Andy Roddick hits 7 aces in a row against Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open SF 2005
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Commentators were a big let down for how incredible this actually was! Especially against Hewitt. 7 Aces in a row!!!
@Dec2012omg Жыл бұрын
fr i agree
@thetwinbros5185 Жыл бұрын
I think that the commentators were less empathic back in the day.
@aaditkamat4995 Жыл бұрын
Australian commentators are always rubbish, they lack passion. Coming from an Australian
@jeremyandruski513211 ай бұрын
Against a triple A player indeed. This is majestic
@m.b.ouwerkerk400610 ай бұрын
The commentators were Aussies. They weren't gonna be overjoyed about their boy getting a whooping.
@getheroutofthetruck10 ай бұрын
The man just served 7 aces in a row and commentators are like “yeah, good serving” like…
@jorgepradilla14472 жыл бұрын
Yeah.... May be because each serve was finished in fraction of seconds.....
@HONORTONUMERIC123 Жыл бұрын
homers.
@essquared24 Жыл бұрын
F them
@Aksriv100 Жыл бұрын
Because now we re soft but we will get tougher
@streameant Жыл бұрын
I remember a few times when Federer was asked about who was his biggest concern during a grand slam, Novak or Rafa... Federer said actually Roddick was his concern because of Andy's serve...Respect.
@deedeemerry1295 Жыл бұрын
Hewitt was such a good return server too.
@Jamie-tb6hg2 жыл бұрын
Yes but his reach was not the best
@cryhappy35022 жыл бұрын
Hewitt was garbage
@DeeDeeJohn172 жыл бұрын
@@DeeDeeJohn17 did he hurt you boo boo?
@mitchand92 жыл бұрын
Not a great returner late career.
@nihalbhat98722 жыл бұрын
@@DeeDeeJohn17 but he was still good enough to beat Roddick here
@camalary2 жыл бұрын
And against one of the best returners ever.
@Vipa5673 жыл бұрын
Nothing on djoker
@Bock752 жыл бұрын
@@Bock75 Roddick did alright against Djokovic.
@DMSlater2 жыл бұрын
@@DMSlater He has a winning record against Djokovic so it's more than alright.
@thepursuit12572 жыл бұрын
@@DMSlater he meant Hewitt 🤣 We already know Roddick beat Djokovic most of the time
@jimnosnow44842 жыл бұрын
Hewitt is not one of the greatest returners lol
@DeeDeeJohn172 жыл бұрын
Roddick, with his signature trucker cap, Reebok pumps. Total classic. Roddick single handedly put Babolat pure drive on the map.
@jay4cee Жыл бұрын
His name is Stifler.
@Phoenixaway Жыл бұрын
It wasn't Roddick. It was Moya.
@TenisAmador Жыл бұрын
i used to play my bedt tennis with the pure drive.. also i like truckercaps ..now i know why 😂
@RuUudeboy6911 ай бұрын
@@TenisAmador i stand corrected. u are correct. Carlos was probably the first. But Roddick and then Nadal made it main stream for leisure players.
@jay4cee11 ай бұрын
And the first person to wear the hat back was the great Marcelo Ríos.
@1Lua711 ай бұрын
Roddick took prime Federer deep into 5 sets in the Wimbledon final. This guy could play!
@sol029 Жыл бұрын
I wish he was playing still--he woulda been up there with Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. Damn.
@NicholasPeters1 Жыл бұрын
Great respect for Roddick - he always gave it his all and never stopped improving his game after some tough losses against Federer. If he played in a different era, he could have picked up a couple more slams.
@dl3988 Жыл бұрын
That was a classic, and a shame someone had the lose the match. Federer only broke his serve once, and it took him until the decisive moment at 14-15 in the 5th set. It took him 6.5 sets worth of tennis to break him, and it's still the only time someone has lost a GS final when only dropping serve once. Roddick was even up 6-2 in the 2nd set tie-break before losing it 8-6. There wasn't much else he could have done.
@brianmathews292611 ай бұрын
He described himself after retirement as a mediocre player with a good serve. Humble guy.
@luciustarquiniuspriscus14089 ай бұрын
No no no. Come on. He never had the all court and shot making capability they have. He was a serve bot with a good forehand and a high motor.@@NicholasPeters1
@cwolf2083 ай бұрын
Is it just me or I feel a strong nostalgia for everything from the early 2000's: sports, movies, the internet...
@aaditkamat4995 Жыл бұрын
Excellent era for media and the internet, sports were great as well.
@GermoDante10 ай бұрын
Idk about anything else, but certainly I love old tennis clips
@MariadisHeller10 ай бұрын
You’re just talking about a time where you could say what you want without fear of losing your job. A time when people could take a joke. A time when just men had balls
@Boombatz119 ай бұрын
Literally exactly the same here bro. I was born in 02 but I still feel nostalgic when I look at stuff from the early 00s
@Yehnahgetfarked9 ай бұрын
@@MariadisHellerI don't Nadal is better
@STANKORachev8 ай бұрын
the funniest part of this is Hewitt still taking a break to wipe himself down after having done literally nothing
@TheCEOXPerience2 жыл бұрын
😂
@julienpomerleau21062 жыл бұрын
It gets hot at the Aus open
@Peter-dk4fz Жыл бұрын
Haha
@TheValterandrade Жыл бұрын
Haha and adjusting the strings just a bit as he did not like them on the previous point
@versluisf83 Жыл бұрын
Stressful situation also makes you sweat. He couldn't do anything and was under stress 😁
@tommyshelby191911 ай бұрын
Historic sequence of perfect serves. Commentators = "How about this crazy weather?"
