with Flavio a year ago you were in qualifying lost in the second round of qualifying here 12 months later you're in the third round preparing to play a night match on Arthur as Stadium how pleased are you with the progress you've made in the last year uh I'm really happy about my progress for all the year I think I did a great work with the team so uh now I believe on myself I just want to play tennis so uh I think the work is not done so we will see what happened tonight what are going to be the keys for success for you tonight in order to get the win uh I didn't talk with the team for for the taxi I just want to enjoy every point I will do in on the coure um uh joking with the with the crowd and play my game so I'm focused on me and I believe on myself so I'm I'm ready best of luck to you tonight I'm sure there's a lot of Italian fans out there waiting on you thank you well denil you're preparing for your first night match your first match at all here on AR thrash Stadium a court that is so special to you how excited are you to get back out here to this familiar Court super excited no know how many people are there but super excited to to come back there I usually play my best tennis there so looking forward and hopefully I can show some beautiful tennis you know in a tournament in which there are a lot of upsets how difficult is it for you one of the outs on favorites now to be able to keep your focus and focus on each match one at a time I think in a way upsets maybe can even help sometimes because that's where you see the tennis anyone can win you know better than me on a given match so you need to give your best show your best tennis match in match out to win a grand slam so that's what I'm going to try to do best of luck denil thanks [Music] Arthur as Stadium here we go please welcome the players for tonight's third round [Music] match from Italy Flavio Cabo [Applause] [Music] at 2021 US Open champion danv [Applause] [Music] head back [Music] the chair on fire for tonight's third round match is John blam from Australia this weekend and then of course the fin [Music] [Applause] maybe let him do the match he looks Destro W up he you good good this is Steve how you doing it's good to meet you yeah guys tonight guys I just want to do the photos first with Steve so if we face this way you yeah you want me to take that take that than a lot all so we do it that way with Steve and then we're going to face that way and it's just a two players uh maybe that yeah maybe they don't need it all right um for the towel boxes look you're wearing white you take the white one and he's basically wearing red so you take the red one for the towel boxes okay and remember we have the VR system here so for KN Ops or touch on the net or anything unusual you can you can request uh a challenge on that the final thing I want to say is like there's going to be a bit of movement more than maybe you're used to just uh try and try and deal with it um I'm not supposed to say anything so don't look at me and and expect me to say something the players on the on the even games yes all right so at one or two all these games they're going to be people coming in I don't mind you to wait I'm not going to not going to be too too heavy-handed but just be aware it's going to happen any questions lvia all good all right Steve's going to do the coin toss uh we have heads or tails up to you who would you [Music] like that's heads yeah you receed good match thanks Lieutenant [Music] General second night match Danielle medev has been here many times he's a fine hardcore player he's playing a guy in Flavio caboi look he's seated 31 here J Michael last year he lost in the first round of qualifying what and I know how much you love watching Cabo play what is it that's uh that's gotten him to this stage look fighting for a spot in the fourth round pretty amazing stuff he's just among this group of up upcoming and some by the way number one in the world Italian players that are just pushing each other to Great Heights he's really just come out of nowhere this year I was like who is this kid playing earlier in the year and just plays with such intensity he does kind of play a little bit more of an allc Court game you'll see him come forward a little bit great in the Baseline he's fast has some variety in his game but not afraid to also come forward to the net which he'll need to do by the way against Med the dev uh the octopus will take him out otherwise he has no chance uh he very difficult to put the Ball by meev little look in the grounds here I mean he has never he's only 22 years old this this Italian guy has never played in an atmosphere like this Saturday night absolutely Ash I mean 24,000 people watching let's see how he handles all that although this is what he's dreamed of this is what he's always talked about he says I want want the people to know about my name when I stopped playing love that I thought I did too he says so I want to be an important player on the court but also outside I want to always smile always try to have fun with this sport so of course I want to win a big tournament he says but the first thing is for people to know about me after my career this guy's got Big Dreams three minutes 3 