The Smell of Wimbledon, Insane Tennis Parents, & How to Spot the "It" Factor | Q&Andy

Summary

Served with Andy Roddick – Q&Andy: The Smell of Wimbledon, Insane Tennis Parents, & How to Spot the "It" Factor

Episode Date: January 15, 2026
Host: Andy Roddick
Guest/Co-host: Mike

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Overview

This special "Q&Andy" episode of Served with Andy Roddick takes on a freewheeling, fan-driven format, as Andy and Mike answer listener questions ranging from wild memories of junior tennis and the evolution of the game to the unique sensory world of Grand Slam tournaments—and even dig into the unexpected world of tennis-themed colognes. The conversation is candid, irreverent, and rich with behind-the-scenes stories that only a former world number one can deliver.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. Tales from the Junior Tennis Circuit

[01:00–04:25]

• Surreal Early Experiences:
  Andy describes how, as a young teen, international travel was mind-blowing ("It's the greatest gift of my lifetime"), recounting a period when he competed alone in Cali, Colombia at age 13—a wild scenario even by today’s standards.

  • "I was 13 and I was there alone in Cali, Colombia, in 1995." (Andy, 01:55)
  • Stories emerge about navigating cities like Hong Kong without a phone, relying on fellow players and limited adult supervision. The adventure, risk, and independence were powerful but daunting.

• How It's Changed:
  The logistics of junior tennis touring are easier now due to technology (cell phones, GPS, instant updates), and the sport has become more specialized and pressurized at younger ages due to social media and other modern factors.

  • "I'm guessing it's a little bit easier now in some respects as far as just the logistics of it." (Andy, 03:03)

• Life Lessons:
  Tennis fosters self-reliance, adaptability, and emotional resilience—if the "guardrails" for mental health and safety are in place.

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2. The Dark Side: Insane Tennis Parents & Junior Drama

[04:25–06:33]

• Intense Environment:
  Andy paints the 1990s Florida junior tennis scene as borderline anarchic, seeing both “the greatest tennis parents ever” and cases involving parental abuse and violence, even restraining orders.

  • "Unfortunately I saw everything from the greatest tennis parents ever to restraining orders and kids risking, you know, abuse and parents getting in fistfights. And like there's your documentary, Mike, is 90s tennis and junior tennis in Florida.” (Andy, 05:25)
  • Memorable image: a banned parent watching from a tree with binoculars.

• Net Takeaway:
  Despite extremes (some of which are hopefully less common now), tennis remains a sport that teaches self-reliance and accountability—"the ultimate teacher."

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3. Funniest Junior Tennis Story (Kind Of...)

[06:33–07:54]

• Classic Teen Hijinks:
  Andy hints at wild stories, eventually sharing a tale of a traveling teammate hiding non-tennis reading material inside a tennis magazine—drawing laughter and affirming that “results happen when preparation meets opportunity.”
  • "He had replaced the entire inside of the magazine with stuff that definitely was not tennis." (Andy, 07:36)

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4. How to Spot the “It” Factor in Young Players

[07:54–10:59]

• Footwork, Footwork, Footwork:
  When it comes to identifying future Grand Slam champions, Andy says technical skills attract attention, but world-class footwork is “non-negotiable.”

  • "If your footwork isn't really good at a young age, it's going to be really hard." (Andy, 09:41)
  • The best pros—even slower ones like Stan Wawrinka—have “light” steps and elite movement.

• Comparing Training Philosophies:
  European coaching builds "from the ground up" (emphasizing footwork and movement) versus a more "top-down" American approach (emphasizing serve and power strokes).

• Mental Toughness:
  The ability to accept physical and mental pain, especially under pressure and in tough conditions, signals next-level talent.

