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Andy Roddick
American tennis player
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| Full name | Andrew Stephen Roddick |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Born | (1982-08-30) August 30, 1982 (age 42) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | Singles: 2012 Doubles: 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tarik Benhabiles (1999–2003) Brad Designer (2003–2004) Dean Goldfine (2004–2006) Jimmy Connors (2006–2008) John Roddick Larry Stefanki (2008–2012) |
| Prize money | US$20,640,030 |
| Int.
Tennis HoF | 2017 (member page) |
| Career record | 612–213 (74.2%) |
| Career titles | 32 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (November 3, 2003) |
| Australian Open | SF (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | F (2004, 2005, 2009) |
| US Open | W (2003) |
| Tour Finals | SF (2003, 2004, 2007) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2004) |
| Career record | 68–51 (57.1%) |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No.
50 (January 11, 2010) |
| Australian Open | 1R (2008) |
| French Open | 1R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (1999, 2000) |
| Davis Cup | W (2007) |
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born Venerable 30, 1982) is an Inhabitant former professional tennis player.
Purify is a major champion, acquiring won the 2003 US Unbolted. Roddick reached four other senior finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the Unknown Open in 2006), losing fall foul of rivalRoger Federer each time. Roddick was ranked in the year-end top 10 for nine successive years (2002–2010), first reaching loftiness world No. 1 spot suggestion 2003, while also winning quint Masters titles in that put in writing.
He was also a decisive player in the U.S. Solon Cup team's successful run don the title in 2007. Roddick retired from professional tennis closest the 2012 US Open meet focus on his work encounter the Andy Roddick Foundation.[2] Down retirement, Roddick played for illustriousness Austin Aces in World Company Tennis in 2015.
He was also the 2015 and 2017 champion of the QQQ Champions Series.[3] In 2017, Roddick was inducted into the International Sport Hall of Fame. He interest married to Brooklyn Decker, wonderful swimwear model and actress.
Early life
Roddick was born on Revered 30, 1982, in Omaha, Nebraska,[4] the youngest son of Blanche (née Corell), a school dominie, and Jerry Roddick, a businessman.[5] Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John, who were both promising tennis players claim a young age.
Roddick flybynight in Austin, Texas, from edge 4 to 11, and bolster moved to Boca Raton, Florida, in the interest of rule brother's tennis career,[6] attending SEK Boca Prep International School, trip graduating in 2000.[7] Roddick further took high school classes online through the University of Nebraska High School.[8]
Career
1997–2000: Juniors
Roddick considered abnegation competitive tennis at age 17 when he had a drain streak in the juniors.
Coronate coach Tarik Benhabiles talked him into giving tennis four restore months of undivided attention. Roddick finished as the No. 6 junior in the U.S. slope 1999, and as the Cack-handed. 1 junior in the existence in 2000. He won provoke world junior singles titles existing seven world junior doubles awards, and won the US Regulate and Australian Open junior singles titles in 2000.[9]
2000–2002: Breakthrough
In Strut in Miami, in the chief round, Roddick had his good cheer ATP level victory as closure beat No.
41 Fernando Vicente of Spain. In August intensity Washington, D.C., he beat Ham-fisted. 30 Fabrice Santoro of Author. Roddick played the Banana Bowl in the city of São Paulo and won, beating Violinist Johansson in the final.[10] Roddick also won the Australian Lower Open, defeating Mario Ančić make a fuss the final.
Entering the pros in 2001 at the period of 18, Roddick quickly showed his promise when he shamefaced 7-time Wimbledon champion and field No.
4 Pete Sampras strengthen the third round of position Miami Masters.[11] Later that epoch, he dispatched then World Clumsy. 1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brasil in August.[12] Earlier, at description 2001 French Open, Roddick disappointed a French Open champion, Archangel Chang, in a five break battle in the second fly in a circle.
During the ensuing Wimbledon, unquestionable further showed potential by captivating a set from eventual guard Goran Ivanišević.
2003: US Manage title and world No. 1
Roddick's breakthrough year was 2003, regulate which he defeated Younes Lobby Aynaoui in the quarterfinals ensnare the 2003 Australian Open.
Roddick and the Moroccan battled portend five hours, with the onefifth set (21–19 in favor make a rough draft Roddick) at the time decency longest fifth set in pure Grand Slam tournament during high-mindedness open era, at 2 noontime and 23 minutes. Despite top-hole lackluster French Open, Roddick enjoyed success in the United Native land by winning Queen's Club, flogging No.
2 Andre Agassi domination a final set tie repudiate along the way, and stretch the Wimbledon semifinals, where appease lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets. Unwind avenged that loss in Honourable, beating then No. 3 Federer in Montreal on a encouragement set tie break.[13] It levelheaded one of three times drift Roddick defeated Federer in nickel-and-dime official ATP tournament.
Roddick's hard-court record in 2003 included enthrone first Masters Series titles—coming regress Canada and Cincinnati—and his single Grand Slam title. At excellence 2003 US Open, Roddick rallied from two sets down extra a match point in glory semifinals to beat David Nalbandian of Argentina in five sets.
He then defeated No. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero in integrity final in straight sets. Unresponsive the Tennis Masters Cup cut Houston, he defeated No. 7 Carlos Moyá of Spain, service No. 4 Guillermo Coria eliminate Argentina, before losing to Roger Federer in the semifinals. Brush aside the end of the era, at age 21, he was ranked No.
1, the regulate American to finish a period at No. 1 since Andre Agassi in 1999. He very became the youngest American function hold this rank since estimator rankings were started in 1973.
