Gastamos $1000+ en el US Open… y esto es lo que nadie te dice sobre las canchas de singles

0:00Presidents, good afternoon. Here from the San Pit Racket Club. It was a very cold week, but the universe helped us to have good weather while we were recording this episode. It's been two weeks since we last spoke, as David was in Mexico, sick. First you were sick, then you went to Mexico, and Angelo and I did meet up, right? Yes, yes, we met once, right? We trained there for a little while, we tried to

0:34make some videos, but we were more focused on working. We have a lot of work, thank God, so far, and thanks to you all because I think that from this project people started to get to know us better and they are asking us, hey, come here and give us some classes, teach us how to play and this and that. Well, you're killing it right now. It's gone well for me. I've had a

0:55rough couple of weeks. It was about time, damn it. Yes, finally, thank God. And you, David, how are you? Well, I'm still recovering. I got sick almost 10 days ago. Today is my last day of antibiotics. I think it's the 8th. I'm the chingulla. I don't know, I don't know what came over me, but it knocked me down. Three days in bed was tough, eh, tough. I would wake up from sleep at the hour drenched

1:22in sweat. Honestly, I changed my clothes three times a night. But why did you sleep? I mean, I slept, but I didn't get any rest, you know? I mean, you know when you go on vacation, but you go out partying and partying hard, right? You almost need another three days to recover. That's how I feel. I mean, I feel like I've slept much more than I have in a long time,

1:42but it hasn't been restful. So, I feel exhausted, exhausted. And I had those commitments in Mexico, the clinics I gave there went very well, but I really felt terrible, terrible. And those times when you do them just out of obligation and responsibility because you have no mood or energy to do them, but they turned out very well. We're going to work on that. My goal is that next time we go, maybe we'll do some

2:09training, the three of us will go and train some cars there, and that they'll start teaching a little bit of our philosophy because they were quite impressed with how I ran the clinics. There were a couple, it's a club, in the end three people had signed up and at the last minute 10 signed up, but of those 10 it was supposedly to do intermediate. Two of them are advanced players, and those advanced players are

2:39a little bit foolish, you know? They think they are better than they are. I was explaining how to do a three-shot drop, but you're already moving, right? They do a half-assed job for a few minutes and then they start nagging each other, right? So I told them, "Hey, with all due respect, if you're paying me to run the clinic, do this." It's going to change your game, even if you don't believe it,

3:05even if it seems a little tedious, but you have to do it instead, I mean, if you want to dink, stay after the clinic of inquiar. Of course, that's the difficult part of coaching for me sometimes, especially when you're getting paid and they don't listen to you. Clear. Know? It's like they're not paying attention to what you're asking them to do, and you're doing it so they feel the improvement quickly, and that's the part that the

3:30student sometimes doesn't understand. Clear. Yes. I'm telling you all here personally, be patient, be patient. If you believe in the process, you will improve quickly, but if you think that doing things just for the sake of doing them and doing them your way will make you better players, forget it. You know a system more or less, you already understand a little about the system of this game, which is nothing out of the ordinary,

3:53but if you don't follow a process, a step-by- step approach, it's like running without direction. So, patience, patience. Believe in your coach, if coaches are any good right? And that has really changed my mindset because, like, now that I've taken classes with Travis or Tony G, they're often changing something for me, right? Because at our level it's already difficult for them to tell you something revolutionary, right? But it's, for example, that terchot of

4:22moving, of starting with your dominant foot, right? so that your body can already feel the emotion, and you can move forward from the beginning. That changed my game, and that's what I was explaining to them, but I think they didn't quite grasp the value of it, and it was like , "Oh, I already did that, and no." So, the small details make a big difference. Exact. But two of those players, this one, weren't so happy

4:51and I understood it in the way that the clinic was sold as low intermediate and they were advanced. So, obviously, I couldn't control any of that. They also said at the clinic that we were going to see about six things in 2 hours, so it was like a progress report. Transition zone, speedups, dinks, you know? It's like, no. And in the end, the day before, I sent them the program

5:20of what they were going to do so that they could send it by email, right? But the two had the bad luck that two of the owners are getting married this weekend. They were on their farewell trips, so I think they didn't send the document I had sent so that everyone would know , every student who had enrolled would know what we were going to work on. So they were kind of surprised that no, we only

5:48worked on two things really, which was the third shot drop and the transition zone. Obviously, with our experience, you know that two hours, especially when you don't know the players, is more than enough, you know? Because if you do five things, you literally end up doing two or three minutes of nothing and you end up just selling smoke. I hate, I hate when that happens, that has to happen, but that caught your attention. Alright.

