Andy Roddick Shuts Down Twitter Critic Regarding Novak Djokovic’s Mess in Australia

The controversy surrounding World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Melbourne is the talk of the tennis world right now. Not only are the media and fans talking about it, but so are many active and former players. Even the Australian and Serbian politicians have made their statements about the same.

Former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, too, has had his say in the matter. Andy Roddick, a former US Open Champion, too, has made his opinions known regarding the issue. And of course, it also led to some strong reactions.

Here’s how Andy Roddick hit back at a Twitter tennis fan regarding the issue.

Andy Roddick shuts down Twitter fan

Jared Pine, a sportswriter on Twitter, has been bombarding Andy Roddick with criticisms about his stance on the whole Novak Djokovic debacle. However, Roddick had his own response to his criticisms in the matter.

He posted a screenshot of a deleted tweet from Pine, which showed Novak Djokovic and tried to create and push the hashtag #WhereisNovakDjokovic. “Is this your deleted tweet @JaredPineTennis?” Andy asked in the tweet.

“I’m happy (with) a counter, but this is beyond...” Roddick wrote. Thus, he stated that the ridiculousness of Pine’s tweets took away any credibility from his apparent criticisms of the Former World No. 1.

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“Hard for me to take criticism from you … You keep @‘ing (mentioning) me wanting attention,” Roddick’s tweet read. Of course, Pine hit back, asking Roddick to focus not on him but on Novak’s situation, as they both have been the World No. 1.

Roddick called the Djokovic situation avoidable

When Novak Djokovic’s father Srdjan asked for his fans to take to the streets to demand the Serbian’s release, Andy Roddick had been prompt with a call for patience. He had tweeted out a message to everyone, asking them to wait for more clarity.

“Let (us) not be in a rush to form opinions,” Roddick wrote. Moreover, he also called the entire situation and the border force’s way of handling it avoidable.

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