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Served with Andy Roddick

2026 Miami Open Recap: Sinner & Sabalenka Champions, The Coaching Carousel & More

Served with Andy Roddick

Served Media

Sports, Tennis, Society & Culture

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this Miami Recap edition of Served with Andy Roddick, we dive into the historic dominance of Jannik Sinner as he completes the Sunshine Double without dropping a single set. Andy breaks down the specific mechanical adjustments in Sinner’s serve that have led to an absurd 94% service hold rate. We also discuss Aryna Sabalenka’s reign at the top of the WTA, the "coaching carousel" affecting stars like Iga Swiatek, & Amanda Anisimova, and a rumor regarding the WTA Finals moving to Charlotte, NC. Plus, don't miss Andy’s unfiltered rant on the Dunlop tennis balls being used on tour—why he calls them "unusable" for professional play. COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match from the 2026 Miami Open?Check out the CRAZY TALENTED Photgrapher Keith Kreeger: https://www.instagram.com/keithkreeger/ 📩 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/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00Introduction 1:43 Welcome to Served: Miami Recap Edition 1:54 Sinner and Sabalenka Dominance 8:03 The Sinner-Alcaraz Rivalry vs. The Rest of the Field 13:41 Is Aryna Sabalenka the Clear Cut Number One? 22:41 Coco Gauff Making the Final 25:28 Analyzing Arthur Fils’ Forehand 26:21 American Update: Seb Korda, Ben Shelton, and Taylor Fritz 27:48 Coaching Carousel: Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova 30:47 The Unique Intensity of Player-Coach Relationships 41:40 Andy’s Brazil Travel 43:06 Why Dunlop Balls are "Unusable" 45:48 Hanging with Diego Schwartzman and Del Potro in Brazil 47:20 Breaking News: WTA Finals Moving to Charlotte, NC? 50:35 Miami Open Fan Poll: Top 5 Photography Winners 52:35 Next Week: Sitting Down with USTA CEO Craig Tiley 53:57 Coming Soon: Sabalenka’s Performance Coach Jason Stacey 54:43 Closing Remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I don't often, like, throw strays unnecessarily.

0:02.5

They're unusable.

0:03.6

This was dog.

0:05.2

This is absurd. They're like, yeah, she kind of is what it is. I'm like, dude. There goes our ball sponsorship. Thanks a lot, guys. He's the first person to win the double without losing a set. Of course he is. You know how hard it is not to lose a set in a month? You don't have, like, a bad day? Has she ever been more of a clear-cut number one than she is right now?

0:22.5

I'm still so fascinated by her.

0:24.3

Her tennis reflects her personality. There is swagger and there is charisma. She's become really good at like, this is what it is. You work around my... I think she wants to pound her head against the pavement a little bit. We were kind of similar. similar. I mean, I've had coaches where you're breaking up where it's like, you're my favorite person, but like I don't know that we totally align on what's going on during the match. I kind of f***es you up a little bit. Like I asked Darren Cahill to coach me once, and he said no. I got dumped by Connors. So your ego can take a bruising, too. It's not just the coach is getting fired. Can we just be friends?

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2:01.8

overcome this disappointment? Do you think they've overcome this disappointment, J.W.?

2:06.3

I think our his and hers sunshine double winners, uh, looking pretty good now, all of 60

2:12.2

days later. We can save this for later, but man, Novak Djokovic came out pretty well, huh?

2:17.6

I've just beat that guy on a hard court like two months ago. It's pretty good. But now, uh, sitter in Svalenka, man, um, not a lot of, uh, not a lot of, uh, not a lot of hangover after their titles in Indian Wells. That was very impressive on both counts. Yeah. And one thing that just is screaming at me every match now.

2:37.2

So do we remember? very impressive on both counts. Yeah. And one thing I, that just is screaming at me every match

2:35.8

now. So do we remember last year at the US Open? I remember, you know, going into the term,

2:41.5

I was like, I think I like sinner on a hard court. And then he kind of was struggling with a serve

2:46.6

throughout that event, like kind of hovering around 50% first serves in.

2:51.6

And then against Alcarazzi, he served like right around 50%, maybe it was 49, maybe it was 51 or 52%.

2:56.6

But it wasn't high.

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