Andy Roddick doesn’t suffer fools gladly. In his post-match press conference on Monday, he barely tolerated them.

After an upset loss to world No. 82 Yen-Hsun Lu, the 2003 U.S. Open champion snarked his way through the aforementioned presser, sniping at any question he perceived to be stupid and taking a shot at one respected tennis writer. It’s what Roddick has done for years — calling out reporters for lazy inquiries — but today was especially caustic. And it was completely hilarious too.

Some of the choice excerpts:

Q. Always [losing in] the fifth set in Grand Slams. Do you dread the fifth set in a slam these days?

ANDY RODDICK: No.

Q. Obviously a tough one. Anything he did towards the end? Is it just one of those things the ball bounced certain ways, shots went certain ways?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, yeah. The ball bounces and shots land.

Q. Any reason why you felt you were down in the first three sets in terms of quality?

ANDY RODDICK: What’s the question?

Q. Any reason why you were not hitting the ball that well in the first three sets?

ANDY RODDICK: If I would have had a reason, I probably would have figured it out, right? It didn’t feel clean. It didn’t feel good.

Q. There were patches in the match where you felt like he was reading your serve pretty well? You hit a lot of aces.

ANDY RODDICK: I didn’t get broken for five sets. It wasn’t my serve. It wasn’t my service games. It was my returning. That was crap. It was really bad.

I haven’t been broken since the first set against Llodra. So I don’t think it was my serve.

Q. So tomorrow when you wake up, you think you’re going to be pissed off, disappointed?

ANDY RODDICK: I’m going to be thrilled. I mean, c’mon.

Q. You’ve been through these slams before.

ANDY RODDICK: And it never gets easier. Of course I’m going to be pissed off when I wake up tomorrow. I mean, if you got fired from your job, you probably wouldn’t wake up the next day in a great mood. I mean, c’mon, let’s go. We’re better than those questions.

The final two questions came from Matt Cronin, a well-respected tennis writer who has covered Roddick for years. (Roddick threw in a referencing "Matt" somewhere in his second answer that wasn’t picked up by the transcription.) Cronin is great, but this question wasn’t. Though Roddick could use a lot more tact and a little more maturity when dealing with the press, he’s not out of bounds to call out lame "how do you feel" questions.

And before you go ripping Andy for being a sore loser, notice how he gives solid answers to more insightful queries:

Q. After the fourth‑set breaker, where he got a little bit nervous, you had a couple big serves, thought that maybe in the fifth he’d tighten up a bit. He hasn’t been in that position. What were you expecting going into the fifth?

ANDY RODDICK: Uhm, you know, honestly if you would have told me I hit the ball like I did in the fifth, I would have liked my chances at the end of the fourth.

The lesson here: if Andy Roddick is in a bad mood, come equipped with a decent question or risk getting in the way of his sarcastic wrath.

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was booed by fans at the All England Club on Monday morning after showing up 10 minutes late for her fourth-round match. It was a surprising breach of etiquette by the staid British crowd, particularly because past winners like Venus are usually held in high regard.

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Critics claimed the late arrival was a bit of gamesmanship on the part of Venus. The story goes that she was upset about getting put on Court 2 instead of one of the bigger venues like Centre Court or Court 1, so she took her time getting out there to prove a point. Venus gave a simpler explanation in the post-match interview:

"I didn’t know the procedure for Court 2, so I was waiting on someone to get me. No one came. So eventually I just came out (laughter).

"You know, it was like, ‘no one’s here.’ Then I saw everyone else leave. I thought, ‘Okay, time to go.’ Usually they come and say, ‘Okay, let’s go.’ So … I just figured, ‘Let me go out’. So when I went out, security was waiting. Usually there’s like a court escort kind of person, they come and get you."

That sounds reasonable enough except for the part about her not knowing the procedure for Court 2. Venus has played on the court twice thus far during Wimbledon, both times during the doubles tournament with her sister, Serena. Maybe someone didn’t come for her, but it’s doubtful she didn’t know the routine.

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If Venus was angry at playing at the 4,000-seat court, she shouldn’t have been. Each of the eight women’s matches were scheduled for early in the day on Monday owing to the fact that the quarterfinals begin Tuesday. Venus was relegated to the third court for the very logical reason that hers was the third-best match. Sister Serena played Maria Sharapova on Centre Court, and Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters battled it out on Court 1. Even Venus herself can’t argue that her fourth-round match against Jarmilla Groth was even close to as important as those two.

