Andy Roddick (ur. 30 sierpnia 1982 w Omaha, Nebraska), tenisista amerykański.



Od 2000 tenisista zawodowy. Rok 2003 zakończył na pierwszym miejscu rankingu światowego, głównie dzięki znakomitej postawie w części amerykańskiej (na nawierzchniach betonowych) sezonu - wygrał turnieje z tzw. serii mistrzowskiej w Kanadzie i Cincinnati oraz - po raz pierwszy w karierze - wielkoszlemowy US Open (pokonując w finale Juana Carlosa Ferrero z Hiszpanii). W 2003 dotarł również do półfinałów dwóch innych turniejów wielkoszlemowych - Australian Open (porażka z Niemcem Schuettlerem; zapamiętany został jednak przede wszystkim z ćwierćfinałowego maratonu z Marokańczykiem Younessem El Aynaoui) i Wimbledonu (porażka z pózniejszym triumfatorem, Szwajcarem Federerem). W swoim drugim wielkoszlemowym finale - Wimbledon 2004 - ponownie przegrał z Federerem. Również Federerowi uległ w finale kolejnej edycji Wimbledonu. W 2006 roku wygrał turniej Masters Series na twardych kortach w Cincinnati pokonując w finale Juana Carlosa Ferrero(6:3, 6:4). We wrześniu 2006 roku dotarł do finału US Open gdzie przegrał w 4 setach z Rogerem Federerem.

Reprezentant USA w Pucharze Davisa; trenowany przez Johna Roddicka, a także Jimmy’ego Connorsa.

* Fakty

Miejsce zamieszkania: Austin, Texas, USA; Boca Raton, Floryda, USA
Pseudonim: A-Rod
Rodzina: matka Blanche, ojciec Jerry, bracia Lawrence i John
Waga: 86 kg (190 lbs)
Wzrost: 1m 87cm (6 ft 2 in)
Rakieta: Babolat Pure Drive Roddick Plus
Buty: Babolat (Team All Court)
Ubrania: Lacoste
Zawodowa kariera: od 2000r.
Andy dysponuje najszybszym serwem na świecie: rekord 250 km/h

Moj ulubiony zawodnik. Sympatyczny koles, przypomina mi z wygladu i poczucia humoru Stifflera z American Pie ;) Typowy, wyluzowany "hamburger".

Mial swoje 5 minut w karierze, nawet sporo osiagnal (Zwyciestwo w US Open 03, byl Nr. 1, wygranie Davis Cupa z reprezentacja USA, 4 Mastersy, lacznie 25 wygranych turniejow), jednak dla mnie dalej pozostaje nie do konca spelnionym zawodnikiem. Mogl wygrac w swojej karierze o wiele wiecej, jednak ostatecznie zawsze pozostawal w cieniu Rogera Federera. Sam Szwajcar na konferencji prasowej przed ich polfinalem AO 07, powiedzial z szelmowskim usmiechem: "To naprawde swietny zawodnik, moglby wygrac naprawde wiele turniejow... no, gdyby nie to ze zawsze przegrywal ze mna w finale"

Licze na to ze jeszcze da rade wygrac w swojej karierze jakis wielki turniej, choc niestety szanse na to coraz mniejsze...

Bizon napisał:

Moj ulubiony zawodnik. Sympatyczny koles, przypomina mi z wygladu i poczucia humoru Stifflera z American Pie ;) Typowy, wyluzowany "hamburger".

Haha, dokładnie. Tak myślałem, kogo On mi tak przypomina ;)


Roddicka pamiętam od samego początku Jego wielkiej kariery. Jak stawiał pierwsze kroki na Wimblu, gdzie w 2001 roku przegrał w 3 rundzie z pózniejszym mistrzem - Goranem Ivaniseviciem.
Faktycznie Jego pech leży na dwóch płaszczyznach:
1) Jego szczyt formy zbiegł się w czasie z Era dominacji Federera
2) Jego styl gry wybitnie leżał Szwajcarowi, a styl gry Rogera kompletnie nie pasował Andy'emu.

Nie wiem, który podpunkt jest gorszy, ale swego czasu jankesowi wróżono wielka karierę i w jakimś stopniu spełnil nadzieje Amerykanów wygrywając w 2003 US Open.


Nigdy nie był moim idolem, czy tez jakimś specjalnie przeze mnie lubianym graczem ale cenie Go bo mimo wszystko jest za co. Mimo sporych braków w wyszkoleniu potrafił osiągnąć tyle ile osiągnął bo potrafił wygrywać , a przynajmniej nie przegrywać z przygodnie spotkanymi kelnerami, czego dowodem jest Jego sukces w 2006 roku w Cincy i pózniej finał nowojorskiej imprezy.

Teraz to się zmienia i Andy zaczyna odczuwać trudy gry na dywanie, który sprawił, ze kontuzje stały się plagą światowego tenisa - amerykańskim betonie, nawierzchni typu HARD.

