Archive for June, 2004
Roddick Faces Unexpected Foe
WIMBLEDON, England — The Parco dei Principi hotel in Rome was burning and Sjeng Schalken and his wife, Ricky, feared for their lives.
They leaped the 10 feet from their seventh-floor balcony — into the arms of Andy Roddick, standing on his sixth-floor balcony. Along with Roddick, they eventually scrambled down fire ladders to safety, but […]
Collision Course? Roddick, Federer Advance
WIMBLEDON, England — Defending champion Roger Federer overcame 2002 winner Lleyton Hewitt in four sets Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, edging closer to a possible final against Andy Roddick.
Federer lost his serve and dropped a set for the first time this tournament, but had 19 aces and 50 winners to prevail 6-1, 6-7 (1), […]
Post Match Interview: A.roddick/s. Schalken 7-6(4), 7-6(9), 6-4
THE MODERATOR: Mr. Andy Roddick. Questions, please.
Q. Are you still working on that slam‑dunk overhead?
ANDY RODDICK: No, got it a little too early today. Yeah, I need to work harder, I think.
Q. The decision to go for the big second serves at times, is that something you take into the match or something you decide […]
The Wimbledon Queuing Experience
When I first floated the idea of doing an article on the Wimbledon queuing experience to the www.andyroddick.com editor, Ron Crose, we came across a tiny stumbling block - Ron did not know what queuing is. Suffice to say, I couldn’t let this one go. Britain is known for it’s ability to queue orderly, and […]
What Would I Do Without Live Scoring? Go Andy!
Isn”t it just the best when Andy is winning?!?!?!
Having said that, I want to put my 2 cents in regarding my frustration with the tennis coverage on ESPN and NBC. While I appreciate very much the fact that Wimbledon is on television for much of the day, it baffles me to no end that I […]
Andy Battles Into Semi-finals
Andy Roddick is through to the semi finals fo the 2004 Wimbledon Championships with an straight sets victory over Sjeng Schalken 7-6(4), 7-6(9), 6-3. He will play Mario Ancic of Croatia in the semi-finals.
In his last few meetings with Schalken, Andy had in Sjeng’s words “kicked his butt”. Today’s quarter final though was a very […]
Andy Roddick Partners With Britain’s Beano And Lta To Promote Mini Tennis
Andy Roddick has teamed up with Britain’s No.1 comic - “The Beano” and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) this summer to promote Mini Tennis.
The partnership will help drive tennis interest among the comics huge readership of 7-11 year olds, during The Wimbledon Championships and through the summer. Each tennis feature will include the Mini Tennis […]
Wednesday Order Of Play
Andy will take to the court tomorrow in his second consecutive quarterfinal at Wimbledon. He will face No. 12 Sjeng Schalken of the Netherlands on Court 1, second on after a noon start.
ESPN and NBC will broadcast live from the Championships, Wimbledon tomorrow in the United States. For a complete worldwide television listing, visit the […]
Roddick And Schalken Share More Than Tennis
A life-saving leap brought Sjeng Schalken and Andy Roddick together on the balcony of Roddick’s Rome hotel suite during a fire that killed three people. When the pair reunite on a patch of grass in this week’s Wimbledon quarterfinals they”ll carry a shared sense of perspective of life that transcends tennis.
The second-seeded Roddick rolled past […]
Federer Will Face Hewitt; Roddick, Schalken
It had to happen sometime, at some tournament. Their lives intersected under dire circumstances off the court, and Andy Roddick and Sjeng Schalken were bound to face each other on one, sooner or later.
Roddick helped about a dozen people, including fellow tennis players, escape a fatal hotel fire in May before the Italian Open. One, […]
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