Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 30. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. Now this was The Greatest Match Ever: All England Club, Gentlemen's final, King Federer vs. The Everyman with the 145 mph serve. After the afternoon shadows had overtaken Centre Court, after the longest fifth set in the history of the tournament was over and the breathtaking four-hour, 16-minute epic had come to an end, Roger Federer put on the white jacket embroidered with the gold 15 like an emperor slipping on his cloak. Federer had won more Grand Slam singles titles than any player in history. Yet, the better story on that July afternoon belonged to the loser, because there had never been a loser that more deserved to win than Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.
Virgin Airlines heir Sam Branson was hanging out with Andy Roddick, and couldn't resist challenging him to a bet.
American Andy Roddick has secured his place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month.
Fourth seed Andy Roddick limped out of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday after being forced to concede his opening match against Stanislas Wawrinka due to a knee problem.
Top seeds Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic cruised to straight sets second round wins at Flushing Meadows on Thursday to advance their bid for the U.S. Open title. Roddick, the 2003 tournament winner and fifth seed, dispatched Marc Gicquel of France 6-1 6-4 6-4, nailing 13 aces and making just 10 unforced errors to the Frenchman's 37. Earlier, the fourth-ranked Serbian Djokovic cast aside Carsten Ball of Australia, 6-3 6-4 6-4, making just 18 unforced errors to Ball's 45 -- though Ball knocked off nine aces.
Home hope Andy Roddick and Serbia's Novak Djokovic powered into the third round of the U.S. Open with straight sets victories at Flushing Meadows.
Maybe Andy Roddick hasn't recovered as well as we all think from his loss at Wimbledon. Look at the losses he has had since then. He lost two tight matches to Juan Martin del Potro, in Washington, D.C., and Montreal. I think the one in D.C. ended in a third-set tiebreak. He lost to Sam Querrey in Cincinnati in two tiebreak sets and now to John Isner in a fifth-set tiebreak. I get the feeling when things get close in the end, he just doesn't have the confidence to pull it out. What do you think of his losses? -- Beth D., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Top seed Andy Roddick and defending champion Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina will face each other in Sunday's final of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington after both players advanced through their semfinals in sweltering heat.
Andy Roddick joined a select group with his 500th career win on the ATP Tour as he dispatched fellow American Sam Querrey in their third round match at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington.
World No. 5 Andy Roddick has made a triumphant return to tennis action following the hip injury he suffered in his epic Wimbledon final defeat to Roger Federer last month.
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 30. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. Now this was The Greatest Match Ever: All England Club, Gentlemen's final, King Federer vs. The Everyman with the 145 mph serve. After the afternoon shadows had overtaken Centre Court, after the longest fifth set in the history of the tournament was over and the breathtaking four-hour, 16-minute epic had come to an end, Roger Federer put on the white jacket embroidered with the gold 15 like an emperor slipping on his cloak. Federer had won more Grand Slam singles titles than any player in history. Yet, the better story on that July afternoon belonged to the loser, because there had never been a loser that more deserved to win than Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.
Virgin Airlines heir Sam Branson was hanging out with Andy Roddick, and couldn't resist challenging him to a bet.
American Andy Roddick has secured his place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month.
Fourth seed Andy Roddick limped out of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday after being forced to concede his opening match against Stanislas Wawrinka due to a knee problem.
Top seeds Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic cruised to straight sets second round wins at Flushing Meadows on Thursday to advance their bid for the U.S. Open title. Roddick, the 2003 tournament winner and fifth seed, dispatched Marc Gicquel of France 6-1 6-4 6-4, nailing 13 aces and making just 10 unforced errors to the Frenchman's 37. Earlier, the fourth-ranked Serbian Djokovic cast aside Carsten Ball of Australia, 6-3 6-4 6-4, making just 18 unforced errors to Ball's 45 -- though Ball knocked off nine aces.
Home hope Andy Roddick and Serbia's Novak Djokovic powered into the third round of the U.S. Open with straight sets victories at Flushing Meadows.
Maybe Andy Roddick hasn't recovered as well as we all think from his loss at Wimbledon. Look at the losses he has had since then. He lost two tight matches to Juan Martin del Potro, in Washington, D.C., and Montreal. I think the one in D.C. ended in a third-set tiebreak. He lost to Sam Querrey in Cincinnati in two tiebreak sets and now to John Isner in a fifth-set tiebreak. I get the feeling when things get close in the end, he just doesn't have the confidence to pull it out. What do you think of his losses? -- Beth D., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Top seed Andy Roddick and defending champion Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina will face each other in Sunday's final of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington after both players advanced through their semfinals in sweltering heat.
