Challenger Vault: Roddick’s Top 100 Breakthrough, 20 Years On
Every legend has had their start here. Regardless of potential and promise, all players have come through the ATP Challenger Tour as they begin their climb to the upper echelons of the game. However, not all paths to the top are created equal. While some enjoy slow and steady progressions over the course of many years, others have benefited from lightning-fast ascents. Such was the case for Andy Roddick. When Roddick crashed onto the scene in the early 2000s, reaching No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings and lifting the trophy at the US Open as a 21-year-old, the baby-faced American was a leading...
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