@EyeMixMusic Жыл бұрын
He pocketed those balls like a magician. I didn’t even see any of those balls cross the net.
@sherparoyale2 жыл бұрын
green ball against green court... yeah that makes sense
@ken0746 Жыл бұрын
Amazing server. He is the most consistent server at his speed. Esp. when you take into account, he was not putting too much weight on his rackets if at all.
@wozmac7712 жыл бұрын
Roddick was a generation too early. With aging Rafa, Federer and nole, he would be absolutely perfect in this gen
@kingston43132 жыл бұрын
@@kingston4313 no he was a generation too late. He would have fared far better in the Sampras era when courts were faster and balls were smaller. He would lose to med for example, when Med stays so far back the court it’s hard to ace him.
@jamesyu52122 жыл бұрын
@@kingston4313 sincerely, he was coached into a wrong style. He had the serve speed, and he was using a standard racket. If he had used a heavier racket, it would not have been easier for opponents.
@wozmac7712 жыл бұрын
@@wozmac771 hopw many weight .
@kaafaa80362 жыл бұрын
Or he was not just good enough. All you talk is about his serve. Yes, Roddick and Karlovic were the best servers. But whats about Roddicks backhand? It was always crap. If he had put mote efforz in the backhand he would be a much better allround player and maybe would have wo actually more. I respect Roddick but fact is that for the level he was playing, the disadvantages of his backhand outweighted the advantages on his serve.
@mironditko62762 жыл бұрын
Fast pace. No grunting. So nice.
@cz2165 Жыл бұрын
My all time favorite player! GG Roddick, you held your ground high against prime Roger and upcoming Nadal and the lads. Big fan from Bhutan 🇧🇹
@drukcg11 ай бұрын
It's funny watching this now, how fast the pace of his game is. No fucking around with the ball. No adjustments. No endless bouncing. Up, down, ace.
@ericfaulk83639 ай бұрын
People don’t realise how impressive it is for somebody 6’2 to have such an incredible serve.
@SamMC088 ай бұрын
I was thinking this as well. Usually the big servers are 6’5 plus
@Zorro358 ай бұрын
I just love the roddick serve motion. It's a thing of beauty.
@rijulgupta15972 күн бұрын
Had so much time for both these guys
@alexlanning7122 жыл бұрын
Obliterating someone with just serves is such a bad ass move
@Bolotism Жыл бұрын
I miss this man A Rod. The best server tennis history. Every serve was a rocket. So sad that he could only win one GS at U.S Open. Imagine if his career was before Nadal and Federer time. A Rod would have won many GSs
@JohnSmith-qs7qy2 жыл бұрын
or he wouldn't have even won one, because he wouldn't have had access to the same racquet technology, sports science, diet, training, psychologists, etc.
@albertlwj2 жыл бұрын
my most fav tennis player up to date.
@videowatcher932 жыл бұрын
@@albertlwj it was hypothetical lmao, obviously ignoring the technicalities
@ugnug2 жыл бұрын
@@ugnug Hipotetical, I (and every other tennis noob from today) would be the best male tennis player in history if I played at Rod Laver era. Technicalities ignored of course. I always liked Roddick as a character but neither was his tennis eapecially good nor did he anything but the serve. Some will argue that he had a monster forehand, yes, but at which efficiency? His backhand was never on top 100 level and for me the biggest surprise isnt that he didnt win more because of his serve but that he was so good despite his backhand.
@mironditko62762 жыл бұрын
Not the best server, but a hard server. Federer was a much better server. Andy was inconsistent and he was not a great spot server.
@denisdaly17082 жыл бұрын
How is no one in the modern game has been able to replicate Andy's serving technique?
@millsshumps1968 Жыл бұрын
The low toss 's much harder to time and it doesn't give extra power. It's idiosyncratic. Roscoe Tanner did that, Dolgopolov, Roddick ... only few players were taught or probably developed that themselves. It's not being taught in tennis schools and since most top players are schooled early ...
@knotwilg359610 ай бұрын
Gael Monfils
@GlobePwnage10 ай бұрын
Just how probably nobody will be able to replicate Fedrer's slice technique. Somehow, for a weird reason, just worked for them
@TheLMBLucas10 ай бұрын
@@GlobePwnageyes gael monfils serve is the closest to roddicks. But less efficient still
@taopaille-paille499222 күн бұрын
Crazy how federer used to get just as much or more aces consistently against Roddick when they played. Just shows you how Fed is a jack of all trades
@BreeZieDoesiT2 жыл бұрын
Roddick said Federer's serve was impossible to read and very accurate.
@Ben-cm3xr Жыл бұрын
Roddick's serve was fast, but Federer had better placement and disguise but I think the major factor in Federer out-acing Roddick in their matches was Roddick's lack of return
@lotus630 Жыл бұрын
He's quite literally the best shot maker in the history of the game, Fed is.
@cwolf2083 ай бұрын
GOAT: Federer
@user-zm6zw5by3s3 ай бұрын
Only one Fed The dago can go jump
@user-zm6zw5by3s2 ай бұрын
I love Roddick so much. He's my hero of tennis! 🎾
@AKAMarli Жыл бұрын
Man that’s freaking crazy, just smashing it
@MarMaxGaming Жыл бұрын
It's not even just the points, but the mental advantage this puts over your opponent is insane. Imagine just standing there helpless whilst tennis balls are just being launched against you and you can't do anything about it.
@Brandooooo510 ай бұрын
Wow...that was spectacular! Serving that many aces in a row! Crazy!
