
-[McEnroe] I like all the Vegas stuff.

1787
01:41:05,999 --> 01:41:08,735
[Courier] He just wants to take risk
and see what happens.

1788
01:41:08,818 --> 01:41:12,188
He wants to light this crowd on fire
with excitement.

1789
01:41:13,006 --> 01:41:16,559
Nadal wants to light the the crowd on fire
when he finishes the match,

1790
01:41:16,643 --> 01:41:18,595
shakes hands and then celebrates.

1791
01:41:18,678 --> 01:41:21,398
That's what the difference is for me.

1792
01:41:21,464 --> 01:41:23,917
Alcaraz is sort of a natural
born entertainer.

1793
01:41:24,567 --> 01:41:26,903
Nadal is more a natural
born competitor.

1794
01:41:27,504 --> 01:41:30,674
-That make any sense?
-[McEnroe] Yeah, it makes a lot of sense.

1795
01:41:30,940 --> 01:41:33,059
[Courier] These people know
about entertainment.

1796
01:41:37,981 --> 01:41:39,332
[chair umpire] Game, Nadal.

1797
01:41:39,366 --> 01:41:41,134
[McEnroe] Nadal able to hold.

1798
01:41:42,085 --> 01:41:45,722
Federer had that mix, right?
He was obviously the ultimate competitor,

1799
01:41:45,755 --> 01:41:48,575
along with Djokovic,
but he also had that flair.

1800
01:41:48,608 --> 01:41:51,811
When he was dominating matches,
he could do a little showtime.

1801
01:41:51,895 --> 01:41:55,215
But you wouldn't see the showtime
type of shots from him when it counted.

1802
01:41:55,248 --> 01:41:56,366
[Courier] Nope.

1803
01:41:57,217 --> 01:41:58,968
And what Andre was talking about,

1804
01:41:59,052 --> 01:42:03,073
which I agree with wholeheartedly,
is that eventually Alcaraz is going to get

1805
01:42:03,156 --> 01:42:05,558
scar tissue from losing matches
that he maybe could have won

1806
01:42:05,642 --> 01:42:09,612
if he played a little smarter brand
of tennis with all of his skills.

1807
01:42:10,630 --> 01:42:12,332
So it's worth kind of enjoying him

1808
01:42:12,415 --> 01:42:16,169
at this young, vibrant age
where it's all excitement,

1809
01:42:16,252 --> 01:42:19,689
all risk, all daredevil,
because I think, eventually,

1810
01:42:19,723 --> 01:42:21,541
he's going to stop playing with freedom,

1811
01:42:21,624 --> 01:42:24,244
and he's going to be
a better player because of it.

1812
01:42:25,945 --> 01:42:28,998
[McEnroe] Yes. Do you want to win more?
Do you want to entertain more?

1813
01:42:31,618 --> 01:42:34,404
[Courier] Make sure
you pay attention closely

1814
01:42:34,437 --> 01:42:38,458
to these years of Alcaraz
because these are magical moments.

1815
01:42:38,541 --> 01:42:41,878
But there's a lot of volatility
and it's going to be fun to watch,

1816
01:42:41,961 --> 01:42:46,816
but eventually, I think he'll learn to
tamp down the risk and get more reward.

1817
01:42:51,454 --> 01:42:53,590
If he doesn't,
he's still going to be a thrill ride.

1818
01:42:53,656 --> 01:42:55,875
He's not going to win as much as he could.

1819
01:43:07,137 --> 01:43:08,538
[chair umpire] Love-thirty.

1820
01:43:09,205 --> 01:43:12,792
[McEnroe] A miss like that would drive
Andre Agassi crazy.

1821
01:43:14,277 --> 01:43:15,378
Midcourt ball.

1822
01:43:17,147 --> 01:43:19,716
Don't need to go for too much,

1823
01:43:21,284 --> 01:43:23,219
but it's proof that Nadal… A quick point.

1824
01:43:23,253 --> 01:43:26,740
It's love-30,
chance for Rafa to get back on serve.

1825
01:43:33,430 --> 01:43:34,931
[crowd gasping]

1826
01:43:43,740 --> 01:43:45,642
[crowd cheering]

1827
01:43:46,793 --> 01:43:48,728
Break point if for Nadal.

1828
01:43:48,762 --> 01:43:49,963
[chair umpire] Love-40.

1829
01:44:13,970 --> 01:44:15,155
[McEnroe] Saves one.

1830
01:44:15,188 --> 01:44:16,706
[chair umpire] Fifteen-forty.

1831
01:44:22,379 --> 01:44:25,699
[McEnroe] Twenty-two majors
won by this man.

1832
01:44:26,583 --> 01:44:28,685
Two for Alcaraz.

1833
01:44:42,582 --> 01:44:45,452
[McEnroe] That was a late call.

1834
01:44:45,685 --> 01:44:47,303
Rafa's going to take a look.

1835
01:44:48,288 --> 01:44:50,006
He's not sure.

1836
01:44:50,974 --> 01:44:52,559
He'll take it. Second serve.

1837
01:45:02,385 --> 01:45:05,255
Another late call, but another fault call.

1838
01:45:05,989 --> 01:45:08,908
But will Alcaraz challenge it? He will.

1839
01:45:10,377 --> 01:45:12,128
[chair umpire] The ball is called out.

1840
01:45:12,162 --> 01:45:15,432
[Courier] Nadal's walking to the chair,
seems convinced it's out.

1841
01:45:15,465 --> 01:45:18,234
We'll find out together in a moment
on the replay.

1842
01:45:18,268 --> 01:45:19,869
[crowd clapping]

1843
01:45:26,009 --> 01:45:28,528
[McEnroe] Here it comes. And it is out!

1844
01:45:29,112 --> 01:45:32,248
So, a shaky game there from Alcaraz.

1845
01:45:32,282 --> 01:45:36,753
And Nadal back on serve. It's 5-4.

1846
01:45:39,406 --> 01:45:43,076
One of the most common texts I get
when I'm on the road, Jim…

1847
01:45:43,109 --> 01:45:45,729
And you'll learn this as your kids
get a bit older.

1848
01:45:45,762 --> 01:45:48,098
"Dad, what's the Netflix password again?"

1849
01:45:48,131 --> 01:45:49,299
[Courier] Exactly.

1850
01:45:49,332 --> 01:45:52,519
[McEnroe] I'm like,
"Can you please save this?"

1851
01:45:52,552 --> 01:45:55,171
[Courier] Let's see if Nadal
can save the set here.

1852
01:45:55,205 --> 01:45:58,708
Back in it now at 4-5,
but still needs to hold to get the 5-all.

1853
01:46:05,265 --> 01:46:07,300
[McEnroe] Took a lot off that first serve.

1854
01:46:07,333 --> 01:46:11,304
Just 99 miles per hour,
and Alcaraz jumped on it.

1855
01:46:34,778 --> 01:46:36,196
Oh, yes!

1856
01:46:36,229 --> 01:46:38,231
Clean winner.

1857
01:46:40,166 --> 01:46:43,269
[Courier] Serve speeds coming down
for Nadal here in this service game.

1858
01:46:43,303 --> 01:46:46,156
Just 80 miles an hour
on that second serve.

1859
01:46:46,189 --> 01:46:50,143
Alcaraz had a lot of time
to think about what he wanted to do.

1860
01:46:50,176 --> 01:46:53,913
Delivers a gem, and he's two points
from the set here at 0-30.

1861
01:47:04,791 --> 01:47:06,593
[chair umpire] 15-30.

1862
01:47:30,166 --> 01:47:31,668
[crowd cheering]

1863
01:47:32,385 --> 01:47:33,837
[McEnroe] Unbelievable!

1864
01:47:40,493 --> 01:47:43,229
On their feet in Vegas!

