Andy Roddick’s Recent Resurgence and What It Means for the Olympics

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Published: July 23, 2012

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Hard to believe that Andy Roddick has completely turned around his 2012 season after a rough start.

He has won two of his last three tournaments and compiled an 11-1 record in the process. Granted, both titles were 250 ATP events—no Wimbledon—but the achievement still means a lot to Roddick, who has successfully won a tournament or more every year since he turned pro in 2000.

With 32 titles, Roddick is third only to Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in most career titles among active players. His resurgence also puts a temporary hold on the retirement questions that Roddick can't seem to get away from.  

He told ESPN after his tough three-set win in Atlanta Sunday that he still works hard for his results. 

"I've won 32 times and in every one of them I've never assumed I was going to win again. I just kind of go about the process of playing, work hard and hope I can put myself in position enough times where you kind of create some success for yourself."

His first signs of life came at Eastbourne in June, just a week before Wimbledon. Roddick was on a six-match skid, posting some of the worst results he has had throughout his career. And while the losing streak continued, so did his ranking, falling outside the Top 20.

Playing Eastbourne as a wild card after an early exit from Queens was not what the American had in mind, but he combated the windy conditions and won his 31st career title.

Roddick did face reality at Wimbledon, seeded 30 and meeting a top seed in the third round. Although he showed signs of his old grass-court game against David Ferrer early on, Roddick struggled to keep pace with the feisty Spaniard, and later cited fatigue in his four-set loss.  

In Atlanta, Roddick's tough three-setter against John Isner was really telling of the desire Roddick still has to win matches.

Angered by a foot-fault call on Isner while Roddi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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