Editing Andy Roddick (section)

==Career==
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===1997–2000: Juniors===
Roddick considered quitting competitive tennis at age 17 when he had a losing streak in the juniors. His coach [[Tarik Benhabiles]] talked him into giving tennis four more months of undivided attention. Roddick finished as the No. 6 junior in the U.S. in 1999, and as the No. 1 junior in the world in 2000. He won six world junior singles titles and seven world junior doubles titles, and won the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] and Australian Open junior singles titles in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andyroddick.com/about-andy/ |title=AndyRoddick.com |website=AndyRoddick.com |access-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904041146/http://www.andyroddick.com/about-andy/ |archive-date=September 4, 2012 }}</ref>

===2000–2002: Breakthrough===
In March in Miami, in the first round, Roddick had his first ATP level victory as he beat No. 41 [[Fernando Vicente]] of Spain. In August in Washington, D.C., he beat No. 30 [[Fabrice Santoro]] of France. Roddick played the ''Banana Bowl'' in the city of [[São Paulo]] and won, beating [[Joachim Johansson]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tenisvirtual.com.br/banana/historia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629045951/http://www.tenisvirtual.com.br/banana/historia.html|url-status=dead|title=38º Banana Bowl|archive-date=June 29, 2008|access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> Roddick also won the Australian Junior Open, defeating [[Mario Ančić]] in the final.

Entering the pros in 2001 at the age of 18, Roddick quickly showed his promise when he defeated 7-time Wimbledon champion and world No. 4 [[Pete Sampras]] in the third round of the [[Miami Masters]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami|access-date=September 9, 2015|publisher=ATP Tour, Inc.|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/miami/403/2001/results?matchType=singles|archive-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805054243/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/miami/403/2001/results?matchType=singles|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he dispatched then World No. 1 [[Gustavo Kuerten]] of Brazil in August.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada |access-date=September 9, 2015 |publisher=ATP Tour, Inc. |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/montreal/421/2001/results?matchType=singles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416201051/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/montreal/421/2001/results?matchType=singles |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2018 }}</ref> Earlier, at the [[2001 French Open – Men's singles|2001 French Open]], Roddick defeated a French Open champion, [[Michael Chang]], in a five set battle in the second round. During the ensuing [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], he further showed potential by taking a set from eventual winner [[Goran Ivanišević]].

===2003: US Open title and world No. 1===
Roddick's breakthrough year was 2003, in which he defeated [[Younes El Aynaoui]] in the quarterfinals of the [[2003 Australian Open – Men's singles|2003 Australian Open]]. Roddick and the Moroccan battled for five hours, with the fifth set (21–19 in favor of Roddick) at the time the longest fifth set in a Grand Slam tournament during the [[Tennis open era|open era]], at 2 hours and 23 minutes. Despite a lackluster [[2003 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], Roddick enjoyed success in the United Kingdom by winning [[Queen's Club Championships|Queen's Club]], beating No. 2 [[Andre Agassi]] on a final set tie break along the way, and reaching the Wimbledon semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets. He avenged that loss in August, beating then No. 3 Federer in [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Montreal]] on a final set tie break.<ref>{{cite news|title=Results Masters Rogers Cup 2003|access-date=June 24, 2011|url=http://tennis.wettpoint.com/en/archiv/masters-rogers-cup-2003.html|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324071108/http://tennis.wettpoint.com/en/archiv/masters-rogers-cup-2003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of three times that Roddick defeated Federer in an official ATP tournament.

Roddick's hard-court record in 2003 included his first [[ATP Masters Series|Masters Series]] titles—coming at [[Canada Masters|Canada]] and [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]]—and his only Grand Slam title. At the [[2003 US Open – Men's singles|2003 US Open]], Roddick rallied from two sets down and a match point in the semifinals to beat [[David Nalbandian]] of Argentina in five sets. He then defeated No. 3 [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] in the final in straight sets. At the [[Tennis Masters Cup]] in Houston, he defeated No. 7 [[Carlos Moyá]] of Spain, and No. 4 [[Guillermo Coria]] of Argentina, before losing to [[Roger Federer]] in the semifinals. By the end of the year, at age 21, he was ranked No. 1, the first American to finish a year at No. 1 since [[Andre Agassi]] in 1999. He also became the youngest American to hold this rank since computer rankings were started in 1973.

