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JAMES BLAKE answers WHAT DOES A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DO?

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Served with Andy Roddick

Served with Andy Roddick

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Excerpt from Served with Andy Roddick Episode 8 - released on 3.19.24.
James Blake walks through some of his roles and responsibilities as Miami Open's Tournament Director. He also shares some stories of how he's handled angry players in the past.
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@williamweinberg9509
@williamweinberg9509 5 ай бұрын
Hey Blake, Ruud's still waiting on his towels and water. 😂
@Callie456
@Callie456 5 ай бұрын
Were the problems in the tournament talked about? Unfortunate if not, though I'm not surprised since the first sentence is how Andy is best friends with Blake.
@yi-juhuang8204
@yi-juhuang8204 5 ай бұрын
Andy, turn your damn phone off 😂
@slc2466
@slc2466 5 ай бұрын
It's so great to see James again- loved both of these guys when they were on the tour! Great interview offering a behind-the-scenes look at a big tournament as well.
@Kibinishi
@Kibinishi 5 ай бұрын
Those phone dings are annoying! Please Andy! Please have those notifications on Vibrate 😂
@bribeiro
@bribeiro 5 ай бұрын
I thought Andy had a lasagna in the oven while podcasting. Why not just set it to silent or vibrate 😅
@renardfox328
@renardfox328 5 ай бұрын
Great episode! I really liked getting a peek behind the curtain to see how the machine works!
@wendyweger3115
@wendyweger3115 5 ай бұрын
I love this Andy and Blake and I am learning so much. Many thanks to you both and for the rest of the 'Served" content.🙏🙃😘
@JayRuf3438
@JayRuf3438 5 ай бұрын
I'm hoping James Blake is getting the support he needs from the tournament. Seems Ruud and Monfils haven't been too happy with how players are being treated.
@stevesworld9680
@stevesworld9680 5 ай бұрын
Thank you James for letting Simona play. She stayed in tennis shape and had a good lively match with Badosa.
@princesyntheticgut16g21
@princesyntheticgut16g21 5 ай бұрын
haha you can tell they are good friends by how Andy roasts James.
@wendyweger3115
@wendyweger3115 5 ай бұрын
I'm laughing ...the way my old computer is displaying the channel is "Served with Andy Rock" chuckling, suits you I think. Anyway it was a great interview/podcast _ I appreciate James and yourself Andy, for shedding some light on just how complex it is to produce the right conditions, from so many angles during these tournaments, to make the venue a success. Thank you so much for hosting 'Served" and it's refreshing look at the tennis world. Have a great week.🌴🍊 🥤🌘 partial lunar eclipse tomorrow's full moon ~ total solar eclipse April 8th ...Along with March madness, we'd best hold onto our hats....from Pacific NW. x
@coochee96
@coochee96 5 ай бұрын
James texting Andy who they were? 😂
@tobiasgoldman
@tobiasgoldman 5 ай бұрын
When James Blake didn't mention the player's names but described them in detail it reminds me of when Larry's therapist mentions a client "who's a very famous director who created Star wars" and when confronted defends himself by stating: "I didn't say who it was, I never said that".c
@gregwickstrom5479
@gregwickstrom5479 5 ай бұрын
Indian Wells has been surfaced with Plexipave IW for years. That surface was designed for Indian Wells by using larger grains of silica sand to slow the court down in the desert. Plexipave offers two other speeds, regular and medium, with medium playing the best. The Penn Tour ball has a harder ball core and plays like a rock. The Pro Penn Extra Duty ball is a much better choice. Also, the women never play with the Penn Tour ball or the Wilson US Open Extra Duty ball. t the US Open they use the regular duty ball which has less nap on it and is lighter. I'm not sure how they can use Dunlop balls in Miami. They're hideous... Keep up the great interviews and insight Andy.👍😎
@matthewa7433
@matthewa7433 5 ай бұрын
You shouldn’t be asking players if they want to play during the day or at night when the conditions can change drastically and the time of day could change the outcome of the match. In the Fritz Alcarez ex. playing at night the ball is going to travel slower and favor Carlos more than a day time match when the ball is flying and Fritz can take time away
@demebady
@demebady 5 ай бұрын
Two of my all time favorite players. Watched these two since they both had a head full of hair. Damn, well, I guess I still had hair too. Good to see them.🤣
