Former legend Andy Roddick spits fire as he places tennis players above NBA ones as best set of athletes

Unapologetic comments across the world of different sports are a common thing in today’s time, and tennis world legend Andy Roddick joined the club after his comments on the fitness comparison between tennis players and NBA athletes.

Roddick executed a detailed breakdown of his claims by bringing in the aspect of time, coordination, cooperation and communication, which vary between both sports.

Andy Roddick breaks down the reason for tennis players being best set of athletes, draws comparison between NBA and tennis players

Andy Roddick has earned significant applause for himself in the world of tennis. The former athlete was ranked number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 13 straight weeks, with 32 ATP singles titles as well as 1 major at the 2003 US Open. While the world knows him for his skills, his unapologetic comments have left an impression on fans across different sports as well.During the latest episode of Served with Andy Roddick, the player revealed his thoughts on the set of the best athletes in the world, “5 hours and 40 minutes on the biggest stages. Like to just put this into context. And since it's on TNT and they're coming off of having done basketball for a long time. And this isn't to say one thing doesn't mean you're throwing shade at someone else. I'm celebrating and applauding one set of athletes.”

Roddick did a detailed breakdown of both tennis and basketball in order to frame his argument, “An NBA game is 48 minutes played in air conditioning where you have teammates halftime, timeouts and communication. I think tennis players are the best athletes in the world. And the more I watch it, the more I think it.”The athlete’s sole arguments revolved around the endurance of the athletes, “It's the most complete examination of an athlete that I can think of.

We used to get viewed as, 'Oh, you're soft, like [a] country club sport.' I don't know that that narrative exists.”Also read: NBA Trade Rumors: Dallas Mavericks could bag $238 million Utah Jazz superstar to support Anthony Davis and Kyrie IrvingAndy Roddick unapologetically drew a comparison between two sports that are played in different ways. While basketball is a team game, tennis is played by a single person (max 2 individuals) on each side. Up until now, there has been no response from the world of basketball.