Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters among Tennis Hall of Fame inductees stat : ESPN

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Looking around the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Andy Roddick thought about all the things he is not. Andy Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame along with four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters, six-time Paralympic medalist Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch, journalist Steve Flink and tennis instructor Vic Braden. Editor's Picks No regrets for Hall of Fame class of Roddick and Clijsters Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters, aka the 2017 International Tennis Hall of Fame class, don't have any regrets about leaving the game early, even while contemporaries such as Roger Federer and the Williams sisters continue to thrive. "If you have a problem with Kim Clijsters, I blame you." She said she developed a friendship with Flink over his career, which started when he was a researcher for Hall of Fame tennis writer Bud Collins.




But before he'd capture any "Big Titles", Roddick would partner with an established coaching great who would make changes on day one. I'm going to go every single time, whether I'm at a practice session or a match'."The work paid off. During his first practice with Gilbert, Roddick, as he was wont to do, showed up with gel in his hair and a backwards visor on his head. As far as attributes go, Andy Roddick, who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport on Saturday, has always been world-class. "OK, I guess if it means that much to you," Gilbert remembered Roddick saying.


Top seed John Isner makes his way off the court after defeating Dennis Novikov in their quarterfinal match at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Championships Friday in Newport.


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