Served with Andy Roddick

4-time Grand Slam Champion Kim Clijsters sits down with Roland Garros champion and Italian tennis icon Francesca Schiavone for a candid conversation about life on and off the tour. They revisit their years on the circuit: the intense training, the competitiveness, and the loneliness of tennis. Francesca also shares her 2019 cancer diagnosis, how her discipline as an athlete helped her through chemotherapy, and the role her family, wife, and close friend Flavia Pennetta played in her recovery. Today, Schiavone is fully active in the game, running her Schiavone Team Lab academy near Milan and coaching 18-year-old one-handed backhand talent Lilli Tagger, who she believes has Grand Slam potential. 

Kim also discusses her Roland Garros favorites for 2026, making a strong case for why Rybakina belongs in the conversation alongside Sabalenka and Coco Gauff. She breaks down Ben Shelton's serve variety and why it's becoming a weapon even on clay, and reacts to a 19-year-old qualifier stunning everyone at her very first WTA tour event. 

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Love All 

1:50 Francesca Schiavone joins the show

3:23 Kim & Schiavone's Tour Friendship

8:19 Coaching Young Players: Social Media, Meditation & Building Identity 

11:41 16th Anniversary of Winning Roland Garros

13:14 Schiavone Team Lab Academy

16:01 The One-Handed Backhand: Will There Be Another WTA Slam Winner? 

16:39 Lilli Tagger: Schiavone's 18-Year-Old Prodigy 

22:04 Why More Female Grand Slam Champions Should Be Coaching 

23:41 Favorite Career Memory: The Insane 4-Day US Open Match vs. Sugiyama 

25:40 Longest Women's Grand Slam Match Ever: Schiavone vs. Kuznetsova 

27:13 Schiavone's Cancer Battle in 2019: How Tennis Discipline Saved Her 

30:03 Family, Flavia Pennetta & The Support System That Got Her Through 

32:01 Spotting Sinner at 15 & Predicting He'd Be World No. 1 

36:44 Rapid Fire: Italian Quotes, Favorite Shots & Pasta Orders 

37:41 Toughest Opponents: Venus, Kim, Sharapova & Russian Hard Hitters 

40:33 Closing thoughts

41:29 Henley's Headlines: First All-Ukrainian WTA Final & 19-Year-Old Qualifier 

44:03 Rybakina Wins Stuttgart

46:25 Muchova Beats Coco for the First Time in Seven Tries 

47:01 Ben Shelton Makes American Clay Court History in Munich 

49:11 Arthur Fils Wins Barcelona & French Open Excitement Builds 

51:23 Kim's Laureus Award Win in 2010 

52:15 Kim-Formation: Is Elena Rybakina a Roland Garros Favorite? 

55:06 Roland Garros Title Predictions: Sabalenka, Rybakina & Coco

56:49 Closing thoughts
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Andy Roddick sits down with 18-year-old WTA sensation Iva Jovic (World No. 16) for a candid interview on her breakout season, her Australian Open quarterfinal run, what Novak Djokovic texts her, and what she's building toward at Roland Garros.

Plus the biggest tennis news of the week:

▸ Is Rybakina in the conversation for World No. 1?

▸ Carlos Alcaraz spotted in a cast ahead of French Open

▸ Ben Shelton becomes the first American man since Andre Agassi (2002) to win a 500+ event on clay.

▸ Arthur Fils beats Rubelv in Barcelona: Incredible return from injury + dark horse for Roland Garros?

▸ Saudi tennis investment vs. LIV Golf: what it means for the future of tennis

▸ Andy reacts to the underarm serve debate

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Ads

0:35 Welcome to Served

0:45 Racket Rundown presented by Wilson

1:40 Rybakina’s Dominance & Consistency

4:20 Arthur Fils: The Next French Hope?