@vidhead85 Жыл бұрын
Everyone forgets how good these guys were then courts got slower also
@Aaron-fj1hl3 жыл бұрын
Prime Hewiit and Prime Roddick would kick the "NextGen's" ass!
@quentinhirschfeld93822 жыл бұрын
@@quentinhirschfeld9382 "NextGens'" aren't in their prime yet though...
@TS-er2jc2 жыл бұрын
@@TS-er2jc Medvedev is 26 while Zverev and Tsitsipas are soon going to turn 25 and 24 respectively, they're pretty much in the Prime phase of their careers!
@quentinhirschfeld93822 жыл бұрын
@@quentinhirschfeld9382 Well, I suppose both us here are guessing that they are either in their prime or not. At the end of the day, we can only point out when their prime was after they retire. Take rafa and novak for example. It's arguable that they are in their prime right now at the respective ages of 35 and 34. Age does not tell primeness.
@TS-er2jc2 жыл бұрын
@@TS-er2jc No, they're not, the winning % of Djokovic has dropped massively in best of 3 sets while Nadal's winning % has dropped massively in best of 5 sets despite the current TOP 30 is much less competitive and consistent compared to 10 years ago! It catches the eye when you watch them play, Nadal has massive drop of performances during a match (even when he plays well) and Djokovic isn't as sharp and deadly with his groundstrokes (he compensate a little with a fantastic serve developed thanks to Ivanisevic, that's why he is still the best right now)!
@quentinhirschfeld93822 жыл бұрын
Andy is realy out of this world. I ve never seen a catapult like him . What a phenomenal player he was
@alialbahbhani82748 ай бұрын
Unique techniques to serve, doesn’t toss the ball high, yet he manages to generate so much power.
@user-xl3st3sg2r10 ай бұрын
Unique? Lower toss was standard back in the day. Look up Goron Ivanisovic, Steve Denton, and Roscoe Tanner. Even Kyrgios uses this today.
@rabbethole898510 ай бұрын
….you’re right it’s not unique. That’s why everyone serves like Roddick right?
@plannedtuna82938 ай бұрын
@@plannedtuna8293 My bad. You’re right; Andy Roddick is the only player to ever toss the ball low.
@rabbethole89858 ай бұрын
The key is to hit it at its apex, as he does on the way up. Some let the ball drop down.
@shrapnel778 ай бұрын
@@rabbethole8985There is a lot more to his serve than the toss, it was an example. Clearly, it is unique even an amateur can see that. You are being willfully ignorant.
@DjokovicIsOurLordAndSaviour6 ай бұрын
Today's fans who say Federer had it easy, never actually watched these guys play. Not saying they were your Nadals or Noles, but they were certainly giving better fights than today's so called young gen. Back when the courts gave benefits to players who were brave and took risks. They slowed even Wimbledon down for god's sake. Sure, the rallies are much longer now, but the quality isn't there except it's Rafa v Nole. All these combined with the age difference, worked against one certain guy and they have the guts to call he had it easy.
@virajpatel229 Жыл бұрын
Insane serves
@nateh63253 жыл бұрын
The king of serves, Andy Roddick!
@kherajinkya Жыл бұрын
andy roddick legendary player , sadly he played when i was kid i didnt enjoy his live performances ...
@ismailzaidi79672 жыл бұрын
What a legends of tennis !!!! 💪
@Balkan_game Жыл бұрын
His serves are the stuff of legend!
@urfav2784 Жыл бұрын
Best slam of all-time. Just another banger match from the event.
@bilders670110 күн бұрын
The reason I bought my PD+ 20 years ago was solely because of Andy Roddick and I'm still using it today!
@prophetmargin7497 Жыл бұрын
This was the last tournament where Roddick actually looked like the Roddick under Brad Gilbert. When these two played a few months later in IW, Roddick played like a completely different player.
@pomerlain89242 жыл бұрын
He started looking for answers on how to deal with Federer. Problem was that answer didn't exist and it messed up his game and confidence soon followed.
@michaeledmondson43852 жыл бұрын
@@michaeledmondson4385 the answers were there, roddick just accepted the wrong ones. his problem was that early on he went for all out power, but basically hit it right back at roger, and roger handles power better than anybody. the answer was to put that power in the corners instead of up the middle; something he never tried.
@oldfrend2 жыл бұрын
@@michaeledmondson4385 Federer got lucky against Roddick in Wimbledon 2004 and 2009 .
@thepursuit12572 жыл бұрын
@@thepursuit1257 True Federer’s Wimbledon titles are flukes
@jimnosnow44842 жыл бұрын
Roddick had a very good serve but a WTA - level backhand. That's why Federer beat him so badly
@huzcer2 жыл бұрын
Andy was the Roger of the late 90's / early 2000's, Awesome player and a gentleman. Great sense of humor as well.
@georgetown89862 ай бұрын
Miss him…
@jonprou83022 жыл бұрын
Considering he wasn't super tall (1.88m) his serve technique was out of this world.
@K5432 жыл бұрын
Thats just crazy
@MIKII1208 Жыл бұрын
That’s tall, 6 2
@MrSeanMDolan Жыл бұрын
@@MrSeanMDolan Compare it to Isner, it's small. 1.88m is nothing special on the pro tour.
@K543 Жыл бұрын
In what world is 1.88 not tall?
@markn.7914 Жыл бұрын
@@markn.7914 Tennis pro tour. 15 players out of the current Top 20 are 1.88m or taller. 1.88m isn't super tall and nothing special on the pro tour.
