Brad Gilbert joins Roddick to talk about their history, coaching Coco Gauff & Andy's hair & more
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Andy Roddick is joined by legendary coach Brad Gilbert to discuss their collaboration and more. Before Brad's segment, Andy explores the role of mothers competing at Indian Wells, forecasts a bright future for Naomi Osaka, and converses with Jon Wertheim regarding Steve Johnson's retirement, and the future for superstar Rafael Nadal.
0:34 - Mom's in the third round of Indian Wells '24
3:15 - Steve Johnson retirement
5:10 - Nadal withdrew from the tournament
24:10 - Djokovic backed All-Star Event
26:42 - Brad Gilbert Joins the show
27:45 - Brad Gilbert coaching style
45:20 - Brad Gilbert working with Andy Murray
50:05 - Outro - Sport
Your insights into playing Rafa is something only few can offer first hand account of amazing
I feel like Roddick is a not insignificant part of the reason Rafa returns serve from the second row of the stands
Loved listening to Andy and Brad. Thoroughly continue to enjoy this pod with the outstanding guests and Andy continues to be so entertaining.
"If there were rankings for press conferences, I wouldn't have to worry about dropping out of the top 5."
Brilliant podcast.
Guests I would like to see on the pod: Lendl, Edberg, Chang, Graf, Seles, Paes, Bhupathi, Murray, Rafter, Safin, Li Na, Mirza
Great guest list! Would personally love to see Monica Seles, Marat Safin and Andre Agassi.
and federer, ofc 😁
A-Rod and BeeGee - WOW! the one we've been waiting for! such high level technical player info about djoko, Andy and Coco is fascinating, and so funny too - thank you 🎾👌
There is/was such a paucity of this type of tennis-centric material, particularly from a heavy-hitting former star of the game. The possibilities for this show are endless. I for one would love to hear Andy take us back to the 2008 USO dust-up with young Novak and also the aftermath, presumed reconciliation, and what seems to have become a cordial and respectful rapport. Eventually getting all of the big-3 on the pod (along with other stars, past, present and future). Thanks
Andy, thank you for the wonderful things you said about Rafa. I completely agree. So grateful for everything we've gotten from him. I hope he comes back for a final swing on tour!
Awesome conversation with Brad. Listening to it I realized my mistake was not playing to my strengths. Which means I should never have set foot on a court! 😀
That's rough...
@@malekat8539 I have a collection of very expensive briken rackets that prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that I never took that advice. Haha
@@malekat8539 I have a collection of broken (and sometimes vintage, dating back to the 80's) rackets that prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that I never took the advice. 😉
Gilbert, if my memory does not fail me, played at the end of his career with a racket that went out of production. He used to treat those Prince rackets as if they were vintage Ferraris.
Incredible episode guys! Love the Nadal analysis and great stories from Brad Gilbert!
Would be amazing to have Murray on the podcast and hear his theories about racquets !!
This type of insight makes me mad that you can only give a "thumbs up". I would so hit the "Awesome" button right now. Shared the video with my friends immediately.
Bro you keep giving the best podcast iv ever listened to thanks coach.
Two of my favorite guys to listen to!
Great show! Looking forward to the full interview!
Wow, just the description of how it feels when you play against Rafa, and what it does to you….. priceless.
Thanks! So cool!
Mr.Roddick,Please consider being a commentator in the ESPN booth for the semi - finals and finals for three of the slams ! Your vocabulary is more interesting than trite NYC idioms. Thanks !
Loving the podcast! Refreshing to have a tennis pod with honest and a true insight about the beautiful game. And funny how you won the bet and said at the end 😂 pay the man! And congrats, will continue to tune in
I love your podcast! You have so much to tell us, and your guests are awesome. Congratulations and Please keep going.
