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Lifestyle of Longevity: Hi everyone!
K: Hi.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Hi.
K: Hello.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Welcome back to the tennis bakery. We've been off a few days, but here we are again. This is your tennis fan podcast. We've made a podcast. We being Christina. christina and myself, Kati. We've made a little tennis podcast because we love chatting about tennis and we thought we'd let you guys.
Lifestyle of Longevity: share our thoughts on tennis so you can listen in on two friends chatting about one of their favorite sports and not only what's happening on the court but also off the court And here we are continuing our chats on the US Open. twenty twenty six which is on at the moment.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And we recorded some daily shows last week, um but we took a little break over the weekend because we were busy. So we have a lot to catch up on. We have a lot to catch up on
K: I think so too.
Lifestyle of Longevity: We have um basically all the matches that happened. Friday to Saturday, Saturday to Sunday, and Sunday to Monday.
K: Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: and anything else that happened in between so um
K: A lot to talk about.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes. What? What's the number one thing that comes to your mind when you think about... the tennis that happened over the weekend i've got to add because i was working i did not see All too much tennis.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um But... I did see some. And I think I'm pretty much up to date on most of the stuff that happened.
K: Yes, a similar disclaimer goes for me. I was traveling over the weekend and with a lot of... our friends so it was a huge group and I did.
K: have tennis on most of the time, but... I didn't watch too actively, I would say, but I watched a few matches also actively with others joining me of the friends group. So that's nice.
K: um And the one thing that... Oh God. Amen. So many things happened, right? So many things happened, but like positively. so speaking and maybe starting on a positive note, because I think also there happened quite some upsets um over the weekend. and Carlos moved on to the quarters.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think that was one of the most boring things that happened in these two in these three evenings.
K: okay
Lifestyle of Longevity: but Okay, let's lead with that.
K: Yeah you always find Carlos boring. You could also say he's playing well and she's he's playing efficient.
Lifestyle of Longevity: No, somebody play...
K: but you mostly find it boring.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I do.
K: I i understand.
Lifestyle of Longevity: At the moment I find it boring. It's just boring. It's a bit like when Cine plays. It's just...
K: Yeah, interesting that you mentioned that, because that's exactly what I um told my daughter yesterday evening. Like, it's it's starting to get boring because he is so good. It's a bit similar to the... Cinematches.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: And I was not expecting this because nobody knew how he would. kind of come into the tournament but he's playing really well apart from his serve speed I think it is really Oh God.
K: He's really playing well. The only things that I found not so boring with these matches was his kind of transition of his...
Lifestyle of Longevity: Kid.
K: Outfits.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes.
K: Because first um of all, when he played the first match over the weekend or like Friday. evening German time, and he was playing with... A vest underneath his top.
K: That was to prevent Nipplegate from happening again. Which... I find just looks strange. when he's wearing this vest underneath.
K: I really would prefer the nipple gate over this strange vest, even though I find nipple gate also a bit strange. So...
Lifestyle of Longevity: Apparently they are... um It was once a white vest, once a black vest. So different kinds of vests are being... offered and they're also Nike branded. So it's all. Let's try this.
K: On brand.
Lifestyle of Longevity: in theme as possible i can just imagine that he felt so bad about telling travis scott that They design shit.
K: I mean the design isn't shit but it's just not suitable for tennis. Nya!
Lifestyle of Longevity: And. find the fit.
K: But... um On... ah the second match he played over the weekend, he was wearing a light blue top. Also from the same Travis Scott Nike collection. And I have to say, I found the outfit really not not great. um Because I don't like the matching of the black and the light blue. I think it's just...
K: too stark of a contrast and I think it looked flat. I didn't like that outfit.
Lifestyle of Longevity: With the black. You mean with the black vest underneath?
K: And also with the black trousers, yes.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Oh, they were black trousers. I didn't even tell.
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I was wearing my orange, you know, blue light glasses.
K: Oh, then the outfit might have been more interesting for you actually.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Just all looked a bit yellow as it does, but you know.
K: But having said that... I really start to like light blue. for this upcoming fall season. So I really have my eyes on the light blue because I've seen it also on some fashion um accounts that I'm following um on Instagram.
K: And I do get the light blue. I just think the execution has not been done. well for carlos's new kit and i'm not a fan not a fan of the vest not a fan of The new outfit. And I'm just hoping he goes back to the one that he wore together when he played ah with um Serena.
K: Because I think that was actually the best.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes. A fun one.
K: The best.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, yeah
K: Outfit. But anyway, now next up, he's playing against and Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals, and he was not aware.
Lifestyle of Longevity: That's it. That will be fun.
K: of the fact
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes, that was funny.
K: that he is going. to play against Ben Shelton because he was confronted and in an interview. with Andy Roddick. um I think it was a live interview. or it
Lifestyle of Longevity: It was, yes, for yeah ESPN.
K: Mm hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Mm hmm.
K: um he was confronted by Andy that he would be playing either against Ben or... Who was the other guy playing Ben won against?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Um,
K: Mmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Was it Danielle? No, that was TFO. Ben was playing against Tsitsipas.
K: Anyway, so he would he would be playing against either Ben or the other one and because...
Lifestyle of Longevity: It's a deep house. City bus.
K: Tsitsipas, yeah, right. ah Because at that point... Ben hadn't hadn't won yet. And Carlos was just very confused because he thought he would be playing against either Medvedev or Big Fo, so Tiafo.
K: And I just think it's like, what? What? you You don't know? who you're playing against.
Lifestyle of Longevity: See, I'm not...
K: I mean, for some players, this is kind of, for some players, this is...
Lifestyle of Longevity: I'm not the only one who thought the draw was...
K: Something that they do on purpose, right? They don't look at the draw because they want to be surprised by whom they're playing against next. But that's not the case for Carlos normally. And so it's just a mistake. and and I am thinking, okay.
