Andy Roddick tearfully bids farewell to tennis after career-ending loss

Andy Roddick played the final match of his career yesterday, retiring after his loss at the U.S. Open. However, by reaching the round of 16, Roddick won $120,000, pushing his career earnings to $20.6 million and just nudging

Video: Andy Roddick bids farewell to Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York and tennis. • USA Today's Doug Robson recounts his interactions with Roddick and how it shaped his career as a tennis journalist: Through the years, he

NEW YORK (AP) — More than an hour after hitting one last shot as a professional tennis player, then delivering one last, voice-wavering speech to an adoring U.S. Open audience, Andy Roddick exited the locker room one last time. Accompanied by his wife

By Ann Liguori » More Columns. On the same day that Andy Roddick said goodbye — admitting earlier in the tournament on his 30th birthday that it's difficult for him to continue to push himself 100 percent — Roger Federer, just a year older than

Physically, Roger Federer looks great. Mentally? It would be fascinating to get into his head to see how Andy Roddick's retirement affected him.

Andy Roddick tearfully bids farewell to tennis after career-ending loss

NEW YORK – His match, and his retirement, put off for at least another day, Andy Roddick stepped out of Arthur Ashe Stadium and into the drizzly night, a black jacket's hood pulled overhead, a bag of ice soothing his right shoulder. He'll try to

The man now hoping to pump up the volume at the U.S. Open: Andy Roddick. One loss from retirement, No. 20 seed Roddick plays his fourth-round match against No. 7 seed Juan Martin del Potro on Tuesday night, in search of the first big-time upset in a

Andy Roddick has retired from the game of tennis. As the U.S. Open began, he announced the tournament would be his last, and bowed out after falling to Juan Martin Del Porto on Wednesday.

Andy Roddick has retired from the game of tennis. As the U.S. Open began, he announced the tournament would be his last, and bowed out after falling to Juan Martin Del Porto on Wednesday.

Always a fan favorite at the U.S. Open, and the 2003 champion, Andy Roddick headed into retirement with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 loss to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday. It was an emotional