Archive for May, 2005

Andy Eases Past Monfils In Exhibition Match

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

Today, Andy began his final preparations for his assault on the French Open in the beautiful surroundings of the Paris Golf and Country Club. He faced Gael Monfils in the semi finals of this pre-French Open Exhibition Competition, Le Troph�e de Paris.
Andy has never played this hard hitting French 18 year old before. For those […]

Andy Preparing For French Open Assault

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

On Friday, the draw for Roland Garros will be made, so this week Andy is putting the finishing touches on his preparation for the French Open. Already on site, Andy had a practice session Tuesday with his coach, Dean Goldfine, and trainer, Doug Spreen, on the Suzanne- Lenglen court.
With clay on his shoes, alligators […]

No Compromise

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

“When I heard that Nike was making 5 million of them, I was a little skeptical,” said Lance Armstrong said about his yellow Livestrong bracelets. “I figured we’d be shooting them at each other for years.” As of today, the one-year anniversary of the Livestrong bands’ debut, 50 million have been sold.
From this yellow band […]

Interview With Ilana Kloss, Ceo Of World Team Tennis

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

1) How does Andy’s (Roddick) participation in WTT affect the success of not just the team, but WTT as a whole?
Andy brings a tremendous amount of excitement whenever he is on the court so his personality is the perfect compliment to World TeamTennis. His style of play energizes his teammates and he also seems […]

Lost In Translation

Saturday, May 14th, 2005

In 2004, Andy logged 106,911 miles in his various travels, visiting 10 different countries on four continents. It is only natural that he encounters some language barriers.
In his current European adventure, Andy will probably hear the phrases “nice shot”, and “good luck” in Italian, German and French. Not to mention that the distinctive vocabulary […]

It’s That Time Again� Contest Time!

Friday, May 13th, 2005

AR.com member Candice submitted a suggestion in our Community Boards a while back with a fun twist for a new quiz. Well, we took her idea and gave it to Andy�here’s how it works.
We gave Andy a 10-question multiple choice personal quiz. The questions are all about Andy. He had some fun answering them, then […]

Game, Set, Ma——-

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

In losing a match, Roddick became a true sportsman.
Last Wednesday, in the round of sixteen at the Rome Masters, Fernando Verdasco of Spain was serving to America’s top player, Andy Roddick. Verdasco had lost the first set and was down 5-3, love-40 — triple match point. After he hit deep on the second serve, the […]

Andy Quotes - Part Two!

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

Q. I saw you practice today. You kind of threw a couple balls out of the court. Was that for the crowd? ANDY RODDICK: No, it’s because I was hitting like crap. We were playing fetch. I would hit it, they would bring it back (smiling). (Pacific Life Open 2003)
Q. We just had a […]

Press Conference With Andy Roddick

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

Massu vs. Roddick 7:6 (4), 4:6, 7:5
Q: That must be very difficult to take, the second time in two weeks you’ve fought very hard, had long matches and didn’t make it. How do you cope?
A: I mean, first it’s disappointed. Second, you have to realise you’re going to have bad days in this chosen […]

Andy Out Of Hamburg

Monday, May 9th, 2005

Nicholas Massu upset Andy in the first round of the Master Series Hamburg today, 6-7, 6-4, 5-7.
After loosing the first set in an intense tiebreak, Roddick fought brilliantly to even the match, but found himself facing a tireless Massu in the third.
In the final set, Massu took an early lead, leaving Andy trailing 0-3. Despite […]