K: Have they started now prepping? like for Medvedev or Big Foe. or do they do or Or maybe they don't even do a certain prepping because he can play against anybody and just win. So like whoever's on...
K: on court facing him.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, so maybe Carlos doesn't care about the door anymore.
K: Yeah, maybe he's like... elevated to this state. Where he has this godlike... kind of whoever's coming up I will beat them
Lifestyle of Longevity: Now I told you at the beginning when we when we did the draw session that I don't find the draw that... interesting anymore. And I think Carlos is again going. he he He hears me.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So he's decided to ignore the draw.
K: It's really interesting. I found it interesting. Also. um Another thing that I researched. which is on a completely different note. Is that...
Lifestyle of Longevity: But is somehow related to anything we said so far or just another random thing?
K: No. No, it's completely random, has nothing to do with anything we just discussed or discussed in any of the... former episodes.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Okay. Then go for it.
K: Do you still want to hear it?
Lifestyle of Longevity: I do.
K: I am. researched and in detail. the um Parts. of ingredients that belong to the honey juice famous US s Open drink.
K: um to see whether and this would be a good drink for us if we ever travel to the US Open. And... um As already expected. It's not.
K: And it is even worse than I thought. Because it is. I think it's not even, it's not only unhealthy, which is something that, okay, you can You can still drink it, right? If it tastes nice, but I think.
K: Like the taste is just super super super super super super super sweet. And so therefore. not something I think that's suitable for us.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well. This gives me opportunity. I wasn't going to talk about this, but I will now um to let you know that I had also researched what goes into a honeydews and I'd actually developed a healthy non -alcoholic version that you would.
K: if
K: Really. I think that's a good idea.
Lifestyle of Longevity: That you for you that you would have got if you had come to my house today.
K: Oh!
K: Oh no!
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes.
K: Ugh. Damn.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But... You're not getting it now. My kids are excited because now they're going to get it instead.
K: Ugh. And will you tell me what's in there?
Lifestyle of Longevity: No.
K: Okay. Okay. Good. Anyway, so the...
Lifestyle of Longevity: But it hasn't got the vodka that a typical one has, nor the raspberry. Syrup. That a normal one has.
K: nor the lemonade.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well lemonade there's different versions of a lemonade you can do
K: Okay. Sort of healthy about it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: The sugar -free lemonade. Yeah.
K: Yeah, sorry. Um, Yeah, now I'm even more sad than I have been before to not being able to come to your house tonight. And I think or I hope that you will enjoy the drink with your kids.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes. I'm interested to see how we managed to do the round melon balls that go inside that look like tennis balls. and They're made out of honey honeydew honeydew melon. and And yes, I'm interested to see how that's going to...
Lifestyle of Longevity: Turn out. If it turns out looking like anything, I'll post a picture on Instagram. So don't be surprised if you don't find any at all. Amen. um Yes, I actually found... the The most interesting things that I saw going on at the weekend was the match against Iala against Jovic.
K: m
Lifestyle of Longevity: That was a huge highlight for me. Also the Taylor Townsend story. like how she passed on she lost against abelanka yesterday but i think she did So, so well moving on and all the.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Um... All the things she's saying and how she's using... The platform to create change is just great. And in general, actually though, I sat down today and I had a look at what was left of the draw.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And I think when we come to the men's. Um, It's just crazy. um how it's turned out now because in Svarevs. Half.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And he they still have to play the... Round four. So they're round of 16. So they're one day behind Carlos' half, so to say. And Carlos' is half, we already know who's paying.
Lifestyle of Longevity: the quarterfinals. So there we know the final four. um it was fair ofside We still have eight people. And it's just crazy that... There isn't a single other top 10 player there with him.
Lifestyle of Longevity: anymore. um And three of the... Eight guys that are still there aren't seated, even. And... You know, there's like, I think there's number 14. I think his number 14 and the others are in like seated in the twenties.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So. It's bananas that... One of the guys that are in there is going to be in the semifinals of the US Open. At least one, if not two. if Sverev doesn't make it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um But it's just bananas because now his side suddenly looks really easy. Anu.
K: Yes, it is just crazy, right? Things that happened on the men's side.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And I find in comparison Carlos said it does not look easy.
K: Not anymore.
Lifestyle of Longevity: No.
K: No, especially the next match.
Lifestyle of Longevity: No, no. Yeah, Shelton, and then I guess...
K: I think.
Lifestyle of Longevity: It could very well be that he'll be playing Tiafoe next. Um... Yeah, those are the two two um he has to go through three Americans most likely. in one go. The reason why Zverev's side is looking so light is because I think especially two big names went out and that is Fritz and Koboli.
Lifestyle of Longevity: They were both on Zverev's side and both... ones that would have been interesting for him, I think. and they But they would have played each other and in in this round. And now, instead of that, we're looking at, I think, Surundulo.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Versus ah blocks.
K: Yep.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah. That's just something very different than Fritz against Koboli.
K: It's so different. I was really, really looking forward to Fritz against Koboli. I was really, really excited about this match, which is now not happening. I did not watch the Fritz game. um But I did watch almost all of the Cavalli game. um And it was... um Bad.
K: It was really bad. And I just think it's... um It's really so interesting because i'm I'm also happy, of course, for Blocks because he played well and he kind of made his way through, but he's just... this this very They also call him the Iceman, right? So he's just a very...
K: um calm or like On the outside, he looks like more controlled and calm and... He doesn't... let his emotions show in a way that other players or like, for example, Cavalli does. And I think just that just makes him so much more difficult to understand.
