"I'll make this short and sweet," Roddick told a packed room of reporters on his 30th birthday. The tournament's official Twitter account tweeted: 
 
 The Daily Mail had the following from Roddick, who stated he had a pretty good idea earlier this summer following his last loss at Wimbledon: 
 
 I've always, whatever my faults have been, I felt like I've never done anything halfway. Roddick, who cruised to a straight-sets victory over Rhyne Williams in the first round on Tuesday, faces Australia's Bernard Tomic next. "Probably the first time in my career that I can sit here and say I'm not sure that I can put everything into it physically and emotionally," he said. "I don't know that I want to disrespect the game by coasting home." A year later Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in the U.S. Open final and finished the year atop the rankings. But the more I thought about it, I think you've either got to be all in or not. Detractors will point to the obvious — Roddick will likely finish up his career with one Grand Slam title.
– America's best male tennis player of the last decade is about to throw in the towel, reports USA Today. The US Open now under way will be Andy Roddick's last tournament. "For 13, 14 years, I was invested fully," he said today. But "I don't know if I'm healthy enough or committed enough to continue another year." Roddick, married to model/actress Brooklyn Decker, turned 30 today. He first became world No. 1 in 2003; that year, at 21, he was the youngest American to end the year in the top spot. (His victory in the US Open in '03 remains the last time an American male has won a Grand Slam singles title.) He's the owner of 32 ATP World Tour titles and 33 Davis Cup wins. He's been in the Wimbledon final three times—each time losing to Roger Federer, most recently in 2009. This year, "walking off at Wimbledon, I felt like I knew," he said. "I don't want to disrespect the game by coasting home." See more at Bleacher Report.