Andy Roddick pours his heart out for Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev is in the midst of a hall-of-fame career with years left to add to his resume. The vast majority of tennis players don't make it to a Grand Slam final and Medvedev has made multiple against the cream of the crop. He is only one of three men who has beaten Novak Djokovic in a Slam final since 2020. He is also the tallest world No.1 in history.

So many people take the tennis world and the rankings for granted. Medvedev reached the top 10 for the first time five years ago and since then he has consistently been a top 5 player. He is an example of maximizing your potential and even more.

Andy Roddick hosts a great podcast on YouTube and provides great insights into tennis. He breaks down matches and other tennis-related stuff in a way that people who are fans but aren't well-versed in the nuances of the game can understand what he's saying. He does not hesitate in going off on people who disrespect players and that's what he did in defending Daniil Medvedev.

Andy Roddick did not hold back while defending Daniil Medvedev

Andy Roddick was talking about the match between Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of Wimbledon and expressed that Medvedev is one of his favorite players to watch and he has a huge amount of respect for what he's gotten from his career. Medvedev is the best player who hasn't won two Slams, according to Roddick.

Roddick was pissed when he read something on X (formerly Twitter). According to him, a tennis analyst said: "Daniil Medvedev needs to decide if he's comfortable and content to cash Major semifinal paychecks or if he wants to be remembered as a true legend of the game, a very good career but not a great one if he can't bring home a second Major title."

Roddick replied: "If you think that a player simply goes out there and loses matches because he's comfortable and cares about the paychecks, you're so dumb. The guy has been the No.1 in the world, he's the top 1% of the top one percent on earth. You're on Twitter and a self-described analyst. Medvedev is doing what he can to be great and is giving it hell. If he's not great then pretty much no one can be great."

The former American tennis star is spot on here, Medvedev has shown time and time again that he cannot be underestimated and he can beat the best players on his day as he did against Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals. Not many people would have backed him to beat Sinner after losing the last five matches against him.

But, Medvedev played the best grass court match of his career and defeated the world No 1. He is only the fourth player to beat the world No.1 three or more times at a Slam in the 21st century.

Medvedev never stops trying to find solutions. He is adapting his game to stick with younger players and trying to play more aggressively. He knows he can beat anybody in the upcoming hard-court season.

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