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K Pop Demon Hunters, Haja Boy's Breakfast Meal and Hunt Trick's meal have just dropped at McDonald's. They're calling this a battle for the fans. What do you say to that Rumi? It's not a battle. So glad the Saja boys could take breakfast and give our meal the rest of the day.
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It is an honor to share.
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No, it's our honor.
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It is our larger honor.
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No, really stop.
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You can really feel the respect in this battle. Pick a meal to pick a side. Ba da ba ba ba and participate
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in McDonald's while supplies last. Foreign. What's up Chuckers? Producer Mike here and we are coming to you from the Charleston Open here in South Carolina. That is why you hear background noise. That is why you might hear some music off in the distance. Matty Keys is playing her match right now. We just saw Jess Pagula pull off a stunning three setter. We saw Belinda Benchic roll in three also earlier today. So as we're recording this, there are going to be some score updates. Check out the newsletter today for everything from Eva Jovic's evening match updates to how Matty Keys match adds up and enjoy the rest of the weekend. And before we get to the rest of the five setter, be sure to hit subscribe, Follow us on your favorite podcast platforms and follow us on all these social channels. And guys, this is your served five setter for Friday, April 3rd. This is what we got for you, sir. Andy Murray wants to sell your sneakers made of beans. Monte Carlo's withdrawal list keeps growing. Alcaraz's coach says what we're all thinking maybe and the Carolinas make a serious play for women's tennis. But first, the coaching carousel continues. Iga Swiatek parted ways with Wimfacet after Miami and she moved on fast. Francisco Roy, Rafa's former coach for over two decades part of the team for all of Rafa's 22 Grand Slam titles is officially her new coach. Iga confirmed it on Instagram for from a clay court in Mallorca posting Welcome to the team Francisco. Very excited for this new chapter. This makes sense. IGA's dropped to number four in the world, hasn't reached a final this season. Her game is the Spanish school heavy topspin, extreme RPMs grinding opponents behind the baseline. Royce has literally built his career coaching that style. The first tournament together for the duo. Stuttgart, April 13 Clay season officially is on. Speaking of making it official, Sir Andy Murray is officially in the shoe business. He announced his partnership with hi Low, a British sustainable running shoe company, in the most Andy Murray way possible. A mock press conference where the mics don't work. The stage is literally falling apart around him. Classic deadpan Scott energy. Then a reporter asked him the question everyone's thinking is this about going after Roger Federer? Once again, check out this clip. I want to make this very clear. It's not about him. That is the grin of a man who went 11 and 14 against Frederick, lost four Australian Open finals, but also beat him at Wimbledon for olympic gold in 2012, and won the whole damn thing in 2023. Now Andy selling sneakers made of castor beans, corn and seaweed. Meanwhile, Roger's sitting on a 3% stake of on running a company valued at nearly $20 billion. His stake alone is worth around 375 million. Then you add in the Uniqlo deal, the Rolex Partnership, Mercedes Moet and the Laver Cup. Forbes, as we've reported before, has Roger at $1.1 billion in net worth. Now Andy Murray is building himself quite the portfolio himself with Hilo Castro and Game four Padel. It appears that some rivalries may not ever leave. They just move into the boardroom. One thing that Andy Murray and Roger Federer do not have though, is a podcast. So luckily for them, they can always come on our show where we have our own Andy and a pretty damn good podcast, I think. But I'm biased.
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So good, so good, so good.
