Andy roddick...

[sexmachine]

As a roddick fan i must realise that this is going to be a very tough year 4 Roddick.... He has lost faith and confidence in his 2 major weapons his serve and forehand..... Watching him against andreev(Who i was very impressed by) his serve wasn't hitting corners and he was using spins instead of hitting piledrivers, way to many forehand errors and also too many cross court inside outs. He was so unwilling to use his backhand at stages that he came all the way around for the forehand leaving him wide open....

Talk to me guys, is there a way back...?
TO ALL RODDICK BASHERS PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BASHING, THIS MEANS U DEVILA!!!

 

[Chadwixx]

I know you roddick fans arent that bright, but there is a multi page thread already in the match spoiler section. Which is where this thread also belongs.

 

[LowProfile]

Bad losses, all to players outside of the top 25. Well Baghdatis and Murray are moving up but still, it is indeed going to be another tough year for Roddick. Not to say that it'll be a bad one or that 2005 was a bad year for him, but he'll be a long way from the heights of 2003.

As for his problem, I think he needs to play with a racquet with a denser string pattern, at least in practice so that he can learn to drive the ball a little more, especially off the ground, instead of relying on massive topspin.

Edit:
Yeah forgot about the spoilers thing. Sorry. Changed my post so nothing will be given away.

 

[fjgarciap]

I think it's lack of confidence. Give him some time to regroup.

 

[slice bh compliment]

...As for his problem, I think he needs to play with a racquet with a denser string pattern, at least in practice so that he can learn to drive the ball a little more, especially off the ground, instead of relying on massive topspin.

Of course, equipment is the problem.
Or is it coaching?
Please.


Oh by the way, Andreev is erratic and outside of the top twenty and all......but...he's notched wins over a couple of top fivers in the past year. Including NADAL.

 

[sexmachine]

I know you roddick fans arent that bright, but there is a multi page thread already in the match spoiler section. Which is where this thread also belongs.

listen here jack a s s !!! I have a Masters degree in computer science, i watch roddick because he's interesting to watch, i suppose i'm stupid cause i like watching safin and ljubicic 2 huh? Do me a favour and dont repost!

Also note i didn't meantion a result, merely stated facts...

 

[quest01]

I think Roddick's downfall came when he switched to his new racquet.

 

[Chadwixx]

Masters degree but cant figure out what the match results section is for? I dont think so.

This topic should be deleted like the other peoples who carelessly post spoliers in the general discussion area.

This is where topics about recent matches go.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/forumdisplay.php?f=61

 

[sexmachine]

thank u but i didn't post a result or say who won.... Now do me a favour and don't repost... Sorry to the rest for the rush of blood, i dislike ignorant ppl...

 

[Chadwixx]

i dislike ignorant ppl...

So go walk off a cliff. Anyone with half a brain can come to conclusion roddick lost after reading your post.

This is a spoiler and will be removed very shortly like the others. They created a match results section for this specific purpose.

 

[Alexandros]

Master's degree, please. You said you were a professional kickboxer just a few hours ago.

You sir, are full of ****. I'd put good money on you being about 15 years old, judging by your behaviour, vernacular and grammar.

EDIT:

Haha, you tried to link to a picture on your hard drive.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=88805&page=2

Master's in computing science my aunt fanny. ROFL.

 

[sexmachine]

well u jus told um, now can we stop bein so childish and move on.... And to all those that i may have spoiled the result i apologise.

 

[sexmachine]

excuse me... I have trained in dublin since i was 4 years old i continued to do it through college, it's not really that difficult to do, there are plenty of professional athletes with credentials u know.... I also said i WAS a pro kickboxer, that stopped in my final 2 years of college...
and as a point of reference i'm 26 years of age

 

[nn]

too bad..simply lost interest in Roddick (being his fan)..

 

[WayneCM]

bit of a roddick fan 2... Handbags ladies! lol! Hey i do computer science in college 2 i'm in my second year! And i play tennis, squash, soccer and i play bass in a band so multitaskin the sport with the education happens guys but no need 2 fight, right?

Oh and how come my names in green?

 

[simi]

Oh and how come my names in green?

Newby. Turns blue after 50 posts.

 

[WayneCM]

thanks simi!

 

[simi]

thanks simi!

No prob. Keep your posts "neutral" and nobody will get on your case. Good folk in some of the sub-forums. Lots of immature people in others. You'll learn soon enough. Welcome to the forum.

 

[omniexist]

Here's what I noticed:

It's not Roddick's equipment that's the problem...it's his technique..

Andreev kept pounding Roddick's backhand side all day...that way he got the perfect reply back and then Andreev could easily go down the line.

Why can't Roddick hit his own backhand down the line? It's like he has to go back crosscourt (to Andreev's potent forehand) no matter what.

Could be Roddick CAN'T perform a backhand drive down the line?

Also they showed a short take of how he strikes the ball with his backhand...too far away from his body and using a lot of arm..

Result? Not enough power.

