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No American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick triumphed at the 2003 U.S. Open. No American man reached the fourth round of a major tournament in 2013. No American man finished 2014 in the top 15.
Andy Roddick may never have triumphed at Wimbledon, but he was made an honorary member of the All-England Club last week. The former world No. 1 and the United States' most recent Grand Slam champion (2003 U.S. Open) recently received an official Wimbledon tie to mark his membership.
The international debut of Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by Walgreen and AmerisourceBergen was a smashing success, raising more than $1 million dollars (USD) (more than £641,000) for the Elton John AIDS Foundation for only the second time in the event’s 22-year history.
Fernando Gonzalez is the new Statoil Masters Tennis Champion after defeating Andy Roddick 6-4, 2-6,10-4 at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday. In a battle between two of the biggest hitters tennis has ever seen, it was the Chilean that was able to use has weapons to greatest effect when it most mattered, hitting forehand winners from all corners of the court.
It’s been a good week for Andy Roddick. The American returned to one of his favourite cities in the world for the first time since retirement, reached the final of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, and according to Tim Henman, was made an honorary Wimbledon member by the All England Club.
Andy Roddick made a successful debut at the Statoil Masters Tennis on Saturday, winning his opening match 6-4, 6-3 over two-time French Open Champion Sergi Bruguera. Roddick, who reached three Wimbledon finals during the course of his career, was delighted to make his return to the London stage.
Andy Roddick had yet to even embark on his professional tennis career in 1997, the year that John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg faced off at the Royal Albert Hall, their first meeting in London since the 1981 Wimbledon final.
Andy Roddick will face old rival Greg Rusedski in the round-robin stages of the Statoil Masters Tennis after the draw and order of play for the IMG-owned and staged event at the Royal Albert Hall were revealed.
The 1987 Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash and the two-time French Open winner Sergi Bruguera have added their names to an all-star line-up in the Statoil Masters Tennis, the IMG-owned and staged event held at the Royal Albert Hall, 3-7 December.
Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick is to return to London to make his debut at the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, 3-7 December. Roddick, who won the hearts of British tennis fans when he lost a heart-breaking 16-14 final set to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009, is excited to return.
Attendance for the New Haven WTA event reached 47,140 this year, an increase from 45,796 a year ago. It was the first increase the tournament has had since 2005, though still less than the 76,860 it drew as a combined event in 2010.
If you haven’t seen the John McEnroe Andy Roddick Chase commercial, please take a minute and do so because it is brilliant. We’ll wait a moment. Welcome back. Now that you’ve seen the commercial and agree that it is great, it’s time to analyze it.
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It's no secret that we are in the midst of a rough patch for American men's tennis--certainly on the singles front. The trials and tribulations of the United States contingent are well-documented. It has been more than a decade since an American man won a Grand Slam title (Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open).
In his playing days, Andy Roddick was always known as being extremely committed to his sport, and carrying the weight of American tennis on his shoulders.
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