Album Pucharów ANDY'EGO RODDICKA

#1) Atlanta 2001

R32 Sluiter,Raemon (NED) 6-2 4-6 6-4
R16 Martin,Todd (USA) 7-5 6-2
Q   Meligeni,Fernando (BRA) 6-4 6-4
S   Koubek,Stefan (AUT) 6-2 6-2
W   Malisse,Xavier (BEL) 6-2 6-4

#2) Houston 2001

R32 Sluiter, Raemon (NED) 6-3 6-4
R16 Gustafsson, Magnus (SWE) 6-2 6-4
Q Koubek, Stefan (AUT) 6-3 6-1
S Golmard, Jerome (FRA) 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
W Lee, Hyung-Taik (KOR) 7-5 6-3

#3) Washington 2001

R64  Arthurs, Wayne (AUS) 6-3 5-7 7-6(4)
R32  Schrichaphan,Paradorn (THA) 7-6(2) 6-3
R16  Hrbaty,Dominik (SVK) 6-2 7-5
Q    Rios,Marcelo (CHI) 6-3 6-4
S    Chang,Michael (USA) 6-4 6-3
W    Schalken,Sjeng (NED) 6-2 6-3

#4) Memphis 2002

R32 Burgsmuller, Lars (GER) 6-2 6-3
R16 Sa, Andre (BRA) 5-7 6-4 6-3
Q Sargsian, Sargis (ARM) 6-3 6-4
S Malisse, Xavier (BEL) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
W Blake, James (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-5

#5) Houston 2002

R32  Russel,Michael (USA) 6-1 6-2
R16  Calatrava,Alex (ESP) 6-2 6-1
Q    Blake,James (USA) 6-2 6-4
S    Coria,Guillermo (ARG) 6-3 2-6 6-2
W    Sampras,Pete (USA) 7-6(9) 6-3

#6) St Poelten 2003

R32 Martin, Alberto (ESP) 6-1 7-6(5)
R16 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) 6-3 6-4
Q Krajicek, Richard (NED) 7-5 6-1
S Sanchez, David (ESP) 6-2 2-0 RET
W Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS)     6-3 6-2

#7) Londyn/Queen's Club 2003

R64  bye
R32  De Voest, Rik (RSA) 6-3 6-2
R16  Rusedski,Greg (GBR) 6-3 4-6 6-4
Q    Dent,Taylor (USA) 6-3 7-6(3)
S    Agassi,Andre (USA) 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(6)
W    Grosjean,Sebastien (FRA) 6-3 6-3

#8) Indianapolis 2003

R64 Bye
R32 Saulnier, Cyril (FRA) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4)
R16 Carraz, Gregory (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Q Malisse, Xavier (BEL)     6-4 6-1
S Schalken, Sjeng (NED) 6-3 6-2
W Srichaphan, Paradorn (THA)  7-6(2) 6-4

#9) TMS Montreal 2003

R64  Malisse,Xavier (BEL) 3-6 6-0 6-2
R32  Chela,Juan Ignacio (ARG) 7-6(6) 6-2
R16  Grosejan,Sebastien (FRA) 6-3 6-3
Q    Kucera,Karol (SVK) 7-6(5) 6-3
S    Federer,Roger (SUI) 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)
W    Nalbandian,David (ARG) 6-1 6-3

#10 Cincinnati 2003

R64 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP)     6-3 6-2
R32 Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO) 6-1 6-4
R16 Blake, James (USA)     7-6(2) 6-2
Q Zabaleta, Mariano (ARG)     6-1 6-2
S Mirnyi, Max (BLR)     7-6(5) 6-4
W Fish, Mardy (USA)     4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4)

# 11) US OPEN 2003

R128  Henman,Tim (GBR) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3
R64   Ljubicic,Ivan (CRO) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(8)
R32   Saretta,Flavio (BRA) 6-1 6-3 6-3
R16   Malisse,Xavier (BEL) 6-3 6-4 7-6(5)
Q     Schalken,Sjeng (NED) 6-4 6-2 6-3
S     Nalbandian,David (ARG) 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 6-3
W     Ferrero,Juan Carlos (ESP) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3

Idzie Wam to chłopaki jak krew z nosa xDDD Jednak bez pomocy pewnej sympatycznej forumowiczki nie tak łatwo wypełnić pokoik z pucharami. ;)

Robertinho napisał:

Idzie Wam to chłopaki jak krew z nosa xDDD

Roddick tyle wygrał, że trudno jest to wszystko tutaj zamieścić w ciągu 4 dni :D :D :D

12) San Jose 2004

R32 Rochus, Christophe (BEL) 109    6-4 6-2 
R16 Vliegen, Kristof (BEL) 158    6-2 6-3   
Q Johansson, Joachim (SWE) 77    6-3 7-6(7) 
S Kendrick, Robert (USA) 139    7-6(3) 6-2 
W Fish, Mardy (USA) 21    7-6(13) 6-4 

13) Miami 2004

R128 Bye       
R64 Beck, Karol (SVK)     6-2 6-4 
R32 Bjorkman, Jonas (SWE)     6-4 3-6 6-3 
R16 Canas, Guillermo (ARG)     6-3 6-3 
Q Moya, Carlos (ESP)    5-7 6-2 7-5   
S Spadea, Vincent (USA)     6-1 6-3 
W Coria, Guillermo (ARG)     6-7(2) 6-3 6-1 RET 

14) Queens 2004

R64 Bye       
R32 Kucera, Karol (SVK)     7-6(4) 6-2   
R16 Ancic, Mario (CRO)     7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
Q Srichaphan, Paradorn (THA)     6-3 6-3 
S Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS)    7-6(7) 6-3   
W Grosjean, Sebastien (FRA)     7-6(4) 6-4 

15) Indianapolis 2004

R64 Bye       
R32 Kratochvil, Michel (SUI)   6-4 2-6 6-4 
R16 Ginepri, Robby (USA)     7-6(5) 6-4 
Q Hrbaty, Dominik (SVK)     6-2 6-3 
S Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO)     1-6 7-6(10) 7-6(3) 
W Kiefer, Nicolas (GER)   6-2 6-3 

16) San Jose 2005

R32 Goldstein, Paul (USA)    6-3 6-4 
R16 Lee, Hyung-Taik (KOR)  6-3 3-6 6-2 
Q Enqvist, Thomas (SWE)   3-6 7-6(6) 7-5 
S Haas, Tommy (GER)  7-6(3) 6-3
W Saulnier, Cyril (FRA) 6-0 6-4

