[Andy Roddick Topic # 2] Apparently Cool

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Op vrijdag 15 augustus 2008 18:53 schreef wimderon het volgende:
Eentje voor de collectie, kleinzusje
Kun je posten als ie z'n zoveelste poeptoernooitje wint

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Op zaterdag 16 augustus 2008 03:49 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
Roddick
Wint set 1 met 6-0 van Troicki maar daarna 2-6 4-6

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"My serve was terrible," Roddick said.

"He picked up his game and definitely played well in the third set, but I served I don't know how many double faults all week. I never normally do double faults. It's totally unacceptable."

Roddick raced through the first set against a clearly nervous Troicki without dropping a game.

However, after missing a chance to go 2-0 up in the second, three-time champion Roddick lost his concentration and allowed Troicki, cleverly varying his pace, to level the match.

Roddick then saved a break point in the opening game of the deciding set before the match was interrupted for more than an hour because of rain.

When the players returned, games stayed on serve until the seventh, when Troicki snatched the break as the American shanked a forehand long.

The Serbian then held his nerve to serve out for victory three games later.

Earlier, Del Potro broke the 6ft-9in Isner's serve once in each set to advance to the last four.

The 19-year-old, who beat Roddick to win the Los Angeles title last weekend after victories in Stuttgart and Kitzbuhel, was too consistent and mobile for last year's runner-up.

However, Del Potro warned that fatigue was setting in after completing his seventh match in nine days.

"I am very tired and tired in my head," Del Potro said. "But I want to keep winning matches and tomorrow I have the opportunity to get to another final, so I am very happy.

"His serve is very difficult to return," Del Potro said of the American. "I tried to move a little bit when he was serving, hoping he would be disturbed a little, and I broke him twice."

Former world number two Haas, who had more surgery on his troublesome shoulder earlier this year, found himself 4-1 down to Alejandro Falla of Colombia before bouncing back for a place in the last four.

"He came out really strong, but once I went a double-break down, I started to feel a lot better and he got a bit tight," Haas said.

Haas said he would have to play well to stand a chance against Del Potro.

"I think I am going to have to mix it up," he said. "He is the man to beat really and is very solid, but I think I have the game and I just need to take my opportunities."

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Op zaterdag 16 augustus 2008 20:58 schreef Tim86 het volgende:

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Nee hoor, Haase gaat er niet spelen..is nog niet fit helaas.

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U.S. Open - Roddick under the radar

From the moment he won his first and, to date, only Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open in 2003, Andy Roddick has had to cope with the huge expectations of the home nation at Flushing Meadows.

While double champion Andre Agassi had one last hurrah when he reached the final in 2005, Roddick has been the one American ever-present over the past five years.

Four times a quarter-finalist, he reached the final in 2006, losing to Roger Federer, the man who has won the title every year since Roddick beat Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero to lift the trophy in 2003.

Having flown the flag for so long, Roddick goes into next week's U.S. Open short of match practice after a number of injuries and is an outsider for the title.

Roddick, though, remains confident that he can go far in the year's final Grand Slam event.

"It's a while since I have been (under the radar), maybe '01 or '02," the world number eight said.

"But I am not someone who needs someone talking about them. I am more concerned with how I am playing. I realise there are better storylines this summer, (Roger) Federer (losing his number one ranking), (Rafael) Nadal, (Novak) Djokovic playing well on hard courts and Andy Murray playing well, so I don't need that.

"I just want to play well and I feel like I can make a big run there. I know I can certainly compete."

Having beaten Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in the first few months of the year, Roddick's season hit the brakes in June when he hurt his shoulder. The American played through the injury at Wimbledon but was beaten in the second round.

A stiff neck kept him out of the Masters Series event in Cincinnati last month, leaving him just two events to find his form.

"I probably came back too early," Roddick admitted. "Would I do it again? Yes, because it was Wimbledon."

Roddick was the highest-ranked player not to compete at the Olympics in Beijing, believing that staying at home to play on hard courts was better preparation for Flushing Meadows than travelling halfway across the world and back.

He reached the final in Los Angeles but was beaten in the quarter-finals in Washington by lowly-ranked Serbian Viktor Troicki last week.

"Cincinnati is one of my favourite events, usually a tournament that I do well in, so (missing) that put a little hole in the summer," Roddick said.

"I think not going to the Olympics is actually beneficial for me right now. I have been able to squeeze in two more tournaments, in Washington and LA. My expectations are a lot better than they were when I was sitting on a couch after Cincinnati."

Roddick, who turns 26 on the middle Saturday of the U.S. Open, said he craved another Grand Slam crown.

Would he take the offer of one more major title, on the proviso that he quit the sport the next day?

"That's actually a question I've thought about before and I think I change my answer daily," he said.

"In two, three years' time, it would be a no-brainer. My gut reaction is yes but I think when I reflect I'd probably say no. I enjoy playing so much, the whole process, trying to figure out how to win. I am not sure I could give that up."

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Op donderdag 21 augustus 2008 22:50 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:
Elke keer kijk ik naar de TT en dan vraag ik me af "Wat wordt er nou mee bedoeld?". Kun je hem uitleggen, KZ?

