Radio Hosting Career and Retirement
In 2011 Roddick co-hosted a radio show for one day on Fox Sports Radio with his good friend Bobby Bones of the Bobby Bones Show.
Due to the success of that one-time show, Fox Sports Radio offered Andy and Bobby a nationally syndicated sports radio show. The show debuted on January 7, 2012. The show can be heard nationally on Saturdays from noon to 3 pm CST. The show is a mix of sports, pop culture and entertainment.
On February 16, 2012, Roddick interviewed his wife, Brooklyn, on the radio show and during that interview he first revealed his plans on retiring and turning the radio show into a daily show and into his new career.
On his birthday, August 30, 2012, Andy announced his plans to retire after the US Open. On September 4–5, he played his last match against Juan Martin del Potro. The match was suspended after the first point of a first-set tiebreak due to rain, with Roddick winning. However, when the match was resumed the next day, del Potro gained the momentum, which he never relinquished.
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