Andy Roddick notes ‘anti-Coco Gauff’ style of two | Sports News

Andy Roddick believes Barbora Krejcikova and Marketa Vondrousova might be names to watch out for when Wimbledon will get underway, with him branding their types as “anti-Coco Gauff.”

The Czech pair toasted Wimbledon success in back-to-back years, with Krejcikova profitable the foremost in 2023, while Vondrousova did so final 12 months when she beat Jasmine Paolini. Meanwhile, Gauff celebrated the second main win of her profession earlier this month when she got here from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4 on the French Open.

While the 21-year-old has by no means made it previous the fourth spherical at SW19, Gauff will need to be at her best to make a deep run when Wimbledon begins.

However, if Gauff needs so as to add a third main to her assortment at Wimbledon, which might additionally imply she solely must win the Australian Open to assert a profession Grand Slam, she’s going to need to be cautious of Krejcikova and Vondrousova, the final two winners at SW19.

Speaking on his podcast, ‘Served with Andy Roddick‘, the previous US Open winner praised the Czech pair, including if they will “level up,” they might pose a critical risk to the likes of Gauff and Sabalenka.

“You mention the flat ball, she hits that little Rafa hook shot lefty to get out of trouble also, and it kind of works on grass because it’s tailing away,” stated Roddick, talking about Vondrousova’s sport.

“But the other thing that Vondrousova has is her game is so unique with the way she serves and kind of plays inside-out lefty, which isn’t something that you’re used to.

“She has a sport the place – she type of, not dissimilar, not the identical kind of style – however the identical kind of sport the place, if Krejcikova finds it, she’s not scared to play the highest gamers. Something about their video games interprets to, ‘Okay, when I’m not assured, I can lose to gamers which might be under me.’ It’s not that sort of grinded-out sport the place you realize we’re going to play.

“It’s just like the anti-Coco Gauff. She finds a approach by way of matches early in tournaments, but when they discover it, they match up effectively in opposition to the highest gamers. And that is a massive if.”

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Roddick then also compared the Czech duo to Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka, a three-time major winner capable of beating anyone on his day. Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014, the French Open in 2015, and the U.S. Open in 2016, defeating Rafael Nadal down under before beating Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows.

“It’s like Stan Wawrinka,” added Roddick of Vondrousova and Krejcikova.

“He wasn’t [Andy] Murray so far as consistency, however when he finds his high degree, he took the racket out of Novak’s [Djokovic] hand twice in Grand Slam finals. I did not have that gear. I used to be going to beat each individual ranked 25 to 70. And I used to be going to seek out a approach by way of it, however I did not have the power to degree up after I needed to.

“Vondrousova and Krejcikova, when they level up, I don’t know. I value them really well against the top five players.”