Iva Jovic Joins the Show, Alcaraz Wrist Injury, Shelton & Fils Titles, & More

Served with Andy Roddick

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Sports, Tennis, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Andy Roddick sits down with 18-year-old WTA sensation Iva Jovic (World No. 16) for a candid interview on her breakout season, her Australian Open quarterfinal run, what Novak Djokovic texts her, and what she's building toward at Roland Garros. Plus the biggest tennis news of the week: ▸ Is Rybakina in the conversation for World No. 1? ▸ Carlos Alcaraz spotted in a cast ahead of French Open ▸ Ben Shelton becomes the first American man since Andre Agassi (2002) to win a 500+ event on clay. ▸ Arthur Fils beats Rubelv in Barcelona: Incredible return from injury + dark horse for Roland Garros? ▸ Saudi tennis investment vs. LIV Golf: what it means for the future of tennis ▸ Andy reacts to the underarm serve debate 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 0:35 Welcome to Served 0:45 Racket Rundown presented by Wilson 1:40 Rybakina’s Dominance & Consistency 4:20 Arthur Fils: The Next French Hope? 7:45 Ben Shelton’s Breakthrough on Clay 10:54 Madrid Open Withdrawals & Alcaraz’s Injury 14:18 The "Ferrero Effect" & Coaching Adversity 21:17 Ads 21:34 Vondrousova’s Doping Control Incident 24:45 Debating Anti-Doping Protocols & "Whereabouts" 32:55 Saudi Investment: Tennis vs. LIV Golf 40:52 The Future of the WTA Finals 43:16 Introducing Iva Jovic 44:01 Iva Jovic Interview: Madrid & "Chipotle Stadium" 46:21 Choosing the Right Path: Matches vs. Leveling Up 49:52 Adjusting to the Grand Slam Cadence 55:23 Facing Sabalenka’s "Aura" 57:48 Family History & The American Dream 59:45 Mentorship from Novak Djokovic 1:03:16 The Jess Pegula Comparisons 1:05:28 Life in the Locker Room "Social Experiment" 1:07:17 Technical Focus: Improving the Serve 1:10:04 Post-Interview Recap: The Maturity of the WTA 1:12:41 The Underarm Serve Debate: Genius or Cowardice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Hey everyone, welcome to Serve, brought to you by Service Now.
0:37.9	Subscribe, producer Mike, J.W. Techie Sean in the house.
0:41.8	I'm talking so fast because we have a loaded show for you all.
0:44.5	Lots, lots, lots.
0:45.3	So I'm going full Micro Machines Guy.
0:47.3	Dated reference.
0:49.8	Something I am excited about.
0:51.9	Eva Jovich interview later in the show.
1:28.1	Obviously, Phenom 16 in the world at 18 years old, quarter finalist in Australia, recently semi-finalist in Charleston, she just keeps putting up results. Looking forward to that. I don't know her at all. I think I like her. I think she's awesome. I like the way she plays. Can't wait to hear more about her and her process and everything. She's anything like the other young WTA stars that we've had on this show. Like, we're good. Yeah. They're all like full, full adults, like 35 year old adults, stuck in 18 years old. Like they're all just so impressive from Yolito Mboko, et cetera, et cetera.
1:29.3	So can't wait for that.
1:35.5	Let's get to the racket rundown and get you updated on what happened around Earth in tennis.
1:37.3	Kostiak wins.
1:39.2	Rabakana wins a 500 in Stuttgart.
1:43.1	She's in this number one conversation for the year, folks.
1:47.8	I'm just telling you, like she is firmly, she's not having a lot of off weeks, J.W.
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