Welcome to Andy Roddick Fan, a fansite devoted to the American tennis player, Andy Roddick, who first burst onto the scene in late 2000, and won the US Open in 2003. Here you will find updated information about Andy and his tennis, along with facts, quotes, a gallery which is constantly being worked on, video clips and more. You are free to use anything on this site for your own personal use, however, for certain things such as icons, the livejournal moodtheme and certain video clips, credit to the site would be appreciated. The most recent updates can be found below, with older updates found on the news page. If you're looking for the most recent fanlisting updates, you can find them here.
atp: top feats of 2007 - 11 Dec 2007
ATPtennis.com has posted their list of the most remarkable feats of 2007. Andy features once in the top 10 and gets another honourable mention, the first for his consecutive tiebreaks won record (18) in the first half of the season, and the second for being undefeated in Davis Cup. The article is here if you would like to read the whole thing but I am posting the Andy parts below.
10) Roddick Establishes Tie-Break Mark -- Andy Roddick went nearly half the season without losing a tie-break, setting a record of 18 consecutive tie-breaks won between February (Memphis) and July (Wimbledon). The streak ended painfully in the Wimbledon quarterfinals when Roddick blew a two-sets lead to lose to Richard Gasquet 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(3), 8-6. The American finished with a personal-best 35-12 mark (.745) in tie-breaks for the season.
* Unbeaten Roddick Leads U.S. to Davis Cup Title -- Andy Roddick posted a 6-0 Davis Cup record in leading the U.S. to its first Davis Cup title in 12 years as the Americans defeated Russia 4-1 in the final. Pete Sampras was the last American to post an unblemished record (6-0) and lead the U.S. to the title in 1995.
article/profile (tennis week) - 06 Dec 2007
There is a nice profile of Andy over at TennisWeek and I thought I'd post the link here:
http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=512752
davis cup, and the winner is... - 03 Dec 2007
On Saturday, Mike and Bob Bryan clinched the tie for the USA beating Davydenko and Andreev. It meant that the USA went 3-0 up and so won the tie, and the Davis Cup for 2007. It was obvious how much it meant for Andy, after celebrating with the team we went to hug his parents and family and there were tears in his eyes.
The ceremony was held on Sunday and apart from being incredibly hungover or possibly still drunk, Andy proudly held onto his trophy and the Davis Cup. It was an incredible experience.
Congratulations to Andy and the rest of team USA!
davis cup, almost there! - 01 Dec 2007
Andy did not deliever his best performance in his career last night, but he permormed well enough to beat Tursunov comfortably, 6-4 6-4 6-2.
He was visibly nervous, during the opening ceremony he started clapping before it was over, and not hitting a first serve in during the first game was another hint. However, he pulled himself together and only faced one break point in the match, during a game he served three double faults.
On match point Andy was given a standing ovation by the crowd and he was overcome with emotion. It was all very sweet.
James Blake then went on to beat Youzhny in a four set thrilller, which means the USA are up 2-0 already!
davis cup, and so it begins... - 29 Nov 2007
At the Performing Arts Center in Portland, Oregon, on a cold, wet day, the Davis Cup final draw was performed. It was a nice ceremony with some long speeches and there were few surprises when the team players were named. Currently, the order of play is this:
Andy Roddick vs Dmitry Tursunov
James Blake vs Mikhail Youzhny
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan vs Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko
Andy Roddick vs Mikhail Youzhny
James Blake vs Dmitry Tursunov
After the draw ceremony there were two press conferences, the first done by the Russian team where not much happenned, and the second by the US team. Andy was in great form with some witty and self-deprecating answers, like always.
So, basically the only thing I have to say is go Andy and the rest of team USA!
It's the Final Countdown... - 27 Nov 2007
Davis Cup week is FINALLY here! The final team has been named - unchanged - and the draw ceremony will take place on Thursday at 11am in Portland, OR. The Russian team of Mikhail Youzhny, Dmitry Tursunov, Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev is of no surprise either.
Andy's most likely first match will be against Dmitry Tursunov who beat Andy 17-15 in the fifth set in Davis Cup in Moscow last September. Andy will no doubt want revenge, however, the Russian captain is known for his surprising team tactics so we will have to wait and see.
Tomorrow I head down to Portland and will hopefully have some Andy sightings. :)
A Shanghai Update - 15 Nov 2007
Apologies for not updating but I am on vacation.
Andy became the first player to qualify for the semi-finals in Shanghai after a win over Nikolay Davdenko followed by one over Fernando Gonzalez, putting him at the top of his group.
Tomorrow he plays Roger Federer. If Federer wins him and Andy will move onto the semis, if Andy loses then him and Gonzalez do. To put it simply, anyway.
lyon: the draw - 20 Oct 2007
So, Andy is FINALLY back playing some tennis! He pulled out of Madrid last week with an "injury" (and I use that word in place of any real excuse) but as far as we're aware, he is definitely playing in Lyon.
His first round match is against Fabrice Santoro, who Andy beat in the semis in 2005 in the same tournament. Andy has never been broken at the tournament which he won in 2005, and has never lost a match there. Let's hope that streak can continue. :)
a few small updates :) - 02 Oct 2007
Andy's quotes and results pages have been updated with his latest results and some quotes from this years press conferences and interviews. Though not as many as I would like. This means the random quote at the bottom of each page has been updated as well. His tv and movie appearences has been updated too.
So far, Andy's schedule for the year looks like this: Madrid, Lyon, Paris, probably the Masters Cup and then the Davis Cup final. However, between now and Madrid Andy is fitting in no less than four charity events, the last the night before Madrid is meant to start so the likelyhood of him showing up is doubtful. Plus, he's never done well at that tournament and will definitely not want to injure himself before the Davis Cup final.
Portland, Oregon, confirmed as Davis Cup final venue - 26 Sep 2007
The venue for the Davis Cup final was confirmed as the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon today. It is the third time that a Davis Cup tie has been played there, the last time in 1984. It seats 12,000 people and the tickets go on sale Monday 15th October. I plan to be there though it's 6,000 miles away. :) Hopefully Andy can lead the US to their first trophy in 15 years.
Andy also pulled out of Bangkok today citing a foot injury he picked up in practise. Hopefully he'll have a couple of weeks of rest and exhibition before he heads back to Europe and plays the rest of the indoor season.
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I was freaking out. I had to leave after the first set and take like a 10-minute break to compose myself. It's a lot easier playing out there than it is watching, that's for sure.
- On watching the Davis Cup doubles against Sweden.
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