Andy Roddick is one of the greatest
tennis players of this era who also has had the taste of occupying the top spot of men's tennis for quite a long time. He was born on the 30 th of August, 1982 and is currently the top-ranked tennis player in America. Since his split with his earlier coach Dean Goldfine, Roddick has been having his brother
John Roddick , a renowned tennis trainer, as his coach alongside famous tennis player
Jimmy Connors.
Andrew Stephen Roddick , or Andy Roddick, as he is popularly known, became a professional player in the year 2000. In 2001, the very next year, he became the youngest player to finish the year in the ATP Top 20 . Roddick plays with the style of an offensive baseliner and his serve is his main forte. He is widely known for his powerful first serves in which he uses either the aces or a heavy topspin kick serve . He is the proud owner of the record of the fastest service in professional tennis at 246.2 km/h which he produced against Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan at the Queen's Club grass-court tournament . In spite of reaching the final of a number of Grand Slams, Roddick has emerged as a winner in only one of them-the US Open 2003.
Andy Roddick is one of the greatest players of modern tennis. He has been quite consistent in his effort in professional tennis. He is till date the highest ranked professional tennis player in the United States of America.