17) Houston 2005

R32 Boeker, Matias (USA)    6-2 6-3 
R16 Ginepri, Robby (USA)    7-6(6) 6-4 
Q Horna, Luis (PER)   6-4 6-1 
S Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)     6-4 6-2 
W Grosjean, Sebastien (FRA)   6-2 6-2 

18) Queens 2005

R64 Bye       
R32 Philippoussis, Mark (AUS)    6-2 6-4 
R16 Beck, Karol (SVK)   6-2 3-6 6-4 
Q Grosjean, Sebastien (FRA)    6-4 7-6(5) 
S Stepanek, Radek (CZE)  6-3 2-6 6-2 
W Karlovic, Ivo (CRO)   7-6(7) 7-6(4) 

19) Washington 2005

R64 Bye       
R32 Lapentti, Giovanni (ECU)    6-3 6-4 
R16 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG)    6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 
Q Karlovic, Ivo (CRO)     6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 
S Srichaphan, Paradorn (THA)    7-6(4) 6-2 
W Blake, James (USA)    7-5 6-3 

20) Lyon 2005

R32 Ascione, Thierry (FRA)    7-5 6-3
R16 Mahut, Nicolas (FRA)     7-6(5) 6-3 
Q Ancic, Mario (CRO)   6-4 6-4 
S Santoro, Fabrice (FRA)     6-4 7-6(5) 
W Monfils, Gael (FRA)   6-3 6-2 

21) Cincinnati 2006

R64 Bracciali, Daniele (ITA)     6-7(6) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 
R32 Vliegen, Kristof (BEL)     6-4 6-4 
R16 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG)    6-3 6-4 
Q Murray, Andy (GBR)     6-3 6-4
S Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI)    6-3 6-3 
W Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP)     6-3 6-4 

22) Queens 2007

R64 Bye       
R32 Stepanek, Radek (CZE)   6-4 6-4 
R16 Bogdanovic, Alex (GBR)     4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 
Q Cilic, Marin (CRO)   6-4 7-6(5) 
S Tursunov, Dmitry (RUS)    6-4 7-5   
W Mahut, Nicolas (FRA)    4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(2) 

23) Waszyngton 2007

R64 Bye       
R32 Zib, Tomas (CZE)     6-4 6-2 
R16 Stepanek, Radek (CZE)     6-3 1-6 7-5 
Q Lee, Hyung-Taik (KOR)    7-6(6) 6-2 
S Karlovic, Ivo (CRO)    7-6(7) 7-6(5) 
W Isner, John (USA)   6-4 7-6(4) 

24) San Jose 2008

R32 Guccione, Chris (AUS)  6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 
R16 Nishikori, Kei (JPN)  6-2 6-4 
Q Fish, Mardy (USA)   7-6(6) 1-6 7-5 
S Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo (ESP)   7-6(2) 6-1 
W Stepanek, Radek (CZE)   6-4 7-5 

25) Dubaj 2008      <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

R32 Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP)  6-2 6-4 
R16 Mathieu, Paul-Henri (FRA)   6-3 6-4   
Q Nadal, Rafael (ESP)    7-6(5) 6-2   <3 <3 <3
S Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 7-6(5) 6-3   <3 <3 <3
W Lopez, Feliciano (ESP)    6-7(8) 6-4 6-2 

26) Pekin 2008

R32 Bye       
R16 Evans, Brendan (USA)   6-4 6-3 
Q Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP)    2-6 6-3 6-4 
S Phau, Bjorn (GER)   6-2 6-7(4) 6-1 
W Sela, Dudi (ISR)   6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 




CDN !

COA napisał:

CDN !

To jakiś żart ? :D

W niedziele edytuje tego posta xD

Nie wiem czy wiecie, ale były trener Fernando Gonzalesa, Larry Stefanki został właśnie trenerem Andy'ego. Ciekawe, czy uda się mu coś zmienić w grze Amerykanina na plus...

mam nadzieje ze nie zacznie grac znowu top spinem.....

Predzej zacznie czesciej grac serve & volley. Organizmu nie da sie oszukac, te kilka lat rabania z calej petardy serwisem daja o sobie znac, i by pograc jeszcze jakos w miare konkretnie stara sie zmienic taktyke gry, na mniej obciazajaca ramie, plecy, z ktorymi notorycznie mial ostatnio problemy.

Hmm, myślę, że z tej mąki może być całkiem niezły chlebek. ;) Potem może skrobnę coś więcej na ten temat. ;)

Stefanki autorytetem jest, to poza dyskusją. Twierdzę jednak, że niczego specjalnego ta współpraca nie przyniesie. Ostatni sezon był dla Roddicka bardzo słaby, jeżeli chodzi o wyniki w Turniejach wyższej rangi.
Moim zdaniem to był po prostu zły sezon, niż coś naprawdę wróżącego Rodowi koniec. Sądzę, że teraz Andy będzie w stanie powrócić na dawny poziom, czyli 1/4, czasami 1/2 turnieju WS, nic poza tym.

Dużo zależy też od tego, jak Amerykanin rozplanuje swój harmonogram startów. Czy wciąż będzie grał San Jose, Memphis (po co ?!), Dubaj 3 tygodnie pod rząd, by spuchnąć w IW, czy kalendarz ten ulegnie poprawie, z nastawieniem głównie na największe imprezy sezonu. Czas pokaże.

