Word: roddick
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...mention the fluorescent shirts and white Capri pants--Nadal, 19, could give tennis its next real box-office star. That's a little unfair to Roger Federer, but pizzazz isn't the strong point of the stone-faced Swiss who ranks No. 1 in the world. American Andy Roddick has a laser serve and smile but often fails to pack his A game when he travels. And Australian Lleyton Hewitt is too much of a crybaby to win any popularity contest...
...funny thing about Federer's dominance is that only a year ago many in tennis were lamenting the absence of a stand-alone champion. Federer was an equal in a group that featured Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero and one or two others. Nowadays, as gifted as they are, the best of the rest can seem limited, even impotent, on the other side of the net from Federer. As Federer played world No. 10 Gaston Gaudio at Melbourne's Kooyong Classic last week, a first impression was that they were equally matched. Indeed, appearing languid, Federer dropped the first...
...brief moment, it looked as though Athens would be the resting place for numerous chunks of American pride. Venus Williams and Andy Roddick got bounced in tennis, the gymnasts weren't nearly as sparkling as the glitter in their hair, and Michael Phelps looked merely human. Before long, though, the U.S. was sitting in its customary place atop the medal standings, with golds in everything from double trap shooting to road cycling to gymnastics; the swim team alone took 28 medals. While flip turns and double Arabians are cute in a quadrennial sort of way, they do not display...
...tennis over golf, although golf's a good game. I find it rather appalling that Americans are sitting on their asses all the time. Our union has done a poor job promoting the game. Roger Federer could be one of the greatest players of all time. I like Andy Roddick quite a bit. Roddick has personality; Federer's got game. Roddick gets it. He realizes he's got to do things to make himself accessible. He's a smart guy. Getting the media is a critical part of making people more aware of him as a person. Forget the people...
Athletes wearing Play Dry from Reebok cite a similar effect; the material also draws sweat to its fibers. U.S. tennis star Andy Roddick, Swedish heptathlete Carolina Kluft--the gold-medal favorite--and the Polish weight-lifting team will be among those sporting Play Dry in Greece. The technology helped Reebok sell some $263 million in apparel worldwide last year...