Andy Roddick Announces Retirement at 2012 US Open

[@fretstain]

Came back to this after listening to his podcast for some time now. Really nice to see his growth as a person since leaving the court.

[@dharmaboy75]

Sad. He truly deserved more Grand Slams but he came up against the toughest field in the open era.

[@robertk2007]

he also waited until cjlisters went out before he announced so wouldnt take anything away from her. class guy

[@guyaneseangel1992]

I think a little piece of me just died. I've watched Andy since I was a kid. I can't imagine the game without him. Best of luck for the future ♥

[@songsers]

my favourite tennis player ever

[@left47dead]

Andy. You are my HERO forever forever. I will miss big serve after the US open. Because maybe we won't see your serve.

[@ImAlexGoodwin]

You were my inspiration when I played tennis Andy, I will miss you and can't imagine not watching after you're gone. I can't believe people are still giving you crap about your "underachieving" even now that you've announced your retirement. I hope you achieve everything you want outside of tennis, and I hope life brings you happiness. Good luck Andy, and thank you for everything!

[@Wryy00]

im gonna miss him so much. he is just too fun to get to know as a person. and he has been a great player :)

[@Polarcupcheck]

I'll miss him. I enjoyed watching him against Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer. Those guys made him tap out.

[@DuncanWLievi]

I am so glad he won the US Open, and that goddamn serve - simply amazing. Cheers to Roddick!

[@TiavinaRakoto]

One of the legend of tennis is leaving us.!! You will defenitly be missed Andy!! :'(

[@cicerodiello1]

Andy Roddick was always a very smart young man. He was a great hustler on the court and at his best for a few years from 2003 onwards. Federer could read Roddick’s serve. Nadal, Djokovic and Murray benefited from the slow courts. The 2009 final at Wimbledon was a heartbreaker. I loved the fight back from match point down in the 2003 US Open semi final against Nalbandian. ❤

[@MrKingFunk]

I think they remained silent to show respect to his decision. His decision wasn't such a big surprise either, he's had quite a long career.

[@jasonbarrak1161]

Miss Andy :(

[@weasley77]

always like Roddick but never realize how much I like him until I saw this. good luck Mr. Roddick. wish you the best for your future

[@Shubham-ex6gu]

hi ANDY ,its dissapointing that it is your last tournament but its a perfect time because you have your family,freinds here and the whole new york is with you which will give you confidence.i am saying that this is perfect time to retire because i am your biggest tennis fan that have watched each and every game of yours and live every breath of your game just praying for your win .i didnt sleep the whole night when you loose to federer in 2009 wimbledon so you can imagine how attached im to you.

[@andyali3131]

thank you Andy. we will miss you

[@totterdell]

Roddick YOU DA MAN!!!! Great Career !!

[@TWFEDERER]

There's a legend quits the stage. Respect.

[@champion21100]

One of the GREATEST players ever.

[@lachlananimecat699]

no

[@plstrom]

it was clear that for a long time his heart wasn't in it .. at least 2 years ... still got to that brilliant final in Wimbledon couple years ago and it was fantastic and by far the highlight of his career in a long time. Best luck for your life Andy. Cheers man

[@MCollector365]

The backbone of American Men's tennis for over a decade. It was a great run.

[@michaelholmes795]

Great guy and a great player who has won grand slams and best severer in the history of the sport.Roddick sadly never recovered from the epic Wimbledon final in 2009 to Roger Federer where he pushed the great Roger all the way in that classic who should have won but sadly lost out in the end.Sad to see Andy Roddick go.

[@FootkerSnooball]

@michaelholmes795 Roddick didn't win grand "slams" plural. He should've only because he had the fastest serve but not due to being unlucky. Also if he "should've" won Wimbledon 2009 then he more than should've lost US Open 2003. He was actually 2 sets & a match point down on route to his sole grand slam win. He was not as close to winning Wimbledon he just played better than his previous Wimbledon matches vs Federer he got more sets in 2009 final than he did in the previous 9 sets in 2003 SF and 2004 & 2005 finals put together where he only managed 1 set in the 3 matches. He was losing 2 sets to 1 in the 2009 final as well before taking it to a 5th set. People go on about how he should've won the 2nd set tie-break yeah probably but A he didn't and B he nicked the 1st set which Federer should've won Federer had many break points to go 6-5 up Roddick just managed to save them then he gets 1 break point in the next game which was also set point and he nicks the set with it. Federer scored 10 more points than Roddick overall in that final and I think Roddick served more games than Federer.

