American tennis veteran, Andy Roddick, has rubbished a headline of a prominent media house. The title suggested that he was dismissing Serena Williams‘ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou’s, claims about his serve. The former world number one clarified his stance on Twitter. Roddick stated that his service was not as good as some other all-time great servers.
Mouratoglou had recently ranked the best servers of all time. Roddick voiced his opinion on the list, and the media house was quick to quote him.
Roddick clarifies his voice for Serena Williams’ ex-coach, Mouratoglou
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Serena Williams’ ex-coach had listed Nick Kyrgios as the top spot. Roddick was placed third on the list, behind the Aussie and John Isner. However, Mouratoglou’s list did not include Pete Sampras or Goran Ivanisevic, arguably two of the greatest servers in tennis history. Roddick clarified on Twitter that he was not dismissing Mouratoglou’s claims outright.
In his tweet, Roddick stated that the headline of the article was deceiving and that he did not “rubbish” anyone. The American also added that he felt his service was not as good as some people made it out to be. He also explained that, if anything, he was “rubbishing” himself.
Roddick’s career saw him win more than 200 ATP singles titles, including the US Open in 2003. He often clocked in at over 150 miles per hour, and Roddick’s serve helped him reach the top of the rankings in 2003.
Per usual headline deceiving. Didn’t rubbish anyone. Just said my serve wasn’t as good as people represent in comparison to other all time servers. If anything I “rubbished” myself
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) March 9, 2023
The American tweeted back, “Per usual headline deceiving. Didn’t rubbish anyone. Just said my serve wasn’t as good as people represent in comparison to other all-time servers.”
Roddick remains one of the all-time greats of the game. The list, which includes some of the biggest names in tennis, has caught the attention of many fans and coaches in the tennis world.
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Naomi Osaka’s former coach takes a dig at Mouratoglou’s best server list
The legendary WTA coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has witnessed some of the greatest athletes in the tennis community over the past few decades. He has an excellent notion of some of the greatest servers in the history of the sport. However, many coaches and fans didn’t agree with his recent list.
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The French tennis coach recently uploaded a video clip on his Instagram. In the reel, he shared his top 5 picks of the best serves on the ATP Tour. That reel has already taken the internet by storm. It also caught the attention of Naomi Osaka’s former coach, Sascha Bajin. However, the German tennis coach took a dig at Mouratoglou after taking note of his opinions. Sascha Bajin playfully commented on Mouratoglou’s reel.
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