Andy Roddick: The biggest fighter on the ATP?

Keeps coming back after so many set-backs. :worship:

Discuss.

Has he been sidelined by injury for months?
Has he been outside of the top 50 since 2001?
Has he had to fight his way up to the rankings to be a top player?

NO, so no, he's not the biggest fighter

It's amazing how often Andy has come back from heart-wrenching defeats, the kind that sends other players into early retirement (Coria) or into a deep funk for several months (Murray).

It's admirable how he just keeps shaking it off and moves forwards and onwards. His spirit cannot be killed. He is too strong. :worship:

1. Has he been sidelined by injury for months?
2.Has he been outside of the top 50 since 2001?
3.Has he had to fight his way up to the rankings to be a top player?
1. Yes
2. No, because he's the biggest fighter on the ATP
3. Yes

Without a doubt, hes a great man for the sport. Compared to the likes of these "Talented" players like Gulbis, Gasquet, etc. who will go away at the drop of a hat.

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Biggest fighter alright. With the umpires maybe.

He's up there, but to me, the guy(s) with the most fighting skills and biggest heart is a tie between Rafa and Ferrer. Andy is different in that he has that serve he can rely on. Rafa and David have to grind and find ways to win when things look bleak and their games are off.

Biggest fighter alright. With the umpires maybe.

spot on

He's up there, but to me, the guy(s) with the most fighting skills and biggest heart is a tie between Rafa and Ferrer. Andy is different in that he has that serve he can rely on. Rafa and David have to grind and find ways to win when things look bleak and their games are off.

:yeah:

if there wasn't so much HC (where his serve works the best) he wouldn't even be top 10

a guy who refuses to play the clay season because he's not good enough in the surface is the biggest fighter out there? :haha:

a quitter? :lol:
that's just as if Rafa skipped the US Open Series because he's not as good in DecoTurf as he is in other surfaces :p

Why play and embarrass yourself on a surface you're not good on? Rafa could take some notes from Andy in regards to the hard court season, so we wouldn't have to see his disgraceful game on it

yeah, giving up is the best way to show how much of a fighter you are...

Why play and embarrass yourself on a surface you're not good on? Rafa could take some notes from Andy in regards to the hard court season, so we wouldn't have to see his disgraceful game on it

Beautiful thing to say the same day he saves MP to win.

No. Never was, is not now, and never will be the biggest fighter on tour.

spot on



:yeah:

if there wasn't so much HC (where his serve works the best) he wouldn't even be top 10

a guy who refuses to play the clay season because he's not good enough in the surface is the biggest fighter out there? :haha:

a quitter? :lol:
that's just as if Rafa skipped the US Open Series because he's not as good in DecoTurf as he is in other surfaces :p

Most of his grand slam finals have come on grass and would have done better if 3GS were on grass as before HC appeared. It is only 1 surface his bad on.

Andy is up there, maybe not the biggest fighter necessarily...just depends on your exact definition of fighter. Roddick has been more impressive than anyone else in consistently coming back from crushing defeats from Federer in huge matches...I think that definitely counts for something.

he is a fighter. not the biggest but one of them for sure

Don't think he's the biggest, but he's sure as hell up there.

if there wasn't so much HC (where his serve works the best) he wouldn't even be top 10

This could be said about a lot of guys. "If" is my least favorite word in tennis. It always flaws perspective.

:secret: @the OP,I think you picked the wrong Andy!

For me biggest fighters currently are Nadal,Murray,Ferrer and Isner.

:confused: Why the sudden overflow of Roddick threads?:scratch:

It's amazing how often Andy has come back from heart-wrenching defeats, the kind that sends other players into early retirement (Coria) or into a deep funk for several months (Murray).

It's admirable how he just keeps shaking it off and moves forwards and onwards. His spirit cannot be killed. He is too strong. :worship:

In love since 2003 what a dedication :worship: almost as admirable as Andy's fighting spirit :hearts:

Why the sudden overflow of Roddick threads?

It's a get well soon present for A-rod.. :lol: Tennis needs roddick, he stirs shit up big time..

biggest fighter with the umpires for sure. apart from that he's not.

The Duck would be "the biggest" in a lot of things, but not fighter thats for sure.

:confused: I never realised "fighter" was a synonym for "bully".

1. Yes
2. No, because he's the biggest fighter on the ATP
3. Yes

He hasn't dropped out of the top 50 since 2001 because he is the biggest fighter? :lol:

Roddick has been relatively lucky with injuries tbh. Sure, he has had a few of them, but I don't recall him being out of the game for more than a couple of months at a time? So he has had that remaining time to maintain a decent ranking...

'Biggest fighter' isn't the right description.

However, he does have the best attitude on court (aside from the bullying of officials) imo, and that is something he should be proud of. I have never once seen him give anything less than 100%, and maybe only Nadal can rival that.

But as for 'biggest fighter'...that accolade should be spared for the much less fortunate players who have really had to fight for their careers. Dent and Blake are two that come immediately to mind, and both did well to make it back to the top 100 (and much higher for Blake). Fish is enjoying a record year after many setbacks with his knee. Rusedski kept fighting back from multiple injuries. How about Muller? Philipoussis? etc etc

The biggest f***er for sure. NID.

However, he does have the best attitude on court (aside from the bullying of officials) imo, and that is something he should be proud of. I have never once seen him give anything less than 100%, and maybe only Nadal can rival that.


Yea I can buy on this definition, but definitely not best fighter

Phillipousis? Blech. Blast from the past...more like belch from the past

Isner is a much bigger fighter than Roddick and it has been proved time and time again, it wasn't just about the Wimbledon marathon

Mahut is another fighter

no doubt that he's one of the biggest fighters, if he wasnt such he wouldnt have had all that success with such a limited game.

He's also the biggest jerk BTW

not that big of a fighter
what kept him up there over all these years is his outstanding serve

It's amazing how often Andy has come back from heart-wrenching defeats, the kind that sends other players into early retirement (Coria) or into a deep funk for several months (Murray).

It's admirable how he just keeps shaking it off and moves forwards and onwards. His spirit cannot be killed. He is too strong. :worship:

That's very true, and especially all of those consecutive defeats by Federer. I always thought it was admirable that Andy always went into every match with Federer with a new, positive mentality and maybe even tried some new things. Unfortunately, in the end, Fed was Fed and steamrolled him lol But I always thought it was commendable that Andy kept plugging away and made himself believe that he'd have his chances, at a time when most of the tour looked scared shitless against Fed.

Arkulari has a good point though. He hasn't really had to fight back from THAT much adversity, if the OP meant fighter in that sense.

No.

Lol

Not Roddick
Nably is

LOL this is quite the win now

Ferrer is the biggest fighter.

Cañas too, man. He is less talented than Roddick or Ferrer and got to be a top 8. Plus his whole career story is purely gladiator-style

No worries. Bring on the US Open!

Roddick is a warrior :worship:
Him & :worship: Alisa Kleybanova :worship:

MonoRod made it to the semis of a Masters series tournament....not too shabby.

Roddick is a clown.

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Biggest queer, that's for sure. I'd pay money to see pusherboi fall out of top-30.

Ummm....no :help:

:rolls: Epic bump :rolls:

Why play and embarrass yourself on a surface you're not good on? Rafa could take some notes from Andy in regards to the hard court season, so we wouldn't have to see his disgraceful game on it

Incredibly STUPID post! Fighters play on their worst surface, cowards don't. In no way is Nadal a disgrace on hard courts.