Right. All those rich kids like the two best ever …. That kid who grew up in war torn Serbia. Or those Williams girls from Compton. Or that Agassi whose dad was from Iran and worked the door at Caesars for tips. I’ll stop embarrassing myself
"The kid who grew up in war torn Serbia, or Williams girls from Compton": Andy Roddick hits out about rich person perception of tennis as a sport
ATPSaturday, 30 March 2024 at 00:30
Former world number one Andy Roddick has opposed the idea that tennis remains the sport for rich kids.
The 41-year-old received a message under his post on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — from a user who claimed that tennis remains a luxury sport for kids belonging to rich families.
"Andy, tennis is not a sport. Please stop embarrassing yourself. It's a leisure activity that rich children with successful parents participate in because they're too weak for actual sports like ballet or ribbon dancing," the user wrote.
In response to that, Agassi responded that is not the case and he used the current world number one Novak Djokovic, legendary Andre Agassi and Serena Williams.
"Right. All those rich kids like the two best ever …. That kid who grew up in war torn Serbia. Or those Williams girls from Compton. Or that Agassi whose dad was from Iran and worked the door at Caesars for tips. I'll stop embarrassing myself," he wrote.
The Nebraska-born retired from the sport in 2012 in the singles category and in 2015 from the doubles category. He finished his career as a one-time Grand Slam winner. His only major triumph came in 2003 when he lifted the US Open after beating Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
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