Why Serve-and-Volley Faded, Coco Gauff's Secret Weapon & More | Q&Andy

Summary

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Served with Andy Roddick – Q&Andy: Why Serve-and-Volley Faded, Coco Gauff's Secret Weapon & More

Date: July 16, 2026
Host: Andy Roddick
Producer: Mike
Special Guests/Callers: Listener questions via email/video

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Episode Overview

In this Q&A-heavy episode, Andy Roddick fields fan-submitted questions about the evolution of tennis strategies, especially the decline of serve-and-volley, the rising height of top-tier players, the unique challenges and tactics behind Coco Gauff’s game, and offers a personal look into his motivations then and now. The tone is casual, comedic, and analytical—classic Roddick, punctuated by candid tennis insights, relatable analogies, and a few running gags with Producer Mike.

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Key Topics & Segments

1. The Fade of Serve-and-Volley & Grass Court Evolution

Timestamp: 01:17–04:31

• Listener Q: Why has the serve-and-volley and traditional net game faded at Wimbledon, and has the wear pattern of courts changed over decades?
• Andy’s Insight:
  • Sports evolve: “The strings have changed everything,” referencing Luxilon and how returners can now hit aggressively even off big serves.
  • Modern racquet tech and fitness have made passing shots easier: “Guys can pass so well, everyone’s faster.”
  • Court wear: The baseline's chewed up; volley area stays “fresh as day one.” Worn court is easier to move on late in the tournament, except for the brown patch where players land after serving.
  • On the net game's future: “I don’t know that it’s coming back anytime soon.”
  • Appreciation for current evolutions: “You look at Zverev at 6’6” and what he’s doing, and Sinner finally got that payoff in the final by going, you know, 20 ft back on second serves, and you still think that he can hit a winner from there.”
• Notable Quote:
  • “If you know someone’s going to go with a chip, come in behind the serve normally becomes an easier option…. If you’re volleying up at someone, it doesn’t normally end well.” – Andy Roddick (02:24)

2. Familiarity with Center Court

Timestamp: 04:31–05:43

• Producer Mike Q: Do players new to the later rounds get a chance to practice on the famed Centre Court before high-stakes matches?
• Andy’s Experience:
  • No hard rule: Center is sometimes offered to late-round players new to it, mostly “once you get [to] semi finals.”
  • Personal anecdote: Didn’t play on Center between his first match and the final, but got a brief practice in between.

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3. The Height Factor in Modern Tennis

Timestamp: 06:18–09:35

• Caller (Victor Sean/Philippines): Is it nearly impossible for under 6-ft players to succeed now due to the serve and physicality?
• Andy’s Take:
  • “It’s only getting taller.” Last under-6-foot Slam champ: Gaston Gaudio, 22 years ago.
  • Still room for rare, generational racket skill talents—but movement is now non-negotiable at the pro level.
  • Club-level advice: “Always hit behind your big dopey opponents… and use the chip to switch directions. We don’t like that.” (08:20)
• Notable Quote:
  • “The trend, it’s nice to see the Ferry story. It feels like more and more it’s becoming the exception. … Sorry to tell you, Victor, it’s getting bigger.” (08:09)
    • Fed, Alcaraz are exceptions for their movement + skills, but “it’s just kind of the way it is.”

4. Double Faults on Grass & Service Tactics

Timestamp: 11:22–13:13

• Listener Andre: Why are there so many double faults on grass, esp. with new players like Hodar and Fonseca?
• Andy’s Analysis:
  • More reward for bigger risk on grass; kick serves “extremely muted”—so players often go for more on second serve, accepting more double faults as the price for more effective points.
  • Adjustments by surface: “You end up seeing guys go bigger on grass, and it’s more successful.”
• Female Player Perspective:
  • “There’s just going to be more risk taken on grass and rewarded on grass, especially hard, flat and slice [serves].”
  • Example: Coco Gauff “intentionally go[es] a lot bigger with her serve… the best her serve has looked in a Grand Slam for a while.”

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5. Coco Gauff’s Secret Weapon

Timestamp: 13:59–16:09

• Listener Jamie: Do opponents make more unforced errors against Coco because of her tactics?
• Andy’s Breakdown:
  • “If you’re having to hit three or four extra shots per rally and you expand that over three sets… you’re gonna make more errors.”
  • Coco’s defensive brilliance forces opponents to go for more (riskier) shots, leading to more unforced errors.
  • When Coco isn’t playing her best, “she is able to mix it up and beat you a lot of different ways. She kind of brings your level down with hers… That is a skill.”
• Notable Quote:
  • “If she’s playing badly, she is able to mix it up and beat you a lot of different ways. She kind of brings your level down with hers. … That is a compliment. That is a skill.” (15:10)

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6. Random Question of the Day: What Drives Andy?

