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. ATP Nitto Finals Draws Announced!

 2. A.I…. Agassi Intelligence?

 3. Iga Karma

 4. Wildcard Scandal

 5. Venus Williams Lives On

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In this episode, Andy Roddick and the crew break down Jannik Sinner’s Paris Masters title and what it means for the year-end No.1 race. We dig into the FAA vs. Musetti Turin bubble and celebrate Vicky Mboko’s breakthrough and marathon season. Andy and JW spotlight Aryna Sabalenka’s week-to-week No.1 run, her resilience, and how late-season dynamics differ for Alcaraz and Sinner. 

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Who finishes strongest heading into Turin? 

Which late-season storyline has you most locked in? 

And where do you rank Sabalenka’s season among the greats?

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Ads

0:58 Welcome to Served

4:01 Sinner wins Paris Masters; back to world No.1

4:50 Turin bubble: FAA vs. Musetti

5:40 Vicky Mboko’s breakout and season-long workload

12:01 Aryna Sabalenka’s wire-to-wire No.1 season

16:00 Sabalenka’s resilience, personality, and team

19:24 Alcaraz vs. Sinner: late-season form and fatigue

24:00 What “year-end No.1” really takes

27:02 Andy’s 2003 No.1 story with President George H.W. Bush

33:19 ATP Finals scenarios: who’s in, who’s out, scheduling gambles

35:01 Djokovic’s convictions, controversy, and acting on beliefs

43:17 Remembering Steven Little

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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:

 1. Valerie Camillo Appointed WTA Chair

 2. Nicolas Mahut Plays Final Match in Paris

 3. Americans Shelton & Fritz Clinch ATP Finals Spots

 4. Tennis Beef: Bublik vs. Moutet

 5. Sinner Surpasses $50M In Prize Money

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Andy Roddick, Producer Mike, and Jon Wertheim unpack Belinda Bencic’s incredible comeback in just a year, Ann Li’s under-the-radar success, and Joao Fonseca’s breakout season. Then the crew dives deep into the darker side of the sport: gambling, match-fixing, and player harassment. They break down the recent NBA betting scandal, the Nikolay Davydenko case, and how tennis’ new betting economy affects athletes directly.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS:

1:13 Welcome to Served

1:33 Belinda Bencic’s Unreal Comeback Season

4:05 Joao Fonseca First 500 Title

6:12 Sinner vs. Zverev

8:35 The Sports Gambling Discussion Begins

9:05 The Scale of Betting and Online Abuse in Tennis

17:58 Jon Wertheim Joins The Show

19:30 Why Tennis Is Especially Vulnerable to Fixing

23:43 The Davidenko Case Explained

27:42 Intimidation & Threats Players Face

31:19 ATP Data Deals and “Sports Radar” Money Trail

37:05 Saudi Masters 1000 and Financial Transparency

40:29 Where Does Betting Money Actually Go?

48:05 Protecting Players in the Era of Micro Bets

52:07 Final Thoughts – Money, Morality & Player Safety

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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:

 1. Masters 1000 In Saudi Arabia

 2. 2025 Davis Cup Drama

 3. Djokovic Withdraws From Paris Masters

 4. Ronaldo Backs Brazilian Tennis

 5. Insane Pickleball Win Streak

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Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim react to the newly announced 10th Masters 1000 in Saudi Arabia: why it’s non-mandatory, how massive appearance fees change the game, and where it could land on the calendar. We hear what players like Alcaraz, De Minaur, Ruud, Shelton, and Sinner have been saying about the long tennis schedule. 

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Andy Roddick, Jon Wertheim, and the Served crew dive into a loaded week of tennis news. From Holger Rune’s devastating Achilles injury to Novak Djokovic’s fiery speech in Saudi Arabia about player unions and tennis’ “monopoly". The guys debate whether Masters 1000 events are too long, what’s broken about the ATP/WTA calendar, and jump into the recent results of Rybakina, Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Casper Ruud.

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⏰ Timestamps:

1:06 Welcome to the new studio

1:31 New Studio!

2:43 Racket Rundown presented by Wilson

3:12 Rybakina’s Top 10 push and elite serve

6:30 Andreeva’s late-season fade

7:25 Felix Auger-Aliassime’s indoor dominance

9:23 Medvedev’s 21st title & emotions in Kazakhstan

17:30 Casper Ruud’s big indoor win

19:30 What's better? Winning ATP Finals vs Masters 1000

24:39 Holger Rune’s Achilles injury fallout

31:57 Taylor Fritz & Draper speak out on player fatigue

36:25 Andy’s proposal to shorten the season

41:25 Six Kings, Saudi events & exhibition boom

47:48 Djokovic’s “monopoly” comments and PTPA discussion

1:01:50 Reflections on Andy’s Armchair Expert appearance

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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:

 1. Raducanu ends season early

 2. ITF launches player care program

 3. Scotland's court clash: Tennis vs Padel

 4. "Kissing Defense" denied

 5. Orange Bowl welcomes wheelchair tennis

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Andy Roddick kicks off this episode with a Racket Rundown presented by Wilson to talk about Coco Gauff's victory over Jessica Pegula in the 2025 Wuhan Open. He also talks about the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters results where Valentin Vacherot (World No. 204) defeated first cousin Arthur Rinderknech for the title.

Andy then sits down with International Tennis Hall of Famer Rick Draney, a pioneer of wheelchair tennis and Tennis Hall of Famer. Rick shares how a life-changing injury led him to redefine what was possible from inventing new grip techniques to shaping the classification system that made the quad division official. He and Andy dive deep into the evolution of wheelchair technology, the rise of global stars like Shingo Kunieda, Esther Vergeer, and Tokito Oda, and the growing junior pipeline that’s transforming the sport.

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Who is the greatest wheelchair tennis player of all time? 

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1:13 Welcome to Served

2:53 Racket Rundown: Coco Gauff in Wuhan & Vacherot’s Cinderella run  

18:00 Introducing Rick Draney: Hall of Fame wheelchair tennis legend  

19:29 Rick’s story & early injury  

23:29 Discovering wheelchair tennis & learning to play  

26:07 Quad vs Para classification explained  

34:00 Rick’s gold medal in rugby & Paralympic background  

37:04 Legends of the game: Esther Vergeer, Shingo Kunieda, Tokito Oda  

38:50 Learning mobility & racket adaptations post-injury  

45:04 The two-bounce rule and strategy evolution  

49:00 One-bounce strategy: Shingo’s impact  

52:12 Early training vs modern high-performance wheelchair tennis  

59:55 Junior wheelchair tennis & collegiate pathway development  

1:09:02 Wheelchair technology evolution

1:15:15 Travel logistics, equipment damage, and costs  

1:23:01 Philanthropy & supporting junior players (chairs & programs)  

1:25:15 Tires, surfaces, and equipment wear  

1:30:26 Equipment timeouts & match incidents  

1:31:08 Wheelchair tennis legends deep dive

1:43:00 Esther Vergeer’s legendary streak & statistical greatness  

1:47:02 Rick reflects on 50 years of wheelchair tennis & personal journey  

1:50:22 Closing thoughts and gratitude

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Jon Wertheim hops on today’s Quick Served to talk about the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters results where Valentin Vacherot (World No. 204) defeated first cousin Arthur Rinderknech for the title.

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