US Open Day 10 - Semifinals set, and previewed

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Sep 7, 2023

The podcast discusses the straight-set victories in the US Open quarter-finals and the exciting line-up for the semi-finals. They explore Aryna Sabalenka's dominant win, Daniil Medvedev's defeat of Andrey Rublev in challenging conditions, Naomi Osaka's return to the tournament, Madison Key's performance, and Alcaraz's win against Alexander Zverev. The hosts debate the chances of Medvedev and Ben Shelton reaching the final, and analyze the upcoming match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova. They also mention the opportunity to win a tennis trip of a lifetime. The chapter descriptions include discussions on the extreme heat conditions, mental edge in tennis matches, consistency of players, changing of No. 1 ranking positions, match recaps, analysis of player performances, mixed doubles results, match previews, and various off-topic conversations.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Extreme heat conditions at US Open and mental edge between Rublev and Medvedev

02:46 • 15min

Arena Sabalenka's Impressive Performance and Consistency

17:44 • 3min

Analyzing a Tennis Player's Consistency and Improvement

20:58 • 12min

Changing of No. 1 ranking positions, mixed doubles updates, and match recaps

32:56 • 3min

Analyzing the Performance of a Tennis Player

36:16 • 22min

Mixed Doubles Results and Match Previews

57:49 • 4min

Discussion on Dallas, Bruce Springsteen, and Listener Shout-outs

01:01:29 • 2min

Chris completes the fan grand slam and upcoming US Open content

01:03:21 • 2min

With all four of Wednesday's quarter-finals finishing in straight sets, it wasn't exactly a classic day, but it has set up a slate of exciting semi-finals.

In part one, Catherine, David and Matt get stuck into Aryna Sabalenka's dominant victory over Zheng Qinwen and her consistency at slams, Daniil Medvedev's defeat of Andrey Rublev in brutal conditions and what the sport is confronting with rising temperatures, and the return of Naomi Osaka to the US Open as she spoke on a panel about mental health in sport.

In the night session, Madison Keys took care of Marketa Vondrousova. Is this her time? And what should we make of Alcaraz's straight-sets win but below par performance against Alexander Zverev?

Looking ahead to the semis, who has a better chance of reaching the final - Medvedev or Ben Shelton? And where might Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova be won and lost?

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