Andy Roddick COYLY claims Coco Gauff shouldn’t listen to ‘dummies’ like himself ahead of the all-important US Open final against Aryna Sabalenka
Andy Roddick states his advices for American sensation Coco Gauff just hours ahead of her semi final against Aryna Sabalenka.
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Coco Gauff and Andy Roddick. (credits: NPR, The Cut)
Former US Open winner Andy Roddick who has had a great career himself has now taken a dig at Coco Gauff‘s run at the ongoing US Open. He was at a television show where he was asked to speak about the things Gauff should do before her intensive thrilling final against Aryna Sabalenka. Roddick joked that not listening to pundits like him would be the ideal step for Gauff to take ahead of the final.
The host of the show Good Morning America, Michael Strahan said, “What is the most important thing for Coco [Gauff] to do over the next 24 hours to make sure she is ready to perform her best [at the #USOpen finals]?” Roddick gave Coco Gauff‘s coach, Pere Riba the credit he deserves by saying, “Not to listen to dummies like me on TV. She has such a good head on her shoulders.”
After Gauff’s encounter with Muchova in the semis, Roddick talked about the incident that took place in the stands during their matchup. The match was halted due to the protests being held in the crowd, and Roddick had his views on that. He stated, “Because of this fossil fuel protest at the #USOpen, these massive lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium will be on thirty minutes longer.”
Throwback to when Andy Roddick won the 2003 US Open
Andy Roddick literally left the entire tennis world in shock when he got his hands on the US Open title beating Juan Carlos Ferrero. Roddick remains the only American in the last 20 years to have won the US Open title in the men’s singles section. He won the match on straight sets to beat then World No.3 Carlos Ferrero by a scoreline of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
It was Roddick’s first Grand Slam title and years later when he retired, it remained his only Grand Slam. He was in great form ahead of the US Open having won the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Masters.
He beat players like Timothy Henman, Ivan Ljubicic, Flavio Saretta, Sjeng Schalken, Xavier Malisse, and the then World No. 13 David Nalbandian in the semis from two sets down.
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