minutes I like that he says he wants people to know about it but he's not really giving a specific result he just wants to have fun and compete that's that's sort of an amazing thing to say he seems very likable it's just a good attitude so easy to kind of get behind him and and root him on a lot of people really enjoy his tennis a lot of people enjoy this Manet The Octopus I mean he's seems like he has more than two hands to me he finds ways to put balls back in the court he hits shots that no one else hits no one else plays like night the dev it's beyond me Mary as to how he can hit the ball so flat from so far back in the court we'll see him back there by his name on that board pretty often he has never faced cabuli he's he's never even practiced with him so this will be a bit of a a learning experience for the 2021 champ there should be some nice high energy two minutes 2 minutes best recent result of course for for Betty is uh semi-finals I would say at Wimbledon another great result from him ran a 16 at Rowan carals this year and of course that final to begin the year in Australia I don't believe Mary that he's won a title this year I think it's since Rome last year he won a title is the only the only man in the top 10 without a title in 2024 only man left in this event who's won it pretty interesting is the pressure minutes I think some I I I mean we saw how well he played in 2021 he's had some scratchy results of late right coming up into this tournament we didn't have good results right yeah not great in Canada or Cincinnati lost to Davina in Canada and Yuri leka who can play a big ball in Cincinnati bit of a surprise 30 seconds do a little bit better if you check out his coach the box there J Simone who's in his box as well he was there the other night too knows a thing or two about tennis fantastic C he had just recently retired wow a lot of Italians are here to watch this I mean Italy's fans have been going crazy this year right yeah Nick Cinder wi the Australian and a very tough prep on the women's side getting to the French Open final the wiland final winning olypic go gold in doubles with Sarah orani Jasmine palini still alive on the women's side palini hadn't really won any matches here before the pass I just won one match on the hardcourts Here and Now contending perhaps to to go very deep in this as well palini what a breath of fresh air it's so much fun to watch yeah Lorenzo GTI another Italian who's had a a very good look in 2024 [Music] ladies and gentlemen Mr cabal won the toss and elected to receive in the first game did a match of medv the other ready for had trouble first set Daniel medv to Ser a bunch of double faults let's see if he straighten that out 15 L yes Mar I've covered several of meb's matches this year and the serve hasn't been as good this year as in the past now that's not the case in all his matches but there has been some issues where their double faults have been tricky for see if that's a factor today or not kab's calf is really wrapped 1 he's a quick guy so hopefully it's not too serious right exactly the speeds very much a part of his game if he's not able to move out there well does have that wrapping on there hopefully that's precautionary or to keep the pressure on it he tweaked easy to do that at the end of the year he's a showman isn't he he's a showman you might expect that from an Italian player yeah he just decides that's a good time to hit a winner that's good oh he was inside the Baseline might as well go for something 14 15 fresh off a final in Washington DC he lost to Sebastian quter ATP 500 level event there he been winning matches in a lot of the tournaments that he's entered that includes on grass as well quarterfinals with eastborn game Med First game [Applause] [Music] well here lies the versus Med the de how consistent will he be how many unforced errors will he cough up like that last one just overplaying a little bit this is what medy does to his opponents makes them over play how big the court looks on his head okay you figure Mar in this matchup it's these two playing is that more favorable for medy or for kabo feels like it's more favorable for for Danel kab play a lot more than the other way true he seen him play but out there on the court they haven't even practiced as we mentioned play players back is so tricky with your mind he wants to use his forehand doesn't K absolutely Ki does not have a weakness on the back the weapon do some damage with the backand especially in a proot if he has to hit it he likes does all right does all right he'll come forward I think that's got to be a component in today's matchup have to come for it a little bit not many players can take on meddev from the Baseline and effectively beat him from just staying back thir [Applause] there we Ser 143 this ball from medy just a little too high got what it deserved that's a nice volley game one game old for sets [Music] love [Music] 15 it's a pretty heavy forehand that kabo is able to to create with that spin might be if he can do it well enough just out of the strike zone of meev maybe he can draw some errors 15 [Applause] [Applause] we 15 13 Dynamic movement and stroke production there that's an explosive ball comes off that