  • "Dealing with those kind of pain points and the ability to accept pain…is a big thing too." (Andy, 09:03)

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5. Who’s Next: Mboko vs. Andreeva for 2026

[11:12–13:24]

• On-Court Prospects:
  Andy gives a nuanced assessment of young stars Victoria Mboko and Mira Andreeva. Andreeva has accomplished more at the top level so far, but both are poised for big years.
  • "I'm not sure. I still think Andreva probably wins a slam before, but…I think they’re the two best prospects on earth right now." (Andy, 12:28; 13:19)
  • Mentions that “confidence wins” in short bursts for a young player’s breakthrough.

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6. Tour Life: The Best Job and Its Challenges

[13:24–16:20]

• Perks and Sacrifices:
  Andy describes pro tennis as “the best job ever,” with the trade-off of an exhausting travel schedule and the eventual loss of the game's “innocent parts.”

  • "You play a game for a living…you probably lose the innocent parts of it." (Andy, 14:28)
  • Emphasizes tennis’ meritocracy compared to other sports—if you can play, you succeed:
    • "Tennis is like the most democratic thing ever, right? Like, you can play or you can't." (Andy, 15:12)

• Mental vs. Physical:
  Top-100 players might need to focus on physical or technical improvement, but players at the very top (like Rune or Alcaraz) must master their mind and absorb feedback even after great success.

  • "Their ability to be told that something can improve in the face of their own accomplishments is amazing." (Andy, 17:22)

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7. The Sensory World of the Slams—Especially the Smells

[18:18–20:48]

• Courts Have Smells:
  Surprising to some listeners, Andy insists each Grand Slam and surface is palpably different—even by scent and tactile feel. He could blindly identify grass, clay, or even a certain old locker room:

  • "If there was like a blind smell test and you walked me through Wimbledon, I would be like, we're on grass." (Andy, 19:17)
  • Differing climates (the crisp desert air of Indian Wells vs. the trashy breeze of old Miami) linger in Andy’s memory.
    • "Memphis…smelled like crap down below. Just stink." (Andy, 20:01)

• Locker Room Distinctions:
  Some locker rooms (like San Jose’s, a converted hockey room) leave an unforgettable—and not always pleasant—impression.

  • "Nothing smells worse than a hockey locker room." (Andy, 20:23)

• Nostalgia:
  Andy waxes nostalgic over the feel, sounds, and even temperatures of places he hasn’t visited in years, underscoring the deep sensory imprint of tour life:

  • "Yes, I can…it's always a little cooler right when you walk in because it’s so hot outside, so they got to pump [A/C]." (Andy, 20:33)

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8. The Bizarre World of Andy Roddick Cologne

[20:48–24:25]

• Andy Roddick’s Own Scent:
  Mike surfaces an old bottle of Andy Roddick-branded cologne and reads reviews both amusing and scathing (“…opens with a lot of promise before transitioning to a heart of defeat. Disappointment, actually.” – Amazon review, 24:08).

  • The hosts joke about selling each major tournament’s scent, but Andy notes, “I don’t know that you’d want to put it on you.” (Andy, 20:53)
  • A string of self-deprecating laughter as they read reviews calling it “a great American disappointment.”

• Behind the Scenes in Athlete Endorsements:
  Andy briefly explains sponsor deals and why brands like Lacoste buy out whole “categories” of endorsements once an athlete signs up.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote/Note | |-----------|---------|------------| | 01:55 | Andy | "I was 13 and I was there alone in Cali, Colombia, in 1995." | | 05:25 | Andy | "Unfortunately I saw everything from the greatest tennis parents ever to restraining orders and kids risking, you know, abuse and parents getting in fistfights…" | | 07:36 | Andy | "He had replaced the entire inside of the magazine with stuff that definitely was not tennis." | | 09:41 | Andy | "If your footwork isn't really good at a young age, it's going to be really hard." | | 14:28 | Andy | "You play a game for a living…you probably lose the innocent parts of it." | | 15:12 | Andy | "Tennis is like the most democratic thing ever, right? Like, you can play or you can't." | | 17:22 | Andy | "Their ability to be told that something can improve in the face of their own accomplishments is amazing." | | 19:17 | Andy | "If there was like a blind smell test and you walked me through Wimbledon, I would be like, we're on grass." | | 20:23 | Andy | "Nothing smells worse than a hockey locker room." | | 24:08 | Amazon Reviewer (read by Mike) | "I would imagine it opens with a lot of promise before transitioning to a heart of defeat. Disappointment, actually." |

