26 days ago

Andy Roddick Recalls The Day He Realized Rafael Nadal Would Be “Great”

Roddick remembered first facing a fearless teenage Nadal on Arthur Ashe, bombing 150 mph serves and getting zero reaction. Ten weeks later, in a Davis Cup tie in front of a record crowd, the dynamic flipped. Nadal made him “win every point five and six times,” stayed ice-cold, and left Roddick walking off thinking: “Oh, okay. He will be great.”