Archive for January, 2005

Roddick Rocks Rusedski

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

For the 4th time in 5 meetings Andy rolled over Britain’s Greg Rusedski 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Andy played some of the best tennis of his career in the opening set. There was nothing Greg Rusedski could do to prevent a first set bagel as Andy made spectacular service returns and had only one unforced error […]

Roddick V Rusedski Preview

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

After cruising past one lefty in Irakli Labadze, Andy finds himself up against another one in the form of big serving Greg Rusedski, Britain’s number two player. Rusedski fought through a tough, four set match against Jonas Bjorkman in the first round, and was upbeat about playing Andy. He said he was “very much looking […]

Andy Lambasts Labadze

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

This was the first time Andy had faced the big hitting lefty from Georgia, but proved to have too much game, defeating his opponent 7-5, 6-2, 6-1.
It was a keenly fought first set in which Irakli Labadze clawed his way back after going 0-40 down after 3 consecutive double faults in the 2nd game. […]

Australian Open Preview

Saturday, January 15th, 2005

As we follow Andy mixing it with the world’s best in Melbourne this week, it doesn’t seem that long ago that he was strutting his stuff on the clay of Seville fighting for a Davis Cup victory. Now, all of a sudden, the first Grand Slam of 2005 is at hand! It has been a […]

Roger Does It Again

Saturday, January 15th, 2005

In the finals of the Kooyong Classic it was a head to head match-up of the number one and two players in the world, Andy and Roger Federer. The stadium was full of fans thrilled to see these two players on the court together and they got what they wanted.
Considering it is summer in […]

Australian Open Draw Released

Friday, January 14th, 2005

In the first round of the Grand Slam down under, number two seed, Andy Roddick will face Irakli Labadze from Georgia. It will be an unknown test for Andy, as the two have never met before.
Some facts about Irakli Labadze:
Birthdate: 6/9/1981 Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia Residence: Tbilisi, Georgia Height: 6′2′’ (187 cm) Weight: 187 lbs (85 […]

Andy To Meet Federer In Kooyong Final

Friday, January 14th, 2005

The 2005 Kooyong Classic has been treated to a superb final as the world’s top two players, Federer and Roddick go head to head, in the last match of preparation before the Australian Open. Federer defeated Tim Henman 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the final. The match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, at […]

Andy Into Kooyong Final

Thursday, January 13th, 2005

The eagerly anticipated match between Andy and Andre Agassi came to a disappointing end earlier today, as Agassi had to retire with a hip flexor muscle injury at 6-5 down in the first set. Up until then, the match had been first class tennis. Agassi, who is now a doubt for the Australian Open, apologized […]

Andy Opens 2005 With A Victory

Wednesday, January 12th, 2005

Andy had been scheduled to play his opening match at Kooyong against Paradorn Srichaphan. Unfortunately, Srichaphan had to withdraw due to a wrist injury, and was replaced by Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic. Andy had an impressive start to the year, defeating the big serving Croatian 6-1, 6-4. This means that Andy will move into the winners […]

Andy To Take On Srichaphan In Kooyong Classic

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005

On Wednesday, the first matches of the 2005 Kooyong Classic, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, will be played. Andy will take on Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan, and their match is scheduled to be last on centre court, following an 11.00am start.
Although Srichaphan is in good form, after reaching the Chennai final last week, […]