1865
01:47:49,102 --> 01:47:50,704
[chair umpire] Thirty-all.

1866
01:47:53,206 --> 01:47:54,457
[McEnroe laughs]

1867
01:47:56,493 --> 01:47:57,944
Oh, my goodness.

1868
01:48:00,547 --> 01:48:03,333
[Courier] That's the fastest serve
he's hit in this game.

1869
01:48:03,400 --> 01:48:07,170
What a rifle shot
to get back to 30-all from Rafa.

1870
01:48:17,714 --> 01:48:21,201
[McEnroe] Yes! Set it up beautifully.

1871
01:48:23,086 --> 01:48:25,321
Had Nadal on his heels.

1872
01:48:27,040 --> 01:48:28,875
Charlize likes it.

1873
01:48:28,908 --> 01:48:32,262
And so does Alcaraz,
as that gives him a set point now.

1874
01:48:32,295 --> 01:48:33,780
Watch how he sets this up.

1875
01:48:33,813 --> 01:48:36,900
Up the line, Nadal on the stretch,
drop 'er!

1876
01:48:45,975 --> 01:48:48,211
And there it is!

1877
01:48:48,244 --> 01:48:53,450
Alcaraz steps up and wins the second set.

1878
01:48:54,267 --> 01:48:58,054
So, the very first Netflix Slam

1879
01:48:58,088 --> 01:49:01,991
will be decided
in the ten-point match tiebreak.

1880
01:49:02,025 --> 01:49:05,362
Let's send it down to Kay in the studio.

1881
01:49:05,395 --> 01:49:06,946
[Adams] Two breaks to end the set.

1882
01:49:06,980 --> 01:49:09,733
Andre, you've been all over
this beautiful arena

1883
01:49:09,766 --> 01:49:11,184
in your hometown of Vegas.

1884
01:49:11,217 --> 01:49:12,886
What adjustments did you see?

1885
01:49:12,919 --> 01:49:15,989
[Agassi] You get up
an early break in the first,

1886
01:49:16,022 --> 01:49:18,008
and Rafa was letting his game fly.

1887
01:49:18,091 --> 01:49:20,944
Then, early in the second,
he got a little conservative,

1888
01:49:20,977 --> 01:49:24,014
gave Alcaraz a chance to step up
and do what he does best,

1889
01:49:24,047 --> 01:49:26,499
take control of the match.

1890
01:49:26,866 --> 01:49:28,668
The serves are a little dodgy.

1891
01:49:28,702 --> 01:49:31,254
I don't know if it has to do
with the altitude.

1892
01:49:31,287 --> 01:49:33,673
But I'm gonna guess that, in this break,

1893
01:49:33,707 --> 01:49:35,775
they're gonna tighten up
the first serve percentage,

1894
01:49:35,809 --> 01:49:37,494
get more aggressive
with their first shots.

1895
01:49:37,527 --> 01:49:40,530
Andre, Andy, he looked at me
and said, "I hate the serves."

1896
01:49:40,563 --> 01:49:41,915
"I hate the serves."

1897
01:49:41,948 --> 01:49:44,401
It's something I have in common
with both players,

1898
01:49:44,434 --> 01:49:47,587
is they're gonna walk off the court
and hate what they did also.

1899
01:49:47,620 --> 01:49:51,107
We have some second serve highlights
we can roll into at some point.

1900
01:49:51,141 --> 01:49:53,893
But if you get more looks
at second serves,

1901
01:49:53,927 --> 01:49:56,563
Carlos is bleeding Rafa
to that backhand side.

1902
01:49:56,596 --> 01:49:59,916
The movement isn't as clean,
getting a lot of chip returns.

1903
01:49:59,949 --> 01:50:01,301
And you see Carlos winning.

1904
01:50:01,334 --> 01:50:03,787
He can set you up and have that
dink drop shot over the net.

1905
01:50:03,820 --> 01:50:05,622
He's gonna be working all the time.

1906
01:50:05,655 --> 01:50:08,792
But he puts Rafa in that backhand corner.
Rafa, not quick.

1907
01:50:08,825 --> 01:50:11,361
See how he's lunging a bit
to that backhand side?

1908
01:50:11,394 --> 01:50:13,596
Carlos is bleeding that movement a bit.

1909
01:50:13,630 --> 01:50:15,098
Rafa just left the court.

1910
01:50:15,131 --> 01:50:17,917
You hope it's just to go to the restroom
and there's nothing going on.

1911
01:50:17,951 --> 01:50:20,420
But he's punishing Rafa
in that backhand side.

1912
01:50:20,453 --> 01:50:23,890
[Amritraj] That movement,
it's affecting strategy on Rafa's side.

1913
01:50:23,923 --> 01:50:25,975
We're seeing him shorten the points,

1914
01:50:26,059 --> 01:50:29,179
go for a few flatter forehands,
serve and volley a bit more,

1915
01:50:29,212 --> 01:50:32,599
avoid getting stuck
in that corner over there.

1916
01:50:32,632 --> 01:50:35,502
You get a look at the stats over here.

1917
01:50:35,535 --> 01:50:38,288
Struggling a bit on that second serve,
Carlos Alcaraz.

1918
01:50:38,371 --> 01:50:39,939
He found a way, though he lost.

1919
01:50:39,973 --> 01:50:43,560
Again, both players very low
on first serve percentage. 49%. 65%.

1920
01:50:43,593 --> 01:50:44,794
Tough in this altitude.

1921
01:50:44,828 --> 01:50:47,964
[Adams] Prakash, what are you noticing
with body language here?

1922
01:50:47,997 --> 01:50:50,483
Look, they're both very…

1923
01:50:50,517 --> 01:50:53,436
Rafa's a bit more serious.
Carlos likes to laugh out there.

1924
01:50:53,520 --> 01:50:57,257
But they're both taking this seriously.
The stakes are high for them.

1925
01:50:57,290 --> 01:51:00,560
They got a lot coming into Indian Wells
in this high stakes environment.

1926
01:51:00,593 --> 01:51:02,879
I like how serious they're taking this.

1927
01:51:02,962 --> 01:51:08,451
I think they're using this as a barometer
of where their games are at.

1928
01:51:08,485 --> 01:51:12,022
Going to Indian Wells from here
will be a much easier adjustment.

1929
01:51:12,055 --> 01:51:15,775
But I definitely think
they're both gonna value, highly,

1930
01:51:15,809 --> 01:51:18,078
being on the offensive in this third set.

1931
01:51:18,144 --> 01:51:21,781
There's no way Rafa wants to be digging
out of the holes in those corners

1932
01:51:21,815 --> 01:51:23,933
the way that Alcaraz has been forcing him.

1933
01:51:24,017 --> 01:51:27,187
I'll give you my car if we don't see Rafa
serve and volleying,

1934
01:51:27,220 --> 01:51:29,889
playing it out wide and coming in,
trying to shorten the points.

1935
01:51:29,923 --> 01:51:32,459
Opening up the shoulders more
on the backhand side.

1936
01:51:32,492 --> 01:51:34,611
He won't wanna get into rallies. He knows…

1937
01:51:34,644 --> 01:51:36,730
If we can see he's bleeding him
to the backhand side,

1938
01:51:36,763 --> 01:51:37,997
that's not news to Rafa.

1939
01:51:38,048 --> 01:51:39,382
He's gonna open up the shoulders,

1940
01:51:39,416 --> 01:51:42,152
try to get the first strike in early
in these points.

1941
01:51:42,185 --> 01:51:45,405
[Amritraj] When you're in an event
like this, it's the decider,

1942
01:51:45,488 --> 01:51:49,109
it's the first to ten out there.
You wanna win or lose on your own terms.

1943
01:51:49,142 --> 01:51:50,944
So I think we'll see that from both.