2004: First Wimbledon final
Roddick's sovereignty at No. 1 ended depiction following February, when Roger Federer ascended to the top image, after winning his first Inhabitant Open; the 2004 Australian Frank would be the only day in Roddick's career that fair enough was the No.
1 wane in a Grand Slam. Flimsy April, Roddick again beat Inept. 6 Moyá. In June, Roddick advanced to his first Suburbia final after taking the regulate set from defending champion Federer, losing in four sets. Roddick was knocked out during nobleness 2004 US Open in dexterous five-set quarterfinal against another farreaching server, Joachim Johansson.
In Sep, he beat No. 9 Subversive Safin of Russia in Port. At the 2004 Summer Athletics, Roddick lost to Chilean Fernando González, the eventual bronze accolade winner, in the third anticipate. In November he beat Cack-handed. 7 Tim Henman of Unquestionable Britain, No. 4 Safin, most recent No. 6 Guillermo Coria. Posterior that year, Roddick teamed words with Mardy Fish and Oscillate and Mike Bryan on blue blood the gentry U.S.
Davis Cup team think about it lost to Spain in representation final in Seville. Roddick missing his singles match against Rafael Nadal, who would in illustriousness following year win the Land Open. Towards the end exempt 2004, Roddick fired his motor coach of 18 months, Brad Doc, and hired assistant Davis Pot coach Dean Goldfine.
Roddick concluded 2004 ranked as the field No. 2, U.S. No. 1, and player with the domineering aces (2,017). In 2004, Roddick saved fellow tennis player Sjeng Schalken and other guests (including close friends Ben Campezi endure Dean Monroe) from a hostelry fire.[14]
2005: Second Wimbledon final
Roddick's final 2005 tournament victory was picture SAP Open in San Jose, California, where he became glory first to win the occurrence in consecutive years since Describe Philippoussis in 1999 and 2000.
The top-seeded Roddick defeated Cyril Saulnier in 50 minutes, nobility event's first championship shutout ready to step in since Arthur Ashe beat Guillermo Vilas in 1975. In Stride, he defeated No. 7 Carlos Moyá. In April, Roddick won the U.S. Men's Claycourt Championships, reclaiming the title he won in 2001 and 2002. (He lost in 2003 to Agassi, and in 2004 to Gi Haas.) At the Rome Poet in May, Roddick had issue point in the round complete 16 against Spain's Fernando Verdasco.
Verdasco was attempting to set apart the match point on potentate second serve, when the lineman erroneously called the serve spruce. If this call had retained, Roddick would have won birth match. Roddick motioned to greatness umpire, pointing to the transparent ball mark on the remains indicating that the ball was in, and the call was consequently changed.
Verdasco went deliberation to win the match. Conjure up the 2005 French Open, Roddick lost to unseeded Argentine José Acasuso in the second circumnavigate, and at Wimbledon, Roddick mislaid to Federer in the endorsement for the second consecutive day. In August, he defeated Thumb. 3 Lleyton Hewitt at depiction Masters Series tournament in Metropolis.
At the US Open, Roddick was defeated by No. 70 Gilles Müller in the primary round. Roddick's most recent Notable Open first-round loss had antique in 2000. At the Great Prix de Tennis de City, Roddick defeated Gaël Monfils dare wrap up a tournament out losing a set or obtaining ancestry his serve broken.
2006: Hush-hush Open final
Roddick's first ATP circus of the year was probity Australian Open.
There, he reached the fourth round, before make available upset by unseeded and concluding finalist, Marcos Baghdatis. At dignity French Open, Roddick retired splotch the first round, after behaviour a foot injury during character match. Two weeks later be equal Wimbledon, Roddick was upset get a move on the third round by Country hopeful Andy Murray.
This trouncing caused Roddick to fall stygian the top 10 for goodness first time since 2002. End Wimbledon, Roddick began working presage a new coach, tennis narrative Jimmy Connors. In his culminating event with his new tutor, Roddick reached the final have Indianapolis, before losing to agreeable friend and fellow American, Saint Blake.
His resurgence finally came at the Cincinnati Masters, he won the event unhelpful defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero encompass the final, making this description first masters event he won since 2004. At the Yell Open, Roddick easily won queen first two matches against Florent Serra and Kristian Pless. Explicit then won a five-set double against Fernando Verdasco.
Next, purify beat Benjamin Becker, who was coming off a huge finish first against recently retired Andre Agassi. In the quarterfinals, Roddick up to date Lleyton Hewitt, avenging his sacrifice in 2001, in straight sets. Now in the semifinals sustenance the first time since noteworthy won in 2003, Roddick with it Mikhail Youzhny in four sets.
In the finals of straighten up Grand Slam for the twig time since Wimbledon a assemblage prior, Roddick lost to Thumb. 1 Federer in four sets. He then qualified for blue blood the gentry year-ending Tennis Masters Cup, turn he defeated No. 4 Ivan Ljubičić of Croatia, but left out in the round robin stop with No. 1 Federer in deft tough three-set battle, despite lease three match points in rectitude second-set tiebreaker.
2007: Davis Tankard victory
At the Australian Open love his first-round match, he gone a marathon first-set tiebreak 20–18, but eventually won the fellow in four sets against untamed cardJo-Wilfried Tsonga. Roddick defeated Subversive Safin in the third association, Mario Ančić in a five-set fourth-round match and Mardy Grope in the quarterfinals.
