Posts Tagged ‘Andy Roddick’
Blake: Roddick Justified In Analyzing Analysts
Harvardian Says Commentators Should Accentuate the Positive
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Andy Roddick has made it clear that he’s less than pleased with some of the recent commentary coming from the broadcast booth. After his primetime first-round win over Michael Russell, Roddick aired his frustrations during a post-match chat with ESPN’s Chris Fowler, telling him, “I’m pretty convinced that I could be [...]
Tattoos, Piercings and All Things Kardashian
U.S. Open Buzz Day 5
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Andy Roddick bristled at ESPN analysts after his first-round win over Michael Russell, telling Chris Fowler, “Tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world because whatever the person does, if it works you just say that’s what’s good, and if it doesn’t work, you guys go, ‘He should have done [...]
A-Rod: Tennis Takes Williamses For Granted
A Day After Venus' Withdrawal, Roddick Calls Sisters 'Living Legends'
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Venus Williams‘ unexpected U.S. Open pullout due to an autoimmune disease, a condition that she says has sapped her energy and causes joint pain, has triggered an outpouring of support from many of her on-court colleagues, among them Roger Federer, who says Williams can count on backing “from the tennis family,” [...]
Emotional Rescue
Does Tennis Need to Loosen Up and Let Players Show More Emotion?
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Times change. Thirty years ago Vic Braden — then a beloved popularizer — bemoaned the state of a game where rude and rowdy (expletives not deleted) rants were commonplace. “The sport, he insisted, should be X-rated. Going to a tennis match is like going to the World Wrestling Federation.
A Cooked Stork Staggering Under the Broiling Sun
U.S. Open Buzz Day 4
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Lenox Rawlings described John Isner as “a cooked stork staggering under the broiling sun.” Said Isner, “I feel I expend more energy than anyone else. Even Shaquille O’Neal in his heyday wasn’t running up and down the floor with point guards. When it’s really hot, I do kind of struggle with [...]
McEnroe: ‘Show Some Emotion’
Johnny Mac Says Code of Conduct Needs to Be Loosened
He had already received a warning for smashing his racket. So when a frustrated Andy Roddick launched a ball high into the Cincinnati night during the third set of his matchup with Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Western & Southern Open (a seemingly harmless reaction), chair ump Carlos Bernardes slapped the Texan with a point [...]
Larry Stefanki: The Brightest Mind In Tennis?
A Candid Conversation with the Brain Power Behind Andy Roddick
LONDON — Here’s a curious question. Among the top coaches in the game, who has the best mind? Certainly, Andy Roddick‘s skipper, Larry Stefanki, who’ll be inducted into the Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame on July 28 and who’s coached an array of other great champions, including John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marcelo [...]
Davis Cup Destiny Denied
The Angst of Austin Andy
The Spaniard’s groundstroke – usually so precise – drifted just a tad long. At last, Austin Andy Roddick had turned the tide of what seemed like a dreary day. David Ferrer’s errant shot gave Roddick the first set of the second rubber of the U.S.’s Davis Cup battle with the mighty Spaniards. Proud, celebratory and [...]
Wimbledon: Andy’s Exit
Lopez Ousts Roddick In Straight Sets 7-6(2), 7-6(2), 6-4
Roger Kahn was talking baseball, of Robinson and Reese and Furillo and Campy, of Newk and Duke and Branca and Hodges, not of tennis, when he chronicled the hard-luck Brooklyn Dodgers of the early 1950s. “You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat,” wrote Kahn, who [...]
Spain vs. U.S. Davis Cup Tickets On Sale
Quarterfinal to Be Played at University of Texas, July 8-10
Tickets for the U.S. vs. Spain Davis Cup Quarterfinal to be played at the Frank Erwin Center on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, July 8-10, will go on sale to the general public on April 8, at 10 a.m. CDT. An exclusive pre-sale for USTA members begins on April 5, at 10 [...]