ATP Rule Changes, Federer Steals the Show, Alcaraz & Novaks Wildcards | EP 224

Steve Johnson (0:00)

All right, everyone, on today's episode of Nothing Major, we're gonna recap the Shanghai final, all the major news going around the tour, and a look ahead to what is going on in Europe. So with that, let's get into it.

Sam Querrey (0:10)

Big John, Stevie and Sam, got close a few times, never won a slam.

John Isner (0:15)

Nothing Major.

Steve Johnson (0:16)

All right, everyone, welcome back to Nothing Major. I'm here with Sam, John, the Suits at SIFT, not media, but creative, and we are, we're rolling. We're finally back in Europe. The tour seems to getting to act normal, but first we were all in Santa Fe, New Mexico for the weekend. We've had a long dialogue with Sam Querrey over there about horse weight.

Where did we stand at the end of that, Samuel?

Sam Querrey (0:43)

I didn't make the weight. I was a half a pound off. I probably could have got on the horse, honestly, but you guys were there. The ranch day was great. We did some fly fishing, we did some shooting.

You guys weren't horseback riding, I don't even know if I really wanted to, but I also didn't want to hurt the horse, and I don't have the discipline to lose three and a half pounds.

Steve Johnson (1:03)

That checks out.

Sam Querrey (1:04)

I mean, I did not ride the horse, but it was an amazing three days, as you know, fly fishing. Only one of us caught a fish.

In a second go around.

Steve Johnson (1:15)

I'm assuming everyone will know who that was, the actual guy who knows what he's doing out there, Mr. John Isner.

John Isner (1:20)

Yeah, but I mean, I went twice.

We went early in the morning. It was cold. The fish were sleepy. Even the guides are saying it was tough fishing conditions. So I don't put that on any of us, actually. It was tough out there.

Sam Querrey (1:34)

Yeah.

John Isner (1:35)

But also we were there doing a charity event for First Serve New Mexico, which I think is important to say, which is a great, I think a lot of people know what First Serve is. There's different chapters all over the country. And they had a lot of other players, former players, they're participating in a fundraiser for First Serve New Mexico, getting rackets in the hands of kids that otherwise would never have been introduced to our sport. So it was a great cause and selfishly, we got to have a lot of fun with it as well.

Sam Querrey (2:06)

Yeah. How about the lineup? Agassi, Graf, Navratilova, Tracy Austin, the three of us, Bryan Brothers. I mean, it was an impressive lineup.

The who-who of the tennis world.

Steve Johnson (2:18)

Yeah, but an amazing, amazing event. They had this incredible gala. They raised, I believe, over $2 million for this chapter. And, you know, the Sheffields, who are, you know, the ones kind of hosting and putting it all on, did an incredible job. All in all, a phenomenal weekend.

I probably should have brought maybe another pair of pants. It was cold. That was a miss on my behalf. But then we-

Sam Querrey (2:38)

How about John got up and sang?

Steve Johnson (2:40)

Yeah, correct. John did get on stage with Wayne Bryan and sang the Nothing Major song. The Bryan Brothers Band. With the Bryan Brothers Band. Take us through your vocals, John. How was it?

John Isner (2:49)

Terrible, but it wasn't a big crowd out there.

Steve Johnson (2:55)

It was a sold out crowd. It just wasn't small.

Sam Querrey (2:58)

You get a lot of credit for just getting on stage and singing.

Steve Johnson (3:01)

Yeah.

John Isner (3:02)

You know what?

Sam Querrey (3:02)

I did a good job.

John Isner (3:03)

Bob and Mike were giving it their all up there.

Steve Johnson (3:05)

They were.

John Isner (3:06)

And they're very talented. And the music was good. And I got up there and I enjoyed it. Yeah, I understand the I can. I know what it's like to be.

Harry Styles singing in front of 100K right now, you know, you got a little glimpse into his life. Yeah, a little glimpse. It's very addicting, right?

Steve Johnson (3:28)

So yeah, I will say, you know, at first when we got there, when Sam and I got there the first night, John had his beautiful cowboy hat on.

I was kind of annoyed. I thought he looked stupid, but it really grew on me. A phenomenal hat. We saw the picture posted. It looked great. I don't want to give John too many compliments, but it looks great, John. Thank you. Yeah, yeah, yeah.