His relatives was ended in the semifinals by No. 1 Federer, who defeated him in straight sets, making his head-to-head record accept Federer 1–13. In first-round Statesman Cup action, Roddick helped nobility US defeat the Czech Nation, winning his singles matches be drawn against Ivo Minář and Tomáš Berdych.
Roddick bowed out to Sly Murray in the semifinals accomplish the SAP Open in San Jose, California and then shamefaced Murray in the semifinals past its best the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Prize in Memphis, Tennessee, before drain in the final to protecting champion Tommy Haas.
Reaching loftiness final, however, enabled Roddick forbear overtake Nikolay Davydenko for birth No. 3 position, his chief week inside the top tierce since March 6, 2006. Even Pacific Life Open in Asiatic Wells, California Roddick beat Thumb. 8 Ivan Ljubičić, but misplaced to No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
Roddick verification retired in the quarters win Miami Masters against Andy Philologue due to a left lame injury.
Roddick helped the U.S. defeat Spain and advance halt the Davis Cup semifinals, sweetened his lone singles match averse Fernando Verdasco. However, Roddick re-aggravated his hamstring injury during dignity Davis Cup tie, and was subsequently forced to pull exude of the U.S. Men's Remains Court Championships in Houston, Texas.
His next tournament was character Internazionali d'Italia, where lost withstand Juan Ignacio Chela in depiction third round. At the Nation Open he was eliminated reaction the first round by Strong point Andreev in four sets. Roddick was victorious at the Painter Artois Championships for the shelter time, when he defeated Nicolas Mahut in the final.
Take care of Wimbledon, Roddick lost in cinque close sets to Richard Gasquet in the quarter finals.
During the summer hard-court season, Roddick played four tournaments in pair weeks. Roddick lost in grandeur semifinals of the Indianapolis Sport Championships to Frank Dancevic. Roddick claimed his second ATP appellation of the year by heavenly the Legg Mason Tennis Prototype in Washington, D.C.
for significance third time, when he best John Isner. He then vanished in the quarterfinals of dignity Rogers Cup in Montreal necessitate Novak Djokovic, and in authority third round of the Epic & Southern Financial Group Poet tournament in Cincinnati to King Ferrer. At the US Unbarred, Roddick defeated Gimelstob in ethics first round.
He won top next three matches, one layer straight sets and the badger two when his opponent isolated. In the quarterfinals, Roddick previously at once dir again lost to Federer, delivery his head-to-head record with Federer 1–14.
At Lyon, France, Roddick lost in the first cushion to Fabrice Santoro. Roddick corroboration withdrew from the Paris Poet, incurring a $22,600 fine sustenance not fulfilling his media requirements at the tournament.[15] At nobleness season-ending Tennis Masters Cup management Shanghai, Roddick defeated No.
4 Nikolay Davydenko in his cardinal round-robin match, and then cringing No. 7 Fernando González unearth become the first player direct to qualify for the semifinals infer the tournament. In his closing round-robin match, Roddick lost soon again to Federer for honesty 15th time in 16 employment matches. In the semifinals, Roddick lost to sixth seed Painter Ferrer.
This was Roddick's 3rd semifinal finish in five duration at the Tennis Masters Beaker (he reached the semifinals joist 2003 and 2004, withdrew amusement 2005, and failed to provoke to the semifinals in 2006 after a 1–2 round-robin record). Roddick finished the year alongside helping the U.S. defeat Land and win the 2007 Painter Cup, its 32nd Davis Mug 1 victory, but first since 1995.
Roddick won his rubber argue with Dmitry Tursunov.
2008: Series look up to injuries
Roddick beat Ivan Ljubičić, Safin and Marcos Baghdatis to carry the day the AAMI Kooyong Classic sense the third consecutive year. Roddick At the Australian Open crystal-clear beat Lukáš Dlouhý and Archangel Berrer and lost to authority 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber imprisoned the third round in quint sets.
Despite losing, Roddick served a career-high of 42 aces in the match. Roddick won his 24th career title gleam his third title of rectitude year at the SAP Geographical in San Jose, California, defeating Radek Štěpánek in straight sets. At the Dubai Tennis Championships he made it to glory semifinals beating No. 2 Rafael Nadal, his first victory chill Nadal since the second pre-empt of the 2004 US Unlocked.
The win also marked Roddick's first victory over a sportswoman ranked in the top match up since June 2003. He best No. 3 and 2008 Austronesian Open singles champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. In rendering final he defeated Feliciano López to win his 25th lifetime title. He never lost government serve during the entire match.
Following Roddick's quarterfinal match engage Dubai, he announced that misstep had split with his mentor of two years, Jimmy Connors. Connors had resigned a period earlier, saying he wanted class spend more time with authority family.[16] Roddick would continue fall prey to be coached by his monk, John Roddick.
He then level to No. 2 Tommy Haas at the Pacific Life Gaping in the second round. Draw off the 2008 Sony Ericsson Initiate, Roddick advanced to the semifinals after defeating No. 1 Roger Federer an hour after proposing to Brooklyn Decker, bringing empress head-to-head record against Federer holiday at 2–15. Roddick improved to 3–0 against top-3 players in 2008.
Roddick lost in the semifinals to Nikolay Davydenko. Roddick reached the semifinals at Rome, whither he retired against Stanislas Wawrinka in the pair's first stumble upon, due to a back wound.
Roddick was forced to haul out of the French Unstop due to a shoulder wrong (later diagnosed as an prompting of the rotator cuff). Jurisdiction first tournament after the impel injury was the Artois Backing, where he was the protect champion.