Excellent! Great behind the scenes anecdotes about the big 3! Keep it coming! Andy reads these comments :)
Pure joy listening to Brad with Andy probing some great insights. It is so heartening to listen to Brad’s take on club players as there is not much difference in the mentality whether you are a pro or a high school tennis player… that just shows how the game of tennis unites its fans regardless of the level.
Brad is always entertaining and always confident even when he is wrong 😊
As a former long time coach and now 7 year restaurant owner, so much of this is fantastic business knowledge as well as tennis. Great show. Big fan!
This is the best single podcast episode about tennis that I've ever had the privilege to listen to. Fantastic work, Andy (and guests!) - keep it going!!
After I read BG’s book “Winning Ugly”, my tennis game improved ten fold. The mental part of the game is so important. Thank you, mister Gilbert.
Please interview Brad regularly.....learnt so much from you both , esp. can see why he is such a good coach in how he explains so clearly. And you as well. State of play type stuff would be ace....thanks doe this.....follow from me
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Meanwhile me getting to know about tennis in 2019 and witnessed only a teeny bit of the greatness of the big 3 😭
I remember meeting Federer in the bathroom of a movie theater in Cincy. I was in a bad mood, but he walked in with a smile on my face, and he still smiled even after seeing my grumpy face. His nephew(?) took a picture of us. And then I ran into you, Andy, at Kenwood Mall a few days after! Wish I had the chance to meet Rafa too!
This was awesome. Thanks, Andy!!
Thank you for dedicating a large portion of this episode to Rafa. You should add that there’s commentary on Rafa in the episode headline to draw more listeners! 12:01
Very interesting. Never knew about Murray's obsession with equipment.
Always a good learning experience. Thanks
Best coach 🐐
Thank you Andy, so many of us appreciate what you are doing! Thank you
100% love this Andy. BG is the best. So cool to hear you guys share these stories. 🙏🙏
Brad is a great listen. Interesting as hell. 😂
Is it easier for a coach to tell a player that has achieved success by winning a Grand Slam that they need to change their grip or their serve after they have already won at the highest level? Andy is the most relatable tennis commentator because he is diplomatic but a straight shooter (a Virgo trait) at the same time. Love listening to his analysis about tennis and players. Abolutely love his podcast. I wish he would've continued to play as a person who enjoyed watching his game~! Kind regards.
I love this podcast! I generally listen to the audio on Tuesday so this video version is a backup. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for listening
This channel is bomb!
Great podcast, especially the banter between Andy and Brad!
Love BG love Andy! Awesome stories
This podcast is awesome
Thanks a lot! There are many interesting elements to be appreciated and learned from in your coversations here. Two quick remarks maybe: With regard to taking Rafael Nadal`s ball early, one might want to revisit his match against Andre Agassi in the 2005 Montreal final. With regard to Andy Murray still holding on, to me its seems one should not neglect the fact that there currently still is a No.-1-player, nearly exactly his age and with very similar athletic as well as technical abilities, with whom he had been playing on the same level for many years.
A Rodddd
thank you for a great show insight and analysis
I grew up playing tennis and watching your game, you were my number one always! Even my whole serve technique is based on your serve
(so many slow motion's watched ahah)
would love to be involved somehow with the show if you ever need help;)
also, please do an exhibition at some point, would looove to see you play live
I love playing tennis, and think it’s too boring to watch on TV. Not sure what made me think listening to a tennis podcast would be fun, but man I’m hooked. This is so much fun!
PS: can you please specify the set/game where Pete rattled Andre in the 99 Wimbledon final? Want to watch that with fresh eyes.
I agree with Brad on Analytics. Not entirely useless, but limited use are at least always to be taken with a grain of salt in tennis.
Hearing that story with Murray in the group text was so funny. I'd love to see him hop on the podcast one day and talk about his time on tour and just converse about fun stuff like that.