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Junior memories & changes in junior tour: 01:00–04:25
• Insane tennis parents in the 90s: 04:25–06:33
• Funniest travel story (magazine prank): 06:33–07:54
• Spotting the "It" factor (footwork focus): 07:54–10:59
• Mboko vs. Andreeva outlook: 11:12–13:24
• Tour life, pressure, and mental game: 13:24–16:20
• The smells of the majors & court/locker nostalgia: 18:18–20:48
• Andy Roddick cologne saga: 20:48–24:25

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Summary & Takeaways

This episode delivers a blend of humor and candor, as Andy Roddick draws listeners into the gritty, surreal—and at times bizarre—world of professional tennis. The highs (travel, independence, the fairness of the sport) and lows (burnt-out kids, questionable parents, locker room odors!) are explored in Andy’s signature straight-shooting style. Whether you’re a hardcore tennis junkie or a casual fan, this Q&A reveals what really goes on behind the baseline—and in the air—at the highest levels of the sport.

Transcript

[Mike]

Foreign.

[Andy]

Welcome to Q and Andy. Do I say welcome to serve this Q and Andy.

[Mike]

Do I say Q and Andy? Served Presents. Q and Andy.

[Andy]

Served.

[Mike]

Served.

[Andy]

Presents. Q and Andy. How do I have a job, Mike, what is this?

[Mike]

This is our weekly. Well, somewhat weekly. It won't happen during the slams, but this is our weekly fan Q and.

[Andy]

A. I live an attitude like that. I'll tell you.

[Mike]

Geez. Oh, Pete's. So Ella is always tracking all of the questions that fly in on all of the different comment boards. You can even go to our website, servepodcast.com and drop a question there.

[Andy]

We have a website?

[Mike]

Yeah, we do. Yeah. It's really good. It looks nice.

[Andy]

Who knew?

[Mike]

It looks really good. I built it, so it looks nice. But, yeah, DM us. DM us. Find us anywhere you want. We have a mixture of questions today coming from people from all over the.

[Andy]

Internet sphere, all over the Interweb, the Internets. The whole world out there.

[Mike]

The Internets.

[Andy]

All right, what do we got?

[Mike]

So first up, we have Nicola, who dropped this to us on Spotify, said, I would love to hear some memories from junior years shared by Andy and how he sees the junior tour nowadays. What are the biggest differences now? And 30 to 35 years ago on the junior tour?

[Andy]

I mean, now is a little bit of a blind spot. I haven't been. Been around junior tennis, and I don't know how long. I'll tell you. I think the greatest. One of the greatest gifts of my lifetime is traveling at a young age, right? And I'll sit here, and I kind of forget how weird the reality of a junior tennis player is. Like, I'll give you a story. We were watching. I promise you. I'm gonna tie this together. We were watching an episode of Narcos, and it was based in cali in the 90s. Like, in 1995.

[Mike]

I'm gonna tell you about children's tennis. I was watching N. So I was.

[Andy]

Watching Narcos, and it was like some crazy thing happened, blowing through, like a market, right? But it was kali, Columbia, like, 1995. And I'm like, you know what the craziest shit is? Is that I was 13 and I was there alone in Kali, Colombia, in 1995.

[Mike]

That's wild.

[Andy]

And so, like, I look back and I'm like, japan alone. Hong Kong. We stayed at, like, Salvation army where you were putting, like, a bell on your luggage.