1944
01:51:50,977 --> 01:51:52,912
This has been such a blast, honestly.

1945
01:51:52,946 --> 01:51:54,297
I'm the luckiest woman.

1946
01:51:54,330 --> 01:51:58,068
Andy getting pissed off at serves,
I'm getting pissed off at backhands.

1947
01:51:58,101 --> 01:51:59,602
How can you miss that?

1948
01:51:59,636 --> 01:52:01,388
Listen, I promise.

1949
01:52:01,421 --> 01:52:04,207
I'm never offended by truths,
so that's where we're at.

1950
01:52:04,240 --> 01:52:05,992
But their teams will want them…

1951
01:52:06,026 --> 01:52:10,113
There's gonna be practice before they play
in Indian Wells, for both.

1952
01:52:10,146 --> 01:52:11,915
[Adams] We'll send it to Patrick.

1953
01:52:11,948 --> 01:52:13,750
[McEnroe] All right. Thank you.

1954
01:52:13,783 --> 01:52:16,019
Alcaraz will serve the opening point,

1955
01:52:16,052 --> 01:52:19,756
and then, they'll each serve
two points thereafter.

1956
01:52:19,789 --> 01:52:23,593
First player to ten.
You must win by at least two.

1957
01:52:28,348 --> 01:52:30,767
First point goes to Alcaraz.

1958
01:52:31,368 --> 01:52:34,454
[Courier] These players both have
patterns in tiebreakers.

1959
01:52:34,587 --> 01:52:37,240
For Alcaraz, this is when
the drop shot will come out.

1960
01:52:37,290 --> 01:52:41,494
This is when he wants to wrestle control
early in the points.

1961
01:52:41,528 --> 01:52:44,214
He's not as patient
in the tiebreakers, traditionally,

1962
01:52:44,247 --> 01:52:46,316
as he is through the rest of the match.

1963
01:52:46,349 --> 01:52:49,085
For Nadal, this is where
he ups his aggression.

1964
01:52:49,119 --> 01:52:52,539
Nadal has talked openly about,
when he gets to tiebreakers,

1965
01:52:52,572 --> 01:52:55,025
he wants to be in control of what happens.

1966
01:52:55,058 --> 01:52:58,528
That will be difficult for him to do
against Alcaraz.

1967
01:52:58,578 --> 01:53:00,830
This will be first-strike tennis,
most likely.

1968
01:53:04,017 --> 01:53:06,569
[McEnroe] He got a serve out from Nadal.

1969
01:53:07,754 --> 01:53:10,490
That opens the court.

1970
01:53:10,523 --> 01:53:13,777
And he takes care
of the midcourt forehand here.

1971
01:53:13,810 --> 01:53:14,878
One apiece.

1972
01:53:14,911 --> 01:53:18,331
[Courier] All that runs counter
to what Novak Djokovic does in tiebreaks,

1973
01:53:18,381 --> 01:53:21,151
where he relies on his defense
and consistency,

1974
01:53:21,184 --> 01:53:24,254
and tries to extract errors
from his opponents.

1975
01:53:24,287 --> 01:53:26,189
These guys try and win it.

1976
01:53:26,222 --> 01:53:28,942
Djokovic tries to let his opponents
beat themselves.

1977
01:53:28,975 --> 01:53:30,660
Very different mindsets.

1978
01:53:42,522 --> 01:53:45,492
[McEnroe] Alcaraz, again,
taking the return early.

1979
01:53:47,861 --> 01:53:51,898
He's got the first mini-break
of this match tiebreak.

1980
01:53:51,931 --> 01:53:53,049
Two-one.

1981
01:54:16,906 --> 01:54:19,159
Nadal is challenging the call.

1982
01:54:19,192 --> 01:54:21,227
Doesn't seem particularly confident.

1983
01:54:21,261 --> 01:54:22,946
He's walked to the other side.

1984
01:54:30,987 --> 01:54:33,590
[Courier] Both are prepared for this
to go the wrong way.

1985
01:54:33,656 --> 01:54:36,943
Alcaraz is waiting to hit a second serve
into the ad court.

1986
01:54:36,976 --> 01:54:40,714
Nadal, waiting to return in the deuce.

1987
01:54:40,747 --> 01:54:43,433
[chair umpire] Ladies and gentlemen,
due to a technical difficulty,

1988
01:54:43,466 --> 01:54:45,785
they are not able to show the review.

1989
01:54:45,819 --> 01:54:50,890
However, the review official
has told me the serve was out.

1990
01:54:50,924 --> 01:54:53,226
-Second serve.
-[McEnroe] Okay.

1991
01:54:53,259 --> 01:54:55,895
That's trust.

1992
01:54:57,414 --> 01:54:59,199
Not able to show it on the screen,

1993
01:54:59,232 --> 01:55:05,121
but, apparently, in the video room,
they could see it was out.

1994
01:55:05,155 --> 01:55:06,072
So, second serve.

1995
01:55:15,148 --> 01:55:16,199
[line umpire] Out!

1996
01:55:20,870 --> 01:55:22,172
[chair umpire] Two-all.

1997
01:55:43,943 --> 01:55:45,045
No!

1998
01:55:48,114 --> 01:55:49,666
[McEnroe] Three-two to Alcaraz.

1999
01:55:49,699 --> 01:55:52,902
They'll switch ends after each six points.

2000
01:55:52,936 --> 01:55:55,138
So, after this point,
they'll switch sides.

2001
01:55:57,724 --> 01:55:59,976
Again, first player to ten,

2002
01:56:00,010 --> 01:56:02,595
with at least a margin of two.

2003
01:56:02,629 --> 01:56:06,783
If not, it could go on to 11-9, 12-10…

2004
01:56:07,851 --> 01:56:09,052
You get the idea.

2005
01:56:16,860 --> 01:56:17,994
[line umpire] Fault!

2006
01:56:41,634 --> 01:56:43,203
[crowd cheering]

2007
01:56:43,236 --> 01:56:44,938
[McEnroe] Nadal with that topspin.

2008
01:56:44,971 --> 01:56:47,173
It looked for a second
like it was going out,

2009
01:56:47,207 --> 01:56:48,942
but it dipped quickly.

2010
01:56:49,759 --> 01:56:51,745
And it's three apiece.

2011
01:56:52,545 --> 01:56:56,583
Exactly what you said, Jim,
was gonna happen,

2012
01:56:56,616 --> 01:57:00,253
is you can see Rafa putting a lot more
into each forehand.

2013
01:57:00,286 --> 01:57:02,188
[Courier] Into the forehand
and second serve.

2014
01:57:02,222 --> 01:57:04,574
That second serve, 102 miles an hour.

2015
01:57:04,607 --> 01:57:09,662
Remember, he had an 80 mile an hour
second serve just a couple of games ago.

2016
01:57:09,696 --> 01:57:12,899
Both these guys
trying to finish strong here,

2017
01:57:12,932 --> 01:57:14,918
and it is knotted at three apiece.

2018
01:57:14,951 --> 01:57:17,804
[McEnroe] The thing about Nadal,
when he goes bigger,

2019
01:57:17,887 --> 01:57:20,707
and it's not just with the pace,
it can be with the spin.

2020
01:57:20,740 --> 01:57:23,893
He's trying to get a bit more RPMs on that

2021
01:57:23,927 --> 01:57:26,763
to get the ball to jump,
to move even more.

2022
01:57:30,100 --> 01:57:34,738
Exactly what we were all hoping
and expecting to see…

2023
01:57:37,457 --> 01:57:39,676
in this first-ever Netflix Slam,

2024
01:57:39,709 --> 01:57:41,828
dead even in the tiebreak.

2025
01:57:53,456 --> 01:57:54,724
[line umpire] Out!

