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Served with Andy Roddick

2024 INDIAN WELLS: Recap plus James Blake talks Miami Open, Tennis Evolution, and Davis Cup Memories.

Served with Andy Roddick

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Sports, Tennis, Society & Culture

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Send us a text Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim dive deep into a 2024 Indian Wells Recap discussing Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek title performances, the Ferrero effect, and the backlash Novak Djokavic received for how he reacted during the Nardi match and in the aftermath that followed.. James Blake, 10x ATP Singles Champion and current Miami Open Tournament Director, joins the show to discuss what exactly a tournament director does, giving Simona Halep the wild card, reliving some old Davis Cup memories, and much more. Support the show Keep up with us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servedpodcast/ X: https://twitter.com/Served_Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast?_t=8jZtCnzdAnX&_r=1 Watch the Episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0k_--YLuTNuDvq1Dw4zHmw Support the show Keep up with us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servedpodcast/ X: https://twitter.com/Served_Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast?_t=8jZtCnzdAnX&_r=1 Watch the Episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0k_--YLuTNuDvq1Dw4zHmw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, welcome into another episode of Served with me, Andy Roddick.

0:11.0

Straight away, we are going to bring in my partner in crime, John Wertheim.

0:17.3

John, we had a great conversation that you will be able to listen to later in this episode

0:21.8

with my friend James Blake, and he's shared some things. I think I'm getting a better

0:28.4

grasp of what a tournament director actually does, which was educational. Some fun stuff

0:35.8

there and always a good time with James.

0:38.9

Obviously, it ends in poop jokes at some point when we discuss anything.

0:43.7

Selavi, it was bound to happen.

0:45.2

It's like gravity at this point.

0:47.0

John, what stood out to you from Indian Wells,

0:50.2

which I thought had a great ending with Carlos Alcaraz and Igas Viatik taking the titles.

0:56.1

Yeah, Carlos Alcaraz defended his title and Eagle I too. So what's their talk about?

1:01.1

Boy, what an event. I mean, it kind of had everything, right? We got to reserve a little time for

1:06.9

the beekeeper, but we'll sort of sidebar that discussion for now. I never learned so much

1:13.1

about vacuum cleaners and an apiary maintenance. But no, I think, look, I mean, two weeks

1:19.2

ago, we were talking about Carlos Alcaraz and you sort of said, let's not be ridiculous. He's 20

1:23.9

years old. He won two majors, but let's also not ignore what's been obvious, which is since that Cincinnati final, he hasn't been the same player.

1:31.6

Well, guess what? He's back to being the same player. A 20-year-old doesn't usually get in the, what have you done for me lately laid?

1:39.5

But that's kind of where he was. And boy, did he get get back on track and that was in a weird way that was

1:46.0

really pivotal event for him i think when we look back on his career we'll be circling this one

1:50.9

he was terrific um the mojo's back won carlos ferrero is back his winning ways are back i noticed some

1:57.5

small adjustments but i'm sure you can go much deeper on that and then then on the women's side, you know, what's left to say about EGET except I'll give

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