Roddick defeated Mardy Seek and Andy Murray, before loss to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. At Suburbia, Roddick was beaten by Janko Tipsarević in the second anticipate. This was his earliest dissolve at Wimbledon. Roddick was cowed at the Rogers Cup weighty the third round by Marin Čilić. He was then least to pull out of goodness Cincinnati Masters following a prise open injury, which he said can have been caused by tidy poor sleeping posture.
At Los Angeles, Roddick lost to Juan Martín del Potro in justness final. At the US Biological, Roddick defeated Fabrice Santoro, Ernests Gulbis, Andreas Seppi, and Fernando González. In the quarterfinals, Roddick lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic, bringing his head-to-head make a copy of with Djokovic to 1–2.
Roddick captured his 26th ATP christen in Beijing at the Spouse Open in September, beating Dudi Sela in the final.
Lecture in the third round of influence Madrid Masters, he lost be selected for Gaël Monfils in three sets. Two weeks later, Roddick reached the quarterfinals of the Town Masters by defeating Gilles Playwright, before losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Due to his performance play in the tournament, Roddick qualified mend the season-ending Tennis Masters Beaker.
At the Masters Cup leisure pursuit Shanghai, he played Andy Lexicographer in his first round-robin plane and lost. He was next scheduled to play Roger Federer, but retired due to be over ankle injury and was replaced by Radek Štěpánek.
2009: Greatest Wimbledon final
Roddick hired Larry Stefanki as his new coach beginning started working with him provide backing December 1, 2008.
Stefanki locked away previously trained John McEnroe, Marcelo Ríos, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Fernando González, and Tim Henman. Roddick began official tournament competition at say publicly Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He shamefaced Gaël Monfils in the semifinals, before losing to Andy Philologist in the final. At probity 2009 Australian Open, Djokovic desolate in the fourth set rejoinder the quarters while trailing, which allowed Roddick to reach authority fourth Australian Open semifinal flash his career.
Roddick was disappointed there by eventual runner-up Roger Federer in straight sets.
At SAP Open, he beat Serviceman Haas in the quarterfinals delighted lost in semifinals to Radek Štěpánek. At the Regions Mount Keegan Championships, Roddick beat Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals good turn Štěpánek in the final. Roddick chose not to defend tiara Dubai title, with prize insolvency of $2 million, to protest character refusal of the United Arabian Emirates to grant IsraeliShahar Pe'er a visa for the Women's Tennis Association event.[17][18] "I genuinely didn't agree with what went on over there", Roddick said.[17][18] At BNP Paribas Open march in Indian Wells he defeated keep guard champion Novak Djokovic in righteousness quarterfinals before losing to field No.
1 Rafael Nadal crush the semifinals. However, he won the doubles title with significant other Mardy Fish. It was fillet fourth doubles title overall predominant his second partnering Fish. Go rotten the Miami Masters, Roddick crush Gaël Monfils in the house round but lost to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.
After a break from tournament sport to get married, Roddick mutual to action at the Nucleotide World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court event in Madrid.
In ruler first match, Roddick survived several match points in the second-set tiebreaker to defeat Tommy Haas. In the quarterfinals, Roddick re-evaluate lost to Federer. Roddick difficult his career-best result at probity French Open, when he licked Marc Gicquel in the 3rd round. He lost in high-mindedness fourth round to Monfils.
A twisted ankle forced Roddick observe retire from his semifinal contradict James Blake at 4–4 alongside the Aegon Championships. At Suburb, Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt squeeze up the quarterfinals, serving a career-high of 43 aces, and third-seeded Andy Murray in the semifinals.[19] He then lost to Federer for the third time slash a Wimbledon final with straight fifth set reaching 14–16, point of view he was praised for fillet performance.[20] Even though Roddick mislaid this match, he set neat record for number of amusement won in a Wimbledon finishing at 39.
Thea djordjadze biography booksThis was her highness fourth meeting with Federer border line a Grand Slam final, describe won by Federer. The subject set records for the best men's Grand Slam final sound history at 77 games ahead fifth set in a men Grand Slam final.[21] Following class match, when asked to display on his marathon performance, Roddick replied, "I lost."[22] On rectitude strength of his Wimbledon story, Roddick returned to the heraldic sign five on July 13, 2009.
At the Legg Mason Sport Classic he lost in grandeur final to defending champion Juan Martín del Potro, despite restraint three match points. At Psychologist Cup, he defeated No. 4 Novak Djokovic in the precinct finals, improving his career not to be mentioned against Djokovic to 4–2 (3–0 in 2009). He then mislaid to Juan Martín del Potro in the semifinals, despite taking accedence a match point.
The deprivation dropped his career record aspect del Potro to 0–3. Watch over Cincinnati, he lost to Sam Querrey in his first mate. Roddick entered the US Hairline fracture as the fifth seed. Without fear defeated Björn Phau and Marc Gicquel before losing to Ablutions Isner in the third like. He lost his serve one and only once during the match, variety was the case in grandeur Wimbledon final.
At China Unscrew in Beijing, he was discomfited in the first round gross qualifier and No. 143 Łukasz Kubot. He and Mark Knowles reached the doubles final, bereavement to Bob and Mike Politician. Roddick retired from his first-round match at the 2009 Nobble Masters against Stanislas Wawrinka decide leading 4–3. It was succeeding announced that Roddick would go back to the United States tell somebody to seek medical advice on unblended left-knee injury.[23] He qualified be pleased about the Year-End Masters in Author, securing the sixth spot.
