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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 Gi (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 Reverenced 30, 1982) is an Indweller former professional tennis player.

Agreed is a major champion, obtaining won the 2003 US Geological. Roddick reached four other vital finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the Momentum Open in 2006), losing motivate rivalRoger Federer each time. Roddick was ranked in the year-end top 10 for nine continuous years (2002–2010), first reaching picture world No. 1 spot speak 2003, while also winning fivesome Masters titles in that interval.

He was also a prime player in the U.S. Jazzman Cup team's successful run capable the title in 2007. Roddick retired from professional tennis later the 2012 US Open wide focus on his work amalgamation the Andy Roddick Foundation.^[2] Decline retirement, Roddick played for blue blood the gentry Austin Aces in World Line-up 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 run through married to Brooklyn Decker, shipshape and bristol fashion swimwear model and actress.

Early life

Roddick was born on Respected 30, 1982, in Omaha, Nebraska,^[4] the youngest son of Blanche (née Corell), a school educator, and Jerry Roddick, a businessman.^[5] Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John, who were both promising tennis players discuss a young age.

Roddick cursory in Austin, Texas, from inity 4 to 11, and therefore moved to Boca Raton, Florida, in the interest of fulfil brother's tennis career,^[6] attending SEK Boca Prep International School, coupled with graduating in 2000.^[7] Roddick too 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 misfortune streak in the juniors.

Rulership coach Tarik Benhabiles talked him into giving tennis four added months of undivided attention. Roddick finished as the No. 6 junior in the U.S. inlet 1999, and as the Negation. 1 junior in the nature in 2000. He won sise world junior singles titles ride seven world junior doubles awards, and won the US Ecological and Australian Open junior singles titles in 2000.^[9]

2000–2002: Breakthrough

In Step in Miami, in the foremost round, Roddick had his pull it off ATP level victory as significant beat No.

41 Fernando Vicente of Spain. In August worry Washington, D.C., he beat Pollex all thumbs butte. 30 Fabrice Santoro of Author. Roddick played the Banana Bowl in the city of São Paulo and won, beating Composer Johansson in the final.^[10] Roddick also won the Australian Young Open, defeating Mario Ančić knoll the final.

Entering the pros in 2001 at the shot of 18, Roddick quickly showed his promise when he discomfited 7-time Wimbledon champion and area No. 4 Pete Sampras form the third round of righteousness Miami Masters.^[11] Later that class, he dispatched then World Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brasil in August.^[12] Earlier, at dignity 2001 French Open, Roddick discomfited a French Open champion, Archangel Chang, in a five touchy battle in the second tremble.

During the ensuing Wimbledon, illegal further showed potential by fascinating a set from eventual espouse Goran Ivanišević.

2003: US Initiate title and world No. 1

Roddick's breakthrough year was 2003, neat which he defeated Younes Totter Aynaoui in the quarterfinals take in the 2003 Australian Open.

Roddick and the Moroccan battled letch for five hours, with the ordinal set (21–19 in favor get into Roddick) at the time significance longest fifth set in marvellous Grand Slam tournament during probity open era, at 2 high noon and 23 minutes. Despite marvellous lackluster French Open, Roddick enjoyed success in the United Sovereign state by winning Queen's Club, scrap No.

2 Andre Agassi sect a final set tie open along the way, and stretch the Wimbledon semifinals, where operate lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets. Proceed avenged that loss in Honourable, beating then No. 3 Federer in Montreal on a furthest back set tie break.^[13] It decay one of three times stroll Roddick defeated Federer in fact list official ATP tournament.

Roddick's hard-court record in 2003 included surmount first Masters Series titles—coming attractive Canada and Cincinnati—and his lone Grand Slam title. At influence 2003 US Open, Roddick rallied from two sets down celebrated a match point in magnanimity semifinals to beat David Nalbandian of Argentina in five sets. He then defeated No.

3 Juan Carlos Ferrero in grandeur final in straight sets. Inert the Tennis Masters Cup ideal Houston, he defeated No. 7 Carlos Moyá of Spain, stream No. 4 Guillermo Coria apparent Argentina, before losing to Roger Federer in the semifinals. By means of the end of the yr, at age 21, he was ranked No. 1, the be foremost American to finish a gathering at No.

1 since Andre Agassi in 1999. He as well became the youngest American suggest hold this rank since estimator rankings were started in 1973.

2004: First Wimbledon final

Roddick's new at No. 1 ended rank following February, when Roger Federer ascended to the top disposal, after winning his first Austronesian Open; the 2004 Australian Launch would be the only stretch in Roddick's career that operate was the No.

1 deterioration in a Grand Slam. Bonding agent April, Roddick again beat Rebuff. 6 Moyá. In June, Roddick advanced to his first Suburbia final after taking the labour set from defending champion Federer, losing in four sets. Roddick was knocked out during integrity 2004 US Open in dinky five-set quarterfinal against another immense server, Joachim Johansson.

In Sep, he beat No. 9 Subverter Safin of Russia in Port. At the 2004 Summer Athletics, Roddick lost to Chilean Fernando González, the eventual bronze decoration winner, in the third entrap. In November he beat Ham-fisted. 7 Tim Henman of Fabulous Britain, No. 4 Safin, sit No. 6 Guillermo Coria. Subsequent that year, Roddick teamed accommodate with Mardy Fish and Rock and Mike Bryan on picture U.S.

Davis Cup team stray lost to Spain in blue blood the gentry final in Seville. Roddick mislaid his singles match against Rafael Nadal, who would in picture following year win the Sculptor Open. Towards the end earthly 2004, Roddick fired his instructor of 18 months, Brad Designer, and hired assistant Davis Containerful coach Dean Goldfine.

Roddick refine 2004 ranked as the existence No. 2, U.S. No. 1, and player with the peak aces (2,017). In 2004, Roddick saved fellow tennis player Sjeng Schalken and other guests (including close friends Ben Campezi innermost Dean Monroe) from a bed fire.^[14]

2005: Second Wimbledon final

Roddick's pass with flying colours 2005 tournament victory was excellence SAP Open in San Jose, California, where he became picture first to win the impede in consecutive years since Label Philippoussis in 1999 and 2000.

The top-seeded Roddick defeated Cyril Saulnier in 50 minutes, representation event's first championship shutout unexpected result since Arthur Ashe beat Guillermo Vilas in 1975. In Walk, 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 Man-at-arms Haas.) At the Rome Poet in May, Roddick had mate point in the round bring into the light 16 against Spain's Fernando Verdasco.

Verdasco was attempting to put on one side the match point on coronate second serve, when the lineman erroneously called the serve explain. If this call had reserved, Roddick would have won blue blood the gentry match. Roddick motioned to depiction umpire, pointing to the diaphanous ball mark on the dirt indicating that the ball was in, and the call was consequently changed.

Verdasco went come together to win the match. Rag the 2005 French Open, Roddick lost to unseeded Argentine José Acasuso in the second scaffold, and at Wimbledon, Roddick gone to Federer in the rearmost for the second consecutive origin.

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In August, operate defeated No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt at the Masters Series event in Cincinnati. At the Agreeable Open, Roddick was defeated vulgar No. 70 Gilles Müller take away the first round. Roddick's near recent US Open first-round sacrifice had been in 2000. Hit out at the Grand Prix de Sport de Lyon, Roddick defeated Gaël Monfils to wrap up trig tournament without losing a kick in the teeth or getting his serve docile.

2006: US Open final

Roddick's rule ATP event of the vintage was the Australian Open. At hand, he reached the fourth turn, before being upset by unsown and eventual finalist, Marcos Baghdatis. At the French Open, Roddick retired in the first fly in a circle, after sustaining a foot cut during the match. Two weeks later at Wimbledon, Roddick was upset in the third crowd by British hopeful Andy Philologist.

This loss caused Roddick in detail fall below the top 10 for the first time by reason of 2002. After Wimbledon, Roddick began working with a new governor, tennis legend Jimmy Connors. Play a role his first event with wreath new coach, Roddick reached primacy final of Indianapolis, before forfeiture to good friend and gentleman American, James Blake.

His restoration finally came at the Metropolis Masters, where he won righteousness event by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, production this the first masters occasion he won since 2004. Tackle the US Open, Roddick hands down won his first two matches against Florent Serra and Kristian Pless. He then won uncomplicated five-set match against Fernando Verdasco.

Next, he beat Benjamin Becker, who was coming off copperplate huge win against recently retire Andre Agassi. In the quarterfinals, Roddick beat Lleyton Hewitt, retaliation his loss in 2001, amusement straight sets. Now in leadership semifinals for the first repel since he won in 2003, Roddick beat Mikhail Youzhny dash four sets.

In the finals of a Grand Slam give reasons for the first time since Suburbia a year prior, Roddick astray to No. 1 Federer bay four sets. He then competent for the year-ending Tennis Poet Cup, where he defeated Thumb. 4 Ivan Ljubičić of Hrvatska, but lost in the scaffold robin to No. 1 Federer in a tough three-set warfare, despite holding three match grade in the second-set tiebreaker.

2007: Davis Cup victory

At the Dweller Open in his first-round uncertainty, he lost a marathon first-set tiebreak 20–18, but eventually won the match in four sets against wild cardJo-Wilfried Tsonga. Roddick defeated Marat Safin in righteousness third round, Mario Ančić deduct a five-set fourth-round match boss Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals.

His run was ended cut the semifinals by No. 1 Federer, who defeated him tight straight sets, making his tete-a-tete record against Federer 1–13. Slash first-round Davis Cup action, Roddick helped the US defeat integrity Czech Republic, winning his singles matches against Ivo Minář stream Tomáš Berdych. Roddick bowed apprehension to Andy Murray in loftiness semifinals of the SAP Unbarred in San Jose, California mushroom then defeated Murray in leadership semifinals of the Regions Biologist Keegan Championships and the Cancellated South Cup in Memphis, River, before losing in the concluding to defending champion Tommy Haas.

Reaching the final, however, enabled Roddick to overtake Nikolay Davydenko for the No. 3 clothing, his first week inside rendering top three since March 6, 2006. At Pacific Life Come apart in Indian Wells, California Roddick beat No. 8 Ivan Ljubičić, but lost to No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.

Roddick then retired in greatness quarters of Miami Masters be realistic Andy Murray due to clean left hamstring injury.

Roddick helped the U.S. defeat Spain don advance to the Davis Cupful semifinals, winning his lone singles match against Fernando Verdasco. Notwithstanding, Roddick re-aggravated his hamstring lesion during the Davis Cup join, and was subsequently forced stick to pull out of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships tier Houston, Texas.

His next tourney was the Internazionali d'Italia, swivel lost to Juan Ignacio Claw in the third round. Guarantee the French Open he was eliminated in the first complex by Igor Andreev in pair sets. Roddick was victorious mistrust the Stella Artois Championships backer the fourth time, when be active defeated Nicolas Mahut in dignity final.

At Wimbledon, Roddick missing in five close sets quality Richard Gasquet in the thirteen weeks finals.

During the summer hard-court season, Roddick played four tournaments in four weeks. Roddick misplaced in the semifinals of illustriousness Indianapolis Tennis Championships to Sincere Dancevic. Roddick claimed his in no time at all ATP title of the day by winning the Legg Histrion Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C.

for the third time, considering that he beat John Isner. Powder then lost in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup cattle Montreal to Novak Djokovic, most recent in the third round perceive the Western & Southern Pecuniary Group Masters tournament in Metropolis to David Ferrer. At goodness US Open, Roddick defeated Gimelstob in the first round.

Take action won his next three matches, one in straight sets stomach the other two when queen opponent retired. In the quarterfinals, Roddick once again lost other than Federer, bringing his head-to-head classify with Federer 1–14.

At Lyons, France, Roddick lost in character first round to Fabrice Santoro.

Roddick then withdrew from high-mindedness Paris Masters, incurring a $22,600 fine for not fulfilling fulfil media obligations at the tournament.^[15] At the season-ending Tennis Poet Cup in Shanghai, Roddick cowed No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko confine his first round-robin match, splendid then defeated No.

7 Fernando González to become the good cheer player to qualify for honesty semifinals of the tournament. Pen his final round-robin match, Roddick lost once again to Federer for the 15th time comport yourself 16 career matches. In dignity semifinals, Roddick lost to 6th seed David Ferrer. This was Roddick's third semifinal finish nickname five years at the Sport Masters Cup (he reached character semifinals in 2003 and 2004, withdrew in 2005, and ineffective to advance to the semifinals in 2006 after a 1–2 round-robin record).

Roddick finished magnanimity year by helping the U.S. defeat Russia and win righteousness 2007 Davis Cup, its Thirtysecond Davis Cup victory, but leading since 1995. Roddick won top rubber against Dmitry Tursunov.

2008: Series of injuries

Roddick beat Ivan Ljubičić, Safin and Marcos Baghdatis to win the AAMI Kooyong Classic for the third sequent year.

Roddick At the Austronesian Open he beat Lukáš Dlouhý and Michael Berrer and strayed to the 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third jump in before in five sets. Despite failure, Roddick served a career-high end 42 aces in the parallel. Roddick won his 24th calling title and his third headline of the year at loftiness SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating Radek Štěpánek foundation straight sets.

At the City Tennis Championships he made ready to react to the semifinals beating Rebuff. 2 Rafael Nadal, his control victory over Nadal since goodness second round of the 2004 US Open. The win along with marked Roddick's first victory be at loggerheads a player ranked in decency top two since June 2003. He beat No. 3 instruct 2008 Australian Open singles prizewinner Novak Djokovic in the match.

In the final he downcast Feliciano López to win tiara 25th career title. He not at any time lost his serve during say publicly entire tournament.

Following Roddick's quarterfinal match in Dubai, he declared that he had split look into his coach of two length of existence, Jimmy Connors. Connors had prepared to accept a week earlier, saying sand wanted to spend more central theme with his family.^[16] Roddick would continue to be coached overtake his brother, John Roddick.

Perform then fell to No. 2 Tommy Haas at the Placid Life Open in the next round. At the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick advanced slate the semifinals after defeating Inept. 1 Roger Federer an date after proposing to Brooklyn Decker, bringing his head-to-head record surface Federer to 2–15. Roddick to 3–0 against top-3 squint in 2008. Roddick lost explain the semifinals to Nikolay Davydenko.

Roddick reached the semifinals separate Rome, where he retired at daggers drawn Stanislas Wawrinka in the pair's first encounter, due to orderly back injury.

Roddick was calculated to pull out of depiction French Open due to nifty shoulder injury (later diagnosed similarly an inflammation of the rotator cuff). His first tournament care for the shoulder injury was dignity Artois Championship, where he was the defending champion.

Roddick cringing Mardy Fish and Andy Lexicologist, before losing to eventual defender Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. At Wimbledon, Roddick was puzzled by Janko Tipsarević in ethics second round. This was coronate earliest exit at Wimbledon. Roddick was beaten at the Dancer Cup in the third neat by Marin Čilić. He was then forced to pull subtract of the Cincinnati Masters followers a neck injury, which oversight said may have been caused by a poor sleeping title.

At Los Angeles, Roddick strayed to Juan Martín del Potro in the final. At goodness US Open, Roddick defeated Fabrice Santoro, Ernests Gulbis, Andreas Seppi, and Fernando González. In depiction quarterfinals, Roddick lost to Thumb. 3 Novak Djokovic, bringing surmount head-to-head record with Djokovic problem 1–2.

Roddick captured his Xxvi ATP title in Beijing battle the China Open in Sep, beating Dudi Sela in leadership final.

In the third pine of the Madrid Masters, take action lost to Gaël Monfils handset three sets. Two weeks after, Roddick reached the quarterfinals trap the Paris Masters by defeating Gilles Simon, before losing support Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Due to queen performance in the tournament, Roddick qualified for the season-ending Sport Masters Cup.

At the Poet Cup in Shanghai, he contrived Andy Murray in his gain victory round-robin match and lost. No problem was then scheduled to marker Roger Federer, but retired absurd to an ankle injury pivotal was replaced by Radek Štěpánek.

2009: Longest Wimbledon final

Roddick chartered Larry Stefanki as his fresh coach and started working pick up him on December 1, 2008.

Stefanki had previously trained Ablutions McEnroe, Marcelo Ríos, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Fernando González, and Tim Henman. Roddick began official tournament battle at the Qatar ExxonMobil Regulate. He defeated Gaël Monfils infringe the semifinals, before losing give a lift Andy Murray in the closing. At the 2009 Australian Frank, Djokovic retired in the mercifulness set in the quarters as trailing, which allowed Roddick softsoap reach the fourth Australian Unlocked semifinal of his career.

Roddick was defeated there by last runner-up Roger Federer in on edge sets.

At SAP Open, powder beat Tommy Haas in prestige quarterfinals and lost in semifinals to Radek Štěpánek. At honourableness Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, Roddick beat Lleyton Hewitt in excellence semifinals and Štěpánek in high-mindedness final.

Roddick chose not familiar with defend his Dubai title, slaughter prize money of $2 million, go up against protest the refusal of description United Arab Emirates to furnish IsraeliShahar Pe'er a visa compel the Women's Tennis Association event.^[17][18] "I really didn't agree swing at what went on over there", Roddick said.^[17][18] At BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells unwind defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals before bereavement to world No.

1 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. But, he won the doubles name with partner Mardy Fish. In two minds was his fourth doubles honour overall and his second front Fish. At the Miami Poet, Roddick beat Gaël Monfils exclaim the fourth round but gone to Roger Federer in excellence quarterfinals.

After a break punishment tournament tennis to get connubial, Roddick returned to action balanced the ATP World Tour Poet 1000 clay-court event in Madrid.

In his first match, Roddick survived two match points stop in midsentence the second-set tiebreaker to submit Tommy Haas. In the quarterfinals, Roddick again lost to Federer. Roddick had his career-best conclude at the French Open, considering that he defeated Marc Gicquel descent the third round. He mislaid in the fourth round finish Monfils.

A twisted ankle difficult Roddick to retire from government semifinal against James Blake uncertain 4–4 during the Aegon Championships. At Wimbledon, Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals, bringing a career-high of 43 aces, and third-seeded Andy Murray captive the semifinals.^[19] He then astray to Federer for the tertiary time in a Wimbledon terminating with a fifth set accomplishment 14–16, and he was heavenly for his performance.^[20] Even even if Roddick lost this match, purify set a record for circulation of games won in shipshape and bristol fashion Wimbledon final at 39.

That was his fourth meeting stomach Federer in a Grand Shut final, all won by Federer. The match set records extend the longest men's Grand Smack final in history at 77 games and fifth set well-heeled a men's Grand Slam final.^[21] Following the match, when purposely to elaborate on his task performance, Roddick replied, "I lost."^[22] On the strength of rule Wimbledon performance, Roddick returned get into the top five on July 13, 2009.

At the Legg Mason Tennis Classic he gone in the final to guard champion Juan Martín del Potro, despite saving three match in a row. At Rogers Cup, he downcast No. 4 Novak Djokovic discern the quarter finals, improving rulership career record against Djokovic indicate 4–2 (3–0 in 2009).

Put your feet up then lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the semifinals, despite having a match gaudy. The loss dropped his vocation record against del Potro all over 0–3. At Cincinnati, he gone to Sam Querrey in fulfil first match. Roddick entered loftiness US Open as the one-fifth seed. He defeated Björn Phau and Marc Gicquel before drain to John Isner in say publicly third round.

He lost reward serve only once during authority match, as was the circumstance in the Wimbledon final.

At China Open in Beijing, without fear was defeated in the twig round by qualifier and Inept. 143 Łukasz Kubot. He folk tale Mark Knowles reached the doubles final, losing to Bob dowel Mike Bryan. Roddick retired be different his first-round match at rendering 2009 Shanghai Masters against Stanislas Wawrinka while leading 4–3.

Kosher was later announced that Roddick would return to the Combined States to seek medical recommendation on a left-knee injury.^[23] Purify qualified for the Year-End Poet in London, securing the ordinal spot. However, Roddick withdrew stick up the 2009 Valencia Open Cardinal, the 2009 BNP Paribas Poet, and the 2009 Barclays Nucleotide World Tour Finals due endure the injury he suffered soughtafter the Shanghai Masters.

He through 2009 as the No. 7 in the world.

2010: Ordinal Masters title

At the Brisbane Roddick beat Radek Štěpánek for her highness first ATP Tour title owing to February 2009, and making 2010 his tenth consecutive season organize at least one ATP singles title. Roddick teamed with Crook Blake in the men's doubles and lost in the semis to Jérémy Chardy and Marc Gicquel.

At the Australian Unbarred he lost in the quarterfinals to Marin Čilić, despite give back back from two sets sign while battling an apparent jostle injury.^[24]

In SAP Open, he in the know Sam Querrey in the semifinals before losing the final tolerate Fernando Verdasco. At Regions Anthropologist Keegan Championships, he lost meet the quarterfinals in a repetition of the San Jose semifinals to Sam Querrey.

At Asiatic Wells Roddick beat Robin Söderling, before losing to Ivan Ljubičić in the final. This was Roddick's first Masters Series parting since the 2006 Cincinnati Poet. In the Sony Ericsson Eruption, Roddick defeated Igor Andreev, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Benjamin Becker, Nicolás Almagro and Rafael Nadal to compass his fourth final of prestige year.

In the final, Roddick won his second Sony Ericsson Open title, after defeating Tomáš Berdych in straight sets. That was Roddick's 29th title spiky 49 finals, fifth ATP Poet 1000 title, and first Poet 1000 title since 2006.

Roddick did not fare well nigh the clay-court season, withdrawing steer clear of Rome due for personal basis and from Madrid due anent a stomach virus.

He run away with lost in the third the same of the French Open walk Teymuraz Gabashvili in straight sets. Roddick suffered his earliest astute exit in the 2010 Aegon Championships, a grass-court Wimbledon beef up event. He was beaten afford Dudi Sela in the bag round. At Wimbledon, Roddick was seeded fifth, two spots advanced than his ATP ranking longawaited seven.

He was defeated clasp the fourth round by Pollex all thumbs butte. 82 Lu Yen-hsun of Formosa in five sets. Like top final match with Roger Federer the previous year, his advance was broken only once on the match, in the one-fifth set.

At Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals prep between eventual champion Mardy Fish. Invective Legg Mason Tennis Classic, grace lost in the round disregard 16 to Gilles Simon.

Oversight dropped out of the break in proceedings 10 and for the eminent time since the inception achieve the ATP world rankings, relative to was no American man drop the top 10. On Grave 14, 2010, Roddick revealed digress he had been diagnosed have under surveillance mononucleosis, although he said cap doctor believed it was refurbish its later stages and sand would make a complete keep afloat soon.^[25] At the Cincinnati Poet, he beat No.

5 Thrush Söderling to reach the quarterfinals, where he defeated second failure Novak Djokovic. The win was Roddick's fourth consecutive over Djokovic, raising his career head-to-head wave against Djokovic to 5–2 nearby ensuring Roddick's return to honourableness top 10. In the semifinals, Roddick lost to Mardy Grope, failing to serve out rectitude match at 5–3 in interpretation second set.

In the following round of the US Gaping, Roddick was beaten by Janko Tipsarević in four sets.

At the Japan Open, Roddick mislaid in the semifinals to Gaël Monfils. At Shanghai Masters, Roddick beat Philipp Kohlschreiber after Kohlschreiber retired in the second situate and then Roddick himself give up work in the second set at daggers drawn Guillermo García-López, after suffering nifty groin injury.

At the Basle, he beat Sam Querrey, Andrey Golubev, and David Nalbandian, hitherto losing to Roger Federer dainty straight sets.

At the BNP Paribas Masters, Roddick beat Jarkko Nieminen and Ernests Gulbis once losing to Robin Söderling tenuous the quarterfinals. With Fernando Verdasco failing to reach the terminating, Roddick automatically qualified for goodness Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the eighth consecutive vintage.

Though he had dropped fussy of the top 10 choose by ballot the ATP rankings after early exit from the Affable Open, his victory over Gulbis in Paris assured his give back to the top 10 downy year end, making him coupled with Federer the only players taint maintain year-end top-10 ATP rankings from 2002 through 2010. Roddick played his final tournament closing stages the year at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Roddick lost all his round-robin matches to Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Tomáš Berdych. Roddick floating the year No. 8, coronet ninth consecutive season finishing hill the top 10.

2011: Abate out of top 10

At Brisbane, Roddick was defeated by Redbreast Söderling in the final. Equal the Australian Open, Roddick departed to Stanislas Wawrinka in interject four in straight sets.

Prohibited then won the 2011 Understanding Morgan Keegan Championships, defeating Ričardas Berankis, Janko Tipsarević, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Martín del Potro pole Milos Raonic. Roddick began culminate Davis Cup campaign for leadership United States against Chile. Closure beat Nicolás Massú in quaternary sets and beat Paul Capdeville in four sets to grasp the victory for the U.S.

Roddick improved his record go-slow 12–0 in Davis Cup clinchers.

At the BNP Paribas Flight, he was beaten by Richard Gasquet in the fourth entrap. In the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, as the defending backing, Roddick was upset by Pablo Cuevas in the second within spitting distance. This loss dropped Roddick knock off No.

12 in the rankings and the second-ranked American grip compatriot Mardy Fish. Roddick afterward began his clay-court season be suspicious of the Mutua Madrid Open, on the other hand he was upset in character first round by qualifier Flavio Cipolla in three sets. Disrespect Internazionali BNL d'Italia he vanished in the first round on the second straight tournament get Gilles Simon.

He teamed do better than Mardy Fish to play doubles in Rome, and they went to the final before Roddick had to withdraw because rule a shoulder injury. Roddick besides withdrew from the Nice Spurt in France and pulled tolerate of the 2011 French Aeroplane, after failing to recover.

At the Aegon Championships, Roddick mislaid to Andy Murray in honourableness semi finals, their first end of hostilities since the Wimbledon 2009 semifinals.

Roddick was seeded eighth defend Wimbledon, and lost in influence third round in straight sets to Feliciano López. Roddick difficult to understand failed to reach the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam owing to the 2010 Australian open. That was the longest Roddick challenging ever gone in his vitality without reaching the quarterfinals clutch a Grand Slam.

In influence Davis Cup quarterfinals match disagree with Spain, Roddick drew David Ferrer first, but lost in span tight sets (Spain won rank tie).

Roddick withdrew from integrity Legg Masson Tennis Classic, perch Rogers Cup, after partially slaughter his oblique muscle while practicing. At the Western & Confederate Open, he lost in honourableness first round to Philipp Kohlschreiber.

This loss made him diminish out of the top 20 for the first time by reason of August 2001. After suffering turnout early exit at Cincinnati, Roddick played at the Winston-Salem Eruption in North Carolina, where significant lost in the semifinals draw near John Isner. Roddick was seed 21st at the U.S. Biological.

He beat Michael Russell, Diddley Sock, Julien Benneteau and Painter Ferrer to advance to rulership first Grand Slam quarterfinal in that the 2010 Australian Open, in he lost to No. 2 Rafael Nadal.

At the Significant other Open, he lost to Kevin Anderson. At Shanghai Rolex Poet, he lost to David Ferrer in the quarterfinals. After that, he played at the Country Indoors Basel, where he strayed to Roger Federer in character quarterfinals.

At Paris, he difficult to understand a third-round loss to Nimblefingered Murray. This loss ended Roddick's 2011 season, which left him out of the top 10, after being there for digit consecutive years.

2012: Retirement

At ethics Australian Open, Roddick beat Thrush Haase in straight sets, on the contrary he retired against Lleyton Hewitt while trailing, due to a-ok hamstring injury.

At San Jose he beat Denis Kudla emit the round of 16, however lost in the quarterfinals vertical Denis Istomin. At Regions Biologist Keegan Championships in Memphis, consummate title defense was short-lived, sort he lost his first-round replica to Xavier Malisse. At Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, agreed defeated Philipp Petzschner and Istomin in the first and in no time at all rounds, respectively, before falling guard Kevin Anderson.

In March, mock Indian Wells, Roddick beat Łukasz Kubot in the second retain, but then lost in goodness next round to Tomáš Berdych. Later in the month, available Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick famous No. 3 Federer, this generate the first time they pompous each other before the quarterfinals of any tournament.

Roddick disappointed Federer for only the gear time in his career highlight reach the fourth round, nevertheless then lost to Juan Mónaco. Roddick then elected not sentinel play in the final join clay-court Masters events leading jump back in to the French Open. Force French Open, he fell know Nicolas Mahut in the gain victory round in four sets.

Care this, Roddick played at Aegon Championships, where he lost enhance the second round to Édouard Roger-Vasselin, despite having a duplicate point in the third fracas.

At the Aegon International, flair received a wild card perform the main draw as honesty sixth seed. He beat Sam Querrey, Jérémy Chardy, Fabio Fognini, Steve Darcis and defending espouse Andreas Seppi in the farewell for his 31st career caption and first of 2012.^[26] Smartness thus became the only spear tennis player besides Roger Federer to have won at lowest one title every year stop off the past 12 years.

Benefit from Wimbledon he beat Jamie Baker and Björn Phau, but left out to David Ferrer in nobility third round in four sets.

At the BB&T Atlanta Unbolted he beat Nicolas Mahut, Archangel Russell in the quarterfinals, Lav Isner in the semifinals famous Gilles Müller in the final.^[27] Roddick's London Olympics campaign began with a victory over Actress Kližan.

In the second restore, Roddick lost to No. 2 Novak Djokovic.^[28] After the Olympiad, Roddick decided not to chuck in Toronto and went wired to Cincinnati, where he departed in the first round give somebody the job of Frenchman Jérémy Chardy.

In blue blood the gentry US Open, Roddick began climax campaign with a victory discover his countryman Rhyne Williams.

Friendship August 30, 2012, which was his thirtieth birthday, Roddick declared that he would retire sustenance the tournament.^[29] After announcing realm retirement, Roddick defeated Bernard Tomic and Fabio Fognini before tiara final match on September 5, 2012, where he lost hype Juan Martín del Potro embankment four sets in the zone round.

Four days after emperor loss, Roddick was honored set a date for a special ceremony in Character Ashe Stadium on his waste, in which Andre Agassi participated. Due to his retirement, unquestionable ended the year at Negation. 39, the lowest he confidential been since 2000, the vintage he turned professional, when yes only played five events.

2015

Roddick played one tournament on excursion, the 2015 BB&T Atlanta Rip open, where he competed in depiction men's doubles event with Mardy Fish. They lost in position quarterfinals.^[30]

2017: Hall of Fame induction

Roddick was inducted into the Intercontinental Tennis Hall of Fame provisional July 22, 2017, alongside Trail away Clijsters of Belgium.^[31]

Nicknames and on-court behavior

Roddick is often called "A-Rod", a play on the moniker of New York Yankees ball star Alex Rodriguez, referring impediment his first initial and excellence first syllable of his hindmost name.^[32]

Roddick made frequent outbursts demolish umpires and linesmen on character court.^[33] At the 2001 Unreasonable Open, Roddick angrily disputed topping ball that landed wide take care a crucial point in interpretation fifth set of his quarter-final match against Lleyton Hewitt (he was serving at *4–5), occupation umpire Jorge Dias "a moron" and copping a code infringement for audible obscenity.^[34] During coronate third-round match at the Indweller Open in 2008, he misused umpire Emmanuel Joseph saying, "You're an idiot!

Stay in academy, kids or you'll end anesthetized being an umpire."^[35]

Roddick lost enthrone temper again at the 2010 Australian Open after a domain that he did not chuck was called out on equal point, but ruled to write down in after a video consider. He continued arguing with nobility umpire after the conclusion present the match but later spoken that he was wrong.^[36] Subsequent again that year, he launched into a tirade at scheme official over a foot-fault summons at the 2010 US Eruption, a match he eventually vanished to Serbia's Janko Tipsarević.^[37] Fragment 2011, Roddick snapped at goodness chair umpire at Indian Author on his way to ending to France's Richard Gasquet.^[38]

In unadorned second-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber at the 2011 Cincinnati Poet, Roddick was given a misfortune point, which resulted in clean up critical break of serve adjoin favor of his opponent.

Influence penalty point was given birthright to ball-abuse, when Roddick disconnected a ball into the stands in frustration after he esoteric already been warned earlier join the match by umpire Carlos Bernardes for an episode scrupulous racquet abuse. This triggered choice series of altercations with picture umpire, with Roddick expressing fulfil displeasure at the umpire's buying-off.

Roddick lost the match.^[39]

Endorsements

From 2000 to 2005, Roddick wore Reebok apparel.^[40][41] After Reebok announced confront would not renew its perform with Roddick, Roddick signed out five-year, $25 million endorsement agreement with Lacoste in April 2005.

In November, he signed be thinking about agreement to endorse Lacoste eyewear for four years worth mid $750,000 and $1 million.^[42] Overcome 2011, Lacoste introduced the Arch Roddick collection which included polos, jackets, tennis shorts and evidence pants.^[43] In June 2013, Roddick became an investor and cling ambassador to TravisMathew Apparel.^[44]

In 2005, Roddick signed a multiyear omnipresent endorsement deal with carmaker Lexus.^[45] His other endorsement deals embrace American Express,^[46]Rolex, Powerade in 2002,^[47] Parlux Fragrances,^[48]Arizona Beverage Company impede 2009,^[49]MicrosoftXbox and Sega.^[50]

Playing style

Roddick's chop down was known for its ambiguity, usually travelling at 130–150 mph (209~242 km/h) and often unreturnable.^[51] He at one time held the record for quickest serve at 155 mph (249 km/h).

Roddick's favorite shot is his off-forehand, which he used in faction with his kicker out comprehensive. Roddick used to play authority off-forehand frequently but later familiarised and used it to establish points. He usually targeted greatness two corners to win aces. As for his second uphold, he usually employed a dense kick serve, then used unadorned variety of spins, slices, presentday angles in the rally expectation throw off his opponent.

Proceed was noted for using compact topspin on both his serves and his twist serve was particularly high kicking.^[52]

Roddick also on occasion used the serve-and-volley tactic law both first and second armed forces to surprise his opponent, notwithstanding that he generally remained near depiction baseline after a serve.

Proscribed later developed a more all-court playing style compared to primacy aggressive baseline style he spurious with for most of coronate early career. Although Roddick's return was a weakness throughout enthrone career, it improved somewhat reap 2009 under Stefanki's guidance.^[53]

Media appearances

On April 5, 2002, Roddick guest-starred on the television show Sabrina the Teenage Witch as themselves.

In the episode, Sabrina summoned him so he could net her tennis lessons.^[54]

Roddick appeared misuse The Late Late Show elegant Craig Kilborn in 2002 lecturer 2003, Late Show with King Letterman in 2003 and 2009, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Live with Regis avoid Kelly in 2003, Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2004 and 2005, The Tonight Show with Dumb-bell Leno in 2005 and 2007, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2006.

Roddick also arrived on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in 2007 and 2010.

Roddick hosted Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003, beautifying the second professional tennis thespian to host (Chris Evert fashion the first during the show's 15th season) and the lid (and, as of September 2023, only) male tennis player walkout host.^[55]

Pre-Wimbledon, Roddick appeared on proscribe episode of the British repel of The Weakest Link, which was broadcast on 18 June 2004.^[56][57]

Roddick was in an broadcasting for This is SportsCenter, climb on Stuart Scott, in which no problem confronts the Sports Center embed about the anchors not business him "A-Rod", and asks him "Did Alex Rodriguez put boss about up to this?" Scott replies "Who?" Roddick says "A-Rod!" Thespian gets a sneaky look smartness his face, and Roddick leaves disgusted.^[58]

The June/July issue of Men's Fitness magazine carried an like chalk and cheese on Roddick.

The cover buckshot featured the tennis ace plenty a T-shirt, straining to impede massive, pumped-up biceps and clumsy shoulder and chest muscles. Glory image set off widespread online speculation that the magazine difficult altered Roddick's likeness, a funny feeling echoed by Roddick himself. Roddick has quipped that he apothegm the photo, and that "Nadal wanted his arms back."^[59]

In Hoof it 2009, Roddick appeared in justness "Speed Feels Better" music videocassette for singer-songwriter Michael Tolcher.

Spanking athletes in the video target Amanda Beard, Barry Sanders, Kimmie Meissner, and Rick Ankiel.

Roddick played tennis using a acrid pan instead of a din for the book Andy Roddick Beat Me With a Lustful Pan by Todd Gallagher.^[60]

In 2011, Roddick made a cameo submit the end of the skin Just Go With It, little the new lover of representation film's jilted bride, played prep between Decker.^[61]

In 2011 Roddick co-hosted clever radio show for one put forward on Fox Sports Radio upset his friend Bobby Bones admirer the latter's eponymous program.^[62] Unjust to the success of delay one-time show, Fox Sports Transistor offered Roddick and Bones neat as a pin nationally syndicated sports radio suggest.

The show debuted on Jan 7, 2012, and could befall heard nationally on Saturdays superior 12 to 3 PM CST. Emulate was a mix of athleticss, pop culture and entertainment.^[63][64] Walk out February 16, 2012, Roddick interviewed his wife, Brooklyn, on goodness radio show and during saunter interview he first revealed wreath plans on retiring and seasick the radio show into elegant daily show and into crown new career.^[65]

At the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Roddick impressed his first professional golf competition (as an amateur) where smartness teamed up with professional player, John Mallinger.^[66] Although Roddick's body missed the cut to settle your differences the final round, he perch Mallinger ended with a compounded score of 16 under hard (with Roddick individually hitting infuriated a 6 handicap).

In 2013, Roddick was hired by Vampire Sports 1 as co-host funding the network's flagship program Confidence man Sports Live.^[67]

In 2015, Roddick married the BBC as pundit cranium commentator for the 2015 Suburb Championships.^[68]

In 2017, Roddick's wife ajar that he discarded most disregard his tennis trophies except interpretation US Open trophy.^[69]

In 2019, Roddick appeared on Celebrity Family Feud with his wife and glory rest of the Decker kinfolk, competing against Bobby Bones beam his family.^[70]

During the COVID-19 worldwide, Roddick tweeted Tennis Channel requesting a "job." This led him to become a temporary donator to the channel.^[71]

On April 2, 2023, Roddick participated with Archangel Chang, Andre Agassi and Lav McEnroe in the first existent airing of Pickleball on ESPN in the Million dollar Pickleball Slam at the Hard Shake Casino in Hollywood, Fla.^[72]

In 2024, Roddick began a weekly podcast series for Tennis Channel christian name "Served with Andy Roddick".^[73]

Personal life

From 2003 to 2004, Roddick middleoftheroad actress and singer Mandy Moore.^[74]

It was while Roddick was inspection a show on the CNN/Sports Illustrated website called She Says Z Says that he have control over noticed Brooklyn Decker,^[75] to whom he is now married.

According to Decker in an press conference with David Letterman, Roddick locked away his agent contact her discpatcher to arrange an initial meeting.^[76] The two began dating tag on 2007, and on March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on government website that they had transform into engaged. The couple were wed on April 17, 2009, clod Austin, Texas.^[77]

Brooklyn Decker gave confinement to the couple's first minor on September 30, 2015.^[78] She gave birth to their subsequent child, a daughter, on Nov 27, 2017.^[79]

Awards and records

In 2004, Roddick produced what was accordingly the fastest serve in buffed tennis: 249.4 km/h (155.0 mph) during neat as a pin Davis Cup semifinal match do better than Vladimir Voltchkov on hard mind-numbing in Charleston, South Carolina.

Roddick's record serve has since antediluvian superseded by Ivo Karlović, who served at 251 km/h (156 mph) activity at the Davis Cup amplify March 2011.^[80] Roddick also difficult the fastest serve in U.S. Open history: 244 km/h (152 mph) surface American Scoville Jenkins, and antithetical future No.

1 Rafael Nadal.^[81] Roddick also won the 2004 ESPY Award for Best Manly Tennis Player.

That same collection he won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award of the Period because of his charity efforts, which included: raising money supply the survivors of the wave following 2004 Indian Ocean seismical activity through Serving for Tsunami Abatement and other efforts; auctioning give up several rackets and autographs adopt raise money for UNICEF; beginning creating the Andy Roddick Underpinning to help at-risk youth.

In 2007, Roddick and the Exceptional Roddick Foundation were awarded bypass the Arthur Ashe Institute shield Urban Health. Roddick was excellence first male tennis player smart to receive the award.

Serve records since 1991:

• Fastest save in Australian Open: 148 mph.
• Fastest minister to in Dubai: 150 mph.
• Fastest average bring first serve: 134 mph.
• Fastest serve suspend Beijing: 148 mph.
• Fastest serve in San Jose: 150 mph.
• Fastest serve in Madrid: 151 mph.
• Fastest serve in Washington: 151 mph.
• Fastest serve in Queens: 153 mph.
• Fastest care for in Lyon: 142 mph.
• Fastest serve set in motion US Open: 152 mph.
• Fastest serve hold Roland Garros: 144 mph (2006–2010).
• Fastest aid at Queens: 151 mph.
• Fastest serve bully Wimbledon: 143 mph (2011).
• Fastest serve faintness record (Davis Cup): 155 mph (2004–2011).

Career statistics

Main article: Andy Roddick existence statistics

Grand Slam 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#) statement round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss take down.

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 awards, 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, go to the trouble of.
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 Wells, US	Hard