[Mike]

Like, you're going with, like, a team, though, right? Like, but it's just like, your mom and dad aren't there. Holding your hand.

[Andy]

No, but I mean, you'd go. What. What's the. You'd go with one coach and there's like six or eight of you. And so he's out the door with the first match.

[Mike]

He's herding cats. Yeah.

[Andy]

So we're taking, like, you know, you're in Hong Kong, you can't read anything, but you're taking the subway and you're going to find your way to the courts. Like, it's just. It's weird. And I also think it's, like, the greatest gift ever to be able to, like, figure that out. So I'm assuming that's not the case. I want to say the biggest differences is, like, you probably know where you're going more often with a phone.

[Mike]

Oh, that's a good point.

[Andy]

I remember my brother calling because he was a good tennis player calling from Australia to get, like, super bowl updates because there was, like, no Internet, Right. So it was like the Wild West. And so they would collect call all of the, like, they spread it out because they were expensive, so they were calling for updates, but someone would have to call differently. So they didn't all rack up, you know, collect call fees. I'm guessing. I'm guessing it's a little bit easier now in some respects as far as just the logistics of it. I think tennis has probably gotten a little more specialized, like where you're committing younger, like all sports. I don't know what the pressure systems are with, like, social mediums and all that and how it works now, but just like, I look back and they're weird. It's just the best of the best of the best. Like, meeting different people, seeing different things, competing, heartbreak, you know, it's. You're experiencing failure at 11. So therefore, when you're 18, it's not a surprise. Like, I think there are so many good things if you have the guardrails in place for a somewhat healthy existence.

[Announcer]

Right.

[Andy]

There have been, you know, some tennis players and juniors that have been burnt out, and I think there have been unhealthy infrastructures in place, whether it's family or practice or whatever else. I think if you can get the guidelines, I think tennis is. Is life's ultimate teacher. It really is.

[Mike]

Can I follow up to that? Do you think there. There is some? Because, you know, we've talked in the past about tennis parents and how they can be overbearing. Do you think there's some. Is there any story from your past where, like, a kid was able to kind of go out in this independent space around 10, 11, 12, 13 and played better tennis because they didn't have this pressure that they had on the home front.

[Andy]

Yeah, it, I don't know, it comes, It's a weird thing too to, to actually talk about because there are some people whose parents were rough and whether it's physically, emotionally, you know, the 90s in Florida, Junior tennis was, was an insane place to be. Like an insane place to be. You had, you know, your state tournaments and then you had all the big academies. It's like the bolletaries. And like before it was like organized as like IMG academy where you go there now and everything's perfect. It was just concrete forever with nets up and just everyone beating it, you know. So, you know, I, unfortunately I saw everything from the greatest tennis parents ever to restraining orders and kids risking, you know, abuse and parents getting in fistfights. And like there's your documentary. Mike is 90s tennis and junior tennis in Florida. I remember one of the, I won't name names. There was a tennis parent who had two kids that were some of the top kids in Florida at the time. And he had been banned, right. Restraining order. He wasn't allowed to be at the venues and sure as shit you would look across and 100 yards away he's in a tree with binoculars watching absurd like that. It crazy. So I don't know if it's still insane like that. I'm sure there's always parts that are, that are nuts. But overall tennis is an amazing teacher. You know, self reliance, hard work. You can't blame someone else. It's. I, I think tennis is, is a life teacher.

[Mike]

What is the funniest story you have from your travels in junior tennis?

[Andy]

I mean imagine just everything you say just. I don't even know what the. Funny. I'm not going to tell that story.

[Mike]

Damn it.

[Andy]

Yeah, come on. Basically imagine there is this, there is this guy that I used to travel with in juniors and it's, I mean think about like 15, 16 year olds traveling across Europe together. Like you'd go and you'd have. The American team was like 12 people, you know, maybe eight girls, eight guys, you know, whatever it is. And this is cool California kid who was on all the teams and you know, the coaches were calling us out for, you know, messing around one day and you know, you know, why can't you guys be studious, you know, like him? You can't get that, you can't get that magazine out of his hands. He's always reading and studying tennis and like it was a tennis magazine, he had replaced the entire inside of the magazine with stuff that definitely was not tennis.

