Andy Roddick was victim of Roger Federer and slow surfaces, says former world No.34


Andy Roddick was victim of Roger Federer and slow surfaces, says former world No.34

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When we start talking about Roger Federer, the whole world of sports knows his popularity. Everyone knows that the Swiss maestro is the Greatest of All Time.

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Some great movement, and out of box racquet skills and all-court acumen are all assets of Roger Federer’s game. Andy Roddick has experienced the Federer’s stylist’s virtuosity from across the net on the game’s greatest stages (mainly at Wimbledon finals).

Talking about our last champion in the men’s circuit, who could only secure 1 Grand slam in year 2003 at the US Open and spent just 13 week at the top of the world ranking in his career, Andy Roddick.

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Roger Federer mocked Andy Roddick in 3 finals at Wimbledon, and the most special was 2009 where it seemed that Andy will take all his revenge.

Moving on, A-Rod was then forced to bow to the Swiss in four sets after rising to sixth position all thanks to the victory of Cincinnati.

Florent Serra, former French tennis player believes that ’20-time Grand Slam champion prevented Roddick from being able to match fellow Pete Sampras’s record’.

Former world No.34 said, “Andy Roddick was not only the victim of the emergence of Roger Federer but also the general slowdown in surfaces.

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He (Andy Roddick) was a powerful and complete player (A little weaker on the backhand side anyway) who, with his quality of service, should have won Wimbledon and US Open several times if the surface has not slowed down.”

It is certian that his record against Federer shows how the Swiss has destroyed all possibilities for him to make a huge career and catch up with Pete Sampras. When we look at his record against Djokovic for example, we realise that he really had the level to complete with the BIG 3 even in between 2007 and 2012, the Serb was not still at it’s best.

In year 2004, when Federer won his first Australian Open and Roddick lost his position as world number 1. Federer won all four Grand Slams against Roddick, 3 Wimbledon and 1 US Open title.

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And the match of 2009, which Andy himself said that it was not a match of rivalry. The epic 2009 Wimbledon final, Federer fought off Roddick, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14., the match included a 30-game 5th set and lasted over 4 hours.

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