
He has competed in 13 U. S. Open Championships and more importantly he is married to the super model and actress Brooklyn Decker who I also miss seeing cheer him on at the matches. Is it because he turned 30 years old that he thought it was ok to retire? Yeah, the good guy has a supermodel for a wife and can retire from competition at age 30. It was a shocking end to a long and successful career.
He will fondly tell you about the first time he went to the U.S. Open. It was a birthday present on his 9th birthday. Twelve years later he returned to become a champion. He could have stayed a few more years and made millions of dollars. He did win $20 Million dollars in prize money during his career and more importantly he was a good role model for kids and made millions more off the court in product endorsements.
We have a history in this country of great tennis male players and we all hoped he would be the next great following in the footsteps of guys like Conners and McEnroe , to Andre Agasie and Pete Sampris. No, he decided quickly to take the easy route. The executives at FOX Sports were preparing to launch a new 24 hour sports network to challenge ESPN for world dominance.
FOX decided to make Roddick one of their leading men. He is the host of a show called FOX Sports Live. It is on for three hours, five times a week. And who said women like to talk a lot? These guys talk a lot too. Billions of dollars are on the line as he goes competing against Sports Channel and ESPN now and not another tennis player. This is a very legitimate career move for him.

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