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Former American tennis player Andy Roddick is pretty active on social media nowadays. Most of the time, his humorous takes on some of the serious matters in tennis entertained many fans. However, this time, he took to social media to defend legendary American golfer Tiger Woods.

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Notably, the 46-year-old golfer is going through a tough time on the tour at the moment. As a result, many fans are asking questions about his retirement. But, Andy Roddick feels nothing will hamper Woods’ legacy at the moment, not even bad results.

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Andy Roddick talks about Tiger Woods’ legacy

Notably, after Woods missed the cut at the British Open in St. Andrews, one Twitter user asked about his retirement. Moreover, he felt that Woods’ brand may suffer if he continues to miss cuts.

Then, Andy Roddick replied to this, and said,No it doesn’t.

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According to Roddick, it doesn’t affect either his legacy or his brand, as he said, Still doesn’t. There’s no expectation around it now. I know we want to create drama where there is none. Especially in golf, where people continue to play on w less than their best. Precedent has been set in his sport. It affects nothing. If anything just makes him more relatable.

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Notably, people are questioning Woods after his recent performance at the Open Championship. After recovering from various health issues and a car accident in 2021, Woods played only 3 Major Championships. Unfortunately, the results did not go in his favor. Now, after missing the cut at the British Open, he became really emotional as he said this could be his last ever tournament in St. Andrews.

Roddick surprised his former coach Rick Macci

In a podcast interview, Andy Roddick’s former coach Rick Macci talked about his achievements on the tour. According to the Hall of Famer coach, Roddick’s achievements on the court surprised him, as he did not think that he would become world no.1 one day.

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Macci said, “I feel Andy overachieved. He won one Grand Slam could have won two if he doesn’t miss that high backhand volley against Federer at Wimbledon.” 

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Notably, Andy Roddick is the last American male player to win a Grand Slam tournament. Back in 2003, he won his first and only Grand Slam title by beating Juan Carlos Ferrero at the US Open finals.

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