 | Born: 30/8/82 Nationality: American Seeded: 2 World ranking: 2 French Open best:
3rd round (2001) Recent record:
2003: 1st round
2002: 1st round
2001: 3rd round |
Like Juan Carlos Ferrero and Roger Federer before him, Andy Roddick made his long-awaited Grand Slam breakthrough in 2003. The great American hope won back-to-back Masters Series titles in August before blasting through the US Open draw to lift his first major title.
While his form understandably dipped following that momentous effort, he had enough energy left to snatch the end-of-year world number one ranking from Ferrero to complete a dream 12 months.
Since linking up with coach Brad Gilbert in June, Roddick has worked on adding craft and thought to his game, which is nonetheless still dominated by his brutal serve.
As well as winning at Flushing Meadows, the 21-year-old reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the Masters Cup.
But Roddick continues to struggle on the European red clay, where his power is significantly blunted and his patience is tested to the limit.
A knee injury has hampered his preparations ahead of this year's tournament, and he missed the Masters events in Monte Carlo and Hamburg.
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