Andy Roddick

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Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is a former professional American tennis player.

Roddick became the sole Grand Slam singer and world number one shortly after he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final and overtaking him as the top player in the process. Despite being a few years as one of the world's best players, the 2003 US Open title will remain the only Grand Slam victory. He is the last North American male player to win a Grand Slam match, reaching the top spot, and claiming the world No 1 final year rankings. 1 (2003). Roddick reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer every time. Roddick topped the top 10 for nine consecutive years between 2002 and 2010 at the end of the year, and won five Masters Series titles in that period. She is married to Brooklyn Decker, former model and actress of Sports Illustrated swimsuits.

On August 30, 2012, during the 2012 US Open and on his 30th birthday, Roddick announced that he would retire after the tournament. Following the fourth round defeat by Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion Roddick retired from the sport with the aim of focusing on his work at Andy Roddick Foundation.

In 2015, Roddick plays for Austin Aces in World Team Tennis. This is the eighth season in the World Team Tennis and the fifth team he played.

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Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska, son Blanche (nÃÆ' Â © e Corell), a school teacher, and Jerry Roddick, an entrepreneur. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John (an All-American tennis player at the University of Georgia [1996-98] and tennis head coach at the University of Central Florida), who both promise tennis players at a young age.

Roddick lived in Austin, Texas, from the age of 4 until he was 11 years old, and then moved to Boca Raton, Florida, for the benefit of his brother's tennis career, attended SEK Boca Prep International School, and graduated in Class 2000. Roddick played a high school basketball college with his Davis Cup team mate Mardy Fish who trained and lived with Roddick in 1999. During that time period, he regularly trained with Venus and Serena Williams; he then moved back to Austin. Her growing adult idol is Andre Agassi.

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Careers

Juniors

Roddick considers quitting competitive tennis at the age of 17, when he suffered a junior defeat in a row. His coach, Pull Benhabiles, persuaded him to give tennis another four months of undivided attention. Roddick finished as no. 6 junior in the US in 1999, and as junior no 1 in the world in 2000. He won six junior world junior titles and seven world junior double titles, and won the US Open and Australian Open junior singles title in 2000.

Breakthrough

In March in Miami, in the first round Roddick had his first ATP level victory as he defeated No. 1. 41 Fernando Vicente of Spain, 6-4, 6-0. In August in Washington, D.C., he defeated No. 30 Fabrice Santoro from France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Roddick played the Banana Bowl in Sao Paulo and won, beating Joachim Johansson in the final. Roddick also won the Australian Junior Open, beating Mario An? I? in the final. In 2001, Roddick defeated former French Open champion Michael Chang in five sets in the second round of the tournament, despite the fact that the clay was Roddick's worst surface. During the next Wimbledon, he further demonstrates his potential by taking a set of eventual winners Goran Ivani? Evi ?. At the age of 18, he also defeated Wimbledon champion 7 times, No. 4, and fellow American Pete Sampras at Miami Masters 7-6, 6-3, and No. 4. 1 Gustavo Kuerten from Brazil, 6-7, 6 -4, 6-2, in August.

Roddick's breakthrough year was 2003, where he defeated Younes El Aynaoui in the Australian Open quarter-finals in 2003. Roddick and Morocco fought for five hours, with the fifth set (21-19 supporting Roddick) at the fifth longest set in the Grand Slam tournament during the open era, at 2 hours and 23 minutes. Despite the lackluster French Open, Roddick enjoyed success in England by winning the Queen's Club, defeating No. 2 Andre Agassi, 6-1, 6-7, 7-6, along the way, and reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals, where he lost for the eventual champion Roger Federer is in straight sets. He avenged the defeat in August, beating Federer Number 3 in Montreal, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6. This is one of three times Roddick beat Federer in the official ATP tournament.

No. 1 World

Roddick's hard-court record in 2003 included his first Masters Series title - coming in Canada and Cincinnati - and his only Grand Slam title. In the US Open, Roddick came from two sets down and one match point in the semi-finals to beat David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-1, 6-3. He then defeated No. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. At the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, he defeated No. 7 Carlos MoyÃÆ'¡¡ Spain, and No. 4 Guillermo Coria from Argentina, before losing to Roger Federer in the semi-finals. At the end of the year, at the age of 21, he was ranked No. 1, the first American to finish a year at No. 1 since Andre Agassi in 1999. He is also the youngest American to hold this rank since the computer rankings began. in 1973.

Roddick's Government in No. 1 ended in next February, when Roger Federer climbed to the top spot, having won his first Australian Open; Australian Open 2004 will be the only time in Roddick's career that he is No. No. 1 at Grand Slam. In April, Roddick again defeated No. 6 MoyÃÆ'¡. In June, Roddick advanced to his first Wimbledon final, and after taking the first set of defending champion Federer, lost four sets. Roddick was knocked out during the 2004 US Open in the quarterfinals five sets against another great server, Joachim Johansson. Then in September in Bangkok, he defeated No. 9 Marat Safin of Russia. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Roddick lost to Fernando González of Chile, the final bronze medal winner, in the third round. In November he defeated No. 7 Tim Henman from England, No. 4 Safin, and No. 6 Guillermo Coria. Later that year, Roddick worked with Mardy Fish and Bob and Mike Bryan in a US Davis Cup team that lost to Spain in the final in Seville. Roddick lost a single game against Rafael Nadal, who in the following year will win the French Open. Towards the end of 2004, Roddick sacked his 18-month coach, Brad Gilbert, and hired Davis Cup assistant coach Dean Goldfine. Roddick finished 2004 ranking as No. 2, US No. 1, and the player with the most ace (2,017). In 2004, Roddick rescued fellow tennis player Sjeng Schalken and other guests (including close friends Ben Campezi and Dean Monroe) from the hotel fire.