@K543 Жыл бұрын
One of the best rallies. :)
@cathdan Жыл бұрын
That was Roddickulous man
@pedrosflorentin2 ай бұрын
respect for Roddick....he was right up there with Fed,Nadal and Djokovic....perhaps if he had a little better backhand and valley game....a whole lot of people would like to have a tennis career like his
@lszujo73 Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but he really wasn't up there with them.
@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten Жыл бұрын
Ironically, it was the lack of a valley game that prevented him from reaching the heights.
@tobyharling719 Жыл бұрын
So good....they didn't even let Hewitt serve haha.
@thomasgrabowski22022 жыл бұрын
No era gigante pero tiraba misiles, crack Andy.
@hernanaa86202 жыл бұрын
I love Stifler lol!
@Neosin12 жыл бұрын
Lol
@haveatyou1Ай бұрын
greatest server ever ❤
@derapindiwaalda64863 жыл бұрын
Goran has enter the chat 😂
@TL969693 ай бұрын
I got to see him play Federer in the US Open final in 2006. What a match! My favorite thing about Roddick was his pace of play. He didn't waste a bunch of time between points adjusting his hair, fixing his shorts, bouncing the ball 23 times, or any of that nonsense. Just walk up to the line, toss the ball up, and smash it. That's why he got to marry Brooklyn Decker.
@realkylehooks27 күн бұрын
Now that’s some exciting tennis!
@brettneuberger64662 жыл бұрын
Monster serve and forehand. What a weapon.
@philipc31532 жыл бұрын
The forehand became kitty cat after 2004.
@BenTan892 жыл бұрын
@@BenTan89 no way
@philipc31532 жыл бұрын
@@philipc3153 Thanks for telling me you only started watching tennis in the last 2 years.
@BenTan892 жыл бұрын
@@BenTan89 and now you are going to tell me Michael Chang is the best thing ever. Puhlease. Thanks for telling me you have no idea at all what you are talking about. “Kitty kat??” Far from it.
@philipc31532 жыл бұрын
@@philipc3153 His forehand was what made him lost several slams to Federer you doink.
@BenTan892 жыл бұрын
Roddick - best serve in ATP history ever !!!
@branislavracek99193 ай бұрын
Its amazing how big, brutal mens tenns got with this one generation....tennis will never be the same.
@gibbleway Жыл бұрын
I grew trying to serve as fast as Roddick but this is just ridiculous. Accuracy, speed and consistency like this?
@PeanutBreathing2 жыл бұрын
Some guy’s are just gifted at serving
@mervinbolton2583 Жыл бұрын
miss watching roddick
@tigesinaus2 жыл бұрын
Do you have his lengthy, humorous argument with the umpire when he played Kohlschreiber in the 2008 Australian Open?
@darthhideous90843 жыл бұрын
"... Stay in school kids or you will end up an umpire ... Imagine being stuck in an elavator with him."
@RobertHurleyJr2 жыл бұрын
their all hitting lines like crazy
@fuckthegamecallmonsterlege40936 ай бұрын
This man truly suffered from being in the Federer era. He would have way more slams if it wasn’t for Roger lol
@FreeRoyalPowerHour Жыл бұрын
Maybe. Maybe not. You are assuming there wouldn’t be someone else who could’ve stopped him.,
@multiplemike Жыл бұрын
@@multiplemike If we just remove Federer and no-one else, I think Roddick could have won 2 or 3 more slams, before the competition overtook him. For a couple years it was only really Federer who was better, and he got unlucky to be facing him for most finals. Don't think Roddick could ever have been a truly dominant player though, his personality won him many fans but his game was never consistent enough.
@lexigold8448 Жыл бұрын
This moment still gives Hewitt PTSD 🥲
@jasonaguillon74747 ай бұрын
And all were effortless 😎
@dev99987287502 жыл бұрын
Andy's server motion is fantastic, compact with tremendous power. It's different than other top Server players like Isner, Karlovic or Sampras. His game is not based on server-volley like the others, he is not tall like the others, either. Unique player.
@alexandreharatsaris63803 ай бұрын
Nice display of serving prowess. Roddick lost this in 4 sets, this was the only set he won in this match.
@MF-gr6os2 жыл бұрын
Wow you wouldn't have thought that seeing these highlights
@dannym6313 Жыл бұрын
@@dannym6313 Roddick was a bit of a servebot and a one trick pony. Serve +1. If that doesn't work, he doesn't win. Good, not great player.
@MF-gr6os Жыл бұрын
Omg, what ?
@coopaing Жыл бұрын
Gay
@chambatips3619 Жыл бұрын
@@MF-gr6os he had good forehead. The problem was his footwork.
@shafqatishan437 Жыл бұрын
Nice to watch. such modest, concentrated tennis players. No one yells vamos or grimaces at the audience like an idiot every time he win a point. Gold times
@user-bn7lh6pe5o8 ай бұрын
Only those people who plays tennis in real life can realize that make one ace is hard not to mention about 7 in a row, its really spectacular👍
@shortvideos99553 ай бұрын
Most of us feel super happy to get one ace a match.
@MrBdiddypop2 жыл бұрын
Fuck I miss last 20 years...they will never come back
@Pep9si10 ай бұрын
Even in slow mo this serve looks so fast 😂
@MrWozOSRS10 ай бұрын
Roddick really should have won at least one more major title.