racket father throwing that that look choreographed all three at the same time the fist oh BL he missed that but the fans are loving to's movement aren't they how many big shots he's spitting back after that puffing and puffing a little bit 31 shots in that exchange and they have ready for some Applause get this crowd involved that'll test your lungs a little bit I know it's there as well thank you for the backdrop please waiting for you thank you screens can yeah the players at times when they're still going as they're trying to start the next Point you'll hear them complain oh no good luck seeing the ball against that screen yeah exactly 1433 B's coach is his dad Stephano who played in the on the ATP Tour as well got to 236 the rankings but his dad wasn't always his coach he only started working when kabi was 17 years old explains his dad always said to him you have to improve aone you have to make your life alone and then I will help you later it's Unique perspective I know unusual perspective as well his dad said to him I'd like to make this work so I can help you later when you're ready Advantage black in the C big blue eyes just like his sons B oh D that broken for 21 in this opening lead by two games to one for he's good how long does it take a guy like Med who's so smart it might take him a set or two really it might I was impressed with that last game kabi was really consistent in some of those rallies the long one that method de one they were both just testing each other out like almost like boxers going at it in the middle and me have won the rally but I felt like caboi learned something there and then you saw him sort of take some shots just in the middle of the Court resetting often during the rallies before going bigger he's adapting [Applause] 151 he doesn't want to play longer points against mitt right this kid wants to break open the rally as soon as he sees something he can go with I think a blend of both Mary is what he needs to do a few long rallies isn't going to hurt him that's a scary 15 that one but isn't medev a lover of the long rally yeah he's a lover of the long rallies but if you can beat him in a couple of long rallies that sends a message to meev and of course this uh caboi has the fire power to really hurt you if you give him a ball in the middle of the Court got it I don't know what's going on with his serve here in this game it hasn't looked as good as in the first game oh St [Music] quite a shot out of the corner third got Midway through that rally denil had a chance to come forward refused to approach pretty short ball three message sent 1 14 he's just waiting for that isn't he he's so great when he has a Target he's so great that far back able to hit the ball in just these precise locations look at that risty all the things you would not teach a youngster to do Daniel does oh so well it's a great shot a little Applause from Cabo as well game mid two games all for s [Applause] and usopen.org can catch you up on everything that's been happening not just for the tournament but right now see what's going on it's 5 and Dan Evans they're having some battle deart taking the first Evans the second in a tie break deonar up a break in the third catch up with that one nice 15 nor bowling showing off his shot making prowess a beautiful lot there I think he lost track of the plot a little bit that last game his serve was out of sync wouldn't imagine he's thinking about the score already but he did have that break that may have affected him a little bit 1D 15 there in lies the issue when you're playing against Medvedev you can't just force your way into the net really have to set the point up or get him on the Run see the ball floating then come in maybe as a sneak volley 415 [Applause] [Applause] 403 Mr Med is asking to see a replay of the call on the right near sideline please I thought he had Miss what's that shot [Applause] this I like what I'm seeing from kabo Aram returning he's moving around where he's receiving serve he's trying different things saw him way back in the previous one here he is backing up again on a second serve this is right out of the page of Me game Med M leads by three games to [Music] [Applause] two% love 15 love 30 this is what Flavio can't afford to do is make these sort of first ball errors it's going to be a tough night if he has to fight out of these kinds of games often there's medy back there right by the wall not sure how he's able to play that far back but here he is again just can't imagine what a nightmare he would have been to play against he returns it love 14 J Michael but then he takes back the court doesn't he he does he comes up quick if you give him anything he gets up there and he hits through the ball the thing that I just boggles my mind every time watching play as how deep he can get the ball as flat as he hits it from that far back I understand how caspero does it I understand how kab's done it even in this match he's backed up and hit some pretty deep balls with spin right Rafa I get it levv I don't get it leads four games to two for I totally get all the tactics the Strat all of those things but how do you learn to do that from that far back that's impressive stuff easy break 15 La remember