Andy Roddick Signs Multi-Year Deal with ESPN

By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, February 23, 2026
Photo credit: Andy Roddick Foundation

Andy Roddick brought his booming serve and fierce forehand to SW19 as a three-time Wimbledon finalist.

This summer, American fans can absorb Roddick’s astute analysis at Wimbledon.

Hall of Famer Roddick has signed a multi-year deal to serve as an ESPN analyst for both match and studio coverage. The 43-year-old Roddick, who retired from the pro circuit in 2012, will join ESPN’s tennis commentator roster just prior to Wimbledon.

“Simply, I’m always just a massive fan of tennis. I’m very excited to join the ESPN tennis team and look forward to covering the two biggest tournaments in the world,” said Roddick.

Former world No. 1 Roddick has emerged as one of the most popular tennis podcasters in the world since his retirement as well a respected studio analysis for Tennis Channel.

Roddick’s ESPN pact comes less than a year after TNT signed his former mentor, practice partner and fellow Hall of Famer Andre Agassi to a commentary deal.

The Roddick signing not only reunites him with his former Davis Cup captain, Patrick McEnroe, but it continues ESPN’s reshaping of its commentary team. Earlier this year, ESPN announced it had parted ways with long-time analysts Pam Shriver and Brad Gilbert, Roddick’s former coach.

The 2003 US Open champion Roddick remains the last American man to capture a Grand Slam singles crown and has expressed optimism on the future of a U.S. man breaking through to master a major.

The timing of Roddick’s deal can also benefit ESPN if fellow former world No. 1 Serena Williams makes her competitive singles return. Roddick and Serena are good friends. At a US Open presser years ago, he recalled the one time they squared off in practice and Serena beat him. “I was a skinny kid and she was bench-pressing dump trucks,” Roddick recalled, noting Serena never gave him a rematch after their one and only practice match encounter.

Over his 13-season career, Roddick, who was known for his powerful serve and forehand, reached four major finals, including Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009 and the US Open in 2006, and won 32 ATP Tour singles titles, including five ATP Masters 1000 crowns.  From 2002 to 2010, he secured nine straight year-end top 10 finishes in the ATP rankings. Roddick was the key player to lead the United States and Captain Patrick McEnroe’s squad to the 2007 Davis Cup title and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017. 

“We’re thrilled to welcome Andy to the team. ESPN has long led the way in delivering in-depth tennis analysis, and with several recent talent additions, we’ve further strengthened our coverage,” said Linda Schulz, ESPN Vice President of Production. “Andy brings a distinctive, energetic, and highly relevant voice that will elevate both our studio and match coverage.”

A three-time Wimbledon finalist, Roddick lost to Roger Federer in the 2004, 2005 and epic 2009 Wimbledon finals.

In that thrilling 2009 final, Roddick botched a high backhand volley in the second-set tiebreaker that would have put him on track for a two-set lead and potentially an upset of the Swiss Maestro.

A resilient Federer rallied for a 5–7, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 3–6, 16–14 triumph in a memorable Wimbledon title match.

After that gut-wrenching loss, Roddick a perceptive interview subject, earned respect for his class and candor after coming so close to the Wimbledon crown only to see it all slip away in a classic fifth set that spanned 30 games.

“We’re human. We’re not Cyborgs,” Roddick told the media at Wimbledon. “You know, at that point, like everything else, there’s two options: you lay down or you keep going.

“The second option sounded better to me.”