K: as a person from the outside and also I think more difficult for people to.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: to like him because he is just... um It's hard to get a grip. on him. I'm not saying he should change because that's his personality. I'm just observing the fact what it does to me. When I see him. um play against Kobali and then winning because I'm just not so excited about his match now going forward.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, I think he's sometimes not very smart. about the way he acts but interacts with the crowd. Like, he was doing... some amazing shot making. And when he did, and the crowd was leaning towards Koboli.
Lifestyle of Longevity: strongly and then sometimes when he did great shots he didn't just say like oh come on How did you like that? He was like... uh -huh And are you going to cheer for me now or what?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Are you actually, are you going to cheer for me now or what? uh -huh And it was like a bit sulky. And I was like, yeah, dude, that's not going to work. ah That's all good to watch.
K: Yeah. It's a bit of a Of a bus kill, right?
Lifestyle of Longevity: He isn't
K: Not the upcoming one.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, it wasn't it's not the right approach. I think if you're trying to win people over
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So. I... I thought he wasn't doing it very, very smart. Um, The only other thing that I have to say about Blocks is that ah my kids call him the guy with the perfect hair.
Lifestyle of Longevity: since.
K: Oh really?
Lifestyle of Longevity: When was this? Yes. Because his hair is always...
K: I didn't even notice his hair.
Lifestyle of Longevity: just It's just... Perfect. Like I'm not saying it's...
K: Oh.
Lifestyle of Longevity: the best cut or something, but it's just. it not not a single hair moves It's always...
K: Oh because it is so straight and like... Ice, ice -like.
Lifestyle of Longevity: No, but But... No, it's not straight. it's ah it's ah I would say it's a completely normal... male haircut. Nothing special about it. It's not a buzz cut, it's not... anything spectacular, it's just regular hair, but he styles it in a way that it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Like, it's also like... the perfect length length that's perfectly trimmed and it just doesn't move a single bit.
K: A lot of hair product. It's going in there.
Lifestyle of Longevity: ah Yeah, and and the interviewer actually asked him about it because I thought it was so funny because my kids have called him this since he played against Zverev. Was that the French or was that? I think it was the French, where he played against Zverev and they saw him and they they thought it was interesting. that he had this perfect hair, the perfect hair guy.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And... um and Now the interviewer actually asked him about it on the encore interview. and said so what do you do with your hair to keep it so perfect you know it never goes aside and he just wasn't really able to answer that question in a very interesting manner so i thought that could have been a fun quote but nothing came so Oh well.
K: Mm -mm.
K: What a shame. That would have been his opening.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes. I was wondering if you heard um that Kobali again had things delivered to him during the match, which were fun.
K: Oh, no, i don't I don't think so. I didn't. ah The the and sound wasn't on when I was watching, so I might have missed a few bits.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So. um It was in the in the fourth set and things weren't going well. And he had someone bring him a Coke. Hoo -hoo -hoo!
K: Along with the M and &Ms.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Playing professional tennis, he's like... No, without the M &M's, he was just like, I want a Coca -Cola, please.
K: Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And then someone had to bring him a Coca -Cola.
K: That's so fitting.
Lifestyle of Longevity: oh so So, yeah, I thought that was hilarious. So Blox, I think, didn't have the best attitude, but I thought Kawali's attitude was terrible. He was like a little child. He was all,
K: That's... True.
Lifestyle of Longevity: He was like sulky and... Complaining and... not nice to his box.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: Yeah, he was just not... No. Also afterwards, he said he had no energy, right? For this match. And I think that's... That's what it looked like as well. Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah. Same.
K: No, that that wasn't so good. um You briefly touched on Townsend Sabalenka already. um That's a match I also watched.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Mm hmm.
K: um
Lifestyle of Longevity: Can I just, um can we should we do the guys first, finish the men?
K: Yeah. Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um Because I'm just thinking that... ahve I wrote this at the beginning as well. I think Zverev's like, well... Thank you, Mr. Sarundulo, because he was playing in parallel to the Kabaly match was the Fritz match. They were going on.
Lifestyle of Longevity: about the same time. And fer Fritz was um two sets and a break. Ahead. And then Sorundulo just took over the match and won the match. And Fritz was a strong favorite. So this was very shocking. And I was thinking, how fitting. Zverev is very happy because he really didn't want to play against Fritz. It's one of the people he... mostly loses against.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And Sorondolo's going to take him at him out just as Sorondolo's... brother. took out Yannick Sinner in the French Open. For him.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So I'm thinking the serundulos are like a... a gang They're like this biker gang
K: Supporting Sverev.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes. this They clean the path. They go around like kicking out top seeds left and right to make the. make way. For Sasha. I think he was he was grateful for that. um that's That's a man's thing. And speaking of Fritz.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Um, as you know i follow his ex -girlfriend morgan riddle because i think she's a really cool woman and I was looking at her stories today and she posted a so she was posting a story of a dinner she went to in Southampton I'm going to show you the picture.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So it says... It says family dinner.
K: Yeah. Oh, I can't see who's on that picture. Is it Taylor Fripps?
Lifestyle of Longevity: I don't know but I swear that...
K: The one like at the front with the curly hair.
Lifestyle of Longevity: That really looks... no the one in the white shirt have a look in her story it should still be online Now I have been searching the internet because if she's at a dinner and the seat next to him is free, so I'm guessing that's hers.
Lifestyle of Longevity: next to this person. I swear to God, it looks like Taylor Fritz. And I'm like. Is she going? Like, why is she going to a dinner with Taylor? But no one else on the internet has noticed this. it' is This is top notch investigative journalism stuff again.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But I think the guy looks like Taylor Fritz. he wears ah He has a watch like Taylor Fritz on the left hand as Taylor Fritz does, but lots of people have watches on left hands. Have you found the story?
K: Yeah, yeah, I'm looking at the picture right now. It could be him. Could also not be him.
Lifestyle of Longevity: It could be both but it...
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think it... Like. It's not.
