Andy Zodin

Andy Zodin's KickServeRadio.com, featuring Mats Wilander and Jonny Levine

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Welcome to KickServeRadio.com! Our team is here to bring you entertaining and informative segments on the glory days of tennis, as well as current day, hot topics. We are so proud to feature former World #1, Mats Wilander, as he remains one of the most respected people in our sport. We also are joined by Former Texas Longhorn All-American, Jonny Levine who is a very highly thought-of tennis great.

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Andy Zodin

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Hey Mats, it's not just tennis players that are going over to pickleball, it's like...the greatest players of all time, INCLUDING YOU! Dude, what is up with all this? 13.02.2025 35:53

Also, the US Open is making some pretty bold changes to the mixed doubles event, and we happen to think it'll be pretty good for the fans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's likely to be the story of the year in 2025, and we're only in January. Seeing Madison Keys get that slam is as good as it gets for tennis fans everywhere! Good onya, Maddie!! 31.01.2025 44:43

Also, winner winner, Jannik Sinner! That's 3 straight hard-court majors, for those scoring at home. Is he on the verge of wrestling the Hugo Boss endorsement away from Berrettini? Our panel of Berrettini experts say "uhhhh, no not yet!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 American players in the main singles draws at the Aussie? Those numbers bode well for 2025, but there are definitely plenty of European problems to reckon with...as usual. 14.01.2025 40:58

Also...does time in the booth possibly give us a "kinder, gentler" version of Nick Kygrios? We're about to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by Jimmy Arias, the '24 season finale is focused on disappointments, pleasant surprises, and lessons learned from what we saw this past year. The storylines were a-plenty! 20.12.2024 55:50

Also, "hey Jimmy, what are the Americans to do in '25, to make major singles titles a little more likely?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an All-Star team at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and CEO Dan Faber joins us to talk about some incredibly exciting plans for 2025 and beyond! 04.12.2024 16:42

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The most "important" player of all time? Here's why that might just be the case. 21.11.2024 39:52

And...good on ya, Taylor Fritz. Way to go, Coco! American tennis is all the better for your solid end of season performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that Elena Rybakina has teamed up with Goran, Mats answers the question, will this work, AND what about tennis's new "coaching from the stands" allowance? Is this really a good thing for the players? 08.11.2024 37:36

Also, Jonny talks about several players that quietly exceeded expectations in 2024. Although maybe in some cases not as quietly as others! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wilander's comments about today's level of tennis, compared to the era of the big 3 certainly set social media ablaze with "expert opinions"! What do these people not get?? It's called EVOLUTION. 16.10.2024 39:19

Also, Lighten up, Frances!! Tiafoe goes uncharacteristically ballistic in Shanghai. A blip or a concern? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is the cup that seems to have runneth over! The Laver Cup has taken tennis by storm. All those players, plus Borg, Mac, Roger, and the Rocket, it's a veritable tennis museum come to life! 26.09.2024 36:45

Plus, while we're at it, let's not just gloss over the Davis Cup. The finals will be upon us soon. Rafa's last stand? We shall see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn't without controversy, but Jannik Sinner got it done...impressively! Will history reflect positively on this victory, or will there be questions? Mats, we'll let you handle that one. 12.09.2024 38:08

Also, Aryna Sabalenka also handled plenty of adversity in 2024. How big is THIS title for her? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

USTA (immediate past) President Mike McNulty joins us for a look back at memorable US Open moments past, and a forensic look at what an incredible event the US Open has become. A million people will attend in 2024! 21.08.2024 37:02

Also, Jonny is a happy camper, as the American men have 5 players in the top 20, for the first time in 27 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mats and AZ welcome newly minted Olympics Silver Medalist, Austin Krajicek. Within an eyelash of Gold, and a win over NadAlcaraz along the way. "Doesn't get much better!" 08.08.2024 31:05

