{"id":440,"date":"2026-07-05T21:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=440"},"modified":"2026-07-05T21:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:38:23","slug":"sinner-admits-forehand-struggles-roddick-shocked-i-would-have-lied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Sinner Admits Forehand Struggles, Roddick Shocked: &#8216;I Would Have Lied&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header>\n<p class=\"heading\">After his second-round win over Borges, Jannik Sinner openly acknowledged his forehand issues. That honesty surprised Andy Roddick, who is unaccustomed to such transparency during a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"> <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennistemple.com\/4\/185\/1783160660106.webp?width=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennistemple.com\/4\/185\/1783160660106.webp?width=900 900w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennistemple.com\/4\/185\/1783160660106.webp?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 310px, (max-width: 900px) 600px, 1200px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" alt=\"Sinner Admits Forehand Struggles, Roddick Shocked: 'I Would Have Lied'\" src=\"tt.utils.mediaViewer('https:\/\/cdn1.tennistemple.com\/4\/185\/1783160660106.webp?width=1200');return false;\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\"\/><figcaption><small class=\"image-credits\">\u00a9 Photo by GLYN KIRK AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"author-main\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennistemple.com\/3\/274\/1759296022591.webp?width=36\" alt=\"Arthur Millot\" class=\"author-photo-main\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><svg class=\"ioicon\"><use href=\"#icon-timer-outline\"\/><\/svg> 1 min to read<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.tennistemple.com\/actu\/sinner-en-mode-survie-a-wimbledon-le-numero-1\/qhQ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">After his success against Borges in the second round of Wimbledon,<\/a> Jannik Sinner spoke with Caroline Wozniacki and publicly admitted his technical difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>That transparency surprised former player and now commentator Andy Roddick.<\/p>\n<h2>Roddick: &#8216;I Would Have Lied&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Indeed, on his podcast Served, the 2003 US Open winner explained that he would have taken a very different approach if he had been in Sinner&#8217;s place:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the press room, someone asked him: &#8216;How does his forehand feel?&#8217; And he replied: &#8216;It&#8217;s not great.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Same thing with Caroline Wozniacki, and apparently in a very casual way \u2014 he told her: &#8216;My forehand isn&#8217;t very good right now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>At that moment, I thought to myself: &#8216;OK, I would have lied in his place. I probably would have lied about that.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roddick emphasized, however, that these difficulties do not prevent Sinner from remaining competitive, thanks in particular to a key part of his game:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s still searching for something, but his serve has saved him a bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Having qualified for the fourth round <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.tennistemple.com\/actu\/sinner-imperial-a-wimbledon-10e-victoire\/yEJN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after his victory over Brooksby,<\/a> the world No. 1 will face <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.tennistemple.com\/actu\/il-va-essayer-de-me-detruire-laveu-genial-de\/Syci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shintaro Mochizuki (151st), who beat Jodar in the previous round.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After his second-round win over Borges, Jannik Sinner openly acknowledged his forehand issues. 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