Posted: 22.03.09 22:05. Post subject: Roddick Crushes Djok..
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Roddick Crushes Djokovic, to Meet Nadal Spaniard Destroys del Potro http://www.tennisreporters.net
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN IN INDIAN WELLS – All Andy Roddick had to do was keep the ball inside the lines and wait for defending champion Novak Djokovic to completely play himself out of what could have been an epic quarterfinal in a quick and miserable 6-3, 6-2 loss to the American on Friday. Djokovic’s groundstrokes frequently flew over the baseline, he was unable to convert the measly two break points that were given to him and even when he attempted to play steady, he was way out of rhythm.
Roddick, who during their last two matches in New York and Melbourne attacked as much as possible, was comfortable slicing backhands and rolling forehands in a heady victory. He was quick and on top of the ball, while the Serbian was sluggish and frequently behind the ball. "There's not much to say," said Djokovic, who registered 30 unforced errors. "He played very solid. He didn't do anything special. It was all me making an incredible amount of unforced errors. This was one of the worst matches I have played. I just didn't have any momentum. No feel for the ball, no movement, no solutions."
Unlike at the US Open or at the Aussie Open, when Roddick felt like he had to hammer short balls, take over the net and consistently serve huge, Roddick seemed to sense that Djokovic was off his game and teased the Serbian to be more offensive. Djokovic could never answer the call, as he was unable to hit through Roddick’s backhand slices, do much with his consistent, powerful and high variety serves, or get him stretched out on his forehand side.
Even though Roddick is four spots behind Djokovic in the rankings, he’s had a more successful start to the season.
“I mixed up the paces pretty well,” said Roddick, who is off to 23-3 start this season, winning Memphis, reaching the Doha final and the Australian Open and San Jose semis. “I hit my forehand when I had to. The chip was a pretty good neutralizing shot for me today. I was hitting it pretty firm, and I didn't really miss any returns. I'm not playing one way. I'm playing different points different ways. I think getting in better shape has allowed me to give myself more of a chance playing different ways. I know that I can get to the balls, and I can possibly do something when I am there so I'm not forced to go for broke on every shot.”
Roddick will now meet Rafael Nadal, who terrorized Juan Martin Del Potro 6-2 6-4. Nadal is 4-2 against the American, winning their two of three matches last year, one on clay in Davis Cup semis and the other on grass at Queens, but fell on hardcourts in Dubai. The Spaniard tripped up the American two years ago in the Indian Wells semifinals, and also took him apart in the 2004 Davis Cup final in a coming out party for the then 18-year-old Spaniard. Roddick won their opening match earlier that fall at the US Open, bullying the Spaniard.
Nadal isn’t completely pleased where his game is, going out to practice his backhand after his win, but Roddick knows he’s not going to be able to count the same number of errors that he received from Djokovic.
“It's a difficult match-up for anyone,” Roddick said. “He seems to like this surface and it probably favors him. But, with the way I serve, I think I'm always in there with a shot. I'm returning better, and I'm able to mix it up with my returns. I'll obviously have to play very well.”
Posted: 22.03.09 22:14. Post subject: BNP PARIBAS OPEN IND..
BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA March 20, 2009
Andy Roddick
A. RODDICK/N. Djokovic 6-3, 6-2
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. You seem to specialize in dethroning this guy. ANDY RODDICK: I don't know if we've started yet. Questions, please, Bud. Ha, ha.
Q. We've talked a lot about the weight loss, but do you feel faster on the court? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, I think it's something I noticed more at first, but, you know, four months in, you know, from when you kind of started it, I guess it feels a little bit more normal. But there's definitely been a difference.
Q. Is there kind of a different approach to your game? What do you think you did well that helped you beat Novak so well today? ANDY RODDICK: First off, I don't think he had his best day, by any means. That obviously helps right away. I mixed up the paces pretty well. I hit my forehand when I had to. The chip was a pretty good neutralizing shot for me today. I was hitting it pretty firm, and I didn't really miss any returns. I think that's a big thing for me.
Q. Last year before this tournament you were Dubai, and you got both Novak and Nadal back to back in that desert. Now you have them back to back again. Does that ring any kind of bells or anything like that? ANDY RODDICK: I'm going to go with no, because I hadn't thought of it until you just asked me. (laughter.) I mean, it's not the same tournament. I mean, you can -- you know, they're both deserts and they're both hard courts, but, you know, the courts play pretty differently. You know, it's a different tournament.
Q. I know you probably talked about it before. I missed it. Can you talk about your decisions on not defending your title at Dubai? ANDY RODDICK: Well, what do you want to know?
Q. Just how long it took for you to come up with your decision to not play? ANDY RODDICK: I don't think -- it wasn't -- it didn't take long. It was pretty quick. I think there were some -- times when you could pull and when you could whatever. But, you know, I pretty much -- you know, when I kind of heard about it I didn't really -- I couldn't really believe it. I was pretty surprised. Yeah, that was it.
Q. What's the key to you playing well on this kind of slow hard court? ANDY RODDICK: I think I mixed up my serves pretty well this week. Paces, you know, I'm kind of mixing my game plans in matches. I'm not just kind of playing one way. I'm playing different points different ways. Obviously if you're moving better it's going to help, because, you know, good points are extended on a slow, high bouncing court like this one.
Q. Are you enjoying playing doubles? You played well yesterday. ANDY RODDICK: And tonight, Bud.
Q. I didn't see today, but you won. ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, it's been fun. You know, I've always played pretty well when I have played, you know. It's a good time. Mardy's, you know, super into it, and he said his ranking is getting eerily close to his singles ranking. I'm just glad to be of assistance.
Q. Will you do much of it, you think? ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. I haven't really thought about it much.
