Ruud, Thiem, De Minaur : All on the Table, UTS Talk Show, Episode 5

Casper Ruud welcomes UTS rivals Alex de Minaur and Dominic Thiem to his home city of Oslo.
As they enjoy the spectacular views, they get down to talking about some of tennis's toughest topics - from Grand Slam scheduling to getting beaten with a double bagel.
The trio discuss their memories, experiences and hopes for the future as well as the generational differences on tour.
0:10 - Casper Ruud introduces Alex de Minaur and Dominic Thiem to Oslo
1:00 - De Minaur reminisces about winning UTS in Antwerp, while Thiem talks about his own experience in the format as well as the exhibitions during the lockdown era
2:04 - The three talk about how they lived during lockdowns, with de Minaur explaining the strict rules in Spain.
3:23 - Ruud talks about being quarantined for Covid in a hotel in Acapulco, while de Minaur missed the Olympics due to a positive test
5:18 - They wonder if they will compete in the Olympics in Brisbane - "Our last one, maybe?" says Ruud.
6:50 - "Are there many clay courts here?" asks de Minaur of Ruud, who explains the weather conditions and tennis facilities in Oslo
7:30 - Ruud says he plays clay-court tennis because he enjoyed watching Rafael Nadal
9:16 - The three talk about the possibility of playing a whole calendar year just on clay
10:03 - Playing Nadal at Roland-Garros
12:01 - Ruud says you need a great backhand to make inroads into Nadal's game, and the three talk about what it is like to face him.
13:49 - Playing when injured
14:48 - Ruud says Nadal's record at Roland-Garros is unbeatable
15:20 - De Minaur talks about playing Nadal on grass at Wimbledon
17:24 - Nadal's backhand: "It's heavy! It's crazy!"
18:16 - De Minaur played Roger Federer once, in the Basel final - "He gave me an absolute lesson!"
20:16 - Getting double-bagelled
21:53 - De Minaur on junior tennis: "It's a long road - it doesn't guarantee you anything"
23:12 - Players from their generations who progressed from junior tennis to the top 100
27:09 - They talk about the rule changes to UTS since its inception, with de Minaur and Thiem comparing it to when they played in early events
29:45 - Ruud talks about the challenge of facing Benoit Paire and Gael Monfils in the UTS format - particularly the narrow net
30:36 - Ruud on whether tennis could follow golf and have a two-year ranking system
31:44 - De Minaur suggests that a better solution would be to reduce the tour schedule
33:40 - Ruud on the tour: "It's an ongoing non-stopping stress factory"
36:31 - De Minaur suggests a longer off-season would mean that fans anticipate the start of the new year with more relish
37:50 - Ruud says he would like schedules to start later in the day, with Thiem saying that he feels like that at Grand Slams when play starts at 11am
40:48 - Ruud wraps it up

[@user-nx7by2pf2o]

Best format ever! Nice to hear players talk about tour and personal experiences

[@VARMOT123]

What are they eating btw ?

[@hannesbrand4473]

​@@VARMOT123 looks like pumpkin soup

[@tomk5238]

Hope thiem can at least get back to top 50 before his career ends.

[@elvistrumpet]

looking so tough though, idk if he's serious when he plays challenger matches, but losing against people out of the top 400 is not a good look

[@alexlackner1945]

Not happening, sadly.

[@tevtv3450]

Love that there are no outsiders in the conversation. They all knew exactly what they were talking about from a first hand perspective😊

[@slimsleeper2150]

Make a podcast where players come and talk like this. I woluld listen every episode...

[@VARMOT123]

Ruud is gonna be a super broadcaster in the future

[@gnnrgmlng8327]

THIS IS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY BETTER THAN BREAK POINT NETFLIX!!