No właśnie, przesadził z grą wiosną i się posypał, ale generalnie jak dotąd mu ręka nie odpadła, to już nie odpadnie. On ma bardzo naturalną, dynamiczną we wszytskich fazach sekwencje serwisu i myśle, że będzie mógł mocna walić jeszcze bardzo długo. Choć za Gilberta serwował dużo lepiej, Brad mu dołożył jeszcze rotacje bioder i wtedy Andy serwował najlepiej, bił rekordy.
Connors coś tam grzebał, chciał żeby Rod serwował precyzyjniej, a to nie jego bajka i podanie siadło. Z całym szcunkiem dla Jimbo, ale on głównie motywował Andy'ego, w sensie warsztatu jest amatorem(choć i tak jest dziesieć razy lepszy niż pajac Wilander, który co rusz ośmiesza się w swym "eksperctwie") i tak naprawdę rozregulował grę Roda do reszty, on pod koniec już kompletnie nie wiedział, co ma grać.

Natomist Larry to jest człowiek z warsztatem i gigantycznym doświadczeniam. Przecież to co on zrobił  z Gonza w pewnym momencie, to było mistrzostwo świata. Łupacz i bezbekhendzie zaczął grać po profesorsku, nie tracac przy tym swoich podstawowych atutów(lufy z fh, znaczy się :D ).

Co do Roda, to żadnego s&v(to jest naprawdę ostatni człowiek, który się do tego nadaje), żadnych liftów i slajsów, ma grać swoje, czyli łupać; pierwszy serwis 220 najmniej, najlepiej 230 i więcej, wszytsko co wraca kosić z fh(przecież kiedyś to uderzenie siało postrach, zwłaszcza odwrotny kros), do sieci tylko na pewniaka, ewentulanie raz na pół godziny jakiś ryzykowny atak. Przy podaniu rywala też raczej nie czekać na jego błąd w wymianie, tylko przyciskać i przejmować inicjatywe.
Stefanki mu podpowie pare rzeczy, podszlifuje bh, wpoi pare schematów rozegrania na wypadek, gdyby serwis nie siedział idealnie i może być naprawdę ciekawie. ;)

dokladnie zgadzam sie w 100% ,niech rod powroci do tego co bylo jego bardzo mocna bronia czyli ostro bitego fh.to jest natura gry andyego i jezeli do tego powroci to moze byc dobrze:):)

Stefanki w krótkim wywiadzie powiedział, że jeden z głównych problemów Andy'ego jest pasywny return 2 serwisu rywala, Roddick musi odbierać owe podanie dużo bardziej agresywnie.

Larry Stefanki, speaking to the Times Online, on working with Roddick next year: "I'm absolutely overjoyed. I haven't been this excited in a long time, especially knowing he's even more excited about getting started."

Stefanki indicated that Roddick's returns would be a main area of focus. "Andy, especially on second serve returns, needs to get more aggressive. Not necessarily going for everything, but not just sitting back and returning the ball."

http://www.tennis.com/news/ticker.aspx


Ciekawe, co z tego wyniknie.

Nic :] Ja pamiętam przed sezonem 2006, że Rod opowiadał, jak to wpadł na genialny pomysł, by wreszcie poprawić return. :lol: Returnowanie to jest bardzo specyficzna umiejętność, tego się nie można tak po prostu nauczyć, zwłaszcza w wieku 26 lat. Ale niech pracuje, nigdy nie zaszkodzi.

Dla tych co nie widzieli :

http://proshop.andyroddick.com/2009-wal … 4jhmbo6f16

Brzozik też ma swój kalendarz :P

DUN I LOVE napisał:

(...)Brzozik(...)

No wiesz :P

Wstyd mi :(

Co jak co ale Andy jest bardzo zabawny :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyEkw3Du3iM

Oglądałem chyba z 30 razy i ciągle mam łzy w oczach ze śmiechu :P

DUN I LOVE napisał:

Wstyd mi :(

Myślę, że powinieneś sam siebie zbanować. :P

DUN I LOVE napisał:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyEkw3Du3iM

hahaha

Była kiedyś taka komedia "Nic smiesznego" ...

Tak , a skoro już tak pobłądzilem to powiem szczerze że zmroził mnie news o panu Larrym Stefanki i Jego wspólpracy z A-Rodem , chcialbym oczywiscie naponiec że jestem bardzo ciekaw co z tego wyniknie , Rod do formy z okresu upalnego lata 2003 już nie wroci to pewne , aczkolwiek lepiej niz w latach 2006- 2008 pod okiem nowego coacha grać może .

Autentycznie wzruszylem się jak kilka m-cy  temu czytając gdzies wspomnienia Fernanda z pracy Larrym Stefanki , Gonzo opowiadał o Nim jak  o Bogu  , chilijczyka urzekla przedewszystkim kultura osobista i to w jaki sposób się do niego zwracal na treningach .  W wolnym tlumaczeniu brzmiało to mniej więcej tak : Czy mógłbyś mi podac tą piłeczke ? , stań prosze w tym miejscu itd. :angel: , aha i jak wynika ze zwierzeń Fernanda , Stefanki ponoć nawet opieprzal go z usmiechem na twarzy :D

Taki to już jest charyzmatyczny trener jest , bije od niego ciepło , jest wesoly , zawsze grzecznie sie zachowuje i co najwazniejsze nie uważa za stosownepouczać swojego podopiecznego nerwowymi gestami , a jeszcze wracając do Bombardera ( z okresu trenowanie z w\w cocachem ) to On lepszego meczu niż ten z AO 2006 ( Haas ) nigdy wcześniej nie zagrał , i juz pewnie nie zagra .

Szczerze wątpie by np poprowadził Roda do wielkoszlemowego finału , ale to chyba zalezy jaka droge panowie obiorą , no raczej wlasciwą pan Stefanki pewnie doskonale zdaje sobie sprawe że gra Roddicka powinna polegać na sile , a w żadnym wypadku na technice , bo mowiąc oględnie technicznie jest slabiutki .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKARV9HX1iA
Mało żeś widział Dawidzie, mało.