2026
01:57:59,679 --> 01:58:03,083
[chair umpire] Four-three, Nadal.

2027
01:58:35,382 --> 01:58:38,635
[crowd exclaims, cheers]

2028
01:58:49,229 --> 01:58:50,630
[chair umpire] Four-all.

2029
01:58:53,133 --> 01:58:57,003
[Courier] Good acceleration on the feet
from Nadal just to extend this point,

2030
01:58:57,037 --> 01:58:59,422
and he just has to guess.
He guesses cross.

2031
01:59:00,173 --> 01:59:02,842
And quickly down the line.

2032
01:59:02,876 --> 01:59:04,494
And back to level.

2033
01:59:05,428 --> 01:59:07,914
Four apiece for Alcaraz.

2034
01:59:16,489 --> 01:59:18,541
[crowd gasps, cheers]

2035
01:59:22,512 --> 01:59:25,331
[McEnroe] That was a great display
of hands there from Alcaraz,

2036
01:59:25,365 --> 01:59:29,786
'cause he could see Nadal moving forward,

2037
01:59:31,054 --> 01:59:33,023
expecting the short drop volley.

2038
01:59:33,056 --> 01:59:36,526
And he just poked it deep
and caught Rafa moving forward.

2039
02:00:02,535 --> 02:00:03,503
[line umpire] Out!

2040
02:00:18,818 --> 02:00:19,803
Out.

2041
02:00:20,553 --> 02:00:23,707
[McEnroe] Smart serve from Rafael,
right into the body.

2042
02:00:23,740 --> 02:00:26,276
-Saw Alcaraz inching forward.
-[chair umpire] Five-all.

2043
02:00:33,266 --> 02:00:35,218
[Courier] You gotta be ready
for a forehand.

2044
02:00:35,268 --> 02:00:38,088
Nadal is not going to give him
the wide angle to beat him

2045
02:00:38,188 --> 02:00:41,124
with a two-handed cross
like he did earlier tonight.

2046
02:00:41,157 --> 02:00:43,777
He's going to go forehand there
almost every time.

2047
02:00:44,794 --> 02:00:48,631
And that's exactly why,
pressure on Alcaraz.

2048
02:00:49,816 --> 02:00:50,817
[line umpire] Out.

2049
02:00:52,268 --> 02:00:53,770
[crowd cheering]

2050
02:00:54,771 --> 02:00:56,022
[chair umpire] Mr. Nadal…

2051
02:00:56,056 --> 02:00:57,857
[McEnroe] Nadal will challenge it.

2052
02:00:59,859 --> 02:01:04,097
Gasol. David Ferrer,
former top player from Spain.

2053
02:01:04,130 --> 02:01:08,084
Francis Tiafoe,
one of the top-ranked American men.

2054
02:01:09,703 --> 02:01:13,973
They're waiting, will we get
the video challenge or will it be…

2055
02:01:16,026 --> 02:01:19,229
just audio? Sounds like it probably…
Oh, here we go.

2056
02:01:19,312 --> 02:01:20,230
We got it.

2057
02:01:20,897 --> 02:01:23,666
And it is… good.

2058
02:01:25,318 --> 02:01:26,803
By a sliver.

2059
02:01:26,870 --> 02:01:29,022
[chair umpire] Replay recorded. Five-all.

2060
02:01:45,989 --> 02:01:48,258
[McEnroe] First serve
for Rafa at five-all.

2061
02:01:58,334 --> 02:02:00,904
[Courier] If Alcaraz crowds
the baseline like he is,

2062
02:02:00,970 --> 02:02:03,590
it's likely to end up
on his backhand, the serve.

2063
02:02:03,656 --> 02:02:05,342
Because Nadal is not going to worry

2064
02:02:05,425 --> 02:02:07,927
about the backhand angle
if he goes up the middle.

2065
02:02:10,513 --> 02:02:11,614
[line umpire] Out!

2066
02:02:11,648 --> 02:02:14,501
[Courier] He gets a freebie,
missed the return.

2067
02:02:14,534 --> 02:02:16,386
But again, more speed on that serve.

2068
02:02:16,419 --> 02:02:18,788
99 miles an hour from Nadal.

2069
02:02:18,822 --> 02:02:20,090
[McEnroe] He's picked it up…

2070
02:02:20,223 --> 02:02:21,925
[chair umpire] Six-five, Nadal.

2071
02:02:21,958 --> 02:02:23,810
[McEnroe] …on that serve,
in this tiebreak.

2072
02:02:23,843 --> 02:02:25,545
It's all on the line now.

2073
02:02:28,281 --> 02:02:31,985
Alcaraz will serve these next two points.
It's five-six.

2074
02:02:35,422 --> 02:02:38,074
Change of ends coming again
after this point.

2075
02:02:47,684 --> 02:02:48,585
[line umpire] Out.

2076
02:02:55,392 --> 02:02:57,777
[Courier] A very late call from
the lines person.

2077
02:02:58,278 --> 02:02:59,846
And we'll get a replay on that.

2078
02:03:00,647 --> 02:03:02,699
[McEnroe] Rafa not…

2079
02:03:02,732 --> 02:03:03,917
so sure about it.

2080
02:03:12,592 --> 02:03:13,810
And here it comes.

2081
02:03:13,843 --> 02:03:16,780
And it was long.

2082
02:03:16,813 --> 02:03:19,783
-[chair umpire] Stands. Second serve.
-[McEnroe] Second serve.

2083
02:03:30,076 --> 02:03:30,994
No, he missed it.

2084
02:03:33,546 --> 02:03:39,069
They will switch ends with Nadal
now in the lead at 7 points to 5.

2085
02:03:45,241 --> 02:03:47,610
One hour and 44 minutes.

2086
02:03:48,762 --> 02:03:51,748
First set going to the legend.

2087
02:03:52,465 --> 02:03:54,567
Six games to three. Second set…

2088
02:03:55,452 --> 02:03:58,138
to the upstart in Alcaraz. Six-four.

2089
02:03:58,171 --> 02:04:00,090
A couple of breaks late in that set.

2090
02:04:03,193 --> 02:04:05,879
[Courier] It's been
a great break for all of us

2091
02:04:05,962 --> 02:04:08,565
to get a chance to see
these two amazing athletes.

2092
02:04:08,648 --> 02:04:10,767
They both had physical challenges.

2093
02:04:10,850 --> 02:04:14,571
Nadal, injured in January,
able to make it here and look good.

2094
02:04:15,205 --> 02:04:17,223
And Alcaraz, just a couple of weeks ago,

2095
02:04:17,307 --> 02:04:20,293
down in Rio, rolled his ankle
on a wet clay court.

2096
02:04:20,326 --> 02:04:22,746
Still here, still fighting
and still in it.

2097
02:04:22,829 --> 02:04:24,981
Down 5-7 in the match tiebreak.

2098
02:04:30,270 --> 02:04:31,221
[line umpire] Out.

2099
02:04:40,980 --> 02:04:44,200
[McEnroe] That's a great second serve
right in the corner.

2100
02:04:46,636 --> 02:04:47,604
And he needed that.

2101
02:04:49,489 --> 02:04:51,091
[chair umpire] Seven-six, Nadal.

2102
02:05:15,999 --> 02:05:16,983
[line umpire] Out.

2103
02:05:21,004 --> 02:05:23,373
[line umpire] Alcaraz going deep,
which opens up

2104
02:05:23,456 --> 02:05:26,076
the wide opportunity on the second
if Nadal wants it.

2105
02:05:32,115 --> 02:05:35,168
[McEnroe] And he comes in behind Nadal.
Look at the response.

2106
02:05:36,353 --> 02:05:37,504
What a return!

2107
02:05:39,556 --> 02:05:42,058
[Courier] It's Rafael's fault.
He showed everyone

2108
02:05:42,092 --> 02:05:44,844
that they could stand that deep
to return serves.

