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OLIVER

So … why Brooke Turner? Do all you Aussies stick together?

DYLAN

I’ve known her for years; she was my first coach.

OLIVER

Wait … is she?

THE SNOW GLOBE??

DYLAN

It was a paperweight.

Wait, how do you know about that?

OLIVER

Dylan, everyone knows about that. Half the court could hear you screaming.

DYLAN

Well, that’s embarrassing.

OLIVER

We all have our moments. Some are off court and only the players know. Some are very, very public and live on YouTube for the rest of your career and come back to haunt you every time Tennis TV makes another ‘players screaming at umpires’ collection.

DYLAN

Like when you called the umpire a ‘pompous asshole’ at the French Open?

OLIVER

Besides the fact he was behaving like a pompous asshole …

Yes, exactly like that.

So? Why the reunion?

DYLAN

My mentor convinced me she was the best option. A lot of people have been telling me I need to change the way I play to win, and I guess this is me listening.

OLIVER

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DYLAN

What?

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