Venus won the match, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

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On Wimbledon’s manic Monday, Andy Roddick‘s match against world No. 82 Yen-Hsun Lu was an afterthought. The three-time runner up hadn’t been tested thus far on the grass courts at the All England Club and nobody believed he’d have much trouble with a player who had never advanced past the second round of the championships. Serena-Sharapova, Henin-Clijsters, Djokovic-Hewitt, Murray-Querrey; those were the matches to watch. Roddick was certain to cruise into the quarters and keep alive his pursuit of a Wimbledon title.

It didn’t happen quite that way.

In the biggest upset thus far at Wimbledon, Roddick was stunned by the Taiwanese Lu in a five-set thriller, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 9-7. Lu became the first Asian man ever to advance to a Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Roddick didn’t play well, looking tentative from the baseline and clueless at the net. His returns were ineffective, as he converted just one of eight break point chances in the match, none after the first set. At times it seemed like Roddick was waiting for Lu to fold on his serve, not a terrible strategy since Roddick himself wasn’t broken until the final game of the match. And, indeed, when Lu blew a 3-0 lead in the fourth set tiebreak, it appeared that he would fold.

Instead, the 26-year old played fearless tennis in the deciding set, attacking with his groundstrokes and staying composed when Roddick wrestled away momentum. Guys ranked No. 82 don’t often recover from blowing a lead in a Grand Slam against the defending runner-up.

Lu never wavered. He tiThis match was his victory, not Roddick’s loss.

If the Middle Monday at Wimbledon is traditionally the best day in tennis, the 2010 edition might have to be known as the best best day in tennis. After the usual day off on Sunday, each of the 32 remaining players take to the
grass courts of the All England Club on the second Monday to winnow the
men’s and women’s fields down to eight quarterfinalists. It’s always a grand show, but this year promises to be even better than usual.

Of the 16 singles matches, three will feature former Grand Slam champions on both sidesides of the net, six will include at least one former Wimbledon champion and one will showcase everyone’s favorite running Wimbledon storyline, Andy Murray and his quest for history.

Here are Busted Racquet’s choices for the five can’t miss matches for Monday:

Serena Williams (1) v. Maria Sharapova (16) — second match, Centre Court

Kim Clijsters (8) v. Justine Henin (17) — first match, Court 1

These were the two matches everyone was looking forward to when the draw was released. So often, the most-anticipated pre-tournament match ups fail to materialize because someone inevitably looking ahead trips up in the early rounds. Thankfully, these four women, with 24 Grand Slams between them, didn’t disappoint.

Serena hasn’t lost a first set game thus far at Wimbledon and looks to be primed for a run at a fourth title on Centre Court. Sharapova has made just one Slam semifinal in the past three years, but her shoulder finally appears to be healthy and the Russian has responded by playing her best tennis in years. It’s a rematch of the 2004 final in which a 17-year old Sharapova stunned Serena in the final to win the first of her three Grand Slams. The two haven’t played at the All England Club since.

This is the first Wimbledon in the comebacks of Henin and Clijsters and, fittingly, the Belgians will play one another for a spot in the quarters. Clijsters won the U.S. Open last fall, but struggled in Australia and was forced out of the French with an injury. Henin was the favorite at Roland Garros but was ousted by Sam Stosur in the fourth round.

Neither Clijsters nor Henin has ever won Wimbledon. This will be the 25th meeting between the pair. They’ve split the first 24.

Sam Querrey (18) v. Andy Murray (4) — third match, Centre Court

Every match is tough for Andy Murray once the second week of Wimbledon begins. The Scotsman has always carried the weight of the United Kingdom on his shoulders as he attempts to become the first Englishman to win Wimbledon in 74 years. But now that England’s soccer team has flamed out of the World Cup again, all eyes will be on Andy. That’s not a good thing, as Murray has been known to cave under the intense scrutiny in the past. Querrey is a nightmarish match up for the great Brit hope. The American’s big serve and booming forehand could give Murray fits. Querrey is on an eight-match win streak on grass.

Roger Federer (1) v. Jurgen Melzer (16) — first match, Centre Court

Rafael Nadal (2) v. Paul-Henri Mathieu — third match, Court 1

The good news for Roger and Rafa: Neither of their opponents has ever made it past the fourth round at Wimbledon. The bad news: Neither had the other three players who pushed the top two seeds to five sets last week.

Federer and Nadal have combined to win the last seven championships at Wimbledon, yet they’ve never seemed as vulnerable as they do right now. Even when they’re struggling, as Nadal did with Philipp Petzschner on Sunday, there’s always been the sense that they’ll pull it out in the end. One day, they’re not going to.

Nike was quick to celebrate John Isner‘s victory over Nicolas Mahut with a new advertisment celebrating their player’s achievement. (As well they should; those swooshes Isner had on his hat, shirt, shoes and wristbands got a lot of air time over the past few days.)