6:18If Ben Jones or Tyson McGoffin or any professional you like is coming to your city and offering a camp, you might want to do it once because you want to meet him, but that's not going to change anything for you, and it's very expensive. When Tyson McGoffin came here to Pcken P, he didn't even come, and they charged $800, something like that, for two days. But those two days are literally... I mean, you'll

6:48learn something, but it's too much stuff in two days. It's preferable that they pay the best coach in their area, Tony G, a David, someone who charges $150 per hour, but that those 4 hours have someone there who is kind of building a plan for them, giving them the correct information 100%. Because something I'm doing for my clinics, and going back to what we were talking about, I don't really like giving lessons to players 4.0 and

7:22above, unless it's a private lesson and they ask me to, because I've done clinics with those people and they're the kind of people you teach and sometimes it's a nuisance because you feel like they're not paying much attention to you. Yes. And that's why I prefer to give more lessons to 2.5 and 3.0 paddles, which might change in the future because I feel that the only good thing about the faster paddles is that they've revealed

7:47weaknesses in many people in terms of physical ability and reaction time, and I think many people will start taking more lessons. But what I do now for my clinics, which you've helped me with in several of them, is I work on one thing all month. For hand drives, we work on Forh Drives for half an hour and the other half hour we play points applying them. And it's easier for me because I'm also

8:13learning what I can do better next time, but you can definitely see the difference when you see your players play instead of when you're just doing three things in an hour, you know? Clear. Look, and since you mentioned the lollipop, we thank the people. Damn, these guys are called RPM. This is the 14 mm. I've had this palette for 3 months now. But you don't use it much. I don't know how you break

8:41the practice anymore. I don't practice that much . Pure class, but I arrived three months later and it's still like this. I feel like it's getting a little smoother on the sides, but it's still normal. Ah, but you're still playing with number 14. I thought you were playing with number 16. With number 14. Ah, okay. Well, maybe you'll like the new one we ordered because I asked for an

9:04extra demo, the one by Ryan Fu, which seems to be an improved version of that one, 14. I like it. Well, I ordered them just now . I ordered 514 and 516. I want one of the blue ones, but a pretty one. It's house number 15 in the code, so if you want I can give you a good price, okay? If you want to buy it, also so you can withdraw Angel and finally pay him my

9:28salary as my assistant. Well, to wrap up the topic of clinics and classes, obviously, if they have the purchasing power to pay Ben Jones to train them, then go ahead, but I do feel they could use their money much more efficiently if , as Carlos says, they hire the best player in their area, the best coach, rather than hiring a professional. Because, for example, I just realized, Jack Monroe is offering a clinic in Daft, an

9:57hour and a half, $50. You do n't know, I mean, realistically, a clinic for an hour, $ 700, an hour and a half, 90 minutes, they're calling it the VIP clinic, whatever , but realistically, how many people are there? Who knows? I don't know, 750, 750, they just took him for too long for just an hour and a half. I mean, let's be realistic. Unless this person has already seen you play,

10:23right? He's already asked you to send him 10 videos of you playing in different tournaments and he's already done a complete analysis of everything you need to work on; it's really a waste of money. I guarantee you won't learn anything in 90 minutes compared to that price. Obviously, if I had the money and it was to spare, I would do it simply because I would learn something or gain some experience. But if you're like us,

