In "Serving Aces" Alexandra Stevenson and co-host Hugues Laverdiere talk Week One at the French Open. The clay is hot, hot from extraordinary warm weather. Two 19 year old men are bringing the youth factor to the French - Jodar and Fonseca. Fonseca was playing his match against Rudd in front of the iconic Guga. There were terrible calls and Alexandra and Ougi discuss what could have been. Tiafoe brought drama by squaring off against his opponent at the net. The French Open will crown first time champions in women and men. Newsy notes includes the Western Conference Finals and the Eastern Conference Finals in the NBA. Alexandra talks Osaka's couture looks and setting the tone for fashion with her coming years on Tour. Alexandra and Ougi picked their winners after Week One.

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In “Serving Aces” Alexandra Stevenson and co-host Hugues Laverdière

talk about the first round of the French Open.

They take a look at the balance of recovery and play on red clay, one of the toughest surfaces because of the bounce of the ball, the slower clay from a crushed red brick base.

The duo looks at the Fritz loss and the possibilities for the next rounds.

French open media ban from players won’t continue because organizers have promised to discuss more prize money at the end of the tournament. Newsy notes and profound podcast quote.

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In "Serving Aces" Alexandra Stevenson and co-host Hugues Laverdiere talk French Open Draw.Who will meet and who will win. The players are still protesting the lack of more percentage in prize money from French Open. They have agreed to play, but they are only doing 10 minutes of news and five minutes of video at press day tomorrow. During the tournament they must interview or be fined. Alexandra chooses Sinner to win it all and for the women, Svitolina. Gael Monfils last tournament at French Open and they can ride off into the Sunset. Ougi picked Svitolina and Andreeva. Interesting first round matchups including Townsend and Gauff. Djokovic and Sinner are on opposites sides. Alcaraz is still out with his wrist injury.

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In "Serving Aces", Alexandra Stevenson and co-host Hugues Laverdiere talk the second week of Rome. Sinner. Sabalenka going out in the first week to Cirstea in three sets. Sabalenka is off to recover for the French - if she doesn't boycott. The possible boycott of the French Open is because the prize money only went up 9.5 percent. The players feel they are not getting enough revenue back - yet the French Open organizers say their revenue goes for the good causes of redefining grassroots tennis. Alexandra feels now is the time with social media that the players may boycott. Ougi disagrees. The duo discuss the women and the quarters including Pegula, Ostapenko Cirstea Rybakina, Svitalina, Gauff, Swiatek. Alexandra talks about the Met Gala, Devil Wears Prada, and more summer movies coming. Venus is the Gatorade ambassador to look into women's hydration.

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In "Serving Aces" Alexandra Stevenson and Hugues Laverdiere talk about winners and losers in the clay season, with a special look at Jannik Sinner. He's the big winner with 28 1000 masters wins on the ATP. Sinner will play Rome as he sees his way to even more accolades in his young career. Kostyuk, had a break through win against Andreeva in the Finals of Madrid. Both players were coached by female coaches, which is a first in a Final to have two women in the coaching boxes. Ougi discusses the difficulties of serving on Red Clay. Formula One Miami. Cherie DeVaux is the first female trainer to win at the Kentucky Derby. Met Gala First Monday in May. Devil Were Prada2 opened to a huge weekend audience.

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In "Serving Aces", following a few weeks away, Alexandra Stevenson and Hugues Laverdiere are back talking about the ups and downs of a difficult red clay season. Alcaraz is out with a wrist injury, Madrid was struck by a viral outbreak that affected several players. Ben Shelton wins Munich. First American to win since Agassi above a 250. Alcaraz changed his serve and made it wristy - which could have affected his injury.

Alexandra talked about the Pam Shriver Yonex Mental Mindset Program - and her recent involvement helping Dayana Yaztremska with her serve during two events - Charleston and Miami. They covered other red clay tournaments and the difficulty of the movement as well as the serve preparation. Newsy notes said King Charles and Queen Camilla are arriving in America. Fernando Mendoza is the number one pick in the draft to the Las Vegas Raiders - and Alexandra gave one of his quotes a shout out in podcast quote of the week.

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Alexandra Stevenson and Hugues Laverdière in “Serving Aces” talk about third round winners and losers. Alexandra and Ougi pick their favorites and talk about Alexandra Eala and her grit and attitude

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In "Serving Aces" Alexandra Stevenson and co-host Hugues Laverdiere talk about the draw for the men and women at Indian Wells 2026. They discuss the players stranded in the Middle East because of the War - including Medvedev. Ougi and Alexandra discuss last year's winners Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva. Alexandra and Ougi talk about first round matchups. Ben Shelton will play Quinn or Opelka - which Alexandra finds interesting. Alexandra mentions the "Summer of Serena" - a new brand for Serena's comeback to the WTA Tour. Alexandra is betting on Wimbledon. Alexandra talks about Craig Tiley - and Tiley's new position as CEO of the US Open. In Newsy notes, Alexandra highlights Michael B. Jordan and the Actors Awards - formerly SAG Awards. Podcast quote goes to Rafael Nadal and a superb quote on the proper mental work on the tennis court.

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