Roddick is a disgrace

[tennisaddict]

Semi Finals vs Isner - BB&T 2012

Isner serving 6-7, 3-4 , ad out; 1st Service called foot fault , which Roddick happened to return back.

Roddick was upset that a foot fault was called when he made that return. It was not a return winner , but just a usual return in the middle of the court, waiting for Isner to smack.

He threw his racket all the way from the baseline to the net. No point penalty or code violation given.

After the match he justifies his action saying 'I get to return one ball the whole match and he gets called for foot fault. Havent seen him do that for 6 years of Isner's career. Who calls foot fault in a 3-4 game ? '.

How much more desperate can Roddick get ? Why does he have to throw racket when your opponent gets foot faulted ?

Shows absolutely he does not have any belief in himself.

Lost all respect for him.

 

[SStrikerR]

I heard he threw his racquet into the net when he missed a 2nd serve return on BP, not in this situation. What's your source?

 

[Leto]

Semi Finals vs Isner - BB&T 2012

Isner serving 6-7, 3-4 , ad out; 1st Service called foot fault , which Roddick happened to return back.

Roddick was upset that a foot fault was called when he made that return. It was not a return winner , but just a usual return in the middle of the court, waiting for Isner to smack.

He threw his racket all the way from the baseline to the net. No point penalty or code violation given.

After the match he justifies his action saying 'I get to return one ball the whole match and he gets called for foot fault. Havent seen him do that for 6 years of Isner's career. Who calls foot fault in a 3-4 game ? '.

How much more desperate can Roddick get ? Why does he have to throw racket when your opponent gets foot faulted ?

Shows absolutely he does not have any belief in himself.

Lost all respect for him.

Very awkward match, since these 2 will be doubles partners at the Olympics.

I watched most of it (couldn't keep completely on top of rejoining on time, after the rain delay) and while I think Roddick was a bit over the top with the self-pity at certain spots, I think he was also trying to tread a fine line of making sure that he respected Isner more as his future Olympics partner, instead of being his immediate enemy in the match at hand.

He showed a lot of patience when Isner took all that extra time to change his shoes, cuz if it were anybody else, I think Roddick would have went ballistic :shock:

Oh well...I guess bottom line is that I disagree with your overall harsh assessment and loss of respect

 

[colonelforbin]

I saw this live, and while the racquet throwing was inappropriate it was a really bad and frustrating situation for Roddick. The details were: Roddick had worked really hard to get to break point, and, with Isner's serve, getting any kind of return back into play was a big deal. Tensions were high. He got a first serve return back into play (a RARE occurrence), and it was actually a pretty good return, not a winner but pretty good. Then there was a foot fault called on Isner, and it was a late call. Even though Isner was now on second serve, the way he was serving it would have been advantageous for Roddick to be playing out the initial point rather than returning again. And of course, Isner hits a good second serve that Roddick can't handle, losing the point. He then threw his racquet AFTER losing the point, a point that, if played out on his initial return, could have been huge for him (if not for a lousy late foot fault call).

So yes, another case of Roddick racquet abuse, but when I was watching it I did think: "that really sucks for Roddick."

 

[bhallic24]

dude is a jerk and he just goes ballistic all the time on the tennis court. who cares what he does anymore? this is why I'm glad he lost that heart-breaker at wimbeldon couple years back. serves him right.

 

[tennisaddict]

I heard he threw his racquet into the net when he missed a 2nd serve return on BP, not in this situation. What's your source?

http://tenniseastcoast.com/2012/07/...ner-will-face-gilles-muller-in-final-bbtao12/


Please see above link.

He flinged the racket all the way from baseline to the net.

He also threw his racket when he missed a 2nd serve return on BP, but that time it was just at the baseline.

 

[Shruf]

... years back. serves him right.[/QUOTE

heheh..

/10chars

 

[Leto]

http://tenniseastcoast.com/2012/07/...ner-will-face-gilles-muller-in-final-bbtao12/


Please see above link.

He flinged the racket all the way from baseline to the net.

He also threw his racket when he missed a 2nd serve return on BP, but that time it was just at the baseline.

