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Tennis Stars Andy Roddick, James Blake, & Mark Philippoussis Reveal Facts About Each Other

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick, James Blake, & Mark Philippoussis Reveal Facts About Each Other

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YH is back for another round of the Powershares Series at USC where some of the biggest names in tennis are going head to head against one another in a fun, relaxed atmosphere! We catch up with Andy Roddick, James Blake, and Mark Philippoussis to find out some of their lesser talents and also hear them reveal some little-known facts about each other!

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood. It is all about tennis here at USC. It is the PowerShares series, and I am with Philippoussis, Blake, and Roddick.

Young Hollywood

Andy PowerShares Series. It's competition, but really it's comedy.

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

Yeah, we we are, the way we play is laughable now. Um, no. We we have fun, you know, it's it's a little bit more laid back than when we were on tour and it's, you know, there's some jokes and we all get along pretty well. Once we start playing, we do actually take it pretty seriously. We're competitors, that's what got us to where we got on the main tour, but but now we have a little more fun, we're more relaxed. You can you can laugh at yourself, you can have a good time and hopefully laugh at your opponent more than you're laughing at yourself. Most important thing is the crowd. You want to get them involved and make sure they have fun and you want them leaving having a great time and and being excited to come back, you know, next year with with friends.

Young Hollywood

Okay, former number one, world famous. Tell me something that is really, really ordinary about you.

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

Pretty much everything except what you see. That's for And my my friends will tell you that's that's that's the truth. I I have one talent and that was tennis and that was that was suspect at times also, but my everyday existence is a is extremely ordinary.

James Blake

You know what, I'm really ordinary at parking. I'm not a very good parallel parker. Um and it's embarrassing because I was born in New York, but I'm really not very good at it.

Young Hollywood

Okay, you know these guys really well. Tell me something about each of them that no one knows.

Mark Philippoussis

Oh man, I don't know if I can say that on camera. Andy and and James both love they poker and they go.

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

Yeah, all the guys are pretty good golfers. So that's uh that's something that's fun. If we if we went out of the forest, I might be the worst guy out here because they're uh they're all pretty good.

Young Hollywood

Well, then you gotta tell me something about you that no one knows.

Mark Philippoussis

Huge passion. Besides my family, surfing. Love my surfing.

Young Hollywood

We're in L. A. , USC, your family coming out to see you?

Mark Philippoussis

No, I don't know. They're not real impressed with with me playing tennis anymore, so.

Young Hollywood

So they don't know they don't they it's kind of a solo adventure now. I know you wrote on Twitter, I used to play tennis. Uh this isn't used to, it's still present tense.

Mark Philippoussis

Oh, I'll change it to I used to be good at tennis.

Young Hollywood

I think you still have it.

Mark Philippoussis

I I play one day and then I got to take the next three days off, but unfortunately, it doesn't work that way on tour.

Young Hollywood

Craziest place you've been recognized.

James Blake

Craziest place I've been recognized. I feel like anytime I'm carrying my racquets it it I get recognized but if I if I don't carry my racquets, I can pull the hat down and and no one really knows me, but I've definitely heard uh I I think it's funny when I get recognized as someone else. I've gotten recognized as uh Jeff Blake, the quarterback. And now there's a singer name James Blake, who I've gotten that if I hand my credit card, people think I'm a singer.

Young Hollywood

Do you sing?

James Blake

No, not at all. I am awful at it and if uh I would be horrible at karaoke.

Young Hollywood

Okay, as people know, you used to be on a reality show. Used to be, you're happily married now.

Mark Philippoussis

No, never happened.

Young Hollywood

I'm here to remind you of those dark days. And I have to ask, do you have a reality TV confession that you're sitting home watching?

Mark Philippoussis

Actually, I have seen a few episodes of um The Bachelor. No. It's uh Total Divas. I I used to love my wrestling when I was younger, so that kind of like has an inside view of of wrestling. So I must say unfortunately I I watch a little bit too much more than I should be watching, but I watch it with my wife so I don't feel that bad, you know.

Young Hollywood

You're blaming it on her then.

Mark Philippoussis

Yes, exactly. That's exactly what I'm doing.

Young Hollywood

You and your wife Brooklyn literally are a comedy routine. And what's with the poop jokes? I mean, really?

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

That's that's probably me. Um yeah, I see my my good friend James Blake over here laughing at me when you brought that up, so I don't really have an explanation for it beyond immaturity by me.

Young Hollywood

Do they allow immaturity on this tour then?

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

They encourage it, yeah.

Young Hollywood

So, are you enjoying retirement? Or are you

James Blake

I I've loved retirement. I've been so so fortunate to have some time off and away from the game and and with my family. It's been a blessing and I always wanted to have that time and and I'm so lucky to be able to be around for that.

Young Hollywood

You actually played Roddick just a little bit ago out in the desert and he had this ridiculous serve. What's it like facing that when it's coming at you?

James Blake

Andy's one of the biggest servers in the game and um there's nothing much you can do. Sometimes you're going to have to uh guess and and pick and and put your record out and and uh get lucky, you know.

Young Hollywood

The serve, what's the secret behind the serve?

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

I don't know. It's it's you figure that's the one it's the one question that stumps me, it's the only thing I was good at, so I I I don't it doesn't go as fast as it used to, but I can still hit it sometimes.

Young Hollywood

I mean, and it's enough talking or are you going to play? Did you bring shoes or are you going to do them those little two little things?

Tennis Stars Andy Roddick

Uh, oh, I flat. Okay, go to it. All right, so you can play a little bit here. Just think if she had real shoes, she'd be kicking my ass. That was out. Okay, you call it. I'm I'm good. You win. Next time I'll wear a better outfit.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, that was pretty pretty impressive.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Andy Roddick

    Interviewed tennis legend, known for his powerful serve.

  • James Blake

    Interviewed tennis legend, good at poker and golf.

  • Mark Philippoussis

    Interviewed tennis legend, passionate about surfing and watches 'Total Divas'.

  • Leslie Robbins

    Young Hollywood interviewer.

  • Jeff Blake

    NFL quarterback James Blake has been mistaken for.

  • Brooklyn

    Andy Roddick's wife, part of a 'comedy routine' with him.

FAQ

What is the PowerShares Series?+
The PowerShares Series is a tennis event featuring former professional players competing in a relaxed, fun atmosphere.
Where was this PowerShares Series event held?+
This PowerShares Series event was held at USC.
What is one ordinary thing about Andy Roddick?+
Andy Roddick states that pretty much everything about him is ordinary, except what people see on the court.
What is James Blake bad at?+
James Blake mentions he is not very good at parallel parking, despite being born in New York.
What is Mark Philippoussis passionate about besides tennis?+
Mark Philippoussis has a huge passion for surfing, besides his family.
What reality show does Mark Philippoussis admit to watching?+
Mark Philippoussis admits to watching episodes of 'Total Divas' with his wife.

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