Andy Roddick joined a select group with his 500th career win on the ATP Tour as he dispatched fellow American Sam Querrey in their third round match at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington.
World No. 5 Andy Roddick has made a triumphant return to tennis action following the hip injury he suffered in his epic Wimbledon final defeat to Roger Federer last month.
The grassroots renaissance of tennis in the United States was the subject of an Associated Press feature that appeared online and in many newspaper sports sections over the weekend. The story argues, among other things, that "today's dearth of top American professionals" hasn't curtailed the sport's post-2000 growth:
Andy Roddick had just taken the first set from Roger Federer in Sunday's Wimbledon final, inducing roars from the Centre Court spectators, when my wife-to-be posed a perfectly sincere question.
I have never had many feelings about Andy Roddick. It always seemed to me that there are athletes you love and athletes you despise, athletes you respect and athletes you fear, athletes who can turn games into beautiful events and athletes who can turn your stomach inside out because you so badly want them to lose. And these are the ones you remember.
Some scattered thoughts on a historic Wimbledon ...
American sixth seed Andy Roddick ended Andy Murray's hopes of winning Wimbledon after beating the British number one in four thrilling sets on Centre Court on Friday.
Second seed Andy Roddick is forced to retire with an ankle injury during the first set of his Queen's Club semifinal against fellow-American James Blake, meaning he misses out on a final showdown against British top seed Andy Murray.
The swimsuit model says the honeymoon's not over for her and hubby Andy Roddick
The tennis champ describes his nuptials to Brooklyn Decker as "beyond amazing"
Saturday night brought music and BBQ to the 250 guests of the weekend wedding
The tennis champ and the swimsuit model marry in a twilight ceremony in Texas
Plus, bride-to-be Brooklyn Decker gets a bachelorette party with her bridesmaids in North Carolina
Andy Roddick continued his winning run to end world No. 3 Novak Djokovic's title defense at the Indian Wells Masters Series event in California and set up a semifinal with world No. 1 Rafael Nadal.
Andy Roddick powered to his first ATP Tour title of the season with a 7-5 7-5 victory over fifth seed Radek Stepanek in Memphis.
Top seed Andy Roddick is through to the semifinals of the Memphis Open after a battling three-set victory over fellow-American Sam Querry on Friday.
Top-seed Andy Roddick stepped up his bid for a fourth tournament victory in San Jose with a 7-5 6-4 win over Germany's Tommy Haas on Friday night.
Three-time San Jose champion Andy Roddick battled into the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in California with a 6-3 7-6 win over Latvian Ernests Gulbis.
Roger Federer was at his imperious best as he reached his 18th grand slam final with a straight sets victory over Andy Roddick at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
In-form Andy Murray brushed aside Andy Roddick to successfully defend his Qatar Open title in Doha on Saturday.
Fourth seed Andy Roddick launched his Australian Open build-up in style when he raced past Spain's Ivan Navarro 6-1 6-3 in 61 minutes at the Qatar Open on Monday.
Andy Roddick beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to clinch his place in the season-ending Shanghai Masters -- while Andy Murray and Roger Federer joined him in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.
Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Roddick scored second round wins at the Paris Masters on Tuesday to boost their hopes of reaching the season-ending Masters Cup.
Andy Roddick overcame a Davis Cup hangover and jetlag to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open, but top seed David Ferrer of Spain crashed out in Beijing.
Novak Djokovic left the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court to jeers and catcalls after his U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Andy Roddick on Thursday night.
Home favorite Andy Roddick recovered from a set and 5-3 down to beat promising Latvian Ernests Gulbis 3-6 7-5 6-2 7-5 to secure his place in the third round of the U.S. Open.
Andy Roddick won his opening round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday then revealed that he had dropped his brother John as his coach.
With the match on the line, Andy Roddick was too much for Nicolas Mahut.
Maria Sharapova and James Blake both lost. Then Andy Roddick gets upset by Janko Tipsaervic. This is supposed to happen on clay but not grass! What the heck happened today? -- Justin, N.Y.
Sixth seed Andy Roddick was another high-profile casualty on the fourth day at Wimbledon, crashing out in the second round of the men's singles to Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
Top seed Rafael Nadal is on the verge of winning his first-ever grass-court title after an impressive 7-5 6-4 victory over defending champion Andy Roddick in the semifinals of the Artois Championships at Queen's Club.
