There might not be an easier athlete to root for in all of sports than Andy Roddick.
This guy always seems to give his best effort and yet he seems to always come up just short of a major, almost like Dan Marino or Ken Griffery Jr.
Last night marked another time of falling short by losing to Marin Cilic in five sets in a quarterfinal matchup of the Australian Open. Roddick found himself down two sets to none but fought his way back to tie the match with two sets of his own.
During the entire match Roddick was seen being treated by his trainer for what was found out to be a sore shoulder. He was getting massages and was obviously hindered from playing to his full ability.
He went on to say that his power was fine but that his accuracy was compromised due to the injury.
It's really too bad that we couldn't end up seeing a rematch of Roddick and Federer. That would be appointment viewing for myself even if it was at 11 at night.
Roddick still sits at just one Major championship for his career which came in 2003 at the U.S. Open.
He's only 27 so there's still plenty of time to cement his career into one of the all-time greats in tennis history.
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