At 41 years old, the American Andy Roddick He is a powerful and widely heard voice in tennis in his country. Be it as a television commentator or on his personal podcast ‘Served with Andy Roddick’, which has had a huge impact.
This time he is not talking about the panorama of his sport, he is not focusing on a specific figure or a specific event. He used this speaker to announce that he is fighting skin cancer and to send a message to parents who have little athletes at home. He asked for prevention against this disease.
“I’ve suffered from various types of skin cancer since I stopped playing. I had a squamous cell tumor removed from my lip five or six years ago,” explained A-Rod, who retired from the US Open in aged 212.
He continues to suffer the consequences, currently undergoing a laser facial treatment.
And he pleaded: “Use sunscreen. And put sunscreen on your kids, especially on the tennis court. Problems don’t appear at eight years old, but maybe at 38,” he warned.
Roddick He was already a charismatic character in his playing days, not too inclined to keep things quiet. He led his generation. He won 32 titles in 52 finals.
Among his spoils, the 2003 US Open (at the expense of Juan Carlos Ferrero), the Davis Cup and was ranked world number one. A ‘gunner’, a born server, lost three Wimbledon finals (2004, 2005 and 2009), against Roger Federer. He also lost in the 2006 US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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