“They’ve completely revolutionized the game, it’s absurd” – Andy Roddick heaps praise on the Big 3

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Adreej Kumar Mitra

Andy Roddick is one of the best tennis players who have ever played the sport and would have won many more titles had he played in a different era not involving the Big 3

The legendary Andy Roddick turned pro in 2000 and retired from singles in 2012 and three years later from doubles. He won only one Grand Slam title during his illustrious career and it came at the 2003 US Open. He lost in the finals of Wimbledon on three occasions – 2004, 2005, and 2009. Roger Federer denied Roddick on all three occasions in the finals.

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NEW HAVEN, CT – AUGUST 27: Andy Roddick looks on during his match against James Blake as part of the Men’s Legends presented by PowerShares Series on Day 4 of the Connecticut Open at Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale on August 27, 2015 in New Haven, Connecticut. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Roddick had a 3-21 head-to-head record against Federer. He played lesser matches against Rafael Nadal and had a 3-7 record. Roddick had his best head-to-head record among the ‘Big 3’ against Novak Djokovic. The American athlete had a 5-4 lead against the Serbian.

Andy Roddick lavished praise on the Big 3 and jokingly called them ‘selfish’ for not allowing other players to win tournaments. He credited them for revolutionizing the game completely.

“These guys are very, very selfish to take titles away from us mortals. I don’t know if we’ll ever see a consistency like theirs over the past 20 years in Grand Slams. They’ve completely revolutionized the game, it’s absurd.”

When was Andy Roddick inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?

Andy Roddick won 612 singles matches during his career and lost 213, and had a win percentage of 74.2. In the doubles circuit, he won 68 matches and lost 51, with a win percentage of 57.14.

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Andy Roddick (Image Credit: Bleacher Report)

The 40-year-old won 32 singles titles and 4 doubles titles on the tour during his career and earned prize money of US $20,640,030. With his staggering achievements, it was just a matter of time before he would be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on July 22, 2017, alongside Kim Clijsters of Belgium.

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