Grudzień 2008 ---> http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vw_M-gtQ … re=related

xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=DUIlCaVIv … re=related

+ Novak Djokovic.

Call the trainer xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD rotfl.

Roddick to przekoleś :) Super filmy... Najlepiej naśladował Serene hahah :p

Wywiad A-Roda po wygranej 2r AO

Q. In every which way tonight that was a thoroughly good performance. Would you agree with that?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I felt good from the first ball. Credit to him. He came out with a good game plan and he was just going to fire. I was leaving some forehands hanging to him and he was taking advantage.

But things didn't quite go my way in the first set. He came up with some good shots, and then I kind of just stayed the course and was able to make some adjustments to get through it.

Q. Do you worry at all that a guy who comes on like that isn't going to punch himself out or keep doing this all night?

ANDY RODDICK: You can't sit there and wonder. The thing that I got to do is make it as tough for him to keep up that level. If he's going to hit good shots, make him hit it off of deep balls and do it every point. Don't let him hit one and then miss two: You know, just make it as tough a possible. He's what I tried to do.

I got my teeth back into the match and was able to kind of make it a little bit of a war out there. You know, so it was good to get through that.

Q. He's now ranked 200, something like that. Where do you think a guy like him belongs actually?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't think Xavier would be the normal guy ranked 200. I don't think anybody views him as that.

I think health and motivation are going to be big things with him. If he comes and plays like he did here, he'll be back to where he's normally been and in the top 30.

Q. You gave him a pat on the back. What did you say to him?

ANDY RODDICK: I said, It's good to see you playing well again.

Q. Andy, you have a lot of respect for lots of athletes. Are you interested in the sport that's very popular in America, like motocross?

ANDY RODDICK: Motocross? You know what, I'd be bordering on ignorance if I talked about it. I don't really know a whole lot of what goes into it. I know the one thing ‑‑ I know who they are. The one thing I don't get is how you try that crap that they did the very first time. Like how do you decide, I'm going to go flip upside down six times in a row?

Yeah, that's ‑‑ whatever I think athletically, that's just gotta be ‑‑ it's got to be either crazy or genius, and I'm torn. But they can have it.

Q. You have Santoro next. Will you expect an easier ride given that he's the oldest guy in the draw?

ANDY RODDICK: No, oldest and probably craftiest. Probably the best set of hands. He came back and won in five tonight, and that's quite an effort.

You know, he's capable of making any match pretty tough.

Q. Is there something about a new you this year? You know, you got a new coach. You look slimmer and trimmer.

ANDY RODDICK: You look good, too.

Q. Thank you. And I'm neither, unfortunately.

ANDY RODDICK: Red is a good color. If you're out in the sun long enough your freckles might connect and then you might get a good tan.

Q. Do you feel a lot different about yourself coming into this year?

ANDY RODDICK: You know what, I didn't want to come into ‑‑ I feel like a big reason I got hurt last year is I didn't have a lot of preparation in the off‑season. Went from Davis Cup kind of straight in. I played well, but then come May my body and shoulder wore down a little bit.

Whatever happens this year, I didn't want it to be for lack of preparation or for lack of anything, any work left on the table during the off‑season.

You know, I don't know about a new me and all that. It's kind of the same deal. But I just had a six‑week period where you could focus on what you need to do on a daily basis, and you had all sorts of ‑‑ the meals were controlled and everything was controlled.

So, you know, that's a rarity that we get as top players in this game. I really tried to take advantage of it and kind of enjoyed it.

Q. What have you gotten from Larry so far, and how is working with him different from other coaches?

ANDY RODDICK: You know, they're all different. I don't know if I'm going to sit here and give a guy‑by‑guy breakdown. Larry is a worker, too. He likes getting out there. He says it's that much easier if you do it a thousand times in practice. His favorite trick is doing two‑on‑ones and he'll say, Two more and eight balls later you're still going.

It's frustrating, but at the same time, you know what the end goal is. I just enjoy it, because I think the most appealing thing about him when I was going through the process of choosing someone was the various styles he's worked with and the various personalities he's been able to work with. You know, he's on par with anybody, if not better.

Q. Did you feel if he could handle Marcelo Rios he can handle you?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I might be a little nicer.

Q. When you're playing a match against somebody that comes out really hard and fast and you might not be familiar with their game, is there ever a sense you might sacrifice a set to feel them out a bit to try and find their weaknesses?

ANDY RODDICK: No, no. I think anybody that tells you they sacrifice a set ever is full of whatever. You know, you don't really do that. I think you can try to figure it out and win a set also. I think you just kind of fight off their hot streaks and concentrate on getting through service games and just make them work for whatever they're getting.

Q. You've learned a lot from a lot of different coaches. Larry comes in. Is it you who are asking questions or him saying this is what I think you needed to?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I didn't want to. I said, Listen, I'm hiring you to be the boss. Whatever you tell me to do I'm going to do. I don't have a problem with that, and I haven't had a problem with that. I think he was a little bit surprised that I was ‑‑ and I said, It's your show. Just let me know what I need to do.

Q. Isn't there a trust level that needs to be built up, too?

ANDY RODDICK: I trust his resume, what he's been able to accomplish as a coach. If I was going to give someone the confidence to be my coach, I wasn't going to second‑guess that once we get in there.

Q. You could have played Kohlschreiber. Now you've got Fabrice who you beat pretty badly a couple months ago. Does it affect you in any way?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, no. It affects the way you go about playing the next match. Obviously they're not similar in anyway, shape, or form in the way they play. I would be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to the Kohlschreiber match. But at the same time I'm playing Fabrice, and it presents a different set of obstacles.