@historia92752 жыл бұрын
I think he got but not sure
@iagomello63172 жыл бұрын
He actually won 1 ! US Open 2003
@Noah-cf3mw2 жыл бұрын
One good shot from Nalbandian in semifinal - and Roddick would retire slamless. )
@TheRanger866 Жыл бұрын
I calculated the average serve speed of these 7 serves, and it's a whopping 129.5 MPH. That's including a few sliders out wide. Roddick was one of the best servers ever and really deserved at least one Wimbledon, especially when his forehand was at its best. If not for Federer, Roddick would likely have 6-8 slams and some more time at No. 1. He'd possibly be in the conversation with Edberg and Becker.
@alexmak28859 ай бұрын
hewitt gets postered so so much, i liked him
@lancercool1992Ай бұрын
literally the best player ever in the history of tennis
@talalzahid224110 ай бұрын
Lol
@2P1CK10 ай бұрын
@@2P1CK what a shame
@talalzahid224110 ай бұрын
@@talalzahid2241 it's a joke?
@2P1CK10 ай бұрын
@@2P1CK i don't understand
@talalzahid224110 ай бұрын
really enjoy watching ball and court being same color, tennis good sport!
@Dman400003 ай бұрын
Definitely the best power server of all time 🔥🔥🔥
@jonnymallett10810 ай бұрын
GOOD GRAVEY, THAT BOY COULD SERVE !!!
@2028end Жыл бұрын
The record is 10 I believe. Querrey
@thefat4002 жыл бұрын
A beast
@claudioebarrientos Жыл бұрын
The Stifmeister!!
2 жыл бұрын
LMAO OMG YES
@ralphtijtgat32332 жыл бұрын
Maior sacador da história !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@sergiocorrea19998 ай бұрын
Andy Roddick turning into Thor mode during 7 serves 😆
@user-im7db9kn6u11 ай бұрын
Guess we needed the Stanford/Cal football game announcer for this one.
@thomasfuller22510 ай бұрын
Best sever in history of tennis speed omg
@JohnDoe-mf1jy10 ай бұрын
Karlovich
@2P1CK10 ай бұрын
I miss you rodick Andy
@brunosuster1450 Жыл бұрын
Isnt Hewitt supposed to serve at the start of the second set if Roddick closed the 1st one ? Were the rules different back then ?
@pm2342 Жыл бұрын
umm they just didn't show his serve game.
@ashleywalls4097 Жыл бұрын
alternate title: andy roddick plays single player for two minutes
@easetheweeb3 ай бұрын
It's weird how few players took the hint and copied his mechanics. Roddick showed the world how to maximize serving power.
@Heraclitean Жыл бұрын
@@ulyssesryan-flynn4515link?
@williamhill198410 ай бұрын
Wow
@hajeralaidy84163 жыл бұрын
Bro, Played this coach this summer. Got him stumped on my serves and he comes over and says that my fast serves could be better if I “served right”. Told me I shouldn’t have my leading heel up. I should be rocking on it like Roger. Looks like Andy’s got it all “wrong” lol
@leom5671 Жыл бұрын
ヒューイットのテニスかっこよかったよなぁ❤
@komakiyuiАй бұрын
Andy on fire
@m.gallardo46162 жыл бұрын
the streets will never forget Andy Roddick
@prapo10010 ай бұрын
Roddick was mentioned as the new superstar after Pete Sampras. Then Federer and Nadal showed up shortly after. But he really was number one for a while (13 weeks) until Federer took over the throne.
@emanuel823 ай бұрын
I miss Roddick, probably the best serve in the game, really interesting technique.
@jessicam57128 ай бұрын
Roddicks serve was ridiculous! Who knows if they were aces or not....who could see them? ha
@timclark29259 ай бұрын
When I noticed I wouldn't be able to see the ball (the pixels are bigger than it), I gave up watching this video (after the first ace).
@ANDREPEIXOTO12 жыл бұрын
When his first serve was on, it's was the best in the history of the game and it wasnt very close.
@jacksonorlady13679 ай бұрын
That’s when Tennis was faster also Faster tennis balls
@Fascistbeast2 жыл бұрын
Hewitt was like "Yeah let me get that towel"
@blackspiderman18879 ай бұрын
Commentators are nonchalant coz it's Andy Roddick for god's sake it's what he does every game. Chill out people
@kaleem9652 Жыл бұрын
Amazing how Hewitt is not changing his position at all. He's just watching the games slip away. He doesn't go back, he doesn't choose a side. Tennis was and maybe still is played based on dogmas.
@luciustarquiniuspriscus14089 ай бұрын
At that time, hewitt was one of the best returner playing. That makes it more impressive.
Commentators were a big let down for how incredible this actually was! Especially against Hewitt. 7 Aces in a row!!!
fr i agree
I think that the commentators were less empathic back in the day.
Australian commentators are always rubbish, they lack passion. Coming from an Australian
Against a triple A player indeed. This is majestic
The commentators were Aussies. They weren't gonna be overjoyed about their boy getting a whooping.
The man just served 7 aces in a row and commentators are like “yeah, good serving” like…
Yeah.... May be because each serve was finished in fraction of seconds.....
homers.
F them
Because now we re soft but we will get tougher
I remember a few times when Federer was asked about who was his biggest concern during a grand slam, Novak or Rafa... Federer said actually Roddick was his concern because of Andy's serve...Respect.
Hewitt was such a good return server too.
Yes but his reach was not the best
Hewitt was garbage
@@DeeDeeJohn17 did he hurt you boo boo?
Not a great returner late career.
@@DeeDeeJohn17 but he was still good enough to beat Roddick here
And against one of the best returners ever.
Nothing on djoker
@@Bock75 Roddick did alright against Djokovic.