Roddick's first win of the tournament in 2005 was SAP Open in San Jose, California, where he became the first to win the event in a row since Mark Philippoussis in 1999 and 2000. Roddick top seed beat Cyril Saulnier in 50 minutes, Shout the championship set since Arthur Ashe defeated Guillermo Vilas in 1975. In March, he defeated No. 7 Carlos MoyÃÆ'¡. In April, Roddick won the US Men's Clay Championships, recaptured the title he won in 2001 and 2002. (He lost in 2003 from Agassi, and in 2004 became Tommy Haas.) In May, Roddick had a match point against Fernando Spanish Verdasco. Verdasco tried to save the match point on his second serve, when the linesman mistakenly called the serve out. If this call is held, Roddick will win the match. Roddick beckoned to the referee, pointing to a clear ball mark on the clay that indicated that the ball was in, and the call had consequently changed. Verdasco went on to win the game. At the French Open, Roddick lost to unseeded Argentine Josà © Acasuso in the second half, and at Wimbledon, Roddick lost to Federer in the final for the second year in a row. In August, he defeated No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt at the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati. In the US Open, Roddick was defeated by No. 1. 70 Gilles MÃÆ'¼ller in the first half. The first round collapse of US Open Roddick was in 2000. At the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Roddick beat GaÃÆ'¡l Monfils to end the tournament without losing a set or getting his serve broken.

New coach

Roddick's first ATP event this year was the Australian Open. There, he reached the fourth round, before being attacked by unseeded finalists and finally, Marcos Baghdatis. At the French Open, Roddick retired in the first round, after suffering a foot injury during the game. Two weeks later at Wimbledon, Roddick was upset in the third round by Andy Murray of England. The loss caused Roddick to fall under the top 10 for the first time since 2002. After Wimbledon, Roddick began working with the new coach, tennis legend Jimmy Connors. In his first show with his new coach, Roddick reached the Indianapolis final, before losing to his good friend and fellow American James Blake. His upsurge finally came to the Cincinnati Masters, where he won the match by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, making it his first master event since 2004. In the US Open, Roddick easily won his first two games against Florent Serra and Kristian Pless. He then played a tense five-set match against Fernando Verdasco, winning 6-2 in the final set. Subsequently, he defeated Benjamin Becker, who came from a great victory against a recently retired Andre Agassi. In the quarterfinals, Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt, avenging his defeat in 2001, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Now in the semi-finals for the first time since he won in 2003, Roddick plays Mikhail Youzhny and defeated him 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-3. In the Grand Slam final for the first time since Wimbledon a year earlier, Roddick plays No. 1 Federer. But he lost, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 1-6. He then qualified for the Masters Cup of the Year Masters, where he beat No. 4 Ivan Ljubi? Croatia, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 but lost in round robin to No. 1 Federer, 6-4, 6-7, 4-6, in a tough three-set battle, despite holding three match points in the tiebreak set second.

2007: Injury series

Roddick entered the 2007 Australian Open as the sixth seed. In the first round match, he lost his first marathon set of 20-10, but eventually won the match in four sets against wild card Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. Roddick beat 26th seed Marat Safin in the third round, and ninth seed Mario An? in a fourth round match of five sets. Roddick won his quarterfinal match against fellow American Mardy Fish. His trip ended in the semi-finals by No. 1 Federer, who beat him in straight sets, setting a head-to-head record against Federer 1-13. In the Davis Cup first round match, Roddick helped the US defeat the Czech Republic, winning his championship match against Ivo MinÃÆ'¡? and Toma? Berdych. Roddick reached at least the semi-finals of the next two tournaments. He bowed to Andy Murray in the semi-finals of SAP Open in San Jose, California, a reprise of 2006. Roddick then defeated Murray in the Keegan semifinals of Morgan Keegan and South Africa's Cell Cup in Memphis, Tennessee before losing in the final to defending champion Tommy Haas. Reaching the final, however, allowed Roddick to overtake Nikolay Davydenko for No. position. 3, his first week in the top three since March 6, 2006. At the first ATP Masters Series tournament this year, after defeating No. 1. 8 Ivan Ljubi? I ?, Roddick reached the semi-finals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, but lost to No. 2 Rafael Nadal.

Roddick then played the Miami Masters, where he surrendered in the quarterfinal match against Andy Murray with a left hamstring injury. Roddick then helped Spain defeat Spain and advance to the Davis Cup semi-finals, winning a sole single match against Fernando Verdasco. However, Roddick again aggravated his hamstring injury during a Davis Cup game, and was then forced to exit the US Putra Field Clay Championships in Houston, Texas. Roddick also announced that he would retire from the Monte Carlo Masters, citing injuries. The next tournament is Internazionali d'Italia. After the first-round bye, he won his first game against GastÃÆ'³n Gaudio, where he saved three break points and unleashed nine aces. However, he can not stop Juan Ignacio Chela in the third round. Roddick then resigned from the Hamburg Masters Series tournament because, according to his website, he needed time to prepare physically for the upcoming French Open. Roddick was third seed at the French Open, but was eliminated in the first round by Russia's Igor Andreev in four sets. Roddick won at the Stella Artois Championship for the fourth time, when he beat Nicolas Mahut in the final. At Wimbledon, Roddick became the third seed and is considered one of the pre-tournament favorites behind Federer and Nadal. He reached the quarterfinals after winning against Justin Gimelstob of the USA, Danai Udomchoke of Thailand, Fernando Verdasco of Spain, and Paul-Henri Mathieu of France. In the quarterfinals, Roddick lost five sets close to Richard Gasquet of France.