Timestamp: 16:17–20:45

• Video Caller does acrobatic flips before serving and asks: What have been Andy’s biggest motivators, in tennis and now?
• Andy’s Candid Response:
  • Motivation: “I kind of operated from a place of ego and insecurity when I was playing. I was obsessed with what other people were doing.”
  • Underrated skill: “I was really good at getting out of bed doing my work, even if I didn’t feel like it… That’s an undervalued skill.”
  • Now: Motivation is “just enjoying what I do… We thought there was a lane to deliver something consistent in tennis coverage for it to be differentiated—a mix of dumb jokes and serious analysis.”
  • Origin story: “Mike and I got drunk. That was, I mean… Red wine.”
• Notable Quote:
  • “Did I like it every day? No… I was decent at [bad practices]. It was mostly just out of insecurity from what other people were… [Now] I just enjoy what I do.” (18:47)

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7. Upcoming Episode Tease & Banter

Timestamp: 21:05–22:34

• Upcoming Guest: Jake Johnson (co-star in “The Dink,” Roddick’s new film)
  • Andy gushes: “He’s the funniest person. He’s not even the funniest person I know. He’s the funniest [person].”
  • Premiere: “The Dink” drops July 24, exclusively on Apple TV.
• Banter:
  • Running joke about “the dink” noise and a Dumb and Dumber reference.
  • “If you don’t laugh seven times, I have failed as a host, and I’m quitting everything.” (22:12)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Tennis Trends:
  • "Sports evolve. The strings have changed everything." — Andy Roddick (02:00)
• On Height in Tennis:
  • "Sorry to tell you, Victor, it's getting bigger." — Andy Roddick (08:09)
• On Coco Gauff:
  • "She kind of brings your level down with hers… That is a skill." — Andy Roddick (15:10)
• On Motivation:
  • "I was good about… treating it like a job. I didn’t feel like everything had to be perfect in order to get a result." — Andy Roddick (18:47)
• Comic Relief:
  • “Mike and I got drunk. That was… Red wine.” — Andy Roddick (20:40)

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Memorable Moments & Highlights

• Flair: Caller does an acrobatic double flip before serving—Andy and Mike are speechless and in awe.
  (16:37–18:47)
• Running Gags: Banter about making a “Random Question” hip-hop theme, and playful ribbing over The Dink’s titular noise.
• Personal Touch: Andy’s remarks on what fueled his tennis drive (“ego and insecurity”), and how his approach is now about joy and fun.

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Episode Takeaway

If you’re curious about how elite pro tennis keeps shifting—technically, tactically, even physically—this episode is rich with Roddick’s blunt, insightful answers. There’s also a human side: Andy shares what pushed him as a player, how his motivation has shifted in retirement, and (as always) delivers plenty of laughs along the way.

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Transcript

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[Andy Roddick]

Hey everyone. Welcome to Q and Andy. Back settled in studio.

[Producer Mike]

Air conditioned.

[Andy Roddick]

It's air conditioned, which is a luxury. This is the show where I don't know what's coming. So Mike, what are we doing?

[Producer Mike]

Yeah, yeah. So thank you to everybody for sending in your questions, going to the website, sending where they need to be sent there. Going to ask andy@server podcast.com Send your questions in there. And. And this week we got a couple videos. Oh, finally. But we won't start off with one. First we got. Udai wrote us if you take a side by side snapshot of the wear on the courts from 25 years ago to now, the volley area is a fresh as day one and the baseline is absolutely chewed up. Firstly, I don't know if that's correct, but firstly, has this kind of extra wear affected how people play at Wimbledon? Second, how do you feel about this era abandoning the net game, serve and volley and what is traditionally grass court tennis?

[Listener/Caller]

Yes.