The tennis star proposed to Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker
Andy Roddick will not be taking part in this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, instead opting to play in an ATP tournament in the United States.
A rejuvenated Andy Roddick caused his second successive upset to reach the final of the Dubai Open on Friday by adding Novak Djokovic's scalp to his victory over Rafael Nadal.
Top-seed Andy Roddick began his bid for a second successive tournament victory with a 6-4 7-6 win over qualifier Gilles Muller in the opening round of the ATP tournament in Memphis.
Bad news for Andy Roddick if he has to resort to blatant intimidation to win a match over an 18-year-old newcomer. Admitting that you're purposely trying to use gamesmanship is completely bush league. I'd expect that from the USTA league players on the weekend, but not a top pro. -- Patrick Preston, Lexington, Ky.
American Andy Roddick crashed out of the Australian Open as he lost a late-night epic to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in a contest that finished in the early hours of Saturday morning local time.
Andy Roddick cemented his Australian Open preparations with a third straight Kooyong Classic title on Saturday, defeating Marcos Baghdatis 7-5 6-3 in the final in Melbourne.
Andy Roddick continued his bid for a Kooyong Classic hat-trick on Thursday with a 6-3 6-3 defeat of Marat Safin to reach his fourth consecutive final.
By now it ought to be plainly obvious to the American media that Andy Roddick does not match up against Roger Federer. Two steps too slow and unable to conjure up shot-making to pressure the Fed, Roddick is limited to a big serve, which Federer reads smack on. Barring an injury or boredom, I don't see a lesser player like Roddick beating Federer. So, why do you folks in the media insist on hyping up Roddick as a contender each time they play? -- Tye Markinson, San Jose
NEW YORK -- Dominated. Owned. No matted the adjective you choose, Roger Federer had ample reason to feel confident heading into his quarterfinal meeting with Andy Roddick on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK -- The boldface names arrived shortly before the sun dropped down over Flushing Meadows.
NEW YORK -- For anyone not named Nadal or Djokovic, the notion of beating Roger Federer looms as one of life's great pipe dreams, like dating Jessica Alba or trading checking accounts with Oprah.
Andy Roddick, James Blake and the Bryan brothers will once again represent the United States in their Davis Cup semifinal in Sweden later this month.
Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open -- and a possible showdown with top seed Roger Federer -- after Czech ninth seed Tomas Berdych retired in the second set of their match due to illness.
Top home hope Andy Roddick moved closer to a US Open quarter-final clash with reigning champion Roger Federer when his second-round opponent Jose Acasuso retired after the third set.
Andy Roddick swept past fellow-American Justin Gimelstob 7-6 6-3 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open in Tuesday's night session at Flushing Meadows.
Richard Gasquet tamed Andy Roddick's power game with some brilliant all-court tennis to upset the American number three seed 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time on Friday.
American number three seed Andy Roddick celebrated U.S. Independence Day in style on Wednesday, overpowering Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 7-5 7-6 to take his appointed place in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
A quick Baguette while waiting out the rain. ...
Andy Roddick survived a match point in the second set tiebreak before claiming a record equaling fourth Queen's Club title with a hard fought 4-6 7-6 7-6 defeat of unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.
Andy Roddick took ruthless toll of Dmitry Tursunov's errors to reach his fourth Queen's final with a straight sets victory over the Russian on Saturday.
Andy Roddick had new technology to thank on Thursday after he was put under pressure by British wildcard Alex Bogdanovic at Queen's.
Tennis star Andy Roddick may be in great shape, but even he knew something was fishy when he looked at the cover of a recent magazine and saw his biceps looking seriously pumped.
The sun shone on day three, but the top seeds started to fall by the wayside as the first round got well and truly under way.
Third seed Andy Roddick tumbled out of the Rome Masters when he lost 6-0 6-4 to last 16 opponent Juan Ignacio Chela on Thursday.
Andy Roddick retired with a strained left hamstring in the first set and allowed Andy Murray to advance to the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday.
Top seed Andy Roddick will meet defending champion Andy Murray in the semfinals of the San Jose Open for the second successive year after both came through tough three-set battles on Friday.
Andy Roddick led the United States into the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Sunday as six nations clinched their places with a rubber to spare in their first-round ties.
Top seed Roger Federer put on a virtuoso display to blow away Andy Roddick 6-4 6-0 6-2 and reach the Australian Open final on Thursday.