K: Hmm. Family dinner.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah!
K: But I mean, she wouldn't include him in a... family dinner right also the way she talked about their relationship it doesn't seem like
Lifestyle of Longevity: I know. This is why I was confused.
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: but the guy also has like the hair like him when the part you know with the it looks just like his hair that's the thing and not many people have hair like taylor fritz
K: Hmm. Yeah, yeah
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I'm confused. i had it So I did research. So um watch. The only thing... other I can see about this guy is the watch. And Taylor Fritch has a golden watch, which he always wears. And I think that looks like a golden watch.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Now, not so many people wear golden watches.
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But no one else on the internet.
K: It could be him. Well, that would be a surprise.
Lifestyle of Longevity: is thinking about this yet.
K: But you never know.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Is this a soft launch? Has something happened? We do not know. I'm very confused.
K: We will have our eyes on Morgan Riddle.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But since he has refused to speak to anyone or any anything since the press conference, He hasn't even posted about the fact that he lost. The game he is suffering. So also it would be kind of weird for him to go and hang out with a load of people at like a family style dinner.
K: Big time.
Lifestyle of Longevity: That makes me think.
K: Maybe it was a pity dinner.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Maybe it was. We don't know. Anyway, um and let's have a look. um
Lifestyle of Longevity: The only other man's comment that I have was, yes, of course, Carlos not knowing what his draw is next. And you mentioned Andy Roddick, who asked him the question. Now, Andy Roddick is... um obviously a former fantastic tennis player who also won the US Open. the last American man to win the US Open. So he's waiting for... new men to come up and have the win the US Open. And besides working for ESPN at some of the tournaments, he also has a tennis podcast. called Served, which I really enjoy listening to. And during the Grand Slams, he does daily shows. So if you're looking for an ex -player's opinion on...
Lifestyle of Longevity: especially the stuff happening. on the court and erotic is a really good place to go because i like the way he he does it and have you seen where he records his podcast at the moment
K: Yeah, he does a video podcast every day when he's driving home from... like the US Open to his home, and in a Cadillac. And they installed a podcast studio inside a Cadillac.
K: And they do the report the recording there, which I found really funny.
Lifestyle of Longevity: It's so awesome. It's so time efficient. It's very Andy. They're very time efficient about this podcast. It's no faff. It's all just getting stuff done. When they were in Wimbledon, they always did it from their little hut in Wimbledon. But now in in New York, obviously, they have to travel.
Lifestyle of Longevity: from A to B a bit more. and so Being efficient as they are. They've installed a podcast studio in. the car and the first day the sound was terrible And now I don't know what they did because it sounds okay now. but I think it's like next level goals for podcasting.
Lifestyle of Longevity: To have it like installed in.
K: But.
Lifestyle of Longevity: your car or on your bike or whatever you want to do.
K: That makes me remember the discussion discussion that we had for our other podcast Lifestyle of Longevity a while ago. um that we would really love to record it walking.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, yeah, he's like he's inspiring me for this
K: Like through a wood. Mmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think it could be possible.
K: So. Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So, yeah. So, but now you want to talk about Taylor Townsend and Savvy. Off to the women.
K: Yes. No, I just. Wanted to mention how cool I found i found Taylor Townsend and in all of her story because I wasn't invested in her story so much before this US Open. Also, she was and injured.
K: I think, right? Also quite a while. That's why um she wasn't. and doing so well. But... um Like the thing that I found. um Really most interesting was the thing that one of the commentators told about her history and with the USTA when she was still a junior player.
K: um where there was a situation where... She was already back then one of the best juniors in the world. i'm One of the best female juniors in the world. And she wanted to travel to different tournaments. And the USTA, which is the... um United States Tennis Association association um didn't want and didn't allow her to ummit they allowed her to travel, but they wouldn't let they wouldn't pay the travel expenses for the traveling.
Lifestyle of Longevity: he
K: um on one condition and that was for her to lose weight
Lifestyle of Longevity: I heard they didn't what they they didn't like that she... Wasn't super skinny. but I didn't hear they refused. to be Oh, dear.
K: Mm -hmm. They were critiquing her fitly her level of fitness and her... like weighing too much in their point of view.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Physique. Yeah.
K: And so they gave her. like the goal to kind of. Yeah, lose weight. And after that, they would pay also the travel expenses, but not before that.
K: and um Yeah, obviously her mother went furious when they told them that. And then the mother paid the travel expenses, which which was not so easy for the family, I understood.
K: And to a later point, the USDA also apologized to them, also repaid the travel expenses. But there was a point in time.
Lifestyle of Longevity: m
K: where she was really discriminated for her weight even though as i as i already mentioned At that point, she was already the best female junior or one of the best female junior players in the world.
K: And I just think. This... it It... is just... One of those stories where you think, really? Like, really?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: And. um Yet even more, I think you adore. kind of the the woman that she became and like the See you. self -aware and really strong woman. that she is with this also cool outfit that she um stepped onto court, right? It was like a...
K: It almost looked like a yeti coat. It was a really long coat, I think, made of feathers or... I'm not sure whether it were feathers, but it looked like feathers.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Hmm.
K: And it really looked so cool also with her black shiny dress or like some sparkly elements to it as well. And I just thought. It was also such a great start into the into the match because there were so many breaks, right? A break, re -break, break, re -break. It was just going wild at the beginning. And I was really like expecting the... best match because it was just so great at the beginning but then after after that i think it got bit
K: like flat and wasn't, wasn't as exciting anymore because just Sabalenka. played so well and just well won very efficiently in the end. But I just think, oh, God, with this story of Taylor Townsend just makes me.