Mev was down a break not for very long 30 [Applause] love Mary mentioned the serve issues that he's had in some of his matches not all this year and uh none today so far 62% on that first serve no double fault and Ace to go along with it 4 love this is the kind of tennis that we do expect from Daniel meddev here at the US Open G temperament new BS please Med leads five game two for K serving here to stay in the first set love [Music] 15 turn that 151 that was quite the kick serve veryy cillo 69 mph was all it was but it was all the way almost off the court [Music] too many long definitely needs some forsa in there whole mix of forsa last few games have flown by 154 some set points for the fifth seed the only player left in the men's draw who's won this thir Fortune feels like a little bit in the latter part of the set CL is trying to figure out what his strategy is I going big in the ground strokes am I trying to come in this time offered up a passing shot so there's no other choice but go for it it's a good shot ju you see so many players over playing against meev because he's so far back returning on his own surve's closer but uh he's returning so they they overplay on the basine seen a lot of that so far Advantage [Applause] Med he must really change his opponent's sight lines being that far back right absolutely I don't think there's anybody doing that when I was playing not to that extent not on a hardcourt fortune favors the ball did hear that drop [Applause] shot important hold here really you can hold make meev serve it out then at least start serving in the next set Advantage k [Applause] okay K Med leads five games to three for S Flavio deciding to keep the racket for the new ball game and then switching it out here returning [Applause] 15 L second another one [Applause] down this looks like the me of old as far as the serving is concerned that's guy who won this tournament in 2021 finalist in 23 great results here at the open 4% now on the first serve game man first 6 to three a shot that had been bothering him has been a real real good shot tonight unfor part of the of the mix here 10 of them from kabo heard him especially in the end of the set and he's serving down at 42% that percentage has to come up in this second set here love 15 f [Applause] love 13 seen some nice variety from medy today serve locked in it's a good drop shot there he's playing with some depth think he's trying to run this kid Absolut take out his [Applause] legs take out his legs see if he has some feel coming forward love 14 wants to see where that ball landed I do too it was pretty close [Applause] just kidding we don't get to see it love 40 [Applause] 154 did he mention Mary what kind of a tattoo he was going to get in New York he doesn't leaves it up to inspiration he's pretty Whimsical about the whole seems like it man 34 it feels like he's it's necessary for him to win a few points like this one stay in the rally finally got the shot that he really wanted to lay into look at it hit through that one flatten it out a little bit surprised Med de there yes all of a sudden this game has gotten complicated from m Advantage K not sure how they got a hold of your hat another great backhand that's two of them this game just really well placed crosscourt didn't go for too much didn't go for the line on either of those backand what a battle game the first this game second [Applause] s found way to [Applause] Hall love 15 he's got four aces that that's his first over fall 15 all good strike EV for him from me got some more depth and Pace on it might just caught it a little bit late 1 15 that's kind of play that works on all surfaces these days you hurt your opponent see them floating the ball and you're all over the net blocking that away nice play from medev 30 all consider that message sent he left home early on that return got around it and absolutely crushed it setting up to put [Music] away [Music] 43 foree game m one game all second set another drop shot there didn't uh quite pay off it's tough you see Mev all the way back that front part of the Court does look open but D meev is not slow coming forward got there with plenty of time 15 love and still medev stays that far back J Michael yeah it's like okay uh you know I'll give you your winners give you your Four Hands just just going to ride you out second time in this match Ser B there 3 [Music] 135 didn't quite get the racket through on that backend need get the spin he needed that we've seen so often [Applause] [Music] nice [Applause] 31 I sorry J my God uh how many three out of five set matches has Flavio caboi played good question only six and four at slams so far okay so 10 so he's being challenged on is trying to take his legs out and he knows he's got to win three more sets tonight to through it's lot he's got the little calf issue yeah exactly as well tooken four sets in both the previous matches so he's played a little bit of tennis as far as this week is concerned both against James Duckworth and another upcoming player ISU Bergs [Applause] game M Med Le by two games to one second set one set to love last couple of sets de just shut down Evans but keep in mind that Evans to get past the 23 SE Karen hatov wi five sets including