Andy Roddick punctured world number one Roger Federer's aura of invincibility to win the Kooyong Classic invitational final on Saturday.
World number four Ivan Ljubicic and U.S. Open runner-up Andy Roddick have pulled out of next week's Paris Masters tournament.
Andy Roddick came back from a set down to beat Richard Gasquet of France 6-7 6-1 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the BA-CA Trophy in Vienna.
Defending champion Ivan Ljubicic moved into the quarterfinals of the Vienna Open on Wednesday by beating Germany's Florian Mayer 6-3 6-3.
Russia, seeking the first victory over the United States in the Davis Cup, comfortably won both of their singles matches on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in their semifinal showdown.
Andy Roddick's withdrawal from the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, in Washington on Monday, stole the spotlight from former world number one Marat Safin, who battled to 6-3 7-6 first round win over Igor Kunitsyn.
Andy Roddick has chosen Jimmy Connors to be his new coach as he looks to revitalize his career after slipping out of the world's top 10 earlier this month.
Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the RCA Championships in Indianapolis with a straight sets victory over fellow American Jeff Morrison on Thursday night.
Former world number one Andy Roddick has slid out of the world's top 10 for the first time since 2002.
Champion Andy Roddick's bid for an unprecedented fourth successive Stella Artois title got off to a stuttering start with a 2-6 6-4 6-3 win over Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic on Wednesday.
Andy Roddick quit the French Open on Tuesday when he suffered a recurrence of ankle trouble in his first round match against Spaniard Alberto Martin.
Andy Roddick's French Open participation was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after he retired with a foot injury against Chile's Nicolas Massu at the World Team Cup in Duesseldorf.
Germany's Tommy Haas rallied to beat top seed and defending champion Andy Roddick 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court championships in Houston.
Defending champion and top seed Andy Roddick swept past Austria's Oliver Marach 6-3 6-4 at the U.S. Clay Court Championships in Houston on Wednesday.
Defending champion and top seed Andy Roddick eased into the second round of the U.S. Clay Court Championships in Houston, with a straightforward 6-3 6-2 win over Paul Capdeville of Chile.
Andy Roddick defeated Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-2 to guide the United States into the Davis Cup semifinals with an unassailable 3-1 lead on Sunday.
Top seed Andy Roddick has pulled out of this week's Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas due to weariness.
Andy Roddick survived a mid-match crisis to advance to the quarterfinals of the ATP event in San Jose with a 6-3 1-6 6-3 win over Dane Kenneth Carlsen.
Andy Roddick was grateful to singles teammate James Blake after the world number three slumped to a shock five-set defeat against Andrei Pavel in the USA's opening Davis Cup World Group rubber against Romania in San Diego.
American ace Andy Roddick dispatched giant South African Wesley Moodie in straight sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
World No. 3 Andy Roddick is the latest withdrawal from the Tennis Masters Cup, a lower back injury forcing the American to miss the season-ending tournament in Shanghai next week.
Top seed Andy Roddick saved two match points before overcoming David Ferrer 2-6 6-3 7-6 to reach the Paris Masters semifinals.
Top seed Andy Roddick was fully extended but survived an assault from Taylor Dent to advance 6-4 6-7 7-5 at the Paris Masters.
Andy Roddick will spearhead the U.S. Davis Cup team in the World Group playoff tie against Belgium.
Swiss world number one Roger Federer won his 22nd consecutive final by lifting the Cincinnati Masters title with a 6-3 7-5 defeat of American fifth seed Andy Roddick.
Paul-Henri Mathieu turned the form book on its head with a stunning first round victory over third seed Andy Roddick in the first round of the Montreal Masters on Tuesday.
Top seed Andy Roddick used his superior service game to beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4 6-7 6-4 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Washington Classic.
Defending champion and top seed Andy Roddick crashed out of the RCA Championships in Indianapolis to fellow American Robby Ginepri and then pulled out of next week's event in Los Angeles with a sore knee.
Andy Roddick overcame the stubborn challenge of Swede Thomas Johansson 6-7 6-2 7-6 7-6 to reach the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row.
American second seed Andy Roddick hammered down 14 aces as he beat Jiri Vanek of the Czech Republic 6-1 7-6 6-2 to reach the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Men's runner-up Andy Roddick was promoted from his ranking of four on Wednesday to be named second seed for next week's Wimbledon championships.
Andy Roddick won his third successive Stella Artois title at Queen's Club in west London with a tight 7-6 7-6 victory over towering Ivo Karlovic on Sunday.
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