[Andy Roddick]

One, everything changes over time. Any sport, right? You know, I don't know. You're going to get the argument from like the Bruisers from the 80s in the NBA who are like just pound the big guy inside. Like why is, why is everyone pulling up from 28ft? I promise you it's because it's not because it's less effective. Right. The strings have changed everything. You know, when, back when I first came out, when I first played, there was, I don't know, a handful of guys who could hit over a first server turn. They weren't using Luxalon, you think, like, but they're like elite talents, right? It's like Safin Hewitt, Andre. You know, a lot of people went with a chip. If you know someone's going to go with a chip, come in behind the serve normally becomes an easier option. You know, now guys are so strong, they're backing up and they're able to create these kind of spin mechanisms that land at your feet. And if you're evolving up at someone, it doesn't normally end well. And guys can pass so well, everyone's faster. So the wear and tear on the court patterns is different. It's still pretty good. I mean, it's easier to move on a court when it's worn late in the tournament than it is when it's like lush and slippery at the beginning of the tournament, right? That's when you kind of get the, the whoopsie falls, which are, which are a little scary. The bounces are actually really good, maybe, except for that little brown patch where people land on their serves, right? So you hit a serve and you kind of land that one. It's a little dicey. And also if you hit, like if someone hits a return there, it can sometimes bounce a little inconsistent, you know, and it depends on if it rains during the fortnight or if it doesn't. This one was very dry. My last Wimbledon final was super dry, you know, so inevitably, it's like your yard. It's going to be brown or if it's drier. But the only real kind of place where you get really, really gnarly bounces is that dirt patch where you land on your serve, but someone sticks a return there anyways. It's not as if it's. You're getting hosed. I mean, they've already kind of. I used to think of it as like, if you hit a return there, you've earned your bad bounce. But yeah, it's, it's, it's all different. I don't know that it's coming back anytime soon. You know, you look at Zverev at 66 and what he's doing, and Sinner finally got that payoff in the final by going, you know, 20ft back on second serves, and you still think that he can hit a winner from there. So that's not a, that's not a real obvious invite to come in off of a serve or second serve.

[Producer Mike]

Cash you a follow up to that. Something I was curious about. They were talking about some of the players, especially as you head into the semifinals and quarterfinals. They've never played on center court before, you know, during the week. Are they. Are they able to get out there and see what it feels like, especially once it's more worn like, I mean, are they just. The first time they're feeling that ball off that turf is when they're out there warming up.

[Andy Roddick]

So there's no hard rule. I mean, the other courts are all worn into.

[Producer Mike]

Right.

[Andy Roddick]

So it's not as if it's not drastically different. No, I mean, listen, all the courts are being used for all of the things, you know, if anything, I would say a lot of the areas on the center court are a little better and need less adjustment just because they don't play as much doubles out there as the other courts, you know, so you don't get those like worn in boxes and kind of the different traffic patterns. There is precedent and I think. So don't hold me to this, but I think I heard that Noskova and Moohova might not have played on center before the semis and they may have let them hit out there. Okay, I know that. I don't think I'm releasing any weird secrets. In 04 I'll get the years mixed up. I think in 04 I played my first match on center court and then I didn't go back there until the final.

[Producer Mike]

Wow.

[Andy Roddick]

So it was two weeks in between. But they let me hit on center court just to kind of get used to the surroundings. So it is very rare. But to answer your question on is it the first time, it doesn't always have to work like that. Like they're not going to do before fourth round because there's lots of people that haven't played on center court. I think once you get semi finals, if you haven't been out there, then I think they'll let you kind of get a quick sweat and kind of get your bearings at least sometimes. And I don't know what the exact rules and reasonings are, but it has happened before.

[Producer Mike]

That's interesting. Next up, we got a video question from our friend Victor Sean. We play that.

[Listener/Caller]

Hey, Andy.

[Andy Roddick]

Love the pod.

[Listener/Caller]

Yana Sunshin here, all the way from the Philippines. So watching that Wimbledon semifinals between Zverev and Arthur Ferry, the 9 inch height difference was very wild for me to see. Obviously Zverev has that massive serve and Arthur Ferry has that lightning fast movement and low center of gravity. As a guy who had one of the craziest serves in the game, where do you think the sweet spot is for height these days? Is being under six foot becoming a total deal breaker at the Slams or even in the Pro level? Or is there a genuine blueprint a shorter player like me can use to absolutely neutralize a six foot with six guy? Thank you so much and hope this makes it to the pod.

[Andy Roddick]

Victor, you made it, dude.

[Producer Mike]

You did it.

[Andy Roddick]

You did it. Great question. So I'm going to take some liberties with. I think you were at a tennis center indoors. So one it's probably a lower bounce a lot of times that's good for lower center of gravity guys, as you so kindly put that. I don't think it's surprising that that the best tournaments in the lives of not only Arthur Ferry, but Mochizuki, who had a nice run here, is because on a surface where the ball bounces lower and redirection plays a massive part, Ferry is able to play a certain way because the ball is not jumping up over his head. Right. If he plays alcaraz on clay, lot of time, lot of spin, you can expose height a little bit easier. Um, as far as like a sweet spot, it's only getting taller. Last grand slam champion under six feet tall happened 22 years ago with Gaston Gaudio.