[@golinmarq]

Thiem is one of my favorite players on tour

[@got2bjosh]

Aww, now that Ruudy's playing host on home soil, he's more of a Chatty Cathy. Broader timestamps: 2:02 Covid 4:11 Olympics 7:28 Clay 9:44 Nadal I 13:20 Slam grind 14:46 Nadal II & other greats 20:17 Juniors / Meddy, 27:08 UTS 30:31 Potential changes & player woes 18:04 Demon is trying to get EVERY last drop of that free bottle of Coke. 21:15 / 21:20 The SHADE to self-proclaimed space cadet, TPaul.

[@lamontviolante]

Thanks

[@barrosmatic]

He wouldn't let them talk! Sheesh

[@sportyspice4541]

@@barrosmatiche definitely interrupted a lot. I was like “shut it, Casper, let them finish a sentence.” Still awesome to watch.

[@jessemorgan3087]

Casper must have come to this round table talk with more food in his belly than in the last one. With Bublik & Paire he seemed almost completely uninterested in conversation and banter. Getting him around De Minaur & Thiem he's the complete opposite. He's acting like Chris Eubanks this episode 🤣

[@Siyabonga_09564]

Chris 😅 didn't give anyone a chance to speak 🙊

[@emanuelwalser2218]

maby he just doesnt like bublik and paire

[@joelmvdqp]

Not even close to "acting like Chris Eubanks" Casper in this episode is more of a moderator rather than someone who dominates/talks over others.

[@GlennSyndallius]

@@Siyabonga_09564oh and this one, haha... the convo with Eubanks, Shelton and Tiafoe... omg, Chris just motor-mouthed the whole thing!

[@davidegasparileite4011]

Give Casper a talk show. Habla y habla.

[@BrotherTree1]

Hearing Ruud swear is so epic.

[@edu9572]

Domi!! 🙏🎾

[@ryanguzman4480]

I want to give him a hug

[@cocolatin1]

Casper Ruud es un jugador muy educado y formado, siempre en los speech de las ceremonias habla muy bien y aquí está perfecto como conductor, muy bueno.

[@diegoafinol853]

I love these episodes, teaches you a lot about life on tour, keep them coming!

[@tbo8064]

only good thing about UTS Tour is this

[@joedoe1268]

This is my third episode. Actually enjoyed because there was not big personality who dominated the conversation. These three are genuine gentlemen. Surprised Dom was a bit quiet. Because the dialogue is almost all tennis, can only handle 30 minutes max. Great to see a different side of players.

[@AidenTaorei]

Desperately need more of these

[@mrjamesflores]

This was so wholesome! Great guys and great conversation.

[@tarun_sanu]

Let's go Thiem 🔥

[@minnchi5125]

I really enjoyed this! Casper is much more talkative than I had thought. I'd love to see more players having insightful conversations together like this in the future. Thanks!! 😊

[@Nessaj87]

This is the content we need! Great episode. Loved the detailed talk about facing the legends of the game.

[@redpantherofmadrid]

nice guys all 3, wine makes Casper very talkative 🤣

[@vedanaidoo5409]

We'd like more of these, please. 🙏🏼

[@Heden00]

Always a pleasure to watch these but Casper bro.. When you ask a question let the other person speak instead of rambling on... Like others said would've loved to hear Domi talk more because of his experience but he just didn't get a chance..

[@tomritchie1119]

Another great episode. The insight you get from players just sitting and talking without much of an agenda is so good. Funny how much the dynamic changes with different players around as well.

[@Fab2676]

Keep these videos coming love them

[@sudharmavaradarajan4258]

Probably the most interesting video I've watched in a while. Please get more players 🥰

[@tasaneewantanakul8382]

Very amazing video !

[@felixhuard5719]

love it ! maybe in the futur imagine put the show on podcast it will be great

[@semidrb]

I love Casper, but he needs to let the others talk!

[@Walkman0007]

Great stuff once again, thank you. I did feel like the audio here was a bit muffled. There's so many great players that we'd love to watch: Gaell, Janik, Carlitos, Grigor, Rafa, Karen, Lorenzo, Arthur, Matteo, etc

[@t-bone7988]

Great insights into the players!! love how casper says noo at the end of each sentence haha

[@linkedinking]

Caspar is the real star here, he's a natural on camera, the others less so.

