Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddickis an American former professional tennis player...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 August 1982
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
angles biggest head hit hitting normally serve serves serving teach weapon
His serve is probably the biggest weapon in tennis, ... You can't teach being 6-foot-10. It's like he's serving out of a tree. Just the angles that he's able to create, he makes you hit his serves over your head where you're normally hitting them from around your hip.
dropped fun hit percentage second tried work
It wasn't a whole lot of fun out there, ... I tried to at least hit a volley, make him work a little bit. And that started to work a little. His percentage dropped later, so I was getting a look at his second serve.
authority bit ended felt guys hitting needed scared second serve serves tried
I felt like I needed to (get more aggressive), ... I need to make these guys scared of my forehand, and that's what I tried to do today. I tried to serve with a little bit more authority and ended up hitting my second serves great.
early form great happy hitting knew tough
I knew it would be tough today, Tommy has been in great form early this year. I'm happy with the way I'm hitting the ball.
expecting guess hit second serve since
The was the slowest second serve I've hit since I was 12. I guess he wasn't expecting it.
block bomb hit neutral returned served trouble
He served real well and that got him out of trouble a lot. He returned well. I hit a bomb and he'd block it back and I'd be back to neutral again.
beaten credit good hit lean people played seen shots surprised today
I think I would have beaten most people today but credit where it's due, he played a very good match. The shots he was able to come up with were very good. I was surprised that he was able to lean in and hit some of the backhands. ... I haven't seen that before.
absolutely far hit
You're right on as far as that one. Backhands, I didn't hit it well. You're absolutely correct.
aggressive great hit super
He's pretty aggressive from the baseline. He's not super big but he can hit great shots,
aspect ball felt game good hitting success
I felt comfortable with every aspect of my game out there. I was hitting the ball pretty good and getting a lot of success with the slice.
ball hit playing second
I was kind of playing catch-up there in the second set. But I actually feel I hit the ball better in the second set than the first.
afraid ball hitting movement played plays shot stretched today whether
I don't know whether it was his movement or hitting the ball on the run. He's not afraid to be stretched out. If he plays like he played today he's got a shot (against Hewitt).
ball harder hit key start
At the start of the third, I was able to hit the ball harder and deeper. That was key for me.
ball clean felt good hitting losing points
I felt good because, you know, even the points I was losing, I felt like I was losing them on my terms. I thought I was hitting the ball big and attacking. It felt clean today.