NEW YORK – So you retire. Goodbye, good luck. Somebody sent flowers. Old colleagues send cigars and J&B. Speeches are made, lauding a loyal employee’s efforts on behalf of the old company for over a decade. Farewell. You will be remembered, but – what’s this? – you show up at the office to work some more and the folks at … [Read more...] about ANDY RETIRES, KEEPS WINNING
Andy Roddick
EASTER ON KEY BISCAYNE
KEY BISCAYNE, FL – Forget the Easter egg allusions. Eggs had already been laid on the blueberry-toned tennis court by such embarrassed participants as Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Venus Williams. If you had bought tickets for yesterday’s Sony Ericsson Open finals, you probably muttered, “Where’s Federer? Where’s Nadal? Aren’t they supposed to play the final? … [Read more...] about EASTER ON KEY BISCAYNE
ANOTHER GEORGIAN ON THE MOVE, ISNER WINS BIG
NEW YORK – Joe College was up to his old campus pranks. Sort of. But instead of chug-a-lugging steins of beer John Isner was mugging his pal, Andy Roddick, at an outdoor party called the US Open. A gathering of 23,763 filled Arthur Ashe Stadium as John and Andy provided the floor show with an unexpected closing act: Roddick, the best American guy for the last seven years, … [Read more...] about ANOTHER GEORGIAN ON THE MOVE, ISNER WINS BIG
RODDICK’S GREATEST DAY CAN’T PREVENT FEDERER ECLIPSING SAMPRAS
LONDON – The yellow tennis ball hung above Andy Roddick’s left shoulder like a mini-moon. He eyed it with animosity, his weapon poised to shoot the moon as 15,000 witnesses surrounding the grass patch called Centre Court couldn’t believe that with one simple smack the rejuvenated American would post a 2-set lead over the 5-time champion, Roger Federer. It was oh-so-close to … [Read more...] about RODDICK’S GREATEST DAY CAN’T PREVENT FEDERER ECLIPSING SAMPRAS
THE DANDY ANDYS MEET IN THE SEMIS AND THE DECISION GOES TO THE YANK
Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey were, among other things British, all weighing Andy Murray down. What a load as he strove to be the first British guy to scale the Big W all the way to the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Austin lost to a Yank named Don Budge (three-quarters of the way to the original Grand Slam), and Murray, the gifted Scotsman, was also … [Read more...] about THE DANDY ANDYS MEET IN THE SEMIS AND THE DECISION GOES TO THE YANK