The previous American tennis participant Andy Roddick – winner of the 2003 US Open – mocks Swiss legend Roger Federer, concerning the 2023 Wimbledon semifinal. Roger talked concerning the 2003 Championships semifinal between him and Andy Roddick and the way that match might have modified their rivalry.
“I feel most likely if he had crushed me within the 2003 Wimbledon semifinal, I might have thought I could not win Wimbledon and I might by no means win Wimbledon. Anyway, Andy is a superb man, he is aware of that. He is the most effective and I like his podcast as properly,” stated Federer.
And Roddick’s instant response was not missing on his X account: “It would not matter. No one likes Roger anyway! That stated, I feel we’d nonetheless let him be on my podcast. He can do it for me due to all of the titles he took away from me!” Roddick wrote satirically.
No matter. No one likes @rogerfederer anyhow …… That being stated, I feel we’d nonetheless enable him on @Served_Podcast Least he can do for me throwing all these Wimby finals …. https://t.co/3kPDlbTTxY
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) August 9, 2024
Within the newest episodes of his podcast, Roddick additionally talked about Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The Spanish tennis participant, at 38, returned to the circuit this 12 months after an harm, for what would seem and may very well be his final season as an expert.
His current look on the Paris Olympics in opposition to Novak Djokovic was proof of how the Spanish champion has now misplaced the bodily type of his finest instances, because of all of the accidents suffered within the final 18 months. Regardless of this, Nadal appeared reasonably irritated after the umpteenth query from journalists about his retirement.
“I can not analyze each day whether or not or not it may be my final match. It looks as if you wish to retire me each day, give me a little bit extra time,” stated the 22-time Grand Slam champion, after the Olympic Video games.
Roddick intervened on the subject, making some statements concerning the Spanish tennis participant’s doable farewell to tennis. Whereas ready for Nadal to substantiate his participation within the subsequent US Open, Roddick declared on his podcast Served With Andy Roddick that he would not imagine the Spaniard can nonetheless compete at a excessive degree and aspire to relaunch himself.
“I discover it onerous to imagine he’ll bounce again and attempt to make one other run on the French Open, however I have been unsuitable about him earlier than and each analyst who has an opinion, we’re simply guessing. We do not know, we’re not in his inside circle. He actually would not come out on high like the best gamers of all time. I can not perceive him, I do not know if he needs to compete for the title in Bastad. I do not know if that is his path. We’ll see. We’re all higher when he is round. Hopefully we’ll see him again within the huge finals. I do not know. I really feel like this may very well be the tip. The Laver Cup may very well be a celebration,” he stated.
Shifting on to Djokovic, the Serb’s numbers lately are legendary. Nole began behind Federer and Nadal however with work and dedication he managed to surpass them, making it clear that he’s the GOAT. 24 Grand Slam titles, an countless collection of victories between ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 and the will to by no means surrender. This 12 months Djokovic had gained 0 titles, and for a lot of he was on the decline.
The defeats in opposition to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz had made even his followers doubt and within the remaining everybody noticed him virtually completed for. Djokovic as soon as once more proved everybody unsuitable and supplied a monumental efficiency within the Paris Olympics remaining. He did it regardless of his weakened knee, regardless of having in entrance of him the strongest tennis participant on the earth in the intervening time (Carlitos Alcaraz). However Nole will get excited in tough moments and plenty of on social media have celebrated his greatness.
Roddick was clear and despatched a message about his victory in opposition to Alcaraz.
“I see Willpower. There isn’t any method to clarify the trouble I simply noticed from Nole. GOAT! To have one final likelihood to inform everybody what your precedence is and play it to the most effective of your capability. We’re all fortunate to see that, it is goal,” stated the American.
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— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) August 11, 2024
