Andrew Stephen Roddick, better known as Andy Roddick, was born on August 30, 1982. He is an American professional tennis player, and has been considered to be the World No. 1 as well. Right now he is considered to be the eighth ranked player in the entire world, as of August 18 of this year. In the 2006 and 2007 ATP Race he finished sixth, and in the 2003 United States Open he became a Grand Slam Singles champion. He has reached as far as thee additional Grand Slam finals, including Wimbledon twice and the United States Open once, but each of those three times he lost to Roger Federer.
Andy Roddick is best known for his powerful serves and forehands, and he currently holds the record for the fastest serve ever recorded in professional tennis, which clocked in at a startling 155 miles per hour, or 249.4 kilometers per hour. Roddick was a member of the victorious United States Davis Cup team when the team won the 2007 Davis Cup. Roddick was responsible for defeating Dmitrv Tursunov of the Russian Davis Cup Team; the Russian Davis Cup team was the defending champion team at the time of the finals.
Where Is He Now -
Roddick started out his 2008 Tennis career quite strongly with a defeat against Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in a match of 6–3, 6–0 along with a Russian Marat Safin in a match of 6–3, 6–3 which allowed him to reach AAMI Kooyong Classic final for a total of four seasons consecutively. In the Final, he managed to beat Marcos Baghdatis 7–5, 6–3 which allowed him to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.
In the 2008 Australian Open, he was seeded sixth. He defeated Lukas Dlouhy from the Czech Republic at 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. In the second round he went on to defeat Michael Berrer, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Unfortunately in the third round he lost to the number 29 seed by the name of Philipp Kohlscreiber of Germany to 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–8. Despite losing during the third match, Roddick managed to serve a career high of 42 aces. In San Jose California he won his 24th career title as well as his 3rd overall title at the SAP Open, defeating the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek in straight sets, 6–4, 7–5. In order to concentrate on the 2008 United States Open, Roddick bowed out of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Career Highlights -
Roddick has the fastest serve ever recorded in professional tennis at 249.4 kilometers per hour or 155 miles per hour. He also has the fastest serve in the history of the United States open at 152 miles per hour. Roddick also won the 2004 ESPY award for Best Male Tennis Player. In 2005 he won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award of the Year due to his charity efforts. His Andy Roddick Foundation sells blue wristbands like the Lance Armstrong Livestrong wristbands which say "No Compromise" on them.
Interesting and Inspirational Quotes
“Call me All-American, but I love Ham and Cheese sandwiches. And not just any old ham and cheese sandwich... My mother's is the best. I've tried many times to make these sandwiches on my own, but it's never the same.”
“That's the weird part for me, ... Being famous never feels normal. I don't know if it will ever become normal.”
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