Roddick, 32, says Atlanta served as the "bookends" of his career. It's where he won his first tour title in 2001 and his last in 2012. He retired in 2012 and being back, if only for a week, left him feeling "awkward."
"I feel like the kid who's too old to go back to the high school dance," Roddick said before battling Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4.
Roddick has also said that he can see a change in Fish since he announced his retirement plans.
"It seems like since he made his announcement and he can kind of see the finish line, it's almost a weight has been lifted off his shoulders a little bit,"
"If I can be a small part of kind of helping him this week, I'm happy to do it. We have a very long history. It's something I wanted to do."
Roddick also admitted that it was hard for him to watch Fish try to play through health issues.
"You wanted to shout from the rooftops the fact he was going through something very serious," Roddick said.
Roddick also admitted that it was hard for him to watch Fish try to play through health issues.
"You wanted to shout from the rooftops the fact he was going through something very serious," Roddick said.
"That's not the way he wanted to go about the process. It wasn't my decision to decide how it got out there."
Fish and Roddick have a 19-6 career record and their last played together was in 2012.
Fish and Roddick have a 19-6 career record and their last played together was in 2012.
"I guess I'm a glutton of punishment playing a young guy," Roddick said, who then was told he was one of Tiafoe's favorite players.
"That's normally what the kids say right before they want to beat you," he said.
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