Sports - Andy Roddick #10: Because his fighting spirit is second to none!

**Hot Rod** · 10-10-2009, 12:31 PM

Welcome to the latest thread devoted to Andy Roddick.

Everyone is welcome to discuss all things about Andy as long as the discussions aren`t too dirty. This is a PG-13 board after all. So lets keep things relatively clean here.

Biography

Full name: Andrew Stephen Roddick
Nicknames: A-Rod, Kid Roddick
Country: United States
Residence : Austin, Texas
Date of birth: August 30, 1982
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Height: 6`2"
Weight: 190 lb
Turned pro: 2000
Plays: Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Clothing: Lacoste
Raquet: Babolat Pure Drive
Shoes: Babolat

Personal

*Father, Jerry, is an investor, and mother, Blanche, is director of the Andy Roddick Foundation.
*Brother John was an All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996-98), and now operates a tennis academy in San Antonio. Also has coached Andy in the last few years.
*Oldest brother Lawrence, a chiropractor in San Antonio, was an accomplished spring board diver and a member of U.S. Senior National Team.
*Married supermodel Brooklyn Decker on April 17, 2009.
*Hobbies include listening to music (favorites include Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer) and watching movies (favorite is Shawshank Redemption).
*When not on the road, Andy enjoys spending time with his friends boating on Lake Austin.
*Played varsity basketball in high school alongside Davis Cup teammate Mardy Fish, who trained and lived with Roddick in 1999.
*Is a big University of Nebraska football fan.

Career Titles
Singles
2001: Atlanta, Houston and Washington D.C.
2002: Memphis and Houston
2003: St. Polten, London/Queen`s Club, Indianapolis, Montreal, Cincinnati and the US Open
2004: San Jose, Miami, London/Queen`s Club and Indianapolis
2005: San Jose, Houston, London/Queen`s Club, Washington D.C. and Lyon
2006: Cincinnati
2007: London/Queen`s Club and Washington D.C.
2008: San Jose, Dubai and Beijing
2009: Memphis

Doubles
2001: Delray Beach with Jan-Michael Gambill
2002: Houston with Mardy Fish
2006: Indianapolis with Bobby Reynolds
2009: Indian Wells with Mardy Fish

Davis Cup
Record: 31-11 (all in singles)
Member of the 2007 championship team

Highest rankings
Singles: #1(November 3, 2003-February 1, 2004
Doubles: #87(August 18, 2003)

Best Grand Slam results
Australian Open: Semifinals(2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
French Open: 4th round(2009)
Wimbledon: Finals(2004, 2005 and 2009)
US Open: Champion(2003)

Andy in action on the court

and off it.

A little something for the ladies

Andy`s greatest triumph on the court

The Roddick family

Rocker (Andy and Brooklyn)

Team USA

A-Rod`s Aces:
1. Hot Rod
2. -Bianca-
3. OTH_Leyton_4eva
4. -Beth-
5. Brucas4life
6. MTVVJ08

Andy`s official site

OTH_Leyton_4eva · 10-11-2009, 10:59 AM

TFTNT! love the tittle! so true!

**Hot Rod** · 10-12-2009, 12:31 AM

Glad that you like the title, which perfectly fits Andy.

Yesterday he played in the doubles final in Beijing and unfortunately he and Mark Knowles were defeated by the Bryan Brothers 4-6, 2-6. I have to say that this wasn`t much of a surprise, especially with Bob and Mike playing well. Still even i`m very proud of Andy for making it to the doubles final in Beijing. At least he got a good run there.

Next up for Andy will be the Shanghai Open. Here is the singles draw. I think that this is a tough looking draw for Andy, especially if he has to play Stan Wawrinka in the second round. Still i like Andy`s chances in Shanghai. If he can shake off the early exit in singles at Beijing, then i think that he has a good chance of making a nice run in Shanghai. I really hope that Andy can get it back going in the right direction in Shanghai.

**Hot Rod** · 10-13-2009, 12:50 PM

Well Andy`s stay in Shanghai winds up being a short one as he was forced to retire from his match against Stan Wawrinka up 4-3 in the first set due to left knee pain.

What a disappointing end for Andy.

It seems like he`s always getting injured during this time of the year. I hope that he`ll take a good break before the European indoor swing.

**Hot Rod** · 11-06-2009, 04:04 PM

Here is some fresh news regarding Andy. Unfortunately it`s bad news as he withdrew from the Paris Masters due to his knee injury. I hate it for the folks in Paris that they won`t be able to see him in action.

At this point i would love to see Andy take the rest of the year off. I know that he`s trying to play in the World Tour Finals in London in a few weeks, but i think that it would be better for him to get an early start to the offseason to get a much needed break and plenty of TLC from Brooklyn. I hope that Andy will make the best possible decision.

**Hot Rod** · 11-17-2009, 07:27 PM

Earlier today, Andy withdrew from the World Tour Finals due to the lingering left knee injury. I think that he`s doing the right thing in withdrawing. I`d much rather see Andy ending the year early and come back strong next year than having to see him limping through a match or two in London. I really hope that Andy will have a great offseason and his knee will get well. Hopefully we`ll get to see him at whatever bowl game Nebraska plays in.

**-Bianca-** · 11-17-2009, 07:50 PM

It's definitely the right thing.

Just a shame a great year fizzled out the way it did. He's still got some left in him, but there's only so many years in a career.