Archive for September, 2004

 

Andy Edges Past Morrison

Thursday, September 30th, 2004

Andy has edged out Jeff Morrison in a tight three set match, defeating his fellow American 6-2, 6-7, 6-4. At 3-1 in the tiebreak just as Andy was hitting his second serve a girl in the crowd yelled “Andy, I love you” producing a double fault, a lost tiebreak and a smashed racquet. The smashed […]

Andre Agassi And Andy Roddick Bring Rock-n-racquets To “bama

Thursday, September 30th, 2004

Tennis Extravaganza also highlights members of the US Davis Cup Team Mobile, AL (September 26, 2004): Get Ready to Rock!
SFX Sports Group, the world’s premier sports marketing conglomerate announces that tennis legend Andre Agassi and 2003 year-end world No.1 Andy Roddick will participate in Rock-N-Racquets at The University of South Alabama’s MITCHELL CENTER December 17, […]

Davis Cup 2005 Draw Announced

Thursday, September 30th, 2004

The official draw for all groups in the Davis Cup, was made today in Madrid. The USA as the second seed have received a home draw, where they will entertain Croatia.
The last time these two countires met, Andy Roddick was forced to sit out the tie with a wrist injury and the USA were defeated. […]

Roddick Eases Through In Thailand

Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Andy Roddick eased into the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday, winning 6-1, 6-4 without remotely approaching top form.
There was little to impress a crowd of nearly 10,000 as he defeated Arvind Parmar of Britain, an opponent who lost in the qualifying rounds but was given a place in the […]

Andy Advances In Bangkok

Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

Andy has defeated Britain’s, Arvind Parmer 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Thailand Open. Andy wearing a white shirt and black shorts, with a white backwards baseball cap, had no real problems taking out the Brit. Other big attractions in the draw, such as Safin and home favourite, Srichaphan also progressed today.
In the […]

Seville Nominated To Host Davis Cup Final

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

London, ENGLAND - The ITF announced that the Real Federacion Espanola de Tenis (RFET) has nominated Seville as the venue for the Final of the 2004 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas between Spain and USA on 3-5 December. The RFET proposal for the final is the Estadio Olympico de la Cartuja (Olympic stadium of La […]

Player Profile: Arvind Parmar

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

Here are some stats on Andy’s first round opponent. This will be their first meeting in an ATP event.
Birthdate: 3/22/1978
Birthplace: Hitchin, England
Residence: Hitchin, England
Height: 6″4″” (193 cm)
Weight: 172 lbs (78 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 1997
Singles Record: 1 - 6
Singles Titles: 0
Doubles Record: 0 - 1
Doubles Titles: 0
Prize Money: $72,138 Info courtesy of the ATP.

Federer, Dent Advance In Bangkok

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

Top seed Roger Federer has advanced into second round of his debut at theThailand Open, winning in straight, but tight, sets, 6-4, 7-6 over Frenchman Nicolas Thomann.
Federer was one of the first players to arrive in Bangkok to begin preperations for the event. Other plays, including Roddick, Safin, and Srichaphan were delayed in arriving given […]

Bangkok Preview

Monday, September 27th, 2004

Asia is on the fast track toward the top of the world in sports, especially tennis. From the selection of Bejing, China to host the 2008 Olympics to their first Formula One Race, it is clear that China has taken the lead to show the world that Asian sports are here to stay. The 2004 […]

Roddick Does It Again

Monday, September 27th, 2004

London, ENGLAND - Andy Roddick broke the world service speed record for the third time in Davis Cup play this year, and the fourth time overall, with a serve of 155mph / 249.4kph during the first singles rubber against Vladimir Voltchkov in USA’s semifinal tie with Belarus. The delivery put Roddick 40-0 up at 5-4 […]