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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