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Q. The top seeds struggled today except you. How did you see your match?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know, I mean, we all got the same result. I didn't start off great, and then I thought the second and third sets were a lot better. Which is, I guess, the direction you want to go in.

Q. He's only won one set in ten meetings against you. What do you put your amazing dominance down to?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. You know, I don't know that I've had a bad day against him. I feel like I always come off the court having played pretty well. I'm sure the matchup is favorable. I can get my feet under me a little bit and go after some shots.

I've just played well against him most of the times we've played.

Q. Does his style of play suit your game, do you think?

ANDY RODDICK: I guess so. I've lost to players that play like him. I don't know. I guess it's tough to say it's not a good matchup after ten wins. You know, I think that I've just executed against him.

Q. Overall how did you assess your tournament to this point?

ANDY RODDICK: So far so good. I get to play another day.

Q. You changed coaches and trimmed down and did a number of things in the season. Does your tournament start now? Is this where the changes sort of measure?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I've been in the tournament for nine days now. This is ‑‑ you just try to get a step further each time. I'm not going to think about it in two parts. It's a whole tournament.

I just want to continue to stay alive each day. I did that today and I'll be looking to do it again in two days.

Q. And Marcos or Novak in the next round. Will you be studying that match?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I like the dynamic of me sitting in my room after dinner watching them as opposed to having to work tonight. I'll watch it.

Q. Can you break down the matchups?

ANDY RODDICK: For me or them?

Q. Either one of those.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, it's pretty similar. I think Novak is probably a little bit steadier where Marcos is a little bit more of a shot maker, maybe takes some more risks.

But they're both great players and both obviously extremely comfortable at this tournament.

They both have had their career tournaments here, so either way, I'll be up against it.

Q. For you is this a conversation match? Getting back into the conversation match?

ANDY RODDICK: Conversation?

Q. You talked about not being in the conversation. Is this match ‑‑

ANDY RODDICK: Oh, no, I was asked about it. I said I wasn't that concerned about it. No, I'm not playing for that. I'm not playing for anybody else to say something or write something. I think those days are done. I'm just looking to play well. I just want to go out there and play well and make someone work.

Q. How is the early relationship going with Larry? Feeling like you're gelling?

ANDY RODDICK: It's a lot easier when the two guys talk as much as we do. I'm not the quietest guy. I've known Larry for a long time. It's never been a case of us not ‑‑ it's not like it was with Jimmy where we hadn't spent time together before. We always stopped and had a chat when we saw each other.

I've actually gotten along with all the players that he's coached since I've been on tour, and practiced a bunch. It wasn't like we're kind of strangers.

Q. Have you been on center court this tournament yet?

ANDY RODDICK: First round, yeah.

Q. You think you'll get that on Tuesday?

ANDY RODDICK: I assume so. There's only four matches, two on each day. I think they would be hard pressed to put us out on Hisense.

Q. Did you get the message if they do?

ANDY RODDICK: If they do, they do. You know what, I'm coming into this tournament and I'm not one of the guys that have to make a priority in the schedule right now. I understand that.

The other guys have deserved that spot so, I'm not ‑‑ I certainly don't feel like I'm entitled to anything. I just have to go back to work wherever it is.

Q. I was just kidding.

ANDY RODDICK: Me too, then.

Q. Did you get a chance to see a bit of the end of the match?

ANDY RODDICK: I didn't see much. When I came back in it was two breaks in the fifth. I saw the first set and the beginning of the second and that's pretty much it.

Q. Comments on the first set?

ANDY RODDICK: I mean, I was watching it extremely sparingly. I was getting ready for my match. Unfortunately for your column, that takes precedence over me watching Federer and Berdych.

Q. You guys all know that Berdych, if he has one of those days, he's pretty tricky, isn't he?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. I mean, the guy hits the ball a ton and he hardly looks like he's swinging and the ball's coming in heavy. He has weapons. If he comes out and swings, I mean, I think he's proven in the past. He has wins over pretty much everyone. He's certainly capable.

With him, I think it's just a matter of the consistency and doing it week to week.

Q. How about the pace of the courts here? Do you think they suit or don't suit you?

ANDY RODDICK: I can talk about the pace of court out there. I don't know. I don't know.

Q. There's a suggestion they're slower than they were.

ANDY RODDICK: They don't feel quick, that's for sure. That's kind of the nature of the way tennis has gone. You know, I've been saying it's become more and more about legs and running as opposed to kind of shot‑making and hitting the ball through the court.

That's pretty apparent, if you look at the Top 15, 20 in the rankings. So I'm not sure how this is still a surprising story.

Q. You were on Serena's website as one of her best all‑time wins. Can you clarify that for us?

ANDY RODDICK: Yes, I can, unfortunately. She always just gives me crap. Ask her about it. But she won't give me a rematch.

I saw her yesterday, and she walked on the court and started laughing because she knew I had probably seen it. I said, It wasn't fair. When we were ten, I had to literally run around in the shower to get wet. I was this big. She was bench pressing dump trucks already at that time. I told her that yesterday, and she got a good laugh. Any chance she gets she just does it to get under my skin, and she does it very successfully.

But, you know, however many some odd Wimbledon titles and they're like, What's your best match? I have a win over Andy Roddick. She forgets to mention that it was 1993.

Q. So a charity rematch might be in the cards?

ANDY RODDICK: I'd love to. Tell her to do it.

Q. She thinks now she's beaten everyone you've beaten.

ANDY RODDICK: Oh, yeah. She sat me down for five minutes yesterday and was going through her indirect wins. She was pretty excited. She didn't know I had two wins over Pete, so she was excited about that also. I wish I could deny it, but I would be lying if I tried to.