Q. What about the opportunity of winning the doubles title here? ANDY RODDICK: Oh, it's great. I mean, you know, it's something I didn't really think was probably going to happen. But, you know, we've come this far, and we're playing really well. We haven't lost a set. We've been playing really good. We've beaten some pretty solid teams, so, you know, one up.
Q. What about the opportunity of playing Bob and Mike in the finals? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, I'm normally the one watching them and cheering for them. It will be a little bit weird. We've played before, but not for a long time. Probably not since we've developed our Davis Cup kind of relationship. Yeah, I look forward to it. You know, why not play the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in the same day? Might as well.
Q. All week long, you look like you're really on top of everything and very energetic and enthusiastic, quick movements. I was watching your turnaround. Is that true? Are you feeling like you're moving better than you've moved in a long time? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I think so. Um, I mean, I'm trying to come up with a creative way of answering that. Yes, I mean, it's pretty straightforward. I feel like I'm moving a little bit better, yeah.
Q. Did you have any sense of what was going on with Djokovic out there? Did you have any feel for what was happening to him? Did you spot anything early in the match? Did he seem listless or anything like that? ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. Was there something I was missing?
Q. No, I don't know either. ANDY RODDICK: I'd be guessing.
Q. So how do you feel about the prospect of facing Nadal? Do you feel you can do some damage in that match? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, sure. It's a difficult matchup for anyone. He seems to like this surface and it probably favors him. But, you know, with the way I serve, I think I'm always in there with a shot. I'm returning better, and I'm able to mix it up with my returns. We'll see. I'll obviously have to play very well.
Q. When you played Novak in New York and Australia, you attacked a lot more. Today was it a different strategy, or were you just feeling your way throughout the match and thinking, I can play pretty steady? ANDY RODDICK: I don't know that I attacked that much in Australia. I think I mixed that. I don't think I'm doing one thing consistently every point, you know. You know, I'm -- I think getting in better shape has allowed me to give myself more of a chance playing different ways. I know that I can get to the balls, and I can, you know, possibly do something when I am there so I'm not forced to kind of go for broke on every shot. So, you know, that helps, and it gives you -- just gives you options.
Q. Can you take us back to your recollections of your semifinal match against Rafa two years ago here? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I don't have many because it was pretty quick. Yeah, I mean, he came out and just was firing. I remember he hadn't been playing his best tennis coming into this event, and I know -- you know, people were talking about it a little bit. He came out and just beat the crap out of me. It was pretty simple. I don't think I was hitting the ball or moving as well as I am now, but he exposed that pretty good.
Posted: 22.03.09 22:16. Post subject: BNP PARIBAS OPEN IND..
BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA March 21, 2009
Andy Roddick
R. NADAL/A. Roddick 6-4, 7-6
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. So you want to break it down, the singles match, or is it kind of far back in the memory? ANDY RODDICK: No, no. I remember. Um, I think it was always going to be tough on a, you know, slow, high bouncing. I was going to have to execute very well. You know, I kind of hung around and did what I could. Conditions were real tough out there. You know, his ball was -- even when it landed short it was kicking up, and then there would be the crosswind. I was -- I don't know that I felt comfortable out there today. Obviously with serving, you kind of have a little bit of a hesitant toss when it's gusty like that. It was tough. I mean, he just handled it better than I did.
Q. You got in the breaker, though. I mean, he served for it at 5-4, huh? ANDY RODDICK: Uh-huh.
Q. You have the mini break at 2-1 and couple back in there, from what I remember. ANDY RODDICK: He might have passed --
Q. Oh, that's right, he did. Yeah, he got one low on you, and then a backhand crosscourt. ANDY RODDICK: I went after the backhand and it was open. You know, when it's open, you have to take a hit. I wasn't real upset about that error. I gave it a ride. Again, just didn't execute it, but put a good swing on it. Again, it's tough -- it's tough to really line something up and go for it when the ball is adjusting and moving. Um, you know, but you have to execute, otherwise you're going to be on the wrong end of it. I missed it, and he came up with some good stuff there. From the middle of the second set on I felt like I played a lot better, but it was a little bit too little too late.
Q. Did you ever feel like you had momentum, because he was serving for the match and you were able to break. ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I turned it a little bit, and then I got in a little bit of a mini groove with my serve for one of the first times of the day. As Matt said, I had a mini break. If you execute there, you give yourself a shot, and then, you know, the third, who knows.
Q. What's the difference between playing him on a slow hardcourt and then you last played him on clay in Spain? What's the playing difference? ANDY RODDICK: They're both not fun. I like -- it's a lot more fun when the court has a little speed to it, and if you hit a ball through the court you get rewarded. Clay, I mean, he's great on clay. But my biggest thing is it's a lot tougher for me just from a movement perspective. He pulls you off the court, and I'm doing my whatever, little slide thing, which isn't great, and then doing like little bunny hop steps and then trying to get back. It's a lot easier for me on a slow hardcourt when I have my footing. As far as the way the points develop, it's probably not too much different than here. The air here, the thin air, might actually make the ball jump more here. But for me, it's just -- the big thing is footing. It just makes a big difference for me.
Q. It's tough to rush the net on him, to state the obvious, right? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, uh-huh.
Q. A few of the approaches were landing short, but even so, especially to his forehand side, looks like he can pretty much get at anything. ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, but a lot of those were -- there was a distinct wind from one side. From one side he was getting his hook forehand up on my backhand routinely. That's like Chinese water torture. You're eventually going to -- you know, it's going to affect you in a negative way, you know. It's just -- I mean, you may be able to fight it off for a stroke or two or three, but eventually that's not going to be a good pattern for me. You know, you kind of take your shots, and, you know, I felt like, you know, hitting and moving, if I hit it well, it's about executing against him.
Q. Just in general, your history, you've done pretty well: three semifinals here. How do you feel about playing in this tournament? You've been pretty close. ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, it's been a little inconsistent. I've had some good moments and I've had some suspect ones. I mean, they put on a great event here, and that's always fun to come out here and play. You know, I look forward to coming back. I definitely enjoy my time out here.
