When Did Novak Become A Threat? What Was Rafa’s Forehand Like? | Q&Andy

Served with Andy Roddick

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Society & Culture, Sports, Tennis

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🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Want to be featured on the next Q&Andy? Send us a video on our socials or email us at askandy@servedmediagroup.com Andy Roddick pulls back the curtain on tennis greatness, revealing what made Roger Federer nearly impossible to solve, why Rafael Nadal’s forehand felt like “death” across five sets, and how Novak Djokovic’s extreme discipline separated him from everyone chasing him. This episode dives into the real differences between the Big 3 and the rising “New 2” of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner—plus a hilarious look back at the Big 3 karaoke moments from Roland Garros in the late 2000’s. 📱 Stay up to date with Q&Andy! Follow us on our socials: https://www.instagram.com/servedpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast https://x.com/served_podcast ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Welcome to Q&Andy 0:50 What gets overlooked about Roger Federer? 2:30 Andy's game plans for facing Federer 4:00 The nightmare of Rafael Nadal’s heavy forehand 5:29 Understanding the "arc" and margin of Rafa's spin 7:21 How court surfaces impact Nadal’s power 7:54 Novak Djokovic’s "maniacal" discipline and flexibility 10:07 When did Djokovic first arrive as a serious threat? 11:52 Comparing the competition faced by the Big Three to the "New Two" (Alcaraz & Sinner) 12:58 Locker room reactions to the Big Three losing 14:10 The hardest players to handle outside the Big Three 15:59 Reacting to Novak & Rafa's Roland-Garros karaoke 17:38 Andy Roddick's go-to karaoke anthem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Q& Indy, the show where I don't know what's going to happen, Mike.
0:10.1	Yeah, I mean, it's kind of by design.
0:11.6	But it is brought to you, but no.
0:13.1	Go ahead.
0:13.8	Still nobody.
0:14.5	Maybe that'll change soon.
0:15.6	Maybe not.
0:16.1	I don't know.
0:16.9	On this episode, we decided after watching the big two do what the big two do which of the
0:21.7	I don't know what we're going to call them out what's the new two the new two yeah the new two we
0:25.9	thought let's talk about the big three great somebody that you know okay sure it'd be good but as a
0:31.0	reminder if you want to yay if you want to be featured of the show send your question to ask
0:36.4	andy at servepodcast com or hit us up on our DMs on social or here in the comments.
0:42.3	First up, Andrew wrote us and said this.
0:45.2	You mentioned recently that Pete Sampras is one of the great athletes in tennis has ever seen.
0:50.4	Yeah.
0:50.7	And it doesn't get talked about enough.
0:52.9	What do you think gets overlooked the most when
0:56.0	it comes to Roger Federer? Not a lot gets overlooked. I mean, the one thing that I think
1:05.5	people always talk about, players always mention how good of a server he is. Fans always
1:10.7	mention all the other
1:11.3	stuff.
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