‘If There’s No Federer..’- Venus and Serena Williams’ Childhood Coach Rethinks Alternate Version to a Certain American Tennis Legend’s Career

2023 US Open Champion Andy Roddick lost four major finals when he had to play finals against tennis legend Roger Federer. Owing to this fact, recently his former coach Rick Macci talked about the future he might have had if Roger Federer was not in the picture for Andy Roddick.

Rick Macci was interviewed recently in ES Fancast Exclusive where he talked about what Andy Roddick’s future might have looked like if his longtime rival had not defeated him all those times. He also talked about the fierce spirit of Roddick and what kind of a player he was when it came to tennis.

Rick Macci talks about Andy Roddick’s future without Roger Federer

The 41-year-old could have won all 4 grand slams where he was defeated by Roger Federer according to Rick Macci. In an exclusive interview for the ES Fancast, Rick Macci talked about how different and better Roddick’s future might have been if Federer had not been on the opposite end.

He said, “He not only had the biggest serve back then, he had the highest percentage. It’s one thing to hit it hard, it’s one thing to get it in. People don’t realize how good his serve was. From the ground off, he was flawless. He loved to hit it hard. He was a brutal competitor. He was like a mosquito. He would always bother me. “Can I play the guy? Can I play the guy?” He just loved competition so much. Roddick had very few bad losses. He was always in the top 10. So, if there’s no Federer, he would have had 5 or 6 grand slams for sure. Because he has beaten all those guys.”

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Macci feels that Roddick had the power to defeat all the top-seeded players but it was only Federer that stood in the way of Roddick and the titles of the grand slams. And it is evident given that he lost 4 major finals due to him.

Let’s deep dive into the history of the losses Andy Roddick suffered due to Roger Federer.

Andy Roddick and Roger Federer: A tennis rivalry to remember

Andy Roddick lost to Federer in 4 grand slam finals which included the 2004, 2005, and 2009 Wimbledon, and also the 2006 US Open. He reached the finals of all these tournaments but could not win due to Federer. In fact, in 2004, on February 2, Roger Federer took over the world number 1 title from Andy Roddick as well.

Roger then held that position for 237 weeks consecutively. The two played one of the greatest matches in the history of the world during the 2009 Wimbledon final where they reached a 35 game set against each other. Both of them were the two highest-ranked players in the world as well from 2003, November to 2005, January.

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