Q. I know you've talked about the surface. Do you feel like you're getting closer to maybe winning this one time? ANDY RODDICK: Well, closer. Yeah, I think with the adjustments I've made this year I think it lends itself to me playing a little bit better on slow surfaces. I beat Ferrer and Djokovic on a slow court, and I'm not sure if that would happen a year ago. It's good. You know, we'll try to keep improving.
Q. How do you feel this week, this tournament, helped your tennis this year? How do you feel where you're at with your tennis now this time of year? Feeling pretty good about how you're playing? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, as good as I have been for a while. I mean, if you look at the start of the year, you know, I've won the matches that I've supposed to. I've played well on a variety of different kind of types of hardcourts. You know, won matches in some different ways and had some good wins. My losses have been against pretty stellar players, and guys that have been playing well at that time, also. So obviously you always want to win, but I've felt worse leaving a tournament, that's for sure.
Q. You want to break down the final tomorrow? ANDY RODDICK: It's tough. I think the court probably favors Rafa, just from a, you know, Xs and Os standpoint. The ball getting up, it's going to help -- it helps his serve a little bit. You know, but I think Andy's had pretty good success against him maybe the last couple times. Yeah, and then played an XO Abu Dhabi. That was a pretty intense atmosphere. It's tough to say. I mean, they're both playing so well.
Q. How do you think the wind will affect that match? It's supposed to kick up even more tomorrow. ANDY RODDICK: Is it? It's disappointing, because it's tough to make anything look good when it's gusty. It was a little unpredictable. It started this way and then started pushing this way. It will make it uglier, you know, which probably isn't what anyone wants to hear. But, you know, it is tough.
Q. As slow hardcourts go, how does this rank? Is this about as hard a hardcourt as you play on? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. You can go on a hardcourt and you can literally rub your finger across it. If it's kind of smooth, the ball will move. Here, you might have cuts. So, I mean, it's pretty slow, which also makes the ball dig in and it beats the ball a little bit more. If you take a ball and rub it on the smooth surface, it's not going to do anything. If you rub it on sandpaper, it's going to blow up. There are a number of factors.
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Posted: 26.03.09 18:41. Post subject: Улыбнуло. http://jp..
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Roddick the favorite of Chinese fans
Andy Roddick's stock in China has been lifted by an internet vote in the world's most populous country, with the American topping the pool as the favorite of Chinese fans.
The 2008 winner of the China Open in Beijing triumphed as part of an all-star field which of course included Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in polling at Sina.com, the top news website in the People's Republic.
Roddick helped his cause with a donation last year of $50,000 to the Chinese Tennis Association. The money is being used for repair and reconstruction of tennis courts and facilities in earthquake-hit Sichuan province in the west of the sprawling nation.
Roddick has already confirmed his return to the capital to defend his Beijing title in October, with the event to be played the week before the new Masters 1000 Shanghai tournament. click here
Posted: 28.03.09 08:36. Post subject: SONY ERICSSON OPEN K..
SONY ERICSSON OPEN KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA March 26, 2009
Andy Roddick
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. I think your decision not to go to Dubai is fairly unprecedented. In 1936, the original men's basketball team from the U.S. was supposed to go to the Olympics in Germany, and they did the same. I was wondering if you could expand upon when you first thought about taking the stand you did, and also if you have any thoughts about why you think other players didn't step up and do the same? ANDY RODDICK: Well, I'm not going to talk about other players. I don't know. It just didn't seem right or fair. I mean, in the world of tennis, if you qualify or are good enough you should be allowed to play. I don't know if it was -- doesn't really have much to do with what's going on over there outside of this tennis decision. You know, I just didn't -- I don't know if the need to mix the two is necessary. That was pretty much the basis of it.
Q. What did the victory over Roger mean here last year? Did it mean more than just winning a tennis match? ANDY RODDICK: I think it was more to it, just because of the fact of how badly I had done against him before or, you know, how long it had been since, you know, how many matches we had played on bigger stages. I mean, it gets, you know, obviously amplified a little bit more because we're playing in the semis and sometimes in the finals of Slams and later on in tournaments. It was nice. It was just -- it was a relief, and, you know, it obviously meant a little bit more to me than just a normal match.
Q. Can you just give us a sense of where you think your game is at the moment and how pleased you are with your progress this year? ANDY RODDICK: I feel pretty good right now. I had a good run in Indian Wells, especially on the surface doesn't that doesn't do a lot to -- doesn't do me a lot of favors. It's slow, gritty, and pretty high bouncing. So to get wins over Ferrer and Djokovic and have a shot in that second-set breaker against Rafa was a good thing. But I still feel -- I've been playing well and winning the matches I'm supposed to win. I think there is some room for improvement. I'm excited about the rest of the way.
Q. Can you talk about your conditioning? I know you've lost some weight in the off-season and that kind of thing. ANDY RODDICK: I don't know that it's so much of my decision as opposed to following orders. There's a big difference there. (laughter.) So, I mean, you know, I hired Larry, and told him that I would -- you know, I'm not here to run it. This is your show. I'm here to follow. He promptly said, Okay, lose 15 pounds, and I regretted saying what I said. No, but obviously it's helped, and it's made things easier. He, you know, recognized that there is a change in the game, seems like everything is slowing down a little bit as far as surface and balls and whatnot, and therefore you see a lot more guys dependent upon their running ability and their legs. So, you know, we're just trying to keep up. It's worked so far, but we're talking about two-and-a-half months. It needs to be proven for a little bit longer than that to consider it an ultimate success.
