Served with Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick and Chris Eubanks debate the Greatest Backhands of All Time on the ATP Tour. From Jimmy Connors’ simple mechanics to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray’s sliding, elastic defense, they break down how the shot evolved. They dive into legends like David Nalbandian, Marat Safin, and Lleyton Hewitt, plus Chris explains how modern giants like Zverev and Medvedev reshaped the backhand game.

They also cover the latest tour results: Ben Shelton capturing the Nexo Dallas Open title, Karolína Muchová winning her first title in seven years, Francisco Cerúndolo taking the title in Buenos Aires, and Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek withdrawing from Dubai.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Ads 

0:35 Welcome to Served & Tournament Recaps 

1:43 Ben Shelton’s Win & New Stats 

4:23 Alex de Minaur & Katie Boulter’s Winning Week 

7:39 WTA Dubai Withdrawals & Player Ranking Controversy 

11:46 Karolína Muchová’s Return to the Title Circle 

12:53 Roger Federer’s Hall of Fame Sell-out 

14:55 Introducing the All-Time Best Backhands 

15:53 All-Time Backhand: Jimmy Connors 

18:35 All-Time Backhand: Yevgeny Kafelnikov 

20:01 All-Time Backhand: Marat Safin 

21:16 All-Time Backhand: John McEnroe 

23:48 All-Time Backhand: Lleyton Hewitt 

28:26 All-Time Backhand: Rafael Nadal 

29:06 All-Time Backhand: Andy Murray 

32:44 Two-Handers vs. One-Handers: Technical Differences 

35:10 All-Time Backhand: David Nalbandian 

37:25 All-Time Backhand: Novak Djokovic 

40:37 Evolution of the Game: Sliding & Open Stance 

41:36 All-Time Backhand: Stefan Edberg 

43:37 All-Time Backhand: Gustavo Kuerten

44:14 All-Time Backhand: Tommy Haas 

44:25 All-Time Backhand: Andre Agassi 

45:04 All-Time Backhand: Stan Wawrinka 

49:03 All-Time Backhand: Alexander Zverev 

51:21 All-Time Backhand: Daniil Medvedev 

55:01 All-Time Backhand: Kei Nishikori 

57:13 All-Time Backhand: Marin Čilić & Tomáš Berdych 

58:45 Wrap Up
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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:

Rotterdam Rants and Rhythm

Wearables Watch

Padel’s Growing Pains

D’oha... That’s Gotta Hurt

The Phenom and The 1

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Andy Roddick revisits the 2002 US Open quarterfinal against Pete Sampras, breaking down what it was really like to face a legend in his prime. He also dives into the best-of-five Masters finals debate, how court surfaces, balls, and media consumption have changed since Andy’s 2012 retirement, and walks us through his old training routines.

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4-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley sit down with Ajla Tomljanovic for a personal discussion on her career, including being the last player to defeat Serena Williams at Arthur Ashe Stadium, navigating public breakups, and the impact of mentor Chris Evert. Kim and Blair also cover the Dallas Open, including Ben Shelton crowdsourcing a doubles partner on Instagram and the All-American Classic with John McEnroe and Andy Roddick. 

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Love Al 

1:34 Ben Shelton’s viral partner search & the Dallas Open draw 

2:22 The All-American Classic: McEnroe, Roddick, and "Podcast Wars" 

4:44 Henley’s Headlines

9:01 Sorana Cîrstea’s farewell tour 

10:41 Ajla Tomljanovic joins the show 

14:32 Ajla on changing her citizenship

18:47 Ajla’s relationship with her father and coach Goran Prpić 

22:35 Mentorship with "Savage" Chris Evert 

28:14 Mental Health & Longevity: Avoiding regrets at the end of a career 

32:24 Ajla on beating Serena Williams 

35:58 Alja’s DMs are “popping” 

37:17 Dating on Tour: Public breakups and Netflix’s "Break Point" 

41:20 Breaking down Sabalenka, Gauff, and Samsonova 

49:08 Game Evolution: Kim and Ajla on depth vs. power in the modern era 

55:13 Record Prize Money: The Charleston Open’s $2.5M milestone 

1:01:30 Kim’s pick to win Dallas Open & Closing Thoughts
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Andy Roddick and Chris Eubanks talk the Greatest Forehands OF ALL TIME from the ATP Tour. They talk how Rafa Nadal changed the forehand and the more incredible forehands from players like Andre Agassi, Jannik Sinner, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, etc. 

We also discuss Serena Williams seems to be back in the training room?Andy Roddick and John Wertheim break down their thoughts on the Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, and much more.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Ads

0:34 Welcome to Served 

2:04 Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Indoor Success 

2:28 Debate: Should Tennis be a Winter Olympic Sport? 

3:45 Video: Tennis on Ice 

4:54 Biggest Storylines: Draper, Zheng, and Fils

7:27 Discussion on Player Longevity and Injuries 

7:45 The Importance of Physical Maintenance

9:20 Playing with John McEnroe in Dallas 

11:13 Banter with the "Nothing Major" Podcast 

13:14 Introducing Chris Eubanks 

14:13 Best Forehands of All Time

17:20 All-Time Forehand: Ivan Lendl & Pete Sampras 

19:12 All-Time Forehand: Jim Courier 

23:25 All-Time Forehand: Andre Agassi

31:13 Era Comparison: Technology & String Evolution

1:53 All-Time Forehand: Juan Martín del Potro 

37:16 All-Time Forehand: Roger Federer

45:05 All-Time Forehand: Rafael Nadal

56:08 Honorable Mentions: Djokovic, Söderling, and Gonzalez 

1:02:44 Modern Era Forehands (2012–Present) 

1:03:40 All-Time Forehand: 2017 Roger Federer

1:05:30 All-Time Forehand: Carlos Alcaraz

1:09:29  All-Time Forehand

1:12:00 All-Time Forehand: Dominic Thiem

1:13:57 Jack Sock and Low String Tension 

1:18:23 Honorable Mentions: Monfils, Fritz, and Ruud 

1:23:36 Wrap up on Forehands 

1:24:25 Super Bowl

1:25:23 Serena Williams Comeback Rumors 

1:27:58 Novak Djokovic at the Olympics 

1:30:53 Story: Roddick Losing to Drew Brees as a Kid
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