Category Archives: Andy Roddick

Nov 1 2009

Andy Roddick Halloween Costume

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Sep 29 2009

Andy Roddick: Gotta Love his smile =)

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Sep 4 2009

2009 US Open – Second Round: Andy Roddick defeats Marc Gicquel

US tennis player Andy Roddick returns a shot to France’s Marc Gicquel, during day four of the 2009 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in New York, September 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sep 4 2009

Andy Roddick: “I’ll tweet anywhere I want!”

By Chris Chase

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One day after the dramatically-named Tennis Integrity Unit (which sounds like a bad Law & Order spin-off) banned on-court Tweets and recommended that players “avoid” sending sensitive information about matches, Andy Roddick is voicing his displeasure. (On Twitter, of course.)

In four separate Tweets posted on his Twitter page last night, the 2003 U.S. Open champ let came out against the Big Brother-esque rules, which were designed mainly due to concern about players giving out betting information to the masses:

– i think its lame the US Open is trying to regulate our tweeting.. i understand the on-court issue but not sure they can tell us if we can

– cant do it on our own time…. we’ll see

– i definitely respect the rule about inside info and on court, but u would seriously have to be a moron to send “inside info” through a tweet

– not very subtle/smart ….. come on

Roddick is right, as is our Martin Rogers who basically wrote the same thing in his post about this topic yesterday.

Also, isn’t the whole point of giving inside gambling information to keep that information, you know, inside. The more people that know about something that could swing a match makes the likelihood of getting rich off such information more remote. Besides being stupid in terms of getting caught, it’d be stupid in terms of getting rich too.

This is an overreaction to the unknown. The Tennis Integrity Unit sees Twitter as a menace, even though there’s little more chance of a player giving away “inside information” in a Tweet as there is giving away such info in a press conference or one-on-one interview. The filters change, but the possibility of saying something stupid still remains.

Our advice to Roddick: Pull an Ochocinco and get somebody else to Tweet for you during the match(perhaps Roddick’s wife could do it). This would side-step the system and give television networks another excuse to show Brookyln Decker. It’s a win-win for everybody.

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Sep 3 2009

Flashback: 2006 Andy Roddick double feature

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 22: Andy Roddick of the USA looks dejected in his fourth round match against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus during day seven of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park January 22, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK – AUGUST 25: Tennis player Andy Roddick of the United States arrives at the Grand Slam in Grand Central event on August 25, 2006 in Vanderbilt Hall of Grand Central Terminal, New York City. This event transforms the transportation hub into a full-day tennis festival featuring tennis stars and interactive activities. (Photo by Brad Barket/ Getty Images)

Sep 1 2009

2009 US Open – First Round: Andy Roddick defeated Bjorn Phau

US Open TennisAndy Roddick of the United States thanks the crowd after defeating Bjorn Phau of Germany during their match at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York, New York August 31, 2009.
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Aug 28 2009

Andy Roddick @ Yankee Stadium

58183465NEW YORK – AUGUST 27: Tennis player Andy Roddick throws out the first pitch of the game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers on August 27, 2009 at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Aug 17 2009

Andy Roddick Washington 2009 Friday Interview

Top seed Andy Roddick reflects edging past Ivo Karlovic in two tie-breaks to reach the semi-finals in Washington Friday.

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