2109
02:05:44,878 --> 02:05:46,379
[McEnroe] What a good point.

2110
02:05:50,950 --> 02:05:53,019
[Courier] What an angle. That was fierce.

2111
02:05:54,721 --> 02:05:56,272
Just inside the line.

2112
02:05:56,373 --> 02:05:58,008
Seven points-all.

2113
02:06:17,127 --> 02:06:18,828
[crowd gasping, cheering]

2114
02:06:20,380 --> 02:06:22,999
[McEnroe] Complete mishit there.
So it's eight-seven.

2115
02:06:24,451 --> 02:06:27,854
[Courier] That ball stayed in the rafters.
It still hasn't come down.

2116
02:06:29,406 --> 02:06:31,775
[chair umpire] Eight-seven, Alcaraz.

2117
02:06:33,159 --> 02:06:34,911
[Courier] Catches the top of the frame

2118
02:06:34,944 --> 02:06:38,498
as he's going from low to high
and, boom, straight up and out.

2119
02:06:46,489 --> 02:06:47,407
Well now.

2120
02:06:49,309 --> 02:06:52,912
[Courier] Chance for Alcaraz
to close it out on his serve at 8-7.

2121
02:07:01,054 --> 02:07:04,541
That's easy pickings there
as he sets it up to perfection.

2122
02:07:06,509 --> 02:07:08,044
And it's now a match point.

2123
02:07:17,237 --> 02:07:21,675
[chair umpire] Nine-seven, Alcaraz.

2124
02:08:00,580 --> 02:08:02,832
-[McEnroe] He mishit it.
-[crowd cheering]

2125
02:08:04,351 --> 02:08:06,986
Maybe a little too cautious
on that one, Jim?

2126
02:08:08,955 --> 02:08:10,640
[Courier] Against his instincts.

2127
02:08:10,724 --> 02:08:14,544
Played it pretty safe.
Had an opportunity on a mishit for him

2128
02:08:14,577 --> 02:08:18,982
from Nadal to go nuclear
and opted to stay and wait.

2129
02:08:20,116 --> 02:08:22,352
And this match will continue on.

2130
02:08:22,435 --> 02:08:23,353
Still match point.

2131
02:08:27,290 --> 02:08:29,442
[McEnroe] This one on Nadal's serve.

2132
02:08:32,562 --> 02:08:33,480
Eight-nine.

2133
02:08:36,783 --> 02:08:38,852
[crowd cheering]

2134
02:08:40,620 --> 02:08:43,056
Chants of "Rafa! Rafa!"

2135
02:09:18,858 --> 02:09:20,560
[crowd cheering]

2136
02:09:24,047 --> 02:09:26,216
Absolutely unreal.

2137
02:09:35,108 --> 02:09:36,609
[Courier] All or nothing.

2138
02:09:36,643 --> 02:09:38,361
[McEnroe] And it's everything.

2139
02:09:39,829 --> 02:09:42,716
[Courier] Nadal flattens it out
over the high part of the net,

2140
02:09:42,799 --> 02:09:47,437
and it's a missile that hits its target.
And this match will continue.

2141
02:09:47,470 --> 02:09:49,806
Can you believe it? 'Cause Tiafoe can't.

2142
02:09:50,490 --> 02:09:51,841
Oh, my goodness.

2143
02:09:52,542 --> 02:09:56,880
[Courier] That is some vintage stuff
right there.

2144
02:09:58,631 --> 02:10:02,152
He knew that was the only shot
he had to win the point.

2145
02:10:02,185 --> 02:10:03,236
And he pulled it off.

2146
02:10:07,057 --> 02:10:08,491
And the crowd, are loving it.

2147
02:10:16,449 --> 02:10:22,956
Nine points-all. A margin of two necessary
to win the match tiebreak.

2148
02:10:33,800 --> 02:10:34,934
[line umpire] Out.

2149
02:10:37,804 --> 02:10:39,556
Mr. Nadal challenges the call.

2150
02:10:39,589 --> 02:10:41,741
Left service line.
Ball was called in fault.

2151
02:11:00,827 --> 02:11:03,046
[McEnroe] That's long. Second serve.

2152
02:11:22,716 --> 02:11:23,633
It's good.

2153
02:11:24,501 --> 02:11:26,536
Right inside the line.

2154
02:11:29,205 --> 02:11:32,592
[chair umpire] Ten-nine, Alcaraz.

2155
02:11:32,625 --> 02:11:35,879
[McEnroe] Match point number three
for Alcaraz.

2156
02:12:01,004 --> 02:12:02,005
[line umpire] Out.

2157
02:12:24,477 --> 02:12:26,112
[crowd cheering]

2158
02:12:42,746 --> 02:12:44,064
[chair umpire] Ten-all.

2159
02:12:46,199 --> 02:12:48,985
[Courier] Great reflex here from Nadal
with a drop shot.

2160
02:12:49,019 --> 02:12:52,422
Alcaraz has as good a feel
as anyone in men's tennis.

2161
02:12:53,039 --> 02:12:55,608
But he couldn't find it
when he needed to finish it.

2162
02:13:02,782 --> 02:13:04,617
Finds that one, though.

2163
02:13:07,554 --> 02:13:10,457
[chair umpire] Eleven-ten, Alcaraz.

2164
02:13:10,540 --> 02:13:14,194
[Courier] 137 mile an hour. Ace.

2165
02:13:16,413 --> 02:13:18,598
[McEnroe] That's the biggest of the match.

2166
02:13:19,232 --> 02:13:23,570
And now it's match point
number four for Alcaraz.

2167
02:13:25,538 --> 02:13:26,690
Will this be the one?

2168
02:13:32,662 --> 02:13:38,618
He's looking a heck of a lot calmer than
the 10,000 fans here who are loving it.

2169
02:13:46,943 --> 02:13:47,944
[line umpire] Out.

2170
02:13:48,511 --> 02:13:50,880
[McEnroe] Was going for the serve
and volley there.

2171
02:13:56,319 --> 02:14:00,407
[Courier] Alcaraz still deciding where
he's going to stand. Now stays in close

2172
02:14:11,501 --> 02:14:12,385
Missed it.

2173
02:14:14,421 --> 02:14:17,791
I think Alcaraz is having too much fun.
He doesn't want this to end.

2174
02:14:17,824 --> 02:14:19,743
[McEnroe] Yeah. So are we.

2175
02:14:21,344 --> 02:14:23,730
-[chair umpire] Eleven-all.
-[McEnroe] Eleven apiece.

2176
02:14:26,449 --> 02:14:29,052
We're here for as long as it takes.

2177
02:14:33,707 --> 02:14:35,358
Another beauty of Netflix, right?

2178
02:14:35,392 --> 02:14:37,110
We just go and go.

2179
02:14:39,262 --> 02:14:40,363
No time limits here.

2180
02:14:44,234 --> 02:14:45,151
[line umpire] Out.

2181
02:15:02,669 --> 02:15:06,156
[McEnroe] Both players missed hitting
some forehands…

2182
02:15:06,189 --> 02:15:09,542
…late in this match,
trying to do a bit more

2183
02:15:09,576 --> 02:15:11,394
when they get a look at that.

2184
02:15:11,428 --> 02:15:12,529
[chair umpire] …Alcaraz.

2185
02:15:13,997 --> 02:15:17,233
[McEnroe] Fifth match point,
third time on his serve.

2186
02:15:18,068 --> 02:15:19,436
He'll try to finish it.

2187
02:15:33,433 --> 02:15:35,935
[chair umpire speaks indistinctly]

2188
02:16:01,678 --> 02:16:03,680
[McEnroe] Nadal got it good.