===2004: First Wimbledon final===
Roddick's reign at No. 1 ended the following February, when [[Roger Federer]] ascended to the top position, after winning his first Australian Open; the [[2004 Australian Open]] would be the only time in Roddick's career that he was the No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam. In April, Roddick again beat No. 6 Moyá. In June, Roddick advanced to his first Wimbledon final after taking the first set from defending champion Federer, losing in four sets. Roddick was knocked out during the [[2004 US Open – Men's singles|2004 US Open]] in a five-set quarterfinal against another big server, [[Joachim Johansson]]. In September, he beat No. 9 [[Marat Safin]] of Russia in Bangkok. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], Roddick lost to Chilean [[Fernando González]], the eventual [[bronze medal]] winner, in the third round. In November he beat No. 7 [[Tim Henman]] of Great Britain, No. 4 Safin, and No. 6 [[Guillermo Coria]]. Later that year, Roddick teamed up with [[Mardy Fish]] and [[Bob and Mike Bryan]] on the U.S. [[Davis Cup]] team that lost to Spain in the final in [[Seville]]. Roddick lost his singles match against [[Rafael Nadal]], who would in the following year win the French Open. Towards the end of 2004, Roddick fired his coach of 18 months, [[Brad Gilbert]], and hired assistant Davis Cup coach [[Dean Goldfine]]. Roddick finished 2004 ranked as the world No. 2, U.S. No. 1, and player with the most [[Ace (tennis)|aces]] (2,017). In 2004, Roddick saved fellow tennis player [[Sjeng Schalken]] and other guests (including close friends Ben Campezi and Dean Monroe) from a hotel fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andyroddick.com/550/roddick-and-schalken-share-more-than-tennis-2/Roddick |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721232740/http://www.andyroddick.com/550/roddick-and-schalken-share-more-than-tennis-2/Roddick |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=and Schalken Share More Than Tennis |website=Andyroddick.com |date=July 24, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2011 }}</ref>

===2005: Second Wimbledon final===
[[File:Andy Roddick SAP Open 2005 001.jpg|thumb|right|Roddick on his way to the first tournament win of 2005]]

Roddick's first 2005 tournament victory was the [[SAP Open]] in [[San Jose, California]], where he became the first to win the event in consecutive years since [[Mark Philippoussis]] in 1999 and 2000. The top-seeded Roddick defeated [[Cyril Saulnier]] in 50 minutes, the event's first championship shutout set since [[Arthur Ashe]] beat [[Guillermo Vilas]] in 1975. In March, he defeated No. 7 [[Carlos Moyá]]. In April, Roddick won the U.S. Men's Claycourt Championships, reclaiming the title he won in 2001 and 2002. (He lost in 2003 to Agassi, and in 2004 to [[Tommy Haas]].) At the [[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome Masters]] in May, Roddick had match point in the round of 16 against Spain's [[Fernando Verdasco]]. Verdasco was attempting to save the [[Match point (tennis)|match point]] on his second serve, when the [[Official (tennis)|linesman]] erroneously called the serve out. If this call had held, Roddick would have won the match. Roddick motioned to the umpire, pointing to the clear ball mark on the clay indicating that the ball was in, and the call was consequently changed. Verdasco went on to win the match. At the [[2005 French Open – Men's singles|2005 French Open]], Roddick lost to unseeded Argentine [[José Acasuso]] in the second round, and at Wimbledon, Roddick lost to Federer in the final for the second consecutive year. In August, he defeated No. 3 [[Lleyton Hewitt]] at the [[Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati]]. At the [[2005 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Roddick was defeated by No. 70 [[Gilles Müller]] in the first round. Roddick's most recent US Open first-round loss had been in 2000. At the [[Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon]], Roddick defeated [[Gaël Monfils]] to wrap up a tournament without losing a set or getting his serve broken.

===2006: US Open final===
Roddick's first ATP event of the year was the [[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]]. There, he reached the fourth round, before being upset by unseeded and eventual finalist, [[Marcos Baghdatis]]. At the [[2006 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], Roddick retired in the first round, after sustaining a foot injury during the match. Two weeks later at [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Roddick was upset in the third round by British hopeful [[Andy Murray]]. This loss caused Roddick to fall below the top 10 for the first time since 2002. After Wimbledon, Roddick began working with a new coach, tennis legend [[Jimmy Connors]]. In his first event with his new coach, Roddick reached the final of Indianapolis, before losing to good friend and fellow American, [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]]. His resurgence finally came at the Cincinnati Masters, where he won the event by defeating [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] in the final, making this the first masters event he won since 2004. At the [[2006 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Roddick easily won his first two matches against [[Florent Serra]] and [[Kristian Pless]]. He then won a five-set match against [[Fernando Verdasco]]. Next, he beat [[Benjamin Becker]], who was coming off a huge win against recently retired [[Andre Agassi]]. In the quarterfinals, Roddick beat [[Lleyton Hewitt]], avenging his loss in 2001, in straight sets. Now in the semifinals for the first time since he won in 2003, Roddick beat [[Mikhail Youzhny]] in four sets. In the finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since Wimbledon a year prior, Roddick lost to No. 1 Federer in four sets. He then qualified for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup, where he defeated No. 4 [[Ivan Ljubičić]] of Croatia, but lost in the [[Round-robin tournament|round robin]] to No. 1 Federer in a tough three-set battle, despite holding three match points in the second-set tiebreaker.

