"Idiots, vandalizing someone else’s stuff is something I generally disagree with though" - Andy Roddick reacts to climate activists vandalizing Van Gogh's painting Comment Share Andy Roddick criticizes protestors for vandalising Van Gogh's painting Former tennis professional Andy Roddick criticized climate activists for vandalizing one of Vincent van Gogh's iconic paintings, "Sunflowers." Roddick took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the incident and called the vandals "idiots." "Idiots," Roddick captioned his tweet. andyroddick@andyroddickIdiots twitter.com/damiengayle/st…Damien Gayle@damiengayleActivists with @JustStop_Oil have thrown tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the national Gallery and glued themselves to the wall.266189Activists with @JustStop_Oil have thrown tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the national Gallery and glued themselves to the wall. https://t.co/M8YP1LPTOUIdiots twitter.com/damiengayle/st… On Friday, a couple of climate activists wearing "Just Oil" t-shirts threw tomato soup at the iconic painting of Van Gogh at London's National Gallery. They then glued themselves to the wall in protest of climate inaction. After Roddick's remarks, a user accused the American of not caring for the planet and urged him to "do better." "Is art worth more than the life of the planet? Come on Brother - you can do better. You ARE better, the user tweeted. liberallyliberal@jayjadeja@andyroddick Is art worth more than the life of the planet? ? Come on Brother - you can do better. You ARE better.5@andyroddick Is art worth more than the life of the planet? ? Come on Brother - you can do better. You ARE better. Andy Roddick, the 2003 US Open winner, responded to the criticism by clarifying that "vandalizing someone else’s stuff" is something he doesn't support. He added that the notion of "if you don't support this behavior, you don't care about the planet" is not applicable by any means. "Well no it’s not. Vandalizing someone else’s stuff is something I generally disagree w though. Not sure that “if you don’t support this behavior, you don’t care about the planet” is a realistic take," Roddick wrote in his tweet. andyroddick@andyroddick@jayjadeja Well no it’s not. Vandalizing someone else’s stuff is something I generally disagree w though. Not sure that “if you don’t support this behavior, you don’t care about the planet” is a realistic take2041@jayjadeja Well no it’s not. Vandalizing someone else’s stuff is something I generally disagree w though. Not sure that “if you don’t support this behavior, you don’t care about the planet” is a realistic take American tennis player Reilly Opelka also joined the bandwagon as he cheekily called the move "smart," in an attempt to take a sarcastic dig at the protesters. "Smart," Opelka captioned his tweet. Reilly Opelka@ReillyOpelkaSmart twitter.com/disclosetv/sta…Disclose.tv@disclosetvNOW - Climate activists defile Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery and glued themselves to the wall.463NOW - Climate activists defile Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery and glued themselves to the wall.https://t.co/XgRDqyEqUOSmart twitter.com/disclosetv/sta… Reilly Opelka is currently taking his time off the court as he recovers from a hip injury. He should have his points from Wimbledon - Andy Roddick on Novak Djokovic Olympics Day 4 - Tennis 21-time Grand Slam singles winner Novak Djokovic won back-to-back titles at the Tel Aviv Open and Astana Open. The Serb beat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in Kazakhstan's capital city to win the 90th ATP singles title of his career. The Wimbledon winner is currently ranked seventh in the world, however, former World No. 1 Andy Roddick stated that it's not beneficial to have the Serb ranked No. 7 when his level has stayed the same. The 2003 US Open champion added that Djokovic should have won points for his triumph at Wimbledon. "I’m happy he’s putting these points on the board. It benefits nobody to have him at 7 in the world when his level hasn’t changed. He should have his points from Wimbledon," Roddick wrote.andyroddick@andyroddick@TennisChannel @DjokerNole I’m happy he’s putting these points on the board. It benefits nobody to have him at 7 in the world when his level hasn’t changed. He should have his points from Wimbledon1552123@TennisChannel @DjokerNole I’m happy he’s putting these points on the board. It benefits nobody to have him at 7 in the world when his level hasn’t changed. He should have his points from Wimbledon Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Keshav Gopalan × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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