Andy Roddick
Andrew "Andy" Stephen Roddick, nicknamed A-Rod (born August 30, 1982), is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18 and became the youngest to end the year in the ATP top 200. In 2001, he became the youngest player to end the year in the ATP top 20.
Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He resides in Austin, Texas, and before that he lived in Boca Raton, Florida.
Roddick won his first grandslam title in the 2003 US Open when he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets. In the semifinals, Roddick rallied from two sets down to beat David Nalbandian.
In 2003, he became the youngest American (aged 21) and 2nd youngest player behind Lleyton Hewitt (Australia, 20 years, 8 months) to finish no. 1 in history of ATP rankings (since 1973). He also became the first American to finish no. 1 since Andre Agassi in 1999.
He has won 13 singles titles in his career as of 2004.
He hosted Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003. He dated actress Mandy Moore for a year and a half, from late 2002 to early 2004.
On August 31, 2004 he served the fastest serve in US Open history - 244 km/h (152 mph).
External link
- Official website (http://www.andyroddick.com/)
- Profile on www.atptennis.com (http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=Roddick,+A)
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