[Mike]

See, that's pro level. That's pro level. He's built for this. He was built for this.

[Andy]

Results happen when preparation meet opportunities. Yeah.

[Mike]

Wonder what he's doing now.

[Andy]

Yeah.

[Mike]

All right.

[Andy]

I could tell you that I'm not going to name his name, but I know what he's doing now.

[Mike]

Tell me off the air. Yeah. All right. Next we have Connor wrote us on Substack. Obviously predicting which young players will break through and win multiple Slams can be a crapshoot. But what are the things you notice other than wins that make you believe a player has it?

[Andy]

Air quotes, number one. And this is the thing I see with, I saw it with the USTA analyzing our group of players. If strokes are pretty fine, that catches the eye. It's like seeing someone with a beautiful swing on a driving range who doesn't score, doesn't get it up and down. Isn't footwork non negotiable? Non negotiable. The feet don't work the right way. Flat. If it sounds like this instead of this interesting, it's not going to happen. You have to have elite footwork. There's not a single player that's come through and been great in the last however long. Like even we talked last week about Stan Warrinka. Stan Warinka is not the fastest guy. He's never been the fastest guy. And he's light when he steps, right? So I think that's number one. You look for an elite talent, right, for like a Grand Slam, you have to, you know, you look at someone, they have a massive serve, they have a massive physical advantage. The feel is off the charts. You know, something that stands out where it's like, okay, this person can make a living in the top 30 or 40. You take away anything else and I could have been top 40 with my serve, right? So there's like an elite skill that you can then build around. And also like Rafa used to always take it, like accepting pain. Like if you're watching some, you know, 16 year old kid in Australia and it's hotter than life outside and they're not wincing every time, even though you know they're feeling it. Dealing with those, those kind of pain points and the ability to accept pain, whether it's mentally or physically, is a big thing too. But footwork is non negotiable, can be the biggest forehand, best, whatever. If your footwork isn't really good At a young age, it's going to be really hard.

[Mike]

So you think, like, really footwork is one is the top thing, and then the other stuff can kind of spiral.

[Andy]

Well, it's something that the Europeans have done better than the Americans from a coaching perspective. They build the player from the ground up. We build it from the top down, at least traditionally. Like, I'm not saying that's still the case, but.

[Mike]

You mean serve on down?

[Andy]

Yeah, like, I mean, it's not. Maybe this is too simplistic, but it's. This isn't nothing. Right. If a 5, 6, 7, 8 year old in their free time is doing small steps and kicking a ball back and forth. Right. Versus not taking a ton of steps and throwing pitches or being a quarterback or whatever, like, the skill sets matter, but you have to. I think you have to build a junior or you should build a junior from. From the ground up. I think the footwork's non negotiable.

[Mike]

That makes sense. They all grew up playing soccer and different sports than we.

[Andy]

Totally. I mean, we, we have. And, and, you know, a lot of the Americans are massive, massive servers and throwing overhand. Your entire life is a little bit easier.

[Mike]

All right, next up, sticking with kind of the younger generation. Tim DMed us on Instagram. Who had the better 2025 season? Victoria Mboko or Mira Andreeva? And who do you have making the bigger mark in 2026?

[Andy]

Well, yeah, Andrea had the better season because it was a full season and it was loaded with expectation. I think Mboco was. Was making her. She's now going to. This year. Umboko is going. Gonna go through what Andreva just went through. Right. There's a hype mechanism around it. She's gonna have to, like, produce something on a bigger level. Andreva, you know, started out hot, but, like, played a full season as an elite player for the first time. Mboko's amazing. We had her on. I was blown away. Her top level is there now. It's just a matter of consistency. She found it at the lower levels, but I don't think you can compare wins and losses for six months on the minor leagues to six months in the major leagues. It's like comparing seasons with someone who got called up, you know, two thirds of the way through a baseball season. I'm not sure. I still think Andreva probably wins a slam before, but I don't know. I mean, the next. That's a great question because the next year is going to. Going to say a lot. And how Mboco starts the year I think is very important.

