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Serena Williams’ childhood coach Rick March says Andy Roddick “did a great job” in his opinion and that he deserves more recognition from the American public for who he was as a player and what he accomplished. much recognition. In 2003, just days after his 21st birthday, Roddick won his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open.
In November 2003, Roddick reached the world number one position for the first time in his career. At the time, the great Pete Sampras had just retired and Andre Agassi was coming to the end of his career. The American public then turned to Roddick, expecting him to become the next American to win multiple Grand Slams.
Over the next few years, Roddick reached four more Grand Slam finals—three at Wimbledon and one at the U.S. Open—but in each of those four Grand Slam finals, he won Lost to Roger Federer.
March commented on Roddick: His performance was extraordinary and he deserves more praise
“People always look at Andy like, ‘Is he the next (Pete) Sampras or (Andre) Agassi?’ You know in my mind he’s never going to be that.
But I think I’ve overachieved, and I told him that. He’s just a great guy. With competition, everything around him changed. I think he had great results, very few serious losses, and people didn’t really appreciate him until we never had any other American Grand Slam champion.
He’s just a great competitor. Everyone is competitive…but at different levels. I mean he beat Federer, Nadal, Djokovic… he beat all those guys from time to time, and if this was a boxing match, they would probably win 18 to 20 on tape story.
But he’s also competitive, with a strong serve and forehand. So, this is one of my all time favorites. He is a mosquito. He just doesn’t leave you alone, and I love that in players,” March said of Roddick on Sportskeeda’s ATP Tennis Radio Podcast.