A Sad Day For Andy Roddick

What a horrible way to lose. Andy Roddick won more points in today's match against John Isner, was the net winner of service breaks, fought back from two sets down to force a fifth set and even a tiebreaker...and still lost. But it wasn't just any loss. This one won't be shaken off like the one in Washington a month ago or Cincinnati two weeks ago. That's because this was the U.S. Open, the only major he's ever won and thus the slam he enters with the most confidence. Andy was becoming a near afterthought as the season was winding down last year. But in what little off-season that tennis players have, Roddick really worked. He lost 15 pounds, made every part of his game open to instruction, and developed himself into a more rounded player. And it paid off. He made the quarterfinals in Australia, the second week in Paris (his first time to do so), and beat Andy Murray on the way to the finals at Wimbledon. He had set himself up with some momentum heading into the ...