===2007: Davis Cup victory===
At the [[2007 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] in his first-round match, he lost a marathon first-set tiebreak 20–18, but eventually won the match in four sets against [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. Roddick defeated Marat Safin in the third round, [[Mario Ančić]] in a five-set fourth-round match and [[Mardy Fish]] in the quarterfinals. His run was ended in the semifinals by No. 1 Federer, who defeated him in straight sets, making his head-to-head record against Federer 1–13. In first-round Davis Cup action, Roddick helped the US defeat the [[Czech Republic]], winning his singles matches against [[Ivo Minář]] and [[Tomáš Berdych]]. Roddick bowed out to [[Andy Murray]] in the semifinals of the [[SAP Open]] in [[San Jose, California]] and then defeated Murray in the semifinals of the [[Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]] and the [[Cellular South Cup]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], before losing in the final to defending champion [[Tommy Haas]]. Reaching the final, however, enabled Roddick to overtake [[Nikolay Davydenko]] for the No. 3 position, his first week inside the top three since March 6, 2006. At [[Pacific Life Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California]] Roddick beat No. 8 [[Ivan Ljubičić]], but lost to No. 2 [[Rafael Nadal]] in the semifinals.

Roddick then retired in the quarters of [[Miami Masters]] against [[Andy Murray]] due to a left [[hamstring]] injury. Roddick helped the U.S. defeat Spain and advance to the Davis Cup semifinals, winning his lone singles match against [[Fernando Verdasco]]. However, Roddick re-aggravated his hamstring injury during the Davis Cup tie, and was subsequently forced to pull out of the [[U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships]] in [[Houston, Texas]]. His next tournament was the [[Rome Masters|Internazionali d'Italia]], where lost to [[Juan Ignacio Chela]] in the third round. At the French Open he was eliminated in the first round by [[Igor Andreev]] in four sets. Roddick was victorious at the [[Stella Artois Championships]] for the fourth time, when he defeated [[Nicolas Mahut]] in the final. At [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Roddick lost in five close sets to [[Richard Gasquet]] in the quarter finals.

[[File:Andy Roddick wsh07.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Roddick in Washington, 2007]]
During the summer hard-court season, Roddick played four tournaments in four weeks. Roddick lost in the semifinals of the [[Indianapolis Tennis Championships]] to [[Frank Dancevic]]. Roddick claimed his second ATP title of the year by winning the [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic]] in Washington, D.C. for the third time, when he beat [[John Isner]]. He then lost in the quarterfinals of the [[Canada Masters|Rogers Cup]] in [[Montreal]] to [[Novak Djokovic]], and in the third round of the [[Cincinnati Masters|Western & Southern Financial Group Masters]] tournament in [[Cincinnati]] to [[David Ferrer]]. At the [[2007 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Roddick defeated Gimelstob in the first round. He won his next three matches, one in straight sets and the other two when his opponent retired. In the quarterfinals, Roddick once again lost to Federer, bringing his head-to-head record with Federer 1–14.

At [[Lyon, France]], Roddick lost in the first round to [[Fabrice Santoro]]. Roddick then withdrew from the [[Paris Masters]], incurring a $22,600 fine for not fulfilling his media obligations at the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22843917-3162,00.html|title=Andy Roddick slams $22,600 fine for missing Paris event|first=Leo|last=Schlink|date=November 30, 2007|work=Herald Sun|access-date=December 11, 2007|archive-date=September 13, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913223234/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/andy-roddick-slams-22600-fine/story-e6frfgao-1111114996406|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the season-ending [[Tennis Masters Cup]] in Shanghai, Roddick defeated No. 4 [[Nikolay Davydenko]] in his first round-robin match, and then defeated No. 7 [[Fernando González]] to become the first player to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament. In his final round-robin match, Roddick lost once again to Federer for the 15th time in 16 career matches. In the semifinals, Roddick lost to sixth seed [[David Ferrer]]. This was Roddick's third semifinal finish in five years at the Tennis Masters Cup (he reached the semifinals in 2003 and 2004, withdrew in 2005, and failed to advance to the semifinals in 2006 after a 1–2 round-robin record). Roddick finished the year by helping the U.S. defeat Russia and win the [[2007 Davis Cup]], its 32nd Davis Cup victory, but first since 1995. Roddick won his rubber against [[Dmitry Tursunov]].

