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Andy Roddick

Roddick at the 2000 US Open
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Roddick at the 2000 US Open

Andrew "Andy" Stephen Roddick, nicknamed A-Rod (born August 30, 1982), is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18 and became the youngest to end the year in the ATP top 200. In 2001, he became the youngest player to end the year in the ATP top 20. Roddick is known for his explosive serves, and powerful forehands.

Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He resides in Austin, Texas, and before that he lived in Boca Raton, Florida.

Roddick won his first Grand Slam title in the 2003 US Open when he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets. In the semifinals, Roddick rallied from two sets down to beat David Nalbandian. Roddick's summer hardcourt record in 2003 was outstanding, with his first Masters Event.

In 2003, he became the youngest American, aged 21, and 2nd youngest player behind Lleyton Hewitt (Australia, 20 years, 8 months) to finish no. 1 in history of ATP rankings since 1973. He also became the first American to finish no. 1 since Andre Agassi in 1999.

He has won 13 singles titles in his career as of 2004.

He hosted Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003. He dated actress Mandy Moore for a year and a half, from late 2002 to early 2004. Roddick is also the winner of the 2004 ESPY award for best male tennis player. He was deemed sexiest athelete by People Magazine. Roddick has appeared in Vogue magazine too.

On August 31, 2004 he served the fastest serve in US Open history - 244 km/h (152 mph).

Earlier that year Roddick set the record for the fastest serve clocked at 246.2 km/h during a straight-set victory over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in the quarter-finals of the Queens Club grass-court tournament.

Andy Roddick was unexpectidly knocked out of the US Open of 2004 in a spectacular 5 set quarterfinal match against the up and coming big server, Joachim Johansson.

Roddick ended the year with the most aces.

Roddick is also part of the United States Davis cup, along with fellow teammates Mardy Fish, Bob Bryan, and Mike Bryan. The team reached the 2004 Davis Cup finals in Seville Spain, but narrowly lost to the Spanish team.

Roddick recently fired his coach for 18 months, Brad Gibert. His new coach, Dean Goldfine, is the assistant coach to the US Davis Cup team.

Roddick finished 2004 as the world's number 2, and the USA's number 1.


External link

  • Official website http://www.andyroddick.com/
  • Profile on www.atptennis.com http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=Rod
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  • Andy Roddick Foundation http://www.arfoundation.org/
  • A Fansite http://www.roddickonline.com/
  • Another Fansite http://www.andytheace.tk/





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