New USTA CEO Craig Tiley on Leaving Australia & "Big Swings" + Pegula & Paul Open Clay Season

Andy Roddick sits down with incoming USTA CEO Craig Tiley and President Brian Vahaly at the 2026 USTA Annual Meeting.

Tiley opens up about leaving Tennis Australia after 20 years to take "big swings" at American tennis, the college tennis crisis and NIL's impact on scholarships, and his plan to get 35 million Americans playing by 2035. Plus, Andy tells a great Michael Chang story that nobody saw coming.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction

1:29 Welcome to Served

2:56 Racket Rundown: Jess Pegula Defends Charleston Title

4:26 Racket Rundown: 19-Year-Old Rafael Jodar Wins in Morocco

6:28 Racket Rundown: Tommy Paul’s Grit in Houston

7:47 Poll Results: The Next American Disruptor on Clay

9:03 Coaching Drama: Francisco Roig & Player-Coach Relationships

12:12 Andy Roddick interview Craig Tiley & Brian Vahaly

14:41 Why Craig Tiley Chose the USTA

18:50 Brian Vahaly on the Global CEO Search

23:06 Solving the Tennis Calendar & Off-Season Crisis

24:28 Is College Tennis in Crisis? NIL and Scholarships

27:54 The "35 by 35" Growth Strategy

31:32 Scaling Innovation from Australia to the USA

33:15 Q&A: Fostering a Love for Tennis in Kids

36:14 Q&A: Controlling the Controllable on Court

38:46 Q&A: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

41:08 Q&A: What is Craig Tiley excited about?

43:05 Q&A: Expanding Women in Leadership

45:11 Q&A: A New Path to US Open Wild Cards?

48:48 Q&A: Incentivizing Coaches to Grow the Game

50:30 Q&A: The Future of Innovation at the US Open

53:00 Andy’s Iconic Match vs. Michael Chang

55:24 Craig Asks Andy: The Power of Hitting Against the Wall

58:13 Final Thoughts & Wrap Up

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