three TI RS in more than 5 hours on the court 1535 I believe is that what it was yeah 535 wow that could have taken some of the starts out of Old Dan I would imagine but then he had beaten naon quickly 30 we're seeing a little bit of what we saw witnessed in the first set meev completely locking in Midway through we're not quite Midway through yet might get there in a hurry there was a bunch of games that were at love in a row for meev broke that held at love it's a tough game on serve in the last one remember Kabal had to come back in the very first game of this set from love 40 battled there 40 [Applause] love that he for the most part holding pretty easily four T 15 okay m m leads three games to 1 second SS another reminder that usopen.org can catch you up on favorite players your scores highlights it's on Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Facebook WhatsApp tell you what's happening 15 L team trying to breathe some life into caboi I can't believe he missed that return it was awful close got be kidding me that's a crazy little little look at that tape the kesio tape that right calf [Applause] 30 15 40 15 [Applause] Gand winner M three GES to two second set one set to love Flavio kabo every bit of this is new to him 15 left feels like he'll do a lot of learning in tonight's match the fact that he lost in first round qualities here last year and he's a seed one year later that's some fun [Music] 3 left little side to side action from medev that's an strategy we'll often see from Danel he keeping his opponent moving 4 love [Applause] 140 15 see that little stat in the corner there if you your eyes could catch it it's uh hasn't lost his point on his first serve in this set medev that gives you a lot of confidence that's game Med Med Le four game second that's so much more assured than he's looked not just earlier in the week but for for the whole Hardcore Season yeah it's much better I agree much much better let's jokovic already out alcarez already out yeah maybe he's thinking I hey I don't have to beat him this time I have to go through those guys now these guys have to beat me Center still out there lurking he he won the first hardcourt major of the year in melbour you know what he can do on this 15 left guess who Center beaten that final yeah I remember meddev for a comeback M the scoring 63 63 for Med the dev then 64 64 and 63 for Center the great comeback two sets to love pretty straightforward first couple of sets for medy great run terrific CL 13 15 Favia overusing the drop shot for my taste think think about denil he'll give you a couple of these MH but he starts to look for it he's so precise he starts to resent it yeah how dare you drop shot me I know that whole front part of the Court's open [Music] [Music] he just got shut up this is these are the points 14 15 I have no part of it [Applause] anymore he just decided to end it on the 29th shot well you figured it was coming at some point 94 mph for to finish that point off that's a lot of work see if he has any more wind in his lungs see that's the problem John Michael it's only worth one point all that effort on G you BS please he's trying to do everything lead four gam through three second set and by one set to love love 15 [Applause] you know I think what's happened uh this at this tournament a couple of times ladies and Gentlemen please this ball is soft the point just played will stand however we will replace this ball thank [Applause] you you know what happens sometimes the women use a different sometimes the something behind that's all good we got enough the men using the heavy duty balls true yeah different balls that's awesome shouldn't be happening on the main stadium but no it's been now and then stuff happens especially with all the different events that go on in between matches and things like that there could be something left out there that hidden in one of the corners thank you give those out John bom doing a good job regulating his court love 15 so how many balls got switched out to they might have just switched them all [Music] out oh love 13 go has made a lot of fans tonight A lot of people here I've never heard of this kid exactly interesting they please please they want him to break there yeah 14 there's the double what we were talking about earlier beginning of this match has been an issue with meev this year two in a row three and four that's tough [Applause] 154 I mean really Danel has been so locked in in this match this is the first time he's sort of [Applause] wavered 304 [Applause] ju Point Advantage [Music] Med barely hit a ball in this game this is a strange game you see very strange game no rhythm at all on the serve I guess finally you found it yes this Advantage k [Applause] [Applause] volley see love again he doesn't much the theater of kab's face he can't even believe it that's going to be good he's basically saying I know you like this kid I it he is but what about me remember can do I've got an imagination [Applause] too this is pretty good yeah [Music] G Med 5 game to three second set even J surara has to let how could you not it's great entertainment how did he come back from 140 there what a weird game two double faults in a row and then just turn