[Andy Roddick Topic # 4]"Sorry Pete"

Roger Federer winning 16-14 the 5th set Wimbledon Championship 2009 Final

Federer receives his trophy after winning Wimbledon Championship 2009 Final

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Andy Loses In Epic Historic Wimbledon Match

“I still hope one day my name will be up there with theirs as a winner of this tournament,” Andy declared to a standing ovation at the All England Club. After battling in the longest final in Wimbledon history, Andy held the finalist trophy for the third time 7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 14-16.

Despite the heartbreaking loss, Andy’s genuine compassion and grace were on display as always as he addressed the fans four hours after stepping on to Centre Court. “I want to say congratulations to Roger, he is a true Champion, and deserves everything he gets,” Andy looked back at Roger whose 15th Grand Slam victory tops Pete Sampras’s existing record. “Sorry Pete,” Andy even joked with Sampras who sat in the Royal Box during the incredible display of world class tennis.

As Federer accepted the Champion Trophy after the 30th game in the fifth set, the two enjoyed a candid moment. “You already won five,” Andy and Federer bantered during the presentation as the two congratulated each other. From the former Champions who sat courtside to the fans watching at home stateside, there is no question that everyone will put this on the short list of the best matches in the history of the game.

“I”m one of the lucky few,” Andy acknowledged only moments after one of the hardest losses of his career. “I’ll be back,” he smirked as he realized it sounded like threat. But throughout the fortnight, and seeing Andy’s growth mentally and physically over the past few months, it is a very real threat.

With little time to rest, Andy will continue to represent his Country on the world stage as he joins The Bryan Brothers and James Blake en route to Croatia for Davis Cup.

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Op dinsdag 14 juli 2009 00:36 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Andy Roddick verwacht rentree in Washington

Andy Roddick verwacht over twee weken zijn rentree te maken op de ATP-tour. De verliezend finalist op Wimbledon mikt op het toernooi in Washington. 'Ik zie jullie allemaal in Washington over twee weken', liet de Amerikaan via Twitter weten. Roddick kwam sinds Wimbledon niet meer in actie vanwege een heupblessure.

Roddick miste door zijn kwetsuur onder meer het Davis Cup-treffen met Kroatië en het ATP-toernooi in Indianapolis. Op Wimbledon verloor de Amerikaan dit jaar na vijf lange sets van Roger Federer.

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ATP Washington: rentree Wimbledon-finalist Roddick

Andy Roddick keert deze week terug op de tennisbaan voor het ATP-toernooi in Washington. De Amerikaanse nummer vijf van de wereldranglijst had de afgelopen weken last van een heupkwetsuur. De laatste partij die het servicekanon speelde, was de Wimbledon-finale tegen Roger Federer. In Washington is Roddick de hoogstgeplaatste tennisser.

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looks like i will play on wednesday now... one of the guys i might play is in a doubles final in hamburg so he wont play singles til tuesday

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Op maandag 3 augustus 2009 17:23 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:

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Hij zegt toch dat hij verwacht dat hij woensdag speelt...

Tie-break Quiz Andy Roddick

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'Grown-up' Roddick eyes US Open

Andy Roddick has "grown up" as a player and wants to use the confidence gained at Wimbledon to fuel a US Open title bid.

..Roddick said coach Larry Stefanki, hired late last year, has helped him in several areas, including fitness, nutrition, and his mental approach to the game.

"Toward the last six months of last year I felt I was going the wrong way," he said at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, where he is the top seed. "I dealt with some injuries. Then you start dealing with self-belief. Then you come back and take it on the chin a couple of times.

"Now, mentally, I've grown up on the court. I don't get too up or too down, which I used to be guilty of a lot earlier in my career. I'm just going to keep an even keel."

Roddick conceded that his epic five-set loss to Roger Federer at the All England Club was the culmination of an impressive year, not just a fabulous fortnight.

"It does help my confidence going into the US Open the fact that I was recently able to navigate my way through a major tournament," Roddick added.

"Those results can only help on a short-term basis, going into the US Open. But nothing's guaranteed. You still have to be in form."

The 26-year-old has been recovering from a hip injury and this week will play in his first tournament since his riveting 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 loss to Federer.

Three-times winner of the DC hardcourt event, Roddick will play either American Robby Ginepri or Benjamin Becker of Germany in his first match on Wednesday.

"I'm not expecting to pick up where I left off a month ago," he said.

"I'd love to get off to a great start. But it would be presumptuous of me to expect that in my first match."

When Roddick won the US Open in 2003 many believed he would have won several major championships by now. But that title remains the only grand slam hardware in his trophy case.

In the wake of his courageous Wimbledon effort, however, those expectations have been re-kindled. Roddick said his resurgence actually began with a semi-final appearance at the 2009 Australian Open.

"I'm having difficulty separating Wimbledon from the rest of the year," said the fifth-ranked Roddick. "Everyone's focusing on that but I feel like I've been doing a lot of the things I applied at Wimbledon from January forward."

Roddick admitted he is enjoying reading his post-Wimbledon press clippings but concedes he must back it up with an impressive run at Flushing Meadows.

"I feel like I've been a pretty good tennis player regardless of what's happened over the last six weeks," he said. "I know I'm on the defensive quite a bit for that.

"So I'll take the good press coverage while it's there. I know it's fleeting."

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Wimbledon - Ivanisevic: Roddick can win at SW19


Goran Ivanisevic thinks it could take three years for Andy Roddick to recover from his Wimbledon disappointment, but he believes the American can still win the title.

..Roddick will play his first competitive match since his heartbreaking 16-14 final-set defeat to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final when he meets either Robby Ginepri or Benjamin Becker at ATP Washington on Wednesday.

And Ivanisevic claims he knows better than than anyone how the American feels, comparing Roddick's defeat to his own 1998 final loss to Pete Sampras after almost going two sets up.

"Losing that final was the worst feeling I ever had on a tennis court," said the Croatian.

"I had two set points against Sampras for two-sets-to-love, and there was a shaky line-call. If we had Hawk-Eye back then I could have been leading by two-sets-to-love and that would have been so different.

"It took me three years to recover. I only recovered when I won it in 2001. I am floating on a boat enjoying myself now on vacation. If I had not won in 2001 I might have been underneath the boat instead."

The Croatian, who will return to London to play in The Masters tournament this December, watched every ball of the Wimbledon final this year and felt Roddick's pain.

"It was exactly the same for Roddick against Federer as it was for me against Sampras," he said.

"This year's final was the best match I have ever seen Roddick play. He served so well, he played so well and if he had made that backhand volley in the second set tie-break, who knows what would have happened.

"He had 6-5 in that tie-break, and then he missed that backhand volley. He's going to dream about that shot every night until the day that he wins the title.

"He is a good player and he can still win Wimbledon - if I could do it, so can he. When I arrived at Wimbledon in 2001 I was 29 and just happy to have a wild card. I always thought, even then, that I had a chance with my serve, with my game, and look what happened.

"He is younger than I was, he still has some years left, but it could take him three years to recover from that backhand volley. Maybe two years because unlike me he had already won a Grand Slam title. But he can still do it."