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Statoil Masters Tennis - Roddick Made Honorary Wimbledon Member; Faces Gonzalez In Royal Albert Hall Final IP: 82.33.29.192 Posted on December 7, 2014 at 01:14:51 PM by Jean
6th December, 2014
Roddick Made Honorary Wimbledon Member; Faces Gonzalez In Royal Albert Hall Final
It’s been a good week for Andy Roddick. The American returned to one of his favourite cities in the world for the first time since retirement, reached the final of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, and according to Tim Henman, was made an honorary Wimbledon member by the All England Club.
Roddick defeated 2002 Wimbledon semi finalist Xavier Malisse, 6-4, 6-2 to set up a final day clash with fellow debutant Fernando Gonzalez at the Royal Albert Hall. Gonzalez overcame Henman 6-4, 2-6, 10-6.
Afterwards, in an interview with the Tennis Podcast, Henman elaborated on Roddick’s tale from yesterday’s show about how they shared ‘a spot of tea’ together at Wimbledon on Thursday.
"I was able to take him to Wimbledon a couple of days ago because he's being made an honourary member, which he was so excited about, having been a three time finalist,” said Henman.
"If you win the tournament you become a member automatically but I think with his impact in that event and his rapport with the British crowd it was felt that it would be a really nice gesture. So Andy and his wife Brooklyn came and had tea with Phillip Brook, the Chairman, and his wife and myself, and he loved it. It's very rare to be made an honourary member when you haven't won the singles title there. I think Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde are the only ones I can think of, and they won the doubles 87 or so times. They're a rare breed, but in Roddick's case, it’s thoroughly well deserved.’
Membership wasn’t the only thing Roddick received.
"He was given a few gifts, one of them being a club tie, which is completely useless because he doesn't know how to tie a tie,’ teased Henman.
To listen to the special guests on the Statoil Masters Tennis Podcast, the free downloadable tennis radio show, click on the various links below.
Tim Henman - http://traffic.libsyn.com/thetennispodcast/Statoil_Masters_2014_Day_4.mp3 …
Andy Roddick - http://traffic.libsyn.com/thetennispodcast/Statoil_Masters_2014_Day_3.mp3 …
John McEnroe - http://traffic.libsyn.com/thetennispodcast/Statoil_Masters_2014_Day_2.mp3 …
Pat Cash - http://traffic.libsyn.com/thetennispodcast/Statoil_Masters_2014_Day_1.mp3 …
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The final between Roddick and Gonzalez takes place at 11.45am on Sunday. In the evening, Mylan World Team Tennis Smash Hits will be staged, with Team Elton (Elton John, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Martina Hingis, Heather Watson) taking on Team Billie Jean (Billie Jean King, Tim Henman, Jamie Murray, Sabine Lisicki, Kim Clijsters).
Sunday Order of Play
At 11.45am
ATP Champions Tour Final - Roddick vs. Gonzalez
Doubles - Mansour Bahrami / Andrew Castle vs. Peter McNamara / Wayne Ferreira
At 6pm
Mylan World TeamTennis Smash Hits
• Team Elton – Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Martina Hingis and Heather Watson vs.
• Team Billie Jean – Kim Clijsters, Tim Henman, Sabine Lisicki and Jamie Murray Replies: There have been no replies.
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