10:53trying to maximize your investments and your money, you can maximize those 750 or 200 or 300, whatever the professional charges, by more than 100%. We're idiots. [laughs] That's where we're going. We're getting there. No, but I still don't know how comfortable I feel being cowardly. I mean, there are workshops and clinics where you can charge a little more because they're more specialized, but there are people who charge $800 for 4 hours in a clinic, I don't

11:31know, and people pay it. That's the problem, like tournaments, what we can see right now, like doing a Segway, the three of us qualified for the US Open. Yesterday I arranged to meet for the mixed age group with my friend and teammate from Venezuela, Jemy, and with David in the men's Doles. And what about you, what did you spend it on, single man aged 30 to 39, and the doubles

12:01with you. I still have to see if I get a date with Villa, since they left me on the waiting list for everything, and the two mixed ones, since I don't even have a partner, [laughs] but oh well, that's the least of it. I'll get it later. Yes, no, me too, I was also accepted into the single, but mine is 40-49. Okay. And you're old. Yes You're old, man. 5 4 C

12:2345 C. I said to myself, I've been playing 4 C for 3 years and I still haven't made a name for myself, I haven't even come close to fighting for a medal. So, I mean, you are nothing without me. Well, but it's like a personal thing of mine that until I do a good job, or at least perform well at a certain level, then I jump to the next one. If I can't

12:45even get past the round on the level I'm playing, why would I go higher? In other words, I'm going to feel more frustrated. So, well, this time with the commitment, yes, to train a little more, because that is the reality, the three times I have tried in singles, I have not trained at all, nothing, nothing, nothing in singles. But this time I am committed to training, to practicing. Help yourself a little, David,

13:09but I think you've helped me more than I've helped you. And in men's doubles with Ariel, my bread as he says Ariel, a rooster that repeats is not a rooster. So last year we tried, no, no, we didn't play very well, it was n't our year, it really was n't, but this time they accepted us in the open doubles, but it's by age, like 40 or 45, but it's open. And, that is, it's

13:35any rating, you can have 55, you can have 6.0. zero, whatever. And waiting for the Wi list also for doubles of 40 49, that one, yes, for skills 5.0. Okay. Yes, this will be my first singles tournament in No, I'm really happy for you . Uh, but I feel like it's a really good exercise for me because I've rarely played singles and when I do it 's more to help someone who's

14:01training, for example, Jona Camden and all, and I've actually beaten them, so I just think it's very different in a tournament. So, for me, the biggest challenge is handling the pressure of something new, you know? It's been a long time since I played, it's been 10 years since I last played a singles tennis match. Easy, easy tournament. You know how great it is to play in a category you don't mind losing.

14:28Yes, yes. I couldn't care less, really. Exact. Play more calmly. And right now I have to focus on continuing to improve my serve, which I 'm serving well, but I have to do it with one hand and maybe I should get more into hitting two-handed backhands because I'm hitting them well, right? Yes , yes. Carlos is right about the right , he says I'm hitting too hard, too close. I've always had that

14:54problem. I've always had that problem. Ever since I started playing tennis, mechanically, no matter how much I've tried to improve my forehand, it's always been a coin toss . Either I can play incredibly well and smash all the balls, or I feel very insecure. Yes, compared to my backhand, I've always been very good at it. So, I think I'm just going to work a lot on positioning myself and moving to hit more backhands, which

15:18people don't expect, and open up the court and see how it goes. It's going to be interesting because I've been playing a lot with Lifetime lately. Well, you too. And yesterday I played in one of those Guacamole Round Robins tournaments that we do, and we played it with Franklin. Brother, the game is so different, huh? Total, total. And I mean, I felt like many times I was almost going to hurt my shoulder from how

15:42hard I had to hit it to make it come out strong. I think I really like this Lifetime ball . I think not, I'm right now, I mean, playing more with that ball I became a big fan of it. At first I was a little skeptical, because the ball was so fast, I felt it was going to ruin the game a little bit, there were going to be a lot of body shots and all that

16:09, but you know, the ball didn't convince me, did it? I like it a lot too, especially the consistency in the bounce, they don't deform. And I still have balls there , yes, that are used, used, used, they've been in use for about six months. Yes. And the balls remain whole, they don't break, they don't deform, they just become a little softer. Yes, I have noticed that. Unlike a new one.