[@soulfood2453]

Domii 🥰

[@supermodel2]

That was really enjoyable. Casper had to anchor it because he easily has the most outgoing personality of the 3. Alex and Thiem also come across as very down to earth and chill both extremely likable. I wish Alex or Domi would have asked Casper why he chooses to still live in Norway when they have the highest taxes in the world I believe and why is not based in Monte Carlo like very other European men’s player?

[@denislejeune9218]

Love it, like the previous one. Question: why not allow yourself a longer break, by playing no tournies at some point, or any other formula. Are you forced to take part? Once you've taken the point hit the first year, after that it's ok no? Of course, less tournies means less points, but at the same time, maybe more points in the tournies you actually take part in.

[@jpg6113]

Keep making these

[@pancakedrama]

Ok, Casper had obviously had a lot of sugar that evening, never seen him that hyper. Let the others speak too.

[@braydonbouliane3741]

I miss prime theim

[@DanilMarcus]

Could anyone recognize the cloth Casper wore during the talk? Cannot wait to buy one!

[@betomondini]

We need to put Eubanks, Ruud and Bublik on a table!!

[@GlennSyndallius]

Casper did one with Bublik and Benoit Paire - he hardly talked! Bublik was chatting non stop, and Paire made some comments. Casper was too busy eating :)

[@betomondini]

@@GlennSyndallius truuuuue. Forgot to the check the fact sheet bro. Thanks

[@user-nm5wy2gk5u]

Ruud is talking and the others are listening...

[@kravoslepice04]

1:28 domi was so locked in the menu💀

[@VARMOT123]

34:10 all racquet sports go year round actually

[@minguyen2589]

should have time stamps!

[@investigate3_11]

No hate towards Casper but he needs to let people talk... especially someone reserved like Thiem. You need to give people room to breathe. Maybe Casper felt the need to keep the conversation going as a host but I'm like 11 minutes in and he's talked over the others so many times already.

[@alexlackner1945]

I think he was actually excellent as a host. Doing most of the talking but asking the otherd lots of questions.

[@bruno_mart]

Zapata, check the fact sheet!!!

[@kamehouseita6888]

BERNIE TOMIC GOAT 26:55

[@VARMOT123]

What are they eating ?

[@bsrussian]

8:30 he says this but medvedev has a clay masters and ruud does not

[@alexandracotton4514]

I'll tell you more FEDERER DOESN'T HAVE ROME MASTERS WIN BUT MEDVEDEV DOES 🤣😂😂 That's like the most hilarious random thing with Medvedev AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@bsrussian]

Yeah lmao, Thiem also has no clay masters yet Medvedev does.@@alexandracotton4514

[@sergiobozzolasxo1530]

😊😊

[@cpt-r.federer5940]

Donny worry you will play until 36-38 😊Casper we know it

[@MaheshMahesh-hp3fz]

24.32 meddy no where

[@tnt01]

DO AN EPISODE WITH ANDREY, DANILL AND BUBLIK. THE THREE RUSSIANS.👍

[@nolegoat4603]

No

[@alexlackner1945]

Cardigan Casper

[@minguyen2589]

@39:00 wth? players are complaining matches finish too late, and here they want to start 1 hr later?? what about night matches???

[@cpt-r.federer5940]

Sorry Casper but for a big tennis country like France it will not normal to have only 1 big event like Rolland. Bercy is historic

[@yaserqazi5851]

Casper be yapping way too much talking over the other guests chill out bro, especially when talking about Rafa's game like bro you haven't beaten him even once. I would've loved to hear more from Domi

[@ryanguzman4480]

He’s asking the other two good questions and paying many compliments

[@CoachRyan727]

You know they pick 1 person to lead the conversation and moderate right? Chill out bro it’s a dinner convo

[@khurramali3634]

Walk over in slam semis 2022 Wimbledon nick kirgyos got against Rafa

[@RAEN74]

Netflix should take notes......and show more gfs who know nothing about tennis /s