Andy RODDICK
VITALS
Nickname A-Rod by other players
Date of birth August 30th, 1982
Place of birth Omaha, Nebraska
First tennis ATP victory 2000 Miami, against Fernando Vicente 6-4 6-0
First ATP title 2001 Atlanta, Houston, Washington
Last ATP title Memphis (USA) 2009
TENNIS AND ME
First tennis club Caswell Tennis Center à Austin (Texas)
First time you touched a tennis racquet 6 years old
Best shot Serve
How often do you change your strings during a match ? Not often, only after broken racket
Your ritual(s) on the court General Fidgeting
Fighting with umpires
Your « luckiest » situation during a match or a tournament 2005 Wimbledon, 4th set, 5 all in the tie break against Thomas Johannson, I made a net cord winner.
BABOLAT AND ME
Babolat is ... Best service to players
Your first Babolat racquet ? Babolat Pure Drive
Current equipment Raquet: Pure Drive Roddick
String:Pro Hurricane Tour and VS Natural Gut
Bag: Babolat Team x 12
Apparel : Lacoste
Shoes: Babolat Propulse
With Babolat since 1999
Your best souvenir with Babolat My victory at the 2003 US Open with my Pure Drive racket.
An anecdote between Babolat and you… The day when I went to Babolat Head Quarter in Lyon (France) to see the String Factory.