During the summer hard season, Roddick played four tournaments in four weeks. Roddick made it to the semi-finals of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, where he was disappointed by Frank Dancevic of Canada. The following week, however, Roddick earned his second ATP title this year by winning the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. for the third time, as he defeated American newcomer John Isner. He then lost in the Rogers Cup quarterfinals in Montreal to Novak Djokovic, and in the third round of Western & amp; Southern Financial Group Masters tournament in Cincinnati to David Ferrer of Spain. In the US Open, Roddick beat Gimelstob in the first round. He won the next three games, one straight set and the other two when his opponent retired. In the quarterfinals, Roddick once again lost to Federer, bringing a head-to-head record with Federer 1-14. There was no service break and only one total break point in the first two sets, which was on Federer's serve. Two weeks later, Roddick docked in the US Davis Cup team during Sweden's semi-final 4-1 defeat. Roddick won both of his bachelor games, opening the match with the defeat of Joachim Johansson, and grabbing it with victory over Jonas BjÃÆ'¶rkman. This is the ninth time in nine attempts by Roddick for the American team.

Roddick then directed his attention to the Madrid Masters, but was pulled out, with the excuse of a knee injury. In the next tournament two weeks later in Lyon, France, Roddick lost in the first round by Fabrice Santoro of France. Roddick later resigned from the Paris Masters, issuing a $ 22,600 fine for not meeting media obligations in the tournament. At the season-end Masters Masters Cup in Shanghai, Roddick defeated No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko in the first round-robin match, and then defeated No. 1. 7 Fernando Gonzà © lez in the next game to become the first player to qualify for the semi-finals. of the tournament. In his third and final round-robin match, Roddick lost once to Federer for the 15th time in 16 career games. In the semi-finals, Roddick lost to sixth seed David Ferrer, who has won all three of his round-robin matches. This is Roddick's third semi-final in five years at the Tennis Masters Cup (he reached the semi-finals in 2003 and 2004, resigned in 2005, and failed to advance to the semi-finals in 2006 after a round-robin 1-2 record). Roddick ended the year by helping the United States defeat Russia and win the 2007 Davis Cup, 32nd Davis Cup victory, but first since 1995. Roddick won his rubber medal against Dmitry Tursunov before James Blake and Bob and Mike Bryan completed the win. After securing a tie with an unshakable 3-0 lead, Roddick decides to sit outside the second single match of the tie.

2008: Parting with the coach

Roddick started 2008 strongly, beating Ivan Ljubi? and Safin to reach the AAMI Kooyong Classic final for the fourth season in a row. In the final, he beat Marcos Baghdatis to win the tournament for the third year in a row. Roddick became the sixth seed at the Australian Open 2008. In the first half, he beat LukÃÆ'¡? DlouhÃÆ'½ Czech Republic. In the second half, he beat Germany's Michael Berrer in straight sets. He then lost to 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the third round in a five-set match. Despite losing, Roddick underwent 42 aces in the game. Roddick won his 24th career title and his third title this year at SAP Open in San Jose, California, beating the Czech Radek tttta in straight sets. Roddick's next tournament is the Dubai Tennis Championships. He made it to the semi-finals by beating No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain, his first victory over Nadal since the second round of the 2004 US Open. The win also marked Roddick's first victory over a top-ranked player since June 2003. He advanced to the final by beating champions Australian Open No. 3 and 2008 Open Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. By reaching the final, he became the first American to reach the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships final in the 16-year history of the tournament. In the final he beat Feliciano LÃÆ'³pez to win his 25th career title. He never lost his serve during the entire tournament.

After Roddick's quarterfinal match in Dubai, he announced that he had parted ways with his two-year coach, Jimmy Connors. Connors resigned a week earlier, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. Roddick will continue to be trained by his brother, John Roddick. He then fell to former No. 2 Tommy Haas at the Pacific Life Open in the second round. In the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick advanced to the semi-finals after beating No. 1 Roger Federer an hour after proposing to Brooklyn Decker, bringing a head-to-head record against Federer to 2-15. Roddick increased to 3-0 against top-3 players in 2008. Roddick lost in the semifinals with Nikolay Davydenko. Roddick's next tournament is the Masters tournament in Rome. There, he equaled his best results by reaching the semi-finals, where he retired against Stanislas Wawrinka in the pair's first encounter, due to a back injury.

Roddick was forced to leave the 2008 French Open with a shoulder injury. After a visit to a doctor in New York, it was determined that this was nothing more than cervical rotator inflammation. His first tournament after a shoulder injury was the Artois Championship, his annual preparations at Wimbledon, where he is the defending champion. Roddick beat Mardy Fish and Andy Murray, before losing to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. At Wimbledon, Roddick was beaten by Serbian Janko Tipsarevi. This is the earliest exit at Wimbledon. Roddick was beaten at the Rogers Cup in the third round by Marin? Ili? He was then forced to exit the Cincinnati Masters after a neck injury, which he said might be caused by poor sleep posture. He stated in an interview that a neck injury had nothing to do with a shoulder injury. Roddick did not participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics but chose to concentrate on the US Open 2008. Roddick then played in smaller hard-court tournaments in the US Open Series, including Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. At Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, Roddick lost to Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro in the final.

At the 2008 US Open, Roddick beat Fabrice Santoro in the first round. Roddick then won the next three games against Ernests Gulbis, Andreas Seppi, and Fernando González. In the quarterfinals, Roddick lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic, bringing a head-to-head record with Djokovic to 1-2.

Roddick won the 26th ATP title in Beijing at the China Open in September. He defeated Dudi Sela of Israel in the final. The win was part of Roddick's strong showing in Asia, when he reached the semi-finals of AIG Japan Open, where he lost to last champion TomÃÆ'¡? Berdych, after wasting a 5-3 advantage in the third set and decided. In the third round of the Madrid Masters, he lost to GaÃÆ'½ Monfils in three sets. Two weeks later, Roddick reached the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters by defeating Gilles Simon, before losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Because of his achievements in the tournament, Roddick qualified for the season-ending Masters Masters Cup. At the Masters Cup in Shanghai, he plays Andy Murray in his first round-robin match and loses. He is then scheduled to play Roger Federer, but retired with an ankle injury and was replaced by Radek? T? PÃÆ'¡nek.