[Mike]

Who do you think is better poised, style wise, you know, to make a bigger splash in Q1, you know, through AO, through Indian Wells, through Miami.

[Andy]

I mean, I don't. Boca hasn't played these events before.

[Mike]

I don't know.

[Andy]

She was in. They. They have a lot of really good similarities.

[Mike]

They're.

[Andy]

They're strong. Like, they're both very strong. They both move well. They both compete very well. It's going to be who gets off to the hotter star. Like conf. In a. In a. In a small sample size, confidence wins. If one goes out and wins a couple matches this week, and, you know, and conversely, if one loses first round, then, you know that there's a couple weeks of building back up. I like the question because I think they're two of the best prospects, if not the two best prospects on earth right now.

[Mike]

All right, next up, we actually have a video question from our friend Reed, age 14. Question for Andy. Being on tour seems like the best job in the world, but what were some of the toughest challenges you faced when being. Being on tour?

[Andy]

What I like about Reed is that the intro piece where he hit a flashy forehand and then hit the drop volley like that was swaggy. I like that. I see you. I see you read, you know, someone's. So you were asking me last week what a 17 inch racket looked like. You see what he was just messing with? Yeah, that's like a 17 inch racket. Yeah, it's this big.

[Mike]

That would be crazy to see you play somebody with that.

[Andy]

Yeah. Reed, thank you for the question. You can obviously play, you know, like, when you see, like, you see someone, like, shoot a basketball and you instantly know they're a great shooter like him just casually undercutting that little job folly. I guarantee you Reed's a really good player. Yeah. The tour is the best job ever. Listen, you play a game for a living. Pressures that come with it. I think at some point, you probably lose the innocent parts of it. I think that's hard. The travel's impossible. What is exciting at first becomes you don't want to leave home later in your career. But I wouldn't change a thing. Like, it's. It's the. It's the best. It's the best. And at some point, you don't want to travel anymore. But I also think one of my favorite things about tennis is, is it's. It's fair. It's not where you get drafted. It's not what city you get drafted to. It's not if you have a great quarterback, if you're a wide receiver and in the NFL and your quarterback can't throw the ball into the ocean from the beach, you get kind of screwed a little bit. Tennis is, like, the most democratic thing ever, right? Like, you can play or you can't. There aren't a lot of politics involved. It's not like the music industry, where someone discovers you and there's an element of luck to it. Like, if you can play, you're going to get a job. That's probably my absolute favorite thing about tennis. You know, people talk, oh, that was unlucky. I'm like, that's not unlucky. I wasn't as good. Like, it's just the way how fair the actual game is. But listen, man, Reed, keep going. If tennis is. If you want to try to play pro tennis, there are no negatives that will matter at a certain point. There are stress points. There are things that are stressful, there are things that are hard. I don't necessarily always consider those negatives.

[Mike]

So if you were to think about. It's interesting. We talked to Holger this week on the regular show, and he was talking about doing the uncomfortable stuff, and he was talking about a conversation he recently had with his team before his injury, where it wasn't even about the physical. None of it was about the physical. It was this mental game with himself. You talk about a lot. Would that be. Maybe the toughest thing is just what's in between your own two years and inside yourself?

