Andy Roddick has been praising Novak Djokovic, discussing how he broke up the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
The American has been speaking on Served with Andy Roddick.
So, what has Roddick actually said about Djokovic? Let’s take a closer look at his latest comments…
What Andy Roddick said about Novak Djokovic
Well, it’s fair to say that Roddick has used an intriguing analogy to describe the way that Djokovic announced himself as an elite player.
When he came onto the scene Federer and Nadal were busy making waves and almost taking it in turns to win Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic has enjoyed a wonderful career – and it’s not finished yet – with the Serbian tipped as the favourite every time he enters a tournament at 36-years-old.
Roddick thinks it was almost robot-like in the way that he burst onto the scene and set about dominating the game.
He told the Served with Andy Roddick podcast: “It’s weird, I always say I feel like he’s the guy who broke up the Beatles. Like he’s like tennis Yoko.
“Like he’s the one we didn’t want, didn’t need, we had the rivalry, we had the lefty-righty, we had the contrasting styles, we had this, and then all of a sudden this cyborg robot, but also someone who plays with a lot of emotion comes in, and is like I’m not buying into the hype.
“Like I am complete, you can’t go through me, you can’t go around me. I’m going to take the punches from these guys.”
Djokovic has been a superhuman performer
Most players would dearly love to have claimed a fraction of what Djokovic has achieved as a player – including Roddick.
The American arguably underachieved during his career, winning just one US Open title in 2003.
He did reach four semi-finals at the Australian Open and reached no fewer than three Wimbledon finals.
Remarkably, Roddick lost all three of the finals he reached in England to Federer and he must have been pig sick of the Swiss superstar.
Djokovic has eclipsed Federer on the list of Grand Slam titles won with 24 and it’s been a wonderful career for the Serbian player.
After losing to Jannik Sinner at the first slam of the year, the talk will turn towards whether there is a changing of the guard at the top of tennis.
Given that he’s still in fine fettle, you’d be brave to back against Djokovic winning another slam or two before he calls it quits.
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