2189
02:16:03,713 --> 02:16:06,116
Look at that. They'll switch ends again.

2190
02:16:06,866 --> 02:16:09,035
At 12 points apiece.

2191
02:16:12,739 --> 02:16:15,008
Alcaraz has had five match points.

2192
02:16:15,041 --> 02:16:17,944
Nadal has yet
to have been able to get one.

2193
02:16:20,497 --> 02:16:23,366
[Courier] That plays on your head,
if you're Alcaraz.

2194
02:16:24,401 --> 02:16:28,304
You've had all these chances. Can't find
the center of the strings on that one.

2195
02:16:29,456 --> 02:16:33,576
Again, the smile comes out but I'm sure
there's frustration building underneath.

2196
02:16:38,014 --> 02:16:41,067
Feels like Nadal's ahead,
12-12 at this point.

2197
02:17:06,326 --> 02:17:07,844
[McEnroe] Nadal had to…

2198
02:17:08,812 --> 02:17:09,979
pretty much guess.

2199
02:17:11,164 --> 02:17:14,567
-Alcaraz took his time, saw him move, and…
-[chair umpire] Thirteen-twelve.

2200
02:17:14,601 --> 02:17:16,636
-Alcaraz.
-…easily hit that forehand

2201
02:17:16,669 --> 02:17:17,837
into the open court.

2202
02:17:17,871 --> 02:17:20,323
[Courier] Nadal was looking for
the wide second serve

2203
02:17:20,357 --> 02:17:22,275
and was surprised
when it went to his forehand.

2204
02:17:22,308 --> 02:17:24,027
Didn't make clean contact on it.

2205
02:17:25,195 --> 02:17:28,682
So he's in save mode again.
Match point number six on the line.

2206
02:17:46,299 --> 02:17:48,001
[crowd cheering]

2207
02:17:48,835 --> 02:17:50,670
[McEnroe] Carlos Alcaraz…

2208
02:17:51,654 --> 02:17:54,257
shuts the door on Rafael Nadal.

2209
02:17:55,642 --> 02:18:00,063
And what a first-ever Netflix Slam it was.

2210
02:18:02,265 --> 02:18:03,900
Goes to the 20-year-old.

2211
02:18:04,984 --> 02:18:08,038
But Rafael Nadal, to your point,
just a couple of minutes ago,

2212
02:18:08,071 --> 02:18:10,857
Jim, has to be pretty darn happy…

2213
02:18:10,890 --> 02:18:13,309
with how he held up and how he looked.

2214
02:18:13,977 --> 02:18:15,228
But it's this man…

2215
02:18:16,229 --> 02:18:17,681
who gets the win.

2216
02:18:24,888 --> 02:18:27,657
[Courier] Understandably, this man
gets the bigger applause.

2217
02:18:27,691 --> 02:18:32,012
We don't know how much longer we'll get
to revel in his greatness on court.

2218
02:18:32,045 --> 02:18:36,149
But it's been great to have him
here in Las Vegas for the first time.

2219
02:18:36,182 --> 02:18:40,587
The ultimate tennis warrior gives us
the ultimate match tiebreak.

2220
02:18:40,620 --> 02:18:44,057
That was fantastic to see
these guys doing battle.

2221
02:18:44,090 --> 02:18:49,379
The fans here in the building will never
forget a chance to see these two Spaniards

2222
02:18:49,412 --> 02:18:52,949
just go toe-to-toe as they
try to keep moving forward.

2223
02:18:52,982 --> 02:18:56,736
Alcaraz with so much of his career
ahead of him, really just getting started.

2224
02:18:57,687 --> 02:19:02,926
And Nadal hoping for one more push
at Roland-Garros. That's his real dream.

2225
02:19:02,976 --> 02:19:06,546
And matches like this are necessary
for him, aren't they, Patrick,

2226
02:19:06,579 --> 02:19:10,483
for him to believe that his body
can hold up for what's to come.

2227
02:19:10,517 --> 02:19:12,786
[McEnroe] The good news
for Nadal was that he…

2228
02:19:12,819 --> 02:19:15,939
It looks like he found
a little extra energy in that tiebreak,

2229
02:19:15,972 --> 02:19:18,341
fought off those five match points.

2230
02:19:19,609 --> 02:19:23,463
And, again, you'd think will feel
pretty good about how he held up.

2231
02:19:25,031 --> 02:19:29,469
Both players will get set
for the trophy presentation.

2232
02:19:30,203 --> 02:19:32,339
Both make a quick trip.

2233
02:19:32,372 --> 02:19:34,974
As you see, Rafa's son and his wife.

2234
02:19:35,709 --> 02:19:38,561
[Courier] With a little Babolat racket
ready to go.

2235
02:19:38,595 --> 02:19:42,032
[Courier] Will make the trip over
to the California desert for…

2236
02:19:42,682 --> 02:19:45,719
the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

2237
02:19:47,804 --> 02:19:49,773
Qualifying underway there today.

2238
02:19:49,806 --> 02:19:52,592
The main draw starting
middle of next week.

2239
02:19:52,625 --> 02:19:55,161
[Courier] Nadal's already…
They've notified the public.

2240
02:19:55,195 --> 02:19:56,863
He'll play on Thursday night

2241
02:19:56,896 --> 02:19:59,482
in the night session,
in his opening round match.

2242
02:19:59,516 --> 02:20:01,768
So he knows when he'll start.

2243
02:20:01,801 --> 02:20:05,755
Alcaraz, as a seeded player,
will play either on Friday or Saturday,

2244
02:20:05,789 --> 02:20:09,009
depending on
which half of the draw he's in.

2245
02:20:09,042 --> 02:20:11,561
Both of them will go
and you'd think feel a bit

2246
02:20:11,594 --> 02:20:14,114
better about themselves and their bodies.

2247
02:20:14,814 --> 02:20:19,586
Having made it through this two-hour
tussle with each other here in Las Vegas.

2248
02:20:19,619 --> 02:20:22,172
[McEnroe] Of course,
we'll see Novak Djokovic back…

2249
02:20:23,206 --> 02:20:24,607
playing on American soil.

2250
02:20:24,641 --> 02:20:27,627
We'll see Jannik Sinner,
this year's Australian Open champ.

2251
02:20:28,361 --> 02:20:29,679
Daniil Medvedev…

2252
02:20:30,997 --> 02:20:33,600
-…and everybody.
-[Courier] All the women. All the men.

2253
02:20:35,902 --> 02:20:40,023
And it'd be awesome… Is it
somewhat apropos that The Netflix Slam

2254
02:20:40,056 --> 02:20:43,126
-ended on a net court?
-[McEnroe] I guess it is. Absolutely.

2255
02:20:43,159 --> 02:20:45,428
[Courier] Nadal's forehand ticks the tape.

2256
02:20:45,462 --> 02:20:48,915
And drifts long in the high desert air
here in Las Vegas

2257
02:20:48,948 --> 02:20:51,718
and that allows Alcaraz to finally

2258
02:20:51,751 --> 02:20:54,904
get a match point.
That was a challenge for him.

2259
02:20:55,772 --> 02:20:58,925
But what a thrill. He's talked openly
about how much he admires

2260
02:20:58,958 --> 02:21:00,627
and is inspired by Nadal.

2261
02:21:00,660 --> 02:21:04,898
A chance to be in the same venue with him
and to compete against him is…

2262
02:21:05,799 --> 02:21:07,934
something he doesn't take for granted.

2263
02:21:07,967 --> 02:21:11,004
[McEnroe] We don't take these moments
for granted either,

2264
02:21:11,621 --> 02:21:15,625
even in this exhibition atmosphere.

2265
02:21:15,658 --> 02:21:17,210
It lived up to…

2266
02:21:18,862 --> 02:21:21,147
what we hoped and expected it to be

2267
02:21:21,181 --> 02:21:24,050
which was an extremely competitive match.