Andreev had the perfect strategy and stuck with it.

As I recall, Agassi did this to Roddick as well and used it to win the match.

 

[WayneCM]

yeah good call on the backhand problem, too much arm... Liked andreev's play had some nice shots, it'll b interestin to c his quarter final....

 

[quest01]

I think retirement isnt to far off for Andy Roddick. If he continues to struggle in 2006, i think he should go into a different career. Maybe acting or professional poker. After watching that match today between Roddick and Andreev, I think i can beat Andy Roddick. Im a club player and i think i can break down his game. All you have to do is attack his backhand. Its really a piece of cake if you think about it.

 

[whistleway]

I think retirement isnt to far off for Andy Roddick. If he continues to struggle in 2006, i think he should go into a different career. Maybe acting or professional poker. After watching that match today between Roddick and Andreev, I think i can beat Andy Roddick. Im a club player and i think i can break down his game. All you have to do is attack his backhand. Its really a piece of cake if you think about it.

Thanks for the laugh!! Your post stinks, Sorry.

 

[LowProfile]

Ok now. While Andy Roddick's weaknesses might be glaring to the professionals, there is no way anyone below at most a 5.5 will have anyway of taking a game off of him. You sir would get blown off the court in ten minutes.

Just because someone is struggling a little doesn't mean they should retire. Are you saying that everyone outside the top 20 should retire? Because if your defintion of struggling is Andy's playing right now, they're all struggling.

 

[skip1969]

yeah, if i were making as much money as roddick . . . appearance fees, endorsements, and that little bit of extra cash from winning a couple of rounds every week or so . . . i'd retire, too. definitely.

his life sure is one big struggle.

 

[kumat63]

I agree with the poster above that his relatively weak backhand cost him the match. Andreev just took it apart. He either needs to improve his pace and placement off the backhand side or really lean much more heavily on his huge first serve and forehand. I also noticed him kicking a lot of first serves in (now his kick comes in around 115-120 and is nasty, but Andreev had answers for that, more than he would for the 140 mph heater out wide or right on the T!). Roddick has gotten a lot of mileage out of a basically one dimensional (for a pro) game. He breaks his opponent less than any other top 20 player, and when he's not cracking his serve, that's trouble for him.

I think he needs a new coach, someone of Brad Gilbert's stature who could get him to improve his backhand and also get him to attack the net. He needs to follow the weak replies his serve and forehand generate by coming to the net and ending the point. But at the level he's playing, it's pretty tough to change your game significantly. Hewitt is another player who has gotten amazingly far with a very limited set of weapons (speed mostly). I think the game is going to be hard on both Roddick and Hewitt unless they can make some pretty drastic changes in how they play...

 

[WayneCM]

maybe a little bit of time off after miami and jus restructure his backhand???
Might not be a bad idea, at least that way his confidense might build and he'd stop loosing so poorly...

 

[frida]

Well Roddick should have realized by now that he can't rely only on his powerful serves. He seriously needs to develop ANY backhand shot at all. It's almost painful to watch him play. He'll be lucky to end this year in the top 10 if he continues at the rate he's going.

 

[quest01]

Well Roddick should have realized by now that he can't rely only on his powerful serves. He seriously needs to develop ANY backhand shot at all. It's almost painful to watch him play. He'll be lucky to end this year in the top 10 if he continues at the rate he's going.

Maybe Roddick should switch to a 1 handed backhand.

 

[jlui21]

I am indifferent to Roddick, but support him b/c he's an American.

Anyway, my post is constructive criticism. He has lost faith in himself b.c he has stepped away from his big serve and forehand. IT allows him to beat 98% of ATP players, BUT in order to beat the top 5 players, he is going to need to learn to volley BETTER b.c his serve sets him so well for that instead of playing 3-5 feet behind the baseline. I would even suggest finding a different racquet i.e. Wilson Prostaff 6.0 to get away from the 150mph serve and make do with 130mph serves. If anyone hasn't noticed, a lot of great players win with 120 and 110 mph aces - well timed and WELL PLACED!

Recap: Roddick needs to learn to volley and find a different racquet that stresses control more so than power.

 

[LowProfile]

Roddick really is not a volleying kind of player. He would do much better playing the agressive baseline style of Ivan Lendl. But for that, he would have to develop a backhand. I agree that his backhand is horribly inefficient and he often resorts to moonballs off that wing to get the ball back deep, but switching to a one hander would be an exceedingly poor decision.

Getting him to do something a simple as play closer to the baseline has proved difficult, as he grew up with that grinder mentality. Changing to a one-handed backhand would be a massive change and he would lose all his muscle memory and have to regain it. I have never heard of a professional changing from a two-hander to a one-hander or vice versa during their professional career (I know Sampras did it early on in his youth). Has any prominent player done so while on tour?

 

[sexmachine]

good point of the volleying but it could be a useful tool against weaker players... He jus needs to get that old confidence back, those tear the material of the ball serves and forehands and then back it up with a backhand that is solid and has a put away threat...