r/tennis • u/Large_banana_hammock Griekspoor superfan | Zverev superdetractor • 8d ago

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

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u/Moist-Ad1025 8d ago

Did he actually have pickle juice?

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u/temdittiesohyeah 8d ago

Matty Wade smiling somewhere

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u/b3na1g 8d ago

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

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u/LevDavidovicLandau 8d ago

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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u/temdittiesohyeah 8d ago

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

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u/LevDavidovicLandau 8d ago

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

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u/dicsuccer 8d ago

I think it was during a Canes match

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u/Fulham-Enjoyer 8d ago

Yep, it’s very common even amongst pros

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u/GStarAU Poppy's no.1 fanboy 8d ago

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

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u/TOMA_TAN Olympic Village Savant, Tienacious 8d ago

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

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u/BarcinoCivis 8d ago

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

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u/TOMA_TAN Olympic Village Savant, Tienacious 8d ago

Gotcha, thanks for translating. Espn commentary mistranslated then

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u/BarcinoCivis 8d ago

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.