Andy Roddick Reveals His Favorite US Open Court & Late-Night Match Survival Tips | Q&Andy
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Who surprised Andy the most at the 2026 US Open?
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All right, first question is from Jean. She DM'd us on Instagram and looking back at this year's tournaments, she asked, Who surprised you the most at the US Open this year?
Uh, not a great answer, but Hodar.
Yeah. That's pretty
surprising. 'Cause surprising's not like I guess I can go either way with that, right? I was shocked by that result. Uh One of the things that I guess isn't surprising but I was really impressed with Was Four women enter the US open with a chance of the number one world ranking, right? All four of them. Make it to the semis.
Unbelievable.
I think that was underreported. Like I think we take that for granted. We talk about like clutch. You have a look at the basket at you know, number one ranking, three of which had never had it before, or st two of 'em have never had it. Rabakina coming in on one wheel. Left foot, heel not working, no practice. Winning the tournament, taking the number one world ranking.
What tactical changes does Ben Shelton need to beat Alexander Zverev?
Yeah, I think that qualifies. That's
pretty sweet.
I think that's the one.
That's pretty sweet. AC wants to dive into the matchup between uh Shelton and Zverev. What is the one tactical or mental adjustment Shelton needs against Zverev to turn a historically difficult matchup into a grand slam victory or just any victory he's currently 0-6 against Zverev?
Yeah. Uh I I think it's kick wide on the Deuce side. as kind of I think he has to use that to set up the the T serve on the due side. You know, even early in the first game of the match he had two T serves and Zverev was all over him. Right. So you have to set the table to make that serve more effective so you can get gains there. It's not just a lot of Armchair analysis is Just go here or just go there. Tennis, there's another layer. You have to set the table to then go somewhere. You can't just go serve to his back end. It's like if that's his strength, you have to offset it with a threat of something to their forehand, right? Zverev did an amazing job in the rallies, and we talked about it on the recap show.
And Zverev talked about it at the desk. Of yeah, I was able to go soft to Ben's back end and make him try to create pace. As someone who could not create pace in his back end, I fully understand. And That's not a tactic where it's a straight line, right? In order to do the soft stuff to the back end of one of the best tennis players in the world. You have to have the threat of going line hard.
Right.
So Zverev has to take his forehand line hard, establish that pattern, and then that opens up the soft stuff to Ben's back end. So Ben made adjustments during that match. He was just down two sets when he did it, right? Gave himself more time. Uh his where he was his contact point in the third set was four feet further back than it was during the first two. Right. So he made that adjustment. He started going to the chip a little bit more. So I think it's just more of the adjustments that he made. Um, and his kick serve wide on the deuce side was not there this match. He he shanked a couple of them, which is crazy for him. Um, but I think he has to create some space, spread the court in order to come in. He cannot attack Zverev when Zverev's just playing through the middle.
It's an impossible place deep. And kind of handcuffed from the middle is not the place for for Ben to deal from in that matchup.
One thing I thought, just to expand on it a little bit, that I thought was so fascinating from the quick serve that you were hitting on, is is we can't not take into account that Zverev knows lefties. I mean it's he is he's built his game on understanding lefties.
Yeah. So Misha Zverev. Sasha's brother, 25 in the world, career high, beat Murrieto Slim, made the quarters of Australia.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who surprised Andy the most at the 2026 US Open?
0:06–1:36
2
What tactical changes does Ben Shelton need to beat Alexander Zverev?
1:36–5:18
3
How does Zverev’s left‑handed brother influence his game against lefties?
5:18–10:36
4
Which US Open court does Andy consider his favorite besides Arthur Ashe Stadium?
10:36–13:18
5
How do players prepare for matches that don’t start until after 11 PM?
13:18–14:42
Speakers
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