2268
02:21:25,201 --> 02:21:28,188
And a high level
on display from both players.

2269
02:21:31,775 --> 02:21:34,160
Signing a few autographs courtside.

2270
02:21:34,194 --> 02:21:38,064
Mary Joe Fernández
has made her way down to the court.

2271
02:21:38,765 --> 02:21:43,420
And we are just a couple of moments away
from the trophy presentation.

2272
02:21:46,172 --> 02:21:51,244
[Courier] Alcaraz has already perfected
the short and sweet autograph.

2273
02:21:51,277 --> 02:21:52,195
[McEnroe] Yep.

2274
02:21:53,096 --> 02:21:56,366
We'll hear from both players,
by the way, in the presentation.

2275
02:21:56,399 --> 02:21:58,835
Andre Agassi will be there as well.

2276
02:22:00,253 --> 02:22:02,872
What a treat
to have him with us alongside…

2277
02:22:04,207 --> 02:22:08,878
Andy Roddick, Prakash Amritraj,
Kay holding the fort down in the studio.

2278
02:22:10,163 --> 02:22:13,850
You know, pleasure to be part
of this production here at Netflix.

2279
02:22:18,271 --> 02:22:21,624
Certainly delivered and then some.

2280
02:22:22,342 --> 02:22:24,994
So we are all set now
for the presentation.

2281
02:22:25,028 --> 02:22:27,731
Let's send it down to Mary Joe Fernández.

2282
02:22:28,381 --> 02:22:29,799
[Fernández] Thanks, Patrick.

2283
02:22:30,450 --> 02:22:33,186
Ladies and gentlemen,
what an incredible match

2284
02:22:33,219 --> 02:22:36,022
here at Michelob ULTRA Arena
at the Mandalay Bay

2285
02:22:36,056 --> 02:22:38,608
from these two great superstars.

2286
02:22:38,742 --> 02:22:43,480
How about another round of applause
for Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.

2287
02:22:43,513 --> 02:22:45,715
[crowd cheering]

2288
02:22:50,286 --> 02:22:52,105
All right, let's hear a few words

2289
02:22:53,006 --> 02:22:56,543
from 22-time major champion,
Rafael Nadal. Rafa?

2290
02:22:57,193 --> 02:22:59,062
[crowd cheering]

2291
02:23:08,972 --> 02:23:11,491
Are you tired?
It took you so long to get up here?

2292
02:23:11,524 --> 02:23:12,559
No.

2293
02:23:12,592 --> 02:23:15,512
So sorry, I was talking with Carlos.

2294
02:23:15,545 --> 02:23:17,397
Rafa, that was so exciting.

2295
02:23:17,430 --> 02:23:20,200
It was nice to see you
for the first time in Las Vegas.

2296
02:23:20,233 --> 02:23:24,154
What was the experience like
for you to play in the first Netflix Slam?

2297
02:23:24,187 --> 02:23:25,155
It was great.

2298
02:23:25,872 --> 02:23:30,060
I was supposed to be here last year.
Unfortunately, due to…

2299
02:23:30,093 --> 02:23:33,780
some issues, I was not able to be here
but I enjoyed a lot.

2300
02:23:34,681 --> 02:23:37,600
Congratulations to Carlos
for a great match.

2301
02:23:38,685 --> 02:23:39,636
And…

2302
02:23:42,172 --> 02:23:44,207
in a personal level, yeah.

2303
02:23:44,240 --> 02:23:48,244
Great. I was not able
to play a lot for the last two years.

2304
02:23:48,278 --> 02:23:50,980
So, play here with Carlos in front of…

2305
02:23:51,898 --> 02:23:54,034
in front of an amazing crowd…

2306
02:23:54,067 --> 02:23:57,620
in Las Vegas means a lot to me.
So, super happy,

2307
02:23:57,654 --> 02:24:00,590
There was such good energy,
such a great atmosphere.

2308
02:24:00,623 --> 02:24:05,428
Playing with Carlos, someone who has said
so many times you've been his idol.

2309
02:24:05,462 --> 02:24:07,964
What goes through your mind
when you're playing against him

2310
02:24:07,997 --> 02:24:10,800
and everything
that he's accomplished at 20 years of age?

2311
02:24:10,867 --> 02:24:13,286
Well, first of all, it's a big challenge.

2312
02:24:16,456 --> 02:24:19,943
Yeah, I mean,
it's a completely different generation.

2313
02:24:20,643 --> 02:24:22,562
I think, in Spain…

2314
02:24:23,430 --> 02:24:28,201
We should be very, very happy
about having somebody like Carlos coming.

2315
02:24:30,820 --> 02:24:36,109
You know, he's an amazing player.
With only 20-years-old, already…

2316
02:24:36,910 --> 02:24:39,996
won two Slams and…

2317
02:24:40,030 --> 02:24:42,716
couple of
very important tournaments so, yeah.

2318
02:24:42,749 --> 02:24:45,201
Good thing is, as a…

2319
02:24:45,235 --> 02:24:48,705
As a player, I will not face many times.

2320
02:24:48,738 --> 02:24:52,859
But as a fan, I will keep enjoying him
for such a long time, hopefully.

2321
02:24:53,460 --> 02:24:54,477
Absolutely.

2322
02:24:56,162 --> 02:24:57,681
Finally.

2323
02:24:57,714 --> 02:24:59,933
This is being watched all over the world.

2324
02:24:59,966 --> 02:25:01,868
How about a few words in Spanish

2325
02:25:01,935 --> 02:25:06,222
for all your followers back home in Spain
and all over the rest of the world.

2326
02:25:07,207 --> 02:25:11,061
[Nadal in Spanish]
I can only thank all the followers…

2327
02:25:11,094 --> 02:25:15,331
…Spanish and Latino followers
all around the world.

2328
02:25:16,850 --> 02:25:18,234
Throughout…

2329
02:25:19,102 --> 02:25:21,504
Throughout my career I've always felt

2330
02:25:21,538 --> 02:25:25,475
incredibly loved and supported
by the Latino fans.

2331
02:25:25,508 --> 02:25:28,511
That so many people around the world
could watch this match,

2332
02:25:28,545 --> 02:25:31,431
especially in the Latino community,
a very important…

2333
02:25:31,464 --> 02:25:32,916
…and large community…

2334
02:25:32,949 --> 02:25:36,936
…it means a lot to us.
My love goes out to everyone.

2335
02:25:38,371 --> 02:25:41,291
-[in English] Thank you. Well done.
-[Nadal] Thank you so much.

2336
02:25:46,413 --> 02:25:49,482
Okay. Now, for the presentation
of the winner's trophy.

2337
02:25:49,516 --> 02:25:52,168
Vegas' own Andre Agassi is with us.

2338
02:25:52,202 --> 02:25:54,020
Netflix Co-CEO…

2339
02:25:59,693 --> 02:26:01,945
Netflix Co-CEO, Greg Peters.

2340
02:26:04,898 --> 02:26:09,769
And the CEO and president of MGM Resorts,
Bill Hornbuckle.

2341
02:26:09,803 --> 02:26:10,653
Bill…

2342
02:26:11,871 --> 02:26:12,906
Present the trophy.

2343
02:26:13,640 --> 02:26:14,557
Thank you.

2344
02:26:14,591 --> 02:26:18,778
How fantastic was that? How about one more
great round of applause for these guys?

2345
02:26:22,615 --> 02:26:25,602
So I want to thank
all of you for coming. Our fans…

2346
02:26:25,635 --> 02:26:29,639
I particularly want to thank Greg Peters
and Netflix for helping us put this on.

2347
02:26:29,673 --> 02:26:31,174
Las Vegas has been on a roll.