[Andy]

Maybe at a certain point, I mean, Holger is also coming at it from a point of. He's like, okay, how do I become number one in the world? Right? That could be mental at this point. That doesn't mean he's not tough mentally. It means that he's gonna have to be extraordinary and be perfect or well rounded in every area. His conversation is very different than someone who's trying to break the top 100. Maybe that's physical. Maybe it's improving my serve, right? Maybe it's moving better. Maybe it's improving footwork. I think that how you digest what needs to be worked on changes with accomplishment also. So, I don't know. I think one of the things that I marvel at, and this is another reason why the Ferrero Alcaraz split is kind of eye opening. The. The two guys on top now seem to take information in. And it was probably the same with Tony Nadal and Novak. With a bunch of people, their ability to be told that something can improve in the face of their own accomplishments is amazing. Like Vagnozzi and Cahill being able to go, yeah, we're going to improve your serve because it wasn't great. And Yannick going, okay, okay, is. I don't think anyone understands how hard that is. And you know, Carlos, having had Ferrero for that long, when a former number one tells you something, it's not because they're searching for credibility. It's not because they're a self promoter like some other coaches. It's because they actually know it, have lived it, and believe it. So that'll be an interesting thing. Like, at a certain point in my career, I needed a Connors to be hearing what I'm saying. I needed Larry Stefanki, who had worked with four, you know, other former number ones and had kind of been through the trenches and had won Indian Wells himself. I felt like I needed that. We'll see.

[Mike]

That's cool. All right, so last one we got from Daniel, he emailed us this question. This one is very unique. In the production meeting, I thought it was a joke, but this is an actual real person that does something in this field for a living. Because Ella looked him up on LinkedIn. His name's Dan. Daniel Zymon. What is the difference in the smell of the majors? The courts, locker rooms? How does it make you feel? The vibe? I'm in the business of scent. This is real. This is real.

[Andy]

He's not wrong.

[Mike]

Oh, wow. I love this. Tell us about the smells of the major.

[Andy]

It's surface dependent.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy]

It's not like the smell of.

[Mike]

You're right, Sean.

[Andy]

The major, the clay smells different than, like, the grass. Like, almost can promise you that if there was like a blind smell test and you walked me through Wimbledon, I would be like, we're on grass.

[Mike]

Oh, wow.

[Andy]

Like, from a fair amount of time away, but also like the crunch of the clay.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy]

It's like all these sensory things you walk in. It's like crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch. And it smells different. And the grass is spongy and it smells different, even like the hard court. So, like, I know you're in scent, and you probably want us to reference what you do in scent, but we're not going to. But like the grittiness of a court. The air in Indian Wells versus Miami. Yeah, Totally different. Miami used to. It was built on top of, like, smelled like. Like the old side at Crandon. Like, you. The wind would blow the wrong way and you'd get, like, trash.

[Mike]

Yeah. Cause it's an old trash.

[Andy]

Yeah. Whereas, like, Indian Wells is just, like, clean desert air all the time. Yeah. So, like, it. It is different.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy]

And I. I listen. Memphis, it was an old tennis club. Smelled like crap down below. Just stink.

[Mike]

Just stink.

[Andy]

It was like, like humidity. Yeah, he's right. It all smells different. I got to think I would get some right. If you put me, like, blindly into a locker room. San Jose. If you. If you put a blindfold around me and walk me into San Jose locker room, I would have known it for sure.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy]

It's a hockey locker room. Nothing smells worse than a hockey locker room.

[Mike]

Do you still remember, like, the. The sensory feel of, like, an Australian Open? You haven't been there in so long.

[Andy]

Yeah, I was there in 17. Yeah.

[Mike]

Yes.

[Andy]

Yes is the answer. I can.

[Mike]

That's great.

[Andy]

Yeah. It's always a little cooler right when you walk in because it's so hot outside, so they got to pump eight. Like, it's. It's all. Yeah, absolutely. He's right. That's not an insane question at all.

[Mike]

It's.

[Andy]

It's an incredibly sane question.

[Mike]

Yeah, I love that.

[Andy]

Yeah.

[Mike]

We should bottle up each major and sell it.

[Andy]

I don't know that you'd want to put it on you.

