Word: roddick
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Fronting the tennis industry's new website is a photo of Andy Roddick, the most popular male player in the U.S., roaring like a pinched lion, his right fist pumping. Look closer, and you'll see he might not be celebrating a cross-court winner. The caption reads, "If you are single and looking to meet active people, I definitely would recommend playing tennis." Perhaps Roddick, who recently split with pop singer Mandy Moore, just scored a date. The industry's message to the rest of us: Tennis can turn singles into doubles. Who can blame tennis for serving...
Hottest person you don’t know: Andy Roddick...
...that McEnroe eventually succumbed to Ivan Lendl, who made way for Stefan Edberg. Later, Boris Becker and Jim Courier shone brightest before Pete Sampras reigned through much of the '90s. And now? Well, there's ... no one, really. There's an official No. 1, of course - the American Andy Roddick - but only the tennis nuts would know that for sure. Nearly everyone else would be tossing up between Roddick, the ageing great Andre Agassi, that Swiss guy who's trying to bring back bandanas (Roger Federer) or perhaps the handsome Spaniard with a name like a fast car (Juan Carlos...
...says Adam Anderson, a former touring pro and now Sydney-based coach. Though he praises him for his achievements, Anderson wonders whether Hewitt was perhaps the weakest No. 1 of the past 15 years, having seized the mantle in the vacuum left by Sampras' decline. With the huge-serving Roddick and the gifted shot-makers Federer and Ferrero now close to their peaks, the return path for Hewitt looks rocky. And because a lower ranking means tougher tournament draws, Hewitt will have to play well just to hold his position, let alone improve it. "He's trying to say there...
Even if he's as spry as ever, Hewitt is still in trouble, argues Anderson. Against bigger, more powerful players like Roddick, his brick-wall style doesn't cut it any more. "Lleyton's game has to move with the trends of tennis," says Anderson, "and today's trend is to whack the absolute hell out of the ball...