OMG!!! :shock:

My sincerest condolences to Mr. Net and Mrs. Racket (and their respective family members), for any injuries/deaths this caused

 

[Sentinel]

He once threw his racket onto the other side of the court when playing Mr Federer. Federer sent a running overhead winner past him. Mr Federer picked up his racket and returned it

 

[Joseph L. Barrow]

I don't see why throwing your racket "all the way from the baseline to the net" is such an atrocity; the racket wasn't even damaged, nor was the net, and there wasn't anyone standing nearby.

As for the foot-fault call, it was a very tense moment with Roddick having a potentially match-deciding break point on Isner's serve in the third set, and he not only successfully returned Isner's first serve, but actually hit a hard, deep return that would probably have led to his winning the point, but for the foot-fault call, which was the first and only of the match. Surely you can see why this would be an extremely frustrating situation-- he was entirely-legitimately frustrated. Roddick has behaved disgracefully during some of his matches in the past, but I didn't see anything "disgraceful" in this one.

 

[egn]

However if his name was Nalbandian and he kicked and broke a part of the courts wooden signing injuring a line judge we would be saying it is the stress of the match and he had no bad intentions.

Roddick is immature, we know this, why continue to bring it up like it is new news.

 

[90's Clay]

Roddick is a pretender.. Its amazing people are just NOW finding that out after 10 years. He couldn't hold the the past american greats' jockstraps

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Roddick has not fully matured yet.

 

[JustBob]

Roddick not yet in his prime, should be more mature 4-5 years from now.

 

[Praetorian]

Ooooh... "Another I hate Roddick" Thread. Hate is such a degenerative emotion, y'all may just want to turn off the TV when he plays, and live a happy and productive life watching those that give you the warm and fuzzies.

 

[Praetorian]

He once threw his racket onto the other side of the court when playing Mr Federer. Federer sent a running overhead winner past him. Mr Federer picked up his racket and returned it

Probably because Mr. Federer knows that Roddick is NOT trying to start WWIII with his actions, unlike people on forums who take a holier than thou stance with the man. just my honest opinion. Please feel free to respectfully disagree.

 

[ArliHawk]

This is a rather silly thread. Personally, I hope the guy could go on a run this fall. Oh, well, to each his own.

 

[JustBob]

Roddick is personable and funny in interviews but sometimes acts like a childish arrogant brat on the court. In his case, you have to consider the whole package and take the good and the bad.

 

[Joseph L. Barrow]

Probably because Mr. Federer knows that Roddick is NOT trying to start WWIII with his actions, unlike people on forums who take a holier than thou stance with the man. just my honest opinion. Please feel free to respectfully disagree.

Now, the throw-across-the-net thing against Federer was clearly a joke-- he did it with an exasperated smile on his face after Federer had just hit one of the greatest shots in tennis history, as if to say "Come on, you don't get to do that." Federer found it funny, and so did the audience, but apparently some of the TennisWarehouse posters who come on here and spend hours being vehemently rude to one another and to players they dislike are such shrinking violets when it comes to watching a tennis player on TV that they simply can't bear such things.

 

[Fugazi]

Now, the throw-across-the-net thing against Federer was clearly a joke-- he did it with an exasperated smile on his face after Federer had just hit one of the greatest shots in tennis history, as if to say "Come on, you don't get to do that." Federer found it funny, and so did the audience, but apparently some of the TennisWarehouse posters who come on here and spend hours being vehemently rude to one another and to players they dislike are such shrinking violets when it comes to watching a tennis player on TV that they simply can't bear such things.

Cosigned.

10chars

 

[jmnk]

http://tenniseastcoast.com/2012/07/...ner-will-face-gilles-muller-in-final-bbtao12/


Please see above link.

He flinged the racket all the way from baseline to the net.

He also threw his racket when he missed a 2nd serve return on BP, but that time it was just at the baseline.

nope. He was upset when he made the return (a decent one) on the serve that was called foot-fault on, but he did not fling he racket in any way. When he missed second serve return he threw the racket from the baseline ad court across the court to the net, so the racket ended up at the net on Roddick's side, on his deuce side.
no warning was given at all. Which shows again, as has been argued on Nalbandian's incident thread, that the interpretation of the rules is in the hands of the umpire, and some players are more 'even' than the others.