2009: The longest Wimbledon Finals

Roddick hired Larry Stefanki as his new coach and began working with him on December 1, 2008. Stefanki previously coached John McEnroe, Marcelo RÃÆ'os, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Fernando GonzÃÆ'¡lez, and Tim Henman. Under Stefanki's guidance, Rios and Kafelnikov climbed to world number one, and Henman and GonzÃÆ'¡lez reached the top five, including the 2007 Australian Open runner-up by Gonzalez. Roddick started the official tournament competition at Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He beat GaÃÆ'¡l Monfils in the semi-finals, before losing to Andy Murray in the final. In the Australian Open, Roddick beat Xavier Malisse in the second round. After victory over Fabrice Santoro and 21st seeded Tommy Robredo, Roddick plays the defending champion and No. 1. 3 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Djokovic retired in the fourth set when lagging behind, allowing Roddick to reach the fourth Australian Open semifinals of his career. Roddick was defeated there by last runner-up Roger Federer in straight sets.

The next tournament is SAP Open. He stopped three consecutive defeats against Tommy Haas in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semi-finals to Radek? T? PÃÆ'¡nek for the first time in his career. In the Keegan Championship Championships, Roddick beat Lleyton Hewitt Australia in the semifinals to reach the final. He took his first title this year by defeating? T? PÃÆ'¡nek in the final. Roddick chose not to defend his Dubai title, with a $ 2 million prize, to protest the United Arab Emirates's refusal to grant Israel Shahar Pe'er's visa for the Women's Tennis Association event. "I totally disagree with what's going on there," Roddick said. Roddick plays both of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 spring events in the US. He was ranked seventh in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He beat defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. The journey was ended by No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. However, he won a double with partner Mardy Fish. It is his fourth overall double title and his second pair. In Miami Masters, Roddick beat ninth seed GaÃÆ'¡l Monfils in the fourth round to secure a place in the quarterfinals, where he lost to Roger Federer.

After a break from a tennis tournament to marry, Roddick returned to action at the tournament clay ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Madrid. In his first match, Roddick survived two match points in the second set tiebreak to beat Tommy Haas. In the quarterfinals, Roddick again lost to Federer. Roddick had the best result of his career at the French Open, when he beat Marc Gicquel in the third round. He lost in the fourth round to Monfils.

A twisted ankle forced Roddick to retire from his semifinal against James Blake at 4-4 during the Aegon Championship, his first grasscourt tournament of the year. He was seeded sixth at Wimbledon. Roddick beat Lleyton Hewitt in the quarter-finals, leading a career-high 43 aces, and third seed Andy Murray in the semi-finals. He then lost to Federer for the third time in the Wimbledon final with the fifth set reaching 14-16, and he was praised for his performances. Despite Roddick losing this match, he set a record for the number of matches won in the Wimbledon final in position 39. This is his fourth meeting with Federer in the Grand Slam final, all won by Federer. This game set a record for the longest Grand Slam men's final in history in 77 matches and the fifth set in the men's Grand Slam final. After the game, when asked to decipher his marathon appearance, Roddick replied, "I'm losing." On the strength of his performance at Wimbledon, Roddick returned to the top five on 13 July 2009.

Roddick returned to action as the top seed in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. He defeated Benjamin Becker, and then Sam Querrey. He beat Ivo Karlovi? in the quarterfinals, and John Isner in the semi-finals. In the final, he lost to defending champion Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro, despite holding three match points. Roddick plays next week at the ATP World Tour 1000 at the Rogers Cup, where he is seeded fifth. He defeated Igor Andreev, then No. 11 Fernando Verdasco, and in the quarterfinals defeated No. 4 Novak Djokovic, boosting his career record against Djokovic to 4-2 (3-0 in 2009). He then lost to No. 6 Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro in the semi-finals, despite having a point of match. Losses lost his career record against del Potro to 0-3 (0-2 in 2009). Roddick next played on the ATP World Tour 1000 event in Cincinnati, where he was ranked fifth. He lost to Sam Querrey in his first game, having received a bye in the first half. Roddick entered the US Open as the fifth seed. In his first round match, he defeated German veteran BjÃÆ'¶rn Phau. He then faced French Marc Gicquel as his parents and his newly married wife watched from the stands. In the third round, he was knocked out by compatriot John Isner. He lost his serve only once during the game, just like in the Wimbledon final.

Roddick's next tournament is the 2009 China Open in Beijing, where he is the defending champion. In a shocking upset, he was beaten in the first half by qualifying Poland and No. 1. 143? Ukasz Kubot. He also played doubles on the show with Mark Knowles. The couple reached the final, losing to Bob and Mike Bryan. Roddick was forced to retire from his first round match at the 2009 Shanghai Masters against Stanislas Wawrinka while leading 4-3. It was later announced that Roddick would return to the United States to seek medical advice about a left knee injury. Once again, he qualified for the Year-end Masters in London, securing sixth place. However, Roddick resigned from the 2009 Valencia Open 500, 2009 Paribas Masters BNP, and Barclays 2009 ATP World Tour Finals due to injuries he suffered at the Shanghai Masters. She finished 2009 as Number 7 in the world.

2010: Masters Title 5

Roddick started the 2010 campaign at Brisbane International as the top seed. In the final, Roddick beat defending champion Radek? T? PÃÆ'¡nek for his first ATP Tour title since February 2009, and made 2010 in his tenth consecutive season with at least one single ATP title. Roddick teamed up with James Blake in men's doubles and made it to the semi-finals, before losing to champions Jorge Chardy and Marc Gicquel. Roddick announced that he would not represent the United States in the Davis Cup competition for the 2010 season. Roddick entered the Australian Open as the seventh seed. He lost in the quarterfinals with Marin ili ?, despite returning from two sets while battling a shoulder injury.

