5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more.

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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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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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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:

Carlos Alcaraz plans kangaroo tattoo after AO win

Venus Williams and Iva Jovic to play in Austin Open 

Ugo Humbert checks phone mid-match

Premiere Padel season kicks off in Riyadh

Squash Set for LA28 Olympic Debut

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Andy Roddick goes behind the scenes with Nexo Dallas Open Tournament Director Peter Lebedevs to reveal what it really takes to build a tournament from scratch. Andy also shares what he does during the Slams, weighs in on the debate around players wearing yellow, and explains how Carlos Alcaraz’s creativity mirrors Steph Curry’s impact.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Q&Andy 

0:38 Managing the chaos of the Nexo Dallas Open with Peter Lebedevs 

3:20 Building a stadium on a football field: Memphis vs. Dallas 

5:24 Player perspectives and behind-the-scenes requests 

7:39 The 365-day process of player negotiations and budgets 

9:45 The "Old American Classic": Roddick & Querrey vs. Isner & McEnroe 

15:12 Catering to the casual fan and the tennis upswing 

17:53 Wild card strategies: Marketability vs. American prospects 

20:35 Memories of a 12-year-old Andy Roddick 

21:10 Andy’s legendary Memphis final comeback

24:17 Watching a Grand Slam: Strategy, sleep, and bad handwriting 

26:59 Does wearing the color yellow affect ball visibility? 

28:08 Carlos Alcaraz, the drop shot, and the Steph Curry comparison

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The 2026 Australian Open has wrapped! Join 4-time Grand Slam Champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley as they give their takes on Elena Rybakina’s second Grand Slam title and the "cameras everywhere" privacy controversy following Coco Gauff’s exit. They also discuss Emma Raducanu’s search for her 10th coach, the modernization of Slam rules like best-of-five sets for women, and the rumors of a Serena Williams return.

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0:00 Welcome to Love All 

1:33 The Australian Open vibe: Festival atmosphere & fan experience 

4:44 Rybakina Wins Second Grand Slam Title

6:22 Rybakina’s growth: New agency & coaching dynamics with Stefano Vukov 

10:05 Sabalenka’s Final Losses and Mental Pressure

12:27 Alcaraz & Graf "Golden Slam" comparison 

15:13 Elise Mertens: Doubles dominance and career earnings 

17:38 Wheelchair tennis: Niels Vink & Tokito Oda 

18:57 Naomi Osaka vs. Sorana Cîrstea: The "self-talk" controversy 

22:58 Coco Gauff’s tunnel frustration & player privacy 

29:13 Craig Tiley rule change debate: No warm-ups & Best of Five for women? 

38:30 Emma Raducanu fires her 9th coach

42:20 Serena Williams comeback rumors

45:04 Kim’s comeback stories

50:30 Future of the Williams sisters: Doubles, the Hall of Fame, and "Significant Factors" 

52:51 Looking ahead: Dallas Open & closing thoughts

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Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim dive into the past 2 weeks of the 2026 Australian Open to discuss the strange cadence of this year’s slam, how the excellence of modern players has evolved from generations past, & what this "festival-model" of a tennis event does for the sport of tennis as a whole. 

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Andy Roddick and Producer Mike break down results from the men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the 2026 Australian Open Men’s Final. They discuss the weight of history and how this frames Carlos’ achievement as historic. They also talk about how Novak’s longevity is not only impressive because he’s still playing, but because he is still playing at the highest level possible. 

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Andy Roddick and Producer Mike break down results from Day 14 of the 2026 Australian Open: The Women's Final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. Plus, Andy dives into a preview of tomorrow's Men's Final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. What are each of them going to need to execute on to win the championship?

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