 

[mellowyellow]

To be clear, the fault was not late, in fact right on time with the ball in mid court, the toss was after the second serve. Roddick also tossed the racquet, as opposed to throwing it, where it landed was about all the momentum it had and their was no one in danger of getting hit. I def not a ARod fan, though do respect his hard work through the years. It is a shame he changed his game so much to have a chance to beat Fed and it clearly helped, but left the other part of his game that beat so many other players.

 

[topsltennis]

He should be hung for such behavior.

 

[West Coast Ace]

Not out of character; allegedly a great guy off court; competition brings out the worst (12 yr old spoiled country club brat) in him. The worst part was he whined during the changeover "... he (Isner) never foot faults; that will be the only one called on him all year..." First, he hasn't watched every serve Isner has hit in his 2012 matches - so that makes it a ridiculous statement. Plus, Isner was gassing and people tend to get sloppy with their footwork when they're tired.

I believe one of the senior chairs - Carlos, Layani, Steve, and Roddick's fav (LOL!) Fergus Murphy - would have rung him up with a warning.

 

[monique s]

Semi Finals vs Isner - BB&T 2012

Isner serving 6-7, 3-4 , ad out; 1st Service called foot fault , which Roddick happened to return back.

Roddick was upset that a foot fault was called when he made that return. It was not a return winner , but just a usual return in the middle of the court, waiting for Isner to smack.

He threw his racket all the way from the baseline to the net. No point penalty or code violation given.

After the match he justifies his action saying 'I get to return one ball the whole match and he gets called for foot fault. Havent seen him do that for 6 years of Isner's career. Who calls foot fault in a 3-4 game ? '.

How much more desperate can Roddick get ? Why does he have to throw racket when your opponent gets foot faulted ?

Shows absolutely he does not have any belief in himself.

Lost all respect for him.

You don't even know what you are talking about. You start a thread to bash on Andy.Get a life.That's why you are behind a comp, criticizing and Andy wins tournaments and big money.

 

[monique s]

Very awkward match, since these 2 will be doubles partners at the Olympics.

I watched most of it (couldn't keep completely on top of rejoining on time, after the rain delay) and while I think Roddick was a bit over the top with the self-pity at certain spots, I think he was also trying to tread a fine line of making sure that he respected Isner more as his future Olympics partner, instead of being his immediate enemy in the match at hand.

He showed a lot of patience when Isner took all that extra time to change his shoes, cuz if it were anybody else, I think Roddick would have went ballistic :shock:

Oh well...I guess bottom line is that I disagree with your overall harsh assessment and loss of respect

Thank you with your assesment of Andy, right on.He was very generous and patient when Isner took 4 min. he was not allowed to but umpire agreed and Andy too. So not bad, of course, Isner will be his doubles partner, he has to show some restreint.

 

[monique s]

dude is a jerk and he just goes ballistic all the time on the tennis court. who cares what he does anymore? this is why I'm glad he lost that heart-breaker at wimbeldon couple years back. serves him right.

You are a very good human being...I'm glad people in the world are not all like you.

 

[monique s]

If people on this board hate Andy Roddick that much, why watch his matches and why start threads to hate on Andy-----just ignore him if you do not like him. Wouldn't you like to be Andy, have his career,his loyal fans, his money, his mansion, his wife....hahahahaha

 

[JRW]

The issue isn't Roddick throwing his racquet during one of his typical temper tantrums. It was the fact that he threw his racquet toward the line judge that called the foot fault. Was he actually trying to hit the guy? No, but he clearly and purposefully threw it in his direction. Very childish and unprofessional behavior, but I can't say I'm surprised by it.

 

[rodrigoamaral]

he's so immature... nuff said

 

[Disgruntled Worker]

I like Roddick. But he really needs to put things in perspective. In Somalia they have to worry about finding food and NOT getting shot by terrorists. He worries about wet courts and foot faults.

 

[floridatennisdude]

Semi Finals vs Isner - BB&T 2012

Isner serving 6-7, 3-4 , ad out; 1st Service called foot fault , which Roddick happened to return back.

