[Andy Roddick Topic # 3] Bald bachelor still going strong

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Op woensdag 11 februari 2009 07:45 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:
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Volgende ronde tegen Ernests Gulbis .

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Op dinsdag 10 februari 2009 23:52 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Staat ook in de SI Swimsuit Edition.

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Op woensdag 11 februari 2009 23:37 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Is me iets te veel werk nu

http://sportsillustrated.(...)els/brooklyn-decker/

(ook bodypaint available )

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American Andy Roddick joined four of his countrymen as second round winners Thursday at the SAP Open in San Jose, defeating Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-6(3). The top seed saved four break points on serve in the second set, and converted on his first of three match points in the tie-break to secure the win in one hour and 20 minutes.
World No. 6 Roddick is bidding to win his fourth title at the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament, having won in 2004 (d. Fish), '05 (d. Saulnier) and '08 (d. Stepanek). With the exception of a second round loss on his San Jose debut eight years ago (l. to Gambill), Roddick has reached minimally the semi-finals at this event.

He will attempt to break a three-match losing streak against his next opponent, German Tommy Haas, who leads the head-to-head series 7-3 – though the two players have evenly split their six previous meetings on hard courts. Roddick's last win against the former World No. 2 came in the 2005 San Jose semi-finals.

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Thursday, February 12, 2009
CENTER COURT
Morning/Afternoon Matches
Stephen HUSS / Ross HUTCHINS vs. Robby GINEPRI / Travis RETTENMAIER
Bob BRYAN / Mike BRYAN vs. Rohan BOPANNA / Jarkko NIEMINEN
Mardy FISH vs. Juan Martin DEL PORTO
Sam QUERREY vs. James BLAKE

Evening Matches
Andy RODDICK vs. Tommy HAAS
Radek STEPANEK vs. Todd WIDOM

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Stepanek Steps Up
Feeling good on a court where he’d won three titles, moving through a brisk 18-minute pre-match hit with his friend Justin Gimelstob, surely Andy Roddick felt good about his chances of taking on another pal, Mardy Fish, in the first all-American SAP Open final since the two also met up here in 2004.

So it was that Roddick commenced his semifinal against Radek Stepanek in brisk fashion, breaking Stepanek’s serve straightaway, riding that cushion to a 6-3 first set victory.

Then, a funny thing happened on the way to the finals. Throughout the second set, as Stepanek’s suspect forehand seemed near the brink of disintegration, Roddick was unable to pull away. Instead it was Stepanek who battened down the hatches and slowly find ways to disrupt Roddick. T

he Stepanek forehand settled, his backhand kept rolling deep and slicing slow as he began creeping his way into net, floating back Roddick’s serve – and then throwing down big serves of his own. Still, with Roddick serving at 3-3 in the second set tiebreak, the American seemed on the path. After all, he simply needed one point on Stepanek’s serve to gain the go-ahead mini-break.

“I didn’t bear down in the second set,” said Roddick.

But it was Stepanek who took the intiative, grabbing hold of a few points, making his way forward and frustrating Roddick just enough to snag the tie-break and level the match. A perplexed Roddick started the third quite angry at himself. Though he held to open the decisive set, in each of the next three games Roddick held a 40-15 – and lost each one to go down 3-1.

By now Stepanek held a comfortable cushion and Roddick was unwilling to do much more than use his serve, forehand and tenacity to grub his way out of a jam. Stepanek had become the initiator. Though his balls were hardly fast, they were well-directed, constantly confounding Roddick in the way that would please many a tennis connoisseur. At proper times, Stepanek slithered his way into the net to poke adroit volleys.

“He did a really good job of defending, and he was driving the ball well,” said Roddick.

Surviving a double-fault when serving at match point at 5-4, Stepanek also fought off a break point to close it out, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. Disruptive, clever, quick and effective, Stepanek had composed a mini-masterpiece.

Bijna ook een worm

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Op zondag 15 februari 2009 17:00 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
[Tennis] Het pimpende Radek Stippelnek-topic > [Andy Roddick Topic # 3] Bald bachelor still going strong

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Op zaterdag 14 februari 2009 12:31 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:

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Maar we gaan vrolijk verder

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Iedereen kan zeggen wat hij wil, maar Andy is 2009 gewoon prima begonnen.
Finale Doha, halve finale AO en nu dus een halve finale in San Jose.

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Op maandag 16 februari 2009 11:56 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:

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En zo is het .

Stepanek won zelfs van een Fish in bloedvorm. Maakt het verlies van Andy iets draaglijker .

