Archive for February, 2006

 

Andy Breaks Great Dane

Friday, February 17th, 2006

In front of a full house at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Andy took his home fans
through a dramatic three set battle on route to the quarter finals. Andy
defeated Denmark’s Kenneth Carlsen 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Andy took at early break in the first set to earn himself a 4-2 lead.
Consolidating his break comfortably, Andy delighted […]

Delray may miss this Cup round

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Charles Elmore - Palm Beach Post
A decision could come as early as this week on whether Delray Beach will host the Davis Cup tennis quarterfinals April 7-9, but grass courts in California appear to have an edge.
Delray Beach and Winston-Salem, N.C., have hosted Davis Cup events in the past five years, but they […]

Andy To Face Carlsen

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

In the second round of the SAP Open, number one seed, Andy Roddick, will take on Denmark’s Kenneth Carlsen. Carlsen reached the second round after recovering from a one set deficit against Lukas Dlouhy from the Czech Republic.
The 33 year old Dane has had a slow start to the year, only getting past the second […]

Roddick wins first-round match at SAP Open

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Andy Roddick changed his coach and his wardrobe. The results were the same in the first round of the SAP Open.
Seeking his third straight victory in the event, the top-seeded Roddick beat Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday night.
“He kind of wrapped some presents for me and handed it […]

Valentines Day Victory

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

If cupid shot as many arrows as Andy served aces this evening, love was certainly in the air at the HP Pavilion Center in San Jose. In the debut match in his title defense, Andy decisively defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4. Looking rejuvenated from the hectic Davis Cup weekend, Andy saw a lot of love […]

Serving Up Some Love

Monday, February 13th, 2006

After wearing his heart on his sleeve and pulling through for the USA this weekend in Davis Cup, Andy is all set to take on Guillermo Garcia Lopez in the first round of the defense of his San Jose title.
Andy’s tournament gets under way on Tuesday as he takes on the 22 year old Spaniard […]

Andy Travels North to San Jose

Monday, February 13th, 2006

The SAP Open, the second oldest tournament in US history, in San Jose, California, begins on Monday, February 13, 2006, with two-time champion Andy Roddick seeded number one, followed by Andre Agassi (2), Lleyton Hewitt (3), Spain’s Tommy Robredo (4), and James Blake (5).
Andy will begin his title defense against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at […]

Roddick recovers to provide decisive Davis Cup tie point

Monday, February 13th, 2006

By Jerry Magee UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Andy Roddick came up with a name for what he had in mind. He termed it “Operation Resuscitation.”
His intent was to resuscitate himself.
Consider it done. His stomach no longer doing the flip-flops it had on Friday, Roddick, playing only as strenuously as was necessary, eased past […]

Andy Roddick Interview After Clinching USA Davis Cup Win

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Q: Andy, congratulations on clinching the tie
Andy: Thanks
Q: Can you tell us how you felt out there? Obviously you were sick on Friday.
Andy: Yeah. I felt better than I thought I would, later on in the evening on Friday – that’s for sure. Just tried to keep things kind of mellow out there and not […]

Andy Powers USA Into Quarterfinals

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Straight out of the gate, Andy was ready to expunge Friday’s unfortunate events. In a somewhat untraditional match with numerous breaks, Andy clinched America’s spot in the Davis Cup Quarterfinals, overpowering Romania’s Razvan Sabau, 6-3. 6-3. 6-2.
Andy put pressure on Sabau immediately pushing him to three deuces in the first game, forcing the Romanian to […]