The ATP all-time ace leader and owner of ITF's fastest official serve, John Isner, is this week's special guest. John weighs on the evolution of the pickleball service rules and gives an inside look at how US tennis stars are approaching pickleball.

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00:00 Introducing John Isner to the new serve rules

6:33 The legendary Isner tennis serve

9:19 Isner started playing 3 years ago

12:55 What were your original thoughts on pickleball?

17:33 You can be too tall for pickleball

22:29 Zane's theory on height

24:00 What’s John’s DUPR?

25:43 A look back at the tour wars

32:03 Any players waiting to enter the game

36:01 Signed on with Selkirk

37:30 Djokovic will take the court

40:30 Using the serve as a weapon

42:55 Are the tennis guys grinding in pickleball

47:44 Alcaraz is at the top of the list

50:12 Guess my DUPR

1:02:48 Questions from the boys

1:08:09 Zane’s stance on the serve rules debate

1:14:18 The drop serve solves it all

1:16:34 Thomas’ rebuttal

1:22:28 What’s the real reason for the serve change?

1:27:33 Onix suing over thermoform patent

1:32:14 Results from PPA Bristol

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