16:36The new one looks like a rock, but with time it will be like [laughs] yours or mine. Both. But anyway, since we're on the topic of the single, let's talk about the new rule. Have you heard about the new rule? No, but first let's tell people how much we invest in tournaments? Yesterday I spent, how much do you think I spent yesterday on two tournaments? Because I'm also going to

17:05play the PPA, we're going to play the PPA Challenger. Hey, follow us on our Instagram page to see our workouts. We'll also be talking about some very personal, honest things about how we feel about our game at the moment, but yesterday we signed up for the PPA Challenger men's doubles with David here at Tampa Lifetime Harbor Island. That's when we recorded the video with Patricio for those who follow us, and also with Jamie who hasn't

17:34paid, so I don't know if we'll play, but I would tell him like, look, my love, he tells me to get out of retirement. Hey, but how much do you think I spent on those two tournaments? No, definitely more than 500. I spent 670, almost 700. 300, I think it was 370 on the mixed dollars and men's PPA Challenger, which were going to be like 280, but they charge you $50 for a

18:05technology fee, which I imagine is for the live scoring they do plus the service fee. I paid $5 for insurance in case it rains. Well, that's another one that many of you don't know. If you play in a PPA Tour tournament and don't pay for insurance and it rains, it doesn't matter if you traveled from Alaska, you won't get your money back. They did n't give them back. I paid for the insurance

18:34just so I'd already spent $300, which is $25 more and it was $300 for the US Open. Yes sir. I paid 340 and they don't charge you $25 for a fee for the referees on the big scale of things if it's so that I can pay the referees better, which is a very difficult job in terms of physical demands, since they are a bit old and stand for 15

19:01hours a day in tournaments. Yes. The truth is the truth, they're not paid well, they're not paid well. They get paid like two for the game. Just one , just one referee who earns 50 an hour. Do you know which one it is? Seriously, Moreno. Really, of course. Derck. E 50 per hour. Yes, they pay him 50 an hour. I asked him, I asked him. Ah, you're like the director.

19:23He is the one. Yes. He is number one. He is from Suriname. Oh, yes, yes. Well, I believe you, I think he told me about Jamaica. Yes. So, well, what do you think about the cost? I want to make a short video for Instagram that we're talking about here, so that people know, because people say, "Oh, Carlos, why don't you play professionally if you have so much talent?" Damn, maybe if I trained a little

19:54more I could do better, but I'm not yet. I mean, I feel like there are a lot of people who are very skeptical and it's like, "Oh, I 'm a 45, I don't win a single tournament in the local tournaments they hold, but you're going to throw me into playing five Challengers and you're going to spend $000 just on tournaments because you have a dream." What do you think about this? I honestly think it's a

20:21total scam, I mean, that's why I haven't played yet, but well, this is a good opportunity for us, especially since I see it as an investment. One, we're going to motivate ourselves to train. Second, we can make good content about that, about our experience. Three, as Angelito said, just putting on your resume that you've already played in a professional tournament and hopefully we can win a game or two, that's the

20:51goal I have, because I think we can do it. I really think it's another good investment, but it seems incredibly expensive to me. It's like in tennis, where the kids who are left over, or the big academies like IMG, survive on all those kids who know they'll never even get a Division One scholarship. But it's the wealthy people who keep those academies afloat, and that's how they can give scholarships to the number one players in

21:25Mexico, Russia, or China, you know? I feel like it's that same concept that there are just very skeptical people, you know? It's like, as Carlos says, if you can't win a local tournament four or five times, what are you doing paying thousands of dollars for a weekend just to lose in the first round? No, but I think everyone likes to enjoy their money, I work hard and I'm very responsible, but I don't like to waste it,

21:54and for me, paying this money to a PPA only for it to earn us 65%, right? Juan Benítez with the other 65 in the first round and you're 300 down in 15 minutes of play. I think it's a waste of money, honestly. Yes, yes. At a minimum, we have two matches in this Challenger ; if we lose, we drop down the bracket, so it's at least 150 per