2348
02:26:31,207 --> 02:26:34,127
We had a little car race.
We had a little football game.

2349
02:26:34,160 --> 02:26:37,213
We thought we'd bring some tennis
so I hope you enjoyed that.

2350
02:26:37,247 --> 02:26:38,915
We're gonna do it again.

2351
02:26:40,967 --> 02:26:43,286
So if I can… Carlo?

2352
02:26:50,593 --> 02:26:52,362
On behalf of MGM Resorts,

2353
02:26:52,395 --> 02:26:55,982
congratulations to the first
and, hopefully, annual…

2354
02:26:56,016 --> 02:26:57,534
Congratulations to you.

2355
02:26:57,567 --> 02:26:59,519
Thank you. The Lion's Cup.

2356
02:27:07,811 --> 02:27:10,513
Carlos, congratulations.
That was so exciting.

2357
02:27:11,214 --> 02:27:15,568
You had to have a lot of match points
before you finally got the victory.

2358
02:27:15,602 --> 02:27:18,338
How was it
playing in Vegas for the very first time

2359
02:27:18,371 --> 02:27:20,407
in your first Netflix Slam?

2360
02:27:20,440 --> 02:27:23,677
Well, it's incredible
playing here in Las Vegas.

2361
02:27:23,710 --> 02:27:28,048
Honestly, as Rafa said, we were
supposed to play last year but, yeah…

2362
02:27:28,081 --> 02:27:28,998
we couldn't.

2363
02:27:30,250 --> 02:27:33,586
Yeah, this year, I was really excited.

2364
02:27:33,620 --> 02:27:35,055
It was really exciting to

2365
02:27:35,121 --> 02:27:40,393
come here and play here in Las Vegas,
a place that I really wanted to come.

2366
02:27:41,611 --> 02:27:46,466
And I enjoyed this atmosphere
that has been incredible.

2367
02:27:46,499 --> 02:27:48,918
And, obviously,
playing against Rafa. It was…

2368
02:27:48,952 --> 02:27:50,186
really, really special for me.

2369
02:27:50,220 --> 02:27:54,541
And doing it here in front of
all of you has been amazing. Thank you.

2370
02:27:57,577 --> 02:28:00,330
You've talked so much about admiring Rafa.

2371
02:28:00,363 --> 02:28:03,733
He's been your idol
and that you'd like to learn from him.

2372
02:28:03,767 --> 02:28:06,803
What have you learned the most?
Not just today in the match

2373
02:28:06,836 --> 02:28:08,722
but throughout your career from Rafa?

2374
02:28:08,755 --> 02:28:12,025
Well, I think that fighting spirit that…

2375
02:28:12,058 --> 02:28:15,378
he never give up any ball, he run the…

2376
02:28:15,412 --> 02:28:16,946
You know, around the…

2377
02:28:16,980 --> 02:28:20,567
Every corner of the court
and hitting amazing serves.

2378
02:28:20,600 --> 02:28:24,304
As you said,
I had a few match points before I…

2379
02:28:24,337 --> 02:28:27,874
I got it
and he make an unbelievable serve.

2380
02:28:27,907 --> 02:28:30,660
And he never give up so I think that's…

2381
02:28:30,694 --> 02:28:33,630
That I try to keep to my game.

2382
02:28:33,663 --> 02:28:36,733
And that mentality that he has.

2383
02:28:36,766 --> 02:28:40,904
You know, finding solutions
when things are not going well every time.

2384
02:28:40,937 --> 02:28:46,142
So I learned from him that…

2385
02:28:46,176 --> 02:28:47,160
Yeah, he…

2386
02:28:47,193 --> 02:28:52,532
I try to keep it and I think
everybody in life try to keep it as well.

2387
02:28:52,565 --> 02:28:54,667
Well, you're following in great footsteps.

2388
02:28:57,253 --> 02:28:58,655
Lastly, as well.

2389
02:28:58,688 --> 02:29:03,276
We heard Rafa speak in Spanish about
how important the Hispanic community is.

2390
02:29:03,309 --> 02:29:07,597
Everybody's watching from all over the
world. Back in Spain, it was primetime.

2391
02:29:07,630 --> 02:29:09,999
Can you share a few words also in Spanish?

2392
02:29:10,350 --> 02:29:15,438
[in Spanish] It's been a pleasure
to play here.

2393
02:29:15,472 --> 02:29:22,162
As we've heard, a lot of Spanish
and Latino people came to support…

2394
02:29:22,195 --> 02:29:24,881
…the game.

2395
02:29:24,914 --> 02:29:27,517
I feel so loved.

2396
02:29:27,550 --> 02:29:32,806
I haven't had the chance
to come to South America a lot…

2397
02:29:32,839 --> 02:29:37,577
…but the times I have been incredible,
I've felt…

2398
02:29:37,610 --> 02:29:42,932
…at home. I want to thank all the love
we've received where we're headed,

2399
02:29:42,966 --> 02:29:46,002
…and from home, and of course…

2400
02:29:46,086 --> 02:29:50,507
…to Spain, to everyone who watched
from home. Thank you everyone.

2401
02:29:50,540 --> 02:29:53,493
[in English] So much support
from the Hispanic community.

2402
02:29:53,526 --> 02:29:56,062
Congratulations.
Let's see you raise the trophy.

2403
02:29:56,096 --> 02:29:59,332
The first Netflix Slam winner,
Carlos Alcaraz.

2404
02:30:07,307 --> 02:30:10,460
[McEnroe] All right, everyone,
what a first Netflix Slam it was.

2405
02:30:10,493 --> 02:30:12,812
JC, great to share the booth with you.

2406
02:30:12,846 --> 02:30:17,183
I've been waiting a long time to do that.
So awesome to see you and be with you.

2407
02:30:17,217 --> 02:30:20,787
What a great experience, our first time
for a match like this in Vegas.

2408
02:30:20,820 --> 02:30:23,390
[Courier] It's amazing
to have these two athletes.

2409
02:30:23,423 --> 02:30:26,276
And then have Andre and Andy Roddick
and Prakash and Kay.

2410
02:30:26,309 --> 02:30:28,244
We had a great team that enjoyed it.

2411
02:30:28,278 --> 02:30:30,313
Hope you enjoyed Netflix's Broadcast here.

2412
02:30:30,347 --> 02:30:32,899
This has been a lot of fun
to be involved in.

2413
02:30:32,932 --> 02:30:37,320
Thrilled to hear that the MGM plans
to do more of these on the go forward.

2414
02:30:37,354 --> 02:30:39,489
What a great time here in Las Vegas.

2415
02:30:39,522 --> 02:30:42,258
And the players
seem to be having the most fun of all.

2416
02:30:42,292 --> 02:30:45,195
[McEnroe] They enjoyed it, as did we.
Thanks to MGM

2417
02:30:45,228 --> 02:30:48,481
and, of course, to Netflix
for putting this all together.

2418
02:30:49,382 --> 02:30:51,468
Suffice to say, this was a…

2419
02:30:52,085 --> 02:30:54,604
victory for tennis today.

2420
02:30:54,637 --> 02:30:59,976
To see these two great players go at it
here in Las Vegas.

2421
02:31:00,610 --> 02:31:03,029
Thank you for joining us here
live on Netflix.

2422
02:31:03,663 --> 02:31:06,316
Hopefully, we'll see you again soon.

2423
02:31:06,349 --> 02:31:08,401
All the best from Las Vegas.

2424
02:31:08,435 --> 02:31:10,437
[upbeat electronic music playing]

2425
02:31:59,069 --> 02:32:01,621
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you so much for attending.

2426
02:32:01,654 --> 02:32:03,123
Please drive safely on your way home.

2427
02:32:03,523 --> 02:32:06,409
And can't wait to top it again, next year.
Thank you.