Q. A little bit of follow-up on that about how important mobility is to the game. Doing something on Isner and Sam Querrey, about how maybe their height can help them or hurt them. You've obviously known Sam a long time from Davis Cup and all that. What do you see from those guys as far as their pluses and minuses of being so tall? ANDY RODDICK: Well, if we're looking at a general trend of height as -- if it's beneficial, I mean, you just look back to the average height of a player now as opposed to 20 years ago. I was tall when I came on tour, and I think I'm extremely average now as far as height goes. Not as far as charm, but as far as height goes. So it's going to be a big factor, especially for John, because he's like Sasquatch tall as opposed to extremely tall. But the thing that's going to help Sam is he actually moves really well for someone who is 6'5" or 6'6". If they can develop that side of the game it's only going to help them more. You can't teach 6'7" or 6'10", but you can teach someone how to move better.
Q. His serve is the big thing? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, sure. I mean, you're hitting it from angles that no one else sees. Even people returning it as opposed to being used to being here, and all of a sudden you're a foot higher. It's definitely an adjustment.
Q. I'm working on a story about kind of the young tennis player and the path they take becoming a pro. What do you recall about being 12, 14 and having all these people around you tell you you're going to be great or you're going to be this? Do you have good memories of that? ANDY RODDICK: I don't, actually. The girl sitting right behind you actually used to beat me when I was 12, so you can probably ask her. She's all of about 5'3", so... 5'4", sorry. I think I was a little bit different. I don't know if -- I don't know if I was one of these prodigies groomed to play. I think I kind of started getting looked at as far as pro potential when I was 17, maybe, 16, 17. It went from, you know, good enough to go where I wanted to go to college to five months later turning pro, and that gap closed very quickly for me. So I don't know if -- I don't know if that was normal. But, you know, it's tough for me to relate to maybe the kind of the general path just because I went -- I went to a normal high school. I worked very hard before and after school, but, you know, I had a pretty normal existence through that part of my life. So I don't know if, you know, there's only one path there.
Q. How important was that balance for you? Because a lot of tennis players get in the academy and that's their life. ANDY RODDICK: Sure. Tennis was my life. Let's not get -- we're not going to get backwards, but I wasn't -- I didn't sign with an agency at 12 years old. I wasn't supporting my family by 13, 14. I had a chance to actually go to school and to, you know, enjoy friends on the weekends. I was still training three, four, five hours a day. That's probably necessary if you want to do this. But I did have those other things. I don't know how much I realized it helped me then, but now I look back and I'm thankful for that.
Q. I know you said that your decision about Dubai had a lot to do with principle, but do you think maybe the women's tennis association, when it happened, they should have boycotted the tournament on the spot? ANDY RODDICK: Listen, I'm not here to tell people what decisions to make. I can make my decisions for myself. As far as anything else, that's not my place.
Q. Apart from the weight loss, what has Stefanki brought to you? ANDY RODDICK: He has a huge knowledge of the players. He's worked with, you know, guys who are on tour, and he knows -- you know, it's very nice to trade thoughts about people's tendencies and how to go about a game plan. I like his energy, also. We're not scared to work. We both enjoy the process of training. It's just been a real good fit so far.
Q. What have you learned? ANDY RODDICK: What have I learned?
Q. Yeah. ANDY RODDICK: I don't know if I could kind of give a general statement that would encompass what I've learned in four-and-a-half months and 30-some odd matches. You know, I think I knew how to play tennis beforehand. A lot of times it's just little reminders and keeping the discipline on a day-to-day basis.
Q. You've been to one final here, I think, Andy; is that right? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah.
Q. Do you feel like you've underachieved here? What's your thought about the way you've played overall? ANDY RODDICK: That's kind of a microcosm of my career, I guess. You know, I mean, you look at it one way: winning a tournament, a Masters Series event here, you know, and making a semi. It's just a matter of how you want to grade it. If I've been to a Masters Series event and I won it, it's tough to say I haven't played well there.
Q. I just talked to Mardy, and I had a nickname for him when we were in high school. It was Booger. ANDY RODDICK: Don't do it.
Q. I told you several years ago that once I was going to get into reporting. I'm going to put you on the spot and see if you remember the nickname I gave you and why. ANDY RODDICK: I do remember it a thousand percent. I don't know if I'm going to share with --
Q. I'm sure everyone would love to know. Go ahead. It's okay. ANDY RODDICK: I knew this was going to be bad when you told me you were going to be a reporter.
Q. We're all ears. ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, that's good. It was Bear.
Q. And why? ANDY RODDICK: What?
Q. Why? ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. That's for you to explain.
Q. Well, I stopped growing when I was 12, and I'm 5'3". It's because Bear was pretty, like about my height or smaller, but then once he started getting on the tour, about 17, you shot up. ANDY RODDICK: That was it. It had nothing to do with us making out or anything like that, so... (laughter.) I knew -- I told you I'd win this one. I have the microphone. I'd like to apologize to my fiancée.
Q. Roger lost some matches against Rafa and Andy. For you personally, is he still the toughest to beat? ANDY RODDICK: For me personally, it's been the toughest matchup throughout my career. You know, it's going to be a tough standard to live up to for five years of averaging losing three matches a year. I mean, that had to -- you know, it seems like it had to stop sometime. But I think a lot more of the credit should go to Murray and Nadal.
Q. Right now, if you had a Slam final, would you rather play Roger or Rafa? ANDY RODDICK: Well, I don't know. I mean, it's -- I'd like to have that option to be there at that point.
Q. Safin was saying at Indian Wells that the thing that most surprised him about Rafa is his hands. He thinks that people didn't really appreciate how great his hands were coming in. Is there anything, tennis-wise, what have you seen of him that surprised you over the last few years? ANDY RODDICK: Marat is 100 percent spot on. He developed a chip that gets him out of trouble a lot that no one ever really talks about. They talk about the running and heaviness, but he volleys well. He's able to transition into the court now. He's able to play returns, as evidenced by Wimbledon last year. No one really mentioned the fact that he was standing a foot inside the baseline and hit a return. They talk about how he stands back, but he's able to mix it up. I don't really think he gets credit for how complete of a tennis player he is. I think he kind of gets pidgeon-holed into what people remember from five years ago.