===2008: Series of injuries===
Roddick beat [[Ivan Ljubičić]], Safin and [[Marcos Baghdatis]] to win the [[AAMI Kooyong Classic]] for the third consecutive year. Roddick At the [[2008 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] he beat [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] and [[Michael Berrer]] and lost to the 29th seed [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]] in the third round in five sets. Despite losing, Roddick served a career-high of 42 aces in the match. Roddick won his 24th career title and his third title of the year at the [[SAP Open]] in San Jose, California, defeating [[Radek Štěpánek]] in straight sets. At the [[Dubai Tennis Championships]] he made it to the semifinals beating No. 2 [[Rafael Nadal]], his first victory over Nadal since the second round of the 2004 US Open. The win also marked Roddick's first victory over a player ranked in the top two since June 2003. He beat No. 3 and 2008 Australian Open singles champion [[Novak Djokovic]] in the semifinal. In the final he defeated [[Feliciano López]] to win his 25th career title. He never lost his serve during the entire tournament.

Following Roddick's quarterfinal match in Dubai, he announced that he had split with his coach of two years, [[Jimmy Connors]]. Connors had resigned a week earlier, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.<ref>Elias, Paul. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2004266126_digs07.html Andy Roddick wins, then reveals split with coach Jimmy Connors.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906193318/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2004266126_digs07.html |date=September 6, 2008 }} ''Seattle Times'' March 7, 2008. Accessed March 11, 2008.</ref> Roddick would continue to be coached by his brother, John Roddick. He then fell to No. 2 [[Tommy Haas]] at the [[Pacific Life Open]] in the second round. At the [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open]], Roddick advanced to the semifinals after defeating No. 1 [[Roger Federer]] an hour after proposing to [[Brooklyn Decker]], bringing his head-to-head record against Federer to 2–15. Roddick improved to 3–0 against top-3 players in 2008. Roddick lost in the semifinals to [[Nikolay Davydenko]]. Roddick reached the semifinals at Rome, where he retired against [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] in the pair's first encounter, due to a back injury.

Roddick was forced to pull out of the [[2008 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] due to a shoulder injury (later diagnosed as an inflammation of the [[rotator cuff]]). His first tournament after the shoulder injury was the [[Queen's Club Championships|Artois Championship]], where he was the defending champion. Roddick defeated [[Mardy Fish]] and [[Andy Murray]], before losing to eventual champion [[Rafael Nadal]] in the semifinals. At [[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Roddick was beaten by [[Janko Tipsarević]] in the second round. This was his earliest exit at Wimbledon. Roddick was beaten at the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in the third round by [[Marin Čilić]]. He was then forced to pull out of the [[Cincinnati Masters]] following a neck injury, which he said may have been caused by a poor sleeping posture. At Los Angeles, Roddick lost to [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in the final. At the [[2008 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Roddick defeated [[Fabrice Santoro]], [[Ernests Gulbis]], [[Andreas Seppi]], and [[Fernando González]]. In the quarterfinals, Roddick lost to No. 3 [[Novak Djokovic]], bringing his head-to-head record with Djokovic to 1–2.

[[File:Andy Roddick at China.jpg|thumb|right|Capturing the 26th title of his career in China, 2008]]

Roddick captured his 26th ATP title in Beijing at the China Open in September, beating [[Dudi Sela]] in the final. In the third round of the [[2008 Madrid Masters|Madrid Masters]], he lost to [[Gaël Monfils]] in three sets. Two weeks later, Roddick reached the quarterfinals of the [[Paris Masters]] by defeating [[Gilles Simon]], before losing to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. Due to his performance in the tournament, Roddick qualified for the season-ending [[2008 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]]. At the Masters Cup in Shanghai, he played [[Andy Murray]] in his first round-robin match and lost. He was then scheduled to play [[Roger Federer]], but retired due to an ankle injury and was replaced by [[Radek Štěpánek]].

===2009: Longest Wimbledon final===
Roddick hired [[Larry Stefanki]] as his new coach and started working with him on December 1, 2008. Stefanki had previously trained [[John McEnroe]], [[Marcelo Ríos]], [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]], [[Fernando González]], and [[Tim Henman]]. Roddick began official tournament competition at the [[2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open|Qatar ExxonMobil Open]]. He defeated [[Gaël Monfils]] in the semifinals, before losing to [[Andy Murray]] in the final. At the [[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles|2009 Australian Open]], Djokovic retired in the fourth set in the quarters while trailing, which allowed Roddick to reach the fourth Australian Open semifinal of his career. Roddick was defeated there by eventual runner-up [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets.

[[File:Roddick Roland Garros 2009 1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Roddick reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time.]]

