ESPN Tennis Analyst Andy Roddick Brings Expertise and Witty

When ESPN confirmed in February that Andy Roddick would join the network’s coverage for Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, it was widely greeted as a major blessing for the tennis world.

Roddick, the last U.S. man to win a singles major at the 2003 U.S. Open, is known for his acerbic wit, wry sense of humor and immense knowledge of the sport where he once reigned as world No.

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His recent appearance in the Apple TV movie The Dink also showcased his acting chops, albeit as the humorous villain in a pickle ball comedy.

Roddick proceeded to exceed expectations during his work with ESPN at Wimbledon, teaming both in studio with Malika Andrews for penetrating match analysis and in the booth with John and Patrick McEnroe.

Awful Announcing made the point that ESPN’s two-person team of Andrews and Roddick allowed the retired tennis star more time to make cogent points as opposed to when ESPN featured a team of analysts on set.

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Before taking his position in the booth, Roddick will take to the court on Tuesday night when he plays an exhibition of singles against Roger Federer, and then joins Andre Agassi to face Federer and John McEnroe in doubles.

“He’s going to play a little tennis tomorrow night with Roger Federer,” Fernandez said, “so it’ll be great to have him out there.”

"Simply, I’m always just a massive fan of tennis. I’m very excited to join the ESPN tennis team and look forward to covering the two biggest tournaments in the world," Roddick stated in a statement ahead of Wimbledon.

Now Roddick, who retired as a player in 2012 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017, returns to the Open with ESPN and is being praised “He was awesome [at Wimbledon],” Patrick McEnroe stated Monday on an ESPN conference call. "He’s smart, he’s funny, tells it like it is, and I think he fit right in.

You know, obviously he’s been doing his podcast for a while, which has been hugely successful, and I think he kind of brought that to to our coverage in Wimbledon, so having him at the Open, and if I’ve heard it a lot, you know he's heard it a lot about the last American to win a major. So it'll be cool to have him be part of that conversation.

He always comes back to the Open every year, but now that he's with us, that's been a huge, huge upgrade to our entire team.