Archive for June, 2006

 

Andy Roddick’s Poker Skills

Friday, June 30th, 2006

When asked to reflect on where American tennis was in relation to the French Open, poker buff Andy Roddick quipped, “We’re playing a 7-2 off suit against pocket aces right now.” Roddick’s cool commentary made him sound like a total “you-gotta-know-when-to-hold-em“ poker wiz.
But the Bryan Bros. were cautionary, claiming they hadn’t lost much money […]

Critical Weekend

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Andy played one of the best matches he has played in a while and won his second round match yesterday here at Wimbledon. We really did not know if Andy was even going to get to play. It was getting late and we were very near the cutoff for starting a match. It […]

Andy’s Off Court Activities @ SW19

Friday, June 30th, 2006

On June 21st, Andy, James Blake, Mardy Fish, and Bob Bryan met up at SW Nineteen, a popular sports pub in Wimbledon Village, to catch the USA vs. Ghana game. Joined by several of their coaches, including Todd Martin, the crew took post in front of massive televisions to watch the disappointing loss. Team USA […]

Interview: Wimbledon 6/29/06

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Q. I’m sure you’re very relieved to get it over and done with tonight when your next opponents have to come back tomorrow?
ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, absolutely, if you would have asked when I went on who was gonna finish, who wasn’t, I probably wouldn’t have picked this scenario for you. I don’t know if […]

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Thursday, June 29th, 2006

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Late, But Fire Was In Andy

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Andy made quick work of Mayer today on court 2 at Wimbledon. Andy did a great job of imposing himself on his opponent. He was ripping his forehand and then finishing well at the net. He was controlling every point and only made 6 unforced errors for the match, which is great considering how offensive […]

When Roddick Talks, Roddick Listens (and Survives)

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

For now at least, coaches are not allowed on the court in professional tennis. But Andy Roddick was coaching himself plenty on Wednesday as he tried to extricate himself from his latest spot of bother in his opening match at Wimbledon.
“Hit the forehand, please!” Roddick bellowed, among other things, as the third set reached a […]

Wimbledon-Roddick races into third round

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Andy Roddick powered into the Wimbledon third round with a 6-4 6-1 6-2 thrashing of German Florian Mayer on Thursday.
The American third seed, runner-up at the grasscourt grand slam for the last two years, had struggled through his first round match but looked in much better form against Mayer.
Roddick needed little over an hour on […]

Roddick Through in a Rush

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Andy Roddick wasted no time in booking his spot in the third round, galloping through against Florian Mayer to set up a potential blockbuster third round tie with home favourite Andy Murry on Saturday.
It was sixteen minutes to eight in the evening before the American number three seed put ball to racquet in anger today, […]

Awesome Andy Blitzes Mayer

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

As the sun was setting, Andy Roddick received a standing ovation as he came on
to Court Two at 7.40pm on Thursday evening. Keen to place himself in the third
round, Andy raced through the match, out-classing his opponent in one hour and
eight minutes, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
Andy’s serving was impeccable all evening as he regularly served over […]