22:26match. Yes, I do see it a bit as a better investment. I think, uh, and this could be a separate episode, apart from the layup. Um, there are a lot of people who literally, I think it's a super dream, it's like , well, I have the opportunity that Pickball is such a new sport that signing up for that tournament is still very accessible, even though you have to pay, but I can tell people or I

22:56can tell them, uh, I can say in the future that I played a sport professionally, but it's not realistic at all. And if you see it that way, well, while you read it as an experience and maybe it's not me, I always think about money because damn, a materialistic guy. No, no, no, I don't want to be poor, [laughs] I was , I was poor, we were poor for a long time.

23:19I was poor during college and I was after college for a while and I'd rather be a millionaire like I am right now. Okay, millionaire. That's fine, but Carlos won't be paying for the next tournament . It's true. But anyway, talking about good things, there's a chance we'll have a sponsor for this tournament. We're not going to do it yet, but there's a chance. If that happens, I think it motivates us even more to play relaxed,

23:52because we already know that we're not even going to lose that money. I hope it can be like that, and I think that will give us a chance to enjoy the game more, really, that's also a... No, I don't think so because I'm going to be outside coaching him and I'm going to be pushing him and I'm going to tell him, "I do n't care that they paid him for

24:08this tournament, give it your all, let's play, let's play." But I think you know us both, you know we're that kind of people, we're always going to want to give our best, but now that you know you 're not spending a single dollar, I think you can enjoy it more. It's like there's no pressure of "if I lose this game I've already spent $00" versus you can play relaxed, right? It's much more comfortable

24:34when it doesn't cost you anything, isn't it? More than anything, well, it costs you because of your effort and what you're doing, which is why some people offer to pay for your tournament tickets, but it's no longer money coming out of your own pocket. But you have to work extra too, I mean, even if you get the money that helps you with sponsorships and that's it, you ca n't relax, don't relax just

24:58because they get you the money, that's when you have to work the hardest, I mean, train, prepare and damn it, at least, at least show those people who are believing in you, right? They're helping you with a sponsorship, at least let them see you playing well. Yes. And that they see you, that they see that on the field you are a person, how to put it? Uh, no, not a person who causes trouble, you know? An

25:21honest person. Of course, it's a person whose name I completely forgot. Reliable. Reliable. Responsible. Responsible. Reliable. I think he is responsible. Yes. Well, responsible, and respectful too, because in the end, when a sponsor helps you, right? I mean, it's not like you're going to go onto the field and start insulting the opponent, right? Okay, behave yourself. In other words, be professional, that's the word. Speaking of that part, then we can

25:51talk about the singles. When we played that qualifying final and that kid started fighting with the referee as if a poor referee, poor referee who is there just doing his job peacefully. Then he starts arguing with the referee, which is the worst thing here. Okay, let's talk about the... What happened to the world of singles? Well, they're going to do a test right now, are n't they? In the next Challenger tournament, they're going

26:17to cut the court, and well, they're also doing it the same way, right? Length is not just width. Width only. What do you think of that change? Well, I like it, I love it, because I'm a little lazy when it comes to moving around the court and I feel that, I feel that that inch and a half they took away, something like that, more or less an inch, well, it's not a foot,

26:46a foot and a half, a foot and a half. To congratulate is something like that, more or less, what took the field away from him. Right? Really. Yes, yes, it's something like that. So, I feel that there will be fewer spaces for passing shots there. That for me is the hardest part to defend and for me it's the most boring part of the game because you can practically win a point in a couple of shots

27:06. So, I love that they've reduced the court size a bit because we're going to start seeing more of Pick's game and less of the tennis. Okay. Again, I have nothing against tennis. I love tennis people. The thing is, you know I got you into a controversy over a little video, but anyway, it's another story between the tennis players and the people, we're here [laughs]. Well, now we just need the padel players, right?

