US Open Day 8 - Czech Volcanoes erupt in New York, but not Machac

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Part one - Women’s matches. We start by covering Marketa Vondrousova’s superb performance to beat Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova remarkable escape act against Taylor Townsend. How did Vondrousova negate Rybakina? How did Krejcikova save the 8 match points? And how dangerous are both players going to be for Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals?

Part two - Men’s matches (31:18). The shot of the day came from - who else? - Carlos Alcaraz with a behind-the-back half volley. We describe that moment, look ahead to Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz after both players hit pretty much top gear on Sunday, and take stock of yet another poor performance from Tomas Machac on a big stage.

Part three - Day 9 Order of Play (50:19).

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0:00.0	Disney Lullaby, a cute playlist with soothing lullaby versions of Disney songs.
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0:44.9	Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast coming to you shortly before midnight from the Media Garden of the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center on day eight of the US Open.
0:50.1	A huge day for Matt Roberts and his dormant volcano theory.
0:58.0	It's happening. There's volcanic ash all over the Arthur Ash stadium right now because Marquetta von Drozhava is erupting.
1:03.0	And Barbora Craig Sheikava is a dormant volcano as well
1:06.5	and she has erupted.
1:09.1	They're here and they're dangerous and they might be in the mix.
1:14.6	I'll say, yeah, volcanic ash everywhere around the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center.
1:19.9	Barbora Crocchigivir and Marquette von Drozhava have stolen the show here today kind of from under everyone's noses.
1:28.8	They both played the two matches of the day.
1:31.4	They've probably put in the two performances of the day,
1:33.7	although Carlos Alcaraz and his behind the back trick shot is probably going to have to have something to say about that.
1:39.8	But yeah, for me, David, they, those two, can't believe i'm saying this have stolen the show they've erupted
1:47.3	yes and maybe we're going to have to have a dormant volcano list to go with your backhand list at
1:53.1	some point anyway it's only a two-person list apparently uh but it is um it's it's it's bang on
1:59.5	because the performances they put on pretty wildly different in terms of
2:05.1	the manner in which they unfolded. Krashegivas was so dramatic and snatching victory from the
2:12.3	jaws of defeat, whereas Marquette van Drozov, I think that was a virtuoso performance tonight.
2:18.5	I was just remarking to Matt before we started recording that I don't really think I've ever watched her play at her best in person before.
2:27.8	I was around at the Wimbledon final that she won, but I don't think I was close up.
2:32.3	I was probably watching it on a TV. I wasn't commentating on it. I really took a close interest in this tonight, both on TV in the
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