Andy Roddick will 'commentate standing on his head' if any pickleball player ranks higher in tennis than Jack Sock in heated argument
ATPThursday, 04 April 2024 at 02:30
Former world number one Andy Roddick has rejected the claim of ex-professional player Christian Alshon about how pickleball helped him become fitter than tennis.
Pickleball is the most latest format that has gained a lot of popularity amongst tennis fans all over the world, largely because it is more easily accessible for the common public to play compared to traditional tennis.
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Alshon recently made an interesting comment where he stated that playing pickleball has increased his stamina more than playing tennis did. "Pickleball has made me a much better athlete than Tennis ever did,” he said. “Faster reaction time and speed are needed since the ball is only coming from 10 feet away. Point for point, pickleball requires more skill than tennis.”
Roddick was quick to respond to that and outrightly rejected the claim and even went on to call pickleball a ‘fun game’ and that Jack Sock who recently found his way over to Pickleball was ever usurped by a player starting out in the fledgling sport that he would commentate standing on his head.
"It’s pretty hard to say one of the most ridiculous things on Twitter in a given day,” said the one-time Grand Slam winner. “Tell you what. If anyone pickle person ever ranks higher in tennis than what Sock will be at end of this year in his new paid pickle hobby, I’ll commentate a pickle match standing on my head. This ain’t a real discussion. Fun game. Dumb conversation.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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