He then plays in SAP Open. In the semi-finals, he lost the first set of 2-6 to Sam Querrey, but again won the last two sets in the tie-break and went to the final, where he lost to Fernando Verdasco. He then enters Keegan Keegan's Morgan Championship, where he lost in the quarterfinals in a San Jose semi-final match to Sam Querrey. Playing at BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Roddick went into the semi-finals, where he faced Robin SÃÆ'¶derling, and despite a 0-2 record against him, won. Roddick lost to Ivan Ljubi? I? in the final. This is Roddick's first Series Master final since the 2006 Cincinnati Masters. In the Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick defeated Igor Andreev, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Benjamin Becker, and NicolÃÆ'¡s Almagro. In the semi-finals he defeated fourth seed Rafael Nadal to reach his fourth final of the year. In the final, Roddick won his second Sony Ericsson Open title, after beating TomÃÆ'¡? Berdych in straight sets. This is Roddick's 29th title in 49 finals, the fifth ATP Masters 1000 champion, and his first 1000 Masters title since 2006.

Roddick did not play well during the clay season, withdrew from Rome for personal reasons and from Madrid due to an upset stomach. Roddick then lost in the third round of the 2010 French Open to Teymuraz Gabashvili in straight sets. Failure at Roland Garros was followed by another disappointment when Roddick suffered the earliest ever out in the 2010 Aegon Championships, a Wimbledon grass-court tune-up event. He was beaten by Dudi Sela in the third round. At Wimbledon, Roddick became the fifth seed, which is two ranks higher than the ATP seven rank. He was beaten in the fourth round by No. 82 Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan in five sets. Like his last game with Roger Federer the previous year, his serve broke down only once during the game, in the fifth set.

Roddick next took wild cards to play in the Atlanta Tennis Championships, the first show of the US Open Series, where he became the top seed. He was eliminated in the semifinals by eventual champion Mardy Fish. His next tournament was the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, where he lost in the last 16 for Gilles Simon. The only American man in the top 10 ATP before the tournament, loses dropping him off the list. For the first time since the birth of the ATP world rankings, no Americans are in the top 10. After the Washington tournament, Roddick resigned from the Canadian Masters due to illness, leading to a No. 1 downgrade. 13, the lowest rank since 2002. On August 14, 2010, Roddick revealed that he had been diagnosed with mononucleosis, although he said his doctor believed it was in later stages and he would soon recover completely. At the Cincinnati Masters, he beat No. 5 Robin SÃÆ'¶derling to reach the quarterfinals, where he defeated second seed Novak Djokovic. The win was Roddick's fourth victory over Djokovic, boosting his head-to-head career record against Djokovic to 5-2 and ensuring Roddick returns to 10th place. In the semi-finals, Roddick faces Mardy Fish, but loses, failing to serve a match on 5-3 in the second set. In the second round of the 2010 US Open, Roddick was beaten by Janko Tipsarevi? of Serbia in four sets.

He then played in the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, but lost in the semifinals to GaÃÆ'¼Â «Monfils. Roddick is the tenth seed in Shanghai Rolex Masters. In the first half, Roddick defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber after Kohlschreiber retired in the second set down 3-6, 1-2. Roddick's second-round opponent is Guillermo GarcÃÆ'a-LÃÆ'³pez. Leading 6-3, 2-3, Roddick suffered a groin injury and was forced to retire from the match. At Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Roddick became the fourth seed. He beat Sam Querrey, Andrey Golubev, and David Nalbandian, earning a semi-final against Roger Federer, their first encounter since the 2009 Wimbledon final. He lost to Federer in straight sets.

At BNP Paribas Masters, Roddick is the eighth seed and receives goodbye in the first half. He advanced into the quarterfinals with victories over Jarkko Nieminen and Ernests Gulbis in the second and third rounds, respectively. Roddick then fell to No. 5 Robin SÃÆ'¶derling. With Fernando Verdasco failing to reach the final, Roddick automatically qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the eighth year in a row. Although he has dropped out of the top 10 in the ATP rankings after leaving the US Open, his victory over Gulbis in Paris convinces him back into the top 10 at the end of the year, making him and Federer the only player to defend this year. ending the top-10 ATP rankings from 2002 to 2010. Roddick plays his last tournament of the year at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Roddick is placed in Group A with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and TomÃÆ'¡? Berdych. In the tournament Roddick lost all his round-robin matches. Roddick ended the year. 8, the ninth consecutive season in the top 10.

2011: Out of the top 10

Roddick started the 2011 season at Brisbane International as the second seed and defending champion, where he was beaten by top seed Robin SÃÆ'¶derling in the final. At the Australian Open, Roddick is the eighth seed. In the fourth round, Roddick lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets. He then won the 2011 Championship Cheese Championship, defeating Milos Raonic, after defeating Ri ardas Berankis, Janko Tipsarevi ?, Lleyton Hewitt, and Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro. Roddick started his Davis Cup campaign for the United States against Chile. He faces Nicolas Massa in the opener and defeats him in four sets. He then faces Paul Capdeville to victory for the US, and he does so by winning in four sets. Roddick improved his record to 12-0 in the Davis Cup.

At BNP Paribas Open, he was beaten by Richard Gasquet in the fourth round. In 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, as defending champion, Roddick was disappointed by Pablo Cuevas in the second round. The loss dropped Roddick to 12th in the rankings and ranked America second behind compatriot Mardy Fish. Roddick then started his claycourt season at the Madrid Open Mutua, but he was disappointed in the first half by Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla in three sets. Roddick continued to warm up for the 2011 French Open in Italy, playing Internazionali BNL d'Italia, but lost in the first round for the second tournament to Gilles Simon. He teamed up with Mardy Fish to play doubles in Roma, and they went into the final before Roddick had to retire with a shoulder injury. Roddick also resigned from the Nice Open in France and was withdrawn from the French Open 2011, having failed to recover.

