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In the 2000s, Andy Roddick was ranked among the best tennis players in the world. At 20, he won the US Open. He was a finalist at Wimbledon three times and at the US Open once. Naturally, Roddick has collected a number of trophies and awards throughout his career, but he shared in a new interview that he threw almost all of them away. The ones he kept are not in a place of worship in his house, but serve a more practical purpose than intended. Read on to find out why the 40-year-old didn't want to keep memories of his successes and to find out more about what he's up to today.

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In an interview with QG posted on August 24, Roddick shared that he he didn't feel he needed all his trophies , because anyone who wants to see them does not need to be reminded of their achievements.

"I thought, I don't really need it ," he said. " Everyone in our house knows what I've done ".

The article notes that one of the awards - a tray Roddick received for his runner-up finish at the 2006 US Open - is now used to hold drinks and therefore covered in water stains from the glasses. Another trophy, that of his victory at the US Open in 2003, is kept in a corner of his home office.

Roddick retired from professional tennis in 2012, on his 30th birthday. The 2003 US Open remains his only major tournament victory, and no American has won any since. This stat has given Roddick's name a relevance he doesn't think he would have otherwise.

“No one has benefited more from a win,” he said. QG . "Never. If an American had won the following year, you wouldn't be here." QG noted that Roddick also pointed out that American women have had much more success in tennis over the past 20 years.

Roddick also revealed that he had really hoped to win Wimbledon at least once in his career. He lost against Roger Federer in the last three times. Federer, who retired in 2022, ended up winning this major a record eight times.

"If I had won Wimbledon, I don't think I would have a single regret," Roddick said. "I'm not disappointed not to have won 10 Grand Slams. I'm disappointed not to have won Wimbledon. You can have seven. I just wanted one."

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In 2017, Roddick's wife of 14 years, actor and model Brooklyn Decker , said People that he got rid of his trophies when she was away. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

"We have his US Open trophy," she said. "But all his other trophies, Andy threw them in the trash." Decker told the outlet that she found her choice "really upsetting." She continued, "He did it one day when I was out of town. [He] decided that didn't mean success to me, it didn't define me and I don't really want to. to have these material things close at hand.”

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Roddick opened up to QG on why he retired from professional tennis. "I'm like, '[Expletive], I've won 32 times.' “He said he realized it.

QG asked if the death of Ken Meyerson , Roddick's agent since he was 17, played a role in his decision. "I don't know," replied the player. "He probably took some of my love of the game with him."

Today, Roddick spends his time raising his two children with seven-year-old Decker. hank and five years Steve , and working with his charity the Andy Roddick Foundation , which provides summer camps, after-school activities and other support services to children in Austin, TX. He is also a commentator for Tennis Channel and involved in other business ventures. Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.