2026 US OPEN RECAP DAY 5: Fritz & Gauff Roll, Zverev Survives, & Seeded Upsets

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Just watched, Vera, four and a half hours plus. I'm tired. Can you imagine how he's feeling? No. Still searching for something. He was missing some backhands. Kind of random rally balls. But like, I said to close the match, some people need. They're best tennis, but some need just their best effort. Yeah. You know, if he hasn't dug himself too much of a stand in a hole. Listen, the guy's been winning matches. He's supposed to win for 10 years. It doesn't always go according to this grip. That's what makes sports great. You know, we can talk about the bombs. He'll probably admit them. At one point, he was one backhand winner. It was like almost finished with the second set. That is strange for him. You know, the winner-to-air ratio off that side was, was awkward tonight. He's still trying to find, he was still sending rackets back to the stringer. He didn't like what he was having. I mean, that's not something you're often doing in the fifth set of a match. And you've already played a match in those conditions. Searching for something a little bit, but credit to him, man. Like, getting through that. And I still, I know I say it all the time. And I still don't think tennis universe says it enough. He's a diabetic. Yeah. He's literally checking his instant levels with his little pack every switchover. Like, having to manage that on top of the stressors of everything else is just not something I think. I would have ever wanted to deal with. It's amazing that he does it, doesn't talk about it much. Yeah. Guarantee he won't mention it tonight. No. As a factor for fatigue. I mean, it's just great effort and not his best tennis. Can I ask you, early on, right? He was very vocal towards his dad in his box. Yeah. You know, we're sitting a few rows behind. You know, he just felt like something was made sure. Are you sure it wasn't you? Yeah, he was probably screaming at me. But the, your show sucks. Yeah. And he loves our show. Come on, our show. He does like our show. But my question is, you know, like, when you're searching for something that early, right? And things aren't going right. You know, you're trying to search for what the explanation is. And could it be the racket? Could be, you know, how this person's playing here? I mean, at one point, he sweated through shoes. Yeah. And he had to change his shoes because it was wet. Like, does it just, are there ever matches like that? Or just nothing feels like it's clicking? All the time. Yeah. You play a wall like 15% of the year. Okay. If you're in, you know, other than like the greats of all time. You know, but you make a highlight reel. You make chatter with your upside and your match wins. But you make a career of winning matches you're supposed to win. Mm-hmm. I was pretty good at it. He's very good at it. You know, that's what puts you in the top five for like a long time. Yeah. And he's been there consistently since 2017. So credit to him. I can't even imagine what time he's going to go to sleep. I can't imagine how terrible he's going to feel. I don't even, it's this weird position where there's stuff to work on. But I don't even know if he hit tennis balls tomorrow. Yeah. I think he might just be laying down, getting treatment all day tomorrow. I'll say tomorrow. I guess as soon as he wakes up, as soon as he goes to sleep, props to Jez Green. Used to be the fitness trainer for any Murray. Now working with Varev. His guys are always prepared, always fit. He is one of the best in his field. Can I hit you with a stat of the day here early? It's-- Yeah. Presented by our friends at ServiceNow. It's one. There's now has been one man in the open era to enter a major as the number one seed. And start with back to back five suffers. That's it. It's the only time he's ever been the first time he's been the number one seed. Just make a memory. Just make a memory. He's just writing that record book. 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You know, way game for Yovic, even in America, with Yala Mania. I hope they put on ash. Fantastic. Are we still worried about Rebecca? She'll look great tonight. She'll look great. She's healing in real time. Anasamovah. Anasamovah gets through in three. Ega gets through in straights. Keys. When 7-6 in the third, 10-5. In the third step, Buster. Mira and Drava gets through. We talked about Sverav. Sverav and Fritz are in the same round. Sverav's done what he did. And Fritz went, "Oh, what I want today." Oh, he crushed. He went from the only four games or something he dropped? He went for a jog afterwards. I mean, he had to have. TN ended the grand slam life of Gail Mumphees. Happy trails to Gail Mumphees. One of the true characters in the game. It's the fabric. It's the personalities that make this game so special. He was certainly an outsized one for a long time. YouTube will have a field day with his highlights forever. It is pretty fun. Yeah, I mean, he's fantastic. Learner TN is a great elite ball striker. Corner, corner, corner, corner, corner. His control is speed. I mean, he's. I'm more impressed every single time I watch him. Karen Hatchinoff, taken out FAA. FAA, talking about. I was seeing spots like I've never felt that bad. Dizzy, I don't know what this situation is. Musetti struggled against. He could train her over. Yeah, like he was cooked too. Like, I'm not sure what the deal is. Fee said he felt the same way. I don't know. I know I try to tie everything back to this. So I understand my own bias. And I can't stop thinking about it. But like, when you don't stack, matches back to back days and matches 1,000s. And you have an off day between every single. Like, I don't know. Like, does that have something to do with it? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just making stuff up. Hmm. The old. It's stomach bug. The old Vin Dizzy beats Demon. I know. And his end's cold. I mean, this is Demon's. It ends a run of three consecutive US Open Quarter Finals. Yeah, and he. You know, Demon is. I have all the respect in the world for Demon. You can tell he's pressing in slams. Okay. You know, he wants. I think you want to make that semi-final in a slams so bad. Saw it against Caboli or Wimbledon. He hit his last shot. He missed it today and just stood there. Like, again. Vin Dizzy and his go play great. Caboli drops the first set. Advances. That's all I got, Mike. Ega, Ega rolled. I said Ega rolled. Did you? Look at it. It's pretty late. I have a line through it right there. It's pretty late. Boom! Boom! Michael Zhang, our 8-sleep sleeper pick. Oh, there you go. He got through. He got through. Against my boo. And then, Quim Wen. Did you. I did not hit that. Five consecutive wins. It came through qualifying, so. I didn't say it. I should have. Give me a fucking break. It's 2.40 in the morning. I know, Venus and Serena take the court in like. 12 minutes. It was like. Was that 7 o'clock? I'm gonna have a lot more enthusiasm at noon on Red Zone tomorrow with you banks. That'll be fun right around live on ESPN 2 We will be back with you tomorrow night. I'm gonna be full of energy fully caffeinated all the things Do you know you know Vedas and Serena are playing my a joint. That's great. Yeah, my a joint just can't get away from From Serena Williams Imagine last year if you would have said you play Serena Williams twice next year when she was retired Ridiculous. That's that's pretty funny. Thanks to Cadillac the official vehicle of The US open. This is fun. I could not be shooting this on the way home. This is pretty great There's a pretty great. This is pretty great. It's been quick serve brought to you by service now. Will What I'm out there We'll see tomorrow I have my dream job, but even dream jobs have not so dreamy parts. That's where service now's AI specialist come in They don't just tell you what to do about your busy work. 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