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Visit MichelobUltra.com slash SuperiorAccess to enter. Enjoy responsibly. Copyright 2026 Anheuser-Busch InBev Michelob Ultra Beer St. Louis, Missouri. All right, back to the show. Obviously, the story of the day. What's Carlos going to give us? All of it. All of it. He looked. I can't imagine a better match coming back. Than what Carlos played today as we're going through the Midtown Tunnel. So hopefully we don't lose you. That's how this works. Because we're currently underground. Is that like a cell phone signal? Are you sure? Yeah. Pretty sure. It's in the computer. What about you? Is there a tunnel button? DJ Jazzy, Jeff. DJ Jazzy, Techie Sean back there. Just mixing live your greatest hits. Worrying about the forehand speed? Today, at least, it was higher than it was last year. Closed out sets well, movement was on point. Now, the game is there. Any errors, he's only going to get better with more match play. We don't know how he's going to pull up. We don't know if the risk is going to be sore tomorrow. That's the unknown. But as far as I test for just the tennis piece of it, exceeded expectations, which, you know, I chose him in the bracket. I thought he was going to be fine. Or I thought, but I also thought he was going to have to work his way in. Yeah, he was ready to go. I mean, it was, it was. You know, that's, normies can't relate to doing that. I felt like I needed all the time, all the practice, all the matches, all the, all the stuff to feel comfortable. Uh, it was just right back. And he said he was nervous. He did not look nervous. He looked fine. He looked cool as a cucumber, right? He looked totally normal. And that, that was going to be my stat of the day was going to be 139, which is. Was or is? Was. There's some other good ones. I'll do it. It currently is. Okay. It currently is. There's two of them. Do you want us to vote? 139 days since Carlos had last played a match. Yeah. Right. And so like, you've talked about that a lot about time off, but yeah, I mean, he's now the second fastest man, uh, to 25 wins at the U S open, uh, behind just Johnny Mac. He's 25 and three. Johnny Mac did it 1981. He was 25 and two. So yeah. Yeah. I mean, he's got to kind of slot back into pole position. I mean, now that we kind of have a sample size, I mean, he showed up. Would you, would you guys take, would you guys take any other player over him? So not. Not him versus the field, but an individual player, you know, if you had to bet a, a pinky on it, no, it would be Carlos at this point, I think. I mean, a hundred percent. Yeah. I mean, that's, it's an insane thing to say, but, but here we are, um, guys, I got some grief. I had made, you know, it was up in the booth night match. First time doing a match in Ash ever commentating Chris Fowler. Pretty fun. Felt like I did. Okay. Oh my God. I made a mistake. Oh, really? Yeah. And all you losers that are my friends just started texting away. You fucking pricks. Like just, I didn't, we couldn't hear you. No, I'm not saying you, you guys are simple. Don't look at me. I know, but I'm telling you. Oh, okay. Yeah. I'm telling you about Dean and Knowles and Davenport and all these nuggets that were just, I was like, Brian, I was trying to, you know, Brian Shelton is one. He coached a female NCAA women's team championship in a men's. I was like a Florida. And they're like, and Lindsay goes, it was at Georgia. I'm like a, I'm like an autopilot at this point. I'm like, as Georgia, I know Brian was at Georgia tech. He's from Atlanta. Ben was born in Atlanta. And so then I get 17 texts and 17 emails at Georgia tech. I'm like, okay, guys, I think the point is that he's a good coach. He's a good coach guys. It's five, one. We're trying to get through the finish line. So is that before or after Chris Fowler played the footage of you saying that broadcasting was easy? That was after. That was after. Yeah. I, for those who aren't aware, I. Not hot one time on air. Cause I could hear what they were 11. I could hear what they were saying in the, like the fountain set. Yeah. And I hadn't played a match and I don't know how long. And they were just, I won and they were just getting cooked. And so I was pissed. And Fowler comes on and he's like, Oh, was it the analyst? Does it ever affect what you say? And I'm like, this is a hard job. You just say, should have done this. Great. Next. It's a great, it's a great take. Yeah. Anyway. So we laughed about it. We have obviously been over it for a while, but they played it. Yeah. Everyone was all over me. Cause I didn't say Georgia tech. Here we are. It's hard. Thought I, uh, hard job. I thought I was, I was a guy. I would just promise you. I was trying. I was trying my best. I was trying so hard. I had notes. You had notes and everything. I had notes. I had a microphone. Wow. The studio, the commentary box wasn't on wheels. You know, it was lame. It was great. Can we, can we talk a little bit more about what broke down in pieces game? Oh, that's the, that's why I have it circled. 