Inside Andy Roddick’s lavish life with mannequin spouse, dreamy mansions and quick automobiles

If it hadn’t been for Roger Federer, Andy Roddick may have ended his profession as a triple Wimbledon champion, but it surely wasn’t meant to be. The 6ft 2″ American was foiled by his Swiss nemesis on no fewer than three occasions in the final at the All England club in 2004, 2005 and agonisingly over five sets in 2009.

But A-Rod, as he was known, can still look back on an outstanding career that saw him clinch his only Grand Slam title, the US Open, in 2003 – eventually becoming the number one ranked player in the world in November of that year.

Roddick racked up 32 titles during his time on the professional circuit, earning himself £16.3m in prize money for his efforts, making him currently the 25th all-time leader in tennis earnings.

During that time, he also enjoyed lucrative partnership deals with racket-maker Babolat Pure Drive Line, Lacoste, Lexus, American Express, Rolex, Microsoft, Arizona Beverage Company and Powerade, all helping him to grow substantial wealth alongside his on-court achievements.

Roddick finally retired in 2012 after defeat at the US Open to Juan Martin del Potro and was honoured in a special ceremony at the Arthur Ashe Stadium a few days later.

He is married to model and actress Brooklyn Decker, who he first came across when he noticed her on a CNN show. He managed to get his agent to contact Decker’s agent and before long they were dating.

The pair married in April 2009 and live between millionaire residences in Austin, Texas and North Carolina. One of their notable previous abodes is a mansion on the shore of Silver Spring Lake in the vacation town of Cashiers, that has been featured on the US television show Architectural Digest. Its modern rustic design was dreamt up by Roddick’s wife and is commended in the programme. After owning the lakefront retreat for five years, it was eventually sold at a profit for £1.8m.

When the American tennis star is not spending time at home with Decker and their two children he is probably out and about in one of the vehicles that makes up his fleet of luxury cars, some of which can go as fast as his renowned 155mph serve. Top of the class is a Bentley Continental GT worth £160,000 but he also owns Porsche Cayenne, a Mercedes ML-Class and a Lexus SC430.

But just as expensive as some of his cars is Roddick’s prized timepiece. The 40-year-old wears an 18-carat gold Rolex Daytona watch that is worth around £40,000.

Like many retired tennis players, Roddick has a hand in business and runs his own investment company called Angel Investor. He recently invested in Cure Hydration and is the co-founder of Sweetens Cove Fine Bourbon and the virtual health service ViewFi. He has a stake in the Golf brand Travis Mathew Apparel and is a business partner of IHG Hotels.

Since calling it a day on the courts, Roddick has hosted his own successful radio show for Fox and now provides expert analysis for the Netflix tennis present Breakpoint.

He additionally has large charitable pursuits, working the Andy Roddick Foundation, which has raised over £31.6m for worthy causes.

A household man, Roddick has put no stress on his younger youngsters to observe in his sporting footsteps and is eager for the boys to take their very own paths in life. But in the event that they need to discover proof of their dad’s notable achievements they will not discover too many reminders hanging round the home.

Roddick has removed virtually all the trophies that he received all through his profession, other than one – his solely Grand Slam triumph the US Open. But if Roger Federer hadn’t been round on the similar time that he was taking part in, maybe he would have saved at the least three extra.