K: Like her even more. And it's it's just great that I... kind of got to know her a bit better this ah US Open. I'm thankful for that.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, she's awesome. She's so awesome that they've actually put her... She's also playing doubles because she... She seeded number one in doubles here at this tournament. she's no At the moment, I don't think they're number one in doubles. like in the rankings, but they're seeded number one and they definitely used to be number one doubles. And they actually put those two on Louis Armstrong tonight as a game. So they kicked off.
Lifestyle of Longevity: They kicked out one of the... The men's games. and put them on the grandstand to make space for Taylor Townsend because she's also such a beloved player. People love watching her.
Lifestyle of Longevity: They love watching her matches. So they're only making play plays for her. She's um she's also a single mum. of a five -year -old boy. um which makes it of course so challenging like how do you fit that into your entire travel schedule and everything. And anyway.
K: Yeah, really crazy.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think she's amazing.
K: Another note on that. on that match and did Sabalenka always have this bright green racket?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Oh I don't know.
K: Because I just... It just came to my attention in this match and I think it's really beautiful.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well, we know how we're gonna find out that now, don't we?
K: It's such a beaut - Tch. Beautiful green racket. Similarly to, I think, the orangey -red racket of Corpoli is amazing.
K: And I just think this green racket could be such a... Great thing for her. But I'm not aware if she maybe already had it before any other matches.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I'm just checking her Instagram and yes, she did have it before.
K: Really a great... Racket.
Lifestyle of Longevity: like green and a bit like It has a pattern on it.
K: yeah
Lifestyle of Longevity: It's not just pure, like Kabbali's I think is quite iconic because it's just this very bright.
K: Yep.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And this looks like it has also has like zebra.
K: Mmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Print on it.
K: I didn't even see that. Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Mm. When one looks yes, apparently she's liking the zebra look
K: She's going for it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: She's doing zebra all over. no high hopes for her that's going to be lots of fun yeah I definitely enjoyed Eala Jovic the most when it comes to to women like I said before um
K: I haven't watched them at much. Tell us about it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Oh I think it was the best match so far of the tournament. It was absolutely amazing. These two girls are just absolutely amazing. They are both Gen Z. They're very cool. um of course the ally with her story from the philippines you know she's like this budding superstar yo which is an american a woman And they're very good friends. They're best.
Lifestyle of Longevity: i don't know if they're best friends but they're just very very close they hang out in private all the time they they I mean, they spend the whole year together on tour and are really good friends with each other. So it was very like exciting to see them play together. And one thing that I realized about myself um when I was watching it was that I was getting so annoyed. um with The crowd. So that in the end, I was for Jovic.
K: Okay.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And this is a And I think it's it's a carty thing. So when people start hyping up players And it becomes like really cool to be a fan of that player.
Lifestyle of Longevity: This is kind of also like my Carlos antithesis. He's so cool that I can't be fan because it's just like, I find he's getting unfair props. To a certain extent.
Lifestyle of Longevity: from from people. And like, for example, that Novak doesn't where I'm like, but he's. The goat. Like, why is why isn't he getting... The props.
Lifestyle of Longevity: that other people like like if that's if if you do the the carlos nova comparison and also i think that was part of this the thing with novak and rafa and and roger Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: The others were just cooler for some kind of reason. And therefore, even though this other guy was catching up was as good as them and ended up being better than them in the end, if you look at history.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um It's still always about Rafa and... um And Roger. who were also Absolutely amazing players. But something triggers me about that, about people jumping on the hype train.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And I always feel like I have to go then for something else. And it's not about me going for the underdog. That's not it, as we already discussed. It's not like me like being like, oh, I'm for the worst. I'm always for the worst. That's definitely not it. But it's normally I go then for the player who's really good and just not getting. the love because they're just not cool enough.
Lifestyle of Longevity: for some kind of reason. And in this game, it just really ticked me off. They were. They're playing in America. Jovic is American. She is, she's the same age. She's also Gen Z. She's also up and coming. Why is everyone cheering for Yana? She's doing this. The same shots she's playing.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Better than her. So why is everyone for Ayala? Like what has Jovic done? What has Jovich done? it but Apart from being absolutely fabulous.
K: But were they unfair? to Jovic?
Lifestyle of Longevity: No, but as it is when 80 % of the crowd cheers for the one ball and 20 % cheers for the other. No one was booing or anything. But still, it's like...
Lifestyle of Longevity: You know, in her encore interview afterwards, she was like, um I know you weren't all for me today, but I love you anyway. And I'm like, oh man, you're playing. You're playing at home. This isn't okay.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And very often I've i've read um articles when it comes to Novak that some people assume it's because he's from like the Eastern European region. He has an Eastern European name and automatically people just like to lean towards.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Not Eastern European or Russian or sounding names. because because she you know she's She's American. Yeah. And it just ticks me off. And I just realized it's a pattern with me.
Lifestyle of Longevity: because it's the same thing for example with the whole Fonseca thing. Yeah, so Fonseca. Still up and coming, I would say. um on the male side from Brazil.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, great story. Everyone's like, ooh, Fonseca. And I'm like, no, Mensik. Yeah. the The one with the Eastern European name again. Who's playing better than Fonseca? Same, I think maybe even same year. I don't know. They're definitely, they came up together. Let's put it that way.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And he's the one who's actually. you know pulling the shots and he's the one who well now he's out the u .s open but he he got quite far and he's consistently going far and slams like why isn't he getting the love And he won the doubles.
Lifestyle of Longevity: for example, yeah? And it's just like... I want this guy to get the love. As well. Yeah. And it just. Yep. ticks me off when people are like overhyped and get the love and the love isn't given.
Lifestyle of Longevity: To the other players who. Would deserve it too.
K: I think that's beautiful. That's a call for more fairness.
Lifestyle of Longevity: You're the fairness.
K: I guess.
Lifestyle of Longevity: It's a call to not always... Only follow the hype. It's a call to... You know, if you... really sit down and deal with the players and then you realize, oh no, but I... I really love this player who's really hyped, then, you know, cool.
