2026 MADRID OPEN RECAP: Sinner Cruises Through, Kostyuk’s First 1000 Title & More

Served with Andy Roddick

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Sports, Tennis, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Andy Roddick talks Jannik Sinner’s historic run through the 2026 Madrid Open. Andy also dives into Alexander Zverev’s honest admission about the "gap" in the tour & top players asking for prize money reform at Roland Garros (Project RedEye). Plus, the ITIA sent in some clarifying information on the Vondrousova suspension case. COMMENT BELOW: Which NextGen star do you think can make a run at Rome? 📩 Sign up for the Newsletter here: https://servedmedia.substack.com/ Check out some Served Merch: https://store.servedpodcast.com/ 📱If you're new to the Served with Andy Roddick, we're happy you're here! Follow us for more: https://www.instagram.com/servedpodcast/ https://x.com/Served_Podcast https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast Theme music composed, produced, and mixed by Dan Whittemore. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwhit.wav/ Learn more about ServiceNow here: https://www.servicenow.com/?campid=271869&cid=pc:brd:brnd:served:26q1:paitwfp_audioredirect_PAITW2_GAI_PAITWFP_HostRead_:none:br_ams:awa&utm_medium=podcasts&utm_source=served TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Ads 0:35 Welcome to Served 1:50 Jannik Sinner wins 2026 Madrid Open 5:14 How Sinner’s game is still growing 8:51 Analyzing the tactical differences in how Sinner neutralized Arthur Fils and Alexander Zverev 18:33 Zverev on the "Gap" between Sinner and the rest of the ATP 24:52 Roddick talks relating to Zverev 33:21 Marta Kostyuk’s Backflip & winning Madrid 38:30 Mirra Andreeva’s Hard Reset 43:51 Project Red Eye: TThe top 20 players are demanding a fairer share of Roland Garros revenue. 52:27 ITIA Update: Drug Testing & Player Safety 1:00:20 Guest Update: Flavio Cobolli 1:01:56 Poll Results: Alcaraz’s Longevity 1:03:18 Breakout Players to Watch in Rome 1:06:25 Closing thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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