27:38Yes, we're already going to have some problems with the pad soon. I love you guys. So, uh yes, I like that part of the rule , because they're going to, well, that's what I consider, right? There will be fewer passing shots, or at least easy ones; that is, they are very easy to pass, the field is very open, with many spaces. So now reducing the spaces a little becomes a double pick game again.

28:04Defend with volleys, drop, let's drop, let's move to the kitchen and let's fight with volleys. That's how it was at the beginning. Both singles, singles earned a lot of points. It was that famous cat and mouse game , right? And there was a lot of playing here in the kitchen, and it was all about volleying and kicking . Now, a lot of them, well, that's what I see, are falling far behind due to

28:27strategy. Because now the best strategy is simply to play singles tennis, keep passing balls, drives, deep drives, deep drives, waiting for the exact moment, like, I do n't know, a short ball that falls to him, that would be the moment to advance, especially in women, you see a style of pick in singles tennis. Yes, in men you do see a lot of attacking, especially after the return. But getting back to the topic of the

28:59new rule, I hope they implement it. The only thing I do n't like, the only thing I don't like is that the courts are now going to appear, they're going to appear as tennis courts again, but I do love, I love that they produced it. What do you have against tennis, brother? I have nothing against tennis. I have something against ego, the ego of the tennis players who come, move here

29:22to the pick and bring that ego, not all of them, but some, most of them, bring that ego here and make the game very, very competitive, I mean, very, very... Ask our friend Raquel. [laughs] Starting with Raquel, come on, Raquel is crazy. Yes, I mean, that's my only problem, the problem of... But I don't have any kind of problem with tennis players. But the funny thing about a tennis player, well, and

29:46I have a lot of experience with junior players, is that they change, they transform, you know? Because many people, I mean, Raquel off the court is the prettiest girl in the world, you know? But they transform in a way that makes them unrecognizable, you know? And at that moment they forget everything, right? So, I think I do agree with you on that, and I also think that since the rackets are now so powerful and the

30:10ball is so fast, the Lifetime is practically a tennis ball now. So, I think the challenge is being taken away a little bit, because if you come from tennis, for example, let's take Chris Hayward, for example, I don't think there's any doubt that he's the best player in the world. You see him in doubles now, I think he's lucky to win a round. Yes, if no. So what happens? Someone who comes

30:37from a high level of tennis can switch over and in a couple of months be beating everyone in Pickel Ball. I think that also takes away a little bit of the value of all the hard work and effort that people put in, because, I mean, if you're strong and if you have—I'm not even saying you have to come from an elite division one, or have played professionally or anything— you come from a division three, you just

31:07graduated, and you spend two or three months training, you can beat almost any pro. So, I think that in my opinion is going to change the game a little bit and make it a little more demanding for tennis players who also have to focus a little more on strategy instead of just playing tennis with good passing shots, you know? Because if you watch the game now, many points only last three points. Evolution serve, third

31:35drive, the point is over. That's right , that's right. That's why I say I agree, because I think we're going to see those long rallies again. I think they're going to come back with a single. Mm. I totally agree. Oh, good. I actually think that, I mean, I have to look for it. I wrote a post on LinkedIn about a year ago. Okay. And being the PPA because I think the Pick singles court should be

32:06shortened for singles. And one of my hypotheses, one of my theories, was that the points are going to last longer. For me, singles... I've never been a big fan of singles in PB. In other words, watching it and playing it seems fun to me when it's a good match. Exact. It's a good exercise, but it's not at all attractive to watch because literally the point lasts three, four, four

32:35shots, and tell me that's a very bad product for television because a match can either last an hour or it can last 9 minutes. Yes, literally. If a player is playing badly or the difference is very large, the game lasts very little time and it's a very bad product. So, when you narrow the field, the power, the effectiveness of the power decreases because passing shots are no longer something that will be so

33:10constant, unless it is more worked on, so that it shows you the field open, there, yes, the passing shopper is more elaborate. And I've always understood it as saying you're not a big tennis fan, but David will understand this reference. It's like a game between John Isner and Carlovic, who were what famous serw guys who were 2-met 2-met 10 and it was pure ace ace ace ace ace. You can't see the skill of the athletes,

