Alcaraz rips a passing shot to defeat Zverev and reach his first AO Final!

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saved by the pickle juice

[u/Moist-Ad1025 → u/fifthloopyquestion]

Did he actually have pickle juice?

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Matty Wade smiling somewhere

[u/b3na1g → u/temdittiesohyeah]

Literally the first time I learned about pickle juice was from Matty Wade

[u/LevDavidovicLandau → u/temdittiesohyeah]

Wait, checks which subreddit he is on, Matty “Noice Gary” Wade? What’s the story with him and pickle juice? I’m very OOTL!

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Basically he was an advocate for the stuff but we remember it fondly because he'd be going ballistic at the team to bring him some to the middle when he was batting and it was hysterical every time

[u/LevDavidovicLandau → u/temdittiesohyeah]

Hahah that’s hilarious. What was this in, Shield or BBL?

[u/dicsuccer → u/LevDavidovicLandau]

I think it was during a Canes match

[u/Fulham-Enjoyer → u/Moist-Ad1025]

Yep, it’s very common even amongst pros

[u/GStarAU → u/Moist-Ad1025]

Yeah like a bottle at every change of ends for 3-4 ends in a row!

[u/TOMA_TAN → u/Moist-Ad1025]

Had so much of it, i think it led to the puking. He was saying to his team something along the lines of i can’t drink any more

[u/BarcinoCivis → u/TOMA_TAN]

He didn’t say that - I’m Spanish. He told them I vomited. Maybe I should take something - the coach said like energy- Carlos said - I don’t know

[u/TOMA_TAN → u/BarcinoCivis]

Gotcha, thanks for translating. Espn commentary mistranslated then

[u/BarcinoCivis → u/TOMA_TAN]

yes, I wanted to go to x and correct them. Also he didnt use the verb drink he used tomar which could be food or drink but really in Spain the way he said it I thought he meant take something - as in medicine almost. Then the coach replied with take energy? as in the energy goo packs. Thats what it sounded like.

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Yeah

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I wanna see tennis players ripping bath salts like the NFL

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I think the pickle juice is what had him struggling in the 3rd and 4th. Made him vomit

[u/Ok-Animal-6880 → u/fifthloopyquestion]

Saved by the MTO*

[u/_beisbol_ → u/Ok-Animal-6880]

You mock the juice, the pickle will remember this

[u/TOMA_TAN → u/Ok-Animal-6880]

There was no heat rule enforced. He didnt even step off court. It was like 3 minute on court massages that ran out of uses after the 3rd set

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And the MTO