Andy Roddick Covers Jezebel

Breaking!  Andy Roddick still has hair!!  Last time I checked, his hair sitch looked like this.  Oh what a little gel and some photoshop can do.......  I jest, I jest.  

This month, the dashing (hair or no hair) American tennis star is on the cover of Jezebel's Digital Magazine and in typical A-Rod style, he "serves up some sass."

In the interview for the mag, Roddick talks about what it was like seeing his wife Brooklyn Decker padded up for the movie "What To Expect When You're Expecting", how pissing people off comes naturally to him like "breathing air or drinking water", how boos are really "backhanded compliments", and who is the real A-Rod (him vs. Alex Rodriguez).  It's a pretty awesome interview.  Click here to check it out!

Photo: Andy Roddick meets Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

There were smiles all around as British royalty collided with American tennis royalty at the All England Club.   A capless Andy Roddick greeted Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall today while the Duchess took in a little tennis with her hubby Prince Charles.  They sat in the royal box (of course) to watch the 2nd round match between Roger Federer and Fabio Fognini.  After the match, Fed gave the most graceful bow (of course) to the royal couple.

I'm not sure what the rules are pertaining to how to greet a Duchess, but by the smile on Camilla's face, it seems like Andy could do no wrong.  He was definitely working his All-American charm.

Photo:  Getty Images

Video: Andy Roddick's Hopes for Wimbledon

SAP Ambassador Andy Roddick has had his fair share of memorable Wimbledon moments in his career.  In this video he reflects on Wimbledon traditions, his 3 finals - that he's "lost to some guy named Federer" - and how he would like to catch "lightening in a bottle."  Do you think Andy will reach his ultimate dream before he retires?  Enjoy!

Thank you to SAP Sponsors for sharing this video!

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Fan Club: The good, the bad, and the crazy

Sometimes, being a manic fan can the most rewarding affliction in the world.  Waving the Swiss flag in 2006, cheering on Novak Djokovic in 2011 in mispronounced Serbian, raising a knee and fist in time with Nadal in 2010; all good.  At some point, though, things take a turn for the worse.  Supporting Federer now without losing your dignity?  It’d be easier to show more grace running naked up the street.  Vamosing on Nadal can’t be easy either, and yelling for Murray?  Well, who said that’s ever been anything but bad news?  But heartbreak won’t stop a true fan.  These are the people that admit they’re a little obsessive, that take the good times with the bad, and don’t stop being crazy for their player just because times are tough.  Chances are, we all have a little mad fan in us.

But we’re not just about poking fun at others.  So for our final three posts, we the writers at On The Go Tennis, will open up about our own fandom.

Today we present OTGT contributor, Lindsay Gibbs.

Lindsay (in the middle) at the USA vs Spain Davis Cup Tie

The Short 

Name:  Lindsay Gibbs
Age:  25
Country:  USA
Occupation:  Writer
Twitter handle:  @linzsports
Contributions to OTGT:  Coverage of Legg Mason Tennis Classic in 2011 and weekly player profiles. 
Other blogs/tennis-related achievements:  Writer for TennisGrandstand.com, 10sWorld.com.  Author of the novel “Titanic: The Tennis Story” 

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21-3

Usually when you see a picture such as the one above, with Roger Federer and Andy Roddick walking off the court, your instinct might be to assume that Roger extended his ridiculous winning streak to 22-2 over Andy without much of an afterthought.   But, in a surprising (and exciting) twist in the 3rd round of the Sony Ericsson Open, Roddick did what he was unable to do for most of his career, and defeated the man considered the greatest of all time, for only the 3rd time in their 24 meetings.  It was an emotional moment for Andy who has been battling a string of injuries which have caused his ranking to drop to 34, the lowest it's been in the past 10 years.  But, what made this moment even more amazing is how both men were extremely complimentary of each other in their respective press conferences.

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Andy Roddick wants YOU to download the official Sony Ericsson Open App

SAP Ambassador Andy Roddick, wants to make sure that you download the 2012 Sony Ericsson Mobile App so you can keep track of, "etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, all things tennis." 

You can download the app for both Android here and iPhones here. 

And who is Andy Rocket?  Nice little Freudian Slip there A Rod.  Let's hope you bring that rocket of a serve to Miami.  Enjoy!

Say it ain't so! Andy Roddick to retire in "about" two years

Did Brooklyn Decker let the tennis ball out of the can and reveal her hubby, Andy Roddick's, retirement plan?  While a guest on The Dan Patrick Show, Brooklyn said this about her husband's impending "career change" (via the New York Times):

“Him and his friend Bobby Bones, his co-host — I think you actually met Bobby — they recently signed a deal,” Decker said. “They have a weekly show they started in January, so it’s about a month old. But they hope to eventually make it a daily show, but of course that will probably be two years down the line once Andy is, um, completely finished.”

“So two years from now he’s retiring?” Patrick inquired.

“Well, we don’t know,” Decker said, seeming to backpedal. “But you never know, you never know what could happen in the world of tennis, with injuries and all that kind of stuff. But his time line is, hopefully, full-time radio in about two years or so.”

I actually got a chance to listen to his show a few weeks ago while he was interviewing Terrell Owens, and he was a complete natural.  (I guess from all the years he has been hounded by the media, he's picked up a thing or two.)

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