[Mike]

Gosh. But, Sean, do we have Andy's cologne commercial that we found?

[Andy]

Yeah, you should. This is. This is a new opportunity. I think we sold about two bottles of that.

[Mike]

I think I. Hey, wait, there's a. Hello, Ella, will you run into my office real quick?

[Andy]

There's a commercial.

[Mike]

There's a brown box in the bookshelf behind. Behind my desk. So when I was thinking about. I forgot to give these to everybody. When I was thinking about Christmas this year, I was able to find these, and I forgot to send one to.

[Andy]

John and don't these things go bad after a while?

[Mike]

So we have here.

[Andy]

Yeah, I remember this one.

[Mike]

Tester kit of a.

[Andy]

A tester.

[Mike]

Where did you get this Andy Roddick cologne. Oh, that smell. That smells like early 2000s. ABI.

[Andy]

It's not the worst. I got to be honest.

[Mike]

Not the worst. Not the worst.

[Andy]

Smells better than the San Jose and Memphis lockers.

[Mike]

I think I got the last of the testers for everybody. We're just going to have these around.

[Andy]

These don't exist anymore.

[Mike]

They exist now here in the studio.

[Andy]

Did this stuff not go bad? This is gone by. Thanks for watching. I, I. If you've already signed off, I. I fully understand. I forgot we're on air, but no, let's.

[Mike]

Let's play the Commercial, though.

[Andy]

This is.

[Mike]

This is the commercial that we found. Because I was like, why does Andy Roddick have a cologne?

[Andy]

This is a cologne commercial.

[Mike]

Oh, yeah. Dude. Bro. Great shape. Dude. Are you sure you think that was real? Did you really just. Essence of Water. Water is the essence.

[Andy]

I don't remember this at all.

[Mike]

I feel like I'm watching Derek Zoolander.

[Andy]

That's not the one.

[Mike]

That's not this one.

[Andy]

No. The way it works at a certain point, I guess this is inside baseball is if you're with. So a lot of these deals were in place before I signed with Lacoste.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy]

And then Lacoste came and I signed with them, but I had already. It basically got to the point where Lacoste was buying out categories like sunglasses. Not because they cared about me wearing sunglasses, just because they didn't want me to wear someone else's sunglasses.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy]

Same with fragrance. So thank you. I think that's the end. This is you and Andy. Can't believe you watched it at this point.

[Mike]

Stop the music.

[Andy]

Yeah, we got to edit this. We did. We rarely edit. Right. But. So what happened? What happened was we got off air and Mike started looking at reviews for this cologne. We just.

[Mike]

Yeah, he. He asked me. He's like, where did you find it? I said, Amazon. Amazon. And then. And then I found, like, the page for it. It's like, Andy Roddick, buy Andy. Okay, go, go, go. Then one of the comments. This is. This is from August 2010. I was in TJ Maxx today and saw the Andy Roddick cologne for $10. Being a tennis player myself, I'm sure it was a tempting blind buy. I almost bought it for the opportunity just to review it. Then somebody went on to say, I would imagine it opens with a lot of promise before transitioning to a heart of defeat. Disappointment, actually. You should get this and review it if you can. By the way, the bottle is a disaster. Yuck. I mean, there's so many comments in here. It probably sounds you don't already have a decent frag that features wood, vintner, and citrus prominently. I find these kinds of frags incredibly boring, so perhaps I can't appreciate the subtleties of it. Lol. I keep wanting to try it, but always comes second to something else.

[Andy]

Fuck off. Also fair.

[Mike]

Good. Good.

[Andy]

I respect it.

[Mike]

I mean, it keeps going. Saw it at Marshalls, but there was no box. Just said tester on it. This is. Yeah. Is Andy Roddick. This is the last one. I won't do anymore. Is Andy Roddick's clone named unfiltered, unfulfilled promises? Or is it just called unrealized talents? Or is it just the great American disappointment? Thank you for watching.

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