The ad came with the tagline: "Some marathons are run, others are fought. Congratulations John Isner."

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They say war isn’t pretty. Neither, apparently, is 11 hours of tennis. (Would this picture be like the anti-Nike advertisement?)

Those are John Isner’s feet following his Wimbledon matches. If I were his doctor I’d recommend a couch, a coffee table on which to prop his feet, a big television and a six-pack of Smithwick’s.

One day after winning a record-breaking 11 hour, 4 minute match at Wimbledon, an exhausted John Isner lasted just 75 minutes in his next one. The American was predictably drained after his historic victory over Nicolas Mahut and lost quickly in his second-round match to Thiemo de Bakker, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.

Wimbledon officials didn’t do Isner any favors by scheduling him as the first match of the day on Court 5. The match began at noon local time, about six hours earlier than it would have been had organizers slated Isner for the final slot of the afternoon on any of the biggier courts.

Not that six hours would have made much a difference. Isner had no skin on the bottom of his toes, could barely lift his shoulder, lost 20 mph off his serve and hardly ran down any points. Six more hours of rest wasn’t going to change the fact that he played the equivalent of four, five-set matches in three days. He’ll be hurting from the Mahut battle for six more days, if not weeks.

Still, Isner persevered through the 75-minute affair. Isner was broken in the first game of the match, something that hadn’t happened since Tuesday. He was broken three more times en route to a 0-6 first set loss and had to call the trainer to work on his neck following the set.

Nobody would have complained if Isner had thrown in the towel there and retired. Whereas Thursday he and Mahut were getting by on adrenaline, Isner had nothing Friday except the lingering physical effects of the longest battle in the history of the sport. He soldiered on though, just as you’d expect from the man who won that magical 70-game set. 

A comparison of Isner’s two Wimbledon matches:

It was capped with an embrace at the net between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, two players that probably knew little about each other heading into Tuesday’s first-round match that went on to end Thursday afternoon in London.

Hugs happen when you spend three days, and 11 hours and five minutes on a court together, beating shot after merciful shot at the other player, hoping he’s the first to balk at the chance that someone might actually win this thing.

The match was incredible for all the records it broke, but what was more impressive might have been the sportsmanship that came along with it. Neither played spent any time complaining to the chair ump or staring down his opponent. The antics that sometimes creep into this fantastic game were all left in the locker room as respect grew between both Isner and Mahut. There were good shots that were rewarded with a smile. Exhausted looks when a drop-shot was played to perfection. Aces that flew past the player as he just walked to the other site of the court.

When it ended, an exhausted hug seemed the only acceptable congratulations for Isner, who won, and Mahut, who contended.

While Isner will move on to the second round at Wimbledon, hoping the next match might be a touch easier, both names are etched into the grass at Wimbledon forever. Court 18 will always be that place that 70-68 happened. Isner will never play another match on television without someone bringing up his win at Wimbledon. Mahut will become a legend in his home country of France.

For two whole days we got to see sport at its best. No jawing, no taunting, no yelling and no frustration. Just two guys that are better at tennis than most in the world, battling like kids on a city court, playing more for pride than a check.

Looking back, it might not be the best match ever, but it sure was the most competitive. 

And just like that, it was over as quickly as it started.

OK, that’s a lie. The "greatest match ever," as Frenchman Nicolas Mahut called it, broke every possible record a tennis match could hold, but the Wimbledon marathon finally ended on a John Isner backhand that flew tauntingly past Mahut, ending the 11-hour, 5-minute match in the American’s favor at — deep breath — 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (9-7), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68.

[PHOTOS: Isner and Mahut's exhausting battle]

The records have been beaten into the ground over the last day, but maybe the most telling part of the match was that when it ended, awards were presented to both players and chair umpire Mo Layani by English tennis legends Tim Henman and Ann Jones. The award ceremony was unusual but deserving for both players as they battled game and game again, holding serve for so long that many wondered if this match would ever end.

As the realization of what happened hit him, Isner summed up everyone’s thoughts in a televised post-match interview. "It stinks someone had to lose," he said, "but to share this day with [Mahut] was an absolute honor." Isner added, to a smattering of laughs from the assembled on Court 18, that he hopes to meet Mahut in the future, and hopefully that match won’t go 70-68.

Thursday started like Wednesday ended, with both players holding serve after serve, hammering ace after ace. Isner broke Mahut after he held serve in the 137th game of the fifth set, hitting the famed grass with his hands raised as his winner flew past the Frenchman.

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What does the award say for this first-round match? Basically everything you need to know about the grit and determination from both players. Being matched up against each other on a court most fans never venture to, Isner and Mahut made it the most memorable moment of tennis so far in 2010, eclipsing anything that will happen the rest of the week at Wimbledon.