@@DMSlater He has a winning record against Djokovic so it's more than alright.
@@DMSlater he meant Hewitt 🤣 We already know Roddick beat Djokovic most of the time
Hewitt is not one of the greatest returners lol
Roddick, with his signature trucker cap, Reebok pumps. Total classic. Roddick single handedly put Babolat pure drive on the map.
His name is Stifler.
It wasn't Roddick. It was Moya.
i used to play my bedt tennis with the pure drive.. also i like truckercaps ..now i know why 😂
@@TenisAmador i stand corrected. u are correct. Carlos was probably the first. But Roddick and then Nadal made it main stream for leisure players.
And the first person to wear the hat back was the great Marcelo Ríos.
Roddick took prime Federer deep into 5 sets in the Wimbledon final. This guy could play!
I wish he was playing still--he woulda been up there with Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. Damn.
Great respect for Roddick - he always gave it his all and never stopped improving his game after some tough losses against Federer. If he played in a different era, he could have picked up a couple more slams.
That was a classic, and a shame someone had the lose the match. Federer only broke his serve once, and it took him until the decisive moment at 14-15 in the 5th set. It took him 6.5 sets worth of tennis to break him, and it's still the only time someone has lost a GS final when only dropping serve once. Roddick was even up 6-2 in the 2nd set tie-break before losing it 8-6. There wasn't much else he could have done.
He described himself after retirement as a mediocre player with a good serve. Humble guy.
No no no. Come on. He never had the all court and shot making capability they have. He was a serve bot with a good forehand and a high motor.@@NicholasPeters1
Is it just me or I feel a strong nostalgia for everything from the early 2000's: sports, movies, the internet...
Excellent era for media and the internet, sports were great as well.
Idk about anything else, but certainly I love old tennis clips
You’re just talking about a time where you could say what you want without fear of losing your job. A time when people could take a joke. A time when just men had balls
Literally exactly the same here bro. I was born in 02 but I still feel nostalgic when I look at stuff from the early 00s
@@MariadisHellerI don't Nadal is better
the funniest part of this is Hewitt still taking a break to wipe himself down after having done literally nothing
😂
It gets hot at the Aus open
Haha
Haha and adjusting the strings just a bit as he did not like them on the previous point
Stressful situation also makes you sweat. He couldn't do anything and was under stress 😁
Historic sequence of perfect serves. Commentators = "How about this crazy weather?"
He pocketed those balls like a magician. I didn’t even see any of those balls cross the net.
green ball against green court... yeah that makes sense
Amazing server. He is the most consistent server at his speed. Esp. when you take into account, he was not putting too much weight on his rackets if at all.
Roddick was a generation too early. With aging Rafa, Federer and nole, he would be absolutely perfect in this gen
@@kingston4313 no he was a generation too late. He would have fared far better in the Sampras era when courts were faster and balls were smaller. He would lose to med for example, when Med stays so far back the court it’s hard to ace him.
@@kingston4313 sincerely, he was coached into a wrong style. He had the serve speed, and he was using a standard racket. If he had used a heavier racket, it would not have been easier for opponents.
@@wozmac771 hopw many weight .
Or he was not just good enough. All you talk is about his serve. Yes, Roddick and Karlovic were the best servers. But whats about Roddicks backhand? It was always crap. If he had put mote efforz in the backhand he would be a much better allround player and maybe would have wo actually more. I respect Roddick but fact is that for the level he was playing, the disadvantages of his backhand outweighted the advantages on his serve.
Fast pace. No grunting. So nice.
My all time favorite player! GG Roddick, you held your ground high against prime Roger and upcoming Nadal and the lads. Big fan from Bhutan 🇧🇹
It's funny watching this now, how fast the pace of his game is. No fucking around with the ball. No adjustments. No endless bouncing. Up, down, ace.
People don’t realise how impressive it is for somebody 6’2 to have such an incredible serve.
I was thinking this as well. Usually the big servers are 6’5 plus
I just love the roddick serve motion. It's a thing of beauty.
Had so much time for both these guys
Obliterating someone with just serves is such a bad ass move
I miss this man A Rod. The best server tennis history. Every serve was a rocket. So sad that he could only win one GS at U.S Open. Imagine if his career was before Nadal and Federer time. A Rod would have won many GSs
or he wouldn't have even won one, because he wouldn't have had access to the same racquet technology, sports science, diet, training, psychologists, etc.
my most fav tennis player up to date.
@@albertlwj it was hypothetical lmao, obviously ignoring the technicalities
@@ugnug Hipotetical, I (and every other tennis noob from today) would be the best male tennis player in history if I played at Rod Laver era. Technicalities ignored of course. I always liked Roddick as a character but neither was his tennis eapecially good nor did he anything but the serve. Some will argue that he had a monster forehand, yes, but at which efficiency? His backhand was never on top 100 level and for me the biggest surprise isnt that he didnt win more because of his serve but that he was so good despite his backhand.
Not the best server, but a hard server. Federer was a much better server. Andy was inconsistent and he was not a great spot server.
How is no one in the modern game has been able to replicate Andy's serving technique?
The low toss 's much harder to time and it doesn't give extra power. It's idiosyncratic. Roscoe Tanner did that, Dolgopolov, Roddick ... only few players were taught or probably developed that themselves. It's not being taught in tennis schools and since most top players are schooled early ...
Gael Monfils
Just how probably nobody will be able to replicate Fedrer's slice technique. Somehow, for a weird reason, just worked for them
@@GlobePwnageyes gael monfils serve is the closest to roddicks. But less efficient still
Crazy how federer used to get just as much or more aces consistently against Roddick when they played. Just shows you how Fed is a jack of all trades
Roddick said Federer's serve was impossible to read and very accurate.
