Stephen Curry and Carlos Alcaraz have both established themselves as trailblazers and legends of their respective sports. However, Andy Roddick has backed the basketball great over the tennis prodigy with regards to their game-changing skills on the latest episode of his podcast.
Curry carved a niche for himself with his impressive record with 3-pointers over the years. Alcaraz, with his flair for shotmaking, has done something similar with his drop shots. Roddick recently answered a few questions from fans on his Served with Andy Roddick podcast.
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One fan wanted the American to answer who has done more to alter the course of their respective sport with their trademark shots- Curry with his 3-pointers or Alcaraz with his drop shots. Roddick gave Curry the edge, solely due to the fact he has to utilize the 3-pointer more often compared to a handful of drop shots from Alcaraz.
“Yeah, I don’t know that it surpassed Steph’s threepoint shot just because like what do you see? A drop shot once every three or four games whereas like Steph, it’s like every there’s a threat of it every possession. And that’s the thing that’s changed, like the threat of Carlos’s drop shot screws you for when he has to open up the shoulders,” Roddick said.
Roddick did praise Alcaraz for incorporating the element of surprise so well with his drop shots. He even credited him for inspiring his rivals, such as Jannik Sinner, to do the same.
“Like they work in lock step. Even when he’s not using it, you still have to account for it. So it’s completely changed it. Like you have Sinner going (for it), Sinner’s like I’m working on my drop shot because of Alcaraz,” Roddick continued.
Roddick also favored Curry because 3-pointers are central to his game, while Alcaraz, in theory, can win a match without hitting a single drop shot.
“I think Steph’s three-point thing, I don’t either or I don’t know you could argue it. I tend to lean I guess Steph because that’s like the basis of his game as opposed to like you know the basis of Carlos’ game is never going to be just the drop shot. He could probably win a slam without a drop shot and he couldn’t win a slam with only a drop shot and Steph probably has to shoot threes, right?” Roddick said.
At the end of the day, both have already cemented their legacy as all-time greats. Alcaraz assured his place in history just a few days ago with his Australian Open victory.
Carlos Alcaraz created history with his triumph at the Australian Open 2026
Carlos Alcaraz‘s talent was evident right from the start. He became the youngest man to attain the No. 1 ranking at 19 years of age with his maiden Major triumph at the US Open 2022.
Alcaraz then won back-to-back Wimbledon titles in 2023 and 2024, along with consecutive French Open titles in 2024 and 2025. He also won the US Open in 2025.
Alcaraz needed only the Australian Open to complete the set, and he did just that. He won the Melbourne Major this year and became the youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam at 22 years old, thus cementing his place as a legend of the sport.
Edited by Rohit
