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Served with Andy Roddick

Madrid Farewells & Debuts, WTA CEO Steps Down, 2026 Laureus Awards

Served with Andy Roddick

Served Media

Society & Culture, Sports, Tennis

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 9 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: 1. Roberto Bautista Agut Madrid farewell & Rafael Jodar wins his debut 2. Ons Jabeur announces birth of her new son & Camilla Giorgi announces she’ll return in 2027 3. WTA announced that CEO Portia Archer has stepped down 4. Tennis took over the 2026 Laureus Awards 5. The World Team Table Tennis Championships start next Tuesday Subscribe to the 5 Setter Newsletter here! https://www.newsletter.servedpodcast.com/ Grab Some Served Merch: https://store.servedpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Techie Sean here, filling in for producer Mike this week to bring you your served five-setter,

0:34.9

your weekly roundup of all things, racket sports, five stories in 10 minutes or less.

0:39.3

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0:45.8

We really appreciate the love and support.

0:47.9

That said, today is April 24th, 2026, and here's what we've got for you.

0:52.3

Motherhood and a comeback, WTA front office shakeup,

0:56.0

tennis owns the Oscars of Sport,

0:58.0

and London is calling and the world answers.

1:00.0

But first?

1:02.0

For set number one, we are starting in the Spanish Capitol,

1:05.0

where this week's Madrid Open delivered both a graceful farewell and a breathless debut.

1:09.0

First, the goodbye. On Wednesday, Roberto Batista Agout played his final match at Caja Magica, and the crowd gave it right back to him.

1:16.6

The 38-year-old Spaniard, who announced his retirement at the end of this season just last week, lost his first round match to Argentina's Tiago Agostin Terranti 6264.

1:26.6

But the scoreline was, in the words of the tournament itself,

1:29.5

completely secondary. After the match, tournament directors Feliciano Lopez and Gabrine Mugurutha,

1:35.0

two legends of Spanish tennis in their own right, joined him on court to present a commemorative

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