And...Jonny gives some love to his man the Djoker, who's now career Super-Slam is a Golden cherry on top! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlitos is all smiles on the grass, but the Djoker getting to the final on one leg is nothing to laugh at! 18.07.2024 38:56

Also...Alcaraz teaming with Nadal in Paris?? We're suddenly all-in on Olympics men's doubles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has Wimbledon ever been more wide open? Is the #2 seeded, 7-time champion even playing? Tommy Paul is definitely living his best life! 27.06.2024 44:51

And...an exclusive with Texas Longhorn great, Eliot Spizzirri. You can't help but root for this kid. He is special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The French Champs are the best, everyone else are the rest. Carlitos was en fuego, and Iga has women's tennis by the throat. A bit ironic that Sinner is #1 after his RG result? Is Osaka back to being a threat? 14.06.2024 38:36

And...Johnny Mac getting a little "makeup blowback"? Is he a bit over the line, or do people just need to get a grip? Honorable mention to Jasmine for her double-final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not much to say....but goodbye to an all-time great. 29.05.2024 29:43

AZ and Jonny hold the fort, while Mats takes a very scenic route back to Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of frustrating injuries in the men's game, and the players can't be happy! The with injuries and players announcing retirement plans, the field of top guys is "thinning faster than Nadal's hair!" 12.05.2024 41:03

Also, did we have the match of the year in women's tennis, at Madrid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by the great Alex Corretja, we talk Roger, Rafa, Carlitos, and much more as the clay-court season is upon us. And Jonny's got a hot take, too...do you agree? 19.04.2024 47:05

Also, how about a fantasy Davis Cup tie, featuring some of Spain's best ever vs the great Swedes of all-time. I promise you Mats and Alex had some serious fun with this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in the top 10. YES!! "We" being us one-handers, that is. Couldn't be represented by a prettier version, or a better guy! Welcome back to where you belong, Grigor. A single-handed backhand and a single-digit ranking. 05.04.2024 48:11

Also, new coach for Novak?? Mats has some thoughts on who and why. AND, who has more "in-game impact", singles coaches or doubles coaches? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of stories from the BNP, Phoenix and beyond. But the truth is, if Berrettini is involved, he's always kinda the Boss 25.03.2024 48:56

Also, Cracked Racquets’ Alex Gruskin brings his high energy, youthful charm to the proceedings, and Mats talks about a nerve-racking experience on the stage at Indian Wells. Carlos & Iga roll in the garden, and Nuno defends his title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafa’s new role with the Saudi Tennis Federation has people talking, as one would imagine. And as such, we have our take, as well. 19.02.2024 46:27

Plus….KickServeRocks, and Jonny’s hot list. Lots to get to, as we all descend on the desert! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are there now more questions than answers in the men's game, after watching Jannik Sinner bludgeon the field, winning his first (of presumably numerous) major championships, down under? 02.02.2024 46:21

And what about the state of men's pro doubles? The new #1 is a great guy and great player, but he's 43 years young! And Aryna may not be "ranked" #1, but I mean...come on, seriously?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 2024 debut, "what does a dream semi look like this year?" Three youngsters and a Joker? Yep, that's probably a likely foursome! 12.01.2024 52:08

And, Mats, Jonny, and our rockstar Kevin Cronin all weigh in with some fun thoughts about where we are in '24! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a year that belonged to Djokovic, Alcaraz, Gauff, Swiatek, and Sabalenka. But in the end, Jannick Sinner stole the Davis Cup, and the hearts of the tennis world! 29.11.2023 34:17

Also, we pay tribute to a legend. Coach Dave Snyder was one of the greats in Texas Longhorn history, and meant the world to Jonny, AZ, and thousands more whose lives he touched over an incredible life in tennis. "He taught us to LIVE the right way!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the debut of KickServe ROCKS, REO's Kevin Cronin joins the team as our featured new "band-mate" 27.10.2023 32:35

And Mats does a nice rendition of Knockin' on Heaven's Door, only to be complimented later for his great job on Stairway to Heaven!! Oh well, can't win 'em all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices