Andy Roddick is an American professional tennis player. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a former world number one and a former U.S. Open champion. As of January 2010, he was ranked seventh in the world for men's singles play.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx
In one of the major upsets of the 2009 US Open, Andy Roddick was knocked out by John Isner, a 6' 9" tall fellow American.http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-andy-roddick6-2009sep06,0,418539.story In 2010, he lost at Wimbledon in the quarter-finals and lost his first round match at the ATP Tennis final.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-24/berdych-beats-roddick-in-straight-sets-at-atp-tennis-finals.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/29/wimbledon-2010-andy-roddick-lu
Andy Roddick took part in the 2010 Wimbledon tennis tournament which began on June 21. The Wimbledon men's singles draw was made on June 18 and Roddick faced Rajeev Ram in the first round. He lost to Lu Yen-hsun in the fifth set of the quarter finals.http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/29/wimbledon-2010-andy-roddick-lu
In November 2010, Roddick lost his first match at the ATP Tennis Finals to Tomas Berdych.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-24/berdych-beats-roddick-in-straight-sets-at-atp-tennis-finals.html
Timeline
- August 30, 1982: Born
- 2000: Declared as tennis professional
- 2003: Wins U.S. Open Singles
- 2004: ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis Player
- 2005: Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award of the Year
- 2007: Received Arthur Ashe Prestigious Leadership Award by the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
- 2009: Married Brooklyn Decker
- 2010: Lost in the first round at the ATP Tennis Finals
2009 Wimbledon Results
In July 2009 Roddick was a finalist at Wimbledon, narrowly losing to Roger Federer in five sets after over four hours of play.
In August 2009 Andy Roddick reached his 500th career victory at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. In doing so he became only the 36th player ever to reach this total.http://www.usopenseries.com/en/sitecore/content/USOpenSeries/Global/News/2009/WashingtonDC/Roddick_joins_elite_company_with_500th_career_win.aspx<ref>
Marriage to Brooklyn Decker
Roddick spotted Decker in a magazine and states he was smitten to the point that he had his agent find out her number. Decker jokingly states about Roddick's advances, "I was stalked. He'll tell you that. But it was charming. Eventually, I fell for it, and five months later I called him back."
The couple married in Austin, Texas, on April 17, 2009. Guests included Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Elton John sang at the wedding.http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b119468_andy_roddick_game_set_married.html
Andy Roddick on David Letterman 2009
This is a clip from Andy Roddick's appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" in 2009. The clip begins with Letterman interviewing Roddick about his tennis match with Roger Federer. It then moves on to the host and the tennis player playing tennis on a New York street. Roddick serves multiple times and Letterman is unable to hit the ball back.
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Fast Facts
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Full name
Andrew Stephen Roddick
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Born
August 30, 1982
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Birthplace
Omaha, Nebraska
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Nickname
"The other A-Rod"
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Right-handed, 6' 2", 195 lbs
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Turned pro in 2000
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2003 U.S. Open Singles Champion
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Began Andy Roddick Foundation in 2001
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2004 ESPY for Best Male Tennis Player
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Resides in Texas
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Spouse
Brooklyn Decker