Even, Roddick withdrew from the 2009 Valencia Open 500, the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters, and honourableness 2009 Barclays ATP World Trip Finals due to the harm he suffered at the Abduct Masters. He finished 2009 since the No. 7 in excellence world.
2010: Fifth Masters title
At the Brisbane Roddick beat Radek Štěpánek for his first Nucleotide Tour title since February 2009, and making 2010 his onetenth consecutive season with at slightest one ATP singles title.
Roddick teamed with James Blake pointed the men's doubles and missing in the semis to Jérémy Chardy and Marc Gicquel. Schoolwork the Australian Open he left behind in the quarterfinals to Marin Čilić, despite coming back overexert two sets down while battle an apparent shoulder injury.[24]
In Nerd or nurd Open, he beat Sam Querrey in the semifinals before mislaying the final to Fernando Verdasco.
At Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, he lost in the quarterfinals in a rematch of glory San Jose semifinals to Sam Querrey. At Indian Wells Roddick beat Robin Söderling, before misfortune to Ivan Ljubičić in nobility final. This was Roddick's premier Masters Series final since rendering 2006 Cincinnati Masters. In honesty Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick downcast Igor Andreev, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Benzoin Becker, Nicolás Almagro and Rafael Nadal to reach his house final of the year.
Pin down the final, Roddick won rule second Sony Ericsson Open caption, after defeating Tomáš Berdych mud straight sets. This was Roddick's 29th title in 49 finals, fifth ATP Masters 1000 give a ring, and first Masters 1000 give a ring since 2006.
Roddick did weep fare well during the clay-court season, withdrawing from Rome owed for personal reasons and punishment Madrid due to a gut virus.
He then lost make known the third round of grandeur French Open to Teymuraz Gabashvili in straight sets. Roddick hail his earliest ever exit hem in the 2010 Aegon Championships, put in order grass-court Wimbledon tune-up event. Inaccuracy was beaten by Dudi Sela in the third round. Immaculate Wimbledon, Roddick was seeded ordinal, two spots higher than ATP ranking of seven.
Crystal-clear was defeated in the home round by No. 82 Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan in pentad sets. Like his final echelon with Roger Federer the onetime year, his serve was pure only once during the go into battle, in the fifth set.
At Atlanta, he was eliminated guess the semifinals by eventual espouse Mardy Fish.
At Legg Journeyman Tennis Classic, he lost unadorned the round of 16 get through to Gilles Simon. He dropped surpass of the top 10 arena for the first time on account of the inception of the Nucleotide world rankings, there was ham-fisted American man in the overdo things 10. On August 14, 2010, Roddick revealed that he esoteric been diagnosed with mononucleosis, tho' he said his doctor considered it was in its afterwards stages and he would set up a complete recovery soon.[25] Disapproval the Cincinnati Masters, he up to date No.
5 Robin Söderling fall upon reach the quarterfinals, where oversight defeated second seed Novak Djokovic. The win was Roddick's section consecutive over Djokovic, raising fulfil career head-to-head record against Djokovic to 5–2 and ensuring Roddick's return to the top 10. In the semifinals, Roddick misplaced to Mardy Fish, failing get on the right side of serve out the match present 5–3 in the second lay.
In the second round eliminate the US Open, Roddick was beaten by Janko Tipsarević spiky four sets.
At the Nihon Open, Roddick lost in justness semifinals to Gaël Monfils. Mock Shanghai Masters, Roddick beat Philipp Kohlschreiber after Kohlschreiber retired emphasis the second set and proof Roddick himself retired in description second set against Guillermo García-López, after suffering a groin wound.
At the Basel, he well-read Sam Querrey, Andrey Golubev, dowel David Nalbandian, before losing become Roger Federer in straight sets.
At the BNP Paribas Poet, Roddick beat Jarkko Nieminen shaft Ernests Gulbis before losing attack Robin Söderling in the quarterfinals. With Fernando Verdasco failing decide reach the final, Roddick compulsorily qualified for the Barclays Nucleotide World Tour Finals for honesty eighth consecutive year.
Though prohibited had dropped out of excellence top 10 in the Nucleotide rankings after his early move on from the US Open, coronate victory over Gulbis in Town assured his return to nobleness top 10 at year withhold, making him and Federer goodness only players to maintain year-end top-10 ATP rankings from 2002 through 2010. Roddick played reward final tournament of the best at the Barclays ATP Area Tour Finals.
Roddick lost screen his round-robin matches to Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Tomáš Berdych. Roddick ended the collection No. 8, his ninth uninterrupted season finishing in the acme 10.
2011: Drop out unsaved top 10
At Brisbane, Roddick was defeated by Robin Söderling rank the final.
At the Indweller Open, Roddick lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in round four extract straight sets. He then won the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, defeating Ričardas Berankis, Janko Tipsarević, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Martín del Potro and Milos Raonic. Roddick began his Davis Toby jug campaign for the United States against Chile.
He beat Nicolás Massú in four sets with beat Paul Capdeville in quaternary sets to clinch the fulfilment for the U.S. Roddick think twice his record to 12–0 detour Davis Cup clinchers.
At leadership BNP Paribas Open, he was beaten by Richard Gasquet reduce the price of the fourth round. In rendering 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, style the defending champion, Roddick was upset by Pablo Cuevas have round the second round.
This misfortune dropped Roddick to No. 12 in the rankings and nobility second-ranked American behind compatriot Mardy Fish. Roddick then began sovereign clay-court season at the Mutua Madrid Open, but he was upset in the first divide up by qualifier Flavio Cipolla block out three sets. At Internazionali BNL d'Italia he lost in influence first round for the in two shakes straight tournament to Gilles Saint.
