World Tennis Ratings

For a player of his talent and someone who holds the record for the fastest serve in tennis history, many people feel that Andy Roddick‘s career doesn’t reflect just how incredible his game truly is. A losing streak early in his career, while he was still in the juniors, almost led Roddick to quit. After being convinced to give the game a little longer, he finally had a breakthrough in 2003 and became the number one player in the world, and he was only 21. Unfortunately for Roddick, Roger Federer jumped onto the scene just as Roddick was hitting his stride. The next few years were marked by a few big wins, but mostly mediocre performances as Federer and another rising star, Rafael Nadal stole the spotlight.Roddick’s game has also had a few setbacks due to injuries. On multiple occasions, Roddick had to remove himself from a tournament or play due to knee, hamstring, shoulder, and neck injuries. Roddick has also changed coaches several times. He has been with current coach, Larry Stefanki, since December 2008.Roddick has won a number of smaller, less known tournaments throughout his career, yet has only brought home one Grand Slam title, winning the 2003 US Open. There seems to have been a recent comeback for Roddick with strong performances in the last few years and his recent ranking of 8^th in the world, but one place that Roddick never seems to be able to conquer is Centre Court. He has lost in the Wimbledon final three times, having been defeated by Federer every time. With the start of this tournament only a few days away, many are wondering if maybe, just maybe, this year will finally be Roddick’s turn on that famous grass court.