Q. Was it 6‑4 or 6‑1?

ANDY RODDICK: The score gets better for her also. She's good at not letting the truth get in the way of a good story sometimes. I think it was 6‑4.

Q. Explain your relationship with Legardère. Are you going to be training there?

ANDY RODDICK: No. I mean, he has a lot of entities. I think a lot of people are focusing on the tennis side of it. He has 250 some odd companies, so you can choose one if you want. I'm impressed by what he's done over in France. I'm not training in France. I think you guys know better than that.

But I'm intrigued. He's gone at it almost like a Formula One team. I think it would be interesting to try something like that in the States. I don't know how farfetched that is, but he loves tennis. I think the more you get guys who are passionate about the game and can probably do something about it, the better.

Q. It's a commercial relationship at this point?

ANDY RODDICK: Yes.

Q. Is there any advantage of spending just over a week on the outside courts?

ANDY RODDICK: Any advantage, or...

Q. Or disadvantage?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. It's a court. It's still the same game and same dimensions. I don't know if there is much of an advantage or disadvantage. Maybe if I had never played on Rod Laver you would want to get in there before you played a quarterfinal.

But I've played there a ton, day, night. It should be fine.

Q. Do you have any history with Venus?

ANDY RODDICK: No. She was way too good. I couldn't even be on the same court. It's great. I always enjoy seeing them do well. For literally about two and a half, three years we had three courts in Florida, and it was me, Serena and Venus.

Q. Where was that?

ANDY RODDICK: In Delray Beach there. It was pretty cool. We just spent hours and hours out there just playing. We all have done pretty well, and all three of those little kids out there got to No. 1, which is pretty cool.

I'm just happy for them. They're good girls. It's nice.

Q. The national tennis center?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah.

Q. With Rick?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah.

Q. Clay court, bad weather, bad wind? The day you played Serena.

ANDY RODDICK: All of the above. Yeah.

Q. How do you think Serena will feel when you say she was lifting dump trucks?

ANDY RODDICK: I didn't say lifting, I said bench pressing, which is a testament to her strength. Don't twist it.

Q. Have you ever considered switching a racquet like Novak?

ANDY RODDICK: Probably not. I've been using my racquet for, you know, close to a decade now. I'm fine with it.

Q. What are the rewards of that kind of a change?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. I've never done it.

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Q. Not a satisfactory condition out there, but were you better prepared for the conditions, do you think?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, maybe. I don't know. I felt pretty good out there. I wasn't really feeling too much.

To be honest, from watching the news and everything yesterday, I thought it might be a little bit worse out there. But I'm just happy to be through.

Q. What worked well for you today?

ANDY RODDICK: I was pretty happy with everything. You know, I was leaving returns a little bit short in the first set, and fixed that. You know, he played a great first set. I finished that set thinking that I hadn't really done much badly.

I just kind of stayed the course. I felt pretty good.

Q. Do you feel as though you're getting into position for shots, that little step quicker at the moment, and therefore able to do what you want to do rather than responding to what other players are doing?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I noticed it a lot on the first ball. When they hit a return, I'm able to stabilize on that one, or at least get there a second quicker and at least neutralize that one. I'm not getting hurt on that ball as much, which helps.

When I get going, I'm able to kind of move a little bit, and that's nice also.

Q. Could we expect to see an Andy Roddick diet book coming out soon?

ANDY RODDICK: No, no. I don't write well.

Q. What about the Larry Stefanki effect. Obviously you've had a big difference.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, getting in better shape was his impetus. He kind of put me up to it. I think we have similar minds. We both like going to work and have a lot of same interests. We're kind of on par as far as our energy levels. We don't like sitting around being bored.

So you can only judge it on what we've done so far. It's been really good so far.

Q. You'll work through this year with him, 2009?

ANDY RODDICK: We have a three‑year contract.

Q. When did you notice that Novak was starting to struggle?

ANDY RODDICK: I didn't. I was kind of just playing my side of the court and I didn't notice until the umpire said that they had someone coming out to see him.

Q. You seemed to be getting up from the changeover before the umpire called time. Are you trying to put a little bit of mental pressure on him?

ANDY RODDICK: No, if you go and pretty much watch every match that I've played, I'm not good at sitting still. I'm normally up pretty quick.

Q. What do you think of the rule that allows the opponent, any player, to have a massage when they feel a little bit off and delay match?

ANDY RODDICK: I would disagree with it for ‑‑ if it's for ‑‑ let me preface this so no one twists it. Everything Novak did today was well within his rights and the rules. It's simply about my opinion of a rule.

I don't think you should be able to ‑‑ if you want to get something on a switchover for cramping, I think that would be okay. Actually, one of the trainers came and talked to me afterwards, and he said his idea, but you have to get it put through a council, is if you're going to take that for cramping, an extended break, make it a rule that you have to do it before your own serve. I thought that was a pretty well‑thought‑out idea.

But as for physical condition, it's very easy to say, you know, it's one injury, but you can get rubbed for a cramp ‑‑ I looked over and I was confused, because I thought it was one injury per timeout, and I saw a calf, a neck, and an arm. But I guess cramping is one condition.

There's obviously some wiggle room, a little bit of gray area there. Hopefully we'll be able to do something about it. I think the one that you have to take it before your own serve, and if you don't want to do that then you concede the game until it is your serve, I think that's a good idea.

Q. Do you feel like there is a question mark of his physical durability?

ANDY RODDICK: He's gotten through tough matches. Today just wasn't his day physically, I guess.

Q. In the game after you came off the break you made three double faults. Was it just a rhythm thing?

ANDY RODDICK: It's tough. Never mind the fact that your adrenaline's pumping. If you go for a 30‑minute run and sit down on a couch for 12 minutes and you get up and try to run quick, you feel terrible.