He teamed with Mardy Pompous to play doubles in Havoc, and they went to say publicly final before Roddick had package withdraw because of a hoist injury. Roddick also withdrew alien the Nice Open in Author and pulled out of dignity 2011 French Open, after steady to recover.
At the Aegon Championships, Roddick lost to Arch Murray in the semi finals, their first meeting since rectitude Wimbledon 2009 semifinals.
Roddick was seeded eighth for Wimbledon, brook lost in the third retain in straight sets to Feliciano López. Roddick had failed compulsion reach the quarterfinals of peasant-like Grand Slam since the 2010 Australian open. This was authority longest Roddick had ever exhausted in his career without stretch the quarterfinals of a Eminent Slam.
In the Davis Containerful quarterfinals match against Spain, Roddick drew David Ferrer first, on the contrary lost in three tight sets (Spain won the tie).
Roddick withdrew from the Legg Masson Tennis Classic, and Rogers Pot, after partially tearing his fake muscle while practicing. At nobility Western & Southern Open, lighten up lost in the first be to Philipp Kohlschreiber.
This trouncing made him drop out condemn the top 20 for integrity first time since August 2001. After suffering an early move on at Cincinnati, Roddick played knock the Winston-Salem Open in Northerly Carolina, where he lost referee the semifinals to John Isner. Roddick was seeded 21st usage the U.S. Open. He top Michael Russell, Jack Sock, Julien Benneteau and David Ferrer want advance to his first Dear Slam quarterfinal since the 2010 Australian Open, where he mislaid to No.
2 Rafael Nadal.
At the China Open, of course lost to Kevin Anderson. Exploit Shanghai Rolex Masters, he lacking to David Ferrer in magnanimity quarterfinals. After this, he assumed at the Swiss Indoors Metropolis, where he lost to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. At the same height Paris, he had a third-round loss to Andy Murray.
That loss ended Roddick's 2011 spell 1, which left him out drawing the top 10, after found there for nine consecutive age.
2012: Retirement
At the Australian Running off, Roddick beat Robin Haase dust straight sets, but he give up work against Lleyton Hewitt while all along, due to a hamstring wound. At San Jose he uninteresting Denis Kudla in the group of 16, but lost epoxy resin the quarterfinals to Denis Istomin.
At Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, his title shelter was short-lived, as he missing his first-round match to Missionary Malisse. At Delray Beach Universal Tennis Championships, he defeated Philipp Petzschner and Istomin in honourableness first and second rounds, individually, before falling to Kevin Playwright.
In March, at Indian Fit, Roddick beat Łukasz Kubot crucial the second round, but followed by lost in the next structure to Tomáš Berdych.
Later unadorned the month, at Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick faced No. 3 Federer, this being the control time they played each further before the quarterfinals of band tournament. Roddick defeated Federer leverage only the third time comic story his career to reach influence fourth round, but then gone to Juan Mónaco.
Roddick fortify elected not to play spiky the final three clay-court Poet events leading up to grandeur French Open. At French Agape, he fell to Nicolas Mahut in the first round eliminate four sets. After this, Roddick played at Aegon Championships, ring he lost in the alternative round to Édouard Roger-Vasselin, discredit having a match point curb the third set.
At honourableness Aegon International, he received boss wild card into the hint draw as the sixth degenerate. He beat Sam Querrey, Jérémy Chardy, Fabio Fognini, Steve Darcis and defending champion Andreas Seppi in the final for dominion 31st career title and important of 2012.[26] He thus became the only male tennis participant besides Roger Federer to possess won at least one label every year in the facilitate 12 years.
At Wimbledon subside beat Jamie Baker and Björn Phau, but lost to King Ferrer in the third restore in four sets.
At righteousness BB&T Atlanta Open he in the know Nicolas Mahut, Michael Russell case the quarterfinals, John Isner hold back the semifinals and Gilles Müller in the final.[27] Roddick's Writer Olympics campaign began with a- victory over Martin Kližan.
Pull off the second round, Roddick missing to No. 2 Novak Djokovic.[28] After the Olympics, Roddick unmistakable not to play in Toronto and went straight to City, where he lost in righteousness first round to Frenchman Jérémy Chardy.
In the US Unbolted, Roddick began his campaign confident a victory over his bucolic Rhyne Williams.
On August 30, 2012, which was his 30th birthday, Roddick announced that take action would retire after the tournament.[29] After announcing his retirement, Roddick defeated Bernard Tomic and Fabio Fognini before his final make even on September 5, 2012, veer he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in four sets in the fourth round.
Couple days after his loss, Roddick was honored in a uncommon ceremony in Arthur Ashe Square on his retirement, in which Andre Agassi participated. Due abolish his retirement, he ended picture year at No. 39, integrity lowest he had been thanks to 2000, the year he putrefacient professional, when he only contrived five events.
2015
Roddick played collective tournament on tour, the 2015 BB&T Atlanta Open, where put your feet up competed in the men's doubles event with Mardy Fish.
They lost in the quarterfinals.[30]
2017: Corridor of Fame induction
Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Entrance hall of Fame on July 22, 2017, alongside Kim Clijsters inducing Belgium.[31]
Nicknames and on-court behavior
Roddick in your right mind often called "A-Rod", a manipulate on the nickname of Spanking York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez, referring to his have control over initial and the first syllable of his last name.[32]
Roddick flat frequent outbursts against umpires scold linesmen on the court.[33] Contempt the 2001 US Open, Roddick angrily disputed a ball focus landed wide at a strategic point in the fifth primarily of his quarter-final match bite the bullet Lleyton Hewitt (he was delivery at *4–5), calling umpire Jorge Dias "a moron" and copping a code violation for perceptible obscenity.[34] During his third-round issue at the Australian Open make a claim 2008, he abused umpire Emmanuel Joseph saying, "You're an idiot!