7:45 Ben Shelton’s Breakthrough on Clay

10:54 Madrid Open Withdrawals & Alcaraz’s Injury

14:18 The "Ferrero Effect" & Coaching Adversity

21:17 Ads

21:34 Vondrousova’s Doping Control Incident

24:45 Debating Anti-Doping Protocols & "Whereabouts"

32:55 Saudi Investment: Tennis vs. LIV Golf

40:52 The Future of the WTA Finals

43:16 Introducing Iva Jovic

44:01 Iva Jovic Interview: Madrid & "Chipotle Stadium"

46:21 Choosing the Right Path: Matches vs. Leveling Up

49:52 Adjusting to the Grand Slam Cadence

55:23 Facing Sabalenka’s "Aura"

57:48 Family History & The American Dream

59:45 Mentorship from Novak Djokovic

1:03:16 The Jess Pegula Comparisons

1:05:28 Life in the Locker Room "Social Experiment"

1:07:17 Technical Focus: Improving the Serve

1:10:04 Post-Interview Recap: The Maturity of the WTA

1:12:41 The Underarm Serve Debate: Genius or Cowardice?
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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:

1. Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from 2026 Barcelona

2. Underarm Serve on Match Point 

3. Roland Garros increases prize money in 2026

4. Borris Becker sells his US Open Trophy for $357k

5. The NCAA changes their prize money rule for junior players

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Andy Roddick pulls back the curtain on tennis greatness, revealing what made Roger Federer nearly impossible to solve, why Rafael Nadal’s forehand felt like “death” across five sets, and how Novak Djokovic’s extreme discipline separated him from everyone chasing him. This episode dives into the real differences between the Big 3 and the rising “New 2” of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner—plus a hilarious look back at the Big 3 karaoke moments from Roland Garros in the late 2000’s.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Q&Andy 

0:50 What gets overlooked about Roger Federer? 

2:30 Andy's game plans for facing Federer 

4:00 The nightmare of Rafael Nadal’s heavy forehand 

5:29 Understanding the "arc" and margin of Rafa's spin 

7:21 How court surfaces impact Nadal’s power

7:54 Novak Djokovic’s "maniacal" discipline and flexibility 

10:07 When did Djokovic first arrive as a serious threat? 

11:52 Comparing the competition faced by the Big Three to the "New Two" (Alcaraz & Sinner) 

12:58 Locker room reactions to the Big Three losing 

14:10 The hardest players to handle outside the Big Three 

15:59 Reacting to Novak & Rafa's Roland-Garros karaoke

17:38 Andy Roddick's go-to karaoke anthem
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Join 4-time Grand Slam Champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley for a deep dive into the rapid rise of Belgium’s newest star, Hanne Vandewinkel. Fresh off a Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier weekend where Belgium stunned the United States, Hanne opens up about her first Top 20 victory over Iva Jovic, the emotional impact of a surprise video message from cycling legend Wout van Aert, and what it really feels like to balance the WTA tour with her life as a medical student. 

The episode also covers the biggest stories on tour, including Jannik Sinner’s historic dominance as the new World No. 1 following his Monte Carlo victory, and the "bestie" vibes between him and Carlos Alcaraz. The duo also discusses Mirra Andreeva’s clinical performance in Linz, and a special guest question from Zizou Bergs.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Love All

4:04 Hanne Vandewinkel Joins The Show

5:50 The Impact of Kirsten Flipkens 

8:15 Tactical Play & Managing Match Nerves 

12:12 Cycling Passion & Wout van Aert Motivation 

15:02 Reaching the Top 100 & Future Tournament Goals 

17:41 Learning in the Grand Slam Environment 

19:10 Mental Growth & Believe on Court 

22:27 The Art of the Slice: Early Development 

25:03 Balancing Professional Tennis with Medical School 

29:06 Eye Training & Focus Techniques 

31:56 Quick Questions: Phone Apps, Hobbies, & Best Advice 

36:38 Personality Traits & Positive Outlook 

40:23 Henley’s Headlines: Linze & Monte Carlo Results 

43:18 Sinner vs. Alcaraz: Rivalry & Respect 

51:10 Kim-formation: The Rise of Valentin Vacherot 

54:03 Support Systems & The Power of Inner Belief 

56:15 Guest Question: Zizou Bergs on Humility vs. Success 

1:00:57 Learning to Say No & Avoiding Distractions 

1:03:01 Mindset in a Grand Slam Final 

1:06:12 Closing thoughts
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