Joachim Johansson on beating Andy Roddick at the US Open

24 Aug

Tennis

Adam Drury

Johansson describes how he was able to beat the home favourite and secure the best result of his career in the 2004 quarter-finals.

Andy Roddick was well on his way to defending the US Open title when he faced Joachim Johansson in the 2004 quarter-finals.

Ahead of the 2022 event, which Novak Djokovic is favourite to win in the latest sports betting, Johansson describes how he was able to beat the home favourite and secure the best result of his career.

The former world No. 9 describes:

How good he felt coming into the event.
Having 24,000 home supporters booing him.
Winning six consecutive points in the fifth set to set up his victory.

Adam Drury

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