Speaking of former American tennis player Roddick, there are several keywords that are undoubtedly unavoidable: world number one, cannon, Federer, Wimbledon... Among them, Federer and Wimbledon have become the stories he has to mention in his career.
Roddick and Federer have a total of 24 meetings in their careers, which can be described as falling in love with "Lin Dan Li Zongwei" and "Messi C Ronaldo". Federer won 21 of the duo's duels, including three Wimbledon finals in 2004, 2005 and 2009.
The 2009 Wimbledon long-form showdown undoubtedly has to be said to be full of regrets, which is also Roddick's infinite approach to his dream challenger Gold Cup. In this ups and downs of the game, Roddick 7-5 first set, the second set into the glue, the two were dragged into the grab seven, grab seven games Roddick once led 6-2, but the tenacious Cows then won 6 goals in a row, a strong reversal to win the second set, the big equalizer. The two then went to each other, and the game finally reached the final moment of a showdown. In the final decider long set, Roddick was also the first to get the break point, but in the end he still couldn't laugh to the end. The tenacious Swiss relied on the only break in the game to win the epic victory 16-14.
The game was bitter for Roddick, but for Federer, he set several career records:
Federer won his sixth Wimbledon title and reached 15 Grand Slam titles, surpassing his predecessor Sampras and enjoying the first place in history.
Federer blasted 50 ACE goals in the Wimbledon final, setting a career high.
The men's singles final, with 77 innings and a total of 95 minutes in the decider, set a new record at the time.
Yet what most of us think of as Roddick's bitter memory is, for him, the most beautiful memory of his career.
Looking back on that year, Roddick confessed: "You may think I will hate that game, but I didn't, I think this game may make people really know me for the first time." 」 Early in my career, some people liked me and some people didn't. But after that, at least I felt like I was universally respected and recognized. You never expected a stubborn and nasty American to get along so well with Wimbledon. ”
This may be due to a few details of the year: when the winner Federer showed the trophy to the audience around, the fans were chanting the name of the loser, which made Roddick very moved; and returning to the dressing room after the game, facing the heartbroken Roddick, Federer tried to restrain his joy and impressed Roddick.
No wonder, despite the dismal record against Federer, Roddick still laughed and said, "Although Roger can always win me, I just can't remember him, because he is too friendly." 」 ”
When people have good thoughts, they will have good results. Although Roddick failed to lift the Challenger Gold Cup, which symbolizes the highest glory, three times at the All England Club, the four dreams of his career - winning Wimbledon and the US Open, becoming the world number one, and competing in the Davis Cup, at least three of them. At Wimbledon, he was not overwhelmed with sorrow and nothing, with only 70 members on the All England Club's club list of honor clubs, most of whom were athletes who had won singles titles. The Wimbledon Organizing Committee, which has always been rigorous and rigid, made an exception for Roddick in early 2013 by recruiting Roddick to recognize his excellent performance in reaching the Wimbledon final three times.
Roddick's heart was broken by the repeated defeat of the Wimbledon laurels, but he felt some comfort that he was not knocked down from it, but saw the positive side from the defeat, from which he not only gained the respect of his opponents, but also the endless love of thousands of fans.
Regret is also a kind of crippled beauty, as strong as the predecessor Sampras, there are also regrets of not completing the Full Slam, but you can't deny his greatness. It's another year of Wimbledon season, and Is Andy on the other side of the hemisphere also silently paying attention? If he could really turn back the clock, would he be able to seize the fleeting opportunity to hold aloft the golden cup of the supremely glorious challenger on the green grass of the All England Club? (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)