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Andy Roddick (1982)
Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis.
Andy Roddick was born on 30 August 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska. His height is 6 foot 2 inches and weight 190 pounds. He is a right handed player. In 2000, he was finished as youngest player in year end Top 200 and as number 1 junior in world, winning junior Grand Slam titles at Australian Open and US Open without dropping a set.
He finished as youngest player in ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals Top 20. He won three ATP titles and became first American teenager to win three or more titles in same season since Sampras won four in 1990. He opened season with title at Waikoloa Challenger. He made Davis Cup debut in 1st round in Switzerland and beat Bastl in a dead rubber. He went undefeated 3-0 during year in helping U.S. back to World Group in 2002.
At AMS Miami, he defeated Levy, Rios and Sampras and Pavel, before losing to Hewitt in quarter final. He made his ATP clay court debut in Atlanta and dropped only one set en route to his first ATP title defeated Malisse. He was the first American teenager to win an ATP title since Chang won in February 1992. Following week in Houston, he won title without dropping a set. Also he was the first American to capture back to back clay titles since Courier in 1992.
He heads to Flushing Meadows with a 38-13 match record and the US Open Series Lever 2000 Challenge title. He compiled a 12-1 in his three appearances during the North American summer swing. He advanced to first final of 2006 in Indianapolis and had not lost serve in the tournament until the second game of the second set, a streak of 45 straight service games. It marked the eighth final of the season between the top two seeds. He reached quarter finals in Los Angeles before withdrawing with a lower back injury. Since 2001, he has been one of the most celebrated athletes in United States, being featured in non-sports publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Vogue.
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