Better career Chang or Roddick?

[JeMar]

If anything, I'd say he becomes less and less relevant every year.

 

[OmniscientTennis]

Roddick Hands Down

Roddick has had a better career hands down than Chang:

R has more finals
R has won more tournaments (I think)
R is an overall better player than Chang
R longevity will be longer

 

[no djok]

Roddick, he has ended the year in the top 10 for 7 straight years (probably 8). Chang was top 10 for 5 straight. Roddick is more of a threat on any given surface, even clay. Chang not so much. Roddick has more finals and more slam finals. He also has a better all around game, along with the biggest weapon in tennis, his serve. Chang was just really consistent, and could grind it out. Roddick by far.

 

[DMan]

How about Andy gets to finish his career first before comparing the two.

 

[devila]

Depends on if Roddick wants success, not just luck.......or a dramatic life of just political correctness and emotional turmoil (possibly divorce with model).

 

[Chadwixx]

Probably, but for the wrong reasons: on court rude behaviour and mixing politics with sports.

Nah, he is the nolan ryan of tennis with the biggest serve.

 

[theagassiman]

that's a tough one, both lost 3 slam finals as well, roddick won titles on all surfaces, chang didn't, and roddick had to play federer in 3 slam finals and 2 other master series finals (and other atp finals aswell), whilst chang didn't.

That's not a very sensible thing to say, as Roddick didn't have to play Lendl, did he? Lol.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Roddick has had a better career hands down than Chang:

R has more finals
R has won more tournaments (I think)
R is an overall better player than Chang
R longevity will be longer

R has more finals : No
R has won more tournaments (I think) : No
R is an overall better player than Chang : Is that so obvious ?
R longevity will be longer : Probably, but let's see.

seems even omniscience has its own limits (just teasing)... but i still tend to think roddick's career will be better "at the end".

close one... as roddick's career is not over yet, he will probably win this one at the end !

let's have a look at some significant stats.

GS
slam W : 1-1
slam F : 4-4
slam SF : 9-8 roddick
slam QF : 16-13 roddick
but... chang made the QF at all slams whereas (so far) roddick's best perf. at RG is a 3th round in his first appearance in 2001 (retired vs hewitt). also, chang has reached the final of 3 of the 4 slams (2 of 4 for roddick).

masters
chang : only went out of the RR stage once in 7 attempts, but made it to the final in 1995.
roddick : 3 semi-finals (2003, 2004, 2007)

titles
chang 34-27
(finals : 58-42)
but roddick has won titles on all surfaces, where as chang never won on grass.

davis cup (if needed)
roddick : 31-11
chang : 8-4
(both only played single matches)

rankings
best : roddick #1, chang #2.
top'5 weeks : 199-172 roddick
top'10 weeks : 369-326 chang

 

[NamRanger]

R has more finals : No
R has won more tournaments (I think) : No
R is an overall better player than Chang : Is that so obvious ?
R longevity will be longer : Probably, but let's see.

seems even omniscience has its own limits (just teasing)... but i still tend to think roddick's career will be better "at the end".

I agree, Roddick will most likely surpass Chang. He might even sneak in a slam if he gets very lucky.

 

[Staiger]

based on the overall picture on each of their style and the game they posess. I think Chang had overachieved, while Andy had underachieved. It's too early to compare careers now, given roddick is still playing. but they are very comparable. I really admire just the fact that andy always play davis cup, and chang had a limited role....

and to the guy who called both a cheater, I wanted to know what your favorite players are? let me take a wild guess, you are a big fan of greg rusedski, jeff tarango, and your current favorite player must be novak djokovic. am I right on all 3 counts?

WTF , How did Chang overachieve when there were players like Aggasi / Sampras and other great players in his era. Chang was special , with his speed and agility , he fully deserve the career he achieved.

As much as I love Roddick , he is a one-dimensional player . He need to show more on the court rather than wasting his time on politic issues.....