it on yeah yeah of everything all right 15 stop with the Drop shots [Applause] fabiio he knows it [Applause] unforced air discrepancy more for method of yeah he's the guy at 53 love3 besides that double right there it's been pretty clean set for kabuli 6 on four stairs four winners neev just been more offensive the 12 winners and of course some of those Aces 13 unforced [Applause] errors love think he a little tired a 22-year-old Italian tired and mentally maybe just mentally stressed I don't know if he's tired tired but tired for this set he's worked hard and he's at 5-3 there been a lot of tough rallies what mean it couple of bailout drop chops yeah exactly that's a tell right 154 I just feel like sometimes the shot selection for him he doesn't know what to do against meddev where against other players he probably might try something different the drop shot might even work [Music] 3042 there at8 that's as fast as of the night so we can do that I need a few more of those well 4 love nothing to these players of comebacks from 4 up from both [Applause] manage [Applause] [Music] Ki come you [Music] game lead five game to four second set and one set to love had some chances in the last game 15 left oh now he Prett is tracking down so M he sliding around like that is he on an ice rink how does he do that great forehands from kabo it up a little variety 153 drawing the error first serve percentages dipped a little bit here for medy down below 50% in this set thir certainly is a difference when he lands the first serve only lost two points on first serve in this set 14 for 16 another the middle [Applause] 4033 let's for game and second set M six game to four M leads two sets to love R's played a real goodl looking match he is still down two sets to love 50 love [Applause] [Applause] 30 last couple games all of a sudden gaboli going bigger in the serve he's hitting in the 120s more often he's not kicking it as much could be a sign that he's a little bit weary from all the running the big hitting that he's done or it could be a strategy or maybe a mix of both 4 love 14 [Music] 15 MEF not amused with that serving volle attempt it's an 83 mph serve with no real intention yeah exactly that's what it looked like [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 403 let me ask you something which of medev Strokes is the most normal the back end I think the back end is the most normal even that even that overhead is a bit of a side Winder you got the hit the ball differently than pretty much anybody else inside of the ball on that I guess on purpose was perfect [Applause] [Music] G first game third going with more heat on these on these serbs 15 left 15 all [Applause] [Applause] Al oh [Applause] 15 to ch [Applause] [Applause] 154 pretty smart return I think he got caught in the grip he didn't want so he had to block it got some UND spit on it it's easy to miss against an UND spin ball if you're trying to hit some tops SP don't get enough on it [Applause] oh boy g k good break leads two games to love third [Applause] set F double thought is how that one that's interesting Gabi goes a little bit bigger on his serve last couple of games there hasn't been as many long exchanges so maybe Mev up loses a little rhythm which he likes love 15 little bit of bricked on that volley he thought it was going to come back that fast [Music] [Applause] 59 a [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 305 the three out of five set matches so difficult to play that many sets in a row often it's the third set a little bit of a lull let's for seems like even a great player like medev is having one here [Applause] 3 I like what you said earlier J Micha how Med really likes a rhythm he likes to have those kind of points Kaba keeps breaking them open exactly it's it's it's it's pretty brilliant it's a different strategy whether it is because he's feeling the lungs a little or he just decided or good coaching remember there's coaching nowadays 1 14 or he was maybe just fed up decided to start doing that I guess I do wonder if he knows that that's what's going on and that it's sort of affected medy facing a break point here [Applause] okay the B lead by two games to one third set Med by two sets to love [Music] this match against this hot shot kid hasn't gotten frustrated has panicked 15 L mention just a little bit of a lull and he had one in the third set he seemed to have set things right pretty quickly could have been [Music] 3-0 3 left [Applause] f 4 love that's her just into the body too much caught it way late had a good intention on it get a forehand be [Applause] offensive two games all [Applause] [Applause] fore for come on 15 left knows how to work that 30 La really curls under that 315 are you think about how much this this man's improved in the last year how much can he improve in another year really has a lot of tools that are exceptional it's good speed the way he competes in his matches big forehand we've seen him hit some big serves good variety in the serves let come forward effectively against a guy who's really difficult to get up there and do anything with the net 4 15 [Applause] [Applause] to find a way and start to believe that he can beat the top 10 players he's 0 and