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Berdych Too Strong For Andy

dbisset — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:40:24 +0000

World No. 7 Tomas Berdych had too much firepower for Andy on Tuesday at the Power Horse World Team Cup in Dusseldorf, dismissing the American 6-1, 6-2 in the Red Group tie. The United States fell behind 0-2 in its clash with the Czech Republic as Radek Stepanek later defeated James Blake in straight sets.

Berdych has been one of the most in-form players in the European clay-court swing, reaching the final in Madrid and the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo. He carried his strong play into the meeting with Andy, who, in contrast, is playing his first clay-court tournament of the season, and broke serve four times for victory in 61 minutes.

Such is the nature of this ATP team competition, Andy still has the opportunity for more match practice ahead of Roland Garros and will return to action on Thursday when the United States faces Japan. Stay tuned to www.andyroddick.com for all the latest news.

Go, Andy!

Up Next on Tuesday in Dusseldorf: Berdych

dbisset — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:31:39 +0000

In his second round-robin match at the Power Horse World Team Cup, Team USA’s Andy Roddick will face the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdyrch, second on Court 1.

These two competitors are meeting for the eleventh time, with Roddick holding a 6-4 lead over the Czech. They most recently played in Indian Wells where Berdych won in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Prior to this Round 2 match, the World No. 7 defeated his first round opponent, and has been playing well on clay in the last few weeks. Roddick, who is competing here with James Blake and Ryan Harrison, is playing to get Team USA on the board.

Here are more stats on the 26-year-old:
Pronounced: TOH-mas ber-DICHT
Age: 26 (17.09.1985)
Birthplace: Valasske Mezirici, Czech
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 6’5″ (196 cm)
Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 2002

Stay tuned to www.andyroddick.com for the results, or tune into Live Scoring online at www.world-team-cup.com/en.

Andy Beaten By Berlocq

dbisset — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:15:27 +0000

Playing his first match in seven weeks, Andy was beaten by Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-2 at the Power Horse World Team Cup on Sunday in Dusseldorf.

Ryan Harrison was also beaten in the United States’ Red Group clash with Argentina, leaving the Americans at an unassailable 0-2 disadvantage in their first match.

“I didn’t play well. He played better than I did,” admitted Andy. “I don’t think you expect to come out after a lay-off and play great. One of the best things about this event for me is that you get matches guaranteed. So I’ll go back to practise and do it again in a couple of days.”

The United States, a four-time former champion at the ATP team event, is also in the same group as Japan and the Czech Republic and will return to action on Tuesday.

Stay tuned to www.andyroddick.com for all the latest news.

ARF U.S.T.A. Tennis Tournament Series 2012

dbisset — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:48:49 +0000

The Andy Roddick Foundation’s Youth Tennis Program (ARF) held its’ first in a series of U.S.T.A. Sanctioned Andy Roddick Foundation Junior Tennis Classics on Friday, April 20th thru Sunday, April 22nd at Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club in Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas.

This tournament was the first phase of ARF’s point series of U.S.T.A. sanctioned tennis tournaments sponsored by Babolat and local businesses. One boy and one girl of the Boys and Girls, 18’s divisions who earns the most points in the series will receive a wildcard entry to an I.T.F. tournament in South America. All other divisional winners in the series will receive one free week of competitive tennis training at the ARF training center in San Antonio, Texas this summer.

Click here to see the current point standing.

The other U.S.T.A. sanctioned tennis tournaments will be held in Kerrville, Marble Falls and Beaumont, Texas.

Kerrville Junior Open Tennis Classic
H.E.B. Municipal Tennis Center
801 Tennis Street
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Event Date: May 18th, 19th & 20th

Marble Falls Junior Open Tennis Classic
Marble Falls High School
2101 Mustang Drive
Marble Falls, Texas 78654
Event Date: June 15th, 16th & 17th

Beaumont Junior Open Tennis Classic
Beaumont Tennis Center
6455 College Street
Beaumont, Texas 77707
Event Date: June 22nd, 23rd & 24th

Interested participants may register at www.usta.com and click on the tennis tournament link.