I love the way both of you talk about Rafa insight. I watch Sport for more than 20 years, I never see Champion like Rafa. Rafa is extraterrestrial
BG is the coach I always dream to have. I appreciate his understanding of the game. I read his two books but the winning ugly is the best of the 2. I hope he has time one day to write winning ugly part 2. I will buy it in a flash! Andy: your podcast is something else. Keep up with the good work and look forward to your interview with James Blake. I used to be the driver at LA Open for years and I drove you both back and to your hotels.
Another banger, thank you guys!!!
awesome show🥳.. and thx for the insight on rafa 😍🎾.. brad gilbert sounds like awesome guy 👌.. everyone knows he’s a legendary coach
Great podcast overall. The insights stories are awesome.
Another great episode
Love the pod!!
Transport them back to 1976… Bjorn Borg. Lol. I had the pleasure of hearing Don Budge telling me, year after year, that the way to beat Borg at the French was to take the ball on the rise. Is that what you’re referring too?
I'm a big fan of both Andy and Brad. Both incredibly insightful people and strategic players. One question I have for you Andy, why did you modify your forehand post 2006? It seems it went from more risk taking and flattening out to more conservative loopy topspin. Why the change? Seems like you were arguably the most aggressive version as a player when brad was coaching you. This is a very common question people on youtube have asked on many of your match highlights youtube videos.
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I wish tennis had something akin to basketball’s Second Spectrum. I would nerd out on it 24/7.
Missed opportunity to ask BG about his process for coming up with nicknames
I agree! Osaka has the shots. Just needs to get rid of those thoughts that ruin self-belief. Kind players tend to implode (like Ruud and FAA). Sinner has found a way and I hope they can learn from him too
The tennis podcast fans want to see a collab with Gill Gross!!
Re Nadal playing from a place of insecurity; that's probably a big reason why he has won so much. Because he genuinely respects every opponent he faces, he gives it his all in every match. He doesn't presume victory no matter who he faces.
Love this one. Had a chance to spend some time with BG, back in the day working for ProServ and Donald Dell. Head Classic in Stowe, VT and the Dc Tournament. First meeting felt like i'd known him my whole life. Some wild locker room stories especially after a match with Connors in VT. He's the best. Would be interested in how coaching has changed from the seats now vs. back in the day, when you were little more than a spectator once the match began.. It looks like sometimes CoCo is receptive and other times not. How does BG attempt to walk that line?? Appreciate what you are doing here, AR. Would love to get your thoughts (or maybe someone on the POD) to talk about Emma Navarro. Have really been following her in the last six months or so. She's got a lot of game. If she could ramp up that first serve a little, watch out. Her variety is off the charts. Maybe, you could help her?? Think she is a Top 10 talent.
My favorite video yet! Would love to hear about the ESPN story on why they lost more tv coverage as it seemed to hit a sour note with Brad. Second and this is random and perhaps off topic but what happens to all the used clothing kits the players use. They must get like a dozen shirts and shorts for an event. But do they launder them and then ship them home? Do they last a few events sometimes? Seems like they go through a ton of clothes and was always curious.
always trying to get the insight/insider... nice podcast.
He went to the Netflix slam to make garunteed💰💰💰plus those 150K for 1 hour practice session that apparently 40 people paid for. So ya, I'd say him banking at least 5 million in a weekend is worth him going to Vegas for. He knew he wasn't going to play IW weeks ago probably.
This is a condensed version of the interview with BG right? Can I watch the full interview on CZcams?
Laver Cup is somewhat like Tennis version of all-star weekend
Faster than Andy's serve at Usopen vs Rafa 😅
You should consult Alycia Parks. Even though she’s been in poor form on a losing streak her last few matches, there are times when she is unplayable. Huge game, just needs it to all come together
If you had to pick the next big 4, who would they be? Alvaraz, Sinner seem obvious but beyond I that it's up in the air.
Roddick is for tennis podcasts what Redick is for basketball.
honestly... would love for gasquet to be nadal's last match, instead of some other random player. they both came up together right at the beginning. all the history, and given the h2h, would be such a cool send-off...decades later, finally a win for gasquet! would be storybook lol
Hi Andy, you said you hate prediction shows; but, you are making predictions about Naomi Osaka.