At [[2009 SAP Open|SAP Open]], he beat [[Tommy Haas]] in the quarterfinals and lost in semifinals to [[Radek Štěpánek]]. At the [[2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships|Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]], Roddick beat [[Lleyton Hewitt]] in the semifinals and Štěpánek in the final. Roddick chose not to defend his [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] title, with prize money of $2&nbsp;million, to protest the refusal of the [[United Arab Emirates]] to grant [[Israel]]i [[Shahar Pe'er]] a [[Visa (document)|visa]] for the [[Women's Tennis Association]] event.<ref name="foxsports.com.au">[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25089847-23216,00.html FOX SPORTS   Live Sports Scores   NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores] Andy Roddick pulls out of Dubai over Peer controversy] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20121208214531/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25089847-23216,00.html |date=December 8, 2012}} Fox Sports, Sunday, February 22, 2009.</ref><ref name="tennisgrandstand.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/archives/3045 |title=Tennisgrandstand |website=Tennisgrandstand.com |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226222657/http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/archives/3045 |archive-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> "I really didn't agree with what went on over there", Roddick said.<ref name="foxsports.com.au" /><ref name="tennisgrandstand.com" /> At [[2009 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] in Indian Wells he defeated defending champion [[Novak Djokovic]] in the quarterfinals before losing to world No. 1 [[Rafael Nadal]] in the semifinals. However, he won the doubles title with partner [[Mardy Fish]]. It was his fourth doubles title overall and his second partnering Fish. At the [[2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles|Miami Masters]], Roddick beat Gaël Monfils in the fourth round but lost to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.

After a break from tournament tennis to get married, Roddick returned to action at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court event in Madrid. In his first match, Roddick survived two match points in the second-set tiebreaker to defeat Tommy Haas. In the quarterfinals, Roddick again lost to Federer. Roddick had his career-best result at the [[2009 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], when he defeated [[Marc Gicquel]] in the third round. He lost in the fourth round to Monfils.

A [[twisted ankle]] forced Roddick to retire from his semifinal against [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] at 4–4 during the [[Aegon Championships]]. At [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals, serving a career-high of 43 aces, and third-seeded Andy Murray in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8129659.stm |title=Roddick win sets up Murray clash |date=July 1, 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=July 1, 2009 |first=Chris |last=Bevan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702012507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8129659.stm |archive-date=July 2, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> He then lost to Federer for the third time in a Wimbledon final with a fifth set reaching 14–16, and he was praised for his performance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8133424.stm |title=Federer win breaks Sampras record |date=July 5, 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=July 6, 2009 |first=Piers |last=Newbery |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706012205/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8133424.stm| archive-date= July 6, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Even though Roddick lost this match, he set a record for number of games won in a Wimbledon final at 39. This was his fourth meeting with Federer in a Grand Slam final, all won by Federer. The match set records for the longest men's Grand Slam final in history at 77 games and fifth set in a men's Grand Slam final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4307143 |title=Wimbledon men's final: Roger Federer outlasts Andy Roddick to win record 15th Grand Slam in epic match |publisher=ESPN |date=July 6, 2009 |access-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106004339/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4307143 |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the match, when asked to elaborate on his marathon performance, Roddick replied, "I lost."<ref>[http://2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2009-07-05/200907051246821611921.html The Championships, Wimbledon 2009 – Grand Slam Tennis – Official Site by IBM] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709030546/http://2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2009-07-05/200907051246821611921.html |date=July 9, 2009}}</ref> On the strength of his Wimbledon performance, Roddick returned to the top five on July 13, 2009.

[[File:US Open 2009 317.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Roddick reached the final of Wimbledon but had a disappointing US Open.]]

At the [[2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Legg Mason Tennis Classic]] he lost in the final to defending champion [[Juan Martín del Potro]], despite saving three match points. At [[2009 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|Rogers Cup]], he defeated  No. 4 [[Novak Djokovic]] in the quarter finals, improving his career record against Djokovic to 4–2 (3–0 in 2009). He then lost to [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in the semifinals, despite having a match point. The loss dropped his career record against del Potro to 0–3. At [[2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|Cincinnati]], he lost to [[Sam Querrey]] in his first match. Roddick entered the [[2009 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]] as the fifth seed. He defeated [[Björn Phau]] and [[Marc Gicquel]] before losing to [[John Isner]] in the third round. He lost his serve only once during the match, as was the case in the Wimbledon final.

