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Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast, a hot and humid day in Melbourne, Australia. It is day. How many we up to now Catherine?

About 75s, I'm not sure.

Oh God, it doesn't feel like that.

Hi, Keith. Been long, old night last night because of course Rafael Nadal finally got through to round three.

That was only the second round Catherine, 75 in the fifth set and four hour. I think it was seven minute epic against the world number 112.

Yeah, he's looking good for that final, isn't he?

I still believe. However, before we talk to you anymore about that Catherine, because I know you're going to give me a hard time.

I'd much rather introduce our special guest of the day Barry flatman of the Sunday times and the times of London newspaper.

Barry, how you do?

Hello David. How are you?

I'm very well. I'm very well. What were your perceptions of last night?

I mean, your reaction to that because I'd never even heard a tibis mid-check at you.

I'd vaguely heard of him, but if I passed him in the street, I wouldn't have had a clue who he was.

But good for him, he played his part in a massive, massive story.

Sure did. And Nadal really looked in a terrible physical state, didn't he?

Yeah, you've got to applaud the guy because I don't know, the majority of players, I don't know whether they would succumb to that.

Yeah, Raffa was very nearly throwing up on call. Raffa was in a terrible state.

But he kept on going, kept on going, believed he could still win, had the will, and came through in the end.

Whether he would have done that against a more accomplished player, you can only speculate.

But you can only play the matches that you're presented with and that's what he did last night and he did it apparently.

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