Tell us your prediction about not making predictions no more.
Anyways, congrats on your podcast show.
will the full Brad interview be posted here on YT as well?
Yes. This coming Sunday. You can listen to it now though on the Audio Podcast! Thanks for the support!
thank you🙏@@ServedPodcast
You didn't say what time the T2 broadcast will be next Sunday. Also, future content suggestion: update on Ukranian players like Dogopolov that took up arms against the Russian invasion.
About making fewer errors to win more. You don't become Jannick Sinner if you spend your youth, trying make fewer errors than your opponent. You become Jannick Sinner by going for everything until you develop spin, and net clearance. And you lose a lot, but have an insatiable belief in the process.
Caffeinated much Andy 😅❤
Brad Gilbert's next book "Winning Slams ugly" (?)
"Novak is the best player at the neutral ball" wow this is so accurate and why Djokovic is hard to play cause he never beats himself / overplays the neutral ball
Andy is the JJ Redick of tennis. Great podcast!
So who's right? Was the ranking 6 or 10?
Andy was - he was 6 in the world!
Andy can you please join the PPA and put Ben jones in his place??
I don't think many people will miss stevie
Rafa played for reported million $ Netflix appearance fee. Can't blame him. Always about the money
In latter years, Roger lost matches he should hv won, (ahead in the score, MPs, SPs, whatever) precisely bcos the accumulated experience of those 250+ matches he lost caused him to doubt himself. In his peak, he'd blitz thru the early rounds, no sweat. Latterly, the first cpl rounds scared him. He knew he could lose against some hot Qualifier, journeyman on fire, young gun out to show off his best. He often lost the first set in his later years.
Ignoramuses say he was mentally weak, but it wasnt that. He fought thru many such moments. Sandgren's 7 MPs for instance late in his career. But the doubts grow the older you get is all. We've been seeing it last cpl years at least with Rafa, and now with the younger gen stronger, we're finally seeing it with Novak. He's just had a much easier ride in his final 5 years than Roger did.
The fans are ‘up in arms’ because the optics on this are demonstrably terrible.
Nadal took his $2 million dollar payday not 5 days earlier and pocketed sickening amounts of money for ‘private lessons’ while in Vegas for that weekend.
Meanwhile the fans who booked and paid for tickets, flights and hotels to see him at IW are shit out of luck.
Bottom line: judging by how he was hitting the ball at IW practice sessions Nadal could have easily played 2 sets against Raonic to see his fans one last time at that stadium court.
There is no excuse for this , it is simply how it is.
Tennis has lots of all-star games. They're called Majors. They're called Masters 1000s. And there's already a year-end event for both the men and the women that IS an all-star event. Seeing players dick around trying to hit targets will get boring very, very fast.
Andy, being a bit disingenuous here tbf. Your take on Rafa Exo vs IW wud be perfectly fair, if that were how it went down
It wasnt.
Tickets were sold, flights&hotels booked bcos Rafa was playing on Thursday! All announced in order to get the punters in. Then Rafa withdraws the day before. Thats too late. That's the point. He knew damn well he wasnt fit to play - anyone watching the Exo cud see that. No problem for me that he played, came to IW early to practise, hoping to be fit. Tested himself with the Exo. No problem
But tell the organisers to hold off making announcements about when he's going to play.
Optics are bad & pisses ppl off.
Coco serve needs to improve too many double fault compared to last years
Tie-break 10's, serve mph contest? How about we see Novak piss in a cup during a match, not before or after?....Id pay to see that happen.
I gotta tell you, first, you left way too early, my guess, you had more tail ends of the big W. Second, when is ESPN going to put you to work. You're more than qualified to call a match. Best of luck to you.
All nadal wanted was a payday for that dumbass Netflix series. He had no intention of playing in Indian wells
Novak is not nice like Rafa and Fed..