Roddick makes final in Lyon

This has not been a good year for Andy Roddick. It started out pretty good. He made it to the semis of the Australian Open, losing to Lleyton Hewitt in 4 sets. He made the semis at Indian Wells, losing again to Hewitt. After that there was the expected poor perforamance during the clay court season, but Roddick rebounded by winning Queen's Club and reaching the Wimbledon final. So far so good, I guess. But first round exits at Montreal and the US Open were to follow. I can only imagine how frustrating it must have been for him. In spite of it all, though, he still has his #3 ranking in the world, behind only Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Roddick was in action this week in Lyon, France, where he'll play in the final tomorrow against Gael Monfils from France. It would be nice to see him win and restore some of his confidence. I still think he belongs in the top 5 players in the world, possibly being second only to Federer. He's never really gotten a chance to play Nadal since Nadal catapulted to the top of the tennis world. It would be an interesting match.