Andy Roddick on the Future of American Tennis

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Overheard with Evan Smith

Overheard with Evan Smith

9 жыл бұрын

In this excerpt from Overheard with Evan Smith, former pro tennis player Andy Roddick talks about what he sees for the future of American tennis and why he won't single out any of the rising stars.
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@slipperyblueclay2521
@slipperyblueclay2521 3 жыл бұрын
5 years after this interview and we are still asking this question.
@koryaiine7393
@koryaiine7393 Жыл бұрын
What a great guy. My favorite tennis player in modern times.
@jeremywong3698
@jeremywong3698 9 жыл бұрын
he is the future of commentators :)
@desroywhite
@desroywhite 5 жыл бұрын
ikr...can wait for that!
@king0vdarkness
@king0vdarkness Жыл бұрын
He's an awesome commentator
@diane8937
@diane8937 11 ай бұрын
Adopted this guy, his tennis and humor!
@carric.5662
@carric.5662 9 жыл бұрын
When talking of American tennis right now, please remember to mention the women's game too. The Serena & Venus era has been an incredibly exciting & successful time for American tennis.
@vincenttran5920
@vincenttran5920 9 жыл бұрын
Carri C. serena only, venus was done several years ago
@silvershogun1
@silvershogun1 8 жыл бұрын
+Vincent Tran shes is a top 10 player, she is not done
@vincenttran5920
@vincenttran5920 8 жыл бұрын
silvershogun1 idk if you watch her recently i mean she doesn't make it very deep in tourney.
@anthonygonzalez9422
@anthonygonzalez9422 7 жыл бұрын
News update. She made two grand slam finals again this year at age 37.
@heema_9451
@heema_9451 6 жыл бұрын
They're a marvellous anomaly and they're not a product of the USTA
@anthonygonzalez9422
@anthonygonzalez9422 7 жыл бұрын
Roddick is absolutely right. The USTA has a great crop of young kids but its going to be a struggle for the USTA to not screw them up.
@JayantW55
@JayantW55 2 жыл бұрын
It's been 6 years now. Where are those 6 juniors?
@c3vzn
@c3vzn 2 ай бұрын
Hmm I wonder who the 5/6 guys were. I’d say it was at least Fritz, Paul, Opelka and Tiafoe.
@newjustfun6143
@newjustfun6143 6 жыл бұрын
My explanation: you cant do anything against an era with federer (the GOAT), nadal, djokovic, murray, wawrinka and so on. The generation was just to strong and talented.
@gherbihicham8506
@gherbihicham8506 6 жыл бұрын
Spot on comment except that Nadal is the GOAT.
@MartinJohnZ
@MartinJohnZ 6 жыл бұрын
newjust fun Very true, you can't top the best of the best. But there's a level just below that, players that have been firmly in the top 10 for extended periods of time, players like Berdych, Nishikori, Cilic, Ferrer, Delpo, Gasquet, Tsonga, guys like that... And also on this level there's no American players. Maybe, MAYBE John Isner falls into this category.
@MartinJohnZ
@MartinJohnZ 6 жыл бұрын
Rafa might catch Federer if he can play a year or two after Roger retires.
@superstar_h_gamer5211
@superstar_h_gamer5211 4 жыл бұрын
@@MartinJohnZ he is about to do it anyway
@superstar_h_gamer5211
@superstar_h_gamer5211 3 жыл бұрын
@@MartinJohnZ tied it now
@eduardohuerta5460
@eduardohuerta5460 5 жыл бұрын
What happen? Federer and Nadal happen!
@rynolascavio3381
@rynolascavio3381 4 жыл бұрын
Every tennis era has dominant players. The young constantly pick off the old.
@Macbille
@Macbille 3 жыл бұрын
@@rynolascavio3381 They are still winning all the Grand Slams with Djokovic who is 33 ;) Where are the young players picking them off?
@williambaumert7726
@williambaumert7726 3 жыл бұрын
*American male tennis. American women have been dominating tennis!
@hristo5689
@hristo5689 2 жыл бұрын
Obviously. I mean women’s sports aren’t very popular and don’t get a lot of attention abroad.
@JonahNelson7
@JonahNelson7 2 жыл бұрын
You're so virtuous for bringing that up. Here's your cookie🍪
@mrods999
@mrods999 2 жыл бұрын
@@hristo5689 Women's tennis does though
@milvao3400
@milvao3400 2 жыл бұрын
Serena was dominating before 2017, but it's been 5 years already, only Sofia Kenin won a GS since then and she's not been consistent. No one is dominating women's tennis but Osaka and Barty won 3 slams each in the last 3 years. I don't know if Serena will ever win another one and pass Margaret. In the men's field, the three best players of all time are European, still playing and winning, or at least two of them, Nadal and Djokovic, and the younger talents are all European. It must be sad for American tennis but that's the way it is.
@vagabond197979
@vagabond197979 10 ай бұрын
Still waiting on those promising American male tennis players...
@RossBayCult
@RossBayCult 6 жыл бұрын
When the rest of the non English speaking world was able to play tennis on a regular basis they finally caught up.
@Polarcupcheck
@Polarcupcheck 5 жыл бұрын
The USA went backwards big time.
@hristo5689
@hristo5689 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, the US dominated the 70-90s. Tennis got worldwide attention about 40-50 years ago. It only took 2 decades for Europe to catch up and set new standards. The most embarrassing part is that only 4 slams were won by American players this century and yet no country has as many academies, development systems, number of youth training the sport as the US.
@milvao3400
@milvao3400 2 жыл бұрын
@@hristo5689 Many european countries have great tennis traditions, even though tennis is often considered a sport for the rich and somewhat not taken seriously. I wouldn't say that the US dominated the 70-90s. What about Bjorn Borg? Maybe Sampras and Agassi dominated the 90s, but not as close as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic dominated in the last 20 years.
@Polarcupcheck
@Polarcupcheck 7 жыл бұрын
What we need is a successful doping program. Growth hormone, steroids, blood doping, epo and stimulants.
@bsrussian
@bsrussian 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@YellowstoneBrew
@YellowstoneBrew Жыл бұрын
I wish I had Andy's faith but no. The ESPNization of sports, the NFL and NBA assures , especially in an age of cable-cutting, that most kids will not see tennis on TV. No thanks to the elite Tennis Channel too for contributing to elitization!
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