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[Andy Roddick]

So the trend, it's nice to see the fairy story. It feels like more and more it's becoming the exception. I don't think tennis is immune to bigger, stronger, faster. Same with most sports.

[Producer Mike]

Right.

[Andy Roddick]

It's just kind of the way it is. That being said, I will say the number one thing that is non negotiable at a pro level is movement. You cannot be amazingly slow anymore. You're not getting enough help from the surface. And there are just these crazy players like Sinner who's six four, Zverev who's six six, Medvedev who's all of the things. It's just getting bigger. I'd say the exceptions lie in people that are all time kind of on the racket skills list. Fed 6 1, 62 Alcaraz 6 1. I still think there's room for those generational talents, but they have to be perfect fast footwork movers. You have to have all time racket skills. But the trend in no uncertain terms. Sorry to tell you, Victor, it's getting bigger. I don't know that that applies as much as the. As much as the. At the club level, always hit behind your big dopey opponents. If they're much taller, keep that chip down. We don't like that. And use the chip to switch directions. We don't like that either. And I say we meaning six two and above. But it's, it's only getting bigger on the pro tour, in my opinion.

[Producer Mike]

For the record, Carlos is actually listed at six foot, but he feels taller than that.

[Andy Roddick]

He's the fastest, fastest guy I've ever seen.

[Producer Mike]

He's unbelievable.

[Andy Roddick]

Was super bad when they're running away from the cops. Bill Hitter. It's the fastest kid alive.

[Producer Mike]

Fastest kid alive. That's Alcara.

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[Producer Mike]

Andre emailed us and said it seems like players double fault more on grass. I'm looking at the new guys, Hodar and Fonseca, for instance, who serve very well and and I'm seeing them almost 10 double faults in a match. Is that because the serve is a bigger part of the game on grass?

[Andy Roddick]

So players risk, you get more payoff for risk on grass. And the kick serve is extremely muted. So instead of going with that safe kick where you just kind of, you know, Fonseca can hit that at Roland Garros, a very safe kick that gets up and away and then all of a sudden he's in the middle of the court, kick serves, get hit. If you don't hit him that well, like you don't see, you know, Novak runs the second Serb. Zverev runs the second Serb in Sinner did it more this tournament than, you know, 110, 112 on the body. So those. Those 10 double faults you're talking about, if they get 25 good results from going bigger on the second serve, outside of those 10 double faults, you feel like that's an investment that is. That is able to be paid off. Listen, Hodar is his first grass corps tournament ever, so we'll see. I don't know that, you know, I don't know that he dictates the rules, but just generally speaking, you're going to get more payoff off of a slice, more payoff for pace. So you end up seeing guys go bigger on grass, and it's more successful. So if you take a 109 kind of cutter into the body, that kind of T Rexes someone on the backhand side on a clay court, that becomes someone who's way back, and that becomes a forehand for someone to start the point with. So all the serves act differently, but that, like, even with Kaboli, we saw he wasn't going way wide and hitting that monster kick like he was at Roland Garros. He definitely adjusted the serve. There are no accidents. If it's going up, it's because being a little bit more aggressive and running the serve in on the body, if people are. Especially if people are creeping in on the baseline, you get more of a payoff.

[Producer Mike]

Can you talk about that? Just for my own curiosity, on the women's side and how they strategically approach it.

[Andy Roddick]

Yeah, it's. It's probably the same. You know, there's just going to be more risk taken on grass and rewarded on grass, especially hard, flat and slice. You know, getting the ball up in the air isn't as effective. You saw Coco kind of learn in real time. I think that's the best example on the women's side. Decided to intentionally go a lot bigger with her serve. And I thought it was the best her serve has looked in a Grand Slam for a while. But also on that forehand side, kind of was hitting that little check down flat one coming in behind it. It wasn't the normal thing we see where Coco likes space, likes to back up, and then kind of gets a lot of arc to find space above her opponent's shoulders. That space largely isn't available on grass or is rarely available on Grass.

[Producer Mike]

That's a perfect segue because the last question we have before the random question of the day is from Jamie, and she said, coco feels incredibly tactical with how she deploys and mixes up her very wide threat arsenal, and her opponents seem to often struggle with finding a rhythm against her. Do you know if players make more unforced errors when playing against Coco versus when playing against other top players?

