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I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot of things: return, transition game, backhand.

Andy Roddick

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Andy Roddick
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 30
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Andy Stephen Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick
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