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

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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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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.