BEST SERVERS OF ALL TIME, Alcaraz Dominance, Pegula's Victory, Serena's Comeback? & More

Served with Andy Roddick

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Sports, Tennis, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Andy Roddick and Chris Eubanks discuss the Greatest Servers of All Time on the ATP Tour. From Pete Sampras to Boris Becker, to John Isner and Roger Federer: how they are all different yet so effective. They dive into legends like Goran Ivanisevic, Ivo Karlovic, Wayne Arthurs, & More. They also cover the latest tour results: Alcaraz defeating Fils, Korda beating Paul, and Pegula winning over Svitolina. They also talk about Serena Williams possible comeback, Craig Tiley taking the CEO position at the USTA, and Andy signing a deal with ESPN to help commentate during Wimbledon and US Open. COMMENT BELOW: Who has the best serve of all time? TAKE OUR SURVEY: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8634892/Served-Research 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 📩 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: 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Ads 1:36 Welcome to Served 3:26 Racket Rundown presented by Wilson 3:30 Alcaraz Defeats Fils in Qatar 8:18 Sebastian Korda’s Big Win & Injury Comeback 13:38 Etcheverry’s First Career Title in Rio 15:08 Jess Pegula’s Success on Court 16:50 Pegula’s New Role 18:16 The Pegula Photoshop Controversy 20:19 Andy’s Infamous Men’s Health Cover 21:37 Craig Tiley to the USTA 24:40 Serena Williams Comeback Rumors: "Summer of Serena" 32:32 Andy Roddick Joins ESPN for Wimbledon & US Open 36:23 The Greatest Servers of All Time with Chris Eubanks 38:13 Boris Becker: The Game Changer 41:01 Pete Sampras: The Most Clutch Server in History 45:37 The Deep Knee Bend Debate: Power vs. Speed 47:21 Goran Ivanišević: The Lefty Legend 49:50 Pete Sampras: Practice vs. Match Mentality 58:02 The Height Olympics: Karlovic and Isner 1:03:48 Wayne Arthurs & The Mythic Basketball Story 1:06:22 Richard Krajicek & Serena Williams 1:08:42 Raonic, Rafter, and Philippoussis 1:11:45 Breaking Down Andy Roddick’s Serve Strategy 1:15:41 Federer vs. Agassi: The Art of the "Pitcher" Server 1:20:02 Novak Djokovic’s Massive Service Evolution 1:22:30 Final Thoughts & Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chris Eubanks in the house.
0:04.0	We've done best forehands. We've done best backhands. But where does it all start? You gotta be able to throw it. And that serve is one of the biggest game changers in the history of our game. I'll go back and forth to you on that. Probably the most clutch player I've ever seen, honestly. No chance! No chance! I felt like he turned back the clock six years in that match, and I was like, I understand.
0:24.0	Roger's the only other one that I've ever seen. I have this ability. I had a winning record against Novak. Miracles happen. Andy, you think that's a deep? Like, you would consider that deep? It was deep when he aced me 46 times in four sets at Wimbledon when he won. There's nothing I can say to that. That guy can touch his toes without bending. Deep knee bent too. Deep knee bend. And tall.
0:40.1	Equals best server.
0:41.0	I don't know what I'm talking about. 46 times in four sets at Wimbledon when he won. There's nothing I can say to that. That guy can touch his toes without bending.
0:38.2	Deep knee bend too.
0:38.9	Deep knee bend.
0:39.6	And tall.
0:40.1	Equals best server.
0:41.0	I don't know what I'm talking about. It'd be like putting on a blindfold knowing that a pinata was somewhere in a field and trying to hit it. I want to talk about your serve. I was all knee bend. But... I can't in good faith have a best servers list without putting on it.
0:55.3	I know it doesn't fit what we're talking about and I already buried my lead on the I can't in good faith have a best servers list without putting on it.
0:55.4	I know it doesn't fit what we're talking about, and I already buried my lead on this
0:58.4	because I had to try to win an argument against you.
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