The Maria Sharapova Interview | Served with Andy Roddick
Summary
Tennis legend Maria Sharapova joins Andy Roddick to reflect on her journey, from moving to the U.S. at age seven to winning Grand Slams and battling injuries. She shares insights into balancing her athletic career with building a strategic business empire, offering valuable lessons on long-term planning and the "power of no." The conversation also touches on her experiences as a mother and her upcoming Hall of Fame induction, highlighting her sustained impact on and off the court.Episode description
Maria Sharapova joins Andy Roddick on the Served Podcast to talk her career, her business ventures post-retirement, and motherhood. Andy and Maria talk about her induction into the Hall of Fame coming up next week and take a look back at some of the iconic moments from her career/life: moving across the world at 7 years old for tennis, winning the French Open twice, battling injuries, and so much more.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Served
0:42 Winners & Errors Segment
1:50 Victoria Mboko wins 2025 Canadian Open
2:30 Cincinnati Open renovations
4:30 Frances Tiafoe helps out next generation
6:32 Tennis’ summer schedule struggles
9:47 Daniil Medvedev loses to Adam Walton at Cincinnati
12:35 Maria Sharapova joins the show
12:50 Life as a mother
18:00 Maria’s story about Andy’s restaurant recommendation
21:30 Moving to the USA from Russia at 7 years old to train
24:25 Maria talks about her dad Yuri
27:30 Sharapova talks about her expectations for her team
29:45 The power of “No” when it comes to brands
33:08 Winning Wimbledon at 17 years old
39:55 Battling expectations
42:40 2008 AO Open was peak Maria Sharapova
43:35 Preparing to play Lindsay Davenport
49:45 Sharapova shoulder injury was mis-diagnosed & coming back from injury
54:00 Winning Roland Garros twice after injury
1:02:20 Maria’s transition into business
1:09:30 Young athletes who take any deal that comes there way
1:14:00 What makes Maria Sharapova a great investor
1:20:20 Did tennis help shape Maria’s business mindset?
1:22:30 Maria talking about being inducted into the Hall of Fame
1:30:40 Maria wants to finish the interview…
1:34:32 Closing thoughts
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