Anyone interested in corporate or individual tournament sponsorships please contact Adam Boyar at 210.389.6524
or email David Holder, Tournament Director, at daveholder@andyroddick.com. Proceeds from the ARF Junior Tennis Classic will go towards the ARF Youth Tennis Program.

Babolat Propulse 3 Shoes- Faster to the Ball!

dbisset — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:31:13 +0000

If you’ve been seeing Andy pop up in a Babolat ad on Facebook lately, well, that’s not the only place he’s been. Actually, he’ll be traveling again soon, and this time, it is to anywhere YOU want him to go!

Thanks to his Babolat Propulse 3 shoes, Andy is faster to the ball than every before, and he is proving it by beating YOUR BALL anywhere in the world that you hit it.

To challenge for the former World No. 1, launch your own Babolat Cannonball: http://www.babolat-cannonball.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=landing-page&utm_campaign=babolat-cannonball#/en/play.

And yes, these are applicable on all surfaces. Up next, clay.

Featured Fan: April 2012

dbisset — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:31:27 +0000

Congratulations to Charity, our latest Featured Fan on andyroddick.com.

I have been a huge Andy fan since I watched a young tennis player win the 2003 U.S. Open. I have attended all recent Davis Cup matches in the U.S. including going to Austin last summer. I even went to Madrid in 2008. Andy is a true professional and I have always appreciated his spirit and will to win. Most recently I put the following license plate on my car. Regardless of how Andy is doing in his career, I remain a devoted fan and am happy to let the world know it too. I hope to see him play at Wimbledon this summer where I will be going for a big birthday trip. Go Andy!

This was a superb entry and Charity will receive the poster of his choice from the Proshop as her prize. If you would like to be featured as one of Andy’s best fans on andyroddick.com, please write to us at FeaturedFans@andyroddick.com and include a photo.

usta.com: Isner and Roddick to play at Winston-Salem Open

dbisset — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:10:33 +0000

Triad native John Isner, winner of the inaugural Winston-Salem Open, and Andy Roddick, a former world No. 1 player, have signed to compete in the second Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University. The tournament will be held August 18-25, 2012, at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex adjacent to BB&T Field.

Click here to read the full article at usta.com.

atpworldtour.com: Roddick, Obama Play Games at White House Easter Egg Roll

dbisset — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:49:57 +0000

Andy Roddick and other American tennis players joined the Obama family at the White House on Monday for the 134th annual Easter Egg Roll, celebrating the theme “Let’s Go, “Let’s Play, Let’s Move”.

Roddick, Michael Chang, Taylor Dent, Jack Sock, along with Chris Evert, Chanda Rubin, Vania King and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, assisted with the USTA’s 10 and Under Tennis on-court activities, supporting First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to get kids active.

Click here to read more at atpworldtour.com.

lta.org.uk: “Revitalised Roddick targets record fifth title”

dbisset — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:21:49 +0000

Andy Roddick will target a record fifth AEGON Championships title at The Queen’s Club, 11th-17th June, after rediscovering his form and fitness in Miami last week.
The American, who won the title in 2003, ’04, ’05 and ’07, and reached Wimbledon finals in 2004, ’05 and ’09, is now fully fit after a difficult year, and he scored an impressive win over Roger Federer last week. He can’t wait to return to the AEGON Championships.

Click here to read the article at lta.org.uk.

A Memorable Make-A-Wish

dbisset — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:14:27 +0000

Every year there are a variety of amazing stories that develop at The Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. This year Andy’s memorable win over Roger Federer was a much talked about win, but there was another sentimental moment for Andy at the Sony Ericsson Open that may not have made as many headlines.

Working with the Sony Ericsson Open media team, Andy was able to connect with Make-A-Wish Foundation in Hong Kong to make a very special boy’s wish come true. The time difference posed little challenge for Andy and his fan as they video chatted on Skype.

Click the link below to check out this remarkable video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQTt63ztqU