Lifestyle of Longevity: like Like with me and Taylor Townsend. Yeah? Like... She's super hyped, but... i just i've just loved her story and i just think she's awesome and i Like, they you know, there i'm i'm I'm hyping along with everyone else.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But I'm not you know, I just think you should you know, take the time to look behind and then you'll also see that Jovo also has this great story and she's also this, you know, young girl just trying to do it right. And therefore I think.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Do the homework. Don't just follow the... The hype train.
K: No shame in liking Carlos Alcaraz, though.
Lifestyle of Longevity: No shame. Uh. It's still the hype train.
K: It is, and I'm completely and fully on board.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But, you know, our our tennis podcast. Our tennis podcasters are also super hype trainee. They're also always Jumping on the hype trains.
K: Yes.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But you know.
K: Um... Talking about hype. Did you watch the Williams sisters match?
Lifestyle of Longevity: No.
K: Not me neither. I thought you might might be able to tell me about it, but no. Okay.
Lifestyle of Longevity: They lost. They lost the only thing I know is that... she again played against. Maya joined. So. Serena Williams has... re -entered two grand slams in her life at both times in the first round maya joint had to play her This is all I know.
Lifestyle of Longevity: and that they lost.
K: Yes. No, I know nothing else. But anyway. do What else do you have on the women?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Oh, so Selena's out, which was sad.
K: Really sad.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Mukavar's out, which was sad.
K: o
Lifestyle of Longevity: But in general... the draw is holding up quite well.
K: Anissimovas out, also sad.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Anything more about that was dramatic. um But in general the entire mix if you look at who's left is a bit more premium or more the higher ranked players than with the men.
K: Totally. Totally.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So there have been less upsets in total.
K: It's just...
Lifestyle of Longevity: I must say
K: but totally and I mean, significantly less upsets. Like looking at the prediction that I tried to make at the beginning, the men's, you can just burn it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: okay
K: I mean, apart from
Lifestyle of Longevity: yeah Huh? Ha ha.
K: Apart from Carlos, I think every everything, like read truly every other. No, up until now, also Sverev, I had... predicted for the quarterfinals. But if apart from that...
K: ah n And learn a TN I had in the fourth round. Okay, but apart from that... okay and okay and big foe i had in the quarterfinal but apart from that all of the others are out
Lifestyle of Longevity: And Shelton, I'm sure you had him, no? I'm sure you had Shelton.
K: Sorry?
Lifestyle of Longevity: You had Shelton, no?
K: Sheldon, I did only have in round four.
Lifestyle of Longevity: who Who would he have lost against?
K: I had him losing against Fies. Artur Fies.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Oh, yeah? Who left in the first round?
K: whoo Who lost in the first round?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: ah That didn't go as planned.
Lifestyle of Longevity: No.
K: And for the women it's really completely different. They're all there.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Mmm.
K: They're all there. This is beautiful. The only upset I have there is Svitolina.
Lifestyle of Longevity: yeah
K: Going out and Mukuba going out. earlier than I would have expected. but Apart from that, all is well. Yeah, the women.
K: is They are just playing more. um Like the ranking that they are. like they are supposed to play.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes. So we've reached the point in the tournament now where there's suddenly significantly less games. So now in the fourth round. um which is the round before the quarterfinals. um It's only, in parenthesis, eight games a day.
Lifestyle of Longevity: which is like a lot less if you think about what it was like before. um and which means that they normally just have two stadiums. So they have the Arthur Ashe, which they fill. four games with and then like i said normally the louis armstrong Whereas they're only putting three games on tonight. on Louis Armstrong and moving one of the men's matches to the last round in the grandstand.
K: While you're mentioning Arthur Ashe, I think it's really interesting to see this trend that
K: Also here, I think it's also... a bit similar, at least for some of the other slams, that the smaller chords are getting cooler. and more the places to be um and not the big. um stadiums anymore because i think there was quite a lot of complaints about arthur ash Like everywhere, basically. from the players that didn't understand the question that they were asked in the on -court interviews because the sound was just too loud from the crowd around them that they just could not hear.
K: the questions which I think was really bad. For example, for example. So she just did not understand. So the lady that was interviewing her then finally had to abandon her microphone and walk straight up to Arina because they have still this.
K: two, three meter distance between them when they interviewed them.
Lifestyle of Longevity: not Not always, but an Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, they don't. They stand right by each other.
K: And so the lady had to abandon her microphone and had to walk up to Arina Sabalenka and shout to her basically the question that she was supposed to ask her the microphone because she didn't hear.
K: And that was just. um A really strange situation, I think, for Arina. And then also this just noise throughout. The matches, right? I think it is really difficult for the players to focus on the match. Also, there were quite some complaints that...
K: Like there were and people in the crowd that weren't respectful. to the players using bright lights that were reflecting in a way that they couldn't concentrate or focus on the balls. and um i I am always a bit torn because I think it is different with the US Open and it is a more louder noise in the stadium. It has always been like that. Yeah, it's more like a...
K: A gathering where you talk to each other and... That happens to be a tennis match. on the court next to you. So I think it has always been like that, but um the US Open um has kind of invited more and more, um like also influences into the stadium too.
K: yeah to spread the word about tennis which i think is a good thing But then also um some of these people, not all of them, of course, but some of them are maybe not as as interested in the tennis per se.
K: which I think is also fine as long as they don't distract. um the players with I don't know, bright lights or something. um and I just feel like there were quite a lot of situations also with the super late matches for Sverre, for example, where the stadium was really almost...
K: half full or even even emptier. um towards the late late hours in the night. And then on the other hand side, there were some net matches that were really exciting and cool and got the crowds going. That was that was mostly on the smaller courts.
