Coco Gauff’s US Open a poetic change of guard from Serena Williams’ era of dominance asserts Andy Roddick

Roddick talks about Gauff's timing in the sport.

Coco Gauff’s US Open a poetic change of guard from Serena Williams’ era of dominance asserts Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick and Coco Gauff (Image via: Imago)

Former World No. 1 tennis player Andy Roddick established that Coco Gauff’s US Open title came at the perfect moment for women’s tennis. Serena Williams had dictated women’s tennis for the better part of two decades. However, the American veteran hung up her racket in September 2022. Since then, there has been no torchbearer for women’s tennis.

However, with Coco Gauff’s victory at the US Open in 2023, this narrative might change. Former tennis player Andy Roddick has asserted that Coco Gauff’s US Open triumph came at the perfect moment to enable a ‘change of guard’ from the Serena Williams era. 

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Serena Williams has a staggering 23 Grand Slam titles, the most in women’s tennis in the open era. However, with her retirement, tennis audiences were almost longing for another such player to emerge and dominate the sport. Until the US Open final, this did not seem possible. 

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The American teenager’s victory seemed to instill some hope in fans of the sport. According to Andy Roddick, Coco Gauff made the perfect debut in the top tier of the sport. “Venus and Serena were Coco’s idols, so to announce herself on the Grand Slam stage in the first year of the US Open after Serena’s retirement—a tournament where we saw Serena carry the public interest for a couple of decades—is pretty poetic,” said Roddick.

Nevertheless, Coco Gauff seems to be following in the footsteps of Serena Williams in various aspects of her game. From the timing of her success to her game, audiences catch glimpses of the American veteran. However, this places a massive weight on Gauff’s shoulders when veteran players like Andy Roddick make comparisons between both players.

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Andy Roddick calls Novak Djokovic the ‘best athlete on earth’

Andy Roddick admitted that it is “not even hyperbolic” to call Novak Djokovic the greatest athlete on Earth at this point. He also said that it is impossible to make a statistical claim against the Serb at this point in his career.

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Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick(Image via TennisPAL)

Novak Djokovic has time and again been proving haters wrong with his unmistakable dominance of the sport. At 36 years of age, the Serb is playing at the highest level right now. He is still the biggest threat to players fifteen years younger than him. Roddick said, “He’s now tied Margaret Court on 24 Slams, but he wants all of the records, so he’ll want to get to 25. After that, he’s basically playing against his own shadow – there’s nothing else out there for him. “

Djokovic seems to be rewriting all the records there are in the tennis world. With a stellar performance at the US Open 2023, he defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win his 24th Grand Slam title. However, according to the American, he will not stop at that.

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