Friday, 31 August 2012

Former No. 1 Roddick to retire after U.S. Open

Andy Roddick was the last American man to win the U.S. Open in 2003.
 Tennis pro Andy Roddick will retire after the U.S. Open tournament, a spokesman for the International Tennis Federation said Thursday.
Roddick, who turned 30 years old on Thursday, is the last American man to win the New York grand slam, in 2003.
"I just feel like it's time," the former world No. 1 told reporters after making his announcement.
"I don't know that I'm healthy enough or committed enough to go another year. I've always wanted to, in a perfect world, finish at this event -- I have a lot of family and friends here," Roddick said, according to a recording of his news conference posted on the U.S. Open's website.
"I've thought all year that I would know when I got to this tournament. When I was playing my first round, I knew."

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