Roddick was upset that a foot fault was called when he made that return. It was not a return winner , but just a usual return in the middle of the court, waiting for Isner to smack.

He threw his racket all the way from the baseline to the net. No point penalty or code violation given.

After the match he justifies his action saying 'I get to return one ball the whole match and he gets called for foot fault. Havent seen him do that for 6 years of Isner's career. Who calls foot fault in a 3-4 game ? '.

How much more desperate can Roddick get ? Why does he have to throw racket when your opponent gets foot faulted ?

Shows absolutely he does not have any belief in himself.

Lost all respect for him.

He's playing for his tennis life and just made a solid return against the best server in the game on break point. Foot fault is called after he makes the return. I would've done way worse.

Keep in mind, Roddick had only lost 4 points on serve the whole set. Then, his best chance at a break is taken away. Few people in the world would bite their toungue on that one.

 

[jdubbs]

I think Roddick haters are feeling quite butt hurt tonight.

 

[sportsfan1]

yeah, that Racquet throwing on foot fault call was juvenile. I was rooting for Isner but he seemed to run out of fuel in the third set.

 

[Lefty5]

I can't get past the shoes he's wearing...embarrassing.

 

[Cfidave]

Let me get this straight. If you criticize a player for blatant immature behavior, you hate them? Appears to be just an observation and opinion.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Roddick is a pretender.. Its amazing people are just NOW finding that out after 10 years. He couldn't hold the the past american greats' jockstraps

Quoted for truth...but that's what happens when you have a player with such a one-dimensional game. This latest stunt is the result of Roddick's overall frustration with his career sinking and not being able to do anything about it.

...and to his defenders: he has no chance of winning another major, so on that note, his career is sinking. A game like that was not going to age well.

 

[BigServer1]

Safin throws fits and destroys frames and he's widely loved for being "passionate".

Roddick throws a racquet and "He's a disgrace".

I feel bad for Andy. Such a hard worker, held to such high standards, landing prime vs. prime against a player with the perfect game to beat him. While he's not ever going to contend for another Major, hopefully Andy sticks around for a while more. He's got his share of haters, but tennis is more interesting with him around.

 

[gt1329a]

I attended the Atlanta Open final that Roddick won yesterday.

No one mentioned that he threw his racket again on Sunday. Well, tossed it at least. When he won, he (gently) lobbed it a a few rows back into the stands behind his bench. That sure beats a sweaty wristband or headband any day.

He did launch a ball out of the stadium and yell something (f---, I think) at the top of his lungs during the first set, but sitting there in the crowd made it obvious that most of us enjoyed his injecting a bit of life into the match. I wonder if people heaped this much angst on Johnny Mac back in the day?

 

[beernutz]

I think Roddick haters are feeling quite butt hurt tonight.

I was just thinking the same. OP was so indignant he can't even get his facts straight.

 

[krz]

He once threw his racket onto the other side of the court when playing Mr Federer. Federer sent a running overhead winner past him. Mr Federer picked up his racket and returned it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkmISAudQV8

 

[pkshooter]

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[kishnabe]

Funny how this guy was the greatest thing for US tennis since Samprass for a few months in 09, success drys up and hes an outsider again.

This board does this to so many plays its a shame. Especially the 18-22yo americans, they put them on such a high slippery pedastal which they just can't stand on so you can watch them fall and talk about how they wasted their tallent.

If I was ever employing a sport scout I think I would avoid anyone thats posts on here. You guys see someone whos heading for 60/70 in the world, proclaim them to be good enough to be top 8 and then when they over achieve and get to 45 in the world they are made out to have failed and wasted what the had.

We still love him as much as in 09.....just doen not change that he is a crybaby.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Funny how this guy was the greatest thing for US tennis since Samprass for a few months in 09, success drys up and hes an outsider again.

Only a few; anyone knowing real tennis never supported such a flat-footed, strategy-challenged man like Roddick from the start. He was a fluke winner of a major, then everyone and their uncle figured him out.

Then again, Roddick getting to a couple of finals is like winning majors to some fans, so they tried to lift him to some level in his generation--a level he never earned.

