Roddick turned things around in 2009.
Teaming up with the much-respected Larry Stefanki, he lost 15 pounds and subsequently surpassed or matched personal bests at the campaign's first three majors. Roddick almost triumphed at Wimbledon, the major he craves, going toe-to-toe with Roger Federer in the finale. Unfortunately for the 27-year-old, he was on the wrong end of a 16-14 score in the fifth set.
Off the court, Roddick broke a few hearts by marrying swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, beating Federer to the altar.
Roddick chatted with ESPN.com in London, where a knee injury left the long-standing U.S. No. 1 as a spectator at the prestigious World Tour Finals.
ESPN.com: Andy, what pleased you most about 2009?
Roddick: There were a lot of good aspects. I felt like I had a better movement dynamic, and I had better consistency. I don't think I lost to a player outside the top 15 or 20 until Cincinnati, so that was good progress. [Roddick actually lost to Radek Stepanek, then No. 21, in San Jose in February.] Every year you want a chance to win a Slam, and I certainly put myself into that position this year. Hopefully I'll be able to take that one step further.
ESPN.com: How much more pleased are you considering you were thinking of retiring at about this time last year?
Roddick: I don't know if it was so much quitting as wondering if the best was far behind me. It's satisfying. At this point last year there were a lot more questions for me than answers. I think there are fewer questions this year. But that being said, I would like to build on this year, not look back as kind of setting the pace.
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tl;dr. haha!
never been a roddick fan, but i just learned that he considers himself a texan PLUS we have the exact same birthday - year & everything. so i'll reconsider :)
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