five so far against the top 10 could be 0 and six after this if you can't figure out a way back into this match win three sets in a row so many good things happening to the Italian from all the hard work juice [Applause] he's Landing some blows beautiful ones but kind of feel like he's a little pun shrunk now I think those are perfect words I think that's exactly what's happening not willing to get in the long exchanges right now and Advantage medv just looks our weary leg weary this could this could really taken down that's what the fans are cheering on the 22y old juice little sigh of relief after that missed Four Hands not a shot you normally see meev Miss maybe a little bit of that extra spin you see come off the rack at the forehand especially of caboi make things a little more difficult for medy [Applause] Advantage m [Applause] yes ladies and Gentlemen please remember to try to be quiet while the point is in play thank you John's had enough this Rowdy Saturday I think a lot of people thought that that backand wasn't going to be so great out of the corner from Med how he got that kind of depth on it let second Advantage Med yeah little two test kab on Le some of these ground strokes going for too much in the line there you have to give a lot of credit to Med for forcing that testiness and unwillingness to stay in the r [Applause] how hard he continues to fight same he's got to know that he's not going to beat b today right and look how hard he's fighting it's unlikely it is unlikely at this juncture of the match and it's long long way back I think about how much experience he'll generate from this match and if you didn't put the effort in learn as much [Music] w [Music] did it again and it works again he's giving everything he's got maybe he doesn't have enough to beat M tonight but he's showing everybody here what he has right now [Music] shot and what if he comes back next year a year fitter a year stronger exactly he will I love seeing the smile out there he has fun doing this [Applause] D Andel led him to sleep in that one [Applause] Advantage MRI M's doing it again he had opportunities in that last rally to put the ball away Mary just moving him around the court diabolically an evil mastermind he really is and that's why we love so good so good it's such a great strategy game [Music] M Le three games to two third set by is in the fourth round love 15 pretty good lob it was obvious that that was coming but you know just mistimed it [Applause] bra that's a shot that has had some effect on Mev sort of an off Pace forehand a little bit heavier more spin on it doesn't give any pace for Mev to work with [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 153 31 how many is that now number nine second in this set getting close well almost one away from double digits they've come when he's needed them follow 34 six number giv cab a look t [Applause] [Music] [Applause] yes unhappy with that return just left too short not sure exactly what he wanted to do with it but can't give medy that shot he is so precise on that backand [Applause] 20 shot Ratt Advantage kab I'm going to enjoy prob K around I feel like he's going to scream are you not entertained pretty soon that's awesome this guy is so much fun then Evil Genius does that just swipe out the ring you just had to love the two different personalities that these you guys have and also their game styles are so different that's such the beauty of our sport [Music] I'm really doing what this one ising notic advantage Ki it's a lot of fun that Insight out forand really doing some good work for him he's got medad corner to corner here put away on the overhead more positive stuff coming from the Italian here these fans can't believe it please [Applause] [Music] earned every bit of that game new balls please every bit of it three games old third set hail [Applause] Caesar how much money is this kid going to make off the court he's going to earn it all [Applause] love 15 question for me is who will a new balls help I think it's m bit of slows down well that last game was the slowest the balls will be right the end of their life on this court on this planet yeah maybe not on the planet hopefully donated to some good cause there's lots of them out there but now it speeds up a little bit that helps Mev get a little more pop on it takes away a little time maybe from Caba we'll see this time for hands back of my head I thought the new balls not great Le for the fans of the Italian there's a lot of them in this Stadium [Music] love fortun weary looking game after that great break huh the thing is it doesn't affect meev to play those long rallies it's just built different it's this is the match he wants to be playing exactly [Music] [Music] on game medv medv leads four games through three third set and by two sets to love you are right J Michael vavio kabo is learning an awful lot to I he's got to cheer for nice person um don't like his chances against Med however at the end a 15 [Applause] L first serve percentage in this set's low for medy that's one of the reasons he's having a little bit more trouble holding Ser he's at 40% [Applause] broken in might have got this might have gotten him over the hump that he broke back again