 

[zapvor]

Semi Finals vs Isner - BB&T 2012

Isner serving 6-7, 3-4 , ad out; 1st Service called foot fault , which Roddick happened to return back.

Roddick was upset that a foot fault was called when he made that return. It was not a return winner , but just a usual return in the middle of the court, waiting for Isner to smack.

He threw his racket all the way from the baseline to the net. No point penalty or code violation given.

After the match he justifies his action saying 'I get to return one ball the whole match and he gets called for foot fault. Havent seen him do that for 6 years of Isner's career. Who calls foot fault in a 3-4 game ? '.

How much more desperate can Roddick get ? Why does he have to throw racket when your opponent gets foot faulted ?

Shows absolutely he does not have any belief in himself.

Lost all respect for him.

i saw that on tv too. i couldnt believe it. and he did try to make a joke out of it. i wish isner beat him

 

[FD3S]

Only a few; anyone knowing real tennis never supported such a flat-footed, strategy-challenged man like Roddick from the start. He was a fluke winner of a major, then everyone and their uncle figured him out.

Then again, Roddick getting to a couple of finals is like winning majors to some fans, so they tried to lift him to some level in his generation--a level he never earned.

Really? If anything, way back when the people cautioning avoiding giving Roddick too much hype were in the minority - most people simply aren't die-hard tennis fans, and the bulk of casual watchers didn't hesitate in giving Andy the title of 'next great American' (granted, he was, but not to the extent of Sampras, Agassi, Courier, etc...) A shame too, as I think that hype was really a disservice to him. A lot of guys on tour would kill for his resume.

That being said, you don't fluke your way into a major. Roddick earned that USO, and rightfully so given that he beat the tar out of most people he played that summer.

 

[myalterego]

Only a few; anyone knowing real tennis never supported such a flat-footed, strategy-challenged man like Roddick from the start. He was a fluke winner of a major, then everyone and their uncle figured him out.

Then again, Roddick getting to a couple of finals is like winning majors to some fans, so they tried to lift him to some level in his generation--a level he never earned.

The guy made three other GS finals besides his USO win. He was a top player. Not many guys this generation can say they made 4 finals including 1 GS victory. He was damn good back then and until the past 2 years was still a solid contender in majors.

 

[Defcon]

Didn't watch the match but really, throwing your racket to the net doesn't get him a code violation ?!

Dude has gotten away with way too much jerk behavior on court over the years. It's become part of his stick, people expect colorful stuff from him, insulting umpires, witty pressers etc.

Funnily enough he never does anything like this when playing higher ranked opponents, the true greats like Fed/Rafa because the crowd would eat him alive then.

Hasn't any of his coaches told him to manage his emotions on court and use them for tennis instead? He's a top player, not some journeyman.

 

[Zarfot Z]

Only a few; anyone knowing real tennis never supported such a flat-footed, strategy-challenged man like Roddick from the start. He was a fluke winner of a major, then everyone and their uncle figured him out.

Then again, Roddick getting to a couple of finals is like winning majors to some fans, so they tried to lift him to some level in his generation--a level he never earned.

In a Federer-less universe, Roddick would probably have 7 or 8 Slams in his belt by now. Fluke? No. Unlucky to be born in such a strong era? Yes.

 

[monique s]

I attended the Atlanta Open final that Roddick won yesterday.

No one mentioned that he threw his racket again on Sunday. Well, tossed it at least. When he won, he (gently) lobbed it a a few rows back into the stands behind his bench. That sure beats a sweaty wristband or headband any day.

He did launch a ball out of the stadium and yell something (f---, I think) at the top of his lungs during the first set, but sitting there in the crowd made it obvious that most of us enjoyed his injecting a bit of life into the match. I wonder if people heaped this much angst on Johnny Mac back in the day?

And Andy gave his **trophy** to His wife Brooklyn's aunt who has special needs.She adores Andy and she was overjoyed. Beautiful gesture from a jerk, don't you think?
And Andy always gives a racquet to his fans when he wins and even when he loses.Not too long ago, he lost and he gave all his racquets he had in his bag.Not sweaty piece of clothing for Andy.