33:41which is why people watch Rafa Nadal or Jokovic or Federer or Carles and say, "Wow, how incredible!" because they literally build more points, build athleticism, and what they do has much more value when you've played tennis before because you know how difficult it is to do. And pickleball, the most difficult thing for me in pickleball is the short game, being a good dipper, having a good drip, having good hands,

34:15but when you take that out of the game, it loses value. Yes, obviously this is a test, for me it has to be a completely different court with a narrower net, not so wide, because what people like to see, I mean, when you go on Instagram or when you see the times a point by Jack Sock or a professional player has been in the top 10 sports centers, what Are those shots? ATP, of course, Ernis.

34:51So, for the singles to be so eye-catching, the Berts, for the singles to be eye-catching, it has to have those points. Yes. And I think if the PPA or any professional tennis organization can crack the code for this, it's going to be what really drives the pick because at the end of the day, people tend to be fans of a player, and especially with a sport like tennis, which is very

35:28similar to tennis or golf, which are very individualistic sports, and it's going to remove the fairness. Ah, what would have happened? What would have happened if I weren't playing with Ben Jones right now? Do you think Ben Jones would still be winning or not? I mean, but once the singles is a little fairer in that sense, we can see who the best player really is , because athleticism is still going to be important in the pick,

36:01and it's going to continue to be more important, but skill is too. Mentality and strategy are going to be important . I feel like in singles right now, the strategy is mostly about having good shots and being fast, but the other thing is injuries. In singles, you're very, very... I mean, you 're hitting every shot hard and you're always in a squat position, bending your knees. And when I've played singles, I've played one tournament, I

36:35've played two singles tournaments, one being a half-Bronze in Georgia, but the next day it was horrible, the Asian sprain, the Asian sprain, the Asian sprain, and my quadrupeds, sister. Yeah, yeah. No, and if you look at the destruction, what player besides... I mean, Federico dominated for two years, Benj dominated for five years in singles, who has one of the best PL stats that I like, who I think won like 150

37:06singles matches in a row, in a row for like four years, but yeah, the... The court is very big, and, I mean, many players are going to... Haywards, which is sure to happen. When he starts doing better in doubles, he'll stop focusing so much on singles because people don't value it as much. I want to see a player who can dominate for 10 years, and with how physically demanding it is right now, it's

37:33very difficult. Well, that's where we see the reason now. Many players are already starting to retire; they don't want to play singles anymore. It's mostly because of that, because the self-destruction it causes to your body is so great. Sometimes it's not worth continuing to play just singles and then doubles; you don't have the strength anymore, so they're retiring. And what many are actually doing as a strategy is demonstrating that they're good at singles.

37:57That gives them the opportunity to find good partners. And after Paris Saint-Germain, it wasn't a perfect example. Lucian still has a way to go, but he... well, if he... he... for him to become relevant in terms of dollars, maybe in one or two more years... Having won those two gold medals gave me a leap that positioned me, but the problem is that now there's so much video of him, and that's why he's

38:24not winning anymore. I mean, people can study how he plays because at first, his unconventional style of play surprised you. Now they can read him much better; people who are really studying the game are already beating Lucian and other new players, right? I mean, the game is really changing a lot because when there are videos online, you don't become so difficult to play against, simply because you can prevent yourself. Exactly. The variability, the

39:03diversity of games right now in the P... Ah, let's talk quickly because this might be for another episode. Did you see that kid who beat Federico and almost beat him? He's 14 years old. I think Hew mentored him. I think he mentored him. And I love it, I love seeing that because if you just look at the kid mechanically, he's not a tennis player anymore, he's already... Shots like that,

39:31you know? It's not like that anymore, I mean, it's these new generations that are really revolutionizing the sport. So, I mean, he's already playing well. And what a difference between him and a 14-year-old who 's training hard, the way he moves, you know? His legs, man. The movement is impressive. The same thing happened to me watching. I hadn't had time, honestly, I hadn't seen Patrick Queen in a while, and we