now he looks more solid in this game okay that's a shot that you say is his most normal shot yes that is his most normal it's not normal 4 it's unusual it's so fun to watch that The Strokes are what how am I to talk I had a pretty normal looking backhand but I came I had a two-ended forehand I'm not want to talk it's a good shot it's a good shot 1450 [Music] [Applause] [Music] game of leads five GES to 337 hey [Applause] [Music] [Applause] love 15 well that break back a few games ago for caboi might have been the last of his major effort taken a little bit more wind out of the [Applause] [Music] lungs evidence of that as the four forehand missed in the next service G pretty easy hold for medy look at that that's 10 points 9 to one favoring the fifth seed [Music] 15 here the camp still throwing out some forces Mary that's I like it I I love it give me the positivity all day but that energy that he used to break Med and that are breaking him right 154 [Applause] [Applause] 304 next to J game set of match [Music] MRI 63 64 63 looks like danil giving the young Italian encouragement there huh I think so and a little bit of admiration from the Italian as well for what this guy's accomplished in his career and is a whole lot including right here at the open one of the favorites to go all the way perhaps here [Music] [Music] oh what do you think Mary before the match I don't if we've seen a lot of caboi play I I told you I was a fan I was looking forward to this right I think he's one of the most exciting players to come around for a while can't wait to see what he can do in his career just a young career so far look how far he's come in just a year qualifying last year first round they get a big hand to this crowd favorite tonight really funny he stole that shoe again more than anything I think he's he's he can get stronger 10 more matches like this exactly he's going to do a selfie that's nice taking a little time you don't want to rush up this right I agree with you it's a beautiful night against a terrific opponent with an admiring crowd remember remember what he said he wants people to remember his name these people on this court they remember they'll remember his name denal tremendous effort tonight first time playing Flavio how long did it take you to kind of really assess his game yeah I mean it was was a tough match he was uh just a little bit up and down and at one moment started playing much better on my serve than on his so was a tricky match very very humid uh very hot out there I think that makes the conditions a bit slower because I was watching other matches before mine and I was like wow these guys don't attack they're only rallies and then I went on Court and it was exactly the same so yeah it is what it is but happy to win all right now when you your opponent is asking for a lot of love for the crowd in that one game then all of a sudden you started clapping what is that like when your opponent is doing it then all of a sudden you're asking for the love honestly it was fun uh was a tough game love 42 double fults and the crowd wants a break so then I made like almost three Aces or or four in a row so I was like okay give me some love then he came back amazing point then I made like the Wally so was a lot of fun it was a fun match to play uh crowd was pretty full I feel like for such a late time and uh I was enjoying myself that's good now how aware were you of the last couple of nights before you walked out here the couple of monster upsets that we had uh look I I said it before the match that you know on me upsets doesn't really don't really matter the only thing that can make that means the conditions are a bit tricky so the favorites maybe have less margin against the other guys and uh you just have to be more cautious you know if uh if I play good tennis I can win the whole thing if I don't play good I can lose against anyone whatever upset not upset so just have to play my best and uh and try to win all right next up for you you've played a couple of times at Nuno Borges what are your thoughts on that match yeah he's a very tough opponent I played him first in Australian Open and uh he surprised me with how much power he has uh very very like aggressive player I would say so not an easy match I saw him play today uh amazing comeback three match points down so looking forward to playing him again moving on our 2021 Champion denil me [Music] [Music] all right it was a fun match it was straight sets but boy we we sure learned a lot about the 22-year-old from Florence and we also found out that denil medev is playing better with every round J Mar he certainly is he's locked in and he says that if he plays his best tennis he can walk out of this beautiful Stadium the champion I agree with him he played it well tonight he was right there were some ups and downs with Flavio caboi a lot of it a lot of fun to watch it was a lot of fun to watch denil meddev figure things out tonight exactly get it done in straight sets [Music] [Music] you for [Music] Daniel [Music] M okay [Applause] m game and first set MTO [Music] [Applause] game m g m [Applause] game and second set Med [Applause] 30 l game c match Madrid 63 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