Andy Roddick ‘bows’ to Novak Djokovic, calling him GOAT

The former ATP world number 1 Andy Roddick shared beautiful words of praise for Novak Djokovic’s new sensational feat. The Serbian champion won the much-coveted gold medal at the Paris Olympics, beating Carlitos Alcaraz in the final and completing the Career Golden Slam.

The former American tennis player, in a post, shared his admiration for the Serbian, calling Djokovic the GOAT of tennis.

“I see Willpower. It is impossible to explain the effort I just witnessed from Nole. GOAT! To have one last chance to tell everyone what is your priority and play it to the best of your ability. We are all lucky to see it, it is objective,” he wrote.

The willpower. Cant explain the effort I just witnessed from Nole. GOAT. To get one last chance, tell everyone what your priority is, and the deliver against the current best. Emotional stuff. Lucky to see it. Props

— andyroddick (@andyroddick) August 4, 2024

Below is the post that received many interactions and Djokovic himself thanked his former American colleague.

Djokovic’s numbers in recent years are legendary. The Serbian tennis player started behind the champion duo of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal but with work and without ever giving up he managed to overcome them, making it clear that he is the GOAT of this sport.

24 Grand Slam titles, an endless series of victories between ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 and the desire to never give up. This year Djokovic had won 0 titles, for many he was on the twilight of his career and they saw him as being behind the new generation that was advancing.

The defeats against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz had even made his fans doubt and in the final everyone almost saw him as done for. Djokovic once again proved everyone wrong and offered a monumental performance. Despite his weakened knee, despite having the strongest tennis player in the world in front of him at the moment, Nole excelled in a…