Rafael Nadal praises Andy Roddick

11-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has praised his fellow player former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, who was retired from the professional tennis at the US Open Championships on Wednesday.

World No. 3 Rafael Nadal has posted a message on his Facebook wall that, Great career of Andy Roddick has ended, where he was really appreciating everything that he has done great for American tennis, We miss you. Nadal said Roddick was one of his best rivals, where he has played best matches on the ATP World Tour.

26-year-old Nadal said Roddick is one of the best players on grass courts, where he had lost three Wimbledon Championships finals in 2004, 2005 and 2009. American tennis star has remained best tennis champion in United States and young tennis fans should learn from his style. Former World No. 1 Serena Williams and her elder sister Venus Williams are the other greatest players still on active and playing great tennis from several years.

Source:  http://www.livetennisguide.com/2012/09/07/rafael-nadal-praises-andy-roddick/

Nadal rend hommage à Roddick

Absent du dernier Grand Chelem de la saison, Rafael Nadal a tout de même tenu à saluer Andy Roddick, qui a disputé le dernier match de sa carrière à New-York, mercredi. Sur Twitter, L'Espagnol y est aller d'un petit message pour le nouveau retraité.

A l'image de plusieurs autres joueurs, Rafael Nadal n'a pas manqué de saluer la carrière d'Andy Roddick. A 30 ans, l'Américain a mis un terme à sa carrière après une défaite en quart de finale face à Juan Martin Del Potro (6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4). « Tu as fait une super carrière Andy ! J'ai vraiment apprécié tout ce que tu as donné pour le tennis au cours de ces années. Tu vas nous manquer ! », a ainsi posté Nadal, toujours écarté des courts actuellement, sur le célèbre réseau social.