2026 US OPEN RECAP DAY 5: Fritz & Gauff Roll, Zverev Survives, & Seeded Upsets

0:00I have my dream job, but even dream jobs have not so dreamy parts. That's where ServiceNow's AI Specialist come in. They don't just tell you what to do about your busy work, they actually do it. That way your team can focus on what matters. To learn how to put AI to work for people, visit ServiceNow.com. Hey everyone, welcome to QuickSurf brought to you by ServiceNow. We are in the Cadillac studio in an Escalade IQ. It is currently 234 in the morning. Oh man. And honestly, there's a premium AKG sound system in here. And with compatible WIthus music, the sound feels like it's surrounding you. Not just coming from the speakers, and it will immerse you just as we are immersed for four plus hours in the lovely sounds of what was numerous fans than down to some five. And then down to some fans in Ashtatiya. To witness where you have go back to back five setters to start this tournament.

1:03What a professional. That was great. You're an animal. Yeah, just watched the VRF 4.5 hours plus. I'm tired. Can you imagine how he's feeling? No. Still searching for something. It was missing some backhands. Kind of random rally balls, but like I said to close the match, some people need. They're best tennis, but some need just their best effort. Yeah. You know, if he hasn't dug himself too much of a stand in a hole. Listen, the guy's been winning matches. He's supposed to win for 10 years. It doesn't always go according to this grip. That's what makes sports great. You know, we can talk about the bombs. He'll probably admit them at one point. He was one backhand winner. It was like almost finished with the second set. That is strange for him. The winner-to-air ratio off that side was awkward tonight. He's still trying to find. He was still sending rackets back to the stringer. He didn't like what he was having.

2:03I mean, that's not something you're often doing in the fifth set of a match. You've already played a match in those conditions. Searching for something a little bit, but credit to him, man. Like getting through that. And I still, I know I say it all the time. And I still don't think tennis universe says it enough. He's a diabetic. Yeah. He's literally checking his instant levels with his little pack every switch over. Like having to manage that on top of the stressors of everything else is just not something I think. I would have ever wanted to deal with. It's amazing that he does it. Doesn't talk about it much. Yeah. Guarantee he won't mention it tonight. No. As a factor for fatigue. I mean, it's just great effort and not his best tennis. Can I ask you, or early on, right? He was very vocal towards his dad in his box. Yeah. You know, we're sitting a few rows behind. You know, he just felt like something was making sure he wasn't you. Yeah, he was probably screaming at me. But the your show sucks.

3:04Yeah. He loves our show. Come on, our show. He does like our show. But my question is, you know, like, when you're searching for something that early, right? And things aren't going right. You know, you're trying to search for what the explanation is. And could it be the racket? Could be, you know, how this person's playing here? I mean, at one point he sweated through shoes. Yeah. And he had to change his shoes because it was wet. Like, does it just, or the other match is like that. We're just nothing feels like it's clicking all the time. Yeah. You play well, like 15% of the year. Okay. If you're in, you know, other than like the great sub all time. Mm-hmm. You know, but you make highlight reel. You make chatter with your upside and your match wins. But you make a career of winning matches you're supposed to win. Mm-hmm. I was pretty good at it. He's very good at it. You know, that's what puts you in the top five for like a long time. Yeah. And he's been there consistently since 2017. So credit to him. I can't even imagine what time he's going to go to sleep. I can't imagine how terrible he's going to feel.

4:06I don't even, it's this weird position where there's stuff to work on. But I don't even know if he hit tennis balls tomorrow. Yeah. I think he might just be laying down, getting treatment all day tomorrow. I'll say tomorrow. I guess as soon as he wakes up, as soon as he goes to sleep props to Jez Green used to be the fitness trainer for any Murray now working with Vero. His guys are always prepared, always fit. He is one of the best in his field. Can I hit you with a stat of the day here early? It's... Yeah. Presented by our friends at ServiceNow. It's one. There's now has been one man in the open era to enter a major as the number one seed and start with back to back five suffers. That's it. It's the only time he's ever been the first time he's been the number one seed. Just make a memory. Just make a memory. He's just writing that record book. Thanks for listening to Served. We will be right back. As tennis fans, we hear so much about the toll the slams take on players. But we rarely dig in on the core thing that keeps players rested.