[Andy Roddick]

I would assume so. My first time out of the ESPN vortex, where I could just go to Hawkeye. Hawkeye, can you get me there? I don't think we have that. But here's the thing with Coco, if you're having to hit this is there's a couple of details here that are important. If you're having to hit three or four extra shot per rally and you expand that over three sets, guess what that means. Bueller, anyone? What means you're gonna make more errors because you're hitting more balls. So simply that. And also, when someone's as fast as Coco, if you do have a chance, you tend to go for more because, you know, that's what it takes against someone who is so good defensively. And third point that I think is very important to make is Coco. If she's playing badly, she is able to mix it up and beat you a lot of different ways. She kind of brings your level down with hers. And I don't say that as an insult. That is a compliment. That is a skill. She is able to do that. She has a couple of plans, right? Everything going well? Hit big, serve big, all that. The doubles are coming. Kick the first serve in if I'm missing my forehand.

[Producer Mike]

All right.

[Andy Roddick]

I'm not scared to just kind of slice it in the middle of the court because I know that I can play defense. So I'm just basically going to D up and ask the question for the next two and a half hours, can you beat me enough time? And can you kind of. Do you have the skill set to beat my speed? So yes, is the answer to your question. I would assume they make more errors against Coco. I don't know if it's because of just one thing. I think the totality of her skill set and the way that she can play, especially when she's not feeling totally comfortable, is an extremely impressive skill.

[Producer Mike]

All right, it's time for your favorite part of the show, Sean.

[Andy Roddick]

Play it the end time for the

[Video Question Caller]

random question of the day.

[Producer Mike]

I'll make a hip hop version for next year.

[Andy Roddick]

Maybe like the hip hop.

[Producer Mike]

Hip hop version. That'd be good. Maybe Like a hip hop theme song. That'd be great.

[Andy Roddick]

How about the disappearing version?

[Producer Mike]

Sean, play the question.

[Andy Roddick]

What is that?

[Producer Mike]

He's doing flips.

[Andy Roddick]

Who did that?

[Video Question Caller]

What's up, Andy? And served crew. Being a gigantic, shameless show off can be a huge motivator in life. Believe it or not, I would know. Sometimes you have to forge through life without motivation to be able to get things done. But motivation can be one of the most powerful weapons to be able to go the extra mile and push farther than you believed you could. And I imagine that that's the sort of thing you have to do in a life as demanding and competitive and obscenely difficult as elite professional tennis. I'm curious, Andy, because you've mentioned briefly here and there some of your motivators through life. Like in high school, how you wanted to get that stupid ass sound system for your car. I want to know what your biggest, most powerful and most impactful motivators are and have been, not just for your career, but right now in the phase of your life that you're in where you're bringing us amazing content like this podcast. Thank you so much for everything.

[Andy Roddick]

There's your video question.

[Video Question Caller]

Producer Mike.

[Andy Roddick]

How good is that? Thanks, bro. For people who are listening.

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He.

[Andy Roddick]

What did he. I mean, that was like a corkscrew

[Producer Mike]

double over the top.

[Andy Roddick]

He did like a triple Salchow indua, but with no. Should we play back that flip real quick just to see it?

[Producer Mike]

Yeah, give us a slow mo. The clip. He literally. I mean, dude, that's 1, 2 flip and then it. Then a serve and it's in. And it goes in to the tee in a. I'm. I kind of forget what the question.

[Andy Roddick]

I kind of do motivators now versus past. That was sick. Thank you. That was like. I never. I didn't.

[Producer Mike]

Thanks, man.

[Andy Roddick]

I didn't think. I'm speechless. For the first time in our show's history. I gotta be honest, I can't even explain this. He landed. He did like a triple corkscrew thing. Landed on one. Did you notice? He landed on one foot and then did a little. Another flipper magoo.

[Producer Mike]

And then was in perfect position to serve.

[Andy Roddick]

Holy cost. Ya insane. That was. And then served. And then eventually got to his question.

[Producer Mike]

That's the longest question ever.