Undertaker Vs Roddick

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Q. Special place, I would think, for an American player to be back in the US Open playing in New York. Your thoughts on this particular Grand Slam?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, it's obviously the one if you're an American you look forward to the most every year. There's had also a certain energy unlike any other tournament. It's probably not only a tennis tournament but an event, things like today going on outside. The things here going on here. It is a special place for me.


Q. Having been a champion here, Roger was talking about the fact that while he's been not getting the results this year as he has in the past, but having the experience of, you know, getting it done, is always psychologically a big help coming in. Is it for you?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, it was a little while ago when I won, so you'd like to think it's still relevant, but who knows.

I think the biggest thing about New York is playing a night session. It's a different animal than any other tournament. I feel comfortable in the fact that I've been in most situations here at this tournament, good and bad.

So I'd like to think I'm ready for it.


Q. How are you? How do you feel you're playing right now?

ANDY RODDICK: Getting better. I've actual enjoyed having a practice week that's been healthy. I've kind of been going from not playing and then jumping straight into tournaments, which isn't ideal, you know, but you've got to kind of play the hand you're dealt.

So it's been a good week, and, you know, hopefully I'll be there when the final comes around.


Q. You said you've been having some training. How about the two weeks where you weren't playing in the US Open Tour instead of playing Beijing, would that help you here where you had some good results?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I played ‑‑ I probably played average in those two events, but it definitely helped me get back into match shape, you know. I don't feel like I was in great shape going into LA. I'd been off for a little while.

And even just playing points in the rhythm of a match, I think that helped.


Q. How does your shoulder feel now?

ANDY RODDICK: It feels fine. Yeah, it's good.


Q. How do you feel about Santoro in the first round?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, it's tricky. He doesn't really play like anybody else on tour, that's for sure. He's certainly experienced and is not going to be intimidated by any situation.

When I've done well in Slams, I've started off with tough draws before. So, you know, you have to be ready to play from the word "go" here.


Q. In terms of travel and jet lag, is there any advantage to having skipped Beijing over a lot of the guys who went?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. There's a week in between, but I just think for my sake, being able to get two tournaments, getting matches in, and like I said, at least playing my way into shape a little bit after the injuries, was probably a good move as far as my tennis goes.


Q. You talked about the difference of the Open compared to the other Slams. Do you think, Nadal never having gotten past the quarterfinals, do you think it's sort of a disadvantage? I'm not saying he's the clear‑cut favorite, but how do you view the fact that Nadal hasn't done well here and everyone's still saying he's clear cut?

ANDY RODDICK: I think it's deserved. I mean, you judge it based on the leadup events, I think, and there's no doubt he's been the best player on tour this year so far.

If anything, he's going to look at it as a challenge that he wants to overcome. He's playing the best tennis, you know. For us to sit here and speculate about what it is about New York, I think you have to hear that from him.


Q. Do you think we can expect another Grand Slam from you here?

ANDY RODDICK: I couldn't hear that.


Q. Do you expect another Grand Slam from you this year?

ANDY RODDICK: From me this year? Well, I'm going to have to start working if that's the case. I certainly hope so.


Q. As an astute observer of the game as you are, can you talk by a little bit about Roger? He's is the three‑time defending champion. I know Nadal is playing as well as he is. But can you assess Roger a little bit coming into this tournament, and what kind of chances do you give him?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I think he's got as good a shot as anybody. I think it's tough to play perfect for five years in a row. He's only done it four years in a row.

You know, I think the biggest thing ‑‑ I don't know if he's thinking sometimes out there, but it's a tough situation when you feel like you're getting ‑‑ you've made 17 straight semifinals in Slams or whatever it is now, and if you're not thinking about it, being asked about it every day, it's bound to go into your head a little bit.

But I think one big result and it's turned right around for him. I know pretty much every player except for one that would take his bad year. So I think you have to use a little bit of perspective. He's created a bit of a monster for himself.

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Op woensdag 27 augustus 2008 22:58 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Moet dit topic niet eens naar een ander subforum verplaatst worden? Je kan het amper tennis noemen wat roddick laat zien de laatste tijd.

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Op donderdag 28 augustus 2008 10:40 schreef Nalbandian het volgende:

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Hij heeft Fabrice "the magician" Santoro bijna overhoop geslagen met die een na laatste service

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US Open: Roddick blaast Santoro van de baan


Andy Roddick sloeg de Olympische Spelen over om fit aan de start van de US Open te verschijnen. Vooralsnog pakt die keuze goed uit voor de als achtste geplaatste Amerikaan. Woensdag walste hij in de eerste ronde met 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 over de Fransman Fabrice Santoro heen. Roddick sloeg vijftien aces en verloor maar vier punten op zijn eerste service.

"Ik serveerde erg goed vandaag", liet Roddick weten. "Dat moet ik het hele toernooi doen. Dat zal erg belangrijk worden. Ik zat er bovenop tegen Fabrice, want als je hem niet onder druk zet, wordt het een hele lange wedstrijd." Roddick schreef de US Open in 2003 op zijn naam.

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I think he actually was a bit annoyed that he nearly got hit by the serve