While Isner was all smiles, you could see the agony in the face of Mahut, a qualifier into this event, as he accepted his award. Mahut’s take for more than 11 hours on grass? $16,783.60.

It’s a good chunk of money for most, but his name is etched in tennis history forever. Not a bad way to go out for the man that just wouldn’t go away.

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Thursday at the 2010 Wimbledon will forever be known as Queen Day, as Queen Elizabeth II visited the tournament for the first time since 1977.

The queen had a lengthy itinerary on hand that included meeting and greeting some of the youngsters, a ton of the other players and a front row seat to Centre Court where she watched Andy Murray take down Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Among the players the queen was able to say hello to included Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Venus and Serena Williams, and some former winners here, including Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova.

While it was great to see the queen making her way around the grounds at Wimbledon, she informed everyone that she isn’t that big of a tennis fan. That couldn’t have been more evident than a humorous exchange she had with Navratilova that ESPN reported during its coverage of the event.

According to Hannah Storm, the queen asked Navratilova if she had played Wimbledon often, to which the former nine-time champion humbly answered yes.

Honestly, you can’t blame the queen for not knowing everything about the tennis world. She has worn the crown for 58 years, so it isn’t like we’re dealing with a spring chicken here.

Nonetheless, it was cool to see the queen on such sacred grounds of the sporting world. There is almost something calming about having someone so referred visit a place of such history and tradition.

The one thing the queen isn’t going to do? Stay for the conclusion of the marathon match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.

Epic doesn’t even begin to cover it.

After ten hours, 153 games and almost 1,000 points, American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut were locked at 59-59 in the fifth-set of their historic first-round match at Wimbledon when play was suspended for the second straight day due to darkness.

You read the score correctly: 59-59. When the Wimbledon final had a 16-14 final set last year, that seemed like a marathon. In comparison, this match was like running to the moon.

[PHOTOS: Isner and Mahut's exhausting battle]

The pair started play on Tuesday, splitting four sets before play was halted due to a lack of light. They resumed Wednesday afternoon and figured to be on the court for around an hour to finish their fifth set. Improbably and amazingly, the men were still on Court 18 as the sun set at the All England Club seven hours later. Isner could barely move. Mahut looked punch-drunk. Yet they soldiered on, playing in front of a stunned crowd and a worldwide audience which grew by the minute, as word of the match spread through the sports world. On a day where the World Cup figured to be the top story in sports, two unheralded players on a distant court at Wimbleon stole the show.

The tennis itself wasn’t especially riveting for most of the play on Wednesday as big serves, the speedy grass court and fatigue made for quick rallies and short service games. There were very few break chances — Mahut only had one break point prior to the 147th game and Isner just had four break points of his own — but the drama and mind-boggling length of the set more than made up for it.

Consider: The longest previous set at Wimbledon lasted 46 games. Isner-Mahut didn’t just shatter the record, they obliterated it.

Among the other remarkable statistics from the match:

— It’s the longest match in tennis history: 9 hours, 58 minutes. The previous record was 6 hours, 33 minutes.

— Longest set in tennis history: 118 games.

— Most games in Wimbledon history: 153 (previous record was 112).

— Both players broke the ATP record for most aces in a match. Isner had 98, Mahut hit 94. The previous record was 78. Combined, the two had 192 aces, more than double the old record of 84.

— Mahut had just three break points during the entire match.

— The first four sets took 2 hours, 54 minutes. The fifth set is at 7 hours, 4 minutes and counting.

— Mahut won 448 points to Isner’s 428. Isner had more winners: 333 to 318.

— The final set is longer than the previous longest match in tennis history. That was 6 hours, 33 minutes.

— Isner had four match points, one at 11-10, two others at 33-32 and another at 59-58. The first and last match points came nearly six hours apart.

— At 50-50, Mahut had two break points and Isner promptly served a 134 mph ace.

— With Mahut serving at 52-53, the pair exchanged a 16-shot rally which ended with a Mahut forehand winner. It was the longest rally of the match. On the next point, Mahut dove for a backhand at the baseline following another long rally.

— The players took their first bathroom break at 58-58. While walking in the tunnel, they exchanged pleasantries, the first time they had spoken all evening.

— Mahut only qualified for Wimbledon after winning a qualifier match in a 24-22 final set.

— The match is almost two hours longer than the longest Major League Baseball game in history (an 8:06 game between the White Sox and Brewers in 1984).

— The scoreboard stopped working at 47-47.

We’ll never see the likes of this again.

The match is scheduled to be completed on Thursday afternoon. But Wimbledon organizers may want to keep a court open for Friday, just in case.

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