39:58saw him there when you invited me to the club, man. I was impressed , but this guy lets your partner play. Yeah. He covers the whole court and does it well. What is it? I mean, that's where the difference is? You can cover the whole court, but if you make mistakes, don't. Stop doing that, but this kid covers the whole court and does good things. Well, like Alon's shot just now, right? The one he

40:22won. Did you see the videos? He looked like Camden. [laughs] But anyway , let's stop this Video. Right now we have some ideas for some good videos. Well, follow us on Instagram so you can see our journey for the upcoming tournaments, okay? And this is what we're going to put here in the video so we can do it. We're going to do a camp just for people who learn

40:49Spanish here at the R club in San Pedro. We're going to do it before the US Open and we're going to do a series of workshops and camps on Sundays or Saturdays whenever you can, from 12 to 2, 12 to 3, however you want, to prepare people for the US Open and with that we'll pay for the Airbnb. Ariel, are you listening? No, no, this is for you, so you're coming here

41:15with us, train, we'll train together to see if we can beat these two. Okay. For him, we would charge 150, we're going to 500, right? Ariel is my partner. Ariel is my partner and I pay for everything. We're giving him a scholarship. We're sponsoring him I'm paying for everything, my partner. You know, it would be great, while we're at it, to go check out where Ariel works and talk about his

41:38academy. He was telling me yesterday about his junior academy, and I'm really curious. I'm actually going there because Brooksfield has some really good golf courses, and I'm going to play on a beautiful course there. Well, where Ariel works is right next door, Brookville. Let's get organized. Perfect. Love you guys. Thanks to PM and You Dripping. You Dripping. This grip is still there, it's been like this for two months. This is the grip, the real duck grip,

42:09the duck grip, the one you like. It's great . It's awesome. It feels good on your foot, on the skin of my hand. Use the code to the house of Vente so they feel like they're being cared for for the first time in their lives. And hopefully, the next time we record, the sneakers will have arrived. They released I have some sneakers right now that if you use our code you'll

42:31save 20% off, and I think they're going to be really good. They look like the Barricade, if you remember. Well, the Barricade 5, remember? They're very similar, but with the Dripping logo. So, let's see how they are. I'm not going to say the brand because until we get paid, they're fine. These shoes are the new ones, but they already took away my sponsorship. They sent me an email, the one where we

42:58actually scored a goal against them. You can use the code "guacamole" because the club is still sponsored, but they took it away from me as a player this year. And what did they say? That thanks a lot, that it wasn't useful to them anymore, and that's fine because I didn't do any demos, I didn't sell anything, right? So, that's fine, but the club is still sponsored. So, if you

43:18want them, I can ask you for them for about $. Oh, well, from you guys. Are they comfortable? They're very comfortable and they're wide. Yes, they're the new ones that just came out. They just They came out about a week ago. I have flat feet. Yeah, I have duck feet. [laughs] No, I do have arched feet, right? And you know what's great about these sneakers? They'll have dripping wet. They have a six-month warranty.

43:42So for us, since we really do wear them out, they're cheap. Actually, that gives me anxiety. What do you mean, they have a six-month warranty? My shoes only last three months. I mean, I mean, so every three months I just send them an email and they send me a pair; they only give you one replacement. Oh, I see. So, I mean, in the end, for people like us, it's

44:05worth buying a pair of sneakers, even if they're a little more expensive, because they give you two. Yeah, well, I always buy these ones on Amazon, I don't know why, but they're always kind of on sale. I didn't want to, I didn't want to tell you this, but I buy, no lie, I buy five pairs a year. But Angelito is bourgeois. Angelito buys the ones that cost 300. The thing

44:28is... I wanted to try this this time . I usually buy like 10. But you buy the ones that last two days, right? Of course, that's why I buy five of the expensive ones. Yeah, I buy five, but they last me all year. All year. The whole year. I 'll buy them again next year. But house number 15 smells awful [laughs]. We love you guys. Bye, Thanks. Of course, recent.