Greatest Forehands, Draper & Fils Return from Injury & More w/ Chris Eubanks & Jon Wertheim

Served with Andy Roddick

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Sports, Tennis, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Andy Roddick and Chris Eubanks talk the Greatest Forehands OF ALL TIME from the ATP Tour. They talk how Rafa Nadal changed the forehand and the more incredible forehands from players like Andre Agassi, Jannik Sinner, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, etc. We also discuss Serena Williams seems to be back in the training room?Andy Roddick and John Wertheim break down their thoughts on the Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, and much more. COMMENT BELOW: Who has the best forehand 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 Ads 0:34 Welcome to Served 2:04 Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Indoor Success 2:28 Debate: Should Tennis be a Winter Olympic Sport? 3:45 Video: Tennis on Ice 4:54 Biggest Storylines: Draper, Zheng, and Fils 7:27 Discussion on Player Longevity and Injuries 7:45 The Importance of Physical Maintenance 9:20 Playing with John McEnroe in Dallas 11:13 Banter with the "Nothing Major" Podcast 13:14 Introducing Chris Eubanks 14:13 Best Forehands of All Time 17:20 All-Time Forehand: Ivan Lendl & Pete Sampras 19:12 All-Time Forehand: Jim Courier 23:25 All-Time Forehand: Andre Agassi 31:13 Era Comparison: Technology & String Evolution 1:53 All-Time Forehand: Juan Martín del Potro 37:16 All-Time Forehand: Roger Federer 45:05 All-Time Forehand: Rafael Nadal 56:08 Honorable Mentions: Djokovic, Söderling, and Gonzalez 1:02:44 Modern Era Forehands (2012–Present) 1:03:40 All-Time Forehand: 2017 Roger Federer 1:05:30 All-Time Forehand: Carlos Alcaraz 1:09:29 All-Time Forehand 1:12:00 All-Time Forehand: Dominic Thiem 1:13:57 Jack Sock and Low String Tension 1:18:23 Honorable Mentions: Monfils, Fritz, and Ruud 1:23:36 Wrap up on Forehands 1:24:25 Super Bowl 1:25:23 Serena Williams Comeback Rumors 1:27:58 Novak Djokovic at the Olympics 1:30:53 Story: Roddick Losing to Drew Brees as a Kid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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