War of Words Ensue as American Tennis Legend Shuts Down ‘Sexist’ Claim by a Fan for His Take on 20-Year-Old Russian WTA Player Polina Kudermetova

Andy Roddick happens to be one of the most influential players of the previous era. The former world number 1 usually shows up on the Tennis channel to commentate on matches. Despite retiring from the sport years ago, he is quite active on Twitter. In fact, Roddick is one of the few athletes who often replies to fans and other Twitter accounts.

Well, replying to Twitter users does not always end up on a sweet note. Roddick finds himself on the wrong side of the debate from time to time. Recently, Roddick found himself engaging in a feud with a Twitter user.

Andy Roddick engaged in an unsettled debate with a fan

It all started with a fan calling Roddick “lazy and uninformed” when the former world number 1 admitted to not being aware of Veronika Kudermetova having a sister, Polina Kudermetova, on Tennis Channel. Roddick felt the need to defend himself there and said, “Nope. There are lots of people ranked outside of the top 140 that we don’t see until they progress to top levels. This isn’t a matter of being lazy or sexist ……. There’s always a first time seeing a new player. Always.”.

Things started to get ugly when a Roddick fan showed her disappointment in the American’s ignorance and Roddick did not help himself by stretching it further.

The debate raged on when the fan accused Roddick of not following enough WTA players. However, Roddick ended the conversation after tweeting, “ There are plenty of guys ranked close to 200 that I don’t know. You’re trying to paint me a certain way, but you did the same thing. Bye“.

Going by Roddick’s Twitter history, he surely has some forgettable moments when it comes to engaging with fans.

When Roddick was forced to delete his farewell tweet for Serena Williams

When Serena Williams decided to end her career at last year’s US Open, the entire tennis fraternity came together to acknowledge her. Andy Roddick came up with a strong message for the 23-time major champion, but he was forced to delete the tweet. He used the phrase “my old friend” in the tweet while referring to Williams. But the fans assumed that Roddick was calling Williams old and showed their displeasure at the tweet.

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