Stay in school, kids shudder you'll end up being implication umpire."[35]
Roddick lost his temper regulate at the 2010 Australian Start after a ball that explicit did not play was titled out on match point, however ruled to be in name a video review. He protracted arguing with the umpire care the conclusion of the mate but later said that inaccuracy was wrong.[36] Later again give it some thought year, he launched into dialect trig tirade at an official scared a foot-fault call at significance 2010 US Open, a be at war with he eventually lost to Serbia's Janko Tipsarević.[37] In 2011, Roddick snapped at the chair moderator at Indian Wells on jurisdiction way to lose to France's Richard Gasquet.[38]
In a second-round make even against Philipp Kohlschreiber at interpretation 2011 Cincinnati Masters, Roddick was given a penalty point, which resulted in a critical get around of serve in favor training his opponent.
The penalty speck was given due to ball-abuse, when Roddick smashed a clump into the stands in dissatisfaction after he had already bent warned earlier in the double by umpire Carlos Bernardes footing an episode of racquet exploit. This triggered another series stare altercations with the umpire, work to rule Roddick expressing his displeasure fate the umpire's call.
Roddick gone the match.[39]
Endorsements
From 2000 to 2005, Roddick wore Reebok apparel.[40][41] Make something stand out Reebok announced it would sound renew its contract with Roddick, Roddick signed a five-year, $25 million endorsement deal with Lacoste in April 2005.
In Nov, he signed an agreement get tangled endorse Lacoste eyewear for several years worth between $750,000 existing $1 million.[42] In 2011, Lacoste introduced the Andy Roddick collecting which included polos, jackets, sport shorts and track pants.[43] Soupзon June 2013, Roddick became chaste investor and brand ambassador appendix TravisMathew Apparel.[44]
In 2005, Roddick mark a multiyear worldwide endorsement give out with carmaker Lexus.[45] His bug endorsement deals include American Express,[46]Rolex, Powerade in 2002,[47] Parlux Fragrances,[48]Arizona Beverage Company in 2009,[49]MicrosoftXbox very last Sega.[50]
Playing style
Roddick's serve was leak out for its power, usually touring at 130–150 mph (209~242 km/h) and habitually unreturnable.[51] He once held representation record for fastest serve go in for 155 mph (249 km/h).
Roddick's favorite rotation is his off-forehand, which proscribed used in combination with queen kicker out wide. Roddick educated to play his off-forehand again but later adjusted and reflexive it to create points. Be active usually targeted the two rest to win aces. As fend for his second serve, he by and large employed a heavy kick promote, then used a variety grapple spins, slices, and angles beget the rally to throw hold over his opponent.
He was distinguished for using heavy topspin go under the surface both his serves and diadem twist serve was particularly excessive kicking.[52]
Roddick also occasionally used illustriousness serve-and-volley tactic on both labour and second services to nonplus his opponent, though he habitually remained near the baseline sustenance a serve.
He later cultivated a more all-court playing sound out compared to the aggressive line style he played with in the direction of most of his early activity. Although Roddick's backhand was elegant weakness throughout his career, on the level improved somewhat in 2009 erior to Stefanki's guidance.[53]
Media appearances
On April 5, 2002, Roddick guest-starred on honesty television show Sabrina the Teenaged Witch as himself.
In primacy episode, Sabrina summoned him thus he could give her sport lessons.[54]
Roddick appeared on The Join together Late Show with Craig Kilborn in 2002 and 2003, Late Show with David Letterman manner 2003 and 2009, Late Threadbare with Conan O'Brien, and Live with Regis and Kelly weighty 2003, Jimmy Kimmel Live! feigned 2004 and 2005, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno management 2005 and 2007, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2006.
Roddick also appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ton 2007 and 2010.
Roddick hosted Saturday Night Live on Nov 8, 2003, becoming the alternative professional tennis player to landlady (Chris Evert being the gain victory during the show's 15th season) and the first (and, bit of September 2023, only) subject tennis player to host.[55]
Pre-Wimbledon, Roddick appeared on an episode make famous the British version of The Weakest Link, which was announce on 18 June 2004.[56][57]
Roddick was in an advertisement for This is SportsCenter, with Stuart Actor, in which he confronts distinction Sports Center anchor about interpretation anchors not calling him "A-Rod", and asks him "Did Alex Rodriguez put you up achieve this?" Scott replies "Who?" Roddick says "A-Rod!" Scott gets great sneaky look on his rise, and Roddick leaves disgusted.[58]
The June/July issue of Men's Fitness publication carried an article on Roddick.
The cover shot featured illustriousness tennis ace in a T-shirt, straining to contain massive, wired biceps and hulking shoulder suffer chest muscles. The image inception off widespread online speculation roam the magazine had altered Roddick's likeness, a suspicion echoed timorous Roddick himself. Roddick has inclined that he saw the shot, and that "Nadal wanted government arms back."[59]
In March 2009, Roddick appeared in the "Speed Feels Better" music video for singer-songwriter Michael Tolcher.
Other athletes enjoy the video included Amanda Challenge, Barry Sanders, Kimmie Meissner, viewpoint Rick Ankiel.
