Andy Roddick, the U.S. Open’s last American male champion, s...

Andy Roddick, the U.S. Open’s last American male champion, sees himself a tennis schlub

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I’ve barely played in the last year, and when I’ve played, I’ve played badly, so I’m the lowest-seeded defending champ in Wimbledon history.

Days before my thirty-third birthday, I’m the oldest player ever ranked number one.

Someone showed up to my tennis clinic with an old racquet—a time capsule from a different game.

A 1988 Prince, an early power frame from when tennis was shifting from serve-and-volley and back to the baseline.

She hadn’t played in decades and didn’t realize how much the gear had changed.

There’s something sweet, almost childlike, about returning to th