Roddick returned to action at the Aegon Championships, where he won four times. In the semifinals, he played Andy Murray, their first encounter since the 2009 Wimbledon semi-final, but Roddick lost the straight set. Roddick was seeded eighth for Wimbledon, and in the first half, he beat Andreas Beck of Germany in straight sets. In the second half, Roddick beat Victor H? Nescu, again in the live set. In the third round, Roddick was beaten in straight sets by Spanish left-hander Feliciano LÃÆ'³pez. The sad loss for Lopez means that Roddick has failed to reach any Grand Slam quarterfinals since the opening of Australia 2010. This is the longest-lived Roddick ever in his career without reaching the Grand Slam quarter-finals. In the Davis Cup quarterfinal match against Spain, Roddick pulled David Ferrer first, but lost in three tight sets. Roddick should have played Feliciano LÃÆ'³pez in the singles match, but after David Ferrer ended the win for Spain by defeating Mardy Fish, their match was canceled.

Roddick resigned from the Legg Masson Tennis Classic, and the Rogers Cup, after partially tearing his oblique muscles while practicing. He returned to action after a few weeks break from his injury and played at Western & amp; Southern Open. He lost in the first round to Philipp Kohlschreiber. This loss caused him to fall out of the top 20 for the first time since August 2001. After suffering an early exit in Cincinnati, Roddick played at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina, where he was the top seed after the top draw-owning American Mardy Fish. Roddick lost in the semi-finals of John Isner. Roddick is the 21st seed at the US Open. He started his campaign with a four-set win over fellow American Michael Russell. He then beat the other American Jack Sock in straight sets. In the third round, he beat Julien Benneteau, also in straight sets. He then supported him with a four-set win over David Ferrer to advance to his first Grand Slam quarter-finals since the 2010 Australian Open. He eventually fell to No. 2 Rafael Nadal.

After this, he played in China Open, where he lost to Kevin Anderson. Still in China, the next tournament is Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he fell to Spaniard David Ferrer in the quarterfinals. After this, he played at Swiss Indoors Basel, where he lost to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Going directly to Paris for the BNP Paribas Masters, he suffered a third-round defeat of Andy Murray. The defeat ended Roddick's 2011 season, which kept him out of the top 10, having been there for nine consecutive years.

2012: Retirement

Roddick started the 2012 season at the Australian Open. In the first half, he beat Robin Haase in straight sets. In the second half, he was forced to retire against Lleyton Hewitt Australia when trailing, due to a hamstring injury. After the injury, Roddick entered SAP Open in San Jose, California. He beat Denis Kudla in the last 16, but lost in the quarter-finals to Denis Istomin. Roddick went to Memphis to defend his title at the Morgan Keegan Regional Championships. His title defense was short-lived, as he dropped his first-round match into Xavier Malisse. After the disappointment in Memphis, Roddick entered the International Tennis Championship of Delray Beach, where he defeated Philipp Petzschner and Istomin in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to Kevin Anderson.

In March, Roddick entered the first 1000 Masters event of the season at Indian Wells, where he received a first-round bye. He beat? Ukasz Kubot in the second half, but then lost in the next round to No. 7 Toma? Berdych. Later in the month, Roddick had a better result at the Sony Ericsson Open, where he defeated Gilles MÃÆ'¼ller in the second half. The win makes a third-round match with No. 3 Federer, this is their first time playing each other before any quarter-final tournament. Roddick beat Federer for only the third time in his career to reach the fourth round, but then lost to Juan MÃÆ'³naco of Argentina. Roddick then elected not to play in the final three claycourt tournaments that lead to the French Open. At the French Open, he fell to Nicolas Mahut in the first round in four sets. After this, Roddick played at the Aegon Championships, where he lost in the second half to douard Roger-Vasselin, despite having a match point in the third set.

Andy's next tournament was Aegon International, where he received a wild card into the main draw as the sixth seed. In the first half, Andy led compatriot Sam Querrey 5-2 in the first set when Querrey retired with an injury. Roddick then beat JÃÆ'Ã… © rà ©  © Chardy and Fabio Fognini to make the semi-final with qualifier Steve Darcis, who Roddick led 6-3, 3-1 when Darcis retired. Roddick then went on to defeat defending champion Andreas Seppi in the final for his 31st and first career title in 2012. He is the only male besides Roger Federer to win at least one title every year in the last 12 years. Roddick started the Wimbledon 2012 campaign with a first-round match against British wildcard Jamie Baker. He beat German qualifier BjÃÆ'¶rn Phau in the second half in straight sets. He lost to David Ferrer in the third round in four sets.

Roddick started US Open Series at BB & amp; T Atlanta Open. He bid farewell to the second round and avenged his defeat at the French Open by defeating Nicolas Mahut. He then defeated compatriot Michael Russell in the quarterfinals and beat top seed John Isner in the semifinals. He went on to defeat Gilles MÃÆ'¼ller in the final. London Olympic campaign Roddick starts with victory over Martin Kli? An. In the second half, Andy lost to No. 2 Novak Djokovic. After the Olympics, Roddick decided not to play in Toronto and went straight to Cincinnati, where he lost in the first round to France JÃ © Ã © rÃÆ' Â © My Chardy.

At the US Open, Roddick started his campaign with a victory over his compatriot Rhyne Williams. On August 30, 2012, which is his thirtieth birthday, Roddick announced that he would retire after the tournament. After announcing his resignation, Roddick beat Australian Bernard Tomic and Fabio Fognini of Italy before his final game on September 5, 2012, where he surrendered to Argentine Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro in four sets in the fourth round of the tournament. Four days after his loss, Roddick was honored in a special ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium on his retirement, in which Andre Agassi participated. Because of his retirement, he ended the year at No. 39, the lowest since 2000, the year when he became professional, when he only played five events.

