New USTA CEO Craig Tiley on Leaving Australia & "Big Swings" + Pegula & Paul Open Clay Season from Served with Andy Roddick

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

1 hour 3 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2026 at 9:00 am.

Introduction

Welcome to Served

Racket Rundown: Jess Pegula Defends Charleston Title

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

Racket Rundown: Tommy Paul’s Grit in Houston

Poll Results: The Next American Disruptor on Clay

Coaching Drama: Francisco Roig & Player-Coach Relationships

Andy Roddick interview Craig Tiley & Brian Vahaly

Why Craig Tiley Chose the USTA

Brian Vahaly on the Global CEO Search

Solving the Tennis Calendar & Off-Season Crisis

Is College Tennis in Crisis? NIL and Scholarships

The "35 by 35" Growth Strategy

Scaling Innovation from Australia to the USA

Q&A: Fostering a Love for Tennis in Kids

Q&A: Controlling the Controllable on Court

Q&A: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Q&A: What is Craig Tiley excited about?

Q&A: Expanding Women in Leadership

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

Q&A: Incentivizing Coaches to Grow the Game

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

Andy’s Iconic Match vs. Michael Chang

Craig Asks Andy: The Power of Hitting Against the Wall

Final Thoughts & Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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