At [[2009 China Open – Men's singles|China Open]] in Beijing, he was defeated in the first round by qualifier and No. 143 [[Łukasz Kubot]]. He and [[Mark Knowles]] reached the doubles final, losing to [[Bob and Mike Bryan]]. Roddick retired from his first-round match at the [[2009 Shanghai Masters]] against [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] while leading 4–3. It was later announced that Roddick would return to the United States to seek medical advice on a left-knee injury.<ref name="Roddick To Seek Knee Advice in U.S.">{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/10/Shanghai-Tuesday-Roddick-Injury.aspx|title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Shanghai Tuesday – Roddick Withdraws After Knee Injury|website=Atpworldtour.com|date=October 13, 2009|access-date=May 17, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022211932/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/10/Shanghai-Tuesday-Roddick-Injury.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> He qualified for the Year-End Masters in London, securing the sixth spot. However, Roddick withdrew from the [[2009 Valencia Open 500]], the [[2009 BNP Paribas Masters]], and the [[2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals]] due to the injury he suffered at the Shanghai Masters. He finished 2009 as the No. 7 in the world.

===2010: Fifth Masters title===
[[File:Andy Roddick at the 2010 Australian Open 02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Roddick playing at the 2010 Australian Open]]
At the [[2010 Brisbane International|Brisbane]] Roddick beat [[Radek Štěpánek]] for his first ATP Tour title since February 2009, and making 2010 his tenth consecutive season with at least one ATP singles title. Roddick teamed with [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] in the men's doubles and lost in the semis to [[Jérémy Chardy]] and [[Marc Gicquel]]. At the [[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] he lost in the quarterfinals to [[Marin Čilić]], despite coming back from two sets down while battling an apparent shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8480029.stm |title=Cilic beats Roddick in five sets |date=January 26, 2010 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=January 26, 2010 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927171822/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8480029.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[2010 SAP Open|SAP Open]], he beat [[Sam Querrey]] in the semifinals before losing the final to [[Fernando Verdasco]]. At [[2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships|Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]], he lost in the quarterfinals in a rematch of the San Jose semifinals to [[Sam Querrey]]. At [[2010 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] Roddick beat [[Robin Söderling]], before losing to [[Ivan Ljubičić]] in the final. This was Roddick's first Masters Series final since the 2006 Cincinnati Masters. In the [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]], Roddick defeated [[Igor Andreev]], [[Sergiy Stakhovsky]], [[Benjamin Becker]], [[Nicolás Almagro]] and [[Rafael Nadal]] to reach his fourth final of the year. In the final, Roddick won his second Sony Ericsson Open title, after defeating [[Tomáš Berdych]] in straight sets. This was Roddick's 29th title in 49 finals, fifth ATP Masters 1000 title, and first Masters 1000 title since 2006.

Roddick did not fare well during the clay-court season, withdrawing from Rome due for personal reasons and from Madrid due to a stomach virus. He then lost in the third round of the [[2010 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] to [[Teymuraz Gabashvili]] in straight sets. Roddick suffered his earliest ever exit in the [[2010 Aegon Championships]], a grass-court Wimbledon tune-up event. He was beaten by [[Dudi Sela]] in the third round. At [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Roddick was seeded fifth, two spots higher than his ATP ranking of seven. He was defeated in the fourth round by No. 82 [[Lu Yen-hsun]] of Taiwan in five sets. Like his final match with [[Roger Federer]] the previous year, his serve was broken only once during the match, in the fifth set.

[[File:Andy Roddick at US Open 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Andy Roddick playing at US Open 2010]]

At [[2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships|Atlanta]], he was eliminated in the semifinals by eventual champion [[Mardy Fish]]. At [[2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Legg Mason Tennis Classic]], he lost in the round of 16 to [[Gilles Simon]]. He dropped out of the top 10 and for the first time since the inception of the ATP world rankings, there was no American man in the top 10. On August 14, 2010, Roddick revealed that he had been diagnosed with [[mononucleosis]], although he said his doctor believed it was in its later stages and he would make a complete recovery soon.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5464023|title=Andy Roddick had mild case of mono |agency=Associated Press |date=August 14, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818020531/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5464023 |archive-date=August 18, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|Cincinnati Masters]], he beat No. 5 [[Robin Söderling]] to reach the quarterfinals, where he defeated second seed [[Novak Djokovic]]. The win was Roddick's fourth consecutive over Djokovic, raising his career head-to-head record against Djokovic to 5–2 and ensuring Roddick's return to the top 10. In the semifinals, Roddick lost to [[Mardy Fish]], failing to serve out the match at 5–3 in the second set. In the second round of the [[2010 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Roddick was beaten by [[Janko Tipsarević]] in four sets.

At the [[2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships|Japan Open]], Roddick lost in the semifinals to [[Gaël Monfils]]. At [[2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000|Shanghai Masters]], Roddick beat [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]] after Kohlschreiber retired in the second set and then Roddick himself retired in the second set against [[Guillermo García-López]], after suffering a groin injury. At the [[2010 Davidoff Swiss Indoors|Basel]], he beat [[Sam Querrey]], [[Andrey Golubev]], and [[David Nalbandian]], before losing to [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets.

