This article is hilarious. Where is all this anger coming from? I especially love the sentance: "Djokovic has a lot of maturing to do and will not gain MY respect until he has taken care of these things". Do you think anybody and especially Djokovic, the current no. 3 player in the world cares for YOUR respect?! Damn that's pretty funny...Who are you? LOL

I was at both of their matches in Miami. The bottom line is that Fish just isn't very good - he was just unconscious in Indian Wells. Anderson was simply on fire against Djokovic and I highly doubt the night Djokovic was out was the night before the match. He had hundreds of rankings points to defend here and even he would not risk it.

As for Roddick, there's no doubt in my mind he is worse off the court than Fish.

why is it that most people get angry when somebody says something bad against your dear djokovic?
everybody criticizes everybody but noone gets so defended.even rafa and roger don't have so many defenders behind them!! wowww,what a novak love out there!

for example,if roger or rafa would lost their first-round matches in an important tournament like this,people would immediately finish off their careers.but when it's novak(especially here where he plays his best game and the defending champion),it can happen.
that's why i like this article.

mefirsto02 - Of course Djokovic doesn't care about me individually. But that's a dangerous way of thinking. It's like the big shopping mall that doesn't care about the complaints from one customer. I'm not alone in my opinion. With the lack of respect from me comes the lack of respect from a lot of other people. It should be in Djokovic' interest to try and make this group as small as possible. He is certainly not doing that now. Let me also note that "by lack of respect" I'm more talking about Djokovic as a person than as a tennis player. I know that Nole is a brilliant player and I obviously respect him for that, but unfortunately he is blowing it away with these very immature showings, especially in Marseille.

RickyDimon - I also saw those matches. True that Fish isn't very good. He was in the zone in IW. From what I've seen, Roddick is much nicer off court than Fish, although Roddick is also a man with a very big ego.

sisterofnight12 - Thanks!

so is it "Andy Roddick is indeed a very humble guy" as said in the blog, or is it "Roddick is also a man with a very big ego" as said in the above comment. It can't be both.

From everything I've seen, it's definitely the latter.

In the blog, it was stated that: "In comparison, his buddy Andy Roddick is indeed a very humble guy." Never leave out important words while quoting someone.

My point is that Roddick can't be a VERY humble guy compared to anyone else if he has a VERY big ego at the same time. Fish would have to be the worst person on the planet for that to be possible, and from everything I've seen from Fish and Roddick, Roddick is far worse both on and off the court.

I think growing up in a war zone, with no federation or financial support earns my respect. You perhaps cannot fully appreciate the committment and maturity he has shown. Always magnanimous in victory and gracious in defeat, Novak is a class act.

"maturity"?? where is the maturity?

sister-Are you stupud? with Nato bombs raining down around his ears, leaving home at 12 to train in Germany ad not seeing his family a year at a time, supporting himself by taking part time jobs. Compare that to Federer and Nadal and Roddick, with money and support thrown at them their whole lives. And thats not even mentioning the brilliant tennis player Nole has become.

Paul - The way Djokovic handles victory and defeat comes down to personal taste. In my opinion he is far from a class act in his behavior, clearly using injury time outs to get his opponent out of rhythm. I can't even imagine what it's like growing up in a war zone, but I don't think that is a relevant point here. Do you have respect for all people that grow up under tough circumstances? Of course, I am impressed by the extreme mental strength he has shown at such a young age, and that could have something to do with the harsh times during his childhood. This kid is a winner, no doubt about that.

Paul-ivanovic and jankovic are also serbian and have grown up in the same situations (i assume) but they are not like him.it's a different point,i'm talking about his personality which he shows on and off the court and the way he handles his victories.i don't find him as humble as rafa and roger,that's all.and of course,he's a brilliant player but that's a different story.
and please don't call me stupid just because i don't share your opinion.

sister-it wasnt a rthetorical question. You just seemed to completely miss my point. No offence intended. Ivanovic and Jankovic are more like him than you think, and his achievements will outweigh theirs put together-mark my words.

Honestly, I was very mad when Novak lost in Miami, but after this article I forgive him everything. It?s only testify he is not a machine, but made of real flesh and blood.