The United States misses Andy Roddick, his country's last prophet

Before the afternoon Roddick United States He was a tremendous tennis force. They had players like Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi or Pete Sampras. after RoddickA few tennis players were excited: John Eisner Or currently Frances Tiafoe also Riley Opelka. Roddick was the last home champion.

Andy Roddick She was born on August 30, 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska, United State. the Roddick family She was very athletic, her brother John was a tennis player at the University of Georgia and her other brother, LawrenceHe practices diving and fishing. Andy was leaning towards tennis.

As a teenager, he began to stand out on the US junior circuit and his parents realized he had a great opportunity. In 2000, he began topping the junior rankings around the world and also began playing his first ATP tournament. Moreover, that year he won an award Australian Open Junior Championship And the US Open Also from that category.

By 2001 he reached the quarterfinals From the US Open Championship He reached the same example the following year. But his best moment came in 2003. Roddick Reached the semi-finals in Australia And WimbledonShe wanted to close out the year with the entire orchestra in her native United States.

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Her versatility allowed her to play well on all surfaces, but the American preferred fast courts.

In this 2003 US Open Roddick He defeated Britain's Tim Henman in the first round. In the second, he beat Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, a more than complicated start. In the semi-finals the Argentine left on his way David Nalbandian In five sets after losing the first two sets, in the final he sent Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero in three sets.

Roddick thus became the last native to win the US Open.

Then he reached the final three times Wimbledon And again he reached the decisive match at home in 2006. If not Roger Federer, Roddick I could have earned more.

He retired in 2012 after losing in the round of 16 of the US Open to Juan Martín del Potro. The reasons he mentioned himself: “I feel like it's time. I don't know if I'm healthy or committed enough to continue another year… I've always wanted, in an ideal world, to finish this tournament..

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