At the [[2010 BNP Paribas Masters|BNP Paribas Masters]], Roddick beat [[Jarkko Nieminen]] and [[Ernests Gulbis]] before losing to [[Robin Söderling]] in the quarterfinals. With [[Fernando Verdasco]] failing to reach the final, Roddick automatically qualified for the [[Barclays ATP World Tour Finals]] for the eighth consecutive year. Though he had dropped out of the top 10 in the ATP rankings after his early exit from the US Open, his victory over Gulbis in Paris assured his return to the top 10 at year end, making him and Federer the only players to maintain year-end top-10 ATP rankings from 2002 through 2010. Roddick played his final tournament of the year at the [[2010 ATP World Tour Finals|Barclays ATP World Tour Finals]]. Roddick lost all his round-robin matches to [[Rafael Nadal]], [[Novak Djokovic]], and [[Tomáš Berdych]]. Roddick ended the year No. 8, his ninth consecutive season finishing in the top 10.

===2011: Drop out of top 10===
At [[2011 Brisbane International|Brisbane]], Roddick was defeated by [[Robin Söderling]] in the final. At the [[2011 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Roddick lost to [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] in round four in straight sets. He then won the [[2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]], defeating [[Ričardas Berankis]], [[Janko Tipsarević]], [[Lleyton Hewitt]], [[Juan Martín del Potro]] and [[Milos Raonic]]. Roddick began his [[2011 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] campaign for the United States against Chile. He beat [[Nicolás Massú]] in four sets and beat [[Paul Capdeville]] in four sets to clinch the victory for the U.S. Roddick improved his record to 12–0 in Davis Cup clinchers.

At the [[2011 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]], he was beaten by [[Richard Gasquet]] in the fourth round. In the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open]], as the defending champion, Roddick was upset by [[Pablo Cuevas]] in the second round. This loss dropped Roddick to No. 12 in the rankings and the second-ranked American behind compatriot [[Mardy Fish]]. Roddick then began his clay-court season at the [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]], but he was upset in the first round by qualifier [[Flavio Cipolla]] in three sets. At [[2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] he lost in the first round for the second straight tournament to [[Gilles Simon]]. He teamed with [[Mardy Fish]] to play doubles in Rome, and they went to the final before Roddick had to withdraw because of a shoulder injury. Roddick also withdrew from the Nice Open in France and pulled out of the [[2011 French Open – Men's singles|2011 French Open]], after failing to recover.

[[File:Flickr - Carine06 - Roddick serve.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Andy Roddick at the Queen's Championships]]

At the [[2011 Aegon Championships|Aegon Championships]], Roddick lost to [[Andy Murray]] in the semi finals, their first meeting since the Wimbledon 2009 semifinals. Roddick was seeded eighth for [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], and lost in the third round in straight sets to [[Feliciano López]]. Roddick had failed to reach the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam since the 2010 Australian open. This was the longest Roddick had ever gone in his career without reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. In the Davis Cup quarterfinals match against Spain, Roddick drew [[David Ferrer]] first, but lost in three tight sets (Spain won the tie).

Roddick withdrew from the [[2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Legg Masson Tennis Classic]], and [[2011 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]], after partially tearing his oblique muscle while practicing. At the [[2011 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]], he lost in the first round to [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]]. This loss made him drop out of the top 20 for the first time since August 2001. After suffering an early exit at Cincinnati, Roddick played at the [[2011 Winston-Salem Open|Winston-Salem Open]] in North Carolina, where he lost in the semifinals to [[John Isner]]. Roddick was seeded 21st at the [[2011 US Open – Men's singles|U.S. Open]]. He beat [[Michael Russell (tennis)|Michael Russell]], [[Jack Sock]], [[Julien Benneteau]] and [[David Ferrer]] to advance to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal since the 2010 Australian Open, where he lost to No. 2 [[Rafael Nadal]].

At the [[2011 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], he lost to [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]]. At [[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters|Shanghai Rolex Masters]], he lost to [[David Ferrer]] in the quarterfinals. After this, he played at the [[2011 Swiss Indoors Basel|Swiss Indoors Basel]], where he lost to [[Roger Federer]] in the quarterfinals. At [[2011 BNP Paribas Masters|Paris]], he had a third-round loss to [[Andy Murray]]. This loss ended Roddick's 2011 season, which left him out of the top 10, after being there for nine consecutive years.

=== 2012: Retirement ===
At the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Roddick beat [[Robin Haase]] in straight sets, but he retired against [[Lleyton Hewitt]] while trailing, due to a hamstring injury. At [[2012 SAP Open|San Jose]] he beat [[Denis Kudla]] in the round of 16, but lost in the quarterfinals to [[Denis Istomin]]. At [[2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships|Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]] in Memphis, his title defense was short-lived, as he lost his first-round match to [[Xavier Malisse]]. At [[2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships|Delray Beach International Tennis Championships]], he defeated [[Philipp Petzschner]] and Istomin in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]].