@l.rongardner2150
@l.rongardner2150 5 ай бұрын
Andy's got most of his back with a recent hair transplant.
@alcarazundisputedgoat
@alcarazundisputedgoat 5 ай бұрын
18:02 It could also be Tsitsipas who got angry, but Zverev is a good guess.
@HannibalPOV
@HannibalPOV 5 ай бұрын
My thoughts aswell, zverev most likely
@poisenopinionator
@poisenopinionator 5 ай бұрын
Did you actually check for that day when there was a big name on grandstand when Kyrgios was on stadium?
@minguyen2589
@minguyen2589 5 ай бұрын
it's zverev, check his draw in 2018 against kyrgios
@tennissir1986
@tennissir1986 5 ай бұрын
Scary - Zverev sounds like the kind of guy who would get someone to go after him.
@bilders6701
@bilders6701 5 ай бұрын
Still can't find this full interview!
@tennissir1986
@tennissir1986 5 ай бұрын
So who was the two time (at the time) slam winning female who got upset not getting the main court ?
@englishiguana4304
@englishiguana4304 5 ай бұрын
My only complaint abt this podcast is that it is not longer!
@michaeladkins6
@michaeladkins6 5 ай бұрын
He was at home during all of the rain delays Friday?
@goldwolf0606
@goldwolf0606 5 ай бұрын
😂 he has to deal with coffee 😂😂😂
@johnp1
@johnp1 5 ай бұрын
Andy is very entertaining 🙂
@deathbombs
@deathbombs 5 ай бұрын
Blake please give Ruud his damn water
@icefalcon2243
@icefalcon2243 5 ай бұрын
Does James ever mention if he still plays tennis? I know he’s not on tour or anything but if he still plays for the love of the game
@tennissir1986
@tennissir1986 5 ай бұрын
Andy - great channel - if you don’t know how to work your devices - you may may want to put them in a different room when filming.
@Ladybug211211
@Ladybug211211 5 ай бұрын
James said 7. I heard it.
@michaelscoots
@michaelscoots 5 ай бұрын
Love you, Andy but I’m with James - no coffee!
@orenthaljames2534
@orenthaljames2534 5 ай бұрын
does Andy ask James about the complaints from Ruud?
@minguyen2589
@minguyen2589 5 ай бұрын
@15:09 must be Zverev, just checked the draw in 2018 :) @15:21
@wendyweger3115
@wendyweger3115 5 ай бұрын
I am so glad to know a little more about what goes on behind the scenes and just how much energy is expended from all ~ Many thanks. PS Lunar eclipse full moon March 25th 2024 + March Madness + Total Solar Eclipse April 8th 2024 = stay detached..lol~ 🌴🍊🏖
@goldwolf0606
@goldwolf0606 5 ай бұрын
They beg Weakvak to come to Miami 😂😂😂 they offer him lots of money… and when he hits lines women in the throat, they don’t want to defaultovic him so they talk an easy decision over for over 10 minutes but can’t find a good reason to keep in the tournament and eventually say sorry, we will lose more money than we make if you stay in the tournament 😂😂😂
@gabrielion9313
@gabrielion9313 5 ай бұрын
why do these gentlemen wear hats indoors? wrong answers only
@OX3YMORON
@OX3YMORON 5 ай бұрын
Too much hair
@kuab1313
@kuab1313 5 ай бұрын
Giving a wild card to a player banned for doping is just disgraceful, regardless of Halep's excuses and the fact the ban was shortened.
@alcarazundisputedgoat
@alcarazundisputedgoat 5 ай бұрын
The ban is over, so it's not disgraceful and what Halep brought up is not an excuse, it's the reason for her being banned which was something that she had no control over.
@l.rongardner2150
@l.rongardner2150 5 ай бұрын
Duh! He directs a tournament. That's like asking what a tennis player does. He plays tennis.
@anthonydecastro6938
@anthonydecastro6938 5 ай бұрын
Hey, James Blake, do your job. Miami sucks compared to IW.
@TheDusty1920
@TheDusty1920 5 ай бұрын
His job is not to provide funding to upgrade infrastructure. He's not a billionaire.
@anthonydecastro6938
@anthonydecastro6938 5 ай бұрын
@@TheDusty1920 his job is make sure the "billionaire" who does own the Miami tournament (IMG???) upgrade the facilities. he is the tournament director or is he not?
@TheDusty1920
@TheDusty1920 5 ай бұрын
@@anthonydecastro6938 He's not going to "make" a billionaire do anything he doesn't want to do. If it was as simple as telling the billionaire "Give me $100 million to upgrade the facilities", I'm sure it would've been done already.
@anthonydecastro6938
@anthonydecastro6938 5 ай бұрын
@@TheDusty1920 stupid remark. really paints James Blake in dark and ugly colors. what makes you think you can read his mind? who do you think you are, God???
@TheDusty1920
@TheDusty1920 5 ай бұрын
@@anthonydecastro6938 Hmm did someone forget to take their pills today?
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