Full name is Andrew Stephen Roddick...Since 2001, has been one of the most celebrated athletes in United States, being featured in non-sports publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Vogue...Some of the most interesting profiles have included an item written by Sir Elton John for Interview Magazine and being selected as the Sexiest Athlete by People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue in December of 2003...Hosted the popular comedy program Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003, becoming the second tennis player (Chris Evert) and only the 10th athlete in three decades to do so...Following his US Open win, embarked on a 12-hour media tour hitting major outlets including the Today Show, MTV, CNN and The Late Show with David Letterman, among others...Hosted a kid's clinic in Central Park prior to the 2003 US Open with Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley, who is an avid tennis fan and regular supporter of Roddick...Opened NASDAQ Stock Market on August 20, 2003...Has been honored by throwing out the first pitch at several Major League Baseball games, most recently Game 2 of 2003 Oakland-Boston playoff series...

Father, Jerry, is an investor, and mother, Blanche, is director of the Andy Roddick Foundation...Brother John was an All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996-98), and now operates a tennis academy in San Antonio...Oldest brother Lawrence, a chiropractor in San Antonio, was an accomplished spring board diver and a member of U.S. Senior National Team...A big University of Nebraska football fan. Finished as No. 1 junior in U.S. in 1999-2000 and as No. 1 junior in world in 2000...A winner of six world junior singles and seven doubles titles, won the US Open and Australian Open junior singles titles in 2000...Nicknamed "A-Rod" by other players, but ESPN's Chris Berman dubbed him "Kid Roddick" following an on-line survey of nearly 2,000 voters...Hobbies include listening to music (favorites include Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer) and watching movies (favorite is Shawshank Redemption)...Enjoys skydiving, coercing his coach (Gilbert) to join him after winning his first Tennis Masters Series title in Canada in August of 2003...Coached by Brad Gilbert (since June 2003), who won 20 career titles and reached a career-high No. 4 in 1990.

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