Can Andy Roddick still beat Roger Federer after his lost at the Australian open last January?

Answer 1

Right now, I don't see anyone beating Federer, except MAYBE Nadal on clay. Nadal is in a slump so I say maybe. Federer right now is playing better than he ever has before, and that's just insane. He's been at the top for so long, and every year people say the same thing: "this year, Federer is not going to be as dominant. Someone is going to step up and challenge him." Yet he just keeps getting better.

That being said, other than Nadal, Roddick might be the guy with the best chance of beating Federer, on the right day. He had 3 match points against Federer in Shanghai, don't forget that. If one point had gone differently, Roddick would have beaten Federer and he would have had a good chance of winning the Masters Cup. One point. But that's tennis for you.

Federer was playing the best tennis of his life at the Australian Open. Roddick happened to catch him on his best day. Federer will NEVER play better than he did on that day. It's just impossible. He will probably match that level a few more times, but he will never surpass it. So there is hope for Roddick. Even if it takes him 15 more tries, Roddick will eventually beat Federer. Remember, when both of them are 30 years old and half a step slower, it will be Roddick with the huge serve to rely on, and it will be old man Federer on the receiving end of that serve.

Answer 2

Sure, Andy Roddick CAN beat Federer. If he has a great serving day, if he's consistent from the baseline, and if Federer has a bad day and misses more than normal, then it could happen. Any of the guys in the top 15-20 are capable of pulling off a big upset given the right circumstances. But the big problem for Roddick is that Federer's game matches up so well against him. Federer's very comfortable grinding out points, counter-punching from the baseline and waiting for Roddick to get impatient - which is exactly what happened in Australia.

So it'll be tough, but sure he can do it one of these days.

Answer 3

The Australian Open is just one tournament. I'm sure Andy Roddick can beat Federer if he can just stay focused and stay out of the fourth set (when Roger Federer takes it to a whole new gear). He also needs to kick it into gear from the beginning. The last few times I've seen them play, Andy has lost the first set each time.

Answer 4

Jimmy Connors certainly had his share of moments against Ivan Lendl, but the 1991 US Open was not one of them. While both made it to the semis, Lendl lost to the eventual champ, Stefan Edberg and Jim Courier beat the 39 Connors to get to the finals. I went to the Open every day that year and some of those matches still standout for their high drama.

As for Roddick, if he can become comfortable enough with the aggressive strategy Connors is preaching, he can make the Federer matches interesting. The key is for the attack game to become 2nd nature, which is something he couldn't achieve in the last 2 Grand Slams.

Lendl, by the way, was faced with a similar challenge in his pursuiut to conquer Wimbledon's fast grass. He came close a couple of times, but always ended up conceding defeat to natural serve-volleyers Pat Cash and Boris Becker.

If Roddick can find the work ethic that made Lendl a legend, he would start pushing Federer the way Nadal has been for a couple of years.

Answer 5

Maybe, if Roddick loses his temper, and tries to play more aggressive at the net. The only way Roddick can beat Federer is by having a good serve, an aggressive baseline hits, and aggressive at the net. Federer must also be not in his best mode, and must be injured or tired to lose to Roddick. Overall, Federer just won't lose that easily to Roddick. Roddick still has to try hard to own him.

Answer 6

I think its all how well Roddick can handle Federer mentally tough enough. I thought about this when i was watching them playing against eachother in 2007 Australian open. Though Roddick was giving Federer a tough time initially, he dis-integrated (atleast i thought so) mentally and threw away the match

Answer 7

I like Andy Roddick but the way he plays right now, he couldn't beat Roger Federer. Roger Federer is like the greatest player who ever walked the earth. It's like he's not even human. I mean that in a good way. He's like invincible.

Answer 8

The great thing about tennis is that the outcome is not always a foregone conclusion. When sports teams meet, you sometimes know in advance if one is going to get creamed.

When Jimmy Connors was celebrating his 39th birthday, he was also playing Ivan Lendl at the U.S. Open semifinals. No one expected Connors to win; Lendl was at the top of his game, and certainly no one here in the Czech Republic could even have imagined their biggest star losing to an "old man". However, Connors just summoned up every bit of drive and determination anyone could ever have imagined, winning the semifinals match.

Don't count Andy Roddick out. He's an amazing talent, and still at the top of his game.

Answer 9

Andy certainly has the talent to beat Roger but again Federer is so hot right now everything would have to line up perfectly for Andy to win. He would have to have a really good serving day and Roger would have to be slightly off. Thats the only way I see Andy beating Roger right now.

Answer 10

I don't think Roddick will beat him anytime soon if at all. Roddick really needs to work on control of his temper. Federer is so good though and he tends to be, i think, more consistant in his game than Roddick. Plus, he has won so much lately it is defintely Federer's time right now.