Q. Do you think it's more of a tennis mind? Especially in the States, he's just this great will... ANDY RODDICK: Well, he is.
Q. Absolutely. But do you think he's underrated as a tennis mind? ANDY RODDICK: The thing about Rafa's game, and the type of ball he hits and coming from the, you know, the left side, is that maybe more so than other players he's able to kind of say, This is what I do. You're going to have to deal with it. You know, but that being said, I mean, the guy knows what he's doing on a tennis court. He knows his way around. He has the luxury of not really having to play into that too often.
Posted: 30.03.09 09:19. Post subject: A. RODDICK/D. Tursun..
A. RODDICK/D. Tursunov 7-6, 6-2 An interview with: ANDY RODDICK
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. I couldn't quite make out what was being said out there between you and about three or four other people. What was being said? ANDY RODDICK: Ah, you're just talking about with...
Q. The umpire. ANDY RODDICK: Probably stuff that doesn't need to be repeated. I went about it the wrong way. I think my argument was fine, but my choice of words probably wasn't. You know, I felt like -- first of all, he got screwed a little bit the first time I broke because we were playing on a wet court. It's tough to make that first reaction after a serve. Same thing happened to me, so I basically was wondering how many more times we were going to play on a slippery court. He said, Well, no one has fallen yet. I said, well, if that's a barometer, then we have a problem. So I feel like my argument was just, but the way I went about it probably wasn't the best.
Q. You were angry because of the whole Wade thing, though, right? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I wish that would have worked out.
Q. Seemed like in the first set you were a little bit more defensive than you have been lately. Was that him, or you kind of weren't really feeling your forehand at that moment? ANDY RODDICK: No, I think a lot of it had to do with conditions. The wind was gusting, but it wasn't consistent. So it was tough to really commit to any shot. And from one end, you know, it was basically like playing downhill. You know, he was -- and I was just to fight off shots. And you know, with the other one -- against him, if you play straight with him he's a good ball striker, so I was trying to mixup paces a little bit. I had some success with it, and some not so much. But on the bigger points, it helped me out a little bit.
Q. In the 12th game, is it the case where you're encouraged because you're getting so many cracks at him, or frustration because you're not able to get that last point, all the break points? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, I'd rather have not a lot of looks and convert the one that I do get. But I guess it's a good thing. Sitting down after the first set and looking at what was a very close set and looking at the stats, it was pretty one-sided. So that made me feel better going into the second set. But obviously you want to take your chances a little bit better than I did in the first.
Q. You couldn't just give us a sense of what you were debating with the referee at the end there, could you? ANDY RODDICK: With?
Q. With Mr. Mills. ANDY RODDICK: With Alan? I was basically -- I apologized to the umpire for what I said to him during the match. And then with Alan, he basically said, If you feel like it's too slippery, you know, you should speak up. I guess I asked him if my standing there looking confused for 20 seconds didn't give the point away. I guess I had to get more vocal than try to go with the confuse and conquer method.
Q. The second set you just kind of felt in good rhythm? You felt like the tiebreak broke his spirit? ANDY RODDICK: I felt like maybe he might have been struggling a little bit physically. It's like a swamp out there today. You're sweating a ton. I mean, you can wring out your shorts, you know, afterwards. You know, so I wanted to be sure to take advantage of that and make the points tough. You know, it just got away from him a little bit in that second.
Q. I think you got Monfils or Safin, I believe, next. History with both? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, it's a completely different matchup. Gael is a little bit more defensive and tries to suck you in a little bit more. Marat kind of goes after it and probably plays a little bit more similar to the guy I played today. It's going to -- you know, kind of how I go about that matchup is going to be very dependent upon who gets through that.
Q. It's a year of kind of contrasting weather patterns and what have you. How tough is this in comparison to other places to play on a day like today, for instance? ANDY RODDICK: Sure. The humidity is not like anything you're going to get anywhere else. Australia is very hot. You know, it feels like a hair dryer some days. But, you know, here it's a matter of keeping your fluids in you and keeping stuff in you. Because obviously the more you sweat it just takes it out of you. So it's a little bit different. But, you know, the muggy conditions like today, and especially kind of going off, going on, making sure you have something in your body as far as food and during the breaks, you know, it's a little bit tricky.
Q. Did it happen to you to have been working very hard on the practice courts and not being able to translate that into matches? And if yes, what did you have to do to make it happen? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, the thing with sports is you can work as hard as you want and there are no guarantees. It doesn't, you know, translate. I think the off-season of '05 I worked very hard and had a terrible start to the start of the year in '06. I don't think there's a secret. I don't think there is a magic fix. That whole beginning of the year I just said I need to get a tournament where I play a bunch of matches in a row to feel comfortable. Right now I've played so many matches I go out there and I feel comfortable in most situations. But, you know, it's tough when you play one match, wait eight, ten days, and then you're anxious for the next one. You're automatically going to be tight. It's just a matter of getting into a tournament and going deep. Later on that year and that summer I was able to get some matches under my belt and started playing a little bit better.
Q. Is it a question of state of mind if you work too much it's worse? ANDY RODDICK: I don't know if you can work too much. If you work to the point where you're injured or rundown physically it's a different story. I don't think there's anything wrong with hard work.
Q. Seeing the way Dmitry can hit the ball as hard as anybody, it seems, what separates him from the top 10 level at the moment? ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. I think he's very good at plan A, and then after that it's a little bit more of a question mark. I think movement is a huge key. You know, he certainly hits the ball a ton. That's what made it tough today. He was hitting through the wind when he was against it, and then when he was with it, like I said, I felt like he was playing downhill. But who knows? That's a tough question.
