Why did Andy Roddick retire early?

Andrew Stephen Roddick is a former world number one tennis player from the United States.

Roddick retired from professional tennis after the 2012 US Open to devote his time to the Andy Roddick Foundation.

As a right-handed player, he was known for his quick services and powerful groundstroke.  Andy Roddick won 32 titles and went 612-213 for a 74.18% winning percentage in his career.

He is a major champion, having won the US Open in 2003. Roddick finished the year in the top ten for nine consecutive years (2002-2010), winning five Masters titles.

He was also a key member of the United States Davis Cup team’s successful run to the title in 2007.

He is the most recent North American man to win a singles major (the 2003 US Open), the most recent to hold the world No. 1 ranking, and the most recent to claim the year-end world No. 1 ranking.

After retiring, Roddick joined the Austin Aces of World Team Tennis in 2015. Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.