Roddick's serve was fast, but Federer had better placement and disguise but I think the major factor in Federer out-acing Roddick in their matches was Roddick's lack of return
He's quite literally the best shot maker in the history of the game, Fed is.
GOAT: Federer
Only one Fed The dago can go jump
I love Roddick so much. He's my hero of tennis! 🎾
Man that’s freaking crazy, just smashing it
It's not even just the points, but the mental advantage this puts over your opponent is insane. Imagine just standing there helpless whilst tennis balls are just being launched against you and you can't do anything about it.
Wow...that was spectacular! Serving that many aces in a row! Crazy!
Everyone forgets how good these guys were then courts got slower also
Prime Hewiit and Prime Roddick would kick the "NextGen's" ass!
@@quentinhirschfeld9382 "NextGens'" aren't in their prime yet though...
@@TS-er2jc Medvedev is 26 while Zverev and Tsitsipas are soon going to turn 25 and 24 respectively, they're pretty much in the Prime phase of their careers!
@@quentinhirschfeld9382 Well, I suppose both us here are guessing that they are either in their prime or not. At the end of the day, we can only point out when their prime was after they retire. Take rafa and novak for example. It's arguable that they are in their prime right now at the respective ages of 35 and 34. Age does not tell primeness.
@@TS-er2jc No, they're not, the winning % of Djokovic has dropped massively in best of 3 sets while Nadal's winning % has dropped massively in best of 5 sets despite the current TOP 30 is much less competitive and consistent compared to 10 years ago! It catches the eye when you watch them play, Nadal has massive drop of performances during a match (even when he plays well) and Djokovic isn't as sharp and deadly with his groundstrokes (he compensate a little with a fantastic serve developed thanks to Ivanisevic, that's why he is still the best right now)!
Andy is realy out of this world. I ve never seen a catapult like him . What a phenomenal player he was
Unique techniques to serve, doesn’t toss the ball high, yet he manages to generate so much power.
Unique? Lower toss was standard back in the day. Look up Goron Ivanisovic, Steve Denton, and Roscoe Tanner. Even Kyrgios uses this today.
….you’re right it’s not unique. That’s why everyone serves like Roddick right?
@@plannedtuna8293 My bad. You’re right; Andy Roddick is the only player to ever toss the ball low.
The key is to hit it at its apex, as he does on the way up. Some let the ball drop down.
@@rabbethole8985There is a lot more to his serve than the toss, it was an example. Clearly, it is unique even an amateur can see that. You are being willfully ignorant.
Today's fans who say Federer had it easy, never actually watched these guys play. Not saying they were your Nadals or Noles, but they were certainly giving better fights than today's so called young gen. Back when the courts gave benefits to players who were brave and took risks. They slowed even Wimbledon down for god's sake. Sure, the rallies are much longer now, but the quality isn't there except it's Rafa v Nole. All these combined with the age difference, worked against one certain guy and they have the guts to call he had it easy.
Insane serves
The king of serves, Andy Roddick!
andy roddick legendary player , sadly he played when i was kid i didnt enjoy his live performances ...
What a legends of tennis !!!! 💪
His serves are the stuff of legend!
Best slam of all-time. Just another banger match from the event.
The reason I bought my PD+ 20 years ago was solely because of Andy Roddick and I'm still using it today!
This was the last tournament where Roddick actually looked like the Roddick under Brad Gilbert. When these two played a few months later in IW, Roddick played like a completely different player.
He started looking for answers on how to deal with Federer. Problem was that answer didn't exist and it messed up his game and confidence soon followed.
@@michaeledmondson4385 the answers were there, roddick just accepted the wrong ones. his problem was that early on he went for all out power, but basically hit it right back at roger, and roger handles power better than anybody. the answer was to put that power in the corners instead of up the middle; something he never tried.
@@michaeledmondson4385 Federer got lucky against Roddick in Wimbledon 2004 and 2009 .
@@thepursuit1257 True Federer’s Wimbledon titles are flukes
Roddick had a very good serve but a WTA - level backhand. That's why Federer beat him so badly
Andy was the Roger of the late 90's / early 2000's, Awesome player and a gentleman. Great sense of humor as well.
Miss him…
Considering he wasn't super tall (1.88m) his serve technique was out of this world.
Thats just crazy
That’s tall, 6 2
@@MrSeanMDolan Compare it to Isner, it's small. 1.88m is nothing special on the pro tour.
In what world is 1.88 not tall?
@@markn.7914 Tennis pro tour. 15 players out of the current Top 20 are 1.88m or taller. 1.88m isn't super tall and nothing special on the pro tour.
One of the best rallies. :)
That was Roddickulous man
respect for Roddick....he was right up there with Fed,Nadal and Djokovic....perhaps if he had a little better backhand and valley game....a whole lot of people would like to have a tennis career like his
I'm sorry, but he really wasn't up there with them.
Ironically, it was the lack of a valley game that prevented him from reaching the heights.
So good....they didn't even let Hewitt serve haha.
No era gigante pero tiraba misiles, crack Andy.
I love Stifler lol!
Lol
greatest server ever ❤
Goran has enter the chat 😂
I got to see him play Federer in the US Open final in 2006. What a match! My favorite thing about Roddick was his pace of play. He didn't waste a bunch of time between points adjusting his hair, fixing his shorts, bouncing the ball 23 times, or any of that nonsense. Just walk up to the line, toss the ball up, and smash it. That's why he got to marry Brooklyn Decker.