Q. Just so we're clear, the Heat was saying last night there was still a chance the Horse thing was going to happen. At what point did you decide you definitely weren't going to do it? ANDY RODDICK: I didn't. I actually asked my trainer after the fact, like just now. They said, well, they had to make a call this morning. Obviously Dwyane, he wasn't waiting around all day, and so my agent erred on the side of not making Mr. Wade wait, which is disappointing. All the crappy stuff they make us do for Stars activities, that was actually a fun one.
Q. Well, you're still going to be here another week. ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I know. But I think he plays a game tomorrow night. I don't know exactly if I'm providing the necessary warmup for the Mavericks tomorrow night, I think it is. So, you know, it's disappointing, and it's something I really look forward to. You know, he can have his Horse title for another year.
Q. Give us one of the crappy things you had to do offcourt. ANDY RODDICK: Do what? Ever been asked a question and too many answers spring to your mind so you have trouble deciphering one for you?
Posted: 14.04.09 18:11. Post subject: Andy Roddick Will Ma..
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Andy Roddick Will Marry Brooklyn Decker Next Weekend, Deucebag Says (Update) By DAULERIO, 10:45 AM on Sun Apr 12 2009
Sometime Deadspin tennis correspondent Dylan Stableford reports that Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker will officially become a boring married couple in Austin, Tx. next weekend.
The much anticipated serve-and-volley of nuptials between Andy Roddick and his smoking hot fiancée, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, will take place next weekend at an undisclosed location in Austin, Texas (Roddick grew up in Austin and now lives there). Elton John is among the expected guests, along with Roddick's Davis Cup teammates James Blake and Mardy Fish-both of whom lost in the first round of U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston earlier this week.
The pair announced their engagement just over a year ago. Here's a quick recap of their, ahem, mixed doubles, via Wikipedia:
"Roddick was flipping through the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue when he spotted Brooklyn Decker, a fashion model. He had his agent contact hers. The two have been dating since at least the 2007 Davis Cup."
The Deucebag hears it's a small wedding. No word on Decker's gown, although Lacoste couture would be fitting. As would a bikini.
So there you go. Apparently Dylan is calling himself the "Deucebag" now which is quite catchy. Paparazzi should begin assembling in Austin immediately to find the perfect tree or garbage dumpster to hide in to get the candid shots.
UPDATE: According to one email tipster it's going to be held at the Westwood Country Club. His girlfriend's a server there. He said she's also seen Elton John's event rider.
Posted: 18.04.09 08:18. Post subject: Roddick Weds Brookly..
Roddick Weds Brooklyn By Tennis Week Saturday, April 18, 2009
Andy Roddick has shed his singles status for Brooklyn.
The 26-year-old Roddick married fiancée Brooklyn Decker in an intimate, twilight wedding ceremony at his Austin, Texas home on Friday, People Magazine confirmed.
Roddick and Decker, 21, exchanged vows in a candlelit ceremony that in front of family and close friends, including Roddick's former Davis Cup teammate Andre Agassi and his wife Steffi Graf.
Sir Elton John, a good friend of both Agassi and Roddick, flew to Austin from Vegas, where he has been in concert, to perform for the wedding party. "Bridesmaids wore strapless, chocolate-colored gowns, and the setting was decorated with bright, tropical flowers," People reports.
"They are absolutely perfect for each other," a family friend told People. "I think they knew that from the moment they met that they were perfect for each other."
Guests toasted the newlyweds at a post-wedding dinner held at Roddick's local country club.
The Ohio-born model has been a page-turning presence since she first appeared in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. Roddick was reportedly flipping through the pages of that issue when he spotted Decker, phoned his agent to track her down and met her in 2007. They became engaged in March of 2008. Decker has often accompanied Roddick to tournaments.
Decker described her SI debut — which came shortly after her high school graduation — as a life-alterting experience.
"It was an out of body experience," she said. "I was eighteen out of high school believe it or not, and since then I established a career."
Posted: 30.04.09 16:09. Post subject: Roddick Recalls Amaz..
Roddick Recalls Amazing Wedding By Tennis Week Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Andy Roddick recalls his recent walk down the aisle — and Sir Elton John's performance at the post-wedding bash — as "beyond amazing."
The 26-year-old Roddick married fiancйe Brooklyn Decker in an intimate, twilight wedding ceremony at his Austin, Texas home on Friday, April 17
Roddick and Decker, 21, exchanged vows in a candlelit ceremony that in front of family and close friends, including Roddick's former Davis Cup teammate Andre Agassi and his wife Steffi Graf, James Blake, Mardy Fish and Justin Gimelstob.
"It was great to have so many of our family and friends make the trip and share the occasion with us," Roddick writes in his blog posted on Andy Roddick.com. "The actual ceremony was great… we had to set up a tent cause the weather was not agreeing with us, but it ended up working out, so all good."
Sir Elton John, a good friend of both Agassi and Roddick, flew to Austin from Vegas, where he has been in concert, to perform for the wedding party.
"Elton played at our reception and it was very very surreal," Roddick said. "It was beyond awesome of him to make time for us and needless to say it was beyond amazing."
The newlyweds enjoyed a honeymoon in Costa Rica.
The Ohio-born model has been a page-turning presence since she first appeared in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. Roddick was reportedly flipping through the pages of that issue when he spotted Decker, phoned his agent to track her down and met her in 2007. They became engaged in March of 2008. Decker has often accompanied Roddick to tournaments.
Decker described her SI debut — which came shortly after her high school graduation — as a life-alterting experience.
"It was an out of body experience," she said. "I was eighteen out of high school believe it or not, and since then I established a career."
Posted: 08.05.09 07:38. Post subject: Meyerson Moves On; T..
Meyerson Moves On; Tobias Takes Over At BEST By Tennis Week Thursday, May 07, 2009
Andy Roddick has a new management home and BEST has a new president.
