Andy Roddick

PARIS – Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and forehands down a notch, too. Put simply, his game is ...  

2009 Wimbledon Final Looking back on it now ... He stood toe-to-toe with the 16-time major champion before dropping the fifth set, 16-14. Roddick played some of the best tennis of his career, using his serve effectively despite going up against one ...  

Andy Roddick can look as uneasy on clay as a tourist with ... In subsequent Grand Slam tournaments his best showings have been quarter-final appearances at the 2010 Australian Open and the 2011 US Open. Mahut had lost in the first round here on eight ...  

Serena Williams and Vania King will play over the next two days of first-round action. In the biggest upset of the first day, Andy Roddick fell in his first match against Nicolas Mahut in four sets, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. American men have not ...  

PARIS – It's easy to understand why Andy Roddick never has enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. It was not Andy Roddick's day in the first round of the French Open. Then again, it rarely is for the hard-serving American on red clay. "Wasn't playing really well," Roddick said after losing to Nicolas Mahut. "I move just horrendously out here. My first step is just so bad on this stuff." David Vincent Associated Press  

Andy Roddick, the last American man to have won a major title, was upset in the opening round of the French Open by France’s Nicolas Mahut. Roddick, a 2003 U.S. Open champion, was beaten by the 88th- ranked Mahut, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 on Court ...  

PARIS (AP) -- Six major champions made their way through the first round of the French Open on Sunday's opening day. One didn't -- Andy Roddick. Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, recovered from a slow start to beat 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea of Argentina 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. It was her first match at a major tournament since revealing she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. The 31-year-old Williams, a former top...  

Venus Williams, a 31-year-old American who has battled illness and injury, beats Paula Ormaechea of Argentina. Andy Roddick, the last U.S. man to win a major, in 2003, falls to France's Nicolas Mahut.PARIS — Six major champions made their way through the first round of the French Open on opening day Sunday. One didn't — Andy Roddick.  

Andy Roddick's struggles continued ... Roddick is now 7-10 in 2012 including an 0-4 mark on clay. In the women's side, Venus Williams was able to advance, but not without a fight, coming back from an early deficit to win her match against ...  

Last week on the clingy clay in Dusseldorf, Germany, Roddick lost all three of his matches in the World team Cup -- the last one to someone named Go Soeda. "I move just horrendously out here," Roddick, even more self-deprecating than usual ...  

Even though he is 7-10 on the year and lost in the first round of Roland Garros to Nicolas Mahut, Andy Roddick says he will not attempt to play the Nottingham Challenger on grass next week. The former No. 1 returned to the tour last week in Germany after taking almost two months off to rehab various injuries. He's currently ranked No. 33 and is in danger of being unseeded at Wimbledon, where he's reached three finals. Roddick is defending...  

PARIS — Andy Roddick exited in the opening round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2007, losing to 88th-ranked Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Sunday at the French Open. The 26th-seeded Roddick is 7-10 this season ...  

Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a major tennis title, lost on the opening day of the French Open to France’s Nicolas Mahut. Venus Williams and Samantha Stosur won. Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, was beaten by the 88th-ranked ...  

But he hasn't been in a Grand Slam final since 2009 at Wimbledon and his best showings recently have been quarterfinals appearances at the Australian Open in 2010 and at last year's U.S. Open. It's sad to say that someone at the age of 29 has completely ...  

PARIS (AP)—Six major champions made their way through the first round of the French Open on Sunday's opening day. One didn't - Andy Roddick.Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, recovered from a slow start to beat 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea of Argentina 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. It was her first match at a major tournament since revealing she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.The 31-year-old Williams, a former top-ranked player...