Rodzilla
Semi-Pro
That is the major problem I find in his game. I don't believe all this I hear about his backhand and vollies bringing him down, his serve being read better, calls to fire Goldfine, the western forehand grip biting him in the butt, the list goes on and on....
If anything Goldfine has helped Roddick's game technically and I believe Roddick is being brought down through his mind, though he has tried his best to get that mental strength coming back.
He must have been crushed to lose another Wimbledon to Federer, but seemed ready to do his home stretch. He wasn't coming at his best into that, but he came into his own going into Washington and it seemed like that confident '03 Andy was back reaching the finals in Cincy beating a previous nemesis in Hewitt, then again Roddick falls to Federer due to the case of nerves IMO. After finishing atop the USO series, he crashes out in the first round of the USO to Muller. How much can a guy take?
I believe Ginepri and V. Williams were in this scenario, and after visiting a sports psychologist, well, you know their recent success. Roddick's got all the tools he needs to give everyone a run for their money at the top, but this mental side is like a slow killing poison. No matter how hard he works to restore that confidence in his game I see lacking, he needs a pro doc to break it down for him.
Just my two cents, what are your thoughts?
If anything Goldfine has helped Roddick's game technically and I believe Roddick is being brought down through his mind, though he has tried his best to get that mental strength coming back.
He must have been crushed to lose another Wimbledon to Federer, but seemed ready to do his home stretch. He wasn't coming at his best into that, but he came into his own going into Washington and it seemed like that confident '03 Andy was back reaching the finals in Cincy beating a previous nemesis in Hewitt, then again Roddick falls to Federer due to the case of nerves IMO. After finishing atop the USO series, he crashes out in the first round of the USO to Muller. How much can a guy take?
I believe Ginepri and V. Williams were in this scenario, and after visiting a sports psychologist, well, you know their recent success. Roddick's got all the tools he needs to give everyone a run for their money at the top, but this mental side is like a slow killing poison. No matter how hard he works to restore that confidence in his game I see lacking, he needs a pro doc to break it down for him.
Just my two cents, what are your thoughts?