Roddick happy to fly under the radar at Wimbledon

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — Andy Roddick insists he is happy to go into Wimbledon as an underdog after Rafael Nadal ended his reign at Queen's.

Roddick knows Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will all be ahead of him in the pre-Wimbledon betting, but the American doesn't care if he's written off because he is convinced he can still mount a serious challenge for the title.

After being over-powered 7-5, 6-4 by Nadal in the semi-finals at Queen's, Roddick acknowledged he needs more time on court following his five-week lay-off with a shoulder injury.

"I wish I could have obviously been hitting a little bit more. It's just something you deal with," he said.

"It's definitely not a perfect scenario going into this tournament. But you do the best you can.

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