Andy Roddick and the US Open
After losing the epic battle of Wimbledon to Roger Federer, Andy Roddick will be back to try and make his mark on the US Open Tennis. Which he has won before, Roddick is looking to get back in the swing of things and America would be happy to see the former world number one, now ranked number five in the world, reclaim his former glory.
The man with the power tennis serve is looking to recapture how he played at Wimbledon and us that at the US Open. Roddick has been training with his coach at his home in Austin, Texas, taking just a small break after Wimbledon. The number one American player is continuing to make his game sleeker. He lost 15 pounds in the off-season to help his speed and mobility and its showing.
Roddick has become the focal point he once was, an American, tennis fans or not is definitely rooting for him. How many times can we sit by and watch him lose to Roger Federer? It really does get more painful every time. The thing is that is what makes Andy Roddick so appealing to tennis fans and the American public alike. He does not simply lose and shut down and you never hear from him again. He comes back, 15 pounds lighter, training even harder and ready to take another crack at it.
This kind of perseverance is just what America and American tennis fans like to see. He is our favorite American underdog, and we want him returned to his former glory, as world number one. Despite the fact that the competition keeps getting fiercer, with Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, and of course, venerable Roddick tennis enemy Roger Federer.
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