[[File:Roddick 2012 hewitt.jpg|thumb|Andy Roddick at the Queen's Championships 2012 with Hewitt]]

In March, at [[2012 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], Roddick beat [[Łukasz Kubot]] in the second round, but then lost in the next round to [[Tomáš Berdych]]. Later in the month, at [[2012 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]], Roddick faced No. 3 Federer, this being the first time they played each other before the quarterfinals of any tournament. Roddick defeated Federer for only the third time in his career to reach the fourth round, but then lost to [[Juan Mónaco]]. Roddick then elected not to play in the final three clay-court Masters events leading up to the French Open. At [[2012 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], he fell to [[Nicolas Mahut]] in the first round in four sets. After this, Roddick played at [[2012 Aegon Championships|Aegon Championships]], where he lost in the second round to [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]], despite having a match point in the third set.

At the [[2012 Aegon International|Aegon International]], he received a wild card into the main draw as the sixth seed. He beat [[Sam Querrey]], [[Jérémy Chardy]], [[Fabio Fognini]], [[Steve Darcis]] and defending champion [[Andreas Seppi]] in the final for his 31st career title and first of 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Roddick-warms-up-for-Wimbledon-with-Eastbourne-win/articleshow/14363024.cms|title=Andy Roddick|access-date=June 23, 2012 | work=The Times Of India}}</ref> He thus became the only male tennis player besides [[Roger Federer]] to have won at least one title every year in the past 12 years. At [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] he beat [[Jamie Baker (tennis)|Jamie Baker]] and [[Björn Phau]], but lost to [[David Ferrer]] in the third round in four sets.

At the [[2012 BB&T Atlanta Open|BB&T Atlanta Open]] he beat [[Nicolas Mahut]], [[Michael Russell (tennis)|Michael Russell]] in the quarterfinals, [[John Isner]] in the semifinals and [[Gilles Müller]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Roddick-lifts-Atlanta-trophy-803618.htm|title=Roddick lifts Atlanta trophy|access-date=July 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725121303/http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Roddick-lifts-Atlanta-trophy-803618.htm|archive-date=July 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Roddick's London Olympics campaign began with a victory over [[Martin Kližan]]. In the second round, Roddick lost to No. 2 [[Novak Djokovic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/novak-djokovic-beat-andy-roddick-154704333--oly.html|title= Novak Djokovic beat Andy Roddick at Olympics|access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> After the Olympics, Roddick decided not to play in Toronto and went straight to Cincinnati, where he lost in the first round to Frenchman [[Jérémy Chardy]].

In the [[2012 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Roddick began his campaign with a victory over his countryman [[Rhyne Williams]]. On August 30, 2012, which was his thirtieth birthday, Roddick announced that he would retire after the tournament.<ref>Meyers, Naila-Jean. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/sports/tennis/roddick-says-he-will-retire-after-us-open.html "Roddick Says He'll Retire After Open"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130210542/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/sports/tennis/roddick-says-he-will-retire-after-us-open.html |date=January 30, 2018 }} ''[[The New York Times]]'' (August 30, 2012)</ref> After announcing his retirement, Roddick defeated [[Bernard Tomic]] and [[Fabio Fognini]] before his final match on September 5, 2012, where he lost to [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in four sets in the fourth round. Four days after his loss, Roddick was honored in a special ceremony in Arthur Ashe Stadium on his retirement, in which [[Andre Agassi]] participated. Due to his retirement, he ended the year at No. 39, the lowest he had been since 2000, the year he turned professional, when he only played five events.

===2015===
Roddick played one tournament on tour, the [[2015 BB&T Atlanta Open]], where he competed in the men's doubles event with [[Mardy Fish]]. They lost in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web | title=ATP Tour Shocked Home Page | url=http://www.atptour.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961029123716/http://www.atptour.com:80/ | access-date=2025-02-25 | archive-date=1996-10-29}}</ref>

===2017: Hall of Fame induction===
Roddick was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] on July 22, 2017, alongside [[Kim Clijsters]] of Belgium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/blog/2016/9/kim-clijsters-andy-roddick-headline-2-01-7-hall-of-fame-ballot/ |title=Kim Clijsters, Andy Roddick headline 2017 Hall of Fame ballot |publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame |access-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002215239/https://www.tennisfame.com/blog/2016/9/kim-clijsters-andy-roddick-headline-2-01-7-hall-of-fame-ballot/ |url-status=live }}</ref>