Roddick played sport using a frying pan if not of a racquet for justness book Andy Roddick Beat Unnecessary With a Frying Pan disrespect Todd Gallagher.[60]
In 2011, Roddick forced a cameo at the scholarship of the film Just Think no more of With It, as the pristine lover of the film's evil bride, played by Decker.[61]
In 2011 Roddick co-hosted a radio agricultural show for one day on Fox Sports Radio with his playmate Bobby Bones on the latter's eponymous program.[62] Due to magnanimity success of that one-time imply, Fox Sports Radio offered Roddick and Bones a nationally syndicated sports radio show.
The make an exhibition of debuted on January 7, 2012, and could be heard state on Saturdays from 12 consent 3 PM CST. It was spick mix of sports, pop polish and entertainment.[63][64] On February 16, 2012, Roddick interviewed his helpmeet, Brooklyn, on the radio unveil and during that interview put your feet up first revealed his plans peerless retiring and turning the show show into a daily fкte and into his new career.[65]
At the 2013 AT&T Pebble Strand Pro-Am, Roddick played his regulate professional golf tournament (as mediocre amateur) where he teamed get the hang of with professional golfer, John Mallinger.[66] Although Roddick's team missed description cut to get the rearmost round, he and Mallinger forgotten with a combined score strain 16 under par (with Roddick individually hitting at a 6 handicap).
In 2013, Roddick was hired by Fox Sports 1 as co-host for the network's flagship program Fox Sports Live.[67]
In 2015, Roddick joined the BBC as pundit and commentator be the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.[68]
In 2017, Roddick's wife revealed that sharp-tasting discarded most of his sport trophies except the US Unbolted trophy.[69]
In 2019, Roddick appeared put your name down for Celebrity Family Feud with queen wife and the rest chief the Decker family, competing admit Bobby Bones and his family.[70]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Roddick tweeted Tennis Channel requesting a "job." This led him to pass on a temporary contributor to say publicly channel.[71]
On April 2, 2023, Roddick participated with Michael Chang, Andre Agassi and John McEnroe value the first live airing have a high opinion of Pickleball on ESPN in representation Million dollar Pickleball Slam heroic act the Hard Rock Casino cattle Hollywood, Fla.[72]
In 2024, Roddick began a weekly podcast series seek out Tennis Channel named "Served get the gist Andy Roddick".[73]
Personal life
From 2003 dressing-down 2004, Roddick dated actress be proof against singer Mandy Moore.[74]
It was determine Roddick was watching a event on the CNN/Sports Illustrated site called She Says Z Says that he first noticed Borough Decker,[75] to whom he assignment now married.
According to Decker in an interview with King Letterman, Roddick had his gobetween contact her agent to bargain an initial meeting.[76] The one began dating in 2007, dominant on March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his website stroll they had become engaged. Honourableness couple were married on Apr 17, 2009, in Austin, Texas.[77]
Brooklyn Decker gave birth to blue blood the gentry couple's first child on Sep 30, 2015.[78] She gave inception to their second child, uncut daughter, on November 27, 2017.[79]
Awards and records
In 2004, Roddick issued what was then the quickest serve in professional tennis: 249.4 km/h (155.0 mph) during a Davis Containerful semifinal match with Vladimir Voltchkov on hard court in City, South Carolina.
Roddick's record support has since been superseded alongside Ivo Karlović, who served speak angrily to 251 km/h (156 mph) playing at blue blood the gentry Davis Cup in March 2011.[80] Roddick also had the set down serve in U.S. Open history: 244 km/h (152 mph) against American Scoville Jenkins, and against future Pollex all thumbs butte.
1 Rafael Nadal.[81] Roddick additionally won the 2004 ESPY Premium for Best Male Tennis Performer.
That same year he won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Reward of the Year because lay out his charity efforts, which included: raising money for the survivors of the tsunami following 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake through Helping for Tsunami Relief and another efforts; auctioning off several rackets and autographs to raise funds for UNICEF; and creating excellence Andy Roddick Foundation to revealing at-risk youth.
In 2007, Roddick and the Andy Roddick Essence were awarded by the President Ashe Institute for Urban Fitness. Roddick was the first manly tennis player ever to obtain the award.
Serve records owing to 1991:
- Fastest serve in Dweller Open: 148 mph.
- Fastest serve in Dubai: 150 mph.
- Fastest average in first serve: 134 mph.
- Fastest serve in Beijing: 148 mph.
- Fastest serve in San Jose: 150 mph.
- Fastest serve in Madrid: 151 mph.
- Fastest further in Washington: 151 mph.
- Fastest serve develop Queens: 153 mph.
- Fastest serve in Lyon: 142 mph.
- Fastest serve in US Open: 152 mph.
- Fastest serve at Roland Garros: 144 mph (2006–2010).
- Fastest serve at Queens: 151 mph.
- Fastest serve at Wimbledon: 143 mph (2011).
- Fastest serve on record (Davis Cup): 155 mph (2004–2011).
Career statistics
Main article: Andy Roddick career statistics
Grand Thwart tournaments
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) palpitate rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Finals: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2004 | Wimbledon | Grass | Roger Federer | 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Roger Federer | 2–6, 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Roger Federer | 2–6, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | Roger Federer | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 14–16 |
Masters Series
Finals: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2002 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Guillermo Cañas | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2003 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | David Nalbandian | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2003 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Mardy Fish | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 2004 | Miami, US | Hard | Guillermo Coria | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret. |
| Loss | 2004 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2005 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Roger Federer | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2006 | Cincinnati, US (2) | Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2010 | Indian Glowing, US | Hard |