Andy Roddick played his final professional tennis match this past week at the U.S. Open. Shortly after announcing his plans to retire after the tournament, Roddick lost in the fourth round, to Juan Martin del Potro. While it was clear that Andy struggled in recent years and sometimes vocally vented his frustrations on the tennis court for everyone to witness, I am sorry that he has decided to end his long and successful career at age 30. As a lifelong tennis fan, I have had many favorite players over the years, mostly from European countries (Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal), who seem to dominate their American counterparts more often than not. However, I would always root for Andy to win, even if he was not my favorite player at the time, because he represented the U.S.
Andy Roddick attained early success in 2003, winning the U.S. Open tournament, which enabled him to be named the Number 1 tennis player in the world, at the age of 21. He remains the youngest American player to ever hold that distinction. Roddick also worked his way to the Wimbledon finals on three occasions, but was defeated by Roger Federer each time. Win or lose, it was always a pleasure watching Roddick play tennis, especially with his incomparable and often overpowering serve. Of course, other players have retired only to return and attempt a comeback, so maybe we have not seen the last of Roddick in the world of professional tennis.
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