Have you seen the American Express ads promoting Andy Roddick in this year’s U.S. Open? You can see the ads here, but basically they’re about how Andy’s fun self takes his American Express card and goes out on the town to party hard while Andy’s serious tennis self stays in the hotel and rests for his tennis matches.
Andy lost in the first round to Gilles Muller, a player from Luxembourg ranked 68th in the world.
No doubt American Express was banking on high TV ratings for Roddick’s prime-time matches throughout the Open, so not only will Roddick’s loss go down as the worst in his career, but it may well be a colossal loss for AE.
Maybe Agassi can do something special this year and keep the Americans interested in the men’s game.
Who is Andy Roddick? That old guy on 60 Minutes? His jokes are lame.