17 times. Biggest story of the day. I know we wanted to stress test Carlos. This is why tennis is like, when you hear us making prediction, it's based in data. It's based in eye test. It's based in history. Since the past, when he was really good, was still bad in New York. Right. Hasn't done anything of note. You know, feasts look like a top three player in Cincinnati rolling into the open. I think he was five and oh, against Steph before this match, like there's not a single thing that would suggest that this would have been, uh, upset, special Magoo, but that's why you play the matches. That's why tennis is awesome. Right. Steph hasn't forgotten how to play tennis. He knows how to play tennis. Um, I was impressed Steph down a set and a break. Like he's been, you know, normally at that point, at least recent history, you could see that frustration and he would wear it and he would, you, you could guess it and you could see it, you know? Split from his dad. Maybe that alleviates some stress when you don't see your dad freaking out on the sidelines. Yeah. You know, you're reacting off of that, but feasts, I mean, you know, fairly or unfairly, this loss is going to potentially feed a narrative or not, not even a narrative, but like, I think it's legit to question, does he need to figure out how to play a longer format? Right. He has, he's been hurt a lot. So he's missed a bunch of slams in the last two years. He hasn't had a big result in a slam yet. And now he's good enough to bear expectations, right? So then when you have expectations, there's a microscope and we start nitpicking results, right? So he has a result like that. And now he's going to have to prove that he can put two weeks together. Best of five. Um, this was a shocking loss. This is not one that he's going to probably wear well for the next little bit. Cause he looked, I could not have been more impressed with him in, uh, in Cincinnati. And he just was a little bit all over the place. It was incomplete. He controlled this match and just let it slip. I mean, this would be the first time since 2023 that the men's Cincy open winner did not go on to win the U S open since when, since 2023, really Novak one since he and 23 won the open 23 center one, 24 open 24, our crest 25, 25. Yeah. So Carlos and center have won the open the last three years or Novak or Novak. Yep. I mean, it, it, it, Cincy is a, is a pretty accurate read normally. So different. I mean, that's, that's why you lay some up, but that was, that was a shocking result. Uh, that, that was, that was the episode of the day that was like, I was, I was very surprised. I was texting, texting with a friend. I said, I just don't see how stuff is going to be able to make consistent enough gains, um, to fight it off. And I'm a dummy, you know, but I know a lot of people hear that. Wait, hold on. Do you hear it? No. It was either. It was either someone honking in New York traffic or that was a bracket exploding. Where's JW? Has he, has anyone done a wellness check? JW's actually not that bad. Oh, really? No, you guys are tied. Yeah, I know, but I still have people in the tournament. Yeah, yeah, no, I'm just, I'm just saying in this moment. Very clear difference. Let's see. Let's see what JW's got. Between the two. All right. I, can I just say one thing? He's got a lot of red. Can I just say one thing very clearly to get it off my chest? Yeah. Brian Shelton is, is a great coach. You know, not only with Ben and that dynamic, but he's the only coach in NCA history to have coached a women's team to a national title at Georgia Tech and a men's team to a national title at Florida. Yeah. Really impressive. Obviously different skill sets for different people. It was fantastic. Now, if you just copy and paste that to all the losers in my text messages, I would appreciate it. Anyways. Pretty fun. Pretty fun doing shows from a car. We're in the middle of a Manhattan right now. - Efficiency right now. - This is great. - On our way home. - Some serious, serious sleep. - Great night at the courts. - It's a pleasure to roll around in a Cadillac, the official vehicle of the U.S. Open. Quick serve brought to you by ServiceNow. - Day two. - We'll see you later today. - Oh my gosh. I have my dream job, but even dream jobs have not so dreamy parts. They don't just tell you what to do about your busy work. They actually do it. That way your team can focus on what matters. - Labor Day savings are happening now at the Home Depot with select appliances starting at $399. Plus, save up to an extra thousand dollars and get free delivery on appliance purchases of $998 or more. 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