Fantasticroger- Roger Federer vs Roddick Australian open 2009

[jonpulido]

@PatriotBrady

You spelled consistently wrong.

[ninisgreekronaldo]

I totally agree with everybody that Roddick is a great player and for those who says he's a stuck up prick for often arguing, it's his right to argue when he's being done wrong (flash photography during play for example). Nevertheless, I believe that Roddick has one big problem, he plays a hard topspin, but in contrast to Nadal can't simultaneously create a lot of power on the ball, so that his approach shots are easy to handle; thus his bad statistic at the net.

[cj397]

plus having the fastest serve EVER in the history of this sport and one's velocity that is the Envy of every other pro on the tour counts for something

[Wilde4Ever]

Its interesting - Roddick has a bigger serve that in most matches gleans him more cheap points than Rogers but if it came down to a match up with a world class returner think Agassi, Nadal or Murray, I actually think the disguise and accuracy of Rogers serve is more effective.

[PatriotBrady]

People always criticize Roddick for being 1-dimensional, and yet, he is still among the top players in the world. He has been consistantly in the top 10 for several years (unlike Hewitt, Safin, etc.). He has made 5 grand slam finals and won 1. Yes, he may have 14 less than fed, but he has more than most tennis players can dream of.

[ulizinho]

and he is a smart man with the best humor in the circuit.

[4pirsquared]

@PatriotBrady The reason why Roddick's been criticized for his "1-dimensional" game in the past was because compared to the rest of the top 10, his game was 1-dimensional with the big serve and forehand punch. He was a sub-par volleyer, but his backhand always had great potential, in my opinion. He just never exploited it at the right moments. Since taking along Larry Stefanki, his game has definitely changed up much, so this criticism wouldn't be valid anymore :)

[Jamus182]

@PatriotBrady I agree roddick is probably criticised too much, becasue lets face it 03( SF loss),04,05,09 wimbledon, 06 US, maybe even 07 Aus (has a great H2H againsts Gonzo), there is one reason and one reason only Andy is not at least a four time major champion, and thats at least, becasue the confidence he would have got from winning another could have taken him further.

[reefric]

@PatriotBrady absolutely, people think that a-rod is a top player, only because he has a great serve, sure his serve helps him a lot, but the truth is, he´s one of the best competitor´s in the game and that´s why, he´s been a consistently top ranked player.

[foul01]

@PatriotBrady

what is the point of comparing roddick to "most players"?

he has indeed stayed in the top 10 for years second only to federer, but for the most part of those years he's not even in the top 5

he's a top player yes but he is still one dimensional

he's definitely capable of a higher gear like he did to nadal in miami 2010, but for the most part he's just content with playing passive shots, which works well against "most players"

he's just always there, but never really quite "there"

[utkarsh12]

roddick has a great game the problem is tht his shots sit up at perfect height not much variation in it and federers anticipation dominates the match

[SCOT989]

andy didnt play too well

[VVCaT]

I love Roddick's serves but Federer just owns him :)

[salazarr19]

federer el mejor del mundo aunque sea number two para mi sigue siendo el mejor the best

[destoroy4]

roddick has more power and a better forehand!

[timafi]

he might have more power but he is slow compared to Federer

his return of serve is weak compared to Federer and since you think Roddick's forehand is better,I wonder why Roddick hasn't won 14 slams?

[nouv7]

also, power isn't every. all power and no control is nothing. Roddick can't even begin to imagine the angles that Federer does because he predicates his game on power. Federer excels as using Roddick's pace against him :P Fed takes the ball so early that Roddick has no time to react. So maybe Roddick can crunch occasion monster forehands... but he can't do the whip forehands Fed does ALL the time :P

[tvp900]

so does this mean that Roddick's a poor player because he isn't the greatest of all time? How dare he not be perfect from all over the court!!!

[tennisstar523]

lol better forehand my ass...i wonder why they've called federers forehand the best shot in history? power doesnt matter look at roddick he hits it as hard as he can but still gets destroyed by fed

[iamke55]

lol they only added "Last Meeting" to give Roddick another check mark

[Judas666Schrader]

I love roddick. sure he is loud mouthed, rude, arogant and stupid but man what a serve.

[mikepal256]

i believe u should say admire since u call him stupid and stuff but he indded has monstrous power on his forehand and serve

[Judas666Schrader]

I was being sarcastic. How anyone could admire such a person is laughable

[Bullhawks55]

If he can just play like this against Nadal or Murray, they wouldn't stand a chance