Archive for February, 2005

 

Andy In Memphis

Monday, February 14th, 2005

Next stop for Andy is the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, which takes place at the Racquet Club of Memphis from February 14-20. Coming in fresh from San Jose, Andy will have to fly from coast to coast to participate in the event, which he won in 2002. He was also […]

Andy Repeats As Sap Champion

Sunday, February 13th, 2005

Andy has captured back to back titles at the SAP Open by defeating Frenchman, Cyril Saulnier 6-0, 6-4.
Andy opened the first set smoking and stroking by hitting 7 aces, 12 winners and a mere 3 unforced errors. Andy, well known for his booming serve, hit an incredible first service percentage above 75 percent and closed […]

Andy Into The Finals

Sunday, February 13th, 2005

It is Andy’s second final round in as many tournaments as he defeated Tommy Haas 7-6, 6-3 in a match filled with brilliant shot making from both ends of the court.
When asked after the match how it felt to dominate the match, Andy responded, “I’m glad it looked that way! Tommy was playing very […]

Andy Through To Semifinals

Saturday, February 12th, 2005

Andy has progressed to the semifinals of the SAP Open with his three set victory over Thomas Enqvist 3-6 7-6(6) 7-5.
After the match, Andy commented: “I thought I hit the ball better than I had in the two previous matches. I felt like my movement stepped up. I served horribly the first two sets and […]

Andy Into The Sap Semifinals

Saturday, February 12th, 2005

If it takes a good fight to be prepared for the semifinals, Andy should be well prepared. Thomas Enqvist brought his A-game, but Andy withstood the challenge 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 and moves into the semifinals against the number 3 seed, Tommy Haas from Germany.
The other semifinal match will be Cyril Saulnier (FRA), who defeated […]

Hyung-taik Tough!

Friday, February 11th, 2005

It took three sets, but Andy defeated Hyung-Taik Lee (6-3, 3-6, 6-2) and advances to the quarterfinals of the 2005 SAP Open where he will meet Tomas Enqvist, who defeated Robby Ginepri 6-3, 7-6.
There was only one break in the first set at 4-3, but that was all that Andy needed for 6-3. In the […]

San Jose, 2005 Sap Open

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Andy’s second round match against Korean, Hyung-Taik Lee will take place on Thursday, February 10, 2005, immediately following the Andre Agassi – Kenneth Carlsen match starting at 10:00 pm (EST).
Andy has not played Lee since 2003 and, although the matches have often been close, has won six of their seven meetings.
Some stats on Lee: […]

San Jose, 2005 Sap Open

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

The bounce back has begun. Andy has defeated a crafty Paul Goldstein in his first appearance since the Australian Open, 6-3, 6-4.
Andy said, “It’s always good to get through the first round of any tournament. To get through in straight sets is even better.”
In the next round, Andy will face Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) who defeated […]

Sap Open Draw Released

Monday, February 7th, 2005

Andy Roddick will be heading to San Jose where he is the defending champion of the SAP Open.
In the first round, Andy has been drawn a qualifier, and in a potential second round, would face either Gambill (USA) or Lee (KOR). The other top seeds in the draw are Agassi, Haas, and Spadea, while a […]

Roddick Ready To Bounce Back After Australian Open

Saturday, February 5th, 2005

After falling short in the Australian Open a year ago, Andy Roddick’s tournament title in San Jose helped him get headed back in the right direction.
He’s counting on that being the case this time, too.
Roddick believes he beat himself in his frustrating four-set semifinal loss to Lleyton Hewitt last week in Melbourne, and the […]