Andy Roddick finally met Jannik Sinner and was very impressed.
During the US Open final in New York, Roddick shared his experience on his podcast, Served with Andy Roddick. He spent most of the tournament close to the action, soaking in every moment.
Roddick has been a fan of Sinner for some time and finally got to meet him on the last day of the event. It was right before Sinner played Taylor Fritz in the final .
| Name | Age | Points | Stats 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| it Jannik Sinner | 23 | 15,405 | 33 - 3 |
Meeting Sinner:
Roddick noticed how calm Sinner was before the match. He compared it to Roger Federer‘s composure, which he found quite intimidating. Another thing that stood out was how much Sinner loves working hard. No one wants to hear their opponent talk about getting back to work right after a major tournament.
Fans might think it’s amazing how dedicated Sinner is.
"To hear Sinner talk about himself ‘I don’t volley that well’. All he talked about post-US Open was [the] process and how he can’t wait to get back to the process. That is intimidating in its own way. It seems like he is low stress."
"I said hello to him [Sinner] because you walk in the locker room and my locker is like way to the right but he takes up kind of that centre area right before you gotta make a move left or right in the men’s locker room."
Roddick also mentioned this was their first meeting since he’s not around much anymore and doesn’t know many young players.
"Darren [Cahill] was there and Andre [Agassi] was there and at that point it would have been like I was just being a d**k if I didn’t say hello to all of them. I had never met Jannik Sinner before in my life. Like I don’t know a lot of the players because I’m not at all the tournaments."
"But he [Sinner] is the most relaxed person I’ve ever seen besides Roger before a Slam final. It feels like he has this very quiet confidence about the way that he goes about things."
"Even his celebrations aren’t like for anyone else, it’s like this relief like okay and you feel like he was ready to start again like an hour after the US Open, which is a problem for the rest of earth."
Sinner’s dedication makes him tough competition on ATP Tour, though Roddick no longer has to worry about facing him.
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