2015

Roddick plays one tournament on tour, 2015 BB & amp; T Atlanta Open, where he competed in men's doubles match with Mardy Fish. They lost in the quarterfinals.

2017: Hall of Fame induction

Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on July 22, 2017 with Kim Clijsters of Belgium.

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Nickname and behavior in court

Roddick is often called "A-Rod", a drama with the nickname of New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez, referring to his first initials and the first three letters of his last name.

Roddick often angered the referee and the linesman in court. During his third round match at the Australian Open in 2008, he abused referee Emmanuel Joseph, "You idiot! Stay at school, kids or you will be a referee."

Roddick lost his temper at the 2010 Australian Open after the ball, which he did not play on the match point, but decided to enter after a video review. He continues to argue with the referee after the end of the game but then says that he was wrong. Then again that year, he launched into a scolding at officials for the footfalls call at the 2010 US Open, a match he eventually lost to Serbia's Janko Tipsarevi. In 2011, Roddick snapped the referee's seat at Indian Wells en route to losing to France's Richard Gasquet.

In the second round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Cincinnati Masters 2011, Roddick was awarded the penalty spot, which resulted in a critical service break in favor of his opponent. The penalty spot was awarded for misuse of the ball, when Roddick smashed the ball into the stands in frustration after he had been alerted earlier in the match by referee Carlos Bernardes for an episode of racquet abuse. This sparked another series of fights with the referee, with Roddick expressing his displeasure at referee calls. Roddick lost the match. At China Open 2011 in Beijing, Andy Roddick was asked by the Chinese press about his potential retirement, given his downgrade. Roddick recommends retiring reporters and leaving the session abruptly.

Roddick, however, is also known for his amusing behavior in court and an out-of-court intelligent answer in interviews and press conferences. He and Novak Djokovic are mainly known for their imitation of Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt and each other. Roddick is trained by Jimmy Connors, who is also known for his flamboyant personality during his playing career, for two years.

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Tools and support

Roddick uses a Pure Babolat Drive version that is stopped, extended to 27.5 inches. The racket itself is highly adapted to the extra weight placed in the head through the use of tin tape. The resulting rack shows a more weight weight balance point and higher swing weight than the higher overall weight share model, although this is similar to the model that it supports around 12 oz. This kind of modification is common for professional players.

Roddick uses a modified version of Babolat's Pure Drive Roddick GT. The cortex is specifically seen painting onto a racket. The signature racket designed for him by Babolat is slightly heavier (11.9 oz), more rigid (Babolat RDC index 72), and longer (27.5 ") than the standard Pure Drive Series (11.3 oz, Babolat RDC 71 , 27 "). This racket is designed for strong service because of its weight, stiffness, and length. According to the Tennis Warehouse, it is the best for this fundamental stroke. He strings with a custom hybrid (Pro Hurricane Tour VS Touch (Natural Gut)). Roddick previously used Babolat RPM Blast and Babolat Revenge (used only for short periods) as its parent. Roddick's tension varies, he used to string around £ 65, but now he strings around 55-57 pounds depending on conditions and weather.

Roddick also uses tennis shoes Babolat Propulse III, which is a typical equipment. From 2000 to 2005, Roddick wore Reebok outfits. After Reebok announced he would not renew his contract with Roddick, Roddick signed a five-year, $ 25 million support contract with Lacoste in April 2005. In November, he signed an agreement to approve Lacoste's glasses for four years worth between $ 750,000 and $ 1 million. In June 2013, Roddick became an investor and brand ambassador for TravisMathew Clothing. Roddick, as well as former American tennis star James Blake and Mardy Fish, wore headbands, TravisMathew's T-shirts and shorts during the game.

In 2005, Roddick signed a multiyear worldwide support agreement around the world with a car maker Lexus. Other support offers include American Express, Rolex, Powerade in 2002, Parlux Fragrances, Arizona Beverage Company in 2009, Microsoft Xbox, and Sega.

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Play style

Roddick's service is known for its strength, typically running around 130-150 mph (209 ~ 242 km/h) and often non-refundable. He holds the record for the fastest service period at 155 mph (249.4 km/h). Roddick's favorite shot is his off-forehand, which he uses in combination with his outside kicker. In the past, Roddick often played his off-forehand but has since adjusted and used it to make points. He usually targets two corners to win the ace. As for the second serve, he usually uses a heavy kick service, then tries to use various rounds, slices, and angles in the rally to throw his opponent away. He was noted for using heavy topspin on his serve and his twist service was kicking high.

Roddick will also occasionally use serve-and-volley tactics on both first and second services to surprise his opponent, though he usually prefers to stay near the bottom line after service. He has developed a more sophisticated playing style than the aggressive baseline style he played for most of his early career. Although Roddick's backhand is still a weakness at the moment, it is considered somewhat improved in 2009 under Stefanki's guidance.

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Media appearance

On April 5, 2002, Roddick became a guest star on the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television show as himself. In that episode, Sabrina called her so she could give her tennis lessons.

Roddick appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn in 2002 and 2003, Late Show with David Letterman in 2003 and 2009, Late Night with Conan O ' Brien , and Lived with Regis and Kelly in 2003, Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2004 and 2005, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2005 and 2007, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2006. Roddick also appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in 2007 and 2010.

Roddick hosted Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003, becoming the second professional tennis host (Chris Evert became the first during the 15th season of the event) and the first (and, in August 2017, only) The men's men host.

Roddick also appeared in the 2004 episode of Anne Robinson's The Weakest Link , but was eventually canceled.

Roddick was at This was SportsCenter with Stuart Scott, where he faced an Athletic Center anchor about the anchor who did not call him "A-Rod", and asked him "Did Alex Rodriguez put you here?" Scott replied, "Who is it?" Roddick says "A-Rod!" Scott got a sneaky look on his face, and Roddick left his disgust.

