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Both retired and not coming back. Roddick is 'greater', but who was better (more dominant against the rest)? Soderling leads h2h 4-2.
Roddick vs Soderling: Who was the better player?
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Technically Soderling isn't retired so he's not completely finished. Though from previous interview he seems like he's done.
In any case Roddick won a slam so that would help that argument, but Soderling had chances to as well, but choked miserably. So dunno.
In any case Roddick won a slam so that would help that argument, but Soderling had chances to as well, but choked miserably. So dunno.
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lol I know who won a slam and who didn't.. the question is who was better when playing their best, against eachother and also against other top players. It's a very hard choice because Roddick did well against Djokovic and Soderling beat Nadal at RG. I can't even choose!
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Comparing just your typical former top 10 player with a legend like Roddick...
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He wasn't even top 10 for long.Comparing just your typical former top 10 player with a legend like Roddick...
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Comparing just your typical former top 10 player with a legend like Roddick...
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This is quite obvious, shouldn't be asking this. It's easily Roddick. Soderling was a decent top 10 player who could play very well when he was on, but Roddick was clearly better, far more consistent, actually got into the #1. Won 4 more master titles, and reached 3 more slam finals, and actually won a slam.
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No Roddick WAS a legend, he has been to multiple, multiple grandslam finals and should have won multiple grandslam titles. Again, stop using Djokovic, Nadal and Federer for the benchmark to everything. Unless you LIVED through the Roddick, Hewitt, Ferrero Gaudio, Keurten era..... DON'T TALK. It's pissing me off now.
Ignorance is a virtue.
Ignorance is a virtue.
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+1 & that's not even a question.
/like them both, Robin bit more but seems OP is bored/.
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Soderling was a WORLD CLASS claycourter, WORLD CLASS, but that was it.
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Roddick was certainly better than Soderling, but I don't consider him a legend either. He was a grand slam champion and 4 time runner up, yes, but IMO a legend is someone who has done much more than that. With the possible exception of his early career Roddick was never considered to be the dominant force in the sport. He was a solid top 10 or top 5 player but he would have had to have AT LEAST 3-4 slams and at least 50 or so weeks at world number 1 to be considered a "legend." At least that's my definition.
His very early retirement didn't help either in that regard.
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Think about howmany years he spent in the top 5^
If not for Federer he would have won multiple Wimbledon titles. He was a consistent feature of the top 5 and arguably one of the best SERVERS the sport has ever seen, alongside Sampras and Isner.
If not for Federer he would have won multiple Wimbledon titles. He was a consistent feature of the top 5 and arguably one of the best SERVERS the sport has ever seen, alongside Sampras and Isner.
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Your typical top 10 player reaches two Slam finals and takes out Nadal at Roland GarrosComparing just your typical former top 10 player with a legend like Roddick...
?That said, yes Roddick is clearly better overall.
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