K: So. um I'm thinking if you're getting. a ticket to the US Open, I would maybe even... not aim for Arthur Ashe but maybe for Armstrong or even some of those even more like so even smaller chords like chord 17 or something Um,
K: And I think that's interesting, an interesting um trend.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well, I mean, you can't... You can't buy tickets for Court 17, right? That's the thing.
K: Yeah, you need to cue.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, so you it's less there's less control. yeah You get a grounds pass and then you cue. One thing that I heard which was interesting is that um Louis Armstrong, which is the second largest stadium that they have, where there are lots of vibes.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um the entire upper Layer. is Grounds Pass. So they don't sell.
K: That's cool.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So typically in these in the two largest stadiums and... sometimes the three largest, they will sell all the seats that are numbered to ticket holders, right?
Lifestyle of Longevity: And then you buy a seat, a specific one, if you're lucky enough to get one, and then you sit there. But Louis Armstrong, for example, the entire upper area is Grounds Pass. So again, there you queue, you arrive in the morning, and then you can queue.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And then I think Louis Armstrong, I mean, that's an awesome ticket. If you were the grounds pass um to go in there. They do the same in Roland Garros with Simon Mathieu, which is the third largest court there. um There you can get tickets. I had tickets one day this year to to watch some matches there on the third largest court. you And there you really sit like right next to the players, the Spadanas. But they're the upper.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um ranges are also for grounds ticket holders so um Yeah, I kind of find. if you you know it's it's nice to like blend that in and I think therefore the the the vibes might be a bit more interesting
K: Yes, but I think it's just a... A stark contrast, for example, if you compare... Centre Court of Wimbledon. with Arthur Ashe. Right. Because.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I've never been so I cannot say.
K: Well, I've neither been, but I think everybody wants to go to center court.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: And I'm considering. If I were to go to the US Open, to not go to Arthur Ashe, right? It would never be the... or It seems very unlikely that this would be a similar case for Wimbledon, right?
K: There I would always aim for centre court just because it has this special...
Lifestyle of Longevity: I don't know.
K: kind of vibe to it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I don't know I find that really hard to tell from the outside. if it really you know if it what it's actually like. Um...
K: Yeah, but still it's center court. It's like the most famous chord.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think Arthur Ashe might be the...
K: of tennis.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well. But then Arthur Ashe is the second most famous court in the world. But...
K: It's the biggest for sure, but a chord that I am just getting less and less.
Lifestyle of Longevity: it's It's the biggest.
K: kind of attracted to and realizing. And I think that's that's interesting.
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think what they did was when they... when they increased the capacity, they apparently built a lot of corporate boxes. in the middle So you don't have...
Lifestyle of Longevity: regular ticket holders in a very large part of Arthur Ashe now you have corporate ticket holders and I also think that's actually where the majority of the influencers are coming from it's not people that the US Open invites it's people that companies invite that buy sweets or like boxes And then they invite influencers to come along and.
Lifestyle of Longevity: you know, they make content and. There's very, very strict rules, by the way, about what they're allowed to to show of the US Open. um But in some kind of way, you can tell that they're at the US Open, even if they don't say US Open. And that that's then good for the brand.
Lifestyle of Longevity: and that's what um i think that's where most of the influencers are are coming in from and i think coco goff uh put it the best because the players have been asked about what they think about this and she was saying that she thinks it's really good that you know ah different demographics different groups of people are coming to the us open people that maybe have never been to a tennis match before and are completely new to the sport. and Therefore, maybe you also don't know what the etiquette is when you go. and i And I completely agree. I think that's really wonderful. But she said you also wouldn't go to a red carpet event in jeans.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And so that's completely right. You just. whatever the people do where you're going. you as someone new to whatever you're doing try to adapt right like i always take the time and try and research like what do people wear there you know how do you behave what's important and yeah that takes time to kind of like figure out what the etiquette is of whatever you're going to do but
Lifestyle of Longevity: If you're going somewhere the first time, and like if you go to the opera the first time, I think you also do like a mini research on what do I do in the opera? Like, it's just something that you... It's just nice and respectful if you go into new places, no matter what it is, to kind of find out what the jam is.
Lifestyle of Longevity: um And so.
K: Agree.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And so I think.
K: And by the way, I only had... um English commentary. on my Sports Europe app, but I did almost see... No ad.
K: It is just strange. I didn't change anything. It just...
Lifestyle of Longevity: I love the way you've just completely changed the topic again. But okay, let's go let's go with viewing.
K: Yeah, I did, but i just that's what just came to my mind. I didn't have like a single time where I had a German commentator, even though I clicked on... is being commentated by Boris Becker.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So weird.
K: And then there was the English commentary. and no ads
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well, I had a mixture.
K: it
Lifestyle of Longevity: I had mostly German. but I did have a match or two with it where it was English, but where I thought, okay, maybe they just haven't got German commentary on that. But... I was traveling with my iPad mini. Because I don't like schlepping around my larger iPad when I go when i go on trips. I try and save. the weight. So I was traveling with my iPad mini and on there, there were ads.
Lifestyle of Longevity: her Also an iPad, same account, no difference, ads. Back on the other iPad.
K: It's... it's a forever mystery
Lifestyle of Longevity: All right, Mr. Ray. It's a big mystery and ahre if they're there, there're and they're annoying. But i you know i enjoy I also enjoy some of the ads. You know, there's worse ads and there's not so bad ads.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Hmm.
K: True.
Lifestyle of Longevity: its You kind of miss out on the fun of what the players are doing in between the points, like Wally getting his Coke.
K: Mm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, you just miss out on all that fun. All that fun if you're... um If you're doing that. Oh, and who else was really impressive? I did not even mention this yet with the women was Noskova.
K: Mmm. Yeah. God she's playing well right?
Lifestyle of Longevity: She played so well, she took a... In the end, she took apart Kostiuk. Um... And the whole flow of the match was very similar to the Wimbledon final.
Lifestyle of Longevity: which she won against Mukova. You know how... won the first set. almost got the second, then had it turned around by the other woman who the crowd was supporting more.
Lifestyle of Longevity: She's another one of those players who doesn't get a lot of love.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And then she just. In the third, she just stomped her foot down. I was like, this is mine. And she took it. And it was awesome. But Kostiuk saved, I think, six matches. Points or something?
K: Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So the vibes.
K: I didn't see the match but I listened to the analysis of it and yeah, sound.
Lifestyle of Longevity: the The vibes were beautiful.
K: Sounded crazy.
Lifestyle of Longevity: It was beautiful vibes and who I also saw has sneakily made her way into the quarterfinal. Without us... Speaking about her, and with the US Open always putting her on the tiniest courts available, is the French Open champion? on Mira Andreeva.
K: Yeah there wasn't much talk about her so far.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Like what are they doing? Like she's been playing on all the outside courts the entire time and now I think they've put her on.
K: Yep. Yeah. Yep.
Lifestyle of Longevity: What is it? Grandstand this time? was I don't know.
K: i don't know i haven't seen it
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think today she's playing on grandstand. It's like, what's a girl gotta do? She's number five.
K: Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: She's ranked number five.
K: Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: She's... ah you know she She won a Grand Slam tournament this year.
K: Yeah, it's really unfair.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And Noska was the other one. And she, I think she only got the Louis Armstrong because of Kostiuk. Not because she... One.
K: He's a Wimbledon champion.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Uh, Wimbledon. Yes. I'm telling you. It's always.
K: was not right.
Lifestyle of Longevity: So that'll be good. It's not right. So who is Mira playing? Is Mira playing today?
K: And...
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think she's staying today.
K: Is she?
Lifestyle of Longevity: I think she is because, oh no, if she's in the quarterfinal already, she isn't.
K: I think she's tomorrow.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yep. when she isn't. I know she's playing. Today, so it's not quarterfinal yet. She's sneakily made herself into way into round four. I have to correct what I said. She has sneakily made her way into round four without anyone talking about her. And she is playing on Louis Armstrong.
Lifestyle of Longevity: First on today. um against Potapova.
K: hey Okay. Is that your match? two of the day that you're looking forward to.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Oh no.
K: No.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Nyet. the match of the day that I'm looking the most forward to. It's your bitch against golf.
K: Hmm.
K: Yeah, that's going to be exciting. It's going to be most likely when we're already asleep, huh?
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, that's tomorrow morning. Starts at one o 'clock in the morning.
K: yeah
Lifestyle of Longevity: How about you? What are you most looking forward to?
K: And should we on tech? Zheng Xinwen.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Dun -ching -wang!
K: Changshin Lueng.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Lunch and wing.
K: I don't know about the pronunciation of the Chinese name. I'm sorry if I butchered this. But um yes, I'm looking really very much forward because Zhenxing Wen and was out with an injury quite a long time and is now crawling back up the ranks. um She won olymp the Olympics.
K: two years ago, right? It was 24, I think. um And she's scrolling back up the rank. She had to play qualifying and she's playing really, really well. And she was already before that. She was really well, obviously, because otherwise she wouldn't have won the Olympics.
K: But I'm really looking forward to that matchup with Schwiontek. is today.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yes, she did. She turned around a match where she was um third set against ah Madison Keys. And ah Madison Keys was leading 5 -1. and was serving for the match, I think.
K: Yeah, so that's the on the women's side.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Crazy.
K: and And how about the men?
Lifestyle of Longevity: She's a fighter.
K: Cheers.
Lifestyle of Longevity: She is a fighter.
K: Cheers.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well, of course, my my favorite watch was going to be Sverev Darderi, again on last. So God knows if we can record this podcast tomorrow.
K: got He's never coming out of his late night hole, right? Once you're in there. You're in there.
Lifestyle of Longevity: It's like they could give him the first session on.
K: Hmm.
Lifestyle of Longevity: You know, because The poor man. It's just... Um...
K: It's also not right.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well, he's playing against Daddiri now. Daddiri, you may know because he got he's an Italian. I mean, there's lots of good Italian players at the moment. He is the Italian guy who went quite far in Rome and then wore these sunglasses when he walked onto the court at nighttime. Ha ha!
K: He was also the one Downing two espresso right before the game. He'd had an espresso brought to him in a little cup. And had another espresso brought to him and drank both of them.
K: I just think it's so funny. He needs espresso to keep to get him going on court.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Totally. And then there's of course Osaka. Ribakina.
K: Yeah.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Well, I kind of think that that's not a good match up.
K: Good matches. Aha.
Lifestyle of Longevity: In my head they don't work well together.
K: I would still watch it.
Lifestyle of Longevity: But yeah, I mean.
K: I would say, what I think that's quite, there are more good matches on the women's side.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah. but
K: I think. today. than on the men's side because of these.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah.
K: Upsets. On the men's side, there there's just no one left.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Yeah, so baby tomorrow. I'm... I will not have watched tennis again. because the salaf much i mean it's very likely isn't it
K: oh god
K: Yeah, this is very likely. But maybe also Zverev just kills Darderi in three really straight sets really quickly and efficiently. I think this could happen actually.
K: But let's see.
Lifestyle of Longevity: We'll see.
K: All right.
Lifestyle of Longevity: And now a report on how a healthy version of the honey juice tastes.
K: Yes, please do so.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Alrighty. Well then I think that was it for today. Um, Have a good day everyone. um Leave us a review on... the podcast player of your choice, and a comment if you like. And we plan to be back tomorrow.
K: Yes. See you tomorrow. Talk to you tomorrow.
Lifestyle of Longevity: Bye!