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Op maandag 16 februari 2009 11:55 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:
Roddick hoog op verlanglijst
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ROTTERDAM - Toernooidirecteur Richard Krajicek gaat serieus trachten de Amerikaan Andy Roddick te strikken voor de volgende editie van het ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Dat zei Krajicek zondag na afloop van het toernooi dat gewonnen werd door de Brit Andy Murray.

Roddick zat de afgelopen jaren vast aan deelname aan het toernooi van San Jose. "Van die verplichting is hij af. Ik ga een poging wagen, hij staat hoog op mijn lijstje.”

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Roddick fired 20 aces and never faced a break point in his 7-6(1), 6-2 win over defending champion Steve Darcis of Belgium. The top American lost only seven points on serve (44 of 51) in 10 service games in the one hour and six minute opening round match.

Roddick improved to 13-3 on the season and he will next face countryman Robby Ginepri for the ninth time (Roddick leads 7-1) in the second round at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Roddick breezes past Ginepri

Andy Roddick blew away fellow American Robby Ginepri 6-2 6-3 to move into the third round of the Memphis Championships.

The big-serving Roddick was delighted after recording 11 aces and serving no double faults.

"That's the best I've ever played," he said. "I was in a zone out there. I hit every forehand as hard as I could and it was going in every time. It's as simple as that."

Top-seeded Roddick, who lost in the semifinals of last week's San Jose Open, outplayed his compatriot, breaking Ginepri's serve a total of eight times.

Ginepri occupied the court for just over an hour. He fell behind early as he struggled with his serve and Roddick attacked a vulnerable second serve.

Roddick, the world number six, lost just eight points on his potent first serve.

"I (could) sense that (Ginepri) was kind of like, 'we both know you're not this good,'" Roddick said. "I wish I could play like that every time."

Trying to capture the title in his ninth appearance at The Racquet Club, Roddick will meet American Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals in a matchup of two big servers.

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Op vrijdag 20 februari 2009 01:21 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
Wat een mongool is die Roddick. Vorige week en deze week een kuttoernooi spelen en zich nu terugtrekken voor Dubai waardoor hij die punten dus niet kan verdedigen. 6 toernooien op een rij inplannen is ook niet handig

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Op vrijdag 20 februari 2009 12:16 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:

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Volgens mij is het best logisch. Nu kan hij gewoon nog altijd in Amerika blijven, en zo top fit beginnen aan de masters van Indian Wells en Miami.

Vorig jaar werd was het nog 1e ronde exit tegen Tommy Haas (Indian Wells), daar kan hij wel een aardige klapper maken.

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Op vrijdag 20 februari 2009 18:49 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Volgens mij is er nog geen officieel bericht, maar in de playerzone heeft hij aangegeven zich terug te trekken.

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Op vrijdag 20 februari 2009 19:18 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Onderdeel van de officiële ATP-site waar in principe alleen spelers en begeleiders in kunnen. Daar geven ze o.a. inschrijven en afmelden voor toernooien.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/5/zone/1.asp

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Als reden heeft ie 'other' opgegeven

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Op vrijdag 20 februari 2009 19:26 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Ik heb toevallig een login daar

Ik zou em wel willen pm'en, maar misschien werkt ie dan niet meer

Als je hem echt wil hebben stuur ik hem wel, kun je ook eens een kijkje nemen

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Top seed Andy Roddick advanced to his fourth semi-final of the season as he beat No. 8 seed Sam Querrey 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, an ATP World Tour 500 tournament, on Friday.

The top American improved to 26-6 lifetime in Memphis by reaching his fifth semi-final (or better) in nine appearances. He captured the title in 2002 and reached the final in 2003 and '07.

Roddick won the opening set with a break in the ninth game as he only lost six points on serve (20 of 26). In the second set, Querrey broke for a 3-1 lead and then served seven aces in the next three games to even the match. In the decisive set, Roddick broke for a 2-0 advantage when Querrey netted a forehand. Roddick never faced a break point the rest of the way as he lost only five points on serve.

"I feel confident going into matches," said Roddick, who is off to a 16-3 start this year. "So far I feel great but I’d like to have a win to show for it.” Roddick reached the final in Doha and semi-finals at the Australian Open and San Jose.

Querrey fired 15 aces to Roddick's 11 in the one hour and 43-minute meeting but only had a 57 per cent first serve mark compared to Roddick's 78 per cent.