Ken Meyerson, Roddick's agent and Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST) president, has left that post and have joined Lagardиre Unlimited LLC, the American branch of Lagardиre Unlimited. Roddick and Meyerson immediately join Lagardиre Unlimited, giving the company immediate star power.
BEST announced that John Tobias will succeed Meyerson as its president.
Roddick has an existing relationship with Lagardиre Unlimited, wearing the company's logo on a patch on his Lacoste shirt. Meyerson will join Lagardиre Unlimited to contribute to the development of its tennis division.
"As part of the transaction with Lagardиre Unlimited, Andy Roddick, who has developed a close and personal relationship with Lagardиre group’s Chairman and CEO, Arnaud Lagardиre, will join Meyerson at Lagardиre Unlimited in a sharing arrangement with BEST Tennis," BEST said in a statement.
Tobias, who represents Mardy Fish and twins Bob and Mike Bryan, will be assisted at BEST by Donald Dell.
"John has all the tools to lead BEST Tennis into the future," said BEST Managing Director Mike Principe in a statement. "With a number of exciting young players on our roster, we are poised for great growth. I have no doubt that John — along with Donald Dell — will build on that success going forward. In both the short and long term, this is a great development for BEST Tennis and the entire BEST platform. "
BEST represents Sam Querrey, Igor Andreev, Victoria Azarenka, Anna Chakvetadze and Caroline Wozniacki as well as the Bryan brothers and Fish. BEST also produces the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships, and the annual Rock-n-Racquets exhibition, and is responsible for the television rights for numerous others, including the US Open Tennis Championship, the French Open Tennis Championship, and various U.S.-based ATP tournaments.
Posted: 14.05.09 05:10. Post subject: Mutua Madrilena Madr..
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Madrid, Spain
[6] A Roddick (USA) d [Q] T Haas (GER) 16 76(9) 64
надо полагать, этой новой ракеткой Энди сегодня выиграл у Хааса. не вполне ожидаемый результат, учитывая их личку на грунте - 4-0 в пользу Хааса.
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Roddick's New Racquet By Tennis Week Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Andy Roddick returned to tournament tennis armed with a new racquet: the Babolat Pure Drive Roddick.
The Pure Drive is also used by Sybille Bammer. New for 2009 Pure Drive racquets are enhanced with GT Technology, a hybrid material, which Babolat says "reduces torque at ball impact and creates powerful racquets with even greater precision."
The racquets start at $185 and are available now. For more information, please visit Babolat.com.
Posted: 26.05.09 07:06. Post subject: French Open Monday, ..
French Open Monday, May 25, 2009
A. RODDICK/R. Jouan 6‑2, 6‑4, 6‑2
An interview with: ANDY RODDICK
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. Obviously you were playing another French player on a court that is not your favorite. What were your sensations out there today? How did it feel to start?
ANDY RODDICK: I'm just glad I finally won a match out there. You know, it was a weird situation, you know, with the whole ‑‑ I couldn't really find information on him. It's a little weird, because you never really know ‑‑ from what I had gathered, he had enough fire power to make you uncomfortable, but maybe he wasn't the most consistent guy ever.
I wanted to make him hit a lot of balls and see if he would maybe punch himself out of that a little bit. He did that early, and it seems when I would get up in a set he would settle and play well after that, but ‑‑ no, I'm just glad to be through.
Q. You seemed to do quite a bit of damage with the kicker to his backhand. Do you think on clay sometimes that's even more effective than the heat? That court has given you some pretty good grief. Any other rougher court in tennis for you?
ANDY RODDICK: Oh, certainly no rougher court as far as, you know, my past record, as far as, you know, probably negative memories. But to your first question, I think you have ‑‑ you definitely have to use a kick a little bit more as a tablesetter, because on clay it's probably the one surface where it's not maybe ‑‑ you know, most courts, if I hit my spots with my good serves, I feel pretty good about where I'm standing in the point or I've already won it, and on clay maybe it's not the case.
Something Larry wants me to do is show the kick a little bit more, and he thinks that will make my bigger serve a little bit more effective. Maybe it's just something else to look for. Today it was coming off. It was warm out today. So the kick was jumping around pretty good.
Q. Given your record here, and you make reference to finally winning, I mean, you might be forgiven for sort of not caring how you do at this Grand Slam compared to others, but was it important to you? Is it important to you to fair well here and do better after the last couple years you've had recently?
ANDY RODDICK: I don't know if it's in my makeup to not care about something. I don't know if I've ever not cared about a match in any tournament. Obviously I know there is more of a ceiling at this event for me probably than any other event, you know, as far as what I'm going to have to do with my game and kind of the limits that it puts on my style sometimes.
That being said, it is one of my goals, I'd like to make a second week here. I feel that's a feasible goal and something that I'm surprised I haven't done to this point in my career.
You know, I'm certainly realistic about this tournament, but at the same time, I feel like if you take this tournament out of the equation, my record on clay has actually been better than a lot of specialists, you know. So I would like to progress further at this event.
Q. With the time off, marriage and honeymoon, how would you characterize your preparation coming into this event versus other years?
ANDY RODDICK: I'm probably in better shape. You know, all those things said, I was training the whole time. The wedding took one day, but the whole time I was training, you know. I trained the day afterwards.
You know, I feel like physically I'm extremely prepared. There certainly was a fear of lack of matches going into Madrid. I didn't get a lot there, but I'm certainly prepared as far as from a practice standpoint and from a physical and mental standpoint. Now it's just a matter of, you know, trying to progress my round further each time.
Q. Is that what it is with some of the U.S. guys? Is it really ‑‑ we know you're in great shape. We know James is in great shape. You're not going to wilt in the match, but is it just psychologically, sort of being focused on every point fora five‑set match that...
