5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more.
In this episode, we cover the biggest stories shaking up the world of racket sports:
1. Sinner Rehires Former Fitness Coach
2. Wimbledon Expansion Moves Forward
3. Fans versus Heat
4. Rosters Set for Billie Jean King Cup Finals
5. Long Live Queen Venus
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FAN Q&A: Handling Nerves, Longer Grass Season, The Future of Tennis, & More
Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim answer questions from The Served Chucker's Club! They talk about how to handle nerves so it doesn't affect your play, Andy's predictions on the future of men's tennis, should women play best of 5 sets, and much more!
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Before they get to the questions, Andy and Jon talk some headlines: Venus Williams' DC Open Wild Card, Holger Rune & Andre Agassi teaming up, and Alcaraz joins list of top players to pull from Canadian Open.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Served
0:59 Tennis Headlines
1:04 Venus Williams accepts Wild Card to DC Open
5:35 Holger Rune and Andre Agassi working together
8:25 Alcaraz joins list of top players to pull from Canadian Open
12:18 Fan Q&A
12:53 Should the grass season be longer?
20:09 How do you handle nerves during matches?
26:08 What is the future of Men's tennis?
32:35 Should women play best of 5 sets?
38:25 Andy's friend has a training question
41:21 Gilbert Arenas accepts Andy's challenge
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5 SETTER: Wimbledon Ratings, Swiatek's Legos, LA Olympics, & more
5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more.
In this episode, we cover the biggest stories shaking up the world of racket sports:
1. Lego Celebrates Iga Swiatek
2. Wimbledon 2025 Ratings Report
3. Sabalenka Surpasses 12,000 Points
4. Ons Jabeur Taking A Break From Tennis
5. Tennis Schedule Shake-Up for 2028 Olympics
If you follow pro tennis, play padel or pickleball, or just want to stay in the loop with the fastest-growing sports on the planet, this is your weekly fix.
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2025 WIMBLEDON RECAP SHOW | Andy Roddick & Chris Eubanks
Andy Roddick is joined by, friend of the show, Chris Eubanks to take a look back at the entire 2-weeks of the 2025 Wimbledon. The jaw-dropping champions, the upsets, Wimbledon expansion plans, and how the tennis community needs to give rising-stars more time to grow into the sport.
What was your favorite storyline from Wimbledon 2025?
Who do you think will transition well into the hard-court season?
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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome to Served
0:55 Chris Eubanks joins the show
1:12 Did 2025 Wimbledon show how great players have gotten?
8:44 Shelton vs Sinner analysis
14:40 The greats force you to make riskier decisions
15:45 How Eubanks serves against Sinner
17:28 Swiatek vs Anisimova analysis
20:10 Sinner's mental scar-tissue from 2025 Roland Garros Final
21:40 Eubanks watching Alcaraz vs Sinner with Coco Gauff
28:20 What is the dynamic for the American WTA players?
32:30 How does the tour feel about the new Big 3?
38:00 Do we need to be more patient with rising stars?
43:30 Wimbledon putting Fonseca on court 8
46:45 Mental toughness changes with the cirumstances
50:54 Wimbledon expansion being blocked
Theme music composed, produced, and mixed by Dan Whittemore.
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QUICK SERVED: Wimbledon Day 14 - SINNER BEATS ALCARAZ AT WIMBLEDON
Day 14 of Wimbledon 2025, Andy Roddick recaps the Men’s Final where Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz in 4 sets following the legendary Roland Garros final only a month ago. Stay tuned for Tuesday for our FULL 2025 WIMBLEDON RECAP SHOW!
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A tennis podcast with a fresh spin hosted by former World No. 1 Andy Roddick with Jon Wertheim and more!
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