Roddick will face Lleyton Hewitt in the semi-finals. Hewitt is 6-3 lifetime against Roddick but the American has won the last two meetings ('05 Cincinnati SF and '06 US Open QF). This will be the first semi-final in Memphis between two former World No. 1s in the history of the tournament (since 1977).

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:21 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
Wopper, ga gewoon naar het ATP topic man

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Top seed Andy Roddick rallied for a 2-6 7-6 6-4 semi-final victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt, setting up a revenge match with Czech Radek Stepanek in the ATP Memphis final.

After being outplayed by his unseeded opponent in the opening set, Roddick found his form in the second and sent the contest into a decider when a Hewitt sent a forehand into the net when trailing 6-4 in the tiebreak.

The 26-year-old American broke for the only time in the final set when Hewitt belted a backhand into the net in the seventh game and despite squandering a pair of match points two games later, Roddick served out the match to love.

The world number six was broken twice in the opening set, which Hewitt closed out with his fourth ace, before both players held serve throughout the second set with the Australian saving six break points and Roddick two.

Roddick finished the two-hour, 11-minute match with 16 aces to Hewitt's 14 in the battle of two former world number ones.

"I played pretty well today and served well," Hewitt, who was bidding for his first ATP World Tour final since March 2007, told reporters.

"I had a couple of chances in the second set and couldn't convert. Then in the third I was holding serve relatively easy but then I played a few loose points when I got broken.

Roddick, who is seeking his first title of the year, is 4-1 in career matches against world number 19 Stepanek.

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:02 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Heeft Roddick in zijn leven ooit een backhandwinner geslagen? (en niet een passing ofzo)

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:07 schreef Norrage het volgende:
wtf, nu! Hij slaat er een!!!

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:09 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
Die volleys van Roddick zijn ook geweldig

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:10 schreef Norrage het volgende:
ik vind roddick trouwens supercool

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:10 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
Als persoon vind ik Roddick ook geweldig .

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:14 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
Dat was wel een mooi punt van Roddick.

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Op zaterdag 21 februari 2009 23:14 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
Prachtig punt dit van Roddick op BP tegen

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Op zondag 22 februari 2009 00:16 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:
OMG! Wat een backhand winner.

Ik plas haast in me broek .

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American top seed Andy Roddick claimed his first title of the season and a measure of revenge with a 7-5 7-5 victory over Czech Radek Stepanek in the final of the Memphis Championships.

Roddick, who lost to Stepanek in the semi-finals of the San Jose Open last week, ended his opponent's bid for back-to-back titles when he converted on his second match point to clinch a 27th career title.

"A week ago (in San Jose) I felt like I was in control of the match but he played better when it counted on the big points," Roddick said. "I played better today on the big points.

"Right now I'm looking at it as a process and it's great to win a title. It's nice to get it out of the way before it becomes an issue."

Memphis champion in 2002 and runner-up in 2003 and 2007, Roddick got off to bright start with an early break to race 3-0 ahead on his way to securing the opening set, the first taken from Stepanek all week.

In the second set, both players held serve throughout, Roddick saving two break points at 15-40 in the ninth game and one more break point in the 11th game with one of his eight aces.

Leading 6-5 and Stepanek serving to stay in the match, Roddick set up a triple match point and while the fifth seed was able to stave off the first, the 26-year-old American sealed victory on his next attempt.

"I had some break chances in the second set and couldn't convert and that was the difference," said Stepanek. "His game is based around his serve and he served really well when he had to.

"We had a great match and a lot of good rallies. The only difference was break points and I couldn't convert when I had chances."

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After a successful start to the year, which has seen Andy reach two semifinals, a final, and win an ATP World Tour 500 event, Andy is in Austin this week preparing for next week’s Davis Cup.

The first round of the 2009 Davis Cup sees the United States take on Switzerland, in Birmingham, Alabama. Even without World Number 2, Roger Federer, playing, the Swiss still pose a formidable force, being led by Stanislas Wawrinka.

06 March - 08 March 2009
Day 1: 1300 hrs (1900 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1300 hrs (1900 hrs GMT)
Day 3: 1300 hrs (1800 hrs GMT)


Following Davis Cup for Andy are the back to back ATP World Tour 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami. Spread out over 4 weeks, both events see the world’s top players battle it out for two prestigious titles. Andy will be trying for his first title in Indian Wells. Miami, which often referred to as the ‘fifth slam’, is Andy’s home town event, not to mention being his famous breakthrough tournament, where he defeated Pete Sampras in 2001 on his run to the quarterfinals.