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on to set number three Monte Carlo kicks off this weekend. Quick reminder, it's the Only non mandatory masters 1000 and the withdrawal list reflects that. Five big names out Novak Djokovic with a right shoulder, Taylor Fred Fritz healing some tendinitis, Jack Draper still managing an arm injury and 2025 semifinalist Davidovich Faquina is out with an abdominal tear. Plus Sebastian Korda is skipping the event as well with a back injury. So who is in? Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion and the number one seed with a thousand points to defend. Jannik Sinner is the two seed fresh off a Sunshine double sweep without dropping a set. Zverev is the three seed, Lorenzo Macedi is the number five seed back after making the finals last year and then dem FAA, Mehdi and Bublek round out the top eight. Two names to watch outside the top eight 1. Stefano Sisypos, three time Monte Carlo champion is currently unseated and Valentin Vachero becomes the first local player to enter the main draw on merit. Pretty cool history. The draw ceremony is Friday. We will have more on this next week onto set number four. One more Alcarazz story before we close the books on Miami. During his third round loss to Korda, Alcaraz was caught on camera saying to his team quote I can't take it anym, I want to go home now man. His coach Sammy Lopez this week sat down with Eurosports Spain and addressed it. Here's the clip. For those of you listening and don't speak Spanish like myself, I'm paraphrasing for you but Lopez said of the actions by Alcaraz that it shouldn't be normalized, but it is not surprising for a 22 year old. He said that Carlos needs to control those impulses, especially in front of the opponent. You don't want to show those weaknesses to the other side of the net, but that beyond that, that's just how Carlos releases tension. The team understood the situation going into Miami, whatever that means. Link of the full interview is in the show description to close. Lopez also cited that Alcaraz is back at Marcia training on clay, that Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros are all on the table. There will be no shortcuts because clay season for Alcaraz it's a different beast and now we are here to wrap it up with set number five. And we are here on the grounds live at the Credit one Charleston Open here in South Carolina. Shout out to Bob Moran and Maggie Brown for the seats today to see Bencic, Pegula and Matty Keys. I have to say I have not been on the grounds here since they finished the stadium a few years back and it is incredible. Shout out to BeBox Sports and Entertainment for this crown jewel built for both the players and the fans. If you're in Charleston this weekend, try and get out here. Check it out. It's pretty awesome. Grab a bite at the kitchen, grab one of the delicious first serve cocktails. Techie, Sean and I have contributed to hopefully their record breaking sales numbers this week. Fun fact, this is the only green clay event on the WTA Tour and the only standalone WT500 to match ATP 500 prize money with a total pool of $2.3 million. But here's the bigger headline coming out of the Carolinas. Reports broke this week that the WTA Finals are potentially leaving Saudi Arabia after this season. The three year deal with Riyadh is done and the front runner to host starting in 2027. Charlotte, North Carolina serves hometown and just a few hours drive north here of Charleston. When asked about it recently, Matty Keith said that Charlotte would be great because of the regional fan base is already built in our own. Kim Kleissers was part of a WTA contingent that met with leaders in Charlotte this past week and she spoke about it on Love all on Wednesday. If you haven't heard it, go check it out. But here's a clip.
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It was my first time in Charlotte and it was a very kind of impressive room of people that I feel like are very passionate about sports but also about kind of bringing tennis to the Charlotte area. And yeah, just really enjoyed kind of getting to meet a lot of the people that are interested and I know the Charlotte Sports foundation is is very much behind it and so we'll see where where it heads to the W.
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A decision is expected by the end of April and as a Charlotte homer, I have no doubt that if Charlotte is chosen, there will be the support in the stands these players deserve. We'll be watching this one closely and guys, this leads us to our tiebreak trivia and for the second week in a row we will be sticking with the Charleston Open. Speaking of tennis pedigree in the American south, the Charleston Open has attracted the best WTA players in the world for over 50 years. Many legends have won the title multiple times, including Chrissy Efrick, Tracy Austin, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graft, Gabriela Sabatini, Kochita Martinez, Justine Henin and Serena Williams. Some pretty good players. The question is, which of those players, after winning this event, went on to win the French Open in the same year? We'll have that answer for you on this week's five setter newsletter. And while you're there, check out the headlines that didn't make the show, including the results from the tournaments in progress and a look at Eva Jovic's plans for the clay season. For the full breakdown, head to servepodcast.com or find us on Substack. Remember to hit subscribe on YouTube and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. This is producer Mike signing off from the Charleston Open with techie Sean, who will not come on camera. Go get me another drink.