[Andy Roddick]

That was great. Yeah. So motivators. I kind of operated from a place of ego and insecurity. When I was playing, I was obsessed with what other people were doing and making sure that I was doing at least as much or at least tucking away the Thought that maybe I was doing more. I kind of needed that. Probably wasn't good for like my long term prospects and training and stuff. But yeah, I was obsessed with kind of. You mentioned, I think you mentioned a really important point was I fully believed in, like, I was really good at getting out of bed doing my work, even if I didn't feel like it. Like, and I think that's an undervalued skill. People, like, find your passion, show up. Every day is the. Not every day is the best. Not every day is the best. That's actually an impossibility, like at scale. But, like, I think there's a lot of value in still getting your work in. Did I like it every day? No. Some days it was 27 degrees and we were on a track that sucks, but you feel pretty good when you're done. So I was kind of good at, like, I guess I would call it the bad practices or the uninspired practices. I could get through them. I was good about. I treated it like a job. I didn't feel like everything had to be perfect in order to get a result. So I was decent at that. It was mostly just out of insecurity from what other people were. Were around the world doing now. I just, honestly, I just enjoy what I do. There's not as much consequences, not as much pressure. We just really like to do this. We thought there was a lane to kind of deliver something consistent in tennis coverage for it to be differentiated. A mix of, you know, dumb jokes and serious analysis. So I don't know, I just didn't, you know, I didn't think it would ever turn into an actual real thing that people listen to. Mike and I got drunk. That was. That was, I mean, right.

[Producer Mike]

Red wine. Red. Red wine.

[Andy Roddick]

Yeah, that was. That was kind of it, though. I mean.

[Producer Mike]

Yeah.

[Andy Roddick]

And now here we are and we like it and it's fun.

[Producer Mike]

Yeah. We anticipated being a very dumb decision, but it's worked out.

[Andy Roddick]

It's been less dumb than I thought, I gotta be honest.

[Producer Mike]

Like, still pretty dumb. When you play Random Question of the Day soundtrack. But less dumb.

[Andy Roddick]

Yeah, sorry. When you play Random Question and you play Random Question of the Day soundtrack. Is that it? What do we got?

[Producer Mike]

Well, I mean, honestly, we need to promo next week a little bit. I think next week we have a very special guest. We have your co star from a forthcoming film called the Dink.

[Andy Roddick]

The Dink one.

[Producer Mike]

Jake Johnson.

[Andy Roddick]

Got it.

[Producer Mike]

How excited are you for this?

[Andy Roddick]

Yes. He's the funniest person. He's not even the funniest person I know. He's the funniest. Like, I listened to his podcast. We're here to help all the time. I'm so jealous of the premise of that show. I wish we would have thought of it. It's so good. He is so funny. The Dink is going to be really funny. I've heard it's really funny. I've. What is that? Is that a pickle?

[Producer Mike]

What do you mean?

[Andy Roddick]

This is. This is.

[Producer Mike]

This is.

[Andy Roddick]

What's happening in neighborhoods across America is people fighting over this noise.

[Producer Mike]

What do you hear?

[Andy Roddick]

What noise? I can't do this.

[Producer Mike]

What are you talking about?

[Andy Roddick]

Are you hearing anything?

[Producer Mike]

I don't hear anything.

[Andy Roddick]

I don't hear anything.

[Producer Mike]

What were you saying?

[Andy Roddick]

The Dink is coming out July 24th. Shut up. I know you hear it. You know that scene in Dumb and Dumber where he's like, do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world? This is now that sound. This is it.

[Producer Mike]

Dink.

[Andy Roddick]

So Jake Johnson coming on the show next week. Please listen. He is if you don't laugh. Seven times I have failed as a host, and I'm quitting everything. He's great. He's the best. Thank you for the show. Is that it?

[Producer Mike]

That's it. Reminder. The film premieres Friday, July 24, exclusively on Apple TV. Really excited for you guys to watch dinner.

[Dancing with the Stars Contestant]

Jake.

[Andy Roddick]

It's really good.

[Checkout Pays Announcer]

All right.

[Andy Roddick]

See you.

[Dancing with the Stars Contestant]

The best dancers from across the globe are about to join me for the audition of a lifetime.

[Dancing with the Stars Announcer]

ABC Mondays. Do they have what it takes to compete and be the next Dancing with the Stars? Stars. Pro.

[Andy Roddick]

I'm here to win. Nothing is going to stop me.

[Dancing with the Stars Announcer]

Our star judges will decide.

[Andy Roddick]

This is what hunger looks like. It was 100% the wrong choice.

[Dancing with the Stars Announcer]

Robert Irwin hosts.

[Dancing with the Stars Contestant]

The next era of ballroom starts right here on Dancing with the Stars. The next Pro.

[Dancing with the Stars Announcer]

All new Mondays, 8. 7 Central on ABC. Next day on Hulu.