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**Fiipolera** · 03-11-2008, 03:52 PM

Kournikova wins this one going away.

It's hard to back up, but I have a gut reaction about Andy Roddick, and have for a long time. Here's my case: Over the years, I'd see the rankings and be shocked that Roddick was still in the top 10 because I couldn't recall many great matches that he won after the 2003 US Open. He was heralded as a favorite in so many Slams despite the glaring deficiencies in his game, and he always came up short, whether it was failing to beat Federer at Wimbledon or losing to Gilles Muller in the first round of the Open.

I mostly like Andy, and I recognize that he won the Davis Cup, made 2 Wimbledon finals and another US Open final, and managed to win enough to keep his ranking up, but... in relation to the hype and the promise, I think he has been perenially underwhelming (and, for me, painful to watch for much of the time post 2003).

03-11-2008, 03:52 PM	#17
Fiipolera Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Kournikova wins this one going away. It's hard to back up, but I have a gut reaction about Andy Roddick, and have for a long time. Here's my case: Over the years, I'd see the rankings and be shocked that Roddick was still in the top 10 because I couldn't recall many great matches that he won after the 2003 US Open. He was heralded as a favorite in so many Slams despite the glaring deficiencies in his game, and he always came up short, whether it was failing to beat Federer at Wimbledon or losing to Gilles Muller in the first round of the Open. I mostly like Andy, and I recognize that he won the Davis Cup, made 2 Wimbledon finals and another US Open final, and managed to win enough to keep his ranking up, but... in relation to the hype and the promise, I think he has been perenially underwhelming (and, for me, painful to watch for much of the time post 2003).
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