June/July edition of Men's Fitness contains an article about Roddick. Cover shots featuring ace tennis on a T-shirt, trying to contain large muscles and large shoulder and chest muscles. The image sparked widespread online speculation that the magazine had changed Roddick's appearance, a suspicion echoed by Roddick himself. Roddick had insinuated that he saw the photo, and that "Nadal wants his arm back."

In March 2009, Andy Roddick appeared in the music video "Speed's Feels Better" for singer-songwriter Michael Tolcher. Other athletes in the video include Amanda Beard, Barry Sanders, Kimmie Meissner, and Rick Ankiel.

Andy Roddick played tennis with a frying pan instead of a racket for Todd Gallagher's Andy Roddick Beat Me With Frying Pan.

In 2011, Roddick made a cameo at the end of the movie Just Go With It, as the new lover of the bride's creation (played by Brooklyn Decker, his real wife).

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Radio hosting careers and retirement

In 2011 Roddick hosted a one-day radio show on Fox Sports Radio with his best friend Bobby Bones from Bobby Bones Show.

Due to the success of the one-time event, Fox Sports Radio offers Andy and Bobby a nationally syndicated radio show. The show debuted on January 7, 2012 and can be heard nationwide on Saturdays from 12 to 3 PM CST. It is a mixture of sports, pop culture, and entertainment

On February 16, 2012, Roddick interviewed his wife, Brooklyn, on a radio show and during the interview he first revealed his plans to retire and turn the radio show into daily performances and enter his new career.

On his birthday, August 30, 2012, Roddick announced his plans to retire after the US Open. On September 4-5, he played his final game against Juan MartÃÆ'n del Potro. The match was suspended after the first point of the first set tiebreak due to rain, with Roddick winning. However, when the match resumed the next day, Del Potro gained momentum, which he never let go of.

In 2013 AT & amp; T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Roddick plays his first professional golf tournament (as an amateur) in which he teamed up with professional golfer, John Mallinger. Although Roddick's team missed the cut to get the final round, he and Mallinger ended up with a combined score of 16 under par (with Roddick individually hitting on 6 handicaps).

In 2013, Roddick was hired by Fox Sports 1 as co-host for the flagship network program Fox Sports Live.

In 2015, Roddick joins the BBC as a scholar and commentator for the 2015 Wimbledon Championship.

In 2017, Roddick's wife revealed that he wasted most of his tennis trophy except the US Open trophy.

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Personal life

At that time Roddick was watching an event on the CNN/Sports Illustrated website called He Says Z says that he first saw Brooklyn Decker, to whom he is now married. (According to Decker, when he stated in an interview with David Letterman, Roddick asked his agent to contact his agent to arrange an initial meeting.) The two began dating in 2007, and on March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his website that they were engaged. The couple were married on April 17, 2009 in Austin, Texas. On May 2, 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Brooklyn gave birth to their first child, a son named Hank, on September 30, 2015. In July 2017, Roddick announced that he and Decker were expecting their second child.

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Awards and recordings

In 2004, Roddick produced what became the fastest service in professional tennis: 249.4 km/h (155 mph) during the Davis Cup semi-final with Vladimir Voltchkov on a hardcourt in Charleston, South Carolina. Roddick's record since then has been replaced by Ivo Karlovi?, Who served at 251 km/h (156 mph) playing in Davis Cup in March 2011. Roddick also has the fastest service in US Open history: 244 km/h (152 mph)) against American Scoville Jenkins, and against No 1 Rafael Nadal in the future. Roddick also won the 2004 ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis Player.

In the same year he won the Arthur Ashe of the Year Humanitarian Award for his charitable efforts, which include: raising money for tsunami victims after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake through Serving for Tsunami Relief and other efforts; auction off some rackets and signatures to raise money for UNICEF; and created the Andy Roddick Foundation to help the youth at risk.

In 2007 Roddick and Andy Roddick Foundation were awarded by Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. Roddick was the first male tennis player to receive the award.

Serving recordings:

• The fastest service in the Australian Open: 148 mph.
• The fastest service in Dubai: 150 mph.
• The fastest average in the first service: 134 mph.
• The fastest service in Beijing: 148 mph.
• The fastest service in San Jose: 150 mph.
• The fastest service in Madrid: 151 mph.
• The fastest service in Washington: 151 mph.
• The fastest service in Queens: 153 mph.
• The fastest service in Lyon: 142 mph.
• The fastest service in US Open: 152 mph.
• The fastest service at Roland Garros: 144 mph (2006-2010).
• The fastest service in Queens: 151 mph.
• The fastest service at Wimbledon: 143 mph (2011).
• The fastest service on record (Davis Cup): 155 mph (2004).

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Career statistics

Grand Slam Tournament

History

Final: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-up)

Masters Series

Final: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-up)

Recordings

• These records were obtained in the Open Era of tennis.

Filmography

In 2011, Roddick made a cameo appearance in the Adam Sandler comedy film Just Go with It with his real wife Brooklyn Decker.

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See also

• World TeamTennis, playing for Philadelphia Freedoms in 2010.
• Federer-Roddick Competition

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References

Further reading

• Beth Donelson; Tom Donelson (2004). Coming Of Age: The Breakthrough Year of Andy Roddick . New York: iUniverse. ISBN: 0-595-30785-X.

External links

• Official website
• Andy Roddick at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Andy Roddick at the International Tennis Federation
• Andy Roddick in Davis Cup
• The Andy Roddick Foundation
• Biography of the US Olympic Team... with links to the photo gallery
• In losing a match, Roddick becomes a true sportsman, a May 2005 article written by Frank Deford
• Roddick reverses the form on the grass page
• Andy Roddick on IMDb
• The Tennis Academy - Total Roddick Tennis Academy

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