It's no different than when you're trying to get a rhythm on your serve and nerves are playing a part. It's not easy to get up and play right away after that.

Q. How much of what you've achieved here so far is to do with the self‑control that you seem to be showing out there? Good or bad, it doesn't seem to matter to you. Your reaction is very level and noncombustible.

ANDY RODDICK: Noncombustible? I love you English dudes. I don't know. I don't know how to put percentage points on how well I'm playing or compared to being in a little bit better shape compared to being noncombustible.

But I think when you get the combination going, it bodes well.

Q. How much of how you're playing and when you're playing better is four to five years of work trying to improve certain things, and how much of it is the last two months?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. I don't know. I wish ‑‑ again, I wish I could break it down to 50% here, 50% there. I'm sure it's a combination of things. I'm sure that there has been two good months with Larry, and having a good result isn't coincidental.

But I don't know. I don't know how to divide the two. With me, they're all kind of under one roof.

Q. You already looked very confident in Doha. And now, of course, again, and even more. Did you go to Doha knowing that because you had done all this work it was going to be a good year, or did it come with the first few matches?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I mean, there's ‑‑ you can be in great shape, but if you're not hitting the ball well it doesn't really matter. You have to give yourself an opportunity to kind of use it. I went into Doha excited and anxious. I felt prepared, but by no means did I automatically feel like I was entitled to playing well or anything of the sort.

The thing about our sport is you can constantly get knocked down. No one really cares about yesterday. You got to kind of prove yourself on a daily basis. So I try to come into this year knowing that and knowing that I've been ‑ still have been ‑ bumped down a couple of notches. Kind of just go at getting back there very workmanlike.

I didn't know if it was going to happen this fast, but I'm ready to keep at it.

Q. How did you feel about his decision to walk off?

ANDY RODDICK: Honestly, you know, at that point, you kind of ‑‑ obviously you know he's hurting. When you know he's hurting, all you want to do is just deliver that knockout blow.

You don't want to keep playing the game of wondering if he's going to do it or not or if he's close. Only he really knows. At that point, you don't want to see anybody go out, but I was happy that I was able to get the last break in there, the last blow. If anything, it just gives your piece of mind a little bit of a rest.

Q. You've been really consistent on the tour for a number of years. Been a long time since you've won a Grand Slam tournament. Has that kept you going, improving, really wanting to win another one?

ANDY RODDICK: Keeping going is a different thing. I'm 26 years old. What the hell else am I going to do with myself? Let's be honest. That's obviously the motivation behind it.

You know, I think the other thing is you just don't want to look back on the your career with regrets. As far as like an effort level or anything, I really haven't so far. I'd like to keep that intact.

Q. Talk about your next match. Set that up.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, obviously it's going to be really difficult either way. You're dealing with kind of an upstart that's extremely confident who you're going to see over the next year or two how good he's going to become.

Then you're dealing with a guy who's probably the greatest ever. It's intriguing either way. It really does me no real good to talk about it until I know. I'm happy to be having some dinner while they're playing tonight, though.

Q. You've had the experience of the monstrous early morning finishes here. How difficult is to finish a match at 2:00 or 3:00 and then have to come back and play less than 36 hours later?

ANDY RODDICK: It's hard. To be fair, it's very hard. And I've had to do it at the US Open probably more than anybody. You finish the match at 2:00 or 3:00, but if you want to take care of your body ‑‑ some people ‑‑ I'm not good at sleeping until 1:00 in the afternoon.

That night of sleep is suspect, at best. It's maybe three, four hours, and it limits what you can do the next day in practice. So it is very hard.

Q. Do you feel something should be done about that?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, my whole thing is ‑‑ my only suggestion would be ‑‑ and hopefully this will be well received ‑‑ if everything is equal all across the way, I feel like maybe the men should get the first match every once in a while during the first week of a Slam. If all things are equal, then I feel like the scheduling should be the same.

Q. I think 2003, '05, '07, and '09 you are in the semifinal here.

ANDY RODDICK: Uh‑huh.

Q. What do you think about it?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, that's extremely coincidental. Beyond that, I don't know what I got for you. I mean, if I ever play lotto, I'll be sure to bet on odd numbers.

Q. You've talked about facing Federer, and now it will be 18th time without playing matches on your own terms. Talk about playing matches on your terms and not on his terms. Talk about what exactly that would mean.

ANDY RODDICK: Well, you know, the thing about Roger, one of the things that makes him great, is he makes that very difficult. You know, I think it helps that I, you know, stopped a big streak against him last year in Miami. It's certainly not going to hurt at all.

I'm probably the least favored of anybody to make it to the semis here. I'm just going to keep going and keep my head down and keep working. I'm not going to get too excited. If it's him, great. Then you're going to have to deal with a lot of artillery, same with Del Potro. I'm just going to go about it and try to work through it.

Q. There is any phrase that Larry Stefanki keeps telling you that you never heard from Jimmy Connors?

ANDY RODDICK: No. I mean, no.

Q. Something that surprised you?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I mean, they're different. Nothing in particular. Jimmy did a lot for me, and Larry has so far as well. I'm appreciative of both of them.

Q. Talk about Roger in the last year or so.

ANDY RODDICK: Last year? Maybe last decade.

Q. If it turns out being him, is this a better chance for you than it has been in the past few years?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I was really happy to see Roger win the US Open last year. If I'm being frank with you guys, he was a lot classier in that press conference with everyone here than I would have been if I was in that position.

He has nothing to prove. He's the greatest. He's created quite an animal for himself, where if someone wins a set they're questioning his form. The guy made two finals, a semi, and won a Slam last year and people are saying he's off form. I think he deserves a lot more respect than that.

Q. When somebody walks off like that, does it in any way kind of