“Roger Federer is the most talented and complete player,” says former World No.1

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Roger Federer who is currently tied at 20 Grand Slam victories for the highest Grand Slam titles for a male tennis player, is often dubbed as the GOAT- Greatest of All Time in Tennis history.

Federer won his first Grand Slam title in 2003 at Wimbledon and has never looked back since, winning a total of 103 ATP titles, 6 behind Jimmy Connors who is at the top with 109 titles.

Andy Roddick, former World No.1 and International Tennis Hall of Fame member, was sadly on the other end of the net when Federer won another 4 Grand Slams denying the American the chance to add to his Grand Slam tally which includes just the solitary US Open victory in 2003.

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Talking about Federer, Roddick was full of praises for the Swedish maestro saying, “He’s probably the most talented tennis player. The shots that he can come up with, the way he’s kind of become a totally complete player.”

Roddick and Federer contested in 24 ATP games with Federer leading the tie with a whooping 21-3 record for him.

“Roger Federer is just classy,” says Roddick

Roger Federer
Roger Federer

Roddick got the better of Federer on 3 occasions in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (formerly called the ATP Masters Series). The rivalry was one of the biggest rivalries for over a decade until 2012, when Roddick retired from the singles events.

Praising Federer further, Roddick said, “But I think off the court, it’s huge. He is just classy. He is never high and mighty in the locker room.”

Even though being fierce rivals during their days, Roddick remains to be the true sportsman appreciating the qualities of Federer, who was an arch-nemesis of him.

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