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6:10That's 8th Sleep dot com slash served, code served for up to $350 off the pod. Alright, back to the show. Osaka gets through, Coco gets through against Badosa, ShiaDa. Losing record against Badosa, that's a rough draw. I thought some as played well against the first round without Badosa. I played pretty well tonight. I thought it was a pretty high level of tennis, Coco just gets through. The third round that I've had circled, the women's side, get your popcorn ready. See, two future stars, current stars, Yala, Yovic. I can't wait. I hope they put this on Ash. Yeah, let me check the schedule. Might be an away game for Yovic, even in America, with Yala Mania. I hope they put on Ash. Fantastic. Are we still worried about Robocona? She'll look great tonight. She'll look great. Like she's healing in real time. Anasamovah. Anasamovah gets through in three.

7:11Yiga gets through in straights. Keys, when 7, 6, and the third, 10, 5, and the third step, Buster, Mira and Drava gets through. We talked about Sverav. Sverav and Fritz are in the same round. Sverav's done what he did, and Fritz went, oh, what I want today. He, he crushed. He was only four games or something he dropped. He went for a jog afterwards. I mean, he had to have. TN ended the grand slam life of Gail Mumphees. Happy trails to Gail Mumphees. One of the true characters in the game is the fabric. It's the personalities that make this game so special. He was certainly an outsized one for a long time. YouTube will have a field day with his highlights forever. I mean, it is pretty fun. Yeah, I mean, he's fantastic. Lerner TN is a great elite ball striker. Corner, corner, corner, corner, corner. His control is speed. I mean, he's more impressed every single time I watch him. Karen Hatchinoff, taken out FAA.

8:12FAA, talking about, I was seeing spots like I've never felt that bad. Dizzy, I don't know what this situation is. Musetti struggled against. You could train her over. He was cooked too. I'm not sure what the deal is. Fee said he felt the same way. I know I try to tie everything back to this, so I understand my own bias. I can't stop thinking about it. But when you don't stack, matches back to back days and matches 1,000s and you have an off day between every single, I don't know. Does that have something to do with it? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just making stuff up. The old Vince stomach bug. The old Vin Dizzy beats Demon. I know. Van his Anskel. I mean, this is Demon's, it ends a run of three consecutive US Open Quarter finals. Yeah, and he, you know, Demon is, I have all respect in the world for Demon. You can tell he's pressing in slams. Okay. You know, he wants, I think you want to make that semi-final on a slamshow bad. Saw it against Koboli or Wimbledon.

9:13He hit his last shot, missed it today and just stood there like, again. The Vin Dizzy Anskel played great. Koboli drops the first set. Advances. That's all I got, Mike. Ega, Ega rolled. I said Ega rolled. Did you? Look at it. It's pretty late. I have a line through it right there. It's pretty late. Boom. Boom. Michael Zhang, our 8-sleep sleeper pick. Oh, there you go. He got through. He got through. Against my boom. And then, Quynm went. Did you get that? I did not hit that. Five consecutive wins. Yeah. Came through qualifying. I didn't say it. I should have. Give me a fucking break. It's 2.40 in the morning. I know. Vinesis Rita, take the court in like 12 minutes. It was like. Was that seven o'clock? I'm going to have a lot more in through the end. At noon on Red Zone tomorrow with you, Banks. That'll be fun. Run it around live on ESPN 2. We will be back with you tomorrow night. I'm going to be full of energy, fully caffeinated. All the things.

10:13Do you know, you know, uh, Vinesis Rita were playing? Maya joint. Isn't that great? Yeah. Maya joint just can't get away from. From Serena Williams. Imagine last year if you would have said you played Serena Williams twice next year when she was retired. Ridiculous. Oh, man. That's pretty funny. Uh, thanks to Cadillac, the official vehicle. Of the US Open. This is fun. I could not be shooting this on the way home. This is pretty great. This is pretty great. This is pretty great. It's been quick, sir. Brought to you by ServiceNow. Will. What? My mouth did not work. What was that? I went. We'll see tomorrow. I have my dream job. But even dream jobs have not so dreamy parts. That's where ServiceNow's AI specialist come in. They don't just tell you what to do about your busy work. They actually do it. That way your team can focus on what matters. To learn how to put AI to work for people, visit ServiceNow.com.

11:13Thank you.