How old is roddick federer

Yesterday, Federer shocked the world when he announced a knee surgery will keep him out of action for an unknown time period. Although he was his adversary, Roddick shared kind words for the time Grand Slam champion.

While Federer turned pro in , Roddick did the same two years later at the turn of the millennium. However, Federer overtook the American in to set in motion a one-sided rivalry. Across 24 matches, the year-old defeated Roddick in 21 of them. While they met in four Grand Slam finals, the Wimbledon final stands as the most memorable one.

With Federer announcing the need for knee surgery yesterday, one wonders how much longer he can continue. However, his career has served as an inspiration to many, which includes Roddick. I doubt it. Roddick's superior ability to hold serve would've been the difference in that hypothetical showdown. Sans Fed, this could've been Roddick's third straight Wimbledon title. The coaching switch seemed to invigorate the American, but Roger cheered on by Tiger Woods snagged a crucial break when Roddick was serving at in the third set and then ran Andy ragged in the fourth.

Er, the net-rushing strategy devised by Connors and Roddick didn't work out too well here, to say the least. Still, Fernando Gonzalez in the final? True, Andy lost to Gonzo at the Athens Olympics, but Fernando—as hot as he was at the Australian Open—could be very erratic and his backhand was suspect. Roddick recovered nicely from his shellacking in Australia and put up a good fight, although an obscene return of serve by Federer in the second-set tiebreaker was Roddick's undoing. Still, Roddick owned his head-to-head against Davydenko, who would've been too weak on serve to beat Andy in a U.

Open semifinal. Then Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam final? Remember how nervous the Serb was when trying to serve out the first set against Federer? In between three or four at a time. Roger looked over at me with the motto: 'Oh, you finally know. Federer's serve was one of the best anyway. Not the fastest, but Federer can hit all points of the T-field with the same ball throw.

Don't be afraid of any kind of service at any game, play a slow twist service as a first service. And I had no predictable habits.