Roddick's back, doing a Fish

[lidoazndiabloboi]

Roddick is rocking the low socks without any ankle braces. American tennis is slowly becoming Agassi-esque.

 

[Caloi]

I like the look.

 

[cnr1guy]

Fail.......

 

[Praetorian]

Fail.......

At what exactly??8)

 

[gramdacious]

hahaha, analyzing sock lengths, hahahahaha....

 

[baseline_monster]

Our guy in the UK asked him about it after, he said he gets compliments on his legs all the time so would show some more. I like it tbh, dont see what people are scared of.

 

[delpiero]

Yeah I like the look too, less bulky!

Unrelated - with the start of the grass season I love the way that grass is looking in HD photos. Makes me wanna go lay down in it

 

[your name]

No ASO ankle brace? :O

 

[JGads]

Also appears to be adopting Agassi's shaved legs. Ugh.

 

[grimmbomb21]

No big deal imo. Just glad the roddick wasn't literally "doing a fish". That would be a weird way to start the grass court season...

 

[Legend of Borg]

I want Nole to try that look at Wimby.

I'll be sure to get tickets during the first week, just so I can take pics and post them on here.

 

[gino]

Looks horrible

 

[monique s]

http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/sto...ergized-at-aegon-championships-at-queens-club

The ankle braces numbed his feet, took them off.

 

[monique s]

Looks horrible

Does not look horrible.....we see more of his awesome legs.Don't be jealous now.:mrgreen:

 

[Adidas_Anderson]

I like short socks ....... Thats what i always wear while playing

 

[Cup8489]

Perhaps hoping to Channel Agassi a bit?

Looks different. lol.

 

[Buckethead]

Looks really low class and gross, but this is Roddick.

 

[Praetorian]

Looks really low class and gross, but this is Roddick.

Seriously!?!? Did he steal your lunch money when you were little? Such a petty comment over socks:-?

 

[Dgpsx7]

I wear black ankle socks playing tennis. Once you wear them you will never want to wear anything else. I also happen to really like how they look.

 

[Lsmkenpo]

Ditching the ankle braces should help his movement, good idea to make one last push for Wimbledon.

 

[SirGounder]

Lets hope the lack ankle braces doesn't lead to an injury.

 

[LetsGoRoddick]

Here's something a little more interesting: unless he switched before the injury, it looks like he's back to PHT in the mains.

 

[Motherwasp]

In the UK it's very rare for guys to wear these socks for tennis, you'd be laughed out of a lot of clubs. It's much more accepted in America.

 

[DAS2011]

Here's something a little more interesting: unless he switched before the injury, it looks like he's back to PHT in the mains.

Yea I was about to say, the string change is more interesting than his socks!

 

[monique s]

Our guy in the UK asked him about it after, he said he gets compliments on his legs all the time so would show some more. I like it tbh, dont see what people are scared of.

Not exactly what he said. Andy said that his wife Brooklyn gets compliments for her beautiful legs. He did not want to be left out.I am showing my legs too, <he said> and it seems he shaved them too.It is all a big joke. And as for his ankle braces, he took them off after Miami because his feet felt numbed by them.His coach Larry said that he feels free without them.
And his shorts are shorter too. We see more of his awesome legs.....whohoooooo

 

[oscar_2424]

I like the shoes.

 

[Dgpsx7]

In the UK it's very rare for guys to wear these socks for tennis, you'd be laughed out of a lot of clubs. It's much more accepted in America.

Sounds like a few people are taking themselves way too seriously..

 

[Nuke]

I wear black ankle socks playing tennis. Once you wear them you will never want to wear anything else.

Um, do they make you play better, or is it the way the girls swoon at the sight of your ankles?

 

[Motherwasp]

Sounds like a few people are taking themselves way too seriously..

Definitely!! But so few guys wear them here that it stands out so much when someone does.

 

[Praetorian]

In the UK it's very rare for guys to wear these socks for tennis, you'd be laughed out of a lot of clubs. It's much more accepted in America.

I high school I was ridiculed for wearing knee high basketball socks (think early 80s NBA). It's a good thing won-loss records were determined by skill, over looking stylish.

 

[Dgpsx7]

Um, do they make you play better, or is it the way the girls swoon at the sight of your ankles?

haha, it's how they feel. Wearing ankle socks makes every other pair of socks feel slightly uncomfortable. I wear them 99% of the time. I also happen to like how they look.


Unless I am playing on a clay court or going skiing I don't see any reason to wear anything else.

 

[BreakPoint]

Roddick is rocking the low socks without any ankle braces. American tennis is slowly becoming Agassi-esque.

Or becoming women's tennis. :shock:

 

[BreakPoint]

In the UK it's very rare for guys to wear these socks for tennis, you'd be laughed out of a lot of clubs. It's much more accepted in America.

For women, yes. For men? Not really.

 

[Angle Queen]

In the UK it's very rare for guys to wear these socks for tennis, you'd be laughed out of a lot of clubs. It's much more accepted in America.

Hmmm. American Chick here. Never really understood the long socks thing. Looks kinda dorky to me. So I'm probably of the "accepted" sort.

And personally, I much prefer the "low-cut" or ankle socks (as opposed to the crew). Much more for us ladies to see.

But shaved legs? I'm...eh?...on it. Knew some college football players, though, that shaved...just to keep all that tape from pulling the hairs on their legs. I say it serves 'em right, for all the bikini waxes we ladies endure.

 

[ssonosk]

i don't really get what's the big deal about ankle socks, i like the shoes though

 

[baseline_monster]

Not exactly what he said. Andy said that his wife Brooklyn gets compliments for her beautiful legs. He did not want to be left out.I am showing my legs too, <he said> and it seems he shaved them too.It is all a big joke. And as for his ankle braces, he took them off after Miami because his feet felt numbed by them.His coach Larry said that he feels free without them.
And his shorts are shorter too. We see more of his awesome legs.....whohoooooo

Sorry, I didn't have a Dictaphone to hand

 

[baseline_monster]

In the UK it's very rare for guys to wear these socks for tennis, you'd be laughed out of a lot of clubs. It's much more accepted in America.

Thats because 80/90% of our clubs here are full of stuck up snobs, hence why we dont get normal kids of the street playing...

 

[Motherwasp]

Thats because 80/90% of our clubs here are full of stuck up snobs, hence why we dont get normal kids of the street playing...

^^ Agreed...........

 

[MixieP]

hahaha, analyzing sock lengths, hahahahaha....

It is an important subject which I tried to discuss in depth some time ago in the thread "Long, short or medium tennis socks"
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=350535

 

[Fed Kennedy]

Trannymess leg shave disaster

 

[RoddickSampras22]

I think he's also wearing a legit, stock pair of Propulse 3s. Normally I saw him wearing some "pj" version, but I think this may be the real pair now