About this episode
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. COMMENT BELOW What is your favorite Sharapova Grand Slam win? What is the most iconic Sharapova moment? Tickets to the Served Hall of Fame Live Show: https://www.tixr.com/groups/tennisfame/events/induction-grounds-pass-august-23-144208 Watch the Full "Winners & Errors" Segment Here: https://youtu.be/dquGZLl6EhM 🎾 Chucker's Club Exclusive Q&A: https://youtu.be/FH_jJ75vSHI 🧢 Check out the Served Merch! https://store.servedpodcast.com/ 📩 Sign up for the Served Newsletter here: https://servedmedia.substack.com/ 📱If you're new to the Served with Andy Roddick, we're happy you're here! Follow us for more:https://www.instagram.com/servedpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/servedpodcast.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices