“It’s Nonsensical”: Andy Roddick Calls Change in Tennis Press Conferences After Roger Federer Comments on Naomi Osaka

Sep 28, 2021 | 11:22 PM EDT

“It’s Nonsensical”: Andy Roddick Calls Change in Tennis Press Conferences After Roger Federer Comments on Naomi Osaka

Sep 28, 2021 | 11:22 PM EDT

Andy Roddick is a sporting icon, not just in American but all across the globe. As a powerful entity and an influential personality, he’s been making his presence felt both on and off the court. Notably, with the ongoings around players and their mental health lately, Andy recently came to the aid of 4-time major winner, Naomi Osaka.

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Andy Roddick responded to the comments made by Roger Federer, over the mental health concerns expressed by Naomi Osaka. He felt that the negativity of social media can often lead to players being put off by it, especially the youngsters.

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Roddick responded to the comment made by Federer, saying, “Because not everyone struggles w the same things? Press was the easy part for me, but there are obviously many many many things about the actual tennis of things that Naomi does 10x better than I did. Let’s not be simple w a complex issue.”

Further, he stated, “Innovation needs to happen. We’ve continued w the same old practices, even though all players need now (for better or worse) to get their message out is their phone, and a thought ….. it would be like renting movies at a store even though you have Netflix. It’s nonsensical.”

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Not again

Roddick feels that there needs to be a change in the way things are being conducted in a liberal manner. Such an incident that occurred with Osaka shouldn’t happen again in the future.

On the business end, Osaka was recently knocked out of the US Open, failing to defend her title. On the other hand, Federer ended his season after his Wimbledon Championship exit, citing injury concerns. Undoubtedly, fans wait for a return from the duly missed stars.

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Rohan Kollare is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Rohan has studied Sports Management and has a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering Tennis and Formula One. Rohan's experience as a player gives him the ability to provide incisive analysis of the game rather than a superficial understanding. When not staunchly supporting his idol Roger Federer, Rohan likes to dive into animal welfare work, get lost in a book or listen to some music.

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