{"id":1404172,"date":"2021-08-27T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1404172"},"modified":"2021-08-27T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:16:02","slug":"andy-roddick-overwhelmed-unexpected-encounters-michael-jordan-cal-ripken-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/andy-roddick-overwhelmed-unexpected-encounters-michael-jordan-cal-ripken-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Roddick Recalls Being ‘Overwhelmed' During Unexpected Encounters With Michael Jordan and Cal Ripken Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes the stars can get star-struck as well. It's happened to tennis Hall of Famer Andy Roddick<\/a> on more than one occasion. The 2003 U.S. Open champion was the face of American tennis<\/a> during the peak of his career. He was the star everyone wanted to see. The tables were turned on the young star when he had unexpected run-ins with Michael Jordan<\/a> and Cal Ripken Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy Roddick was the rock star of tennis in 2003<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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US Andy Roddick reacts after winning against Australia's Bernard Tomic during their 2012 US Open men's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 31, 2012. | EMMANUEL DUNAND\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Roddick won 612 matches on the ATP Tour during the course of his career, which peaked in 2003. He established himself as one of the game's best that year when he took his 22-1 record into the U.S, Open<\/a> as the fourth seed in the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roddick rallied from a two-set deficit in the semifinals to defeat David Nalbandian 6\u20137, 3\u20136, 7\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20133. In the finals, he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets, winning 6\u20133, 7\u20136, 6\u20133 for the first and only Grand Slam title of his Hall of Fame career. Roddick finished the season as the ATP's top male player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 21 years old, Roddick became the youngest American\u00a0male to be ranked No. 1 in the world. He spent 13 weeks at No. 1 before being dethroned by Roger Federer<\/a>. Roddick was a rock star, the face of American tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He finished his career with 32 ATP titles. He announced his retirement on his 30th birthday, finishing with a singles record of 612-213. Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Andy Roddick is a star, he was also blown away by the stars, including Michael Jordan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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