[@FootkerSnooball]

@michaelholmes795 Roddick didn't win grand "slams" plural. He only "should've" because he had the fastest serve but not due to being unlucky. Also if he "should've" won Wimbledon 2009 then he more than should've lost US Open 2003. He was actually 2 sets & a match point down on route to his sole grand slam win. He was not as close to winning Wimbledon he just played better than his previous Wimbledon matches vs Federer he got more sets in 2009 final than he did in the previous 9 sets in 2003 SF and 2004 & 2005 finals put together where he only managed 1 set in the 3 matches. He was losing 2 sets to 1 in the 2009 final as well before taking it to a 5th set. People go on about how he should've won the 2nd set tie-break yeah probably but A he didn't and B he nicked the 1st set which Federer should've won Federer had many break points to go 6-5 up Roddick just managed to save them then he gets 1 break point in the next game which was also set point and he nicks the set with it. Federer scored 10 more points than Roddick overall in that final and I think Roddick served more games than Federer.

[@TheA120100]

I saw him playing in cincinati. He'll be missed... :(

[@yakpalace]

Respect.

[@ZoroarkWest17]

A true legend

[@simpbeforeusleep]

I agree. I am not sure if you remember, but he missed a fairly simple net shot at a crucial moment that may have cost him the match. I was wathcing it live and almost had a heart attack. Amazing how 1 shot can make such a huge difference.

[@NDBit]

Hhaaha.'I didn't want to make it through this press conference without a direct comparison to Roger, so thank you for that.' And only Federer could handle it the way He did the same line of questioning was raised in His interview.'Let's focus on Andy,not on me tonight.'

[@nickrunaway2]

1:32 Brooklyn Decker :)

[@NDBit]

Now I'm just sad. Can't wait to see you in the exhibition on Friday! Atleast I'll get to see you live once.

[@Ssatyaki]

dnt care if hes gr8..i like him n he worked hard in his career which is most imp

[@hansieabraham]

i expected a 'ohhhhh' or 'what' when he said its gonna be his last one..but the media was dead..

[@extradutyfelt1]

andy is sensible in not making tennis, the only thing that matter´s in his life, he has other thing´s to look forward to and he´s already done a lot, to help the less fortunate and now he can rest his body and avoid further wear and tear, play golf, relax, enjoy..

[@ludasdeo2008]

Why is it always so hard to hear what these journalists ask during press conferences?? Anyway, well done Roddick! All the best for the future.

[@al1976-v7m]

Contrary to him, they are not mic'd up.

[@andrew881000]

His greatest rival was Federer and they've had great matches especially there last encounter

[@Manuel1192]

The video would be much cooler if you could actually hear what the journalists ask.

[@7ussam2007]

you will be missed stifmeister

[@majestytd]

it's a smart way for Andy Roddick to retire this year If he wait any longer he will be top 100....

[@extradutyfelt1]

who really has reached the level of a sampras or agassi..obviously roger has and has probably risen above sampras or agassi a few notches..maybe rafa and novak, have reached that level of excellence, murray is still a work in progress, only time will tell.

[@lolerskatz5123]

Well pretty much every grand slam final he made, he faced Federer and lost. I guess you can't really blame him for never beating him. Especially that '09 loss seemed to really hurt him.

[@bwang7]

This is my first US Open without Andy. Just doesn't feel right...

[@totterdell]

he does look alittle bit like seann william scott doesn't he?? lol

[@ps3301]

He lost the edge. If u keep losing, there is no point being 100th when u were the world number 1

[@NDBit]

I want to dislike this just for the title,but...sigh,Andy.I'll miss you.

[@BISONS12]

not my fav player but i was hoping that he'd have a better run than he did

[@youtubrfan]

Damn...No Wimbledon (Film) like story.

[@THEviper1121]

goodbye Stifler .

[@Dangory91]

Why andy :(

[@928vamoskata]

don't go andy please

[@BicMichuM]

The start of the big 4 era....federer dominated for yrs

[@chitran3520]

Is too soon to retire andy !!!!!!!

[@xFlared]

he didn't have enough energy to play tennis during day after long nights with Decker.

[@masa87pg]

So, you needed to retire earlier!

[@vladimirhorowitz]

LOL "greatest rival." They're as much rivals as the Yankees and the Nats I guess.

[@4lugan]

60,000 views jajajajjaa not part of the big three.

[@ViaticalTree]

No one has ever claimed he’s part of the big 3. What a weird thing to say.

[@TheNectarArts]

/watch?v=JMZLsY6exFU roddick is the best ;P

[@Darealwhip]

Just a clown

[@4lugan]

Jajaja he retired because the big three came and he couldn’t beat them. He retire out of frustration.