Holger Rune Handshake Drama, Iva Jović Victory, BJK Preview, & more

Served with Andy Roddick

Served Media

Tennis, Sports, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Andy Roddick is back with big news: we’re going live from the Laver Cup fan zone all week, plus details on the Serve Challenge fans can participate in on site. The guys react to Holger Rune’s viral “psych” handshake and debate how the Davis Cup format lost its magic. Andy previews Billie Jean King Cup matchups (Italy-China, Spain-Ukraine, Kazakhstan-USA, Great Britain-Japan) and talk real captaincy decisions and matchups. Also: Stan Wawrinka delighting Challenger crowds and Iva Jovic grabbing a WTA 500. . COMMENT BELOW Should Davis Cup return to full home/away ties? Are you going to tune into our Laver Cup shows in-person or on YouTube? Check out the Served Merch! https://store.servedpodcast.com/ 🎾 Join the Served Chucker's Club for Exclusive Perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0k_--YLuTNuDvq1Dw4zHmw/join 📩 Sign up for the Served Newsletter here: https://servedmedia.substack.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://bsky.app/profile/servedpodcast.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to Served 0:10 The guys talk seeing Messi in person 2:06 Laver Cup: daily live shows announcement (fan zone at Laver Cup) 4:33 Serve Challenge details (presented by ServiceNow) 7:52 Andy coming back to tennis?? 9:39 Davis Cup Final 8 set + early takeaways 11:06 Why the current Davis Cup format misses (home/away vs neutral site) 15:32 Holger Rune “psych” handshake reaction & double-bounce controversy 19:02 Team USA struggles, injuries, and captaincy second-guessing 22:42 Billie Jean King Cup preview: key ties and X-factors 25:31 Do matchups rule everything? How captains actually decide lineups 28:36 Stan Wawrinka at Challengers & Iva Jovic winning WTA 500 Theme music composed, produced, and mixed by Dan Whittemore. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwhit.wav/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Megan Rapino here.
0:01.7	This week on a Touchmore, we're getting into the WMBA's nail-biting semifinals,
0:07.1	the heartbreaking end to the Link's playoff dreams, and controversial refereeing.
0:13.3	Plus, Emma Hayes joins us to discuss how she's reshaping the U.S. Women's National Team
0:17.5	through the female lens.
0:19.9	Check out our latest episode of A Touch More wherever you get your podcast and on YouTube.
0:34.4	Hey, everyone. Welcome to Served.
0:37.3	We've missed you. We got into a cadence where we became pretty needy.
0:41.8	We had to do something every day. It was great for a while. It was great. And we have entered a different part of the year. It's all about the teams, Mike. It's all about the teams. Techie Sean, producer Mike in the house.
0:54.7	Producer Mike, you went to see Messi. I did. How was that? He was awesome, except for the fact that
0:59.5	our beloved Charlotte FC was too much for him, winning 3-0. They've won nine straight
1:06.0	tying an MLS record. I think that's pretty special. Great. At least we have no listeners left. Thank you
1:12.1	for talking about that in depth. Tell them more about soccer teams. They don't care about
1:17.7	what? It's not big in the UK. These people in the UK were tracking Charlotte FC over
1:23.6	like what a producer. I try to steer it towards like the most famous athlete in the world and he starts just takes the right. I'm a Homer, man. He takes the right turn into stats that no one gives a shit about. I got to see Messi completely miss a penalty kick, which was shocking. I was like, this is, he's going to bury this thing. And he didn't. Can I be honest? Yeah. I was expecting something better.
1:45.9	Yeah.
1:46.4	Out of that.
1:46.9	Yeah.
1:48.4	Cue the comments.
1:49.4	We're trying,
1:49.5	you mean to producer,
1:50.5	Mike.
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