ANDY RODDICK: I don't know if you can generalize why you don't do well. I mean, you'd have to break down each point and the ball coming up here and what we're able to create off that. All of these kind of theories on what you're supposed to do better, you're never gonna build your game around the worst part of your season. That just doesn't make sense in anything.
You're not going to take your weakest job and focus on that. You're going to go after your best stories. That's kind of what we're going to do.
We're going to build around ‑‑ it's amazing, because you never hear the story of a clay court specialist, why don'tyou prepare and play better on grass? I've never once read that story in my life.
Q. The Spanish have been criticized for a long time for not doing well on grass.
ANDY RODDICK: By who? But it wasn't a serious conversation. Well, it's almost like, you know...
So I haven't really understood it, but it's not for a lack of effort. It's not really psychological. I don't think we're psyching ourselves out. I just think ‑‑ I can speak for myself, you know, clay will turn me into ‑‑ makes my serve a littlebit more neutral. Puts me from a pretty good mover from my size to an average mover.
My backhand, the trajectory is a little bit flatter, those are all things that have to be dealt with on a point‑to‑point basis. You're trying to manage your way through that. That's realistic. But I feel like with my serve I'm able to go through matches ‑‑ I was looking, and I think my record for clay in mycareer is still very good.
I just have to, you know, as we were discussing earlier, I think I just have to try and make an impact at this tournament sometime.
Q. You have long‑standing relationships with two French companies, Babolat and Lacoste. Obviously that's gone to another level now. You've joined Lagardйre.
Do you feel as if people recognize that? Do you get comments from folks? Do you think people here have any more affinity for you because you've associated yourself with those companies?
ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. You know, I don't know. I think affinity is built through success, and I certainly haven't had much here. I think it will take a lot more than associating yourself with French brands or endorsement deals.
I would love to do well because of that here before, but Lacoste is very established here. They don't need me to establish themselves as a clothing brand here, more probably in the States and trying to move that way.
That's not really the grounds for what my relationships have been built. But that being said, I would love to do well here because of that. It's just another reason why.
Q. Itwas a dream for Romain Jouan to play against you here. Did you tell him something after the game?
ANDY RODDICK: You know what? I didn't feel like I needed to. I think the crowd was great to him today. They kind of did the wave for him at the end, and he kind of applauded. I think he had a real nice moment there.
I don't really feel like I need to interject much there. I think, you know, I think the crowd was really great for him, and really, reallygood to him. And I feel like they kind of had knowledge of his story and how he kind of got there, and really got behind him today.
Q. Larry and his brother Steve are students or were students of the great tennis mind Tom Stow, who was Budge's coach. Has Larry shared much about Stowand his approach to the game and his ideas on technique?
ANDY RODDICK: Not a whole lot. I mean, I think ideas on technique is ‑‑technique is probably something built at a little bit younger age. I think we focus more on strategies inside of a match.
Q. Is there a particular thing about playing on clay that he's brought to your game that changes your approach at all?
ANDY RODDICK: Well, I think he's just been harping on, youput in the hours, you have been in better shape, you've won a lot more matches on hard this year by being able to stay in points longer, so that can only help on the clay. That does make sense to me.
He's more about picking and choosing your spots. I don't have to play just patient, you know, high ball tennis. I don't have to play just, you know, kind of going for it more aggressive. He's more focused on just being aware of when is the right time to kind of go back and forth between the two, and I feel like because I'm in a little bit better shape this year that maybe it allows me the option of going back and forth.
Q. Are you working with a different trainer or is it still...
ANDY RODDICK: It's Doug. I have a strength coach at home in Austin who I work with, and obviously Doug travels, and they kind of work together a little bit. He doesn't come on the road much.
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Posted: 26.05.09 23:17. Post subject: Энди Роддик: «Моя це..
Энди Роддик: «Моя цель – пробиться во вторую неделю «Ролан Гаррос»
Американец Энди Роддик, стартовавший на «Ролан Гаррос» победой над французом Роменом Жуаном со счетом 6:2, 6:4, 6:2, прокомментировал свою игру.
«Я доволен, что удалось выиграть этот матч. Понимаете, это странная ситуация, я нигде не мог найти информацию о своем сопернике. Это очень неудобно, потому что я не знал из чего исходить в игре. Так что я доволен этой победой.
Сейчас я в отличной форме. Понимаете, свадьба – это всего один день, но я постоянно тренировался, даже на следующий день после свадьбы. Так что я, по-моему, физически отлично готов. Сейчас надо просто стараться прибавлять от матча к матчу.
Я реально оцениваю свои возможности на этом турнире, но моя цель – попасть во вторую неделю. Я думаю, это возможно, и удивляюсь, почему я еще не сделал этого за свою карьеру. На самом деле, мои результаты на грунте получше, чем у многих специалистов. Так что я хотел бы улучшить свое выступление на «Ролан Гаррос», – приводит слова Роддика официальный сайт турнира.
Posted: 27.05.09 09:43. Post subject: Garry пишет: Я реал..
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Я реально оцениваю свои возможности на этом турнире, но моя цель – попасть во вторую неделю. Я думаю, это возможно, и удивляюсь, почему я еще не сделал этого за свою карьеру. На самом деле, мои результаты на грунте получше, чем у многих специалистов.
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Posted: 28.05.09 22:34. Post subject: Хорош Энди обыграл И..
Молодец Энди обыграл Иво Минара 6-2 6-2 7-6 дальше юрген мельцер энди его обыграл на грунте на кубке дэвиса 2008.Вообще при Лари Стэфанки Энди очень прибавил,удачи ему
Posted: 29.05.09 09:21. Post subject: Никак не посмотрю ни..
Никак не посмотрю ни одного матча с Энди на этом РГ Оч рада, что прошел в третий круг И согласна, Энди прибавил и находится в неплохой форме. Посмотрим как сложится дальше.. Удачи, Эндик!
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