Now that’s some exciting tennis!
Monster serve and forehand. What a weapon.
The forehand became kitty cat after 2004.
@@BenTan89 no way
@@philipc3153 Thanks for telling me you only started watching tennis in the last 2 years.
@@BenTan89 and now you are going to tell me Michael Chang is the best thing ever. Puhlease. Thanks for telling me you have no idea at all what you are talking about. “Kitty kat??” Far from it.
@@philipc3153 His forehand was what made him lost several slams to Federer you doink.
Roddick - best serve in ATP history ever !!!
Its amazing how big, brutal mens tenns got with this one generation....tennis will never be the same.
I grew trying to serve as fast as Roddick but this is just ridiculous. Accuracy, speed and consistency like this?
Some guy’s are just gifted at serving
miss watching roddick
Do you have his lengthy, humorous argument with the umpire when he played Kohlschreiber in the 2008 Australian Open?
"... Stay in school kids or you will end up an umpire ... Imagine being stuck in an elavator with him."
their all hitting lines like crazy
This man truly suffered from being in the Federer era. He would have way more slams if it wasn’t for Roger lol
Maybe. Maybe not. You are assuming there wouldn’t be someone else who could’ve stopped him.,
@@multiplemike If we just remove Federer and no-one else, I think Roddick could have won 2 or 3 more slams, before the competition overtook him. For a couple years it was only really Federer who was better, and he got unlucky to be facing him for most finals. Don't think Roddick could ever have been a truly dominant player though, his personality won him many fans but his game was never consistent enough.
This moment still gives Hewitt PTSD 🥲
And all were effortless 😎
Andy's server motion is fantastic, compact with tremendous power. It's different than other top Server players like Isner, Karlovic or Sampras. His game is not based on server-volley like the others, he is not tall like the others, either. Unique player.
Nice display of serving prowess. Roddick lost this in 4 sets, this was the only set he won in this match.
Wow you wouldn't have thought that seeing these highlights
@@dannym6313 Roddick was a bit of a servebot and a one trick pony. Serve +1. If that doesn't work, he doesn't win. Good, not great player.
Omg, what ?
Gay
@@MF-gr6os he had good forehead. The problem was his footwork.
Nice to watch. such modest, concentrated tennis players. No one yells vamos or grimaces at the audience like an idiot every time he win a point. Gold times
Only those people who plays tennis in real life can realize that make one ace is hard not to mention about 7 in a row, its really spectacular👍
Most of us feel super happy to get one ace a match.
Fuck I miss last 20 years...they will never come back
Even in slow mo this serve looks so fast 😂
Roddick really should have won at least one more major title.
I think he got but not sure
He actually won 1 ! US Open 2003
One good shot from Nalbandian in semifinal - and Roddick would retire slamless. )
I calculated the average serve speed of these 7 serves, and it's a whopping 129.5 MPH. That's including a few sliders out wide. Roddick was one of the best servers ever and really deserved at least one Wimbledon, especially when his forehand was at its best. If not for Federer, Roddick would likely have 6-8 slams and some more time at No. 1. He'd possibly be in the conversation with Edberg and Becker.
hewitt gets postered so so much, i liked him
literally the best player ever in the history of tennis
Lol
@@2P1CK what a shame
@@talalzahid2241 it's a joke?
@@2P1CK i don't understand
really enjoy watching ball and court being same color, tennis good sport!
Definitely the best power server of all time 🔥🔥🔥
GOOD GRAVEY, THAT BOY COULD SERVE !!!
The record is 10 I believe. Querrey
A beast
The Stifmeister!!
LMAO OMG YES
Maior sacador da história !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andy Roddick turning into Thor mode during 7 serves 😆
Guess we needed the Stanford/Cal football game announcer for this one.
Best sever in history of tennis speed omg
Karlovich
I miss you rodick Andy
Isnt Hewitt supposed to serve at the start of the second set if Roddick closed the 1st one ? Were the rules different back then ?
umm they just didn't show his serve game.
alternate title: andy roddick plays single player for two minutes
It's weird how few players took the hint and copied his mechanics. Roddick showed the world how to maximize serving power.
@@ulyssesryan-flynn4515link?
Wow
Bro, Played this coach this summer. Got him stumped on my serves and he comes over and says that my fast serves could be better if I “served right”. Told me I shouldn’t have my leading heel up. I should be rocking on it like Roger. Looks like Andy’s got it all “wrong” lol
ヒューイットのテニスかっこよかったよなぁ❤
Andy on fire
the streets will never forget Andy Roddick
Roddick was mentioned as the new superstar after Pete Sampras. Then Federer and Nadal showed up shortly after. But he really was number one for a while (13 weeks) until Federer took over the throne.
I miss Roddick, probably the best serve in the game, really interesting technique.
Roddicks serve was ridiculous! Who knows if they were aces or not....who could see them? ha
When I noticed I wouldn't be able to see the ball (the pixels are bigger than it), I gave up watching this video (after the first ace).
When his first serve was on, it's was the best in the history of the game and it wasnt very close.
That’s when Tennis was faster also Faster tennis balls
Hewitt was like "Yeah let me get that towel"
Commentators are nonchalant coz it's Andy Roddick for god's sake it's what he does every game. Chill out people
Amazing how Hewitt is not changing his position at all. He's just watching the games slip away. He doesn't go back, he doesn't choose a side. Tennis was and maybe still is played based on dogmas.
At that time, hewitt was one of the best returner playing. That makes it more impressive.