5 SETTER: Venus Returns, Sinner Rehires Coach, Wimbledon Expansion, & more

Served with Andy Roddick

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Society & Culture, Tennis, Sports

4.8 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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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. Sinner Rehires Former Fitness Coach 2. Wimbledon Expansion Moves Forward 3. Fans versus Heat 4. Rosters Set for Billie Jean King Cup Finals 5. Long Live Queen Venus Watch the Full Lindsay Davenport interview here: https://youtu.be/aw3deFXLbxY If you follow pro tennis, play padel or pickleball, or just want to stay in the loop with the fastest-growing sports on the planet, this is your weekly fix. Subscribe for weekly episodes covering major stories, sharp insights, and fun surprises in the world of racket sports. COMMENT BELOW What was your favorite racket story from this week? 📩 Sign up for the 5 Setter Newsletter here: https://served-news.beehiiv.com/subscribe Check out some Served Merch: https://store.servedpodcast.com/ 🎾 Join the Served Chucker's Club for Exclusive Perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0k_--YLuTNuDvq1Dw4zHmw/join 📱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://bsky.app/profile/servedpodcast.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.6	Let's not waste any time and get into it. Yannick Sinner has brought back a familiar face, his former fitness coach Umberto Farah.
1:17.6	Farah was let go last August after Sinner tested positive for traced amounts of close to ball,
1:23.6	a banned substance found in